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being stuck in camp was torturous for someone who had never been restricted for so long before. they can understand how restless the young kits and apprentices felt, not being aloud out, and how queens felt especially since previously they'd been allowed out. but like them, they had to do it. it wasn't safe for young cats without their mentors or other warriors, and it especially wasn't safe for queens. stress was not good for them, and they did not anyone losing their kits over silly mistakes, or even losing their lives because they couldn't leave camp too far into their pregnancy. they wouldn't mind so much of they'd had an escort but even then they'd be so on edge they're not sure they'd like it. the occasional leg stretch was good for them though, wasn't it?
"oh? what's that?"
their whiskers twitched curiously as they saw an odd ball of... something. they wonder who brought this back. it must have been from the carrionplace. it's worn enough that it certainly looks like it. they step closer, sniffing it with a quiet flick of their ears. smelled like it, too, but it's been in camp long enough that it's beginning to smell like shadowclan. their claws flex curiously as their gaze steadies on the ball. they take a second before they bat at it with their paw. their ears perk up curiously, and they take a few blinks before a grin presses to their face. they crouch down, ignoring the small ache in healing scars, paw swatting at the ball of stringy material, a loud and happy purr coming from the leader as their pupils fully dilated.
they began to chase after the ball, happily hitting it back and forth, being so wrapped up in how cool it looked when it moved that they didn't even see it slowly getting smaller and smaller.
"uh, chilledstar... what are you... doing?"
the leader doesn't turn to rockbelly, only continuing to play with this awesome thing they've found.
"getting."
their raspy voice speaks and they continue. the string ball is little more than the size of their rather large paw, but they're still so enthralled that they don't wanna do anything more than play with it. they hit it particularly hard, and it manages to hit a nearby warrior, untangling and chilledstar hardly sees her. they rush over before tumbling over lilacfur, yelping slightly as they begin to get all tangled up in the string that's left. the ball is gone, which makes them snap out of their haze. they blink a few good times, trying to pull away but it's little to no use. they're stuck.
"oh, fuck... what just... lilacfur!? huh!? where did all this string come from and why are we tangled!? i was just looking at this realllllly cool ball and then..."
they don't remember really. wow, had that ball really gotten them so hypnotized?
———————---***ALL OF MY FEELINGS ARE GONE
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"oh? what's that?"
their whiskers twitched curiously as they saw an odd ball of... something. they wonder who brought this back. it must have been from the carrionplace. it's worn enough that it certainly looks like it. they step closer, sniffing it with a quiet flick of their ears. smelled like it, too, but it's been in camp long enough that it's beginning to smell like shadowclan. their claws flex curiously as their gaze steadies on the ball. they take a second before they bat at it with their paw. their ears perk up curiously, and they take a few blinks before a grin presses to their face. they crouch down, ignoring the small ache in healing scars, paw swatting at the ball of stringy material, a loud and happy purr coming from the leader as their pupils fully dilated.
they began to chase after the ball, happily hitting it back and forth, being so wrapped up in how cool it looked when it moved that they didn't even see it slowly getting smaller and smaller.
"uh, chilledstar... what are you... doing?"
the leader doesn't turn to rockbelly, only continuing to play with this awesome thing they've found.
"getting."
their raspy voice speaks and they continue. the string ball is little more than the size of their rather large paw, but they're still so enthralled that they don't wanna do anything more than play with it. they hit it particularly hard, and it manages to hit a nearby warrior, untangling and chilledstar hardly sees her. they rush over before tumbling over lilacfur, yelping slightly as they begin to get all tangled up in the string that's left. the ball is gone, which makes them snap out of their haze. they blink a few good times, trying to pull away but it's little to no use. they're stuck.
"oh, fuck... what just... lilacfur!? huh!? where did all this string come from and why are we tangled!? i was just looking at this realllllly cool ball and then..."
they don't remember really. wow, had that ball really gotten them so hypnotized?
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// A red string of fate is symbolic for destined partners, someone sends a yarnball from carrion place rolling into camp and you find yourself tangled with another cat!
@lilacfur but no need to wait !!!
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— black feline with a white marking across their face, a white chin, a white right front paw, and blue eyes. chilledstar is covered in scars, the most prominent ones being the one across their face, and the one across their neck.
— 44 moons old; ages the 3rd every month
— they / them pronouns
— aromantic / homosexual ; currently not looking / looking
— child of JAGGED andRAVEN
— shadowclan ; loyal to shadowclan ; other info if applicable
— mildly difficult to befriend ; trusts barely anyone; trusts no one outside of shadowclan
— "speech", thoughts, attacking
— peaceful powerplay allowed