PAFP Camp Both started running|| teach me!

[Jasperkit Jasperkit]

JASPERKIT ⭑✶⋆.˚ TITLE

meow

Jasperkit thought a lot about the meeting. They couldn't believe it... Their brother! The fastest in all of Riverclan- that must be the reason. And Jasperkit wouldn't be swayed to believe anything else. Galerunner.... Now what if Jasperkit could be just as fast, and share a name with their brother? What if... The white and black red speckled kitten would gently sort through their pile.

Now.... This one, this one was given to them. This one... They found it with momma when they first learned to swim... Now this one! Jasperkit lifted its form that glinted in the sunlight in their white paw, blinking... Before sniffing at it and nodding triumphantly. He knew exactly what they would do.

If they offered Galerunner a large, pretty pebble... Galerunner would definitely teach Jasperkit how to be super fast! It was a trade, and one that couldn't be denied, right? With a confident grin, and dragging the rock behind him and out of the nursery, he was relieved that Galerunner was in camp. He'd begin rolling it closer, and closer. Until finally, he sat before his brother, tilting his head. "Hi Galerunner! So I have a pr...propishishon! I'll give you my prettiest, biggest rock so that you can teach me to run super fast. Like you okay? Deal?" Jasperkit asked, before ducking his head and trying to give Galerunner the biggest eyes he could. He always tried to use a 'big word' he had learned, or tried to seem smart to Galerunner... Because if he could impress his brother... Perhaps Galerunner would let Jasperkit hide under his legs like they did with Thunderpaw or Wavesong. And perhaps Galerunner would let them sleep on his back, or play with them more.

@Galerunner

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[Galerunner Galerunner]

—————————————————— Rocked by an endless motion ✦

The meeting had come and gone, and Gale grew close with the name he had been given. Like some grand weed, it curled around his paws, his mind, and became thoroughly rooted somewhere near his heart. It was no source of pride for him, to be clear—there was few things he held close like that—but it was decidedly, unabashedly his. His name had forever been in the shadow of someone else, of someone he never had the fortune (or perhaps misfortune) to meet… but now it was his, and his alone. It could not help but take it in stride, as selfish as it was, and enjoy the idea of leaving the past behind. Leaving the little thing he was behind, and becoming something more, something greater.

And perhaps, it would change how the clan regarded him, too. Not with fear, nor dislike, but perhaps a sort of reverence. An appreciation for his place in things, and an understanding of the fluid nature of his being… or perhaps they would simply leave him well enough alone. Galerunner would take that as well—anything was better than a bitter gaze, one that was full of pity.

And now, he found a new gaze upon him. A mismatched one, one that peered between the trunks of his mentor's legs, that foolishly called him brother. "Jasperkit." It greeted quietly, calm and serene as the moments before the sun rose. Blue hues locked upon something weighty in her paws, streaked with strange, glittering colors. "…Proposition." It corrected, but still took the rock in his own dainty paw. It studied the thing closely, the way it caught the sun in a shimmering way, and hummed in thought to himself, as though he was considering the offer.

In actuality, it was not one to deny another knowledge. It was always loose-lipped, explanatory as the birds that cooed to him the secrets of the world. Things he should not know, and these things he held close to him. Perhaps this was a virtue, or a vice—it really depended upon the question being asked. "I will do my best." Galerunner responded easily, pulling himself up onto long, spindly legs. "I must warn you, though—there are things that can be taught, and things that can only be strived for. Do not discredit your own paws, Jasperkit—perhaps they are better with smaller things, gentler things." But, with a flick of the ear, it glanced deep into the nursery. "..But that surely will not stop you from attempting, will it?"

—————Whether truth or just a story

It's not up to you—————

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  Galerunner
  ✦—Riverclan Pearl Diver | 12 Moons
  ✦—He/They/It
  ✦—"SPEECH", 'THOUGHTS', ATTACK
  ✦—A fluffy high white lynx point with curled ears and deep blue eyes
  #87878E #BAB2AC

 

[Jasperkit Jasperkit]

JASPERKIT ⭑✶⋆.˚ TITLE

meow

Jasperkit found it hard to tame the excitement in his paws as his name trailed from his brothers maw in a greeting. As Galerunner enunciated and corrected him, Jasperkit put a paw to his head in disbelief. "Prop-is-ition," he followed, sounding out slowly. "I was trying so hard to show you the new word I learned, I can't believe I messed it up!" He mumbled, as he dragged the paw down his face before shaking his head as the soft coloured cat before him examined the rock.

His gaze was wide, pleading- orange and purple gaze unwavering in pent up excitement as Galerunner studied it, before finally seeming to agree. And then he spoke, more words sliding from his maw- Jasperkits ears craned to point forward, intently listening as his sibling had his full attention. He understood clearly- and Jasperkit nodded harshly, grin spreading along their face. "Okay! Even if I'm not good at running like you, perhaps I'll be able to do something else! Maybe I'll be super good at jumping- or swimming! I won't be discouraged! I promise," Jasperkit squealed out, lifting their tail high behind them as they stood to move to follow Galerunner. Their brother was so smart... Perhaps they could even be smart like them! "Did you see me climb the leaders rock, I was taller than everyone. I didn't give up then!" They reminded their sibling with a giggle. Maybe they would be called... Jasperstar one day. But it seemed wayyy too hard. Maybe... Jasperleaf. Because he liked leaves. Or jaspercloud? Jasperpebble? He wasn't sure.

He just hoped thunderpaw would come up to the rock with him when he became an apprentice. Because that was truly scary.

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[lavenderspring]

This encounter is kind of sweet. Lavenderpaw is much older now, but there was a point in time where she idolized Galerunner (and its companion, Torrentsky,) just as much as young Jasperkit seems to. She's grown into her paws since and found comraderie in the cool-toned warriors, but even now she can't help but find herself back in Jasperkit's space, pleading for some sort of head start from the cats she trusted most. That was when she still detested Frostmoth and had a keen interest in all of the Clans, not just...

Her tail lashes, and she assuages the thought with a cool (but not curt) trill of her tongue, "Taking on apprentices already?" Lavenderpaw means it as a jest towards Galerunner, who tries to help its little sibling understand that not every paw is built for every skill. An admirable piece of knowledge to pass along, to be sure, but kits like Jasperkit (and, admittedly, like herself,) are not often quick to dismiss their dreams in favor of reality. Even the mottled tom grasps at everything he can be, rather than trying to focus on a single thing to work on. Maybe every child goes through this sort of thing, and she's only matured enough to see it now.

"I think," she injects a little troublesome joy into the situation, "that kits who make it to the top of the meeting rock are destined to be leaders. Jasperstar sounds nice, doesn't it?"