Event everytime you get close, i run away — temporary camp: bulldozer

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DIMMINGSUN

WIPE THE SYSTEM
WindClan
Medicine Cat
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Freshkill
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▸ KARMEN
IMPORTANT
It appears the Clan has been separated into small groups in the chaos! Please keep in mind that your character cannot be two places at once and should only reply to one camp thread to avoid confusion! Takes place the night of the flood, Oct. 5th.



Dimmingsun blindly leaves the camp behind, barely able to payi attention to anyone that may have followed behind him. He half-carries, half-drags Merrystalk with him, whose breathing is now steadier. Dimmingsun is not the type of cat to grow tired easily—endurance has played a vital part in his survival, after all—but he feels his limbs grow weaker and weaker as adrenaline leaves him spent.

The dead, yellow monster looms ahead of them like some sort of bad omen... though Dimmingsun doubts that there is room for anything worse to happen. He had no set destination in mind when he had set out, but he supposes this will have to do for the time being. There is no chance to scout the moor now and join the rest of WindClan, not when everybody is too exhausted to consistently put one paw in front of the other. Dimmingsun stops directly before it, staring it down like he expects it to roar back to life. It doesn't.

"We should stop here to... rest,"
he announces, spatting that last word out like it's poison. Merrystalk's body is gently put down so that Dimmingsun can face the other refugees. Any other scenario like this, he would be overjoyed with the chance to command his Clanmates... but now, he simply stares at them like he barely has energy to continue talking.
"As much as we can."
His ear flicks, picking up the sound of rain gliding down the worn-down sides of the monster. How eerie. At least predators are unlikely to attack in a location like this.
"I want to meet up with the others as soon as possible."
 

⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆ Jaypaw ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☽⋆⁺₊⋆-




Jaypaw can do nothing as he follows Dimmingsun further into the territory, away from their flooded camp. He wanted to help carry Merrystalk, pleaded with the large medicine cat to let him help for once, but one stern, tired look from Dimmingsun was enough to make him shut his maw. The medicine cat was right, of course - Jaypaw could barely stand on his feet, he would be of no help, just another burden once his legs gave in, but he still can't help feeling guilty. Merrystalk is limp, unmoving, because of him and he can't even do anything to help. Not then and not now.

They stop at the base of a giant monster. Its maw threatens to capture the tired cats in its fangs, were it not alraedy dead, its paws bigger than even the biggest among them. But Jaypaw is too tired to ponder about it, the moment they stop, his legs give out from underneath him and he all but crawls towards Merrystalk. He couldn't carry him, but he can stay with him at the very least, sharing his body heat with the tom. Jaypaw swears to himself that he won't leave Merrystalk's side until the Gale Guard is better. Until the Gale Guard can forgive him. If he can forgive him at all... Jaypaw isn't sure he deserves to be forgiven.

"I'm sorry, Merrystalk." he sobs quietly into the other's fur. "I wish I could take it all back and never call out your name..."


 
It's only Dimmingsun's eye that moves, gluing itself to Jaypaw's side.
"Don't say that,"
he warns.
"If you hadn't called his name, we would be preparing for your vigil now."
Perhaps there is little need to remind the 'paw of the somber reality, but Dimmingsun deems it a better alternative. He doesn't want Jaypaw to lament- to sit with survivor's guilt. The strong live, and the weak perish; that's simply the nature of this world. To toss and turn at the idea of what-ifs is entirely pointless.

Plus, Dimmingsun can't leave out the most important part.
"He's alive. Both of you are. That's what matters."
It had seemed to take an eternity to push on Merrystalk's chest hard enough to get him to cough, but it had worked in the end. One of Dimmingsun's limbs cramp at the mere thought. He knows there is still a lot for them to face—a lot of cats to take care of, Merrystalk included, once he finally regains full consciousness... tiring duty, but at least it's not the burying kind. Dimmingsun will take this. Consider it a victory, even.
 
It felt like her paws were made of stone by the time they reached their new - albeit temporary - camp, tail dragging behind her as she tried as hard as possible to keep weary eyes open. When she had been rescued from the waters by the medicine cat, she had quickly decided in that moment that she would follow his lead, follow him out to safety as much as she could for it seemed as though he knew what he was doing, and although she still believed that in this moment, she couldn't help the fear that radiate through her as they had moved away from WindClan, away from the new home she had found herself in, and realized there were less cats with them than expected. Less faces that she realistically knew the names of, and of the ones she did and trusted fully... well he had been half-dragged here unconscious due to the flooding.

"Do you think everyone's ok?" Kitten-soft voice couldn't help but question out as they came to a stop, after it had been announced this would be their resting spot so close to the large yellow monster that had she not already been soaked to the bone and cold would be causing her to shake from fear. Eyes wandered around to those there, ears pinning to her head as she realized Goldenroar's face was not amongst them and she can't help the soft whimper that escapes her throat before she's plopped on the ground, shoving herself next to the now-damp fur of Merrystalk as he lie there, paws cramming themself underneath her chest as the kitten looks bleary-eyed at the others once more before looking to Merrystalk, willing him to wake up if only for her own kitten selfishness so that she wouldn't be alone with so many she didn't quite know yet, even if she truly wasn't.
RUBBLEKIT she/her, WindClan 4 moons old.
a round kitten
mentored by none // mentoring none
NPC x NPC / sibling to ???
peaceful powerplay permitted
"speech" // "thoughts"
penned by tikki ↛ rabbitcake on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
 
Everything was still rather distant, a bleary mind and aching lungs.

He was still conscious enough to realise he had been dragged out of camp, at some point regaining his footing as he tried to alleviate the weight from Dimmingsun's side.

Merrystalk was still alive, that much he could tell. Every shuddered breath caught the familiar and now frankly comforting scent of the medicine cat, someone he once regarded with apprehension, who had saved his life. And, to the relief of the gale guard, he caught the glimmer of grey fur that was Jaypaw. "Yer okay..." He muttered, water dripping from his muzzle, a smile tugging at his lips. Even if he had died, he would have never forgiven himself if the apprentice had perished too.

Then, all of a sudden, they all stopped, and the gale guard was let down slowly to the ground. He hadn't realised how much he ached as he took a deep, shuddering breath before wincing in pain. The ache in his chest was more than just from the water, but from Dimming bringing him back; he had no idea how it all worked, but whatever the tom had done had made him cough the water back up. But oh, Starclan did it hurt-

"Starclan..." Merrystalk breathed the name like a prayer; it was in all reality. "I-I saw them, they-" His words caught in his throat as he found himself choking again, hacking up more ice-cool water that dripped from his lips, bitter and foul. It was impossible to deny what he saw, what he discussed; it had felt like a hazy dream, but now? That star-speckled pelt was real; there was no denying he really saw what was to come, someday.

His ears were still clogged from the water, painfully so; the words of the cats around him were muffled and distant. Merry blinked hard, trying to refocus his vision as something else tore through his chest. But whatever it was felt... Strange. It wasn't the searing ache of the water, but something dull, like an extra weight had been placed in his chest. It could have been guilt if there was nothing for the gale guard to regard with sorrow for.

That was, until he felt pressure at his side. The tortoiseshell felt the shuddering breaths of Jaypaw curled up beside him. Merrystalk breathed to talk, only for his throat to tighten. For a moment, it felt as if he could cry, having to blink away tears that stung at his eyes. "I wish I could take it all back and never call out your name..." It was distant, but he couldn't mistake the words that slipped from Jaypaw's maw.

His heart dropped, jaw tightening as he leaned over and pressed a reassuring nose to the apprentice. "Now don't ya' dare say nothin' like that, Jay." His voice was strained, but still as firm as he could muster without it breaking. Feeling the welling of sorrow in his chest, he couldn't seem to pinpoint it. "Ya' better not be blamin' yerself fer my state." Merrystalk muttered, weakly bringing the apprentice close to comfort him.

He couldn't blame the tom for being upset, it's not like the sudden flooding wouldn't leave a wound on everyone's heart but- "Oh Starclan, he must've seen me-" He held the apprentice closer, they were all just lucky to be alive, but the poor thing wouldn't leave this night without scars of his own.

The tortoiseshell let out a small sigh, turning to speak to Dimming, only to feel something else burrow close to his fur, his heart aching to see little Rubblekit. Shaking like a leaf as she tried to hide from the world with her little face pressed close, just like Jaypaw. "Oh lil' darlin'..." He bowed his head to rasp the kitten's ear, tucking a paw around her to hold her close.

His heart continued to ache with something outside his reach, enough to make it impossible to steel the tears that pricked at his eyes. "This ain't the first tragedy Windclan's been through, Rubble." Merry paused, taking a deep breath, stopping his voice from wavering. "We're strong cats, 'nd 'm sure we're gonna come out've this strong as always." Swallowing hard, the two youngesters of the clan tucked close to him, like he might slip away all over again. It killed him inside. He dread to think of Goldy or Sunny, or Harefoot or even Meadow's reactions. He had survived, but they would only see his moment of demise and grieve at the thought.

But, as he looked up to Dimmingsun, that was the worst they would have to grieve. "Thank you, Dimmin', ya' saved my damn tail back there 'nd I don't think I can ever thank ya' enough fer it." Merry's voice was nothing but a whisper, the stinging pain from the flood water and the tightness he couldn't decipher meant he couldn't speak the least bit louder. He wasn't all there, not yet, but for a semblance of his lucidity back, he smiled to the medicine cat. If were was any suggestion of distrust for the tom, it was more than gone by then. Dimmingsun has truly proved his place in Windclan; Starclan had chosen right indeed.
MERRYSTALK He/Him, Windclan Gale Guard, 32 moons.
A lithe, tortoiseshell cat with green eyes and pelt speckled with rye grass.
mentored by none // mentoring Talonpaw
sibling to Goldenroar and Sunnyspring
NPC x NPC / parent to no one / mated to Harefoot
"SPEECH" // "THOUGHTS" // ATTACK
penned by Pheo ↛ phoenixwashere on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
 
'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head, a sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

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Cricketpaw walked stiffly after Dimmingsun, her one blue eye wide and almost vacant, paws dragging through the mud. She still clutched the herbs she'd managed to save, jaw aching from how tightly she held them. Dimmingsun was here… and if Dimmingsun was here, then Meadowpaw had to be too. That was logic, right? Where Dimmingsun went, Meadowpaw would follow. She had to. She just… had to. Voices blurred together around her, muffled and distant through the ringing in her ears. Was that Jaypaw? It sounded like him. And another, smaller, higher, one of mama's kits? One of her siblings?

Her gaze darted upward, searching for something, anything, to hold onto. Merrystalk. Rubblekit. Jaypaw. Dimmingsun. No mama. No papa. No siblings. No gramps. No Meadowpaw. No, no, that wasn't right. That couldn't be right. Meadowpaw was supposed to be here too. She had to be here. She had to be. Cricketpaw blinked rapidly, her head shaking again and again until the world finally started to come back into focus, or maybe it didn't. Maybe everything was still spinning. She looked at Merrystalk, staring at him for a long, blank heartbeat before her expression cracked. The words around her still didn't make sense, like they were being spoken from under water. She sniffled hard, trying to swallow the lump in her throat, trying to be quiet, trying to be strong, but the sound came anyway, sharp and broken. She sank down where she stood, herbs still clenched between trembling teeth.

She couldn't let go. She couldn't let go. Meadowpaw needed them. Meadowpaw always needed them. " D… D-Dimmin'sun… " she finally managed between hiccups and soft, choking sobs, the words garbled by the herbs she refused to drop. " M… M-Meadow… " Her voice cracked. And then she broke. The wail that tore out of her chest was raw and painful, an echo of every loss that had ever hollowed her out. Their home was gone again. All her precious trinkets, gone. Her family, gone. They were gone.

They were gone, they were gone, they were gone-- They were dead. Just like before. Just like the fire. Gone.

Speech, thoughts/emphasis


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