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The thunderpath is a wonder, yet one that most cats are rightfully wary of. Warpath often finds himself wondering just how the path got there in the first place, and where the beasts that race across its surface come from. The mystery of it all intrigues him just as much as it frightens him—and that's the wonder of it all, isn't it? If only there was a way to get answers to his questions without risking his life to follow after a monster that will surely outrun him anyway… and luckily for the ranger, it seems there is. Warpath finds himself a fortunate participant of a patrol along the ShadowClan border one evening, drawn to the thunderpath by a sense of duty rather than curiosity. And right there at the side of the blacktop sits a monster, conspicuous even in the dark of night.
The light from the monster's bright eyes slices through the light fog that lingers at the border, casting the treeline in a faint glow. Warpath stays carefully back, tucked into the sparse brush to remain hidden from view, but the monster doesn't seem to be eyeing the woods. No, it's occupied—what looks like its mouth is propped open, and something seems to be… moving inside of it? Light shines at the thing's edges, the details of it smudged in shadow until it moves once again. It's a twoleg, he realizes with a jolt. And its upper half is fully within the monster's mouth, only its legs free of the beast's maw. The twoleg doesn't seem to be in distress, but then again, the warrior knows little about twoleg behavior. Only that they're large and brutish and they usually aren't found inside of the mouths of monsters.
The patrol at his side is made up of various clanmates, but the one who he addresses, the one standing closest to his good side, is Brackenpatch. One golden eye meets blue, and Warpath speaks up at last. "What's it doing?! I didn't know they could eat twolegs…" There is no waver of fear in his voice, but the bulky tom takes a step backward all the same. If this monster is ruthless enough to eat one of the twolegs—a kind of predation that Warpath has never seen before—then they shouldn't provoke it. They should leave it to its meal. Yet… curiosity wins out, and he hesitates at the treeline, eye wide as his gaze returns to the monster and its apparent meal.
The light from the monster's bright eyes slices through the light fog that lingers at the border, casting the treeline in a faint glow. Warpath stays carefully back, tucked into the sparse brush to remain hidden from view, but the monster doesn't seem to be eyeing the woods. No, it's occupied—what looks like its mouth is propped open, and something seems to be… moving inside of it? Light shines at the thing's edges, the details of it smudged in shadow until it moves once again. It's a twoleg, he realizes with a jolt. And its upper half is fully within the monster's mouth, only its legs free of the beast's maw. The twoleg doesn't seem to be in distress, but then again, the warrior knows little about twoleg behavior. Only that they're large and brutish and they usually aren't found inside of the mouths of monsters.
The patrol at his side is made up of various clanmates, but the one who he addresses, the one standing closest to his good side, is Brackenpatch. One golden eye meets blue, and Warpath speaks up at last. "What's it doing?! I didn't know they could eat twolegs…" There is no waver of fear in his voice, but the bulky tom takes a step backward all the same. If this monster is ruthless enough to eat one of the twolegs—a kind of predation that Warpath has never seen before—then they shouldn't provoke it. They should leave it to its meal. Yet… curiosity wins out, and he hesitates at the treeline, eye wide as his gaze returns to the monster and its apparent meal.
OOC @Brackenpatch (a car has broken down on the side of the road and someone is checking their engine)
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WARPATHHE/THEY, THUNDERCLAN RANGER
short, scarred brown-and-white cat with one yellow eye ; determined & expressive, cares deeply for his clanmates
enhanced healing
npc x npc ; no known kin
peaceful powerplay allowed ; likes physical contact
played by foxlore