Open Event SCAVENGER HUNT - TEAM OAK

[Quailstep Quailstep]

{$title} please see OOC section on first post for rules!

QUAILSTEP
SHE/THEY
38 MOONS
SKYCLAN SUN GUARD
SPEECH | THOUGHTS | PHYSICAL

PENNED BY PLOT

Quailstep stood in the clearing, looking at her assembled Clanmates - young and old, gathered together… to listen to her? It felt so strange, to think that everyone would pay attention to something she had to say. But clearly, Hawkstar placed this trust in her, and she was going to do the best she could.

"Fellow cats of SkyClan!" she began. "As we continue our celebration of a year in our new home, I'd like to offer everyone a bit of a friendly competition!"

"This competition is meant for all of us - from the young to the old - and will serve as a reminder of the guide for our lives which we hold so dear. Collaborate, listen, and help each other as you compete for the honor of being the ones most knowledgeable of our Warrior Code!" Quailstep took another step forward, grinning at her Clanmates.

"Clanmates, divide yourself into three teams! Each team will work amongst themselves to prove their knowledge of the code… with a scavenger hunt! Collect fourteen items, each to represent one of the tenets of the code, and bring them to me to prove your knowledge! You may find what you seek in camp, or out in the pine forest or further, but I trust your minds and loyalty to determine what best reflects our way of life!" As the cats gravitate towards the three groups, her gaze lands upon yours.

"Your team will be Team Oak, named for one of our leaders of old, a noble cat who upheld our traditions. Bring to me an item representing each rule of the code in order to prove yourselves!"

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OOC: Welcome to the Moonlight Celebration Scavenger Hunt!
Your team will need to work together in order to receive the prize of 8 points towards the event badge! Even if your team does not manage to complete all 14 rules, anyone who participates will get 4 points!
For reference, the code can be found here; there are 14 rules of the code.
Members of the team can be of any age, as you can find items both in and out of the camp.
A character may only join one team and you may only have one character in each team.
Please allow for other people to post before you make a second post in the thread!

In order to find an item for the scavenger hunt, you may roll a d10. On a 6 or higher, your character finds an item to represent one of the rules of the code - you can pick which! Just come up with the item and how you will justify it connecting to that particular rule!

The Moonlight Celebration mega thread has some prompts if you're having difficulty, but feel free to come up with your own ideas!

I will keep this post updated with which rules for the code have been covered by this team - the competition will end on December 16th!

Rules Covered: 4, 14

 

[Pearkit]

PEARKIT

ANY PRONOUNS

SKYCLAN

KITTEN

Pearkit listened to Quailstep, a cat that they mainly knew as Mama's friend, talk about compe-... comp...comptshion? Pearkit didn't really understand the word, but it sounded like game and game was fun!

"Comptshion?" they repeated the complicated word. "Oak!" Now that was a word they understood - a tree, just like a pear, a tree they were named after. "Me Oak, me Oak!"

Pearkit jumped around Quailstep's legs, not really listening to the rules - the words were unfamiliar anyway. All they knew was that they needed to bring something to Quailstep in order to win and Pearkit knew just what to bring.

They bounced towards the fresh-kill pile and found a round bird. Their idea was to pluck a feather out, but that proved a lot more difficult, the feather stuck to the bird tightly and Pearkit's jaws lacking the strength. They pulled and pulled and the feather refused to give in, until the kitten almost gave up. But then, even though accidentally, they grabbed with their teeth at a different angle and suddenly the feather came loose and sent Pearkit tumbling on the ground.

Shaking their dusty pelt, the kitten stood up satisfied and walked back to Quailstep. "Feather! For you!" No explanation, no reasoning, given simply because it felt right.

ʚĭɞ OOC: Rolled a 2, this kid has no idea what the Warrior Code is

 

[Maplemouse Maplemouse]

Maplemouse had found themself rather distracted, busying themself with Peonykit's wellbeing and hunting for the clan. But in the right place at the right time, their brow rose at Quailsteps' announcement. A scavenger hunt? They hummed, hesitating for a moment before curiosity got the better of them. An item for the code.

It found itself wound into a team whether they wanted to or not. And, well, they did! A smile melted across their maw. It was a time for celebration, and watching Pearkit toddle along with a feather in maw, it had to chuckle warmly. Maybe it was time to sit and talk with the new generation about the code; it was as great a time as any, really.

The mink took a moment to consider the code; they knew it like the terrain itself, wondering what would be an applicable item. Then, something crossed their maw, a devious little smile. The one-eyed cat stood rather suddenly and padded towards the nursery. They peered their head in and quickly their gaze settled upon the little ball of fur, who met them with a small smile. "Hello, Peony." They purred, pressing a nose to her forehead. "Come along, I must borrow you for a moment, and perhaps you can join me for the festivities if you would like."

Delicately, they dipped their head and plucked the kitten from her nest, carefully holding her by the scruff as they greeted the caretakers with a smile, and returned to Quailstep. Maplemouse placed Peonykit between its paws, so she wouldn't feel frightened at the sudden change of scenery. "What better is there to represent the code to not be mentored by kin, than my kin herself. I have brought you my darling niece." They glowed with pride.

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Roll 1d10 -> Rolled a 9 (Success!)
Bringing Peonykit for Code 14. A cat may not be mentored by their kin, a strong warrior is one that learns to serve their Clan rather than their blood.

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MAPLEMOUSE They/It/Neos, Skyclan warrior, 28 moons old.
A scrappy, chocolate mink with an overbite and green eyes.
mentored by none // mentoring Briarpaw
littermate to Mulberryburst
NPC x NPC / parent to none / mated to none
"SPEECH" // "THOUGHTS" // ATTEMPTED ACTION
penned by Pheo ↛ phoenixwashere on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

 

[Flutterkit]

FLUTTERKIT
FAE/SHE
2 MOONS
SKYCLAN KIT
SPEECH | THOUGHTS

PENNED BY PLOT

Fae looked up at Quailstep as the sun guard explained their event, the words truly just going in one ear and out the other. Momma's friend was really nice, and always brought stinky prey in for Momma, and she had definitely at one point tried explaining this... code. Flutterkit hardly remembered any of it.

But surely Quailstep would appreciate the effort, right? Flutterkit wandered around the camp before ducking into the nursery and grabbing her favorite mossball. Fae trotted back to the group and placed it before Quailstep.

"This for the code! Um... rule.... Playing is practice!" That was something Quailstep had mentioned, encouraging the kits and Rain to play with the mossballs, so surely that was part of the code!

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OOC: Flutterkit rolled a 2 - faer just a baby!

 

[Mothkit]

mothkit

maybe you feel the same ?

┍

Mothkit listened intently. They liked Quailstep, and wanted her to like them too. Any friend of mama's was a friend of theirs, they'd decided. It took everything in them not to bounce excitedly around her paws with Pearkit, trying to listen as hard as they were. When the explanation was over, Mothkit found their gaze trailing after their sibling, the one cat they were always beside. The code? An item for the code? They'd tried to listen about that before, too, but it was hard! There was still so much to learn!

Looking around camp with wide eyes, they... had no idea. They watched Pearkit retrieve a feather off a bird from the freshkill pile, but that didn't seem right. A warrior they'd never met before brought a kit? Flutterkit brought a mossball. What kind of game was this!?

Okay, not a feather, not a mossball, but a kit. That was right? Somehow? Maybe they just needed to bring a kit too! Padding forward, Mothkit placed themself in front of Quailstep with a shy smile.

"Me! Um... Kits good?"

ooc: rolled a 4. our team is doomed.

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...the flapping of wings toward the stars...​

shorthaired fawn ticked tabby with brown eyes
agender; they/them
skyclan kit
1 moon
child of rain; sibling to pearkit, flutterkit, songkit; soulbond with pearkit

"speech"

, thoughts, attempted action

 

[Pearkit]

PEARKIT

ANY PRONOUNS

SKYCLAN

KITTEN

Did Pearkit do it? Were they successful? But the reaction from Quailstep to their feathered said nothing of the sorts, or so Pearkit thought at least. Neither was the reaction to both Flutterkit and Mothkit - what were they doing wrong?

"Me bring Mothkit?" they tried. Perhaps one was not allowed to bring themselves, but a friend or maybe another kitten? That seemed to be the case with Maplemouse at least.

This was a strange game, Pearkit thought when not even that yielded any results. What was the point if they couldn't even figure out the rules? Mama's games were a lot better and a lot more fun!

ʚĭɞ OOC: Sorry guys, rolled a 4

 

[CHEWINGPAW CHEWINGPAW]

A huff escaped Chewingpaw's nostrils as a barb-pelted tail lashed impatiently behind her. The Warrior Code had little place in her life before Skyclan, and though she had spent most of her adolescence within the security of the clan's embrace, she still did not feel beholden to their arbitrary rules and regulations. Still, the canid-mawed molly could see the merit in maintaining some folly of order, for she was no blind and bumbling beast... Still, she didn't need to be reminded of it. The half-hairless feline knew it existed already, so being roped into what she essentially saw as a kittens' game felt like a waste of her time. A visible scowl etched itself upon the Lykoi's face as the various members of her team brought such trivial and frankly stupid things, like a wildfire blazing through the fragile trees of her features, falling victim to a volatile emotion that came easily to the apprentice. Seriously... I could find much better things to represent the Code in my sleep. So, she would go ahead and prove herself right. Skipping off without the input of any of her other teammates, Chewingpaw's wolfish glare focused upon the fresh-kill pile, as if already casting some invisible claim over her next meal. But, instead of scarfing down the flesh that intertwined itself through sinew and bone, she only delicately plucked up a ticked-brown songbird. It took all of her strength to not chomp houndlike jaws upon the wren, feeling hollow bones crackle satisfingly beneath her palate and tongue. Managing to curb her animalistic instincts, she trotted back to Quailstep and set the fresh-kill down.

"Um... Got a bird. Fresh-kill pile. Y'can't eat without sayin' thanks. Food ain't always easy t'come by." Chewingpaw huffed, hoping her curt explanation sufficed.

UNADULTERATED HATRED, RISING OUT, OH HELL

I'LL EMBRACE IT, SO I'LL HATE IT

• OOC. Rolled a 9! She's brought back a prey item (wren) for Code 4 / IC opinions!
• 

• CHEWINGPAW & SHE/THEY & 13 MOONS

  
  —— Apprentice of Skyclan / Mentored by Wolfstare
  —— A thin, gauntly-crafted black roan Lykoi molly. She has long, batlike ears and piercing, yellow eyes. Due to her partial hairlessness, she cannot go into the direct sunlight for more than an hour, and her darkened exposed skin is a result of prior exposure. Blessed with wildcat blood, Chewingpaw stands much higher than her peers.
  —— Judgmental and harsh, Chewingpaw is a hard feline to get used to. She has a quick temper and comes off as plainly selfish and catty. Behind her thorny exterior lies a self-loathing and mentally unstable girl. Her insecurities are greatly heightened by the fact that she joined Skyclan as an apprentice, as well as the fact that she has had to be held back from warriorhood.
  —— Chewingpaw's character contains themes of a traumatic past, including animal abuse and parental abuse. She can hold incharitable opinions of those around her, whether internally or externally. PLEASE be cautious when interacting with her if you are sensitive to these topics!
  —— Penned by Tempest. Contact on Discord (naruk4mi) for plots and threads.

 

[Flutterkit]

FLUTTERKIT
FAE/SHE
2 MOONS
SKYCLAN KIT
SPEECH | THOUGHTS

PENNED BY PLOT

Fae watched as Chewingpaw brought over a piece of freshkill from the pile. Now it made sense! Quailstep wanted them to bring forward pieces of prey!

What better piece of prey to bring over than a quail, of course, so the kit padded over to the pile of prey and tugged out the bird, wobbling as she tried to carry it over to the sun guard.

"There! Quail - for Quailstep!"

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OOC: whose idea was it to let kits participate. Flutterkit rolled a 1.

 

[Maplemouse Maplemouse]

Maplemouse watched with a small smile as the hoard of kits tried their best, but as they toddled around, they had to laugh at a realisation. "Quailstep, I'd be inclined to think you've put me on kitsitting!" It was a huddle of kind young Rain's kits, and of course, Chewingpaw, who strode with a huff; they weren't all much pleased, but even so still knew the code. But the kits? Well, the little dear's mother hadn't gotten much time to learn the code, let alone these toddling little beasts.

Even so, it watched with a smile as they chirped with their attempts to recall what little of the code they could remember. "All of your guesses are ever so wonderful, still have pride in that, little ones." Peonykit still huddled close to their paws, Maplemouse couldn't help but soften watching the youngsters of the clan. They were just happy to play now; they had plenty of time to learn the code when they were older. Joy in kithood was all they needed to fret about for now.

Though it did feel like it couldn't stray too far from the huddle, not wanting to leave Quailstep trying to organise the event and young Chewingpaw to watch over the lot. So they were quietly accepting their team was rather unlikely to win, but seeing the huddle of kits enjoy the festivities was rewarding enough.

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Roll 1d10 -> Rolled a 2 (Failure)

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MAPLEMOUSE They/It/Neos, Skyclan warrior, 28 moons old.
A scrappy, chocolate mink with an overbite and green eyes.
mentored by none // mentoring Briarpaw
littermate to Mulberryburst
NPC x NPC / parent to none / mated to none
"SPEECH" // "THOUGHTS" // ATTEMPTED ACTION
penned by Pheo ↛ phoenixwashere on discord, feel free to dm for plots.