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[Cloudbearer]

CLOUDBEARER
HE/HIM
33 MOONS
SKYCLAN WARRIOR
SPEECH |

THOUGHTS

| LUCIDITY

PENNED BY PLOT

"Flowercloud told me you were a loner for a bit - that you joined at apprentice age," he meowed, leading Chewingpaw out of camp and into the pines. "And I know you probably don't know me that well, since I only just came back to the Clan." He was, admittedly, nervous about whether the apprentice would be okay with having someone so "new" to the Clan as a mentor.

"But I do hope we can learn from each other, and that I can help you be the best warrior you can be!" He padded into a snow-dusted clearing before turning to face them.

"I'd like to get a sense of what you know- not just from Wolfstare, but from your time before you came to join us in the Clan." He flicked his tail and crouched defensively.

"Claws sheathed, but go ahead and attack!"

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OOC: A little battle training and get to know you with @CHEWINGPAW

 

[CHEWINGPAW CHEWINGPAW]

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Chewingpaw silently stalked after her supposedly new mentor, turbulent thoughts swirling in her mind. Wolfstare had given her up, but even she was not dumber than an inbred mutt. She knew it would have happened eventually, just as all good things fell through one's grasp. She never liked them anyways, and their stern voice still echoed like a tolling bell through her frayed nerves. Cloudbearer, on the other paw... I wonder what else Flowercloud told you about me. The wolfish molly's mind raced as she listened to Cloudbearer prattle on, with a characteristic scowl painting her jagged muzzle, like her time sulking in the shadows had permanently branded itself upon her angular countenance. The black roan hadn't been sure what to make of him, as he seemed much cheerier and in better spirits than the one before. Something violently curdled within her, whispering to her that she did not deserve such a warrior as a mentor. If cruelty and fear did not work, what would kindness spare? As the brown tabby stopped, so did Chewingpaw, though it seemed more as if she had been dazed by the sudden change in movement than anything else. He asked her to fight, to prove what she had learned in the time before she came to Skyclan. Unlike you, 'pparently, I didn't learn shit. It was called living.

Crouching down, she would heed Cloudbearer's instructions. Her newfound height made it harder to assume a more inconspicuous position, still unused to how her bones creaked and muscles shifted beneath houndlike weight. Piercing eyes watched Cloudbearer for a few moments more, quietly debating within the storm that dwelled beneath her skull. With a start, she struck out her paw to attempt to hit Cloudbearer on the top of his head, as if a tempest bristling forth in a burst of thunder. She had not aimed properly, though, and such a reckless move could easily be telegraphed and avoided. But, when all else failed, brute force had never let her down.

OOC. ic opinnies

CHEWINGPAW​

—— 13 Moons / She/They / Lesbian
—— Apprentice of Skyclan / NPC x NPC / Mentored by Cloudbearer
—— 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, giving her a truly canine impression.
—— 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!
—— Contact on Discord (naruk4mi) for plots and threads.​

Penned by TEMPEST

 

[Cloudbearer]

CLOUDBEARER
HE/HIM
34 MOONS
SKYCLAN WARRIOR
SPEECH |

THOUGHTS

| LUCIDITY

PENNED BY PLOT

Admittedly, Cloudbearer had been expecting more of a pounce or something. Not just a bonk on the head. Having been anticipating something else, the smack landed directly, and he vocalized his surprise with an "oh!"

"Alright, good job!" he meowed. "It's always good to calculate what your opponent may be expecting and then do something to throw them off course." He backed up, dropping to a crouch.

"Now, defend!" He barreled forward, appearing to be ready to simply try and bowl over the apprentice with sheer momentum, but at the last moment, he lept, looking instead to land on her back.

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OOC:

 

[CHEWINGPAW CHEWINGPAW]

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Chewingpaw was just as surprised as Cloudbearer at the fact that she had been able to hit him with a mere smack. Lemon-yellow eyes fluttered open as they widened, and she stood in the same stature with one coarse-coated paw outstretched, as if primed to strike once more. As her newfound mentor praised her, telling her that she did a "good job," batlike ears flattened to the sides of her gaunt skull. And as the brown tabby spoke once more, the houndlike molly slowly backed away, almost like a dog encumbering the vertex of a corner. Was it that easy... Or are ya just pityin' me? There wasn't any other way she could have done that if Cloudbearer hadn't felt some sort of sorry for her. The wolfish cat hated it, to have those rounded stares fawn and peel through her, flipping through all the layers that concealed her rotted pith. She hadn't any time to spit venom back at him, nor any time to truly mull over it like a marble rolling along the basin of her hollowed thoughts, before her opponent continued. "Now, defend!" Needle-sharp fur bristled as the warrior lunged for her, though the apprentice only crouched down in anticipation, as if a marble statue cursed to assume the same position of prone vulnerability. Chewingpaw anticipated his body slamming straight into hers, but at the very last second, he jumped from the ground. As he found whatever purchase he could on the Lykoi's back, she attempted to buck him off like a temperamental donkey, the frustration of an inexperienced and instinctive animal wresting and rumbling through her as she practically flailed about. Get the hell offa me!

OOC.

CHEWINGPAW​

—— 13 Moons / She/They / Lesbian
—— Apprentice of Skyclan / NPC x NPC / Mentored by Cloudbearer
—— 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, giving her a truly canine impression.
—— 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!
—— Contact on Discord (naruk4mi) for plots and threads.​

Penned by TEMPEST