SilverWings
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Hi I'm SilverWings (Or just Silver) ! I'm a huge fan of tons of games and shows like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, and Castlevania (and a million other shows I don't have room to list here.) Feel free to hop into any of my open threads, or to plot with me! (Or just to chat!!)
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Post by SilverWings on Jul 12, 2021 16:37:01 GMT
The world around was cold. It was a beautiful clear sunny day but the air had a crisp bite to it anywhere that wasn't covered in fur. Mid day in the sun was the best time for activities, especially what Lucien had in mind for their outing from twoleg place, where he and his kit had fed their bellies the night before.
It had been so many moons since he first started out in the forests after crawling his way up onto the shore. He could still remember the aches of the rapids and being thrown around against rocks, shakily clawing his way up the grassy shore and into the woods. How long had he slept off those wounds? And by what miracle did he find his way to the twoleg place to be taken care of by the kind house cats that lived there? He was lucky and he knew it. Whatever force was looking out for him, he thanked. Those memories would always plague him, and the sound of the river gently running just behind the trees was terrifying. He had not been this close to the river since he first escaped its icy clutches. They had little choice, it was important Juniper learned how to hunt and prey was so scarce everywhere else this time of the year as ice nipped at the tree tops and dirt. He couldn't bare to think of the river anymore, just barely visible through the treeline as he took in a deep breath, and instead looked to his son with a smile.
Juniper was always with him, and it was so nice to have a distraction from the memories that plagued him from that night. Family was so important to the charcoal tom, Juniper was his whole world and he wanted to see his kit do well in the world. "Do you want to try hunting?" He didn't often speak first, but this was a rather important lesson Juniper would need to learn, and Lucien was the adult after all. He had to play the role of father best he could, and that meant speaking... a lot. It was good practice for him incase they encountered strangers. Sure they could always fill up at the twoleg place like they had been the past moon- but twolegs didn't always offer food. Juniper helped, a cute little kit seemed to convince them to put out more, but Juniper just like Lucien would age one day, and who knows what the twolegged animals would think then. It was a grim thought, their main source of food depending on giant creatures that may just decide one day to stop. The kindness of the creatures and the house cats was welcome, but it wasn't something Lucien trusted would last forever. Cats need to know how to hunt, and how to fight- the wilds are wild for a reason. "You're too small to kill anything... but we can practice how! We can make it a game!" 499 WORDS - intrique - Happy to see my son!
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intrique
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Post by intrique on Jul 12, 2021 17:45:35 GMT
"Every moment matters, because everyday is a second chance!" Juniper had been happily bouncing after any gentle snowflakes that drifted down, or pouncing into the snow at any sound of movement. Energy radiated off the kit in waves, in overwhelming amounts of it. The ginger tom looked around wildly at everything, his eyes shining each their own color. Swatting and leaping, playing gleefully he only stopped when he heard his father speak to him. "Do you want to try hunting?" Juniper immediately stopped and stood still. Even when sitting still, patient and calm, he still radiated a hyper aura. Energy bounced off of the tiny kit in overwhelming waves. "What's hunting? Is it fun? Ohh! Is it a game? Is it like tag?" Juniper didn't hesitate to begin rambling off questionings excitedly, the little kit's body shaking with excitement with each question that left him. That is, until the next sentence. "You're too small to kill anything..." Juniper froze, thoughts of that night racing back. Growling.. Fear.. Blood.. Terrified shrieking from Juniper or someone else.. Snarling shadows everywhere around him.. Juniper had started to quiver as glimpses flashed, before he stood still with relief to his next words. "..but we can practice how! We can make it a game!" The hyper energy and innocent playfulness returned to Juniper's eyes as they seemed to shine as bright as stars with excitement. "Game! A gaaaame! That sounds so fun! Yipeeee! When can we start? Can we do it now?" Now Juniper was running as best as he could in circles around Lucien, getting louder and louder each second as excitement bubbled in the little kit. "Can we play now? Please? Prettyyy please?" Juniper's circling did not cease as he made circles around Lucien faster than before, awaiting his father's answer eagerly. Notes template by Sammy @ Adox 2.0
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SilverWings
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26 Posts
About Me
Hi I'm SilverWings (Or just Silver) ! I'm a huge fan of tons of games and shows like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, and Castlevania (and a million other shows I don't have room to list here.) Feel free to hop into any of my open threads, or to plot with me! (Or just to chat!!)
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Post by SilverWings on Jul 12, 2021 18:11:08 GMT
The joy that radiated off of Juniper fed Lucien all the energy he needed, earning a smile despite the quick shift of expression from the kit at his second sentence. He was curious what caused the shift but it was quick enough to not warrant any issues, surely. Juniper was a healthy kit after all and in the end that was what mattered. He hummed out a soft laugh, "Yes, Yes we can play." He thought for a long moment, trying to match Juniper's excited tone as he shifted his body to face the kit, bowing down as his tail lashed. "It is like tag! It's called cat and mouse!" He started to come up with the idea on the spot.
"You have to close your eyes... spin around... and then try to find me! I'll be near by, but I won't make any sound so you have to smell me. If you catch me without giving up, you win It's hide and seek but better." The rules of the game seemed simple enough, the winning part didn't matter since this was just a simple hunting lesson, not that Lucien ever cared to win anyway. The point of games was normally just to have fun, and at the end of the day having fun with his kit was all that mattered to him. It was nice to see someone so happy and energetic all the time.
"We can take turns being cat and mouse too." He added, figuring it would be important to teach Juniper the art of staying upwind so that his scent wasn't so clearly outlined. He could imagine one day Juniper finding an actual mouse, nailing his first hunt and going on to be a successful cat. The thought made his smile grow as he trotted in a circle, glancing over his shoulder at the kit, "Ready when you are, spin around ten times and I'll go sneak around." 322 WORDS - intrique - Happy to see my son!
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intrique
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15 years old
I like to write in my spare-time
Currently dealing with moving soon and issues with my father, apologies if I don't respond right away!
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Post by intrique on Jul 12, 2021 18:39:37 GMT
"Every moment matters, because everyday is a second chance!" "Yes, Yes we can play." Juniper's energy only seemed to grow to Lucien's response. His paws began tapping rapidly into the snow, like he was trotting in place. "It is like tag! It's called cat and mouse!" "That sounds so fun! How do I play? I wanna play! Lets go go go! Can't wait to plaaaay!" Juniper listened closely, still tapping his paws like before. "You have to close your eyes... spin around... and then try to find me! I'll be near by, but I won't make any sound so you have to smell me. If you catch me without giving up, you win It's hide and seek but better." Juniper frowned for a moment, deep in thought. This is gonna be hard! But it's a new game and father always says to try everything at least once. I'll try it! It sounds so fun fun fun fun fun fuuuuuuuun! "Okay! Yipeeeee!" "We can take turns being cat and mouse too." Juniper shook with excitement, turning in circles and tapping his paws. "I'll be the best mouse ever! I can be very quiet!" "Ready when you are, spin around ten times and I'll go sneak around." "Okey! Here I go!" Juniper began to spin rapidly in place, or as best as he could. By now slow was clumping into his fur, making small balls of snow and ice. "Weeeeeeeeeee!" He go zooooooooom template by Sammy @ Adox 2.0
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SilverWings
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About Me
Hi I'm SilverWings (Or just Silver) ! I'm a huge fan of tons of games and shows like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, and Castlevania (and a million other shows I don't have room to list here.) Feel free to hop into any of my open threads, or to plot with me! (Or just to chat!!)
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Post by SilverWings on Jul 13, 2021 2:11:06 GMT
With a lash of his tail the tom walked in a long circle around Juniper as the kit span in place before he toed quietly away, leaving nothing but his prints behind. He figured he would go at least a tree length away as to still be within ear shot- in the wild anything was possible.
In the brush and snow it was all too easy for Lucien to run away, not too far, into a bramble thicket as his hiding spot so his fur would camouflage since the rest of the world was doused in white. He purposefully made deep footprints up until the thicket, where he padded around and covered his tracks so that Juniper couldn’t rely on them to hunt him. There he sat quietly and waited, hunkered down on his haunches and ready to jump out onto Juniper incase the kit didn’t see him in time. He was supposed to be relying on scent, after all.
It was here, closer to the river yet, that Lucien picked up the scent of other cats. It would be best not to alert Juniper in the middle of their game and cause worry- but scent markers were an unmistakable claim of land. From what he could tell it was more than just a few cats and a nested litter. This was a larger group. He had heard rumors of old large groups of wild cats who sharpened their claws on bones of their foes, great clans of huge number who fought and killed each other until eventually they all died out, or any of the other terrible rumors kittypets spread. He couldn’t tell how many there were, but he didn’t want to stick around and find out. 288 WORDS - intrique - Easily distracted tom <3 get him juniper!!
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intrique
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15 years old
I like to write in my spare-time
Currently dealing with moving soon and issues with my father, apologies if I don't respond right away!
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Post by intrique on Jul 13, 2021 3:14:34 GMT
"Every moment matters, because everyday is a second chance!" The moment Juniper stopped spinning, it took him a few moments to recover. Everything was blurry and still moving so he stumbled and fell into the snow a few times. Not used to the world spinning like this he whimpered as he felt nauseous. He sat in the snow, sprawled on his side, until the world stopped moving weirdly. Once it had he stood up and inspected his surroundings. He saw deep tracks in the snow, and followed them in a circle around himself, before getting confused. Father was way too smart! Juniper decided that it was time to be sneaky Juniper. Following the seemingly destroyed tracks, it made a nice pathway for the young tom. As he looks every which way, almost wanting to give up. No matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find sight of Lucien. Just as he was about to give up, he remembered what his father had told him. Rely on smell to find. Although he didn't really know his fathers scent all too well, a part of him just naturally knew that the scent in the path he was in belonged to his father. It took him a bit to actually begin to identify it, at least enough to recognize roughly where it was. Going into sneaky Juniper mode, Juniper crouched as low as he could when he spotted Lucien in a bramble thicket. Juniper tried to stay out of Lucien's sight as he weaved through tight gaps in the bramble and waited. He could hardly contain his excitement, letting out a loud squeal as he pounced at Lucien. "I found youuu!" its da boi template by Sammy @ Adox 2.0
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SilverWings
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About Me
Hi I'm SilverWings (Or just Silver) ! I'm a huge fan of tons of games and shows like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, and Castlevania (and a million other shows I don't have room to list here.) Feel free to hop into any of my open threads, or to plot with me! (Or just to chat!!)
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Post by SilverWings on Jul 14, 2021 15:15:31 GMT
Lucien was pulled from his thoughts as he was suddenly pounded by his son- who he had been too distracted to see. It had taken his kit a little time but it was his first lesson, and he had done fairly well. "Good job!" He purred as he rolled over, scooping his kit up and giving him an affectionate lick to his cheek before he played dead, going limp. "Ah- the cat caught the mouse, and I'm done for!" He peeked open an eye, stifling a laugh as he looked into the dual colors of Juniper's eyes. His son was such a sweet cat despite what he'd been through- whatever it was he'd been trough. He couldn't let such sour thoughts spoil the happy moment.
"Now," He started in as he sat up more, urging the kit back to the ground and off of him, "It's your turn to hide. Remember to be careful with the wind, and to be really quiet. I want you to try and pounce me before I find you- okay?" It was a small change in rules but should have been simple enough for Juniper to follow, plus it would leave his kit another opportunity to surprise him and work on his pounce. 208 WORDS - intrique - Sorry about the delay!
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intrique
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15 years old
I like to write in my spare-time
Currently dealing with moving soon and issues with my father, apologies if I don't respond right away!
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Post by intrique on Jul 15, 2021 1:20:07 GMT
"Every moment matters, because everyday is a second chance!" Juniper nodded excited as he leapt away, hunting for the perfect hiding spot. He searched frantically, until he decided upon a hollow area underneath some tree roots. Right as he was about to approach, juniper decided to use Lucien's same tactic. Maybe he could fool father as much as he did him! Deciding to go a bit farther with his tracks than father did, Juniper squeezed underneath the gap in the tree and snuggled up in the warmth of the area. As Juniper waited, his eyes grew droopy and he began to get sleepy. Father won't mind if I take a nap, Juniper decided as he curled up and drifted off into sleep, now happily snoring away. its da boi template by Sammy @ Adox 2.0
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SilverWings
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About Me
Hi I'm SilverWings (Or just Silver) ! I'm a huge fan of tons of games and shows like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, and Castlevania (and a million other shows I don't have room to list here.) Feel free to hop into any of my open threads, or to plot with me! (Or just to chat!!)
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Post by SilverWings on Jul 15, 2021 16:56:19 GMT
Lucien closed his eyes and waited until the scent of Juniper faded before he opened his eyes. He was thankful Juniper seemed to head parallel to the river rather than closer. He wouldn't have known what to do if Juniper went any closer than just give up right away. Also the scent of all those different cats- he didn't want any of them to hear Juniper and himself. He slunk off quietly through the snow, maw open as he took in the scents around him. It was simple enough to follow Juniper's trail as the kit had bounded through the snow haphazardly until his tracks suddenly cleared out around a tree, quite a bit away from where they had started. Oddly enough the scent was strong there, but Lucien couldn't see the kit. He looked up in the tree, attention focused on every little thing as his eyes darted around and he circled the tree. Where was his kit?
He didn't want to risk calling out but shouldn't Juniper have jumped out at him from hiding by now? "Juniper?" He whispered the name, jumping as a bird took off from the tree above, claws coming unsheathed as his heart race began to increase. The river, oh no. Had Juniper somehow gone into the water? Wouldn't there be footprints if he had, or had Juniper somehow masked his prints? Did a bird get him? An owl?! "Juniper!" He dared to call louder, unaware of the kit in the base of the tree right next to him.
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intrique
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I like to write in my spare-time
Currently dealing with moving soon and issues with my father, apologies if I don't respond right away!
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Post by intrique on Jul 17, 2021 21:17:27 GMT
"Every moment matters, because everyday is a second chance!" After a bit, Juniper's eyes groggily opened to the sound of his father yelled. He sounded full of panic, calling his name. Had he done something wrong? Juniper wondered. Juniper stayed in the root hole, shaking. Had he done something to make him mad? After sitting there for a long while, Juniper worked up the courage. Peering through the small hole, he saw Lucien standing there, pacing. Taking a deep breath, he squeezed through the hole. Pouncing at Lucien, he tried to hide the fear in his squeaky victorious cry. "I got you..!" After a second, Juniper began to let out a long apology, shaking as he spoke more and more. "I'm sorry please don't be mad at me I didn't mean to make you mad, please don't be mad at me I'm sorry if I did anything wrong. I didn't mean to make you scared I'm sorry I was just following the rules and wanted to try out the same trick you had used. I'm sorry." He repeated this over and over, snuggling into Lucien's fur. The poor kit truly was sorry, evident by his shaking form. He regretted hiding in that stupid root hollow and making his father mad and afraid. its da boi template by Sammy @ Adox 2.0
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SilverWings
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About Me
Hi I'm SilverWings (Or just Silver) ! I'm a huge fan of tons of games and shows like the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, and Castlevania (and a million other shows I don't have room to list here.) Feel free to hop into any of my open threads, or to plot with me! (Or just to chat!!)
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Post by SilverWings on Aug 6, 2021 21:40:22 GMT
Lucien whipped around upon hearing his kit’s voice, fur raised and bushed fully as his claws came unsheathed, eyes focusing on the kit sharply before swiftly melting into pure blissful relief. He felt a long gasp like sigh as he tried to relax. Suddenly he felt light headed as he barely registered what the kit had jumped out and said initially. He padded over and gave the kit a lick on his cheek. “Not mad! No!” He purred out the words and playfully batted the kit’s side with his paw as he sat down, deciding to lick his own fur down a bit as his claws receded back. His heart was still racing, but his kit was okay and that was all that mattered. He paused as his fur began to fall back down on it’s own and turned his eyes back to Juniper, “You’re too good at hiding is all. There’s lots of dangerous things in the wild. Dogs, other cats, the cold… water…” He shuddered and shook his fur out, shaking the thoughts from his mind as he looked up at the sky briefly. “It’s safe to say you win.” He let out a small nervous laugh and leaned down. “We can play a different game, you can choose?”
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