[ turbulent beginnings / kitten ]

[Grimm]

[align=center][div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; width: 310px; text-align: justify; line-height:120%"]Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.

No departure may be deemed simple, though often the misplacement about fragmented, aching heart reduced to broken glass. A mercy that which conducted slow, uneasy steps, two tone beat swallowed beneath dwindling hush, foam laced peaks dying among shallow indents. Necessity the driving factor, a force beyond the trembling tempo heart shudders through, dark the all consuming desire gently caressing fraying threads of thought.

Simply take him. Wash the blood from your skin and pretend all is well, claim another your monstrous heart may consume.

Pitiful the sound arising between parted tines, closure eliciting a click as against each other did they slide. Realisation was an overly slow thing, winding forth through the fleeting touch of conscious perception, loosened their hold against nape. Another squeaking call, forth extending tiny paws, breathless the chuckle slipping past precious cargo. Innocent life that they held aloft over grains sodden and touched by fading foam, unfit for any second rate existence they may offer.

A distance from where the tide was forced once more into retreat was left the kitten, constant the string of vocalisations uttered forth in salten breeze. Irritation the sand that pressed against skin beneath thin coat, a haze of faded, blended together shades the little barely opened eyes may see. Abandoned. Time may only bring such notion forth into disquieted mind ruled by the simplistic structure of base desires, crying out for all he had known even as it fled without a second glance.

[RHINESTONE.]

Rhinestone had been a rather lucky child, all things considered. He had a pair of loving parents that raised him with love and honor, and had prepared him as much as they realistically could for his future leaderhood, even if they had never expected he would take over. He had never had to worry about them abandoning him, and he had never been forced to worry about whether or not Palmclan would always be safe. It was a luxury, and he had come to learn that over time, especially in the wake of the hurricane. They had recovered, yes, but it was the closest he had ever come to losing everything he knew and loved, and he couldn't ever let it happen again. He couldn't control the weather, of course, but he could control how they reacted to things, and how they coped with the aftermath. He wasn't about to let anyone in his clan feel abandoned, not if he knew some way to help them.

Unfortunately for Foamkit, Rhine hadn't been around to see who had dropped the child off. He hadn't been able to stop them, nor question what they were doing with the incredibly small tom. Instead, he only happened upon the child when he heard the other's faint cries piercing through the air, begging for someone to come and find them. He had immediately recognized the cry of a kit, and had quickly begun to rush along the shore, petrified that one of the kits had escaped from Palmclan's camp. Instead, he soon came across Foamkit, blinking at the unfamiliar youngling in confusion. He stared down for a moment before moving closer, his large and fluffy tail coming to wrap around Foamkit's shaking form. He shushed the child in the most soothing way he could manage, his words soft as he muttered, "Oh no... oh, little one, where did you come from...? Here, come here. I'll bring you somewhere safe..." Rhinestone's pale gaze scanned around, looking for whoever had left Foamkit there. When he saw no one around to claim the boy, he stretched his neck out, trying to gently grab the kit by the scruff of his neck, and turn back towards Palmclan's camp.

RHINESTONESTAR - PALMCLAN - PENNED BY STILLY

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[PenumbraRunner]

Umbra hadn't necessarily been apart of PalmClan for very long but they had welcomed her with open paws. She actually felt like they could be her new family and so she was very willing to help out with patrols and whatever else was needed so that she could actually prove herself to everyone else. It actually reminded her of her childhood. The way she strived to let everyone know that she was useful to the clan. She had worked so hard prove herself then just as she was doing now.

So for someone to just drop a kit off at the border of someone else's clan? Umbra wouldn't wish that upon her worst enemies. She wasn't too far behind Rhinestone and so she also hadn't gathered a glimpse of any sort of parental cat. Don't be fooled, after her clan leader had grabbed the kit by the scruff, Umbra had done a brief sweep of the surrounding area to see if any cat still lingered.

Needless to say, she was unsuccessful.

She headed back to the little kit, slightly dejected. Although she supposed that the current outcome may be the best, as any cat who would abandon a kit wouldn't make for much of a parent. Atleast in Umbra's eyes. Especially since she knew the feeling.

"How young do you think they are?..." She kept her gaze on the kit even as she spoke to Rhinestone. They were so small..

[MysteriouslyMaple]

[glow=white,1,400]BLIND CONFIDENCE ! — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]

"Can I play with them?" Hailkit's voice came from being Penumbrarunner, his little legs running up to the two older cats - his bright eyes on the younger kitten that Rhinestonestar held in his jaws. "Do they have a name? What's their name? Can I name them?" His words came out in an excited manner; sure, he had other kits to play with - namely, his siblings, but they were boring![glow=COLOR,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]

[Luciferr]

STORMSPINE - male - spinosaurus - palmclan - warrior

It continually delighted as well as concerned him how small his fellow friends were - the first because it meant he could protect them with his greater self as a wall if need be (and of course the little hatchlings liked to climb around him) but the latter because he had to take GREAT CARE to make sure he knew where everyone was, thankfully most knew to weave around or take care in return to avoid his walking path.

Storm had had parents who loved him and if all had gone with less tragedy, they would still be with him - would still have raised him - however the savages had stopped such a thing from being reality, but at least he could remember their faces of a little blurry.

But Palmclan had fast become his family, they had even given him a name - a milestone in his life where it went from nameless to Stormspine - named for his spine, named for the storm that had brought him to them.

He joined the three of them and their newest little addition, concern writ in slit blue pupilled eyes ”oh poor hatchling” the little one had been left all alone? Who would do such a thing, or did they suffer a similar fate to storms parents?

The Spinosaurus dipped his head to gently nose [member=15758]HAILKIT.[/member] ”careful now, don’t overwhelm them”

[RHINESTONE.]

It seemed as though Rhinestonestar wouldn't be left alone with Foamkit for long, although that was hardly a bad thing. Aside from helping to train an apprentice of his own, Rhine had very little experience with children. He occasionally helped out with kitsitting, and he always went to congratulate the new queens on giving birth, but beyond that? He had no kids of his own, and the weight of the tiny tom in his mouth was actually a bit horrifying. At least others were around to help out, even if he wasn't sure about how much experience Penumbra had, and was fairly sure Stormspine knew nothing about carrying for kits. Keeping his hold on the poor little one's scruff, the leader muttered in a slightly muffled voice, his ears flattening down against his head, "They can't be very old at all... maybe a moon, at the most? We'll have to bring him to one of the nursing queens, I can't imagine he can eat many solids right now." Despite not having any little ones of his own, Rhinestone still knew that most kits couldn't eat solids for quite a while – something his own mother had taught him. So, they'd need one of the queens in the nursery to help.

When Hailkit came bounding up, the rusty colored tom found himself tensing slightly, not wanting anything to happen to either child. Voice still slightly muffled, he explained in a patient voice, "You can't play with them quite yet, Hailkit. They're too little, and we don't want them getting hurt. As for a name... I don't believe they have one yet. We'll all have to help to come up with one." Moving forward a little, Rhine's gaze scanned around camp until he found the nursery, a relieved breath leaving him. He muttered to Stormspine, glancing up at the massive dinosaur, "He was very nearly in the sea foam... his parents must've left him there. I can't begin to imagine why..." The feline shook his head the faintest bit, making sure not to jostle Foamkit before he continued his beeline towards the nursery, where the new little one would be the safest.

RHINESTONESTAR - PALMCLAN - PENNED BY STILLY

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[MysteriouslyMaple]

[glow=white,1,400]BLIND CONFIDENCE ! — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]

Hailkit let out a small, 'terrifying' hiss as Stormspine came over and gently nuzzled him, but didn't do anything to attack the dinosaur - he was slightly irritated at being told 'no', but he got over it quickly whenever Rhinestonestar started speaking. "We can name him Foamkit!" Honestly, the only thing that really cause the kid's attention was the word 'foam', with the leader's other words not really clicking in his mind just yet.[glow=COLOR,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]

[RHINESTONE.]

While Rhine had initially planned to save the naming of the child until later, he couldn't deny that Hailkit's suggestion was a good one. Even as the young boy hissed "threateningly" at Stormspine and bounced around their feet, he at least picked up on the important things. Whether or not his attention span would grow longer as he grew older remained to be seen, but he was bold, and that would be good for Palmclan. Rhinestone probably would've spent hours alone just trying to figure out a good name for the little one, that wouldn't make him hate it as he grew older. Nodding his head very gently as not to jostle Foamkit, Rhine gently placed the kit down at the mouth of the nursery before he spoke, "...Foamkit would actually be a fine name for him. Show his roots without reminding him of anything painful. That's a good one, Hailkit." He smiled a bit, flicking his tail playfully against Hailkit's head as he spoke. He'd need to find a queen who could take Foamkit in, but at least the child had a home, and a name.

RHINESTONESTAR - PALMCLAN - PENNED BY STILLY

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