I'M A BIG BOY NOW / intro

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[i]CALLING THE WORLD FROM ISOLATION

WEEPINGKIT  —  PALMCLAN

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In a few months, the kit was going to get to be an apprentice, and as a celebration, he's decided to sneak himself towards the edges of the camp today. He wanted to explore, maybe he could catch something and impress everybody once he brought back a giant sea bass! Or even a seagull! All the warriors would have to look at him and say that he was a very strong kit, a natural talent. Even better, his big brother would be proud of him, too. How exciting!

And so, the tabby drops low, tail swaying back and forth behind him. A paw reaches out, pulls him forward quietly, looking around as he tries to decide where he'd go first. It would probably be easier to try and catch a fish, but a bird could be even more impressive. He looks up, trying to see if he could find any seagulls flying downwards towards the beach, though in his search, the boy is distracted. A pair of pinchers, a meaty red shell, sat in front of him. A crab - not a big catch, but maybe it'd be easier if he started small, and then he could come back with two meals! He smirks to himself, tail twitching excitedly. And so he lunges at the crab, unsheathing his growing claws as he skids on his landing, desperately grasping at the crustacean. But then he feels a pinch. He pushes at it, but it doesn't let go. "Ow! 'Ey!" came the kitten's high-pitched yelp, his paw now shaking furiously to get the crab off. Though in his attempt, the pinchers only sink deeper into Weepingkit's fur, causing him to tense further and let out an even louder cry.

He whines, batting at the crab. If someone were to hear and find him like this, he wouldn't even get to catch one thing today. And so in his desperation, he pulls his paw towards his face, using his teeth to quickly bite down on the bottom of the crab, yanking it off and ultimately killing it. Though now that he looks down at his paw, red drips from the punctures the now dead crustacean had left, and it stung really bad. A pitiful, quiet cry exits the kitten, pressing onto his injured paw in an attempt to hopefully get rid of the pain before anyone came and noticed.

[RHINESTONE.]

It had been quite a while since Rhinestonestar had initially found out he was going to have little siblings – or rather, a little sibling. Back then, he had just been Rhinestoneeyes, a senior warrior who was surprised his parents were still having kits. Not that he didn't think it was great, he was just so used to he and his two littermates being the only kits that had been born to Sprucefleck and Otterswirl. It had also been quite the surprise that he had only gotten one younger sibling out of it all, but that wasn't bad. It put less stress on his parents, and meant that he had only one little sibling to dote over and spoil. Rhine knew that Weepingkit sometimes hated how much he babied his little brother, but he couldn't help it. Weeping was so much younger and so much more fragile, and the thought of him being hurt filled the leader with both cold fear and white hot rage, all at the same time. Rhinestone had honestly hoped that his ascension to leader wouldn't convince Weepingkit that he needed to do even more to impress everyone, but it seemed as though his fears had been realized.

One moment, Rhine had been laying at the entrance to his den, the front half of his body sticking out into the camp and the back half lazily resting inside his usual resting place. The next moment, a harsh yelp had split through the sky, followed by yet another one as well. Immediately the male's ears had pinned back, startled into movement by the fact that he recognized the voice that had called out. Getting up to his paws, the leader headed towards the edge of camp, following the familiar scent of Weepingkit that led him along. He couldn't help the sigh that left him as he grew close, noticing just how far from the center of camp they really were – his brother really did seem to be making a habit of pushing his limits. Once Rhine came upon the poor injured kit, he felt both guilt and sympathy flood through him. Leaning down, he touched his nose gently to one of Weeping's temples, muttering softly to his brother, "Weepingkit... what exactly do you think you're doing out here? You know it's dangerous... although you obviously found that out more personally..." His eyes drifted down to the other's paw, as well as the red that had splattered against the sandy ground. Shaking his head from side to side, Rhine flicked his tail back towards the inside of camp, "Come on... I'm sure that Featherear can help you with that paw of yours, alright?" He was sure that Weeping didn't actually want to go back, but he couldn't risk the other getting any more hurt than he already was.

RHINESTONESTAR - PALMCLAN - PENNED BY STILLY

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[i]CALLING THE WORLD FROM ISOLATION

WEEPINGKIT  —  PALMCLAN

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It seemed the young boy's attempt to not draw attention to himself has failed, and despite the blood coming slow, it still did not stop. A pout forms on his features as Rhinestone approaches, tail curling around himself. He goes quiet, hearing his brother's words, moving the pressure off of his paw. "I beat the enemy crab." He says softly, gesturing to the dead crustacean in front of him. The boy hesitates to move, the stinging in his paw still pulsing. He looks behind him, embarrassment seemingly beginning to grow in his face now. At least he wasn't coming back entirely empty-pawed, even if it resulted in the display before him. "I wanted to catch a bird or-or a fish." He says, tail tip now twitching behind him.

Still, despite his attempts not being all that fruitful, he would lower his head, grasping the crab between his teeth and holding it as he raises once more. He gets up, walking lightly on the paw that had been pinched, moving up next to his older brother. It's fine, he decides. He could try again later - for today he could just be Weepingkit, the kitten who caught a crab. Tomorrow, he could be the one who catches a fish. A shark, even! Actually, that might be too big for him. He's not sure they'd even be able to eat the whole thing before it went bad. At least, not most of them.

[Luciferr]

STORMSPINE - male - spinosaurus - palmclan - warrior

”if it helps you can come fishing with me Weeping!” an exclamation ensued as the familiar shadow of the very large, but admittedly young for his species Spinosaurus rounded into the area - having heard the yelp on his way back from a patrol route which admittedly he’d been doing them more since the fox attack - and when he hadn’t he was often a fixture at the entrance of the nesting site, or where the dents and their hatchlings were - an ever vigilant bodyguard!

Storm clicked his claws together sheepishly ”if that’s alright with Rhine?” as if realising that he should probably ask - but he’d keep the little hatchling safe! And it was always good to learn early - but even hurt from the crab this was good work to which the spinosaur nodded his own appraisal ”a fine catch” crabs were quite something - good food, a variety from the usual fish fair.

”I can take you both back? I was heading back anyway! And hey you get a better view above - you can see if any strangers are about” sensing a way to maybe appease the kit that ever seemed to be trying to prove himself - which Storm found endearing but no need to grow up so quickly, there was still childhood to live through yet before all the problems that came after - even if storm had had to grow up quicker than most.

[RHINESTONE.]

Well. At the very least, it seemed as though Weepingkit's little stunt wasn't entirely fruitless. Rhine still would've preferred that his little brother hadn't been hurt at all, but at the very least he had managed to nab the crab who had laid its claws on him. Chuckling softly as he saw the dead crustacean, Rhine stepped forward to lightly touch his nose to Weeping's head, muttering as he did so, "...You certainly did beat the enemy crab. It might not have been what you were going for, but it'll certainly be helpful. Crab is a fine meal, and I'm sure you'll impress whatever future mentor you have. You've certainly impressed me." Any frustration Rhine had for his brother's reckless behavior had left him swiftly, and now he mostly just wanted to reassure the other that he had done a good job. After all, the tom could still remember when he had been just a young kit, desperate to be assigned a mentor and get out to training. Weepingkit was just hitting that age where he was venturing out more and more, and Rhinestone would have to keep an eye on him.

Turning to head back alongside Weeping, Rhine was slightly startled by the exclamation from Stormspine, even if he had seen the spinosaurus coming. Maybe it was just the slight boom of the dinosaur's voice that often caught him off guard. Either way, the leader paused for a moment before he spoke, a soft sigh leaving him, "I... I suppose fishing would be fine, provided you keep him safe. After all, it's not too dangerous. You just have to be sure not to lean too far over the water." Rhinestonestar still didn't entirely like the idea of Weepingkit training before his proper apprenticeship, but it was better that he did it safely. After all, training with a warrior was better than going off on his own. Glancing down towards his little brother when he heard Storm's offer, Rhine hesitated before offering his own advice, "If you do take him up on that... please be sure to hold on tight. Stormspine is very tall, after all. I can walk alongside the two of you." The absolute last thing they needed was for Weepingkit to fall from Storm's back.

RHINESTONESTAR - PALMCLAN - PENNED BY STILLY

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