Restarting... Restart Complete[OPEN]

Subject: Restarting... Restart Complete[OPEN] Thu 8 Aug 2024 - 7:18

It had been several sunrises since Sunhare died.

Scorchivy had stayed in her nest for those few days, rising only briefly to receive food and water from her clanmates. She would shy away from their pitying glances and their murmurs of kindness. It was not their kindness she needed, not their comfort she wanted. It was Sunhare's. And he wasn't here.

A soft sigh escaped the queen as she rose for the seventh dawn since she last saw her mate. His body was out there, buried in WindClan's territory along with all their fallen ancestors. Along with her father. The thought of Rowanfire alone made the she-cat's gaze dart nervously around the den. It had been many moons since she last saw the tom, and yet time had not done much to ease her fear of him. Would he be in StarClan, awaiting for her once she died, and once her kits died too? Would he be there to torment her and her family for the rest of their lifes. And poor Sunhare, to meet him so soon... her tail curled protectively around her belly. No, nothing harmful would befall her kits. Not if she had anything to say about it... and she hoped that she would have plenty to say, when the time came.

She had felt the kits stirr in her last night. That knowledge-- the knowledge that some part of Sunhare was still with her, that she still had something to love and to care about-- that knowledge was what finally brought her to her paws this morning. Scorchivy slipped out of the nursery, whiskers twitching as she met the fresh breeze for the first time since she holed herself away. She felt stiff all over, likely from staying in her nest for so long. She's have to see Hemlockfox for that, then, once she had the time. Not now. Not yet.

The tabby was conscious of the looks from her clanmates as she padded towards the fresh-kill pile. Murmurs trailed after her, blanketing the Camp in a soft viel of whispers. She didn't blame them-- she had hardly had the energy to groom herself these past few sunrises, and she must look horrible. Plus, her grief of Sunhare hadn't exactly been a secret. Oh, how she missed that silly tom. If he were here, he'd start cracking jokes and making her forget all about what other cats were saying. He always had this way about him, that cats just had to pay their fullest attention to whatever he was going on about. And now that he was gone, the contrast was abundantly clear.

From the pile of prey, she fished out a plump-looking mouse. She had suddenly developed a craving for it, and why shouldn't she satisfy that craving? She was a queen now, she reminded herself, the Warrior Code decreed that she was to be fed first. As she picked out a quiet spot to lay down and enjoy her meal, away from most of the stares, and finally settle back into the admosphere of the Camp, a half-familiar cat seemed to be trailing after her. Scorchivy paused, looking back at the cat with a questioning look. Her tail twitched nervously; had the questions began to approach her already? Her gaze darted briefly to the nursery, where the comfort of her nest hid mere pawsteps behind the thorny walls, but she willed herself to face her clanmate. She'd have to get this over with, eventually.

「R」

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Quillsplash | Bird / Tom / ShadowClan T5 Warrior / #802318
Leopardwind / Tom / WindClan T4 Warrior / #cc9900
Milkkit / Tom / RiverClan Kit / #dbc6ad

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Subject: Re: Restarting... Restart Complete[OPEN] Sat 10 Aug 2024 - 12:22

Laurelriver needed a reset.

She needed something to take her mind off of romance, probably just because Leopardwind and Cloudjumper were in love, and Laurelriver hated the feeling. She needed to talk with cats without thinking about love, so she walked over to Scorchivy. She had just lost her mate... she probably didn't feel comfortable talking about love right now, either.

"Hey," she said, smiling at Scorchivy. The she-cat was probably old enough to be her mom, to be honest. "I was wondering if you'd like to play a game with me." To lighten the mood, of course. StarClan knows how both of them needed something to cheer them up - and Laurelriver had a great idea for one.

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Rookfire, ShadowClan T4 Warrior: 60/170
Kitespring, RiverClan T3 Warrior: 50/140
Laurelriver, WindClan T3 Warrior: 50/140
Hollypaw, SkyClan MCA: 20/50

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Subject: Re: Restarting... Restart Complete[OPEN] Sat 10 Aug 2024 - 23:07

It was one of the new warriors, Laurel something. Scorchivy remembered the apprentice's ceremony had taken place just a few days prior to Sunhare's death. She put on a weak smile in response to the warrior's greeting. So Laurelwhateverhernamewas wasn't here to inquire about her, then? Or maybe the "game" was just an excuse to fire off with questions.

"Yes, of course, though I apologise if I, ah, make any mistakes," Scorchivy murmured, shifting her paws nervously. She set her fresh-kill aside, ready for whatever this game was. She wouldn't be able to do much physically, not with the kits growing in her, but she wouldn't mind any less active games. "What did you say your name was again, dear?"

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Quillsplash | Bird / Tom / ShadowClan T5 Warrior / #802318
Leopardwind / Tom / WindClan T4 Warrior / #cc9900
Milkkit / Tom / RiverClan Kit / #dbc6ad

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Subject: Re: Restarting... Restart Complete[OPEN] Sun 11 Aug 2024 - 11:47

Laurelriver smiled. "I'm Laurelriver," she said. It was strange that Scorchivy wasn't aware of her name. Didn't Tigerstar announce her ceremony just a few sunrises ago or so- Oh. That was just right after Sunhare died, wasn't it? Laurelriver had never known what it was like to lose a mate, but she knew it must have been awful for Scorchivy.

"Well, I was thinking about playing Two Truths and a Lie with you," she said. "We each say three statements - two of them are true, and one is a lie. And we have to guess which one is the lie." That could give Scorchivy the opportunity to say what she wanted to, and nothing more.

"Okay, here are my three: I talked with a ShadowClan cat at the border when I was a warrior, I brought down a pheasant with Moonpaw on a hunting trip, and My favorite flower is marigold." Those three seemed like reasonable statements for Scorchivy to guess.

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Rookfire, ShadowClan T4 Warrior: 60/170
Kitespring, RiverClan T3 Warrior: 50/140
Laurelriver, WindClan T3 Warrior: 50/140
Hollypaw, SkyClan MCA: 20/50

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Subject: Re: Restarting... Restart Complete[OPEN] Thu 12 Sep 2024 - 7:45

Two Truths and One Lie was a game she had played before as a kit, though it had been seasons since she last heard it brought up. She guessed it may have popped up once or twice in the nursery in the short time she's stayed, but, well, she hadn't really been paying attention to anything around her lately.

Talked with a ShadowClan cat at the border, brought down a pheasant with an apprentice, or having marigold as a favourite flower? As a chat who knew nothing of the warrior before her, all she had to reason with the three choices were wild speculation and vague, possibly false, memories. Scorchivy pretended to think for a moment, though in truth she had nothing to think about, before taking a wild guess and proposing hesitantly, "Is the lie the second one? Hunting down the pheasant with- uh- Moonpaw?"

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Quillsplash | Bird / Tom / ShadowClan T5 Warrior / #802318
Leopardwind / Tom / WindClan T4 Warrior / #cc9900
Milkkit / Tom / RiverClan Kit / #dbc6ad

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