Logs/17/08/26

EliteNinjaWarrior: (tc) Wrenpaw is talking with Shadepaw and Turtlepaw, trying to invite them on patrol. (shc) Cypresspaw was just interrogated by Liontooth, and is now in camp, hanging around. Last things said come next.
8:39 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie With a 4, you think of one very possible way to communicate while mute, and a couple others that you almost instantly scrap because of their unreasonable difficulty.
The way that came to mind first was a system of tail and/or paw signalling, where Shadepaw could point or gesture with his paws or tail to get basic ideas across.
(shc)  As Cypresspaw groomed the last lingering bits of muck from his fur, his thoughts couldn't help but to turn to Tigerpaw.
Where was she, was she alright? He tried his best to remember where she was last, or what she was even doing. (Recall)
Roll + result comes next.
(shc)  @Grace: With a 1, you cannot recall what Tigerpaw was doing before her disappearance. (and neither can the dm for that matter, rip)
8:41 Apricate lolol
8:41 EliteNinjaWarrior @Katie i'll paste the new system of doing things here for you, and as a refresher for u both
8:42 Fubsy k thanks
8:44 EliteNinjaWarrior the basic process for acting is 'observe, act, and react' in a circle. you're given a scene by the host/dm/whatever you wanna call 'em, then you have a moment to think about it and ask questions about it if needed (maybe performing some 'sensory checks' that won't cost you energy), when once you have a good grasp on your situation and your options, you choose to act within a round. your action can be either a check or roll depending on which skill you want to use, and each check or roll will cost 1 energy point. the results of your check or roll will be told to you as a response from the host, and then from there you have a chance to think about it and 'react' - if you want more information, ask questions or 'observe' - and the cycle continues until the end of the session or until the adventure ends.
when battling another creature - whether it's a wild animal, an enemy clan warrior, or something else entirely - the process is almost entirely checks (with the only rolls being when you use the knack for rolling, if you have it). before getting into battle, it's smart to observe any warriors you can find and looking up their stats on their page, using the strategist knack if you have it. you launch battle by challenging another warrior somehow - whether it's the use of a knack to try and intimidate the warrior, or a direct attack using pounce, there will be a check. the check compares your value in whatever you use to theirs - if yours is higher than theirs by a point or more, you win and the move works.
if yours is lower than theirs by a point or more, it fails. (continued)
the degree of failure (which is usually but not always the number of damage points dealt) depends on the margin of success/failure - for every point in the margin, one point is taken from the loser's hp. if it's not a direct attack, other effects apply - these will be detailed both on the knack's description as well as by the host in their response.
when travelling and dealing with the environment, checks are replaced by rolls, where the bot is used to roll a die (the d6, unless others are added for some reason in the future) to determine the affectiveness (or lack thereof) of an action (usually a skill, if not a knack or a nonaction). the effectiveness is then told by the host, who either has pre-planned results for every possible roll, or makes up the responses as they come (the latter is my style lol)
for example: want to climb something? do a roll. want to attack a fox? do a check.
also, the skills are split into different categories - sensory, communicative, environmental, and combat
8:45 Fubsy jesus ok
8:46 EliteNinjaWarrior sorry for flood - once everything is cleared up we can dive into it
8:46 Apricate Cypresspaw huffed to himself. What an empty head. With a shallow sigh, he pulled his gaze off of his dusty paws, scanning the camp for his father. (See +1)
8:47 Fubsy just gonna
do my best tm
8:47 Apricate it's p much the same, it just takes a lil bit to process lolol
8:48 EliteNinjaWarrior yeah
basically the only real addition is checks alongside rolls, and the 'observe' step where u ask questions about the scene you're given before acting
if u ever get questions abt stuff feel free to ask, better to clear it up now than stay confused until the launch
8:50 Apricate im too excited to meet my own oc's father why am i like this
8:50 EliteNinjaWarrior u might meet him once wren acts
(or observes then acts
)

8:52 Apricate aaaa
fub p l s
8:57 EliteNinjaWarrior @katie @fubsy
ok w/ever we can skip
8:57 Fubsy fuck sorry my mom
8:57 Apricate oh shit rip
8:57 EliteNinjaWarrior it's cool, rip
8:57 Fubsy anyway
8:58 EliteNinjaWarrior sorry u were bein kinda rushed
8:58 Fubsy no it's ok
Wrenpaw grinned. "Can you signal to what you mean, Shadepaw?" She turned to Turtlepaw. "Has he been acting this weird all day? You know he's normally not like this."
short but quick so it'll do
8:59 Apricate  (okay)
9:01 Fubsy  (y)
9:01 Apricate   (b)
9:03 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: Shadepaw shakes his head, and you notice his tail is curled under him like a scared dog.
Next to him, Turtlepaw nods. "He's been mute ever since he came back to camp last night. I think something scared him real bad, 'cause he's been refusing to leave camp all day..." The tortoiseshell prodded her brother's side with a dark paw, and he just let out a soft hiss and flinched away.
(shc)  @Grace: With a 3, you catch sight of Sorreltuft sitting near the nursery's entrance, talking to the queen there. You notice he looks a little tense, his thick smoky pelt fluffing up more than usual.
You can now observe (ask questions), or act
9:04 Apricate dad
9:04 Fubsy father
between my wifi and my mother
9:10 Apricate Cypresspaw hesitantly rose to his paws, quickly licking down his ruffled chest fur. He hadn't spoken with his father all day, and it didn't seem like a good idea to avoid him. Even then, he couldn't keep the twitch out of his ears or force his tail to not drag in the dust. Not good enough. Gritting his teeth, he crossed the clearing and approached his father, hoping to speaking with him.
rip
9:11 EliteNinjaWarrior yo fub, if you gotta leave at any point bc of either of those things, it's ok - we'll continue wherever we left off later, if you want
9:11 Apricate yeah man
9:11 Fubsy nah man
I'm good
just might be a little slower
ya know
9:12 Apricate cool w me, take all the time ya need
9:12 EliteNinjaWarrior ^
ya, no pressure here
should i just ditch the whole 'no moving on until everyone's acted' bit for this session?
9:12 Fubsy Wrenpaw growled slightly in frustration. "Come on, Shadepaw! You don't know what's dependent on yo-" She paused, realizing her mistake. "I mean—we'll never be able to help you, if you don't at least TRY to tell us what's wrong."
yeah
probably
9:13 EliteNinjaWarrior ok, i'll go ahead and do that
9:13 Fubsy I thought the other sessions flowed well tbh
everyone could go at their own pace
9:13 Apricate ya
9:13 Fubsy the only issue was that didn't work with a whole bunch of folks
too haphazard
9:13 EliteNinjaWarrior that's just what i changed it for though lmao
9:13 Fubsy also my impulsive girl  <3
she just wants to save her friend
9:13 Apricate wren ye l
9:14 EliteNinjaWarrior i'm hoping to have a ton of people be a part of this so the phasing thing will be useful. for now though, i agree it won't work here
anyway
9:14 Apricate ya
9:16 Fubsy  (ok)
9:20 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: Shadepaw's eyes shone with dampness, probably from crying earlier. Whatever happened to him last night must've spooked him hard.
Turtlepaw's eyes narrowed as she looked up and down her shuddering brother, and then noticed the spot where her paw jabbed him, just beside the elbow. "Hey, this is kinda weird... Looks like a big cut behind his elbow here." The she-cat gestured for Wrenpaw to come look as well.
(shc)  @Grace: Sorreltuft's gaze slid over from Rosepetal - the cat he was talking to, you now saw - to you. His tail flicked to be beside him, resting over his hind paws as he turned his head and attention to his son. "Hello, Cypresspaw," he says with a flat voice, his eyes reflecting a conflict of emotion in him that he suppressed. "I haven't seen you all day. What have you been up to?" (yo if i ever get hot dad wrong when it comes to characterization, call it out ok? can't get it right if i don't know i got it wrong)
9:21 Apricate fuck he's perfect
i'm thinking that he loves his son, but is kinda distant because 1: reminds him too much of pansy, since they look p alike and 2: thinks that being harder on his son will change him for the better
9:22 EliteNinjaWarrior what i was thinking too
9:22 Apricate but hes bad at it and comes off as bitchy and flaky at times
ya
9:22 EliteNinjaWarrior  (ok)
9:22 Fubsy so can I observe and ask a question now then??
is that how that works
9:23 EliteNinjaWarrior yeah, if you want
9:23 Fubsy Alright
does it appear to be a scratch mark by a cat
actually wait I'll just
check this
9:23 EliteNinjaWarrior ask as many questions as you want before you act, as long as they don't require checks or other actions
i mean you can ask that
9:23 Fubsy dont I need a see check
9:23 EliteNinjaWarrior at this point, it should be kinda obvious
9:24 Fubsy fair
I'll ask then
does it look like a cat did it
or a creature
9:24 EliteNinjaWarrior i think i'll limit senses to long-distances or while obstacles are in the way or something
anyway
9:24 Fubsy if only that had been the case
when i
SNUCK INTO THE LEADERS DEN
and had to see check
and couldn't see shit
9:25 Apricate lolol
9:25 Fubsy )^:
9:25 Apricate at least u made it
9:25 Fubsy luck
9:25 Apricate fuck, could the love bullets relate to platonic love too
9:25 EliteNinjaWarrior @Katie: It appears a cat's made this mark. As you examine it, you notice there are other long, thin scratches on the rest of his body - the same uniform shape, also from a cat.
idk, if you want them to?
that's what the family bullets are for though, kinda
9:25 Apricate ah fuck alright
9:26 Fubsy Wrenpaw narrowed her eyes, glancing worriedly at Turtlepaw. "You're thinking what I'm thinking, right?" She leaned closer, taking a whiff of the wounds. (Smell Check)
9:27 EliteNinjaWarrior smells require rolls, not checks lol
9:28 Fubsy ugh
eli i don't know my rpg lingo leave me alone )^:
9:29 Apricate "I uh-" Cypresspaw croaked, fur heating. "I slept into the afternoon," he muttered, clenching his teeth. "The stuff at the border kept me up all night, it was hard to sleep." He decided against telling his father about Liontooth. He didn't want his dad on his case either.
9:30 Fubsy I feel like if Cyp's dad ever met Wren he'd think she was a demon
9:30 Apricate honestly yeah
fuck gotta switch to mobile for a lil bit, brb
Apricate has left the forest. May StarClan light their path!
(anon) Apricate has entered the forest. Are they a friend, or a foe? (anon)
9:33 Apricate ok there
9:33 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 5, you catch the natural scents of Shadepaw, sadness, ThunderClan and the moss he slept on - the strongest and freshest odors, but beneath it is a thin, faint layer of a different Clan's cat. ShadowClan.
You don't know the Clan well enough to pick out which cat it is, and the scent isn't strong or fresh enough for that either, but you can affirm it is a ShadowClan cat on his pelt.
(shc)  @Grace: His ears flick as he listens to you, and his nostrils flare in annoyance. He huffs. "You lazy toad! What kind of respectable ShadowClan cat spends his whole day sleeping?" he scolded, turning back to Rosepetal. The entire time, he refused to look you in the eye. He continued. "Go on a patrol and make yourself useful, before you turn into a rock."
(wb)
9:34 Fubsy i too, smell like sadness.
9:34 EliteNinjaWarrior sadness is a very salty smell
9:34 Fubsy If I smell like seaweed
does that count
9:34 EliteNinjaWarrior yes
9:34 Fubsy oh god do I dare use this as an opportunity to try and initiate fluff
good
9:35 Apricate but dad I am a rock
9:35 EliteNinjaWarrior do whatever you like
9:35 Fubsy if I got caught
would i literally be dead
9:35 Apricate literally
9:35 Fubsy yes
i'd just
die
9:35 EliteNinjaWarrior probably
only one way to find out though... ;)
9:35 Fubsy better idea then
god not my baby
you can take her happiness away eli
but you can NOT take my child from me
9:35 Apricate pain
I'm so conflicted
fluff or no fluff
9:36 EliteNinjaWarrior reminder you can observe/ask questions after anything i tell you pretty much
9:36 Apricate ok good
9:36 Fubsy that's no fun
9:36 EliteNinjaWarrior but yeah do w/ever you feel like
9:36 Fubsy I gotta find it myself
9:36 EliteNinjaWarrior and get creative to solve the mystery
9:36 Apricate Eli are you planning on setting us up again
9:37 EliteNinjaWarrior no
i never set people up
they set themselves up
i just document the world's reaction
:o)
9:37 Fubsy Wrenpaw squinted. "That's odd. Maybe you should get Petalfall. I've got to go, I haven't contributed much today." Wrenpaw padded off, slipping out of camp and heading back to the place where the ShadowClan patrol had stopped and dropped her. (Pathfinder I, Recall +1)
if i can't go on your territory
I'll just
hang out on mine
9:38 Apricate check the scene again too :o
9:38 Fubsy will do
9:38 EliteNinjaWarrior holy shit
9:38 Fubsy whar
what
9:40 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: Turtlepaw nodded, and you could see her guiding the mute Shadepaw towards the medicine cat's den before you left camp.
With a 7, you easily find the location of the place where they dropped you off, it being burned into your brain for at least the next few weeks probably. You are there within 3 minutes.
you rolled a 6 fub
a fucking 6
9:41 Fubsy HA
9:41 EliteNinjaWarrior PLUS a knack
9:41 Apricate Cypresspaw winced,  but quickly pulled it back. "Alright, dad." He turned his dejected gaze elsewhere,  practically skidding away from his father.  He gazed around the clearing,  hoping for a patrol to escape camp.  (See +1)
fuck really
9:41 Fubsy Okay so what's the situation look like
Now that I can't be blind anymore y'all should fear me
I'm only shortsighted
9:42 Apricate luck and supreme vision
9:42 Fubsy I'm ready to fight
9:43 Apricate stop flirting w the other sad parents   dad
i want happiness for my boyo but at the same time I don't
9:45 Fubsy i want wren to fight his dad for being a shitty dad
9:45 Apricate he means well i think lolol
9:45 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: You look around, listen to, and smell the scene. It's very nearly the same as you left it, still drenched in ShadowClan scent despite the lack of their presence. No other cats are around, but you can hear small rodents scurry about in the undergrowth encircling the clearing. You see that the place hasn't been used for anything since you left it - all signs show that not even a patrol has come across this spot after you.
(shc)  @Grace: With a 5, you can see a patrol containing Scorchtail, Stoatcry, Bearfang and Darkfern who are about to leave. The sunhigh patrol is about to leave, and once again there's an argument. You can't make out anything anyone's saying, however.
9:46 Fubsy god  they got me surrounded
9:47 Apricate fuck were any of those in wrens capture patrol
9:47 Fubsy Wrenpaw glanced around, deciding she was alone excluding the rodents. She parted her jaws, deeply inhaling the scent of the scene. (let's smell it up)
9:47 EliteNinjaWarrior no
capture patrol was vinefur, wildstreak and liontooth
9:47 Fubsy enemies
9:47 Apricate ok good
9:48 Fubsy grace it'll look suspicious if you avoid them )^:
dont die
9:48 Apricate fuck u just want fluff
9:48 Fubsy fuck u caught me
same
fluff it up
9:48 EliteNinjaWarrior holy shit again
fub's lust for fluff got her another 6
9:49 Apricate fuck
9:49 Fubsy you won't stop me
if I'm lucky enough
not even you can stop me eli
9:49 Apricate lol
9:51 Fubsy i just realized the full implications of smelling a 6
so much good info
nice
also does +1 recall count if I'm trying to remember and match up the old scent
9:52 Apricate Cypresspaw sidled up to the patrol,  pausing to listen for a moment before speaking.  "Uh.. May I join the patrol?" (Listen +1)
9:52 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 6, you can clearly scent the ShadowClan stench of moist grasses, pine trees, and gross amphibians around the area. You can even pick out each of the cats' individual scents, though you still don't recognize any of them as specific warriors like a ShadowClan cat could. The scents are all stale, not having been renewed since the last time they came around to escort you back. The area's dead, and nothing but a hunting ground now. Maybe that's for the best.
Coincidentally, it began to rain.
(don't tempt me, fub)
(also technically yes? you can use the clan lore knack to recognize individual clan cats in any check you make)
9:52 Apricate fuck it's short
mobile sucks w this
9:53 EliteNinjaWarrior it's ok if it's short my dude, you don't gotta write novels to play wcng lol
9:53 Fubsy it RAINS
fuck you i can't smell shit now )^:
i forgot eli is god and can literally defy time and space
well
i got overly confident about challenging god
9:56 Apricate u can't challenge our god fub
9:56 Fubsy Wrenpaw sighed. If she couldn't recognize the scents, maybe a ShadowClan cat would. (oh no here we go) She trudged towards the SC border, recalling the scent and pondering how to describe it.  (Ponder +1, Recall +1)
grace come save me
9:56 Apricate oh no
9:56 Fubsy pls
we need you to smell the shit
9:57 Apricate I'm coming with a patrol you heck
9:57 Fubsy so we can do the thing and solve the mystery
well heck u
9:58 Apricate go fuck w the crime scene before we come!!
9:58 Fubsy im not on your territory
I'm still on mine xd
why would u be on my territory
wait
am I on your territory
fuck
9:59 Apricate it's directly on the border I think
leave cyp something ):(( I need fluffy angst
10:00 Fubsy ill leave whatever I can associate the smell with (^:
as a c l u e
10:00 Apricate :o
10:03 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 4 in both Ponder and Recall (averaging out to 4, of course), you find a few choice words to describe their scents. You recognize the musky scent of the largest cat, a dark tabby, and recall that his breath was always rank with rat smell - something he must've eaten a lot. The she-cat who "freed" you had a fresher scent, similar to the shores of the lake. The last tom's pelt reeked of saliva and the taste it held - strangely enough, fish.
(u rlly think u can describe a shadowclan scent to a shadowclan cat w/o bein offensive? aight lmfao)
(shc)  @Grace: A soft drizzle comes falling through the patchy pine canopy above you as you listen for their conversation. With a 5, you can catch at least the gist of what they're discussing before approaching.
Scorchtail started it, it seems, and now she, along with Bearfang and Darkfern, was arguing with Stoatcry over where they'd patrol. "No, Scorchtail, we can't go to the RiverClan border, especially not after..." (continued)
10:05 Apricate !!
10:06 Fubsy She continued to think, now focusing on doing the same for the scent on Shadepaw. (+1 Recall, +1 Ponder)
Apricate has left the forest. May StarClan light their path!
10:08 Fubsy rip grace
10:08 EliteNinjaWarrior  (shc)  "... what's happened recently! You don't want to provoke a war with RiverClan on top of ThunderClan, do you? Look at what this's already costed us!" the deputy hissed, his reddish-brown fur on end. "We can't win any fight against two Clans at once, especially with WindClan gone. SkyClan are cowards, and hate us anyway!"
Scorchtail sneered. "Who said we'll be provoking them? We have to keep our borders strong if we want to scare ThunderClan away from us. You saw what they've been doing while they don't fear us! Think of Ambertooth, and what happened to Antfoot and I!"
"That has NOTHING to do with RiverClan!" he snarled, looking furious and about to pounce on her, until Bearfang stepped between them. "Stoatcry, think for a moment. Scorchtail may be brash during these hard times, but she does have a point. If we don't keep up ALL our borders, the other Clans will suspect we're weakened by ThunderClan. You know personally how greedy RiverClan is for land." (continued)
(anon) Apricate has entered the forest. Are they a friend, or a foe? (anon)
10:10 Fubsy friend (??)
or enemy
10:10 Apricate foe:o
10:10 EliteNinjaWarrior  (shc)  Stoatcry sighed. "You're right, Bearfang. Let's go to RiverClan... but we're ONLY marking the border. Not hunting. Are we clear?"
The other 3 warriors nodded in agreement, and then you spoke up, causing Stoatcry to jolt. "Cypresspaw! You're welcome on our patrols any time."
(wb bro)
10:11 Apricate almost able to get back on my computer
10:11 EliteNinjaWarrior ok i may have accidentally given a 6 or 7 answer for a 5... oops
10:11 Apricate :^)
10:11 EliteNinjaWarrior oh well. no regrets :o)
10:11 Fubsy (^: oopsie
10:11 Apricate whoops
rip no fluff today
10:13 EliteNinjaWarrior i'm lmao @ fub's rolls here
10:13 Fubsy is it a 6
10:14 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 6 in recall and a 1 in ponder (lol what a dichotomy), you can clearly remember noticing that Shadepaw left you behind when the patrol caught you, as well as the fact that Shadepaw's scent was nowhere around the scene whatsoever. Unfortunately, for just a moment, you become a moron and stop thinking entirely for 2 minutes, instead becoming a zombie until you snap back into action. How strange, must be the rain.
10:15 Fubsy well fuck
can i just
try again lmao
wait
how did I get a 0
in ponder
10:15 EliteNinjaWarrior oops
10:15 Fubsy I have a +1 eli
)^:
10:15 Apricate Cypresspaw nodded, falling in behind the warriors.  He was anxious to hear that he wouldn't pass by the thunderclan border,  as he desperately needed to.
10:15 EliteNinjaWarrior it was a 7 and a 2 then, my bad
you didn't become a moron, my bad. still no intel though
10:16 Fubsy it's cool
10:16 Apricate lolol
10:16 Fubsy well fuck
so there's nothing I can use to describe this scent
10:16 EliteNinjaWarrior apparently not
10:16 Apricate maybe you could
uhhh
10:17 EliteNinjaWarrior you can always try again, of course, but the more you do it the more energy it uses
10:17 Apricate fuck right
10:17 Fubsy how much energy do we have again
10:17 Apricate what did we even start at
10:17 EliteNinjaWarrior 100
10:17 Fubsy ok cool
10:17 Apricate oh nice
10:18 EliteNinjaWarrior so you can perform 95 to 100 checks/rolls until you pass out
10:18 Fubsy Wrenpaw huffed, blocking out the sound of the rain and trying again (Ponder +1)
10:18 Apricate u got this
10:20 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 3, you think long and hard about Cypresspaw's scent, and the comparisons that come to mind are only the sweetest and richest aromas of ShadowClan blossoming flowers and crystal clear streams... Wonderful, like honey from within a raging hive or complex comb. 02:42, September 30, 2017 (UTC)

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10:20 Fubsy luck don't fail me now
fuck you grace stop being so distracting
)^:
10:20 Apricate i can't help it if im in ur way ;;)
10:20 Fubsy ycgfnffbffnfffnfnf
10:21 EliteNinjaWarrior oh whoops
10:21 Apricate switching back to computer brb
10:21 Fubsy She screeched silently in frustration, rather flustered now. She decided to attempt it one last time, calming herself and this time focusing on the quiet rain as she let her thoughts consume her. (PONDER +1)
is this a bad idea
if 3 is a romantic fantasy is 6 a full on sexual fantasy
regret
but it's too late
10:22 EliteNinjaWarrior yes... too late
oops
10:22 Apricate this is too good
10:23 Fubsy I'm enjoying this
I hate it
but it's fluff
so I'm enjoying it
10:23 Apricate eli is providing us with the fluff we can never have
10:23 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 2, you shake your mind clear of the dumb smelly Shadowcat, and focus in on Shadepaw instead. From what you can tell, Shadepaw never went near this area of the territory last night, even with such a low score. Curse that tom for distracting you! However, all evidence points to the conclusion that Shadepaw never interacted with these ShadowClan cats.
10:24 Apricate curses
10:24 Fubsy fuck
grace die
ily but die
this is all such useless information
i just wanted to know,, the scent why are my thoughts so jumbled
10:25 EliteNinjaWarrior it's raining
10:25 Fubsy oh right
10:25 Apricate Cypresspaw fell in line behind the patrol, paws fidgeting in the dust as he anxiously awaited their departure. He couldn't help but shoot one last hopeful glance at his father, hoping to catch his eye. (See +1)
10:25 Fubsy aw poor boy
so where am I right now location wise
10:26 EliteNinjaWarrior oh fuck did i skip over cyp's thing from earlier
shit sorry
10:26 Apricate rip dont worry!! i actually prefer this one :o
10:29 Fubsy i need to draw my kids also
i sketched them
but never,,, finished it
10:30 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: You're currently situated in the southwestern corner of ThunderClan territory, by both the lake and the ShadowClan border, but further up from the lake. You're about a 7 minute's walk away from the scene where Sorrelspots died.
(shc)  @Grace: The patrol left, with Stoatcry taking the lead, Bearfang trailing behind, Scorchtail behind him, and Darkfern at the back in front of you. With a 6, you clearly spot your father chatting it up with Rosepetal behind you before you leave, and though you can't explain why, your gut tells you it isn't idle, happy chatter.
10:30 Apricate please i need these kids
10:30 EliteNinjaWarrior oh btw fub!
10:30 Apricate i cry
10:31 EliteNinjaWarrior i made a base for the characters we can use in the infoboxes
so you can use it to design wrenpaw and anyone else you made if you like
10:31 Apricate also fub u need to make ur sad mom so u can interact w her !!
10:32 EliteNinjaWarrior ^
there are now 4 sad parents in this game. what have we done
10:32 Apricate army of sad parents
10:32 EliteNinjaWarrior technically 5, but eh
4 for now
10:33 Apricate 5,,,,,
rainsomething, rosepetal, sorreltuft and fennelbreeze
oh no
10:33 EliteNinjaWarrior rainwish
10:33 Apricate im worried
10:33 EliteNinjaWarrior you shouldn't be
well i mean you should be,
but not about that
10:34 Apricate there are many other things to worry about
Cypresspaw tugged his gaze off of his father, a sinking feeling settling in the pit of his belly. He refused to dig deeper. Something told him that he would only find more problems than he already faced. He struggled to keep up with his patrol, feeling as if he were almost drifting back to the ThunderClan border. To take his mind off of.. Her, he gazed around the piney forest, nose turned up. (See +!, Smell)
10:37 EliteNinjaWarrior mmmmmhoooo
fluff might be coming soon~~
10:38 Apricate please yes
lol i think fub is fucking w the bot
10:41 EliteNinjaWarrior  (shc)  @Grace: With a 2 in See, you see nothing out of the ordinary. Your patrol is in front of you, leading the way out of camp towards the RiverClan/ShadowClan border, and your home territory surrounds you. The pine trees, tall and dark, seem to loom over you accusingly.
With a 5 in Smell, you catch the drifting scents of many types of prey - mice, rats, toads, even a squirrel or two.
Your patrol walks along confidently, until you notice Darkfern trailing behind as well, stepping back to be beside you.
"Hey, Cypresspaw. You don't look too hot, are you feeling alright...?"
lmao
10:41 Apricate but do u know who think i aM HOT
10:42 EliteNinjaWarrior ;)
urthe hot shot edgy boy of wren's dreams ;oooo
10:43 Apricate ;;))))
10:44 EliteNinjaWarrior yo can u respond or something
10:44 Apricate fuck whoops im watching fub tear up ajcw chat w the bot
10:44 EliteNinjaWarrior oh
oops
10:46 Fubsy fuck sorry unsaid
10:46 EliteNinjaWarrior it's cool
10:46 Fubsy I'm having a good time it's great
I convinced AJCW they can actually talk to the bot
10:46 EliteNinjaWarrior ur doin god's work, fub
beautiful
10:47 Apricate "Oh, uh.. I'm fine!" He pushed a chirp into his voice. Hah, he was never much good at this kind of stuff. The chirp went flat, and he was unable to keep the enthusiastic smile on his face. "I mean.. I guess I'm ok."
10:49 Fubsy oh nice also eli !!
10:49 EliteNinjaWarrior  (shc)  @Grace: Darkfern squinted a bit, clearly doubtful. "You don't look or sound ok. Is everything alright?" The dark she-cat sat down, looking you in the eye with her front half leaned forward to look you in the eye. "Your dad isn't giving you too much trouble, is he?"
ya?
10:49 Apricate is darkfern actually really nice because that would be a relief
10:50 EliteNinjaWarrior draw your own conclusions
10:51 Apricate Cypresspaw lowered his head, pulling his ears back slightly. "It isn't his fault..! I just need to try harder, that's all," he murmured, trying to convince himself that what he said was indeed true.
10:56 Fubsy Wrenpaw paced the border, stopping to listen for any sign of other cats in the area. (Listen)
10:58 Apricate hey fub
fub
10:58 Fubsy what
10:58 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 3, you listen hard, but don't catch the sounds of any cats from either Clan nearby. Maybe if you just went a little farther in...
(shc)  @Grace: Darkfern stared at you, her blue-green gaze searching deep into your own, as if looking for proof of your words' truth in them.
Then she sighed. "Just don't overwork yourself, okay? If you try hard enough, you'll pop your bones out of their sockets and be of no use to anyone. Take a break every once in a while, and don't let your dad turn you into a puddle. For all of our sake."
Not a moment later, Stoatcry called out to Darkfern from the distance, and she hopped up. "Let's go show those fishfaces what being a ShadowClan cat means!" Darkfern purred encouragingly, yowling back to the deputy an "I'm coming!" before sprinting away to meet him. Now Cypresspaw was alone.
10:58 Apricate  With a 3, you think long and hard about Cypresspaw's scent, and the comparisons that come to mind are only the sweetest and richest aromas of ShadowClan blossoming flowers and crystal clear streams... Wonderful, like honey from within a raging hive or complex comb. 02:42, September 30, 2017 (UTC)

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10:58 Fubsy fuck you
eli are you coaxing me into death
10:59 Apricate oh no
10:59 EliteNinjaWarrior im crying bc that was actually an accident
bc i can't fuckin read
but now i mso glad it exists
10:59 Apricate fuck eli
why did you do this
now i have to decide between fluff or strengthing my bond with my clanmates
11:00 EliteNinjaWarrior exactly
:o)
also maybe @fub
it's up to you whether you wanna dig deeper or turn back and investigate another way
11:01 Fubsy (^:
11:01 Apricate fuck that im not gonna die today
i love fluff but i love my life more
i think
right??
yeah
11:04 EliteNinjaWarrior brb a sec
11:04 Fubsy Wrenpaw proceeded forward with caution, listening to make sure she was alone. (Listen, Sneak +1)
11:05 Apricate Cypresspaw's ears pricked in the direction the Darkfern bolted away in. He yearned to run to the ThunderClan border, but his paws refused to move. He couldn't. It would kill Wrenpaw, if she wasn't dead already.. He shook the thought away, racing in the direction Darkfern had ran in.
11:09 EliteNinjaWarrior back
Fubsy has left the forest. May StarClan light their path!
11:09 Apricate weba !!
11:09 EliteNinjaWarrior ther go
(anon) Fubsy has entered the forest. Are they a friend, or a foe? (anon)
11:09 EliteNinjaWarrior thx
wb
11:10 Fubsy ty
if i was the one who left
11:10 Apricate we were lost without our almighty god to guide us
11:10 Fubsy uwa
11:10 EliteNinjaWarrior im fucking impressed
11:10 Fubsy why
11:11 Apricate Owo
Owo
11:12 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 3, you listen and hear nothing but the typical forest ambiance. As far as your ears were concerned, no one was around. With a FUCKING 7, you expertly sneak onto ShadowClan lands, undetected by all the forest animals who could've caught you trespassing. Good work, somehow, expert sneaker.
11:13 Apricate yo must be so dune with this luck shit
done\*
11:16 Fubsy ok what do I see
what is my reward
11:16 EliteNinjaWarrior  (shc)  @Grace: You catch up with the rest of the patrol just as they're arriving at the lake corner, where RiverClan and ShadowClan both meet the lake. The warriors gathered there took turns marking the territory, both with urine and rubbing of scent glands, all over the trees and rocks which mark ShadowClan's side of the border. Stoatcry went first. When he finished, he declared, "Let's have a quick vote. All in favor of hunting while we're out here - on OUR side of the border, of course - say aye!"
lemme roll
11:18 Apricate god i love stoatcry
11:19 Fubsy precious
11:20 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 4, you see the expansive territory of ShadowClan in front of you. The tall grasses tickle your whiskers, and your paws are uncomfortably wet from the marshy ground below. The towering pine trees make patches of the sky black, and grey murky clouds block out the sun. At least the rain seemed to have stopped.
Having just entered the territory, nothing notable catches your eye. Well, nothing except for the small tuft of red fur caught on a thorn in a bramble patch to your left.
11:21 Apricate THAT LITTLE B ITCH WHERES MY SMALL DAUGHTER
11:21 EliteNinjaWarrior lol what r u talking about
11:21 Fubsy Wrenpaw plucked the fur cleanly from the bramble, before retreating across the border back to safety. She examined the fur closely, wondering if she could recognize it. (+1 Recall)
11:22 Apricate what did that dumb ant stomper do to my kid
"Ayeaye aye!! the pasta was overcooked !!!!!" Cypresspaw meowed beside the larger warriors, realizing how small he was compared with the rest of his patrol.
11:24 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 6, you almost immediately recognize the fur as a tuft from a red fox, likely a juvenile. It smells like one, too. Foxes are uncommon in ShadowClan territory, being more normal in ThunderClan, but regardless it looks like ShadowClan has yet another problem. A new wild animal.
(shc)  @Grace: Thankfully, Darkfern and Scorchtail said "Aye!" as well, almost in unison, and left Bearfang as the odd one out. After a moment, he nodded to agree.
Stoatcry grew a smile on his face, a genuine one that shown through. "Great! When we're done marking this side of the territory, let's split up and catch as much as we can!"
11:27 Fubsy She wondered if she should warn someone... ShadowClan would undoubtedly come to check the border soon. She trailed the edge of the border, grasping four sticks in her jaws, and arranging them in a square just inside ShadowClan's border. She placed the fox fur down inside of it. Thank goodness the border reeked of ThunderClan already. She then pricked her ears, listening for the call of a wren.
11:28 EliteNinjaWarrior smart
what's the call of a wren for though
11:28 Fubsy (^:
you'll see
11:28 Apricate fuck i thought it was the ant
11:28 EliteNinjaWarrior mk lol, lemme roll then
(tc)  @Katie: With a 3, you just barely catch the call of a wren from within ThunderClan territory, to the north - the far northwest, to be precise.
11:30 Fubsy She moved as quickly but silently as possible, tracking the call.
11:31 Apricate "Got it!" Cypresspaw nodded, doing his part to remark the border. After he finished, he turned back to ShadowClan territory, pushing his ears forward to listen for any hints of prey. (Listen +1)
Apricate has left the forest. May StarClan light their path!
(anon) Apricate has entered the forest. Are they a friend, or a foe? (anon)
11:34 Apricate whoops sorry
11:35 Fubsy its cool
11:39 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 6, you easily locate the bird and run to catch it, finding yourself at the very northwestern corner of ThunderClan, where it seems a bloodbath took place. The place reeks of it, but beneath the layers there exists two scents - ThunderClan and ShadowClan, unsurprisingly at this point - and just below that, the fainter smells of unknown cats... and Shadepaw. Finally, a lead!
The bloodtrails lead, once again, into ShadowClan territory - which is also where the wren was. You notice the wren perched near the top of the tallest pine tree around, just 3 foxlengths into the enemy territory, as a tiny brown blur.
(shc)  @Grace: The other warriors finish their own duties with the borders, and Stoatcry calls them together again. "Let's split up! I'll take Scorchtail and Bearfang along the north end, and Darkfern can take Cypresspaw. Catch the Clan lots, everyone!" the deputy mewed.
With a 3, you hear scuffling of a vole in a nearby thicket of grasses, but nothing else near.
11:41 Apricate !!!!
11:41 EliteNinjaWarrior \*Cypresspaw to the east
forgot that bit oops
11:43 Fubsy She grimaced. Her stroke of luck was rather unnerving, and she had still wanted to catch the wren. But that didn't seem like an option right now. She moved closer to the trail, trying to pick out the scents. (smell)
11:45 Apricate Cypresspaw nodded. He turned to Darkfern, hoping that she had forgotten about their earlier conversation. "Lead the way!"
Fubsy has left the forest. May StarClan light their path!
(anon) Fubsy has entered the forest. Are they a friend, or a foe? (anon)
11:50 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 4, you scent that Shadepaw's smell follows the blood, along with the unknown cats and ShadowClan. You recognize that Foxberry, a ThunderClan cat, is there as well, but his scent stops at the border and turns around.
(shc)  @Grace: Darkfern nods, purring at the apprentice's sudden enthusiasm, and carries a subtle trot in her step as she leads the way directly across the way towards ThunderClan's southern border. She stopped around a large red rock, and perched on top of it. "Let's split for different areas, and meet up back here. Okay?" she mews.
wb fub
11:50 Fubsy which border again??
also ty
11:51 EliteNinjaWarrior northern shadowclan border
shadow/thunder
11:51 Fubsy ok great
Wrenpaw glanced around the area of the trail, searching for any more clues.
11:52 Apricate Cypresspaw nodded. He turned, trotting up a bit farther north before stopping and scenting the area. (Smell)
11:57 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 2, you notice that there are black tufts of fur scattered around the area - you recognize them as Shadepaw's fur. Nothing else has changed.
(shc)  @Grace: With a 4, you scent a group of mice from within a bush to the left of you (north-west overall), and directly in front of you a robin. Strangely, you can catch soft and faint scents of cats from unknown places on the breeze, being carried south.
After you left, Darkfern turned the opposite way and headed for the lake shore, leaving you alone once again.
Fubsy has left the forest. May StarClan light their path!
(anon) Fubsy has entered the forest. Are they a friend, or a foe? (anon)
11:59 EliteNinjaWarrior wb fub
11:59 Fubsy ty
12:00 Apricate Cypresspaw paused. Strange. Unfamiliar scents of cats wafted past him, blowing in from the north. He attempted to track the scents, hoping to follow them. (Track +1, Smell)
12:00 Fubsy She scoured the area one last time, deciding to check just in case she missed anything, and then decided it would be best to go.
12:02 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With an unfortunate 1, nothing pops out at you on the scene.
(shc)  @Grace: With a 3, you manage to nab one of the scents, and follow it further north, weaving through all sorts of terrain until you hit a dead end, where the scent seems to stop in front of a tall tree.
12:03 Fubsy ick
Taking one last precaution, the small she-cat decided to listen to her surroundings. (Listen)
wait adding to that
Taking one last precaution, the small she-cat decided to listen to and scent her surroundings. (Listen, Smell)
12:05 Apricate He stopped before the tree. Why had the trail led him here? Confused, he scoured the area. (See +1, Smell)
12:12 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 3, you hear toads croaking from across the border, as well as the call of the wren high above, but nothing that suggests danger. With a 3, you scent the very same toads, as well as all the mayhem from the scene behind you and the trail of blood and fur you walked on. Nothing new and important.
(shc)  @Grace: (holy shit ok) With a 6 in both See and Smell, you spot blood spatters against the tree you were stumped at and marking the ground which led further north, and you catch the scent of the blood, the unknown cats again, and a hint of ThunderClan from the other direction. No specific cats you knew of stood out to you at such a distance and an age, but they were there nonetheless.
12:14 Fubsy Wrenpaw decided staying on ShadowClan territory any longer would be dangerous, and moved back towards the border. She slipped into the shrubbery, keeping a sharp eye on the landscape to pick out any changes.
wait
fuck nvm
before I do that
12:16 Apricate Cypresspaw choked, eyes snapping shut before he could process the sporadic spatters of blood. The images of Ambertooth and the ThunderClan cat sprawled out on the grass flashed against the backs of his eyes, no matter how hard he pressed them shut. He took a few breaths before following the trail, careful not to step in any of the blood.
12:16 EliteNinjaWarrior wrenpaw wasn't on shadowclan land to begin with at the trail lol
12:16 Fubsy fuck really
well great
12:16 EliteNinjaWarrior ye man, scroll up
12:16 Apricate fuck what
12:17 Fubsy no like
hold up
i reloaded oops
nvm then though
better for me
12:17 EliteNinjaWarrior  (y)
12:18 Fubsy Wrenpaw scowled in protest to her sticky paws, scraping the blood off enough to keep it from trailing. Rolling in some strong smelling grass to mask her scent, she continued to scan the trail, attempting to locate what she'd yet to examine.
12:20 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: (so are you following the trail into shadowclan or just staring at it from tc? just wanted to clarify sorry)
(shc)  @Grace: The bloodstains get larger but older the further you go down the trail, leading you eventually to a crossroads. It splits in 2 directions - one that leads directly to the northern ThunderClan border, and one that leads deeper into ShadowClan and maybe into no cat's land (where rogus all live).
12:21 Apricate u really want this fluff to happen dont u
12:21 EliteNinjaWarrior i'm giving you the option if you want it
if i really wanted it to happen, i could've forced it by now lol
12:22 Apricate fuck true
12:22 Fubsy nah just examining for now
12:22 EliteNinjaWarrior oki
12:23 Apricate Cypresspaw eyed the trail leading towards the ThunderClan border, and with a sigh, he moved after it slowly, ears pricked to make sure that nobody was following him. (Listen +1)
12:29 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: You continue to scan over the blood trail. With a 6 in See, you notice that the red pawsteps were of various sizes - some tiny and likely Shadepaw's, some medium sizes, and some huge. The huge ones, incidentally, had an extra 2 toes on the right front paw, you noticed. To your right is a tuft of fur different from the rest - this one was ginger, and you could tell it was from a cat, not a fox.
(shc)  @Grace: With a 7, you hear rustling in the bushes from the direction of the other trail behind you as you walked down the path, but they paused just a moment after. There's a faint growl, more rustling, and then it is silent, save for the unusual call of a wren overhead and the croaking of toads to the side.
you guys were super lucky holy shit
Fubsy has left the forest. May StarClan light their path!
(anon) Fubsy has entered the forest. Are they a friend, or a foe? (anon)
12:35 Fubsy (^:
12:35 EliteNinjaWarrior wb lol
12:35 Fubsy ty
digging around the wiki oops
Wrenpaw picked up the piece of ginger fur, and sniffed it, trying to get its scent. (Smell)
12:36 Apricate oh fuck whoops me too
Cypresspaw snapped around, eyes widened. Had he been caught? He inched forwards, sniffing the rustling bush with hesitant movements. (Smell)
big sniff
Fubsy has left the forest. May StarClan light their path!
(anon) Fubsy has entered the forest. Are they a friend, or a foe? (anon)
12:43 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: With a 5, you recognize that the fur is definitely from a ShadowClan cat, not a ThunderClanner or an unknown, but because you're not of ShadowClan blood you don't recognize it as any certain cat.
(shc)  @Grace: With a 2, you don't scent anyone - or anything - in the bush; only the smell of foxdung, strong and rancid. It disgusts your nose.
12:44 Fubsy Wrenpaw has SC blood on her mother's side )^:
but she wouldn't recognize it anyway
12:45 Apricate fuck im going to get ripped by this fox i just know it
lol fuck it
12:47 Fubsy o
no
dont
die
12:47 Apricate Cypresspaw jerked back, making an audible bleh before backing up and trailing back to the path of blood nearing the ThunderClan border.
lolo
12:49 Fubsy Wrenpaw set aside the fur, and examine the pawprint closer.
12:50 EliteNinjaWarrior unrelated note; just put on a gr8 song for what might/'ve happened
anyway
12:51 Fubsy what might've happened
12:51 Apricate i refuse to throw down w that fox
but one day
12:52 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: Despite the 5 in See, you cannot find any new information from looking at the pawprints again.
(shc)  @Grace: You're back on track on the trail. Nice call.
12:52 Apricate nice
fub wait for me ):((
12:53 Fubsy )^: fine
12:53 Apricate Cypresspaw picked up the pace a bit, the knot in his belly growing ever-tighter as he neared the border.
12:54 Fubsy With nothing else to do as of now, she retrieved the odd fur and a tuft of shadepaw's fur, and slunk into the bushes to watch the area while staying hidden.
12:56 EliteNinjaWarrior  (tc)  @Katie: Though you take up the evidence and hide, you're not quick enough and your back end sticks out from the bush you were slinking into just as a ShadowClan cat comes from out of the border foliage. Cypresspaw.
(shc)  @Grace: Eventually, you broke through the grass thickets, thorny bushes and tall trees, and appeared on ThunderClan's soil, right on the trail Wrenpaw was watching.
here we go

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**✯ Leader of SkyClan ✯**

12:56 Fubsy fuck
12:56 Apricate

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 02:42, September 30, 2017 (UTC)
Owo
what do we have here??
12:57 Fubsy to fluff
or play safe
12:57 Apricate there is only one option in a situation like this
we fluff and listen a lot
12:58 EliteNinjaWarrior actually there's a ton of options here, technically
y'all just don't have the imagination to think of all of them ;)
12:58 Fubsy agreed
12:58 Apricate eLI
12:58 Fubsy eli
12:59 Apricate Cypresspaw jolted to a stop, recognizing the familiar ass pattern of fur sticking out of the bush. "Wrenpaw?"
12:59 EliteNinjaWarrior before you yell at me for 'making a sex joke' - what i said was COMPLETELY innocent until i thought of that after i said it
12:59 Fubsy i was about to ask for examples
12:59 EliteNinjaWarrior i can give you some if you really wanna know
1:00 Fubsy I'm curious
but i'll regret asking
1:00 Apricate same
1:01 Fubsy fuck too much curiosity
ok i wanna know
I'm ready for impending regret
1:01 Apricate brace for impact
1:04 Fubsy impending regret grows by the second
1:04 EliteNinjaWarrior 1. One of you could immediately attack the other; most likely Wrenpaw, for trespassing. Could be sincere based on her distraction early, or could be in a weak attempt to assert her loyalty to her clan after what happened before
2. fluff. casual talk, maybe a lil sleuthing now that they're together again, maybe a little more romance develops. definitely a grateful reunion, seeing as they both worried that the other was dead for a while
3. fluff gone wrong - starts out friendly, but slowly turns sour w/ more revelations as one or both of them start getting paranoid abt the other's trustworthiness when it comes to secrets (especially cypress)
4. the separate category of crazy shit, also known as "no one would ever do this in a real situation but since it's a roleplay i can do whatever the fuck i want". includes a bunch of skill checks or rolls for unrelated actions that lead to zany conclusions
those were the main 4 i could think of, but i'm sure there are more
the sex thing in included under 4 by default since it's warrior cats and not an adult-oriented franchise
1:05 Fubsy all tempting except the sex thing
just gotta reply
1:06 EliteNinjaWarrior the most realistic/in-character one is probably a hybrid of 2 and 3
but yo do w/ever u guys want lol
1:06 Apricate 2 and 3 hybrid sounds good
1:08 Fubsy Wrenpaw contemplated ignoring the sound of the voice, or even automatically attacking to defend her territory, but knew neither of those scenarios would likely go well, at least for her. She turned around slowly, her bobbed tail flicking. "You're on ThunderClan territory." She stated bluntly.
1:11 Apricate "W-wait.. Wrenpaw?" Cypresspaw stuttered, taking a few steps back. Her sudden change of heart caught him off guard. "Wrenpaw, I thought-"
1:12 Fubsy She frowned. "You could get caught."
1:16 Apricate Cypresspaw winced at her flat tone, scooting back over the border. He frowned, gazing at her stiff stance from across the invisible barrier separating them. "I have so much to tell you, Wrenpaw..! I didn't know if you were alright," he meowed just loud enough for her to hear, keeping an ear out for anything unnatural. (Listen +1)
1:18 EliteNinjaWarrior @Grace: With a 4, you hear nothing unusual. This part of the forest seems very quiet for the afternoon.
1:20 Fubsy She shuffled her paws uneasily at the silence, sighing. "I just— Agh! Sorry, sorry. I was worried too it's just.. complicated." She subconsciously raised her head slightly, sniffing around for any signs of other cats or danger.
(Smell)
1:22 EliteNinjaWarrior @Katie With a 3, you can't smell anything out of the ordinary... nothing worse than the stale metallic blood stench and the mixing of two Clans and some outsiders beneath your paws, that is. Not even prey animals seem to stick around here...
1:22 Fubsy fuck that's so suspicious
is it just because of the blood or