Warriors RPG

[The Kingpin]

Spitting a piece of bark that got in his mouth out, to the side, the tom got to his feet, shaking himself off. "I'm okay...i think" he meowed, shaking his head once more, slightly dizzied by the drop, a small piece of bark dropping out of his ear, the feeling causing him to shake his head yet again. listening to Insolitus' advice, he nodded. "Noted" he meowed. he glanced at the tree again, getting back into position, and taking aim, making sure to examine the bark to see what looked stable and what didn't, before leaping once more at the tree, hitting it several feet up, the tom now moving a bit more slowly, using his claws as much as possible to maintain his grip on the tree, ascending high enough to reach the first branch, before twisting awkwardly, sitting on the branch, glancing around. "Hey....i did it! i'm up!" he meowed, puffing his chest out with pride. he noticed his paw was uncomfortable though. looking down, he saw that a fairly large chunk of bark was stuck to it. if he had tried to climb any higher, that would've caused him to drop. shaking his paw, he found it was firmly planted in place. "I think they should rename me Barkfoot" he meowed as he rose his paw to show the two the chunk of bark stick to it, his claws barely visible on the underside, firmly planted and hooked in it...

[Hopeflower]

"Well done, young warrior," Insolitus called, his blue eyes brightening with amusement at Nightclaw's predicament. "Try breaking the piece, see if that helps," Hawkclaw meowed, grinning.

[The Kingpin]

Nightclaw put the bark against the branch at an angle, before putting his second paw on it, balancing himself carefully, using his back legs as anchors just in case his forepaws slipped, pushing against the chunk of bark. at first, it didn't move. it was surprisingly sturdy considering Nightclaw's claws cut through it. but after a few rough pushes and a hit, it bent. Nightclaw then put his free paw back on the branch and used his jaws to split it the rest of the way, freeing two of his paw fingers. after that it took a small shake to get the remaining piece of bark off completely, the piece dropping to the floor below with a light crunch as it hit the dry leaves below. "success!" meowed the tom with a smirk...

[Hopeflower]

"Reminds me of when I was a kit," Hawkclaw purred. "I fell from a low tree branch. Dead leaves stuck to my paw because my claws were out." She chuckled. "I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to get them off. Hawksight was kind enough to help me out before she laughed."

[The Kingpin]

Nightclaw smirked. "Evil leaves...one of these days they're going to take over the forest. you know that, right? they'll attack the kits and control them by covering their paws....then cause an uprisal against the clans" he meowed seriously, a smirk pulling at the corner of his mouth as he lay in the tree, feet dangling on either side, rather enjoying the view...

[Hopeflower]

"Oh, I think the kits could take care of themselves," Hawkclaw purred. "They do an excellent job of capturing dead leaves, as I recall."

[The Kingpin]

"That's what the leaves WANT you to think" hissed Nightclaw, eyes narrowed and shifting nervously, as if expecting to be attacked at any moment by what leaves remained on the trees. as if on queue, a gust of wind blew through the trees, causing the leaves to rustle violently, Nightclaw's eyes widening, seeming almost disproportionate to his head at the size they were. "They're angry i revealed their secret! HELP!" he meowed, mock terror in his tone...

[Hopeflower]

Insolitus chuckled quietly as Hawkclaw called, playing along, "They've got us surrounded! They'll bury us alive and then come for you!"

[The Kingpin]

"I have not lived for four seasons to end up being killed by LEAVES" meowed Nightclaw angrily, swatting at leaves in the tree, causing them to fall to the ground. "Stay back you crispy brown ********!" he snarled in mock rage...

[Hopeflower]

Hawkclaw reared up onto her hind legs to swipe at the leaves as they fell, giving a mock-battle cry. "To me, StormClan! Fight well or die!" Insolitus sat down, watching the two young warriors with an amused glint in his eye.

[The Kingpin]

Nightclaw went back to the trunk, digging his claws deeply into it, sliding down at a controlled speed despite pieces of bark raining down around him as his claws ripped chunks of loose bark off, before kicking off when he was close, mis-aiming his landing and landing halfway over Hawkclaw, stomach over her neck, legs on either side, tail end on one side and head on the other. "Consider me protection.....big...black...fluffy protection" he mumbled, still somewhat disorientated...

[Hopeflower]

"Oof!" Hawkclaw's legs collapsed under her from the unexpected weight and she landed heavily on her stomach, knocking the wind from her. "You're...heavy protection," she mewed, laughing breathlessly. "I'm sure the leaves will think twice before attacking now."

[The Kingpin]

"Quality has it's price...in this case...it's heavy.....the upside is you don't need to carry the protection around....it'll follow you by itself" meowed Nightclaw with a chuckle, rolling off of HawkClaw and onto the ground, laying limply in place, before rolling onto his back and staring up at the clear sky, thin wisps of clouds visible above, the sight broken by falling leaves caused by the gust of wind that blew through the trees...

[Hopeflower]

The tabby she-cat chuckled. "That's good," she meowed, stretching out more comfortably and resting her chin.

Insolitus found a sun-warmed rock and settled down, tucking his paws under his chest.

[The Kingpin]

Nightclaw seemed to dose there after several moments, falling silent, eyes closed, basking in the light that came through the trees above...

[Hopeflower]

Hawkclaw's amber eyes half-closed as warmth seeped into her dark tabby pelt. She let out a quiet, content sigh. This was her favorite kind of day - while the crispness to the air promised that leaf-bare would soon arrive, it was sunny and there was a nice breeze. She could relax for a while before they'd have to head back.

[The Kingpin]

"Hey....Hawkclaw....?" meowed Nightclaw after a period of silence basking in the cool light of the leaf-fall sun...

[Hopeflower]

"mm?" Hawkclaw murmured, angling one ear towards the black tom to show she was listening.

[The Kingpin]

"..............your fish was tasty" meowed Nightclaw after a few moments of silence to let the curiosity sink in, the tom looking at her upside down, on his back with his head turned to look at her slightly...

[Hopeflower]

Hawkclaw blinked a few times, caught off-guard. "Random," she mewed, "but I'm glad you liked it. I wondered where it had gone so fast," she added with an amused roll of her eyes.