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Post by mew on Sept 23, 2021 16:19:24 GMT

 SAPPSAW
she/her • oakclan warrior apprentice


The sun was glittering warm and high above the canopy despite the breeze that rattled the drying leaves with its chill. Rather, it was the bright sunlight that had the elders complaining enough about gaps in their den walls that had ultimately resulted in Sappaw and another of her denmates, Finchpaw, being put to work patching holes. As two of the youngest apprentices in the clan, the ruddy apprentices had small paws with which to more nimbly weave the twigs they were outfitted with by Cloudchaser.

With a small huff, Sappaw swiped a paw across her brow as she studied her handiwork for a second before adjusting it a bit more to her satisfaction. It was hot and tedious work in spite of the breeze, but somehow the little tabby found it oddly peaceful. Occasionally there would be an earful from Greyears that she would catch through the wall, but even that was amusing for Sappaw to listen in to. Purring gently to herself as she continued her work, she flicked her dark gaze over to Finchpaw in an effort to steal a glance at her progress, wondering idly how much of a dent the pair of them had put into their workload.

notes:: figured this would be a good thread to leave tentatively open if you're cool with that ^^
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she/they | cst time zone | plotter

dawnclan
pollenpetal | 18 moons
oakclan
thistletea | 32 moons
nightclan
pepperpaw | 7 moons
outsiders
carrot | 10 moons

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Post by lastmoon14 on Sept 24, 2021 15:37:54 GMT

Finchpaw
she/her : Oakclan apprentice : 7 moons


The small she-cat sighted as she stretched to cover one of the many holes of the elder's den walls. Even with her small height, her long body was really useful for patching the higher gaps. She liked helping, but after some time it had become a bit tedious. She wasnt the typical cat that got bored after doing something for a while, but she had too much energy contained. Turning around she thought briefly of going out for a run before keeping with her work, but soon that thought was denied. Indeed, she would have done it if she was alone, but her companion was also patching holes, and she couldnt leave her alone. 

Taking a step back she walked towards Sappaw, observing her work. She was much better than her at that it seemed. At first both had started matched, but soon the younger cat had lost the interest on doing it perfect. "Hey! It's looking great. Well done Sap!" She said as she softly touched her shoulder with her paw. Looking back at her work... "How can you do it so good?" She asked, moving a bit to the side to cover the hole she had left semi-closed. 

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Last Edit: Sept 24, 2021 15:43:37 GMT by lastmoon14
Moon : She/Her : Spain : GMT+2

> Oakclan
- 🦜 | Finchpaw
> Dawnclan
- | Fluffywing
> Nightclan
- 🌑 | Darkrain

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Post by mew on Sept 27, 2021 16:45:14 GMT

 SAPPSAW
she/her • oakclan warrior apprentice


Sappaw had been surprised as Finchpaw began to fidget, urging the spotted runt to snap her attention back to her own work in hopes to avoid drawing her denmate's attention. It seemed her efforts, however, were in vain. The silky russet apprentice zeroed in on Sappaw from where she worked, and with her energetic nature, it appeared Finchpaw found more interest in her peer at the moment. Stifling a sigh, Sappaw steeled herself for conversation.

The other she-cat had padded over, that Sappaw had expected, but when Finchpaw tenderly touched her shoulder, the tiny dappled tabby felt a shriek die in her throat. The close proximity had her ears on fire and panic worming itself into the pit her belly. The normally stoic apprentice's spring was about to snap, and would have had it not been for the words that tumbled from Finchpaw's mouth unknowingly. As if the magical password to Sappaw's switch were triggered, chestnut eyes no longer blazed with embarrassment. Rather, they now twinkled brilliantly in their dark glossiness at Finchpaw. "Ah! Oh no, it's nothing that great," she hummed out loud in an effort to appear nonchalant, though her beaming face betrayed her true feelings of revelry. Recognition was her weakness.

With a quick hiccup of delight, Sappaw cleared her throat and gestured with a flourish to her patched hole before continuing in muse, "I just made sure to cross the twigs over each other to make sure it was sturdier. It takes a little more time and twigs to accomplish, but then their bark gets stuck on each other and holds it in place better than if you were to just line them next to each other." She practically bounced as she explained her process in a cheery voice. It was fairly out of character for the strict little tabby, but it wasn't often she got the opportunity to flex her strong suit in scholarly duties. With a polite purr, Sappaw cooed, "Were you having trouble? I could give yours a look and see..."

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she/they | cst time zone | plotter

dawnclan
pollenpetal | 18 moons
oakclan
thistletea | 32 moons
nightclan
pepperpaw | 7 moons
outsiders
carrot | 10 moons

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Post by lastmoon14 on Sept 27, 2021 19:37:10 GMT

Finchpaw nervously moved her tail as the other started explaining how she did it, confirming she wasn’t made for handcrafting. She had been doing it wrong all that time? Well not wrong, it worked, but it wouldn’t last as much as what Sappaw was doing. She tried to remember all her words as she smiled, seeing the strict apprentice act like she did. She had made her feel good, so point to her. Handcrafting cero, talking skills one. Still, she flicked her ears slightly backwards as the she-cat asked to see her work.

“He he noo don’t worry, I’m doing fine I don’t want to distract you. I will do better now with your short class” She said, giving her a weird, half strained smile as she slowly walked backwards with an awkward soft laugh. She would just laugh at her! Getting some small twigs she tried to do what she had explained, but it was hard. She put some in and moved others and it seemed to work at first. But as Finchpaw moved her paw back one of the branches snapped, everything falling down and creating an even bigger hole. She turned to Sappaw again, almost feeling her dark colored eyes burning her side as she chuckled, knowing the apprentice would have listened to her failure. “Well, I miiight have a little trouble”


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> Oakclan
- 🦜 | Finchpaw
> Dawnclan
- | Fluffywing
> Nightclan
- 🌑 | Darkrain

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Post by mew on Oct 11, 2021 17:18:24 GMT

 SAPPAW
she/her • oakclan warrior apprentice


Finchpaw had done her best to play things off and use Sappaw’s advice to her advantage, but alas, it seemed she was a little less proficient at the task at paw. Turning back to face the darker apprentice, Sappaw was met with a strained chuckle from the ruddy she-cat. Sappaw couldn’t help being curious about her denmate’s work, but felt a pang of sympathy when she caught sight of the newer hole formed. ”H-hey, it’s not that bad,” Sappaw offered in a worried tone, moving closer to inspect Finchpaw’s handiwork with a careful eye. Perhaps if she could help Finchpaw start off, then maybe the fluffy she-cat would understand it better.

Swishing her thin tail at her peer, the dapple tabby mewed, ”Come see, Finchpaw. I’ll show you how to start off.” Sappaw shifted over a little to make more room before returning her attention back to the gap in the den wall. With a nimble paw, she tucked a long twig between two spots along the frayed edge of the hole before following it up with another twig in the opposite direction. She continued this process slowly, building up the twigs in the same corner until no light could be seen through that spot. Stepping back to give Finchpaw more room to examine her work, Sappaw purred warmly, ”You just tackle it in small spots and then over time, it’ll be fully done.”

Her chestnut eyes scanned back over her own hole as it was nearly done. Part of her wondered how long it would take if she just did it herself, but she also knew that if Finchpaw didn’t learn how to do it now, she wouldn’t have much time later to learn. Scrunching up her brow in contemplation, Sappaw stepped a few more paces back until she was back in her own spot before giving Finchpaw a shy nod of encouragement. She then spun on her feet and resumed patching her own hole. Part of her belly twisted as anxiety soon returned considering that exchange had been the most she had said to a peer in a while, and it had Sappaw feeling a little bashful. She hoped she hadn’t done too much, or made Finchpaw feel as if she had stepped on her toes. Keeping her head down and working hard at her duties were the only ways to make sure she could keep comfortably to herself.

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she/they | cst time zone | plotter

dawnclan
pollenpetal | 18 moons
oakclan
thistletea | 32 moons
nightclan
pepperpaw | 7 moons
outsiders
carrot | 10 moons

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