Nerd Alpha and Nerd v2 [p]

[Swiftpaw]

Cloudskip

Swiftpaw had been working long and hard on his fidget problem. It worked! There remained a bounce in his step, and his tail tended to sway wildly from side to side as he walked... However, it was better than before. He still had a tendency to skip around when he got excited, however.

He was watching the camp entrance, when he yawned. He got bored. Then he suddenly noticed a splash of white sitting by the fresh-kill pile. His tail's waving speed increased. It was the deputy, Cloudskip! He hadn't seen his dad or mom in forever! Maybe the deputy would know where his dad was? Either way, she seemed cool enough to talk to! Besides, maybe she'd train him a little! His mentors kept disappearing. He tried not to think that they didn't like him. He dashed over, and suddenly sat down, practically skidding against the ground in place. 

"HiCloudskipmyname'sSwiftpawnicetomeetyou!" He suddenly blabbered out with a blinding smile.

[Cloudskip]

Cloudskip was just returning from hunting in the territory, a rabbit limp in her jaws. The day was going by as usual, although it could be a bit boring at times. Watching over Fireclan with Oceanstar gone was a bit stressing, but nothing she couldn't handle!.. Right? Her mind began to wonder to the disappearing cats in the clan. Oh Starclan...

Suddenly, an apprentice came running towards her and starting blurting out words. Oh geez. The deputy laughed and set down her rabbit before replying. "Um... Hey, kid. Do you mind slowing down your words?" Cloudskip chuckled awkwardly.

[Swiftpaw]

Swiftpaw's eyes were shining, and they did not appear to be deterred by Cloudskip's awkward tone. "Oh! I'm sorry, I guess I'm just really bad at toning things down... I just get excited and start going off...?" He smiled nervously.

He felt like he was massively embarrassing himself in front of the female deputy, but he couldn't let a little or a lot of embarrassment to stop him from being honest and everything.