Is there no (p)rivacy!?

[Melodysong]

Duskrise

Yawning slightly, I looked around the camp. Not many cats were hanging around outside right now, because it was pretty late at night. I, however, could not sleep because I was nervous about my test coming up tomorrow. I would be a warrior soon, and tomorrow Quillfoot would be evaluating me, which, obviously, was kind of nerve-racking.

I was a little hungry, but I'd already eaten my fresh-kill for today, and the kits needed it more than I did. They came first. It was part of the warrior code.

I wondered if anyone was up. Certainly didn't seem like it. However, when I was about to get up and head back to the Apprentice's Den to make a futile attempt at sleep, I heard pawsteps behind me.

Turning around, I saw a cat that looked like a warrior, but I didn't recognize him. Bowing my head in respect, I murmured a quick, "Greetings," shy, and unsure of what else to say.

[Duskrise]

Duskrise... 

For once in his life, was having trouble sleeping. He wasn't quite sure the reason, but it had led the drowsy warrior to wander out of the warrior's den and into the camp. His eyes moved upwards, looking at the sky. His tired brain barely managed to register that it was the middle of the night. He yawned and stumbled across camp.

His mind was a mess, further blurred by his sleepy brain. Thoughts consisted of his current relationships, what could be, and strange things. Blurring all together, he couldn't exactly think all that well. At the very least, his nose managed to pick up some cat's scent. A stranger. He dragged his paws towards then with a yawn. 

He stayed in a standing position behind the cat, straining to stay standing. "Helloooooo little miss Finchmouse..." He mumbled with a smile somehow, with his eyes drooping down.

((Oh my god sleepy Dusk is like the best lol.

[Melodysong]

((looolll not sure how to respond to that xD))

Laughing, I realized that this warrior looked awful tired. That probably explained his...um, unique behavior. I couldn't help a grin from slicing across my face. "Hey, Melodypaw's the name, what's yours?" I asked, quite curious to learn more about this warrior.

Well, this warrior seemed nice. Not threatening at all in the morning, but even I could tell that he'd be able to win in a fight.

Not knowing what else to say, I simply sat there and waiting for yet another response.

[Duskrise]

Duskrise held up a paw.

"Eurgh... One mofish..." He suddenly fell forwards, violently and quickly, on his face. "Ow!" The male warrior exclaimed before lifting his face back off the ground and holding a paw to his face as he paced back and forth. "Ow, ow, ow! Good waking method but stills hurts, OW!!" This continued for a short while, until his face stopped throbbing from the sudden collision with the ground. He turned to the apprentice, feeling awake, and somehow with a wide grin.

"Sorry, wasn't exactly awake a second ago. Learned that little painful trick one time with..." He snickered. "'Pullwing.'" He coughed into his paw. "Anyways, I'm Duskrise. Sorry if you said your name already, can you repeat it? If not, I'd like to know your name." He asked, his smile slipping back onto his face.

((I just realized both Sunheart and Duskrise seem to get their faces slammed into the ground quite a bit...

[Melodysong]

I could already tell I would get along well with this cat. He had a pretty funny personality, even if he didn't realize it, and that never not boring. She couldn't help but chuckle as he fell on his face, but tried to hide it, and failed, with a cough.

"Well, I hope you're okay from that fall of yours. It looked pretty bad." I said, the statement a mixture of joking and concern. "Anyways, my name's Melodypaw, and it is very nice to meet you." I said, trying to be polite.

Not sure what to say next, I settled with a normal conversation starter: "So, how are you?"

[Duskrise]

Duskrise grinned.

"Fantastic meeting you, Melodypaw." He meows brightly. Then he waved off with his forepaw raised. "And don't worry, my face is made of steel! It's literally unbruisable!" He declared dramatically.

He sat down in front of the other apprentice. He loved meeting new cats. This apprentice, Melodypaw, seemed nice. He wondered why exactly she was still up. The only time he'd found a cat up was back when he had been an apprentice.

Duskrise smiled. "Oh, things are doing fine. I'm just up for no reason whatsoever."

[Melodysong]

I giggled childlishly at his statement about his face being made of steel. It made me wonder how many times he'd actually fallen on his face. "Well, do you fall on your face often?" I asked, still laughing a little bit.

He also sounded like he was up for the reason like I was: for no apparent reason what-so-ever. "I'm pretty much up for the same reason as you are..." I paused for a minute, thinking about what to say next. "Although I suppose it's a little bit more than that. I'm anxious about my assessment tomorrow." I explained, my mind once again going back into worrying mode.

[Duskrise]

Duskrise smiled.

"Not enough to permanently break my face, but yeah... My face does hit the ground a bit." He admitted. "Besides..." He knocked his paw on the ground. "It's usually rock that my face hits." Then he heard Melodypaw explain why she was awake.

His smile shifted into a more thoughtful expression. "Oh..! That's a good reason." He meowed. "But I'm sure you'll do great, regardless of anything." Then he looked sheepish. "Me... I haven't got a single, solitary, good for anything reason for me being up! I just am."

[Melodysong]

I smiled at Duskrise's reassuring words. It sure was nice that she had a vote of confidence, and it was also nice to have someone to talk to. I let out another soft laugh as he explained his reason for being awake so late. "Well, that's unfortunate. Do you wake up with no reason often?" I asked, honestly curious as to weather I may have seen him lurking around at night in the shadows....or something.

[Duskrise]

Duskrise liked the smile on Melodypaw's face.

He truly did. Then she let out a laugh at hearing him explain that he simply was up. Not much more to it. He gave a small smile as he shook his head. "Nah... Only been kind of woken up once before when I was an apprentice." He explained.

He chuckled. "I met a warrior named Palewing, though I call her 'Pullwing.' Or at least, I did for that night. We didn't exactly call each other by our actual names... Hehehe... Kinda my fault to be honest."

[Melodysong]

Kinda woken up when he was an apprentice....kinda like me now. Except for the fact that I wasn't exactly woken up.

Hearing him explain about Palewing, a warrior that I hadn't yet met, made my smile continue to grow. "Wait, so you call her Pullwing...why? And what does she call you?" I asked, honestly curious. Nicknames for Duskrise floated through my mind, maybe: "Dushrise... Daskrise.... yeah, I suck at this." I laughed once again as I awaited a response.

[Duskrise]

Duskrise chuckled lightly.

He began to speak of that strange night. "She kind of woke me up and I was an apprentice at the time. I was pretty sleepy... So I wasn't exactly coherent. So Palewing was interpreted as 'Pullwing'. She ended calling me 'Diskpow' because that's what she heard me mumble." He explained. He gave a smile. "Don't worry, it's fine! Honestly, there's only so many ways one can butcher one's name!"

[Melodysong]

Hm.....Diskpow. Curious, I asked, "Does she still call you that now? Or is it just Diskrise?"

(Sorry, lazy and don't have much time.)

[Duskrise]

Duskrise shrugged.

"Haven't seen her around... She might call me 'Diskrush' or something similar." He smiled. "It'd be fun to see her again though. There are a lot of cats in Iceclan, it's very easy to meet many cats but not meet up with all frequently."