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[Heartkit]

It was an awfully big task to tumble around the nursery when you were deaf in one ear and your legs were about half the size of your nursery-mates. 

Little Heartkit had no idea why her legs were so short compared to the others, or why she couldn't hear out of one ear - but she wasn't going to let that hold her back! She was a kitten, after all, and what were kittens good at if not bumbling around without restraint? 

The tiny kit let out a snuffle (she had a chronic running nose) as she scrambled around as fast as her legs could take her. Scraps of moss and bits from nests were no match for her, and she slammed into everything with equal vigor. Her play was aimless, but she was having an excellent time, so who cared? 

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Poppykit watched intently as another kit wandered aimlessly around the nursery. Poppykit wasn't exactly the type to socialize, converse or trust others too often, but this she-kit seemed safe to be around.

"Uh, hello?" she tried, while approaching the she-kit cautiously to avoid being run into. Before asking if the kit was all right or not, she realized a moment later how short the kit's legs were compared to hers. Not wanting to offend the kit, she just introduced herself instead of asking about her legs. Some things were better left unexplained. "I'm Poppykit."

[Heartkit]

Heartkit continued to bumble around, her paws skidding in the dirt - she nearly knocked straight into the other kitten; she hadn't heard a word the other kitten said, since she approached her on her deaf side. She did hear a little bit of something, so, when she had finished sproinging around the place, she turned to face the other. 

The other kitten was looking at her as if she had just said something; but, since she hadn't heard a thing, she squinted her eyes and tilted her head, with her right ear raised up. "Huh?" she squeaked, snuffling again. "I didn't hear you. What was that? Did I bump into you? Sorry! I won't do it again!" With a careless flick of her tail, she waited to hear what the flecked kitten had wanted to say to her.

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Poppykit blinked, staring blandly at the she-kit. "What? No--" she began, though found herself a bit lost. "I'm... I said Poppykit." she finished, tilting her head a bit. Was her hearing better in her right ear?

After a cold rush of wind blew into the nursery den, her fur fluffed upon instinct and she shivered. "Nice to meet you..." though she'd trailed off, expecting the kit to introduce themselves.