Broken souls [Asphynx]

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Asphyx

Cinder walked through the plains, keeping half an eye out for threats as she walked around the grassy lands. It was a beautiful day, with a small breeze that made it not to hot. The few clouds in the sky were small and widespread. Upon sencng another cat, Cinder turned in that direction with a smile. "I know you're there." she drawled. 

[Asphyx]

blink and your dead

i'm quick, i'm cunning, and i never miss

Asphyx had been enjoying the beautiful day when she saw another cat. She's been watching from a distance for a while, but stepped out of the brush when the cat said she 'knew she was there.'

Asphyx smiled. "Here I am," she answered.

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Cinder inspected the cat, counting the nine scars she could see. "Either you're a terrible fighter, or I should be semi worried." she said flippantly. "So which is it?"

[Asphyx]

blink and your dead

i'm quick, i'm cunning, and i never miss

Asphyx let out a small laugh. "I think you should be semi worried," she answered. "Though if you want to know how I got them," she said, looking at her shoulder, "I could tell you."

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Cinder grinned. "Well, I'll tell you how I got my scars if you tell me how you got yours."

[Asphyx]

blink and your dead

i'm quick, i'm cunning, and i never miss

Asphyx shrugged, saying, "Fair enough," before launching into her story.

She pointed to her nose, where a small scar on the left side could be seen. "This is from training. I was chosen to fight a cat much older than me. He was around 11 moons, and I was around two moons. We fought, and when I pinned him down, her instinctively threw up his claws. One got niched on my nose. Then, he threw me off him with his hind legs, and his claw tore through my muzzle." Then she moved on to her eye, shoulder, and leg. "The scars on my eye are from falling rocks. My shoulder scars are also from rocks, and the scars on my leg," she gestured to her hind, left leg, "are from being attacked by a mountain lion."

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Cinder listened to her stories then nodded when it was her turn. "The one at the base of my ear, it's light but still there, is from a battle with a rouge. I wasn't the best fighter then, and I had been tripped and hit a rock. My friend was also there fighting with me, and thanks to her I lived," she said, the motioned with her tail to one of the more prominent ones on her left flank, "This I got fighting a badger." she said. "The one on my chest I got fighting with a cat who called me an 'innocent little kitten' and said I could never beat a grown cat like him. I did, by the way." she rolled her eyes, "The one on my cheast was from when I failed a loved one," she looked down for a moment, then her gaze flickered up with a grin, "Which, of course, was the last time I failed. The last cat, the one on my belly, was from when a friend betrayed me in a fight, but the weather still held to my favor," she said, her smile not flickering in the least.

[Asphyx]

blink and your dead

i'm quick, i'm cunning, and i never miss

Asphyx nodded. "Thats interesting..." she stated, her gaze flitting over the younger cat. Her eyes caught on every scar, then she met her eyes again and returned the smile. "It seems we both earned our scars."

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"Most certainly, though I'm not so certain the mental scars are quite deserved," she said with a small chuckle.

[Asphyx]

blink and your dead

i'm quick, i'm cunning, and i never miss

Asphyx shook her head, her face consorting to a slightly smug smile. "Never."

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Cinder grinned and cocked her head to the side. "You're not completely naïve." she said, meaning it as a complement even if it didn't sound like one.

[Asphyx]

blink and your dead

i'm quick, i'm cunning, and i never miss

Asphyx nearly laughed out loud. "I'm not sure naïve is a word to describe me," she commented.

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Cinder shrugged. "Well then congratulations. you've out done most other cats." she responded with a small smirk, "Though, wouldn't that over-arrogance I just saw be called naivety?"

[Asphyx]

blink and your dead

i'm quick, i'm cunning, and i never miss

Asphyx flicked her tail and stepped forward. "I believe you're choosing the wrong adjectives. Naïve is a word to describe one who lacks wisdom, expierence, or judgement. Arrogance would be used to describe one who has an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities. I'm not one to brag about my skills, so I wouldn't be arrogant, and I also do not lack wisdom nor experience, especially when it comes to... battles and things of that sort. Maybe confidence is the word you're looking for." She gave a sweet smile.

(( oh i love asphyx, because she is smart, and its fun to roleplay her and her elegant sass ))

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(I agree here)
Cinder smiled back just as sweetly. "To be arrogant, in much simpler terms, is to be egotistical and overjudge themselves. To be naive is to overjudge the world around you. They are pretty much the same thing except one comes from lack of experience and the other can get even the most experienced killed."