Old Memories [Otter]

[Silverpaw]

@sherlly

Silverpaw returned from extra practice and placed the prey she'd caught in the freashkill pile. She normally would have still been out doing what she could to practice her new skills, but she knew she also had other responsibilities, so she collected some moss and entered the nursery. Most apprentices wanted to clean the elder's den because it was smaller, but she of all cats didn't care about extra work. After gathering plenty of moss, she entered the nursery and began changing out the moss, hesitating slightly at the nest that used to be hers. A new cat was sitting in it now, and she assumed that kit had claimed it. "Mind if I change out this moss real quickly?" she asked the cat.

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The skinny tom's conversation quited when a larger silver cat questioned him, offering to change out the moss in his nest. He gave a quiet nod, moving to the side to provide space for her work.  The kitten had never really minded clutter or mess, he especially welcomed it, as it calmed him - in a sense. Though, he supposed it wouldn't hurt to sleep in a fresh bed of moss, soft and cool against his smooth fur.  Otterkit turned back to Redkit, who was going on about how he couldn't wait to try his first rabbit. The kit had only snorted, explaining how disgusting it would be, and how it was generally mouthfuls of fur you'd be digesting. Otter himself didn't know that, of course, as he hadn't tasted any prey yet.  (( redbeard in my version of sherlock is simply a figment of otter's imagination, or how some would say, an 'imaginary friend'. so, in the roleplay, it would appear as if he is talking to a wall, the air, or himself. ))

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[Silverpaw]

(Great. I remember... was it Heatherkit? Yeah, Heatherkit had an imaginary friend too. That was years ago though...)

Silverpaw quickly went about removing the dirty moss and replacing it with new moss, patting the new moss down especially carefully. Turning as the cat spoke she gave a small smile, "That's why you don't eat squirrels." she said. She had seen her fair share of kits with an imagination, and she knew that the best way to deal with them was to go along with it. Of course, something told her Otterkit was different, but still, it was imagination. "Most animals have thinner fur, but I, honestly prefer fish, they have no fur at all."

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A slim chocolate paw was crossed one over the other, ears perking curiously when the feline spoke up. "Mm-yes, yes I suppose." He replied in a nonchalant tone, eyes scanning before he took an easy guess on her name. "Silverpaw."  The distinction between the silver and the tabby stripes were clear, and for whatever umpteenth tradition of the clan, apprentices' had the last part of their name as paw.  He had been named Otterkit, though he didn't understand why. Yes, otters were known for their brown fur and playful attitudes, but how could one tell the personality of a newborn kit? In all reality, he should've been named Brownkit.  "I'm not yet sure what I like, though I'd prefer nothing at all. It all sounds disgusting. Fish? Slimy. Squirrels? Hairy. Vole? Measly." His nose scrunched in the most unflattering way, and for a small kit,  he sure did have a big opinion.  (( he'll be more fun and holmes-y when he's older <3 ))

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[Silverpaw]

(Silverpaw would totally adopt him right then and there if she was older.)

Silverpaw tilted her head. "Yep, that's me. Let me guess, you're," she narrowed her eyes in thought. He was a brown kit and there were so few kits that he had to be, "Otterkit, right? One of Whitefire's newest kits." She honestly thought she should have been named Riverpaw, but she had never questioned the judgement. If she had she would have asked to have her apprentice serenity change her name, but she didn't so that was that. Besides, Riverlight was not nearly as good of a warrior name as Silverlight was.

"Honestly," Silverpaw said, "Just the names sound disgusting, I mean, fish," she said, saying the word fish slowly and pronouncing each syllabol. "I never thought them to be appetizing either. Unfortunately, their the only option unless you want to eat herbs all your life, and even then I'm not sure it's possible. Voles are at least worth trying, but not a skinny one, if your gonna try it, go for a nice, plump vole that has more flavor."

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"That's right." He sniffed, dragging a dampened paw over one ear. At her next words, an adorable grin broke out onto the child's face, nodding along to her speech. "Thank you, Silverpaw. I'll remember this when I go hunting for the first time as an apprentice!" His words were rushed and excited, stumbling over one another like a group of kits playing mossball for the first time.  His blue eyes switched to Redkit's amber ones, the other's fiery red and soft brown mixed fur fluffed up, Otterkit playfuling leaping and sliding around Red; stopping to look back up at Silverpaw. "How long do you think until we can do that, until me and Red can become apprentices?" Questioned the tom, Redkit also looking up at her in wonder. (( awh my poor crazy lil baby :c ))

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[Silverpaw]

Silverpaw nodded. "Once you learn to hunt the water voles by the river are the best." she said, then tilted her head at the question. "You're about 2 moons?" she asked. She knew the kit was young but not exsactly how young. "You've for another 4 moons to go. Enjoy it while it lasts though."

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"Okay." He shrugged, baby fat shifting along with the movement. "Do you like to play any games? My favorite is when Redkit and I pretend we are enemy leaders fighting for our clans!"

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[Silverpaw]

Silverpaw nodded, not to liking playing games but to acknowledge the game the cat had mentioned. If the two got confused she really didn't care, she had played games before she just didn't take any particular interest in them. "That's what most kits call warriors." she said, remembering all the times she had played with Blazekit, more to get her sister to stop talking because it was exausting her than anything else. She never understood how some kits could be so energetic.

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"We were the leaders, though. Redkit has seven lives left. I still have all nine!" He boasted, puffing out his chest and wriggling his but proudly.

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