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8.7.18 I did some very minor cosmetic updates, including her relationships! I need to update her history gahh ;v;
7.17.18 I barely know Layalu , but I would die for them. I gOT THE STORM- PREFIX BACK SOBS Laya, give me a call if you ever need a murder committed, bC I WILL DO THAT FOR YOU. I never did get used to calling her Milk- omfg. I even get to showcase her new pic, courtesy of the lovely, talented PatchyFallenstar /Jess :') Who put up with me somehow and never (outwardly LOL) tires <3
7.1.18 Finally, the last one is done! B) A day or so later than the others, but eh, whatever
Yet again, shoutout to Jess listening to me stress over literally nothing with these references OTL love ya. As a sidenote, I felt pure, undeniable rage at this code, because it didn't work for, like, 15 minutes when trying to transfer it over to here and I was ready to pull my hair out6.25.18 SHE'S BACK. SHE LIVES. She's new and improved, including with a new name!!! I just rly love the name Milkweed, okay
"Some days, I am more bud than flower, and
I am still learning how to bloom."
– flower child (p.s. )
GENERALName: Stormkit || Stormpaw || Stormwish
Nickname(s): Stormy
Meaning:
Storm – In reference to their father, Lynxclaw's deceased best friend, Sleetfall
Paw – Traditional naming
Stormy – Regular nickname; anyone can call her this (esp. Bluepaw)
Age: 6-12 Moons
Gender: Cis Female
Orientation: ??? (I KEEP CHANGING IT CAUSE I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT,,, WHAT EVEN ARE YOU, STORMPAW)
Song: Brave by Sara Bareilles ("Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out. Honestly, I wanna see you be brave.")
Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros ("In the streets you're running free, like it's only you and me. Jeez, you're something to see!")
Voice: Jessica Day on New Girl, played by Zooey Deschanel
– Popcorn Machine
– Shut It Down
– True American Drinking Game
– Shut Up!
– An American Tale
– That's So Nice
– Underpants Captain
Clan: SkyClan, SunClan
Rank: Kit, Apprentice
Mentor: Frogsplash (current; SunClan)
Apprentice(s): N/A
IN DEPTHShort Description: Dark reddish ruddy-brown, white, and gray-black calico she-cat
Breed: Moggy (Lynxclaw; American Ringtail, ???) x Moggy (Newtstep; ???)
Height: Average
Build: Slightly pudgy
Pelt: Medium-length
Eyes: Blue
Scent: Maple and sandalwood
Scars: N/A
Other:
– Old TWG (screenshot) reference can be seen here
– Old WAU (deviation) reference can be seen here
– Tail is always curled over her back!! It's never uncurled
– She is completely identical to Ivy literally down to the very last detail
– Once she's older, she'll be smaller than the average height for a she-cat
Personality:
Tragic Flaw(s): Forgiveness, Selflessness
– Forgiveness: No matter what you ever do, she will forgive you, and that, in itself, is naïve. Even if every fiber of her being is screaming at her not to trust someone, she ignores her gut reactions, and will give you forgiveness. This can be all right for some cats who simply need a second chance, but then she'll give them a third...and fourth...and fifth, and it just goes on. The well of forgiveness doesn't end. It makes her far too vulnerable for those who can mold her however they want, because she simply doesn't recognize toxicity and where the line has to stop, or when her own mental, psychological, and/or physical health are at risk. One day, she might trust the wrong cat, and insist they can do no wrong, even if everything they've done is wrong/awful, and has terrible consequences.
– Selflessness: She doesn't like to speak about struggling, whether aforementioned struggles only affect her or others. She thinks she knows what everyone needs and does not want to put what she views as "unnecessary weight" on their shoulders if she can help it. This can be dangerous, if she learns important information but takes it upon herself not to share it, lest she stress out other cats. She would rather shoulder it all herself.
Likes:
✔ Having the freedom to do what she wants now that she's an apprentice
✔ Hunting for the Clan
✔ Exploring and/or traveling to see new places
✔ Meeting her Clanmates and spending time with them
✔ Training!! Because it's fun
✔ Hidden places
✔ Her family
✔ Her friends
Dislikes:
✘ Being separated from Ivypaw
✘ That she's so far away from her old friends
✘ Lynxclaw and Newtstep, to some degree, for taking her away
✘ Cats complaining
✘ Being by herself too long (the silence is too loud)
✘ Unhappy endings
✘ Bullying
✘ Wrongful punishments
RELATIONSFather: Lynxclaw
Dad: Newtstep
Littermate(s): Ivypaw
Cousin(s):
– Sunstar , Morningsong , Poppypaw (Featherspots x Redtiger)
– Newtface , Pipitkit (Redtooth x Thornpelt)
– Frogsplash (Crabshout x Daystrider)
– Lionpaw (Mothflight x ???)
Infatuation(s): Violetpaw , Redpaw
Current Crush(s): Redpaw
Former Crush(s): N/A
Mate: N/A
Offspring: N/A
Key:
= Kin by Default || = Kin by Choice
= No Contact || = Acquaintance
= Fear || = Suspicion
= Dislike || = Hate
= Likes || = Love (Platonic)
= Uncertain || = Misses
= Friend || = Best Friend
= Respect || = Idolize
= Infatuation || = Crush
= Love (Romantic) || = Mate
Strikethrough = Deceased
SunClan
Okay, but Dad was amazing. He was so strong and brave, and I admire him a lot, but I hate that he separated Ivypaw and I. I miss him, though, and felt more alone here in SunClan by myself now that he's gone. He died a little while after we settled here. I know he would've never left me if he could've helped it...I sure wish he were still here.
A lot of cats seem to think he's the scariest thing ever (probably the floof...he's not even that big or tall, but I guess his vibe gives off that impression), but he's actually just a big, oversized kitten. Sometimes he kinda...well, wets the moss at night, and so we have to hurry and change it. It's a bad habit of his that I always chide him for, 'cause he always insists on drinking of ton of water before we go to sleep, and it never fails to turn into a mess. I've since forbid him to drink any for a while before bed! We actually didn't even really grow up together, but now it feels like we've known each other for forever. I love him, and I'm much better off here in SunClan with him, than if I were anywhere else.
We met when we were kits and I got lost in the gorge. I really like her.
Why does he have to be so unnecessarily mean? Especially to poor Bluepaw, who hasn't done anything wrong to him! He always acts like he's so cool, when he isn't.
She seems nice enough, I think.
What a cool cat! I've not really spoken to him before, but he complimented me in front of Marigoldflame and the other warriors, which was awesome.
Froggy's my mentor and my cousin! She's so rad!
Well, I don't know if we're friends exactly, and she's very odd, but I think she has a good heart. She went with me to MoonClan territory when I tried to track Ivypaw down and we had fun running through that field together. Granted, she scared me half to death at the start when she tried to sell her plan to catnap Ivypaw. I had to talk her out of it, but life's certainly not boring around her!
She kinda freaks me out...
Heh...she complimented me when we were hunting and is so sweet. I embarrassed myself when we were trying to hunt that squirrel (which I also said was a mouse, and was so wrong) and hit my head on the tree, but she was really nice and didn't make fun of me once! She also tried to help me catch a rabbit to apologize to Marshpaw with, even though I lied to her about my hunting skills. I really, really hope we can hang out some more together.
TBA
MoonClan
He's my other Pa and is in MoonClan with Ivypaw. We used to have great fun with him. I've recieved no word of how he's doing since I left. Hopefully he's okay!
Ivypaw is my lovely sister. I hate that we were separated -- twins are supposed to be together! I know our parents weren't doing it to be cruel, but it still sucks. We were going to get our apprentice, then warrior, names together. Now I'm in SunClan and she's in MoonClan, and even though we share a border, it feels like she's sky-lengths away. The only way we can catch up now is on boundary patrols and Gatherings. She's so sweet and awesome that I know she probably already has a bunch of friends...I hope she doesn't forget me.
It's not fair that we got pulled apart just when I found a friend outside my family. Violetpaw was always great fun in the nursery, because she made up the best games for us to play. I don't know her brother, Hopepaw, very well, but both of them were awesome, though Violetpaw especially (not to mention she was very pretty and I was so jealous of her fur color and how soft it looked). Leaving them behind sucked, and it still does.
TBA
FireClan
I grew up with him! We had great fun as kits, but he went to FireClan when the Clans split. On the plus side, we share a border with them, so that means we may meet up on boundary patrols, as well as Gatherings. I wonder what kinds of stuff he's learning in FireClan? Maybe he can show me some of the fighting moves his mentor is teaching him!
Morningsong is so cool. We explored the territory a little bit when we first arrived on the island. It sucks that she joined FireClan rather than SunClan, though...
TBA
HISTORY Kithood, 1-6 Moons || January 14th, 2018
– Born to Lynxclaw (FTM) and Newtstep as the second oldest of their litter of three
– Her and Ivykit's youngest and smallest sister, Squirrelkit, was stillborn
– Stormkit and Ivykit, who are completely identical to the last detail, are born healthy, though
– Lynxclaw stayed in the nursery with them, with Newtstep visiting often
– Regularly got into mischief with Ivykit due to no one knowing who's who and confusing everyone
– Befriended Violetkit, which allowed her to join The Squad™ of cool cats, to her delight
– Around this same time, she also met a kit called Snailkit, who she took a liking to
– SkyClan split up and cats began making decisions on which Clan to go to
– The twins were dismayed when they were separated, with Lynxclaw going to SunClan with Stormkit and Newtstep in MoonClan with Ivykit
– Stormkit was taken to SunClan at the age of five moons, only a moon before her apprentice ceremony
– Quickly became miserable in SunClan, but especially so when Lynxclaw died abruptly, and was now alone there
– Expressed her sadness about missing Ivykit, Violetkit, Snailkit, and the rest of her friends more than ever before
– Met another kit called Bluekit, who she immediately took a shine to, and she became protective of
Apprenticeship, 6-12 Moons || June 1st, 2018
– Finally reached six moons about a half-moon after the split and was called forward for her apprentice ceremony
– Was assigned to her cousin, Frogsplash, to begin her warrior training
– Has begun to enjoy her time here in SunClan, which is v good!! She was depressed and sad
ROLE-PLAYTime-Zone: Central (Chicago)
Word Count: Varies. I match post length, sometimes over. Short roleplays are fine (50-100ish words), but I'm far more open to detailed ones, too (600-800 words, usually 1000+; generally can go upwards to 5000+ if I'm really into it OTL). If you have a plot in mind or idea for our characters' relationship, we can talk and brainstorm! Otherwise, I'll just wing it owo
Discord: Open – The best method for me! I add anyone!
Skype: Sometimes – Skype hates me, tbh ; w ; I can use it sometimes if need be, though
Notes: Open – Fair warning that I might be slow to respond, but this is just fine
Comments: Sometimes – But they can quickly get lost in my inbox
Text: Sometimes – Good friends only, but sure B) feel free to just ask
Email: Open
Google Documents: Open
Facebook: Open – If I know you well, yes! I have Messenger on my phone, so rping is a breeze
If you have another method you want to use, feel free to ask! Whatever is easier/more comfortable for you, I don't mind using ♥
TRIVIA – Human!AU, her name is Shawnee, and she's a triplet with her sisters (one died, unfortunately). She takes more after her father, Luke, than she does Neill
– Hogwarts!AU, her House is definitely Hufflepuff. She's amazing at Herbology and Charms, and stinks at Transfiguration. She's average at Potions, but is steadily getting better
– In TWG before it was revived, Storm and Ivy and Squirrel had absolutely no discerning markings, and it was the same here; stillborn Squirrelkit would have made them identical triplets
– Before they were separated, she and Ivypaw made a bad habit of introducing one another wrong (they did this in each and every universe without fail). Their fathers could tell them apart, but nobody else can. Some cats, mostly those who aren't their Clanmates, still get confused about who's who. She also isn't above deliberately introducing herself to cats as Ivypaw to mess with them, until someone overhears her doing this and calls her out
– When I first began creating her, she was going to be a tom, but cats would be able to tell the kits apart, and Cupcake and I already had a lot of headcanons of them confusing everyone
– Her Disney character counterpart would be Ariel from The Little Mermaid!!
– In this 'verse, she isn't related to Viper (therefore not Scorpionfang), but I had okay, I wanted to keep the curly tails, so Cupcake and I gave it to Lynxclaw ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I love it on both Stormpaw and Viperstrike, so it's all good...plus, most of their art have it
– Her O!TWG prefix was Storm, but there was already a Storm(y) in SunClan. I went with Milk- instead, since Milkweed is the name of an old character of mine. I'm still getting used to calling her Milk OTL I LOVE LAYA.
– I've yet to come up with a good reason why Lynxclaw and Newtstep looked at their daughter, considered her for a moment, then decided, "Ah, yes. She looks like a Milkkit." I mean, her fur isn't even pure white-ish or anything and I just,,, rip me
Character © Me
Full Body Drawing © PatchyFallenstar (MARRY ME, JESS)
Left Side View Drawing & Eyes © sparkeythehamster (THANK YOU SO MUCH, ROSIE!! CRIES)
Code © dehani (please ask to use it, and not just take it or adjust it as your own!)
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Comments: 82
she tries her best :') she's a blessing, tbh <3
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Congratulations! Stormpaw has graduated and become a warrior! Their name is now Stormwish!
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MY BABY IS NOT A BABY ANYMORE,,,
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tHAT NEW ARTWORK AAA SHE'S ADORABLE!!
SUCH BIG BEAUTIFUL EYES <333
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SHE'S 2 CUTE 4 ME TO HANDLE. BIG 'OLE EYES, 'CAUSE SHE'S HIGH ON LIFE AND HAPPINESS
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Thank you, so much!! >///< I can't wait for us to rp her and Rowan (if you were still up for it LOL we were chatting about it in another comment chain, I think? I just replied to that one, so I hope you're free! <3)
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Thank you so much, Song!! Jess did amazing, didn't she? :') I love her sm (both Storm and Jess hehe)!
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!!!! Yes, pls!!! I love Shell to the moon and back, and I bet Storm will love her too <3
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DOING BETTER THAN SHE EVER WAS!!!! IM SO HAPPY
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You are the sweet one here, Hani <3
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ummmmm feel free to fight me on that bc i disagree. YOU'RE the sweet one!!!!!
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Gasp! I just realized that this makes Milkpaw cousins with Frogsplash and Sunstar!!! So exciting!
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I KNOW, RIGHT? :') Morning's rper asked for Milk and Ivy to be cousins, and I realized the family is bigger than I initially assumed, and had to go around refs to find everyone. Then Froggy and Sunny popped up and I was like "nOICE!"
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aND NOW FROGGY AND MILKY ARE MENTOR-APPRENTICE LMAO I LOVE IT
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FROGMILK
frogs gonna be such a good mentor lol
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First off, the image that brought up feels cursed
Secondly, yOU SAY THAT LIKE THERE WAS EVER ANY DOUBT <3
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I updated Morningsong's family info -> Morningsong 
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Thank you so much! I'll message Cupcake and let her know, and also update Milk's reference ;3; I'd love to rp her and Morning, too
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You're welcome 
Sure I would too
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Okay, updated Milk's ref, too!! I..think they'd all be cousins then, right? LOL rip me because family relations are confusing!!
That's awesome! If you're free now, I'd love to rp them.
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Great 
Yeah I'm free
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Discord actually works best for me! D'you have it? c:
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Yes I do
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I completely understand c: I'll note you my info <3
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((moving le rp here ewe))
"Ah...ACHOO!!"
Shaking his head and giving his nose a little wriggle, a young Hopekit could be found making his way out of the SkyClan medicine cat's den with a clump of old herbs in his jaws. Or at least....were in his jaws until they were launched into the air by his sneezing. It hadn't been long since he was dubbed a herb "helper" along with several other clanmates, and the red-furred tomcat couldn't be more excited! Herbs were so cool!
But they still took some getting used to. Especially the smells.
"Aw gosh..." Flattening his ears in embarrassment, he began to pick up the old leaves and place them in a steadily-growing pile, smiling sheepishly up at his clanmates who passed by. "Oops...hehe."
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((i'd die for hope omfg also, Milk's still a kit here before the move, so hope that's ok <3333))
The clearing wasn't so bad now. Milkkit's first venture outside without her fathers had been nerve-wracking at best, but at least meeting Hemlockkit had come out of it, which had helped a lot. It had been about a half-moon since then, however, and she was determined to be able to navigate the SkyClan camp better, and to get used to where everything was. She didn't want to be bumbling around as an apprentice, after all, and perhaps memorizing where everything was would impress her mentor, whoever it was (plus, she can scout out her nest in the apprentices' den).
Milkkit sat back and frowned, glancing around the clearing, which was full of cats walking around, just as it had been that day when she got lost. Slowly, she rose to her paws and began following the curve of the camp wall, where she paused long enough to let a cat pass. When she continued to move, though, she found herself suddenly face-to-face with a flurry of leaves, and a loud achoo! accompanying them. Squeaking in alarm, she leaped back, realizing a young cat was standing in front of the now-fallen leaves. "Gross!" she squeaked, realizing it had been him who sneezed. Then, remembering her manners, she cleared her throat. "I mean...bless you." She grimaced a little, staring down at the leaves as he began to pick them up. "Do you...um...need help?" she offered, tipping her head.
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((oOF IM A DUMBO! no no thats totally fine i just got my history all mixed up aaaa ; 7 ;; Hope would also be a kit right now, so I edited my starter so that it makes more sense ; v ; ))
"'Gross! I mean...bless you.'"
Blinking and lifting his head up towards the direction of the voice, Hopekit found himself looking back at a young unfamiliar kit-...oh wait, it was Milkkit!
Now recognizing her as his sister's friend and their denmate, he felt his muzzle burst into a wide friendly smile.
"Oh, hi!" he beamed, halting in his herb gathering to greet her properly. "Ah, sorry for the sneezing. These herbs can make your nose do the tinglies if you're not careful."
Wriggling his nose to ease it from another sneeze-attack, he felt his ears suddenly prick at her offer to help him. "Help? Oh sure-! Well...actually I'm on a mission right now, given to me straight from the medicine cat!"
Lifting his head up proudly, the tomkit couldn't help but puff out his chest with a purpose. "It may look small, but every task is important! So if you really want to help me, that means that you'll be taking on this mission too! ...Are you sure you're up for it?"
Gazing at her with hopeful eyes, he wanted to make sure he fully explained what was at paw before he could accept her offer for help. After all, this task was important! Or, well, they made it sound pretty important when they gave it to him...so it had to be!
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((!!! NEVER A DUMBO. SHUSH YOUR ADORABLE FACE
For a moment, Milkkit silently struggled to remember his name. He seemed to recognize her, after all, and it would be rude for her not to at least ask him what his name was if she couldn't recall it. Then, however, it came to her: Hopekit! Of course. This was Violetkit's brother. She had yet to meet him yet (most of her interactions had consisted of talking to Violetkit, who was, let the record show, very pretty; this family clearly had some good genes), but she knew how much Violetkit adored her brother, so Hopekit was obviously a good cat.
Wonder flashed in Milkkit's eyes at his request. "A mission from the medicine cat?" she repeated, her paws tingling. Oh, that sounded like great fun! She hadn't been aware that kits could be given missions...but of course they could. They might be young, but her fathers always said she and the other kits were important members of the Clan, too. Waving her little tail, she meowed, "Of course I'll help you!"
Then she paused and looked down at the leaves that had fluttered to the ground. Clearly, these were important for the mission, and if she was part of it now, she didn't want to lose them. She stooped down to grab a couple and shuffled them into a pile. She could definitely see why he had sneezed: up close, these herbs were pretty strong, and their scent tickled her nose in a way that would probably result in her sneezing, too. "Details?" she asked, glancing up at him hopefully while she worked. "Is it a delivery or something?"
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((SAWBS <3))
"Oh awesome! Thank you!" Feeling his tail shoot straight up with joy, he grinned at her and began to help assort the herbs into 2 small piles this time-- one for each of them.
"A delivery? Well, nooot exactly." Sniffling a bit as his nose threatened to unleash another attack, he pushed some old looking burdock roots onto the top of his pile and tilted his head to look at his denmate. "You see, herbs don't exactly last forever. I guess...oh, like fresh kill! Some of them go bad after a long time, and that means that they can't be used anymore."
With excitement making itself known in his eyes, Hopekit couldn't help but let out a pleased purr. He was so happy that he was able to share this information with someone else! After all, herbs were pretty neat!
Pointing a white-tipped forepaw at the scattered herbs, he continued. "It's kinda sad, but these are some of the herbs that have gone bad. And if we leave them with the good ones for too long, then they could go bad too! That's why it's up to us to make sure that we get these as faaaar away from the medicine cat's den as possible, and bury them! ...Specifically..."
Sheepishly rubbing his forepaws against the earth, he was unsure how Milkkit would take this next bit of information. "...We have to bury them near the dirtplace. Maybe I should have told you that first...are you sure you still want to help?"
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((I SPEAK THE TRUTH
Milkkit blinked. The dirtplace? That...sounded like a strange place for a mission to take place. She would have assumed medicine cats had some sort of special protocol for this sort of thing, but it also had to be strangely important if they entrusted Hopekit with it. Besides, that sounded like nasty business, if these leaves managed to somehow damage the other ones. Then where would the Clan be, if all their herbs were nasty and all crumpled? Maybe Hopekit could even tell her about the leaves? She wasn't really all that interested in herbs, but he clearly found it interesting, and she was all about taking interest in her friends' hobbies.
Determined, Milkkit nodded, and stood up straight with a grin, prodding the last leaf into a pile. She had tried to make them even, and they looked like they were, so it was a job well done. "I'll come with you!" she declared, with a ripple of her whiskers to let him know that she didn't mind. Hopekit probably needed the help (after all, he had already sneezed once, and...two cats sneezing probably wasn't any better than one, but whatever). It just wouldn't do for him to have to go to the dirtplace by himself. She always thought hanging out with a denmate -- a friend -- was the greatest part about life, even if doing so included accompanying them to the dirtplace to bury old off . "Do you know what the uses of these are?" she mused, poking at a leaf and then stooping to grab a mouthful. She grimaced around her bundle, then mewed in a muffled voice, "And are you tryin' to be a medicine cat or something?"
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(( AWW DUDE NO SHES NOT SHE IS SUCH A KINDHEARTED BEAN AAA <33 BLESS HER ))
Not even realizing that he was holding his breath, the young tomkit let out a squeak of excitement when she nodded in confirmation. "Oh Milkkit you're the best!" he yowled, lightly butting his head against hers in thanks.
Unable to keep his paws still, Hopekit seemed to do a little dance as he gathered a few more remaining leaves into a pile. "The uses?" he smiled, noticing her poking at a leaf. "Oh, I do know some of them! Like that one," he nodded at the one she had touched, "is called a dock leaf! So if you ever have a scratch, thats what medicine cats put on it to help it feel better!"
"And that one by your tail," he continued, pointing his paw at a stalk of small leaves. "Is called um....ummmm....tan-... tim- oh, thyme! Yeah! It helps you relax whenever you're anxious or jittery. Pretty neat, yeah?"
Pleased that he had remembered the names and uses of those herbs, he finally managed to finish assorting the last few herbs in his pile and was about to scoop them up when he paused. "Oh, me?" he blinked, tilting his head in thought. "Well I mean...I'm not sure. I don't think I can actually be a medicine cat, because we already have two...it id a nice thought though... But, they did say I could be a helper, and I'm more than okay with that! Cuz as long as I can help others, I will always be happy with my role in the clan, no matter what it is~"
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Milkkit let out a burst of mrrows, because Hopekit practically tap-dancing truly was amazing, and she could tell he was genuinely happy. He was such a happy guy, which she remembered Violetkit telling her once that he was, but this was hilarious. She could certainly grow to like him if they spent more time together, and even better if it was medicine cat stuff, because now he had piqued her interest. She wondered what other things he had learned from the medicine cats and whether he'd share them with her.
Dropping her leaves briefly, she prodded at a few to get them into a neater pile, seeing as how one had been tickling her nose. She glanced at the herbs he had indicated. "How d'you think the medicine cats found this stuff out?" She gazed admiringly at him. "I think you'd make a good medicine cat, Hopekit!" She frowned, because her immediate thought was that perhaps he could be a medicine cat if one of the ones they already had retired or died before his apprentice ceremony, but that wasn't a nice thought. "You'd be a great one," she corrected herself, purring again. He was friendly and seemed to have a great bedside manner, after all, and it was hard to feel down or blue whenever he was grinning like that.
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"Ooh...you know that's a good question!" he blinked, twitching his whiskers in thought. "There's so many herbs after all...it would be hard to figure out what they all do right away! And some of them taste pretty yucky. I wouldn't want to be the first medicine cat to taste yarrow! That herb is so bitter it can make the fur inside your ears curl!" Smiling, the tomkit scrunched his nose up to emphasize his memory of the powerful herb.
"Though, there are some that are pretty tasty...like honey! Ooh I hope you get to try honeycomb sometime-- it's really good!" Purring at the thought, Hopekit couldn't help but also feel a pang of admiration for those first medicine cats. Without them, clan life would be much more dangerous today. "Gosh...medicine cats are so cool..."
Pricking his ears, he found himself looking back at Milkkit once more, a look of surprise on his face. "You really think so?" he gaped, his muzzle pulling into a big smile. It really meant a lot to hear that coming from someone else. He'd spent so much time with the medicine cats...he just thought that what they did was so amazing, and wanted to be just like them one day. Even if he couldn't really be a medicine cat. But it still made his heart soar with hope to know that his denmate thought he could be just like them. "Wow...thanks Milkkit!" he purred, lifting his tail and head up with joy. "I'll keep working hard along with our medicine cats, and will try to be the best herb helper I can be!"
Feeling like he could soar through the clouds, Hopekit cheerfully picked up his pile of herbs and turned to look back at her. "Come on, partner! Let's fulfill our mission!" Waiting for her to gather up her herb pile, he then gave her shoulder a happy nudge before trotting alongside her towards the dirtplace. "Maybe its a good thing these herbs smell so strong." he joked, giggling behind the mouthful of leaves. "That way we wont have to worry about the dirtplace's smell as much."
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"Exactly," Milkkit agreed, grinning. "I mean, they probably had to eat a lick a bunch of herbs, and like, eat them!" She wrinkled her nose at the thought.
She remembered when she was much younger and how she had had a little cold that quickly grew a bit worse. She had had to eat something called...fever-something. Fevercouple? Feverthrew? Feverfew! That was what it was. It hadn't tasted that bad, but she certainly wasn't going to voluntarily offer herself as a test bug for the medicine cats to test new plants on. She wondered how the medicine cats could decide to go into such a profession to begin with, but supposed they probably started out like Hopekit: eager to learn about herbs and equally happy to help others, while being able to do both at the same time for their Clanmates.
Milkkit swiped her tongue around her jaws at the thought of honey. She had heard about it before, but hadn't really gotten a chance to taste it for herself. "Maybe if I help you, the medicine cats will give us some honeycomb as a gift?" she suggested, also picking up her herbs almost absentmindedly as she trailed after Hopekit. The clearing was busy (really, the Clan was so overcrowded! She heard Lynxclaw and Newtstep talking about that a lot, and how things were getting out of hand, and she had to shuffle quickly behind him, lest she got lost in the crowd of cats. She opened her mouth to say something else, but the herbs stopped her, and then Hopekit spoke again. She purred, trying not to choke on the leaves, and nudged his shoulder back jokingly. "D'we have permission to go to the dirtplace?" she asked.
After all, she and Ivykit had always had to be accompanied by one of her dads. They said it was because she and Ivykit had a tendency to get a bit too crazy apparently and run around the camp afterward, so it was a valid concern...while she wasn't all that gung-ho about the dirt-place, it sure was exciting to be going somewhere without an adult. Hopekit had to be very responsible for the medicine cats to be charging him with such a task!
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Stopping himself from trying to lick his lips at the thought of honey, the young herb helper paused to readjust his grip on the mouthful of leaves. "Oh, I wish! Sometimes if they are in a good mood they let a few helpers get a taste. Especially since it's greenleaf, when we usually have extra herbs in the store!" Bending back down to fasten the bundle back in his jaws, he started forward once again, his voice muffled against the leaves. "Hopefully today they'll let us sneak a bite, but if not, I'll definitely let you know when they are!"
Falling back into step with his denmate, Hopekit made sure to wave his tail in a friendly greeting whenever a group of their clanmates passed their way. It was a comfortably warm day-- perfect weather for resting in the bright sunlight or simply sharing some fresh-kill with a clanmate. And as it turned out, a lot of SkyClan's warriors were taking advantage of said weather from what the tomkit could see. The clearing was definitely more crowded than before.
Feeling a nudge against his shoulder, the tomkit let out a purr of amusement at Milkkit's response before lifting an ear at her question. "But of course!" he nodded, suddenly halting as a few stray herbs brushed particularly close to his nose. "Ah...! ...Ahh...wheww." Relaxing from the sudden tension of the possible sneeze, the tomkit managed a smile of embarrassment beneath the clump in his jaws. "Hehe...sorry. But yeah, I did say this mission was important, didn't I? And that means we have special permission to head over there-- even if its not the most pleasant-smelling places in camp. But as long as we stay in camp, we are a-okay!"
Nearing the more secluded area of the Skyclan's camp, Hopekit was happy that Milkkit had decided to tag along with him. It meant a lot that he had his denmate to share his company with, and it also made the task way more fun since he had someone to talk to. He wished that he'd gotten to know her more when Violetkit did, because his sister always spoke very highly of her friend. Now he could see why-- Milkkit was a pretty cool cat!
"Oh, I think we're almost there!" he managed behind the herbs, recognizing their surroundings. It was only thanks to the aromatic leaves in his mouth that the secluded corner of the dirtplace hadn't already made itself known through its strong scent.
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((SORRY FOR THIS LATE REPLY, M'LOVE!!))
Milkkit would have liked to say that she was faring better with her herbs, but she really wasn't. Her nose kept twitching and her whiskers rippling, because the soft leaves were brushing against the sensitive fur there. She kept having to stiffen her tail, hoping to hold off on a sneeze, and so far, she was doing okay...ish, anyway. She was probably going to have to given in soon. "It is pretty smelly," she agreed, trying not to let out a mrrow of laughter. She wasn't sure why, but she suddenly found this very funny: two kits on a special mission to the dirtplace!
They skirted around several more groups of their Clanmates, to which Milkkit was hardly aware that the other cats were there, for her concentration was on her nose and her paws, making sure she didn't tread on any paws or tails, and that she equally didn't drop the leaves with a sneeze. She had never quite noticed before just how big the clearing in the gorge was, but here they were, seemingly taking forever to reach the dirtplace.
"I've only been here with my dads," she remarked, half to herself as they got closer to the vague, general area, her nose wrinkled, but for a different reason, even though she couldn't really smell anything. At least cats were clean creatures. She turned to Hopekit and prompted, "Where exactly do we drop them off?"
And hopefully soon! she added to herself.
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(( SHHHSHH ITS TOTALLY FINE BRO! NO WORRIES!! <33 ))
Placing the pile of herbs down at his feet, the young tomkit gave his pelt a good shake before looking over at his denmate. "Well, after we get inside we have to go to the waaaay back of the dirtplace. There's a spot there that's normally used to bury old herbs and stuff, so we just gotta dig enough soil out until its big enough to bury these. Then we can find a stray puddle by the apprentice's den to wash our paws off in, since we're not allowed by the river."
Looking back up at the entrance to the dirtplace, the scent was already begin to poke at his nose since he didn't have the leaves in front of his muzzle anymore. "Oof!" he blinked, his eyes already watering before he stooped down to pick up the herb pile again. "I think I'd rather have this by my nose thank you, eheh~"
Twitching his whiskers, he took a step back so that he was beside Milkkit once more-- their goal just a few pawsteps in front of them. "We can do this!" he mewed determinedly behind the leaves, his tail pointing towards the sky. "We're so close to completing this assignment, and then we'll be a-okay! ...Are you ready?"
Looking over at the she-kit's face, he offered her a nod of encouragement, his golden eyes bright in the sunshine.
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((IM THE WORST SCREAMS ALSO <3 MILK IS NOW STORM. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW SO THER EISN'T CONFUSION LOL
as a sidenote, my mind's already jumped to a potential plot for their next rp. snrk @ myself))
Stormkit nodded her head sagely. They could totally do this! Sure, it was an easy mission, and sure even kits could do it -- hah, kits could do it, because of course they could -- but they were totally doing important stuffs. This wasn't a big deal! She wasn't afraid of the dark, where she was sure the far, far back of the dirtplace was. Nope. Not at all. This was totally fine.
Firmly, she nodded again. "I'm ready!" she agreed, setting back her shoulders with a determined lash of her tail. In fact, she was so ready (not really, but acting brave was all good and dandy, and she wanted to prove she was cool) that she went to take a pawstep forward and lead the way inside, and then somehow stumbled on what seemed like empty air. With a squeak, she fell onto her chest, the leaves falling from her mouth. She landed, huffing, and stared at the leaves in dismay. "Oh, foxdung!" she muttered, scrambling to stand and gather them. "Sorry," she told Hopekit, both miserably and apologetically.
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