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Post by whispering on Aug 28, 2024 19:02:48 GMT -5
Fran paused in her tracks to stretch each stiff limb, cursing herself at the effort. The long-furred molly loved the winter, but heavens did it hurt her old bones. But what could she gain staying in her home, lazing about? Moving would keep her warm and keep her joints from going stiff. Though, she wouldn't stay for too long. As much as she adored the cold and snow, she wasn't as immune to its threats as she had been as a young molly. Her paws began to ache, and she was sure her ears would fall off soon.
The old molly blew billows of clouds with every breath as she trotted back home. But the scent of a cat made her pause once more, scanning her surroundings for its source. Not many of her housecat friends were out in such weather. Quinn and Wila were never home these days, and Milo's scent had been stale in his garden. This scent, however, was strong. Familiar but yet unfamiliar.
There. A pale-furred molly sat perched atop her fence, staring out into the open.
"Hello!" Fran trilled, trotting closer to the stranger, her plumed tail kinked over her back. "I've yet to see any other housecats out on a day like this."
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Post by soot on Aug 28, 2024 19:11:58 GMT -5
whispering, for Spackle and Simon meeting, where would you say Simon normally lingers at? ^^ I figured Spackle being his traveling self, would be easier to put wherever Simon might be!
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Post by whispering on Aug 28, 2024 19:51:45 GMT -5
soot usually he’s in the outskirts of the moor, beyond the barn(which is west on the map) but right now i think he’d be in the pine forest/marsh area
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 19:57:57 GMT -5
I'm not done with this but I'm switching devices don't look it's a secret you can look if you REALLY want tho
Cirrus Energetic | Distracted | Reliable Fluffy wavy-furred silver tabby tom with a light orange patch on the nose and green eyes Kittypet // Undetermined // 9 moons Adoptee of Lavinia After squeezing out of his garden fence in pursuit of a baby bunny, Cirrus was lost and unable to find his way home – not too soon after he was found and taken in by Lavinia
Maple/Flare/Eden Lively | Forgetful | Single-Braincell Short hair orange tabby tabby with matching round orange eyes Rogue // Undetermined // X moons Family open Relations open Friends open He’s a classic orange cat, that’s all there is to him
Name?? Conceited | Elusive | Elegant Medium fur white cat with a gray mask and mantle dusted with the occasional black accents and burnt orange eyes
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Post by soot on Aug 28, 2024 20:53:33 GMT -5
*inhale* One of those made me crack up, but it's a secret, so I said nothing, shh. And gotcha whispering! Whenever you'd like, I can get a starter up, unless you'd like to make it?
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Post by runningsky123 on Aug 28, 2024 21:01:07 GMT -5
Myst lol Maple sounds like my cat Gryffin XD
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 21:09:02 GMT -5
I'm just stuck on a name for the last one Im between Nova, Astraia and Calypso runningsky123 lmaooo I love that - mayhaps I can portray your cat's daily thought xD
soot I can't wait to find out which one it was
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Post by runningsky123 on Aug 28, 2024 21:27:51 GMT -5
Myst lmao you're giving him a lot of credit assuming he has a daily thought XD imgur.com/a/L1wc5LADoes this look like a cat that's capable of thought XD
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Post by runningsky123 on Aug 28, 2024 21:28:32 GMT -5
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Post by Light on Aug 28, 2024 21:29:55 GMT -5
Feather: Oooh! I look forward to seeing him. ^^
Myst: I'll low-key mention a potential Frazzle relation to Maple/Flare/Eden. Maybe one of his lost siblings..? :3 Though his mum was a mid-hair and his dad was a long hair~ sometimes you never know with cats.
Soot, Whisper, Feather, Ivy: Wifi curfew ends on/after Friday, so I hope to get replies in around then! I apologize for the wait. ^^ Feather, feel free to do the Creamsicle post before my next Cotton one.
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 21:30:11 GMT -5
Omg there is not a single thought behind those eyes I love him
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 21:39:08 GMT -5
ooo a Frazzle lost sibling could be so fun!! I had to look up medium hair cats for reference and I think ol' Mapple could fit in with them c:
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Post by runningsky123 on Aug 28, 2024 21:44:06 GMT -5
Omg there is not a single thought behind those eyes I love him Nope, not one. I joke that he has the DVD logo bouncing around in his brain, and when it hits the corner, he has one coherent thought, and then it’s immediately gone again XD he’s a sweetheart though and I love him to death but he is not a smart cookie XD
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 22:00:42 GMT -5
honestly the DVD logo bouncing seems so fitting for him at least he's a sweetheart, that's very important for cats that don't have the braincell this is the energy I wish to harness
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Post by runningsky123 on Aug 28, 2024 22:07:52 GMT -5
lol yeah cause there’s him, and then his brother Dragon, who is pretty smart, and also an a-hole XD they really are two sides of a coin
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Post by Light on Aug 28, 2024 22:09:51 GMT -5
Aww! I love Gryffin! Awesome! Heh. Here is some background I had written on what little we know of Frazzle's fam: Alright. I do believe it was decided Percy was Frazzle's uncle on his mother's side. But at some point, Percy and his sister must have been estranged.
Then Fran was Frazzle's aunt from his father's side, and they know each other well.
Then it would make sense for him to have two-three other siblings. Which I might leave relatively open incase any other person wants to make another connection. XD
Percy's sister: Dalia perhaps? (Totally open to name ideas.) - Mostly ginger medium-furred molly with small splashes of white. - Usually a friendly molly with a sense of humour - Very strong willed, and largely unmoved by the opinions of others when she's got an idea in her head. - She can get fiery when riled, and can be prone to impulse decisions in these moments.
Fran's brother: Frankie? Lol. Where is my creativity? (Again, totally open to name ideas.) - Long-furred white tom. Similar fur to Fran, but somewhat larger and stockier. - I can see him as a tom with good morals, a good heart, and a bit too much courage at times. - He's not a fighter and is good at mediating, but isn't afraid to stand for what he believes to be good and true. - I'm thinking he may have died a foolish/heroic death.
They met by chance in the twolegplace. Frankie was a kittypet and Dalia was a cat on the streets. Together they found harmony and love. Frankie would likely tell Fran all about Dalia whenever he visited her, his eyes all alit and excitement and happiness in his voice. He'd likely have eventually brought her to meet Fran, and I'm sure they would have gotten along swell. When Dalia became pregnant, there would likely have been a bit of a panic in deciding where best to raise them, but after a lot of searching they settled in a cozy little place within Fran and Frankie's neighbourhood. The kits were born at the end of summer and all was beautiful and well. As they grew older, they would travel around a little to wear off their boundless energy~ sometimes to Fran's, sometimes to the edge of town. Frazzle was always one of the most exuberant, and was always getting himself into trouble; falling into puddles, attracting the attention of angry insects (not without good reason), and getting stuck in the most unlikely places. His mother always had quite the job keeping track of him and keeping him relatively clean.
But Dalia was growing nervous raising them in the twolegplace. Though they had a cozy little spot, the cats that roamed the streets could hardly be called friendly and there were so many fumes and twoleg dangers everywhere. She mentioned wanting to take them to the forest, near where her brother lived. She regretted the way she had parted with her brother and with a bout of homesickness, wished to make amends and catch up on everything they had missed since then. Frankie wasn't so sure he wanted his kits out in the wild. The twolegplace was all he knew, and according to him, it was a far safer place. They discussed this at length for quite a while, and it was decided that they would give it a try after leafbare.
But that time never came for Frazzle. It was the middle of leafbare when he and his siblings were playing out on the quiet street at the edge of town. A twoleg's dog got loose and chased after them. The siblings scattered, running for their lives. Frazzle ran for the forest with the dog hot on his heels. He ran harder and faster than he had ever run before, and darted into the thicker undergrowth. Even as the crashing sounds of the dog grew more distant, Frazzle kept on running, his heart hammering in fear. And it was in that way he became lost in the woods at seven moons of age. With little to no survival skills, and rather poor judgement, he was in quite a pickle and very well might have died had it not been for Smoke who discovered him.
Meanwhile, Dalia was in a tizzy when she heard the news from the other kits who came home in a hurry. She and Frankie got Fran to look after the kits while they went out into the woods search for dear little Frazzle. They returned after two days straight of searching with no success. Dalia was devastated and Frankie had a new sadness in his eye. After that, they took turns searching in the woods, and it was always a heartbreaking sight to see them come back alone. As winter neared its end, they all feared the inevitable truth. Frazzle was gone. So they carried on. But that didn't stop them from looking at the forest from time to time, hoping against hope that they might catch a glimpse of that crazy child.
Frankie's heroic death would take place around here. Perhaps something happened in the woods and he died there, or perhaps he was protecting his family in the twolegplace, or even a complete stranger~ because that was the sort of cat he was. Dalia would have been even more heartbroken upon his death, and the twolegplace would seem like an even more cruel and unwelcoming place to her. She could barely bring herself to meet with the kindhearted Fran, who looked so much like her lost beloved. Their last meeting would likely have been one full of sorrow, tight emotions and tears.
Then when the first shoots of green started to pop out and the kits went out to play more often (under the evermore careful eye of their mother), they all vanished without a word. Maybe twolegs took them, or maybe they left because Dalia couldn't stand to be in that place any longer. Who knows.
It wasn't until another moon after that, when spring was in full bloom, that Frazzle under Smoke's guidance, finally came back to the twolegplace. But they were all gone, and the only family he could find was Fran. After hearing the story, he was a little lost and aloof for a while, but tended to always come back to Fran's place as a sort of home base. He went about searching for them for a long time, and gradually it just became habit~ wandering around between the twolegplace and the forest, meeting new faces, talking and teasing and having fun. As time went on, he seemed a little less lost and more at home in his wanderings.
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 22:44:52 GMT -5
that is a completely heartbreaking story omg I would imagine Maple would end up out in the forest because he knows something is out there and that it was important at once time, but doesn't fully recall what it was, so he just wandered about for a time in hopes that he'd stumble upon it and his brain would turn on and be like OH THAT'S THE THING and now he just bounces between the forest, the moor, and maybe the twoleg place if he's real bored all out of habit
also how old is Frazzle?
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 22:45:23 GMT -5
I feel like when you get two cats that's always how it goes one is just a big lover and the other is too smart for their own good
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Post by runningsky123 on Aug 28, 2024 22:49:29 GMT -5
I feel like when you get two cats that's always how it goes one is just a big lover and the other is too smart for their own good Yeah, Dragon can be sweet but he’s very particular with his love, especially with people other than my mom. He’s very much her cat, and Gryffin is more mine. Not that I mind, he’s a big love bug who lets me rub his belly and love on him whenever ☺️he’s just a big doofus XD
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 23:05:13 GMT -5
Kuta -- Traveling the Moor | With Gray Sky - whispering The feeling of snow under his paws rather than the warm fabrics of the twoleg den was admittedly still an adjustment he was making. Between numb paw pads and a sleek coat not meant to sustain cold long-term, occassionally he yearned to return to the warmth of his previous life with his sisters. Each instance of yearning was occurring further and further apart, though. Sleeping under the stars and waking to the warmth the winter sun had to offer was already too good for him to give up. The call to live as his mother once did had was now his daily drive, his source of energy.
Fond of his mother was likely an underestimate of how he felt. In a way, Kuta supposed he idolized her. "Ah, no," he meowed shortly. It wasn't like it was a sore topic, but that didn't mean it was pleasant for him to think about either. "She lives far - too far for me to travel. I was given to twolegs no sooner than I could fend for myself, and we moved a few times after that." Saying he lived a bad life because of this was wrong. Rather, he'd led an extremely privileged life, a fact he was painfully aware of. One where his humans had tended to his every need, headed his every cry with trinkets and treats until his desire was met. And that had included roaming outside. "She was the best, though. Held the love of the world in her heart. Don't think I'd know a thing about surviving if not for her."
Oh, how he longed to go back to his mother's golden fields, hear the way his father would fret over Nayo, his beloved mate. "My sisters live nearby, though." His ever-graceful younger sisters. Rami was the spitting image of Nayo, and Sarabi was like the first star after sunset. He adored them dearly, but couldn't fully understand how they didn't share his instinctual desire to be out in the wilds. "I can still see them, but I wish they would come here with me. They refused to hear me out when I tried to bring them." The words were followed by an amused chuckle as he recalled the conversation. They'd been appalled that he would even dare ask that they accompany him on at least a short trip to the moor. "I still love them very dearly."
Ah, the idle ramblings of Kuta, for the moment on the topic of family. The moment met its end, though, as the faint sound of rustling feathers followed by a few chirps reverberated in his ears. "There are some birds that don't flee the cold, I've noticed. They aren't large, but they're fairly abundant, and they come back quick if they scare off." Hunting spots, the matter at hand. There was an important one... what was he forgetting?
The farm! Right, how could he forget? Pausing, he turned to look at the day's companion, taking a moment to drink in the odd, distant scents of other animals he knew little about. "There's this place behind a huge fence - they have all kinds of animals! I met a dog there, and he told me that other cats stay there. Good hunting apparently, mostly mice. There's a twoleg, too, and they keep these weird birds. Dog said we can't hunt those, so keep that in mind." Not much else was known to him about the farm. He wanted to go back, though. Meet some of the cats that lived there.
Another day. A new thought caught his attention once more, preventing him from turning and moving on as he had previously. Excitement from recalling his conversation with the big guardian dog turned to curiosity as he asked, "When's the last you ate? I want to make sure you leave me with a meal." Information was only so good when hunger disrupted one's focus. The savannah was well acquainted with this - hunger disrupted his already limited focus very easily.
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 23:15:51 GMT -5
I feel like when you get two cats that's always how it goes one is just a big lover and the other is too smart for their own good Yeah, Dragon can be sweet but he’s very particular with his love, especially with people other than my mom. He’s very much her cat, and Gryffin is more mine. Not that I mind, he’s a big love bug who lets me rub his belly and love on him whenever ☺️he’s just a big doofus XD They both sound like they have their charms I feel like if you pet them together you get my cat Copper he's a big lover who's a little stingy with it outside of me and my partner until he either gets to know you, or you bribe him with food
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Post by Myst on Aug 28, 2024 23:28:55 GMT -5
I believe this should leave the ratios even once Feath makes her new cat?? I think??
Cirrus Energetic | Distracted | Reliable Fluffy wavy-furred silver tabby tom with a light orange patch on the nose and green eyes Kittypet // Undetermined // 9 moons Adoptee of Lavinia After squeezing out of his garden fence in pursuit of a baby bunny, Cirrus was lost and unable to find his way home – not too soon after he was found and taken in by Lavinia
Maple Lively | Forgetful | Single-Braincell Medium hair orange tabby tabby with matching round orange eyes Rogue // Undetermined // 18 moons Brother to Frazzle, Uncle is Percy (mother's side), Aunt is Fran (father's side) Relations open Friends open He’s a classic orange cat, that’s all there is to him
Astraia Conceited | Elusive | Elegant
Medium fur white molly with a gray mask and mantle dusted with the occasional black accents and burnt orange eyes Kittypet // Undetermined // ?? moons open for family open for romance
Maple
Astraia
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Post by Light on Aug 29, 2024 9:34:19 GMT -5
that is a completely heartbreaking story omg I would imagine Maple would end up out in the forest because he knows something is out there and that it was important at once time, but doesn't fully recall what it was, so he just wandered about for a time in hopes that he'd stumble upon it and his brain would turn on and be like OH THAT'S THE THING and now he just bounces between the forest, the moor, and maybe the twoleg place if he's real bored all out of habit also how old is Frazzle? He would be 18 moons now. But it looks like you found it. ;3 Haha! To think they've been mindlessly bumbling about for so long and never found each other. XD I love that. I also love his expression, lol! He's adorable.
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Post by asrise on Aug 29, 2024 10:13:03 GMT -5
Ambassador - Forest near river with Risky (rεdwιllow ) “Risky, hm? I can’t say I’ve heard that name before… I am sorry to have startled you. And no, this isn’t my territory.” Ambassador blinked, bowing her head and scuffing the ground. “I don’t have a territory, per se. But if you must know, I mostly live in the marshland. It can be quite nice, at least when it isn’t leaf-bare.” The smoke she-cat smiled at the thought, before turning back to Risky. “Are you living alone? I hope you haven’t had any trouble with rogues… this leaf-bare is making cats particularly desperate.”Vanilla - Vanilla’s den with Magpie (whispering )Vanilla crunched on some of the dry food pellets thoughtfully as Magpie spoke. “I’m sorry, Magpie… I didn’t mean to suggest that you shouldn’t live on the moor! I suppose it might be true that twolegs can be dangerous… Sometimes they try to chase me out of their gardens!” She paused, shying away from Magpie as her ears warmed in embarrassment. I hope I haven’t made her feel like I think her lifestyle is a waste of her time! “It’s great that your mother taught you all of these things… I never really knew mine. I guess that’s why I don’t know very much, huh?” She purred weakly. OOC: Sorry for the shorter replies, I’m pretty busy today because I’m getting ready to start uni soon!
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Post by Myst on Aug 29, 2024 10:25:32 GMT -5
I did lmao I realized after I asked that I could just check
His expression was why I immediately knew I had to make a new cat for it Honestly I love them just going about and somehow missing each other constantly But wonder how it would go when they do finally cross paths
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Post by Feathertalon on Aug 29, 2024 11:10:38 GMT -5
front page should be updated! i also added my new kitty, wasp~ ex-mate to cotton and quinn, solomon, and quiver's father :>
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Post by Myst on Aug 29, 2024 11:20:11 GMT -5
I just read his lil form and I love Wasp already
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Post by Feathertalon on Aug 29, 2024 11:20:44 GMT -5
he's just a little guy living out in the marsh
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Post by Myst on Aug 29, 2024 11:23:25 GMT -5
just a lil marsh boi living his best life
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Post by Feathertalon on Aug 29, 2024 12:09:49 GMT -5
he just vibing misses his ex-wife 😔
which, if anybody is interested, i do think he may have tried the ~dating scene~ after some time of being forced to leave cotton, but he never had it in him to make long-term serious relationships after Cotton if he had kits with another molly (so he is open for more children), he would still want to be part of their lives and he would have helped raise them, but he would have respectfully told the mother that he just didn't have it in him to truly settle down and be serious about their relationship he tried, he really did, but his heart has always belonged to cotton
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