The Blizzard Rises [Blizzardclan Territory Claim]

[TheSparkleZCG]

The silver tabby cat ran through the pine forest, nearing the mountain's rocky areas. It was so exciting and new! She was going to make a whole clan... and get followers and families to protect and maybe have her wn kits? And loyal warriors and... Oh she was so in love with this place! It'd been much better than city streets.

Too bad she had to leave her two acquantances back in that field. It was a nice meeting. And only a few minutes ago she had realised that Cardinal had been even younger than the two of them! A thought crossed her mind. She'll live longer than the two of them... AHEM. Anyways, that didn't matter much. She would have a deputy who will replace her place, and she'll be remembered thoughout the whole reign of Blizzardclan, as she had decided to call it, and so were going to be the two of the other leaders. Hopefully they will meet regularly and get some meetings organised soon, or atleast have some contact between the clans.

Hmm. What would she have in her clan..? Maybe some runners? Some warriors of course. And other apprentices and medicine cats and all that she had heard yet about the destroyed clans. Would she build her clan in a cave? This territory seemed really lush and green, though the snow and cold dyed the colors brown and uninteresting, plus no leaves on the trees or bushes. Mostly a LOT of snow. And now that it had turned to a blizzard, this would be even more snowed in! But she was strong and could dig away all of the ice in her way. Climb a tree? Easy. Maybe not swim, and even then the water had been trapped within an icy barrier. No fishing, either. Not like there were any water sources around yet, anyway.

So. There she was. Finally at the rocky part! It seemed that there was a lot of dead plants covering something. The perimeter of the whole mountain had been in that lush of vegetation, really. This stood out though. So she entered through that barrier, finding herself in a frozen cavern full of ice. It was so big! It had a tall rock there with a little den? Woah! It had holed around, meaning she could worry not about living spaces! Only cover the ones not needed.

"This is perfect!" She said to nobody in particular but herself.

"Huh?" Wait, was someone here? Hmm. Blizzard turned around, scratching the icy ground with her half-unsheathed claw.

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Gorse carefully made his way up the mountain, dragging along a freshly-killed rabbit. He’d been lucky enough to find the thing before the blizzard got too bad, and now he was on the hunt for a suitable shelter to wait out the storm. It was slow-going – rabbits were some of the heaviest prey he’d ever brought down, and he was working his way uphill on snow-slicked rocks – but he knew if he kept walking he’d find something eventually.

And find something, he did! There was a cluster of plants just up ahead. They were dead, but they’d still provide him with some cover, so he eagerly made his way toward them. What he found upon reaching the plants was even better – there was a cave or something back here! He pushed forward, still dragging his kill along. He’d be eating well tonight, safe and relatively warm during the harsh winter weather. Of course, he’d be more comfortable with a nest, but he’d made do without one before. He could do so again.

A shout started him, making him drop his kill. He looked around, but it didn’t take long to find the she-cat. For a moment, he froze. Had he just trespassed on someone’s den? He didn’t know anyone else even lived up here…but he really didn’t want to go back out there. He was fine with the mountain’s cold air, normally, but snow was wet and melted in his fur if he let it sit too long, making things colder than tolerable.

Well…he did have something to bargain with, didn’t he? He nudged the kill forward, making a silent offer. One night of hunger wouldn’t kill him. He could probably find something suitable to eat in the morning, when the worst of the cold weather was subdued.

TheSparkleZCG

[Lilygold]

FLASH LONER TAG TheSparkleZCG WOUNDS N/A WORDS 345 NOTES Enter Flash!

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his cat was enjoying the cold day. He may be a short-furred cat, but hey, he'd been up here for a full moon now. He'd gotten well enough used to the cold. ...Yes, it was windy and snowy and awful out, and he had to dig himself out of the snow this morning, but it was still a lovely day. Snow was a rare thing, even up here! He had to enjoy it while it lasted! And currently, that was now. So, as he floundered through piled-up snow, he noticed a large, plant-covered, suspicious area. Huh. Smiling to himself, he ran closer, shook the snow off him (so little snow up here. Phoo), and crept up to the barrier. Stealthily slipping in, his eyes went wide. An enormous, icy cave. He could've made his home up here, and didn't notice?! Geez. Further along, there were two cats. He padded up to them, sitting down at a spot to the side of both. He meowed a "Hello." He was still smiling, but at least he wasn't doing something giddy and dumb, which was a plus. So long as he wasn't jumping up and down in excitement over meeting someone, which was the general perception of consistently joyful cats, he was making a good first impression! The young long-furred cat seemed wary, but more curious than wary. The older long-furred cat was submissively offering a rabbit. Maybe he wasn't welcome in this private exchange. But then again, he might as well try. After all, he hadn't seen any other travellers near his home in his whole moon of living there! If he didn't take this opportunity to talk to someone, it could be another moon before he saw anyone again! Not that he'd mind the solitude, but really, who's a cat to spread his good news to? ...Not that he knew exactly what he was going to say, now that he had them here. Hmm. He stared at his paws, trying to formulate something before he was rushed.

ISHY of THQ & ADOXOGRAPHY

[TheSparkleZCG]

Uh, there was a cat here... who had just entered. Well they didn't seem too aggressive. More surprised, maybe. Wait. They-- he-- gave an offering. That may aswell confirm that the meeting was a coincidence and she wasn't being followed or ambushed. Anyways. Blizzard wasn't hungry, and why would she take food from a total stranger that maybe thought she was going to attack? Oh, right. She relazed her gaze to a calm stare directed at the rabbit. What should she say?

Then she heard another voice. Another tom, for the record. He came from the entrance, too. That may startle the first one.

"Hello," She said to the two. "I'm not interested in taking others' food, and what's your name?" - "Mine's Blizzard."

Her tail stood higher now, greeting the cats. Stance strong, relaxed. She took some time observing the features of the toms. Orange long-haired tabby with golden eyes and a white short-hair with some bronze-orange markings. That's a lot of white spotting on that cat.

She may be able to get them to join her clan! The cave they are in is going to be the camp. Why not ask them now? Wait, think. They're still only strangers with unknown names. Gotta wait a little bit and maybe later she'll ask.

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Before anything else could happen, a new cat – another tom he’d never seen before – entered the cave. He didn’t know if these two were together or if the new tom had come in out of the cold like he had, but he turned aside all the same, trying to keep both in view.

And…it seemed to be okay, at least for the moment. The tom offered a brief greeting, and the she-cat stared at the offer kill, stating that she wasn’t interested in it. He tilted his head – why not? It was fresh and hadn’t smelled sick or anything… But at least she wasn’t attacking him. In fact, she also offered a greeting, asked for their names, and offered her own.

Well, if this was how things were going to play out, he wasn’t going to complain. He dipped his head to both his companions. “My name’s Gorse, and are you sure? Freshkill can be hard to come by in a storm like this.”

Lilygold

[Lilygold]

FLASH LONER TAG TheSparkleZCG WOUNDS N/A WORDS 148 NOTES Shortpost, bleh

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is whiskers twitched, amused. The younger long-fur - Blizzard - refused to take the food. And in turn, the older long-fur - Gorse - continued to offer it. "My name is Flash, nice to meet you both," he answered. "But you know, your kindnesses will be the death of you," he remarked cheerfully. Blizzard looked like she was attempting to be more respectable, and Gorse appeared to be making an act of submission. Huh. Turquoise eyes observing them closely with a smile that might now be more creepy than anything, he stood his ground. Blunt honesty came with the job description of joyful pessimist. Normally it wasn't this creepy, more of an occasional slightly out-of-place addition to conversations, but this time it was just more of the tone being dissonant with everyone else's. His tail lashed absently, his sitting position attentive but casual.

ISHY of THQ & ADOXOGRAPHY

[TheSparkleZCG]

The silvery-gray tabby tilted her head slightly at the slightly saddened-- or is it offended? Confused?-- look on the long-haired tom's face. She wanted to be more respectful with these strangers, but it's alright. Really, she'd probably wanna get them on her side before Night invites them to her newly-forming clan. The main reason for that to be is because the two toms in front of her knew the location of the camp-- the cave she has deemed to be the place all cats in her clan live in. While thinking, she absently looked back, looking through the cave's contents. Some holes in the walls that would probably be a good place to make the dens for her clan. They were a bit small, but they could always try to scrape away some ice and snow out of the holes or just dig deeper. There was a lot of space in the right corner of the cave, probably will use that for the fresh-kill pile or a few more moss beds. The center would be a more suitable place for the prey pile, though.

Alright, the molly snapped her head back around. She sighed slightly, looking at the prey that was set down on the ground. "Nice to meet you two as well." She said in return. "It's alright, i've eaten a few days ago. If you do insist on it, though, we can just share the prey." Blizzard added as a reply to Gorse insisting on her taking the prey and Flash's comment, which did appear quite uncalled for and a bit unsettling. The tom did seem unusually cheerful, though.

The grey tabby swished her tail behind her, thinking if she should already start touching the theme of clans. She'll... try. In a bit.


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The other tom introduced himself as Flash and stated that their kindness would be the death of them. Maybe, but he wasn’t going to go back on it. He’d never be able to live with himself. He flicked an ear at the words, but had no real comment to offer. And…as for her, he was glad to meet someone else considerate. That made him wonder about Flash, though. What sort of cat was he? There was something about him that unnerved Gorse, though he couldn’t identify it. For now, he’d just have to keep it to himself and hope it was a false feeling.

The she-cat glanced back, and he tried to follow her gaze, wondering what she was doing. But then she turned back to him and Flash, stating it was nice to meet them. She then offered a compromise – them sharing the prey – and he dipped his head to her in acceptance. He’d rather she just have it, but he would take her up on that if that would lead to the best outcome for this meeting.

Lilygold

[Lilygold]

FLASH LONER TAG TheSparkleZCG WOUNDS N/A WORDS 223 NOTES GOOD QUESTION TBH FLASH

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lash's smile brightened up a bit as they came to the compromise of sharing the prey. Smart! Not that it, in itself, wasn't often doomed to failure, but smart nonetheless. Anyway, the conversation had lulled, and he piped up with the most burning question on his mind right now. "So, what are we all doing here, anyway?" He'd walked in on an interesting interaction between these two longhairs, but what was the point of it? Had they both just stumbled across this cave? Did one of them live here? Did BOTH of them live here? There were so many possibilities! Maybe they both lived here and they were in an abusive relationship but they were also both bipolar and that's why they were being so submissive towards one another! Unlikely, but so very possible. He laughed under his breath at his own private narrative. There were more plausible things, of course, but who ever had any fun with plausibility? He'd always been a firm believer in daydreaming. The impossible and what is viewed as impossible was always so much more fun. Like his father's powers - he'd never really understood why his mother had hated those so much. Eh. That was depressing to think about, there were better things he could be imagining.

ISHY of THQ & ADOXOGRAPHY