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- hollowsun had flopped down onto the sand, heaving a sigh. we're finally here. the journey had taken what seemed like ages, even though he knew it had only been one night. exhaustion weighed him down, his eyelids drooping and threatening to close at any given second. i hate migrations.

he had almost fallen asleep right then and there. he was barely aware of darkstar's commanding voice, letting it fade into the background. his name being called aroused him, eliciting a groan from the tom. you have an entire tribe of cats to choose from, and you chose me?

with his tail tip twitching, hollowsun reluctantly got to his paws, walking slowly towards serpentpaw. he didn't even know what he was supposed to be doing; he just heard serpentpaw's name being called after his, and assumed that he would be working with the younger tom. | mentions serpentpaw @M A Y C I E

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^{// TeenWolfie whoa wait why's he losing all control}

^{Anthawk looked over as Emberwatcher approached. He expected Bloomfall and Longrunner to drop off their bundles soon, but the tabby tom was tired. He wasn't too tired to keep grinning, though. He grinned so often it was pretty much a natural feature of his by now. Anthawk nodded just beside him. "Just drop them there. Marigoldstorm and I will take them back to a corner in the lower levels once we've made sure the patrols come back safe." // Insanityflame mentions cataclysm!   TeenWolfie   maycie.}

^{Eveningwar's silver ears perked as she heard her name. She'd slept surprisingly well and was awake for the patrol. She found herself feeling a pang when she found Mountainsky and her were on different patrols, and was so baffled by it she couldn't move. Eventually (and abruptly) the silver Bengal shook her head vigorously and got up, shaking out her fur before padding over to Saltfire and nodding respectfully to them. She spotted Emberwatcher over by her brother, Anthawk, and decided she'd come over once she'd dropped the herbs off. // fluff puff mentions TeenWolfie   Insanityflame}

^{Gingerfall remained asleep in the lower levels for only a moment longer before she stretched out her long legs and got up, shaking out her semi-fluffy fur carelessly. She'd never really been one for cleaning herself in the morning. She padded over to where everyone else was and sat down on the outskirts, tail flicking back and forth happily. She was partly sad she wasn't on any patrols, but hey. It meant she got to laze around and do nothing. // open for interaction}

^{Bulleteyes was mostly just circling the deck of the ship, which was a habit of theirs whenever they were here. They just tended to do it. Getting bumped into by Smokestorm was not part of the routine, and Bulleteyes looked mostly surprised. They looked down, bi-coloured eyes wide in surprise, but managed a smile. "I don't want to believe that Morningpaw is so interesting that you couldn't look where you were going, but..." Bulleteyes spoke jokingly to the she-cat, a smile dancing on their face. // Rontu mentions TeenWolfie}

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- hollowsun turned his bored gaze onto chibipaw, wrinkling his nose with half-hearted amusement. his apprentice was standing there with a dejected expression, his bottom lip pulled out in a childish pout. "you look like a kit," he commented, flicking the small cat's ear with his tail tip as he passed and beckoning him to his side with a jerk of his head. of course darkstar would be swayed by a pouting apprentice. that guy's a total softie.

even though he didn't want to, hollowsun followed after darkstar on aching paws. dawn light turned into darkness as the group padded into the shadows of the ship's interior. hollowsun wasn't as familiar as darkstar was with the layout, but he trodded after the older tom with few blunders along the way.

a foul stench invaded hollowsun's nostrils long before they reached the storage room. it was a smell that the tom wasn't a stranger to. oil. the putrid smell grew stronger as the group entered, completely masking the other scents of the room and making hollowsun oblivious to the cat scent that lingered in the room from previous visitors. he padded lazily after darkstar, looking down at the liquid with mild disgust intertwined with his usual neutral expression. "mhmm, you wouldn't wanna clean that off your paws," he added. one memory floated to the forefront of his mind, of the times he had spent living as a rogue. a friend of his had walked right into a puddle of oil- the oblivious fluffbrain- left behind by some upwalkers. after giving herself a thorough cleaning, she died not even an hour later.

darkstar's voice broke through his memories, shaking him out of his reminiscing. his brows furrowed at the question, but he gave a nonchalant shrug. an uneasy feeling settled in his gut as he stared down at the paw prints. something wasn't right. | darkstar Rontu && chibipaw Insanityflame && serpentpaw @M A Y C I E && talldawn Atlas  

- jada trotted over to her teammate, her orange eyes shining with twisted glee as she looked down upon the forms of the tribe cats. "oooh, we have visitors!" she cooed, a sing-song lull to her voice. it had been a while since she had a good fight. just the idea of sinking her claws into a few pelts, taking out her growing frustrations on another being, made her giddy with excitement. "hey, hey, let's go give them a warm welcome!" | dasher fluff puff && the rest of the rogues

Morningpaw . Apprentice . Mentor: Smokestorm . Interaction: Smokestorm & Bulleteyes, mentions Fidgetpaw & Batpaw ( cataclysm!   Rontu   tubig .   marcola )

Her small white paws felt like they were on fire by the time the tribe had finally reached the abandoned ship, the apprentice had found herself floating nearer to the back whilst they travelled, she'd been reluctant to leave the StarFlats but was also excited to see the ship once more, that buzz had quickly died down eventually as her body grew more and more tired. Morningpaw all but dragged her paws into the cover of the ghostly ship, begging for her limbs to cooperate as she followed her tribe down with a slower pace. She could just about feel the relief melt away on her shoulders as they reached the room housing the old nests, her small paws began to pick up pace again as she began to head for one of the nests, much too tired to locate either Fidgetpaw or Batpaw to keep her company. The relaxation that was bound to greet her any moment vanished as her gold eyes caught sight of a familiar coat, tail motioning for her to join their side. Heaving a great sigh, Morningpaw rose on unsteady paws and headed towards her mentor, her small head hanging in her exhaustion. White ears flicked as she neared the two cats, coming from behind to stand beside her mentor, she greeted the two with a snort "I'm plenty interesting to look at", a huff followed suit, her golden eyes fluttering shut every few seconds as she began to lean into Smokestorm's side, mmm so comfy.

Mountainsky . SandWalker . Apprentice: Chasingpaw . Interaction: Darkstar, Eveningwar, Mossfire, Stormbranch & Chasingpaw ( dreamy   tubig .   Rontu   marcola )

The large tabby had seated himself beside his usual companions as they gathered to listen to Darkstar, he couldn't shake the sense of relief of finally having reached the vacant ship, truthfully the SandWalker had become irritated quite quickly when the ship had first come into view during the trek, because no matter how fast he carried his large paws, the thing didn't seem to come any closer. The second they'd finally reached the room that held all the nests, he'd deposited his travelling companion in the makeshift nursery, hiding the envy he felt as the young kit fell fast asleep. Mountainsky glanced towards his leader as the patrols were called, giving the tom a silent dip of his head before he rose on massive paws, his darkened gaze was quick to follow his female companions as the group was made to split. For a moment he wondered why it seemed to bother him, before he gave a jerk of his head and lifted his eyes to Mossfire first, a small smile dancing on his features as he watched her head towards his sister, he wasn't too bothered muttering a reply as he knew the calico would understand that his silence meant the same, he wished them all safe travels and was looking forward to returning soon, sharing water as a group. Next his amber eyes finally found their way to the silver bengal, waiting to catch her own equally steely gaze, he gave an almost unnoticeable dip of his head before turning and bumping his broad shoulder against the grey pelted tom. "We should get a move on", he spoke gruffly but a hint of humour was still evident, somehow Stormbranch was capable of bringing out more of Mountainsky than he seemed comfortable with. Just as he moved his massive paws towards Hailshine, his gaze caught sight of a lanky white tom not too far off and a small sigh escaped from his sealed jaws, he knew that as a mentor he had certain responsibilities when it came to the young tom, but there was something nagging in the back of his mind, deciding to act on his instinct he gave Chasingpaw a frown and a shake of his head, he'd go on this patrol without him.

Bloomfall . Spider . Apprentice: Batpaw . Interaction: Darkstar, Mossfire & Anthawk ( Rontu   dreamy   tubig . )

The grey & cream flash of fur gave away the presence of the Spider as she walked silently over to the makeshift Shaman's den, depositing her bundle of cared for herbs gently alongside the others, giving the shaman a small, tired smile before she made her way back towards the gathered cats. Bloomfall, despite feeling tired, flashed an encouraging smile as she nodded to her leader, turning elegantly she made her way towards the bundles of moss. Her ears flicked momentarily before she lifted her head to greet the calico she-cat with a warm smile, dipping her own head to gather the rest of the moss in her jaws, refraining from complaining about the slight pains as she'd just been able to even close her jaws properly after letting go of the herb bundle. Instead of the walk to the oasis sullying her mood, the Spider put on a burst of speed as she raced up towards and out of the ship's entrance, glancing over her shoulder to make sure she didn't lose sight of her companion before turning and heading off again with newfound energy, she knew there was no time for slacking off now, they had a whole tribe to gather water for.

Elmkit . Kit . Kitten-Crush: Silverpaw . Interaction: Starlingkit

The large grey kit had only opened his eyes a mere few seconds after feeling his body get lowered to the ground, his large eyes glanced around for a moment to gather his thoughts and figure out where he was, before finding himself rolling over and falling asleep once more, nestled beside his sister.

Myrina . Rogue . Open to be killed/injured . Interaction: Dasher, Jada & the rest of the rogues

A playful grin formed on the she-cat's delicate features, the deadly glint in her eyes not an uncommon sight as she stepped forward to stand beside the tom, eyes narrowed towards the shape of cats moving about the abandoned ship. The grin quickly turned into an annoyed sneer, also not an uncommon sight, as her cold eyes turned to another of their small group, Jada. "Don't be stupid", she growled at the female harshly, her gaze returning to the tribe cats, she stayed silent and still as her eyes carefully traced each cat she could see from where the rogues stood, there were too many cats for the group to go in and fight blindly, yes they each were quite skilled in the act of killing, but that didn't mean these cats weren't either. Her gaze traced a few of the larger cats with unease, if the rogues were to attack, they'd have to use the element of surprise. Her eyes lit up as she realised what was happening, "They're splitting up", her head tilted slightly as she continued to study the tribe cats, it looked like they were patrolling.

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^{// oH stormbranch was mountainsky's mentor - riiiight I get it now}

^{Anthawk nodded and smiled as Bloomfall tiredly placed the herbs just beside him. He turned and unpacked the bundle into the corner of the makeshift den. Really, Anthawk just wanted to sleep, but suddenly he had the urge to look for his brother and sisters. Eveningwar had been called for a patrol with Saltfire and Emberwatcher - no doubt she was grumpy she couldn't go with Mountainsky or one of her kin, but she looked okay. Willowrun and Beetlebite looked equally as tired, but as per the norm his siblings were okay. Next his blue eyes swept the ship, and he began to grow worried when he couldn't spot his son anywhere, but the familiar pelt of Batpaw caught his eye eventually. Anthawk felt a weight lift off his shoulders. This responsibility - ensuring everyone was safe and well-fed - had used to fall to Ravenwatcher, but of course Anthawk had gotten used to handling everything ever since his brother ran away. Anthawk screwed up his nose. That was a topic that made him often envy his younger siblings - they had littermates, where as his had ran off, although Anthawk refused to believe it was cowardice of raising the younger litter with him. // TeenWolfie mentions marcola   fluff puff   Insanityflame}

^{Eveningwar caught Mountainsky's gaze and held it for a moment before Saltfire spoke to her. Slowly, she turned her head to face the deputy, a look of disdain crossing her face. Was he actually going to talk to her? Eve sighed. She supposed other cats in the clan wouldn't feel the same way about socialising as she did, so she responded. "I'm tired, like everyone else." she deadpanned as shortly as possible. // fluff puff mentions TeenWolfie}

^{Gingerfall is open for interaction.}

^{Bulleteyes looked very vaguely amused at this. "The shaman's den isn't far, but sure-" They cut off as Morningpaw joined them and then chuckled lightly under their breath. "Of course, my bad." They apologised, looking at the tired apprentice. "You both look like you could use some rest. Let's get you to Anthawk and Marigoldstorm first, though." Bulleteyes gestured to Smokestorm's injured paw, a serious look suddenly on their face. // Rontu   TeenWolfie mentions maycie.}

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Stormbranch;

Nodding to the others in his designated group, he expected this to be rather easy, but even if it was he could use the experience to take a break from having to keep an eye on all of the apprentices. Sometimes they found other cats here, and those cats were usually grateful for the opportunity to join the tribe even if for a short amount of time. Mostly, though, it was very quiet and very dark on the other levels of the ship. He wondered if his temperament had rubbed off a little too much on Mountainsky, who seemed to be more talkative than usual. "Of course," he mewed in reply, returning the playful shove, "I'm not so old that I need helping around." he said, mocking an insulted tone. Of course he was aware that he was getting older, but he wouldn't give up being a warrior for anything just yet - being an elder seemed rather pointless when he could still perform warrior duties. Perhaps when his legs started giving him trouble on the migration, but he wouldn't need to think about that now, focus on the task at hand (or paw, as it were). He made his way with the rest of the group towards the front of the ship, where space would get a little tight eventually with the tapering shape of their shelter, but where the most small gaps were in the rusted metal so it was still an important place to check.

interacting with; Mountainsky TeenWolfie ; mentions others in his patrol.

Batpaw;

Having arrived at the ship with the others, also rather tired, the monochrome feline realised that he had barely spoken to his mentor today - having spent much of his time among other apprentices. He hadn't got to ask his question! But perhaps he should just save it for tomorrow. He was tired after all, but the curiosity of wanting to know what stories they were going to be telling in the time they stayed here pressed him to explore the most populated level of the ship, trying to locate his mentor. coming up empty on that front, he supposed he could ask someone he hadn't spoken to during the migration yet, the chance that they would have seen his mentor was far higher if he hadn't seen either of them because they were likely to have been in the same area that he didn't see. That made sense in his head, at least, but the warriors looked so busy! Or tired! It wouldn't do any good to bother them.

So he settled for approaching another apprentice who looked relatively free and not like they were sleeping. Uh, hello. Have you seen bloomfall? Did she go out into the sands? Or has she stayed here?" he asked the white-coated apprentice. Perhaps his words sounded blunt and his overall personality needed improvement because it didn't occur to him to ask how Whitepaw was doing, but in his mind such small talk would be a waste of breath if he didn't care all too much about the answer.

interacting with; whitepaw Insanityflame ; mentions bloomfall TeenWolfie  

Willowrun;

open for interaction, my muse is really low today so I'm not gonna write a full post for her. :/

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( Hailshine's gonna see his dad die & mountainsky is gonna see his mentor die, that's so cruel I love it! Also Idk if Stormbranch is gonna take one of those rogues down with him/severely injures them? It's totally up to everyone else in the encounter, but that's just an idea? )