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    being alone was something that redpanda still wasn't used to, despite how he'd been wandering around for a while after his whole world was practically tossed upside-down. he never thought he would miss the other tigers he'd lived with, but he did- they might've been big, bumbling oafs who would just sit around all day, but at least they'd been good for a little bit of conversation and entertainment. bush, rock, and star- not their real names, of course, but the ones redpanda had given them.


    another issue for redpanda: food. he had no clue how to hunt, not even after being on his own for a while. he'd always had the humans bringing him food, occasionally tossing him some treats after he'd been particularly good that day. but now he was surviving on whatever meat he could find. he even sometimes had to resort to munching on leaves from bushes, anything to keep him going. maybe he could find his way back home, get another lecture from star for accidentally trodding on his tail while star slept. but how long ago had he even woken up all alone, stuck on his own with no idea where he was?


    when he finally glanced up after wandering around for a while, nose tilted towards the ground as he tried to find a trace of any scent that was remotely familiar, he saw something that made his jaw drop. it was a series of what looked like islands, all floating in the air. each was connected to the next by a bridge, redpanda's eyes studying the layout of the floating islands. it almost reminded him of something the humans might build, except nothing they made would float like that. and so high in the air, too!


    in his wonder, redpanda's paws had ceased their walking, the tiger instead sitting back and staring up at the islands with awe. he didn't know where he was, didn't know what time it was, and didn't know if there were any other living souls to be found.. but at least there was some cool architecture.

    hmm, two joiners who arrived at the bottom of the island. a rare sighting, but maybe this was some new trend that i needed to be aware of. i decided to make it a part of my daily stroll. coming across redpanda as i decided to explore the smaller bit i hadn't looked at before, i was hiding in the bushes when i saw him. ah, another tiger, like me. it made me feel good to know that there were two- now three- tigers in the group, as i was starting to feel rather lonely.


    but that didn't matter for right now. i stood in those bushes, debating on if i should jump out and scare him or not. i decided to do so but in a more relaxed manner. walking out of the bushes, i announced my presence with the rustling sounds of leaves against fur and a single "boo" escaping past my lips. grinning from ear to ear, i noticed his fascination with the islands. "lovely, aren't they? only i can relate to something as beautiful as that," i joked, letting out my signature windshield wiper laugh. it felt good to make a joke about my handsome features again, something i for some reason had forgotten to do.


    chuckling, i suddenly paused. "goodness, where are my manners? loveletter, paladin commander of blizzardclan. what is your business here?" i questioned, tilting my head in curiosity. i was sure he was here to join.

    ✦ ✧ ✦ Joiners scared her. Anything that was outside of BlizzardClan was a threat and scary to her.

    The small cub made her way over, waddling quietly and stopping behind Loveletter. Although she wasn't familiar with Loveletter, she felt safer behind her clanmate. She couldn't help but be so curious as a child, although fear was striking her heart, her brain was bursting with curiosity. "Hello!" She kindly beamed, testing the waters of the situation and if she could trust the stranger at the border. "I'm Aphrodite."

    ———— Kady Keyper————

    Funny how it all plays out in the end

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    While joiners could be scary, Kady has eventually learned throughout her life to trust those who show up at the border. The feline makes her way over, moving to sit next to her daughter, and raises a paw as a hello to the stranger. "And I'm Kady, if we're all throwing names in here. Pleasure to meet you." She doesn't really elaborate though. What need was there? Loveletter already covered the basics after all.



    You're playing with fire