[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]"Really?" He'd been expecting a no, because all of the joiners typically declined. He blinked, taken by surprise, but Rafferty quickly recovered and bounced briefly. "Great!! Do you want to start now?"
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His mouth watered, and Rafferty bit his lip to keep himself contained. The cub had been playing in the water, but once the blood had reached his senses he'd been too distracted to continue. "You didn't...hurt yourself, did you?" He asked haltingly, unsure.
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]He wondered what it would be like, to change his appearance at will. "All right. Well, it looks nice. Winter spirit, huh? Right?" Hopefully his assumption wasn't ridiculous.
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Rafferty only arrived after Luciano was pulling the stranger into a hug, and he looked over at his clanmates with confusion in his eyes. He didn't ask, though, because he figured some things weren't necessarily his business. It was nice, though, to see some sort of happiness around. Or maybe forgiveness; he wasn't sure.
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]"Sure, Caroline!" The cub responded, before trotting a few paces away, eager to get the tour started. "So the main camp is at a deserted train station. Well, it isn't deserted anymore, but anyways, the different carriages are for different ranks, like our Godfather, who is Luciano, and our Doctor, Nicotine. If we keep walking this way we can find it, even if it doesn't look like something you'd find out here with all the plants growing." He rubbed at one ear sheepishly, hoping he wasn't talking too much. "Ready to take a look?"
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]While Ressy grins like an idiot because she's seeing the new Hobbit movie today, Rafferty approaches with a friendly smile. He's still residing in the lower levels of his mood as a result of his father's continued coma, but he can't let that hinder his duties. "Hey, I'm Rafferty, it's great to meet ya, Kili."
And then he added,"Nice to meet ya too, Sunkit."
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]He knew she deserved it, and it was always nice to see people's hard work pay off, even if not everyone was always happy. "Congratulations! You'll make a great Underboss!"
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]Not for the first time, Rafferty wished he could change how he looked. The cub trotted closer, eyes curious. "Does it hurt?"
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]Rafferty thought she looked sad, and a little pang of sympathy struck him. Emotional pain wasn't something he wanted anyone to have, regardless of their allegiance. He bit his lip and sat down, paws shifting quietly.
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The leopard cub stretched out across the ground, placing his head on his paws and staring at the grass. He missed his dad, and that ache went down to his bones. Every day he didn't wake up was more painful than the previous one, because his hope always slapped him one across the face after he realized each time that Jethro wasn't awake.
He heaved a quiet sigh, and then closed his eyes, possibly for a rest.
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He chewed at his bottom lip, eyes narrowed at the fish that darted around in a small pond. Rafferty was fixated by the glimmer of their scales reflecting the light, and he wondered, briefly and foolishly, what it would be like to be a fish. The cub huffed, shaking his head and rising off his haunches to instead walk along the border. It was somewhat tempting to go exploring off the territory, but that was likely a ridiculous notion.
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]"Hey," he returned, blinking sleepily and rising with a light yawn. "How are you?"
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]"Hey miss!" She smelled of ShadowClan, so at least she wasn't an enemy. "Could I have your name and business?"
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]He threw it toward the tree, but it only bounced off. "Wow. I failed miserably."
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]Ah! Okay, maybe he could help. "You're from ShadowClan, right?"
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]"Well, that takes care of your business. Name please?"His smile was friendly, and the cub rocked on his paws while he waited for the response.
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]"I could help clean up," he offered, wondering what she had been trying to make. Were they wreaths? Raff hadn't seen too many before.
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]He nodded; the snow was a bit meddlesome. "I'm Rafferty, nice to meet you! Now, I'd say we take you back home but I haven't ever been to ShadowClan before. Or outside the territory." He rubbed his ear sheepishly.
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]"I'm Rafferty!" He nodded, enthusiastically adding "Welcome to the clan!" The cub always liked seeing joiners. "Do you have any questions, Mortalpaw?"
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[Center][fancypost bgcolor=transparent; bordercolor= transparent; width:320px; maxheight:;;font-size:12px; text-align:justify]That was Bottle, wasn't it? Name changes did confuse him sometimes. "Congrats!"
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