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[WIP] 4/1/12; Isn't it a Lovely Night; Nailer, Abroach, Kestrel
Topic Started: Apr 4 2012, 09:41 PM (75 Views)
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Nailer found the desert much more pleasant at night when the sun wasn't roasting his hide. Therefore, he often found himself adventuring by night instead of by day. This evening he meandered in the opposite direction than he usually did. He gravitated towards the base of the mountain, fascinated by its sheer size. It was so much greater than any of the skyscrapers back home. He padded up to its base and blinked with surprise upon realizing the sand beneath his paws had turned into hard stone. The rock was colder than he'd have liked and he shivvered with the unexpected chill. The tom could make out a trail going up the mountainside. "I wonder where it goes..." If he realized he'd spoken aloud, he didn't show it. The cat's tail waved as he stared up the slope curiously and he was rather tempted to scramble up its rocky slope. Only the cold and thoughts of Kestrel and Banny held him back. It wouldn't be fair to leave his brother so soon after their reunion.

Abroach had been meanderign around the mountains border again. He always did lately but he never could gather enough courage to enter into the desrt to search out his sister. He started when he heard teh faint sign of another voice and ducked behind a nearby rock, peering around it ears pinned back as his tail tip twitched nervously.

Qestrel pressed herself flat to the ground, tail tip twitching slightly with indecision as she watched Nailer pause and stare up at the towering shape of the moment. On one hand, it was none of her business where the tomcat went; on the other, she didn't want to lose a perfectly good, able-bodied tom when she'd just gotten her hands of a fri- companion. On a companion, she repeated firmly to herself. Still, he'd paused - was he wondering whether to continue on or stay with his companions, or was he just marveling at its size? Only one way to find out. The tabbico lifted herself to her paws, padding forward. "Nail?" she called softly, not wanting to startle him. The cat made to move to his side, glancing once at him and then up towards the mountain, a little shiver of her own rippling over her at the cold stone. "Even seen something so big?"

Nailer. Kestrel's voice was soft enough that it didn't startle Nailer but her suddent presence did make him feel a bit less comfortable. She was a hardcore Tribe cat even if the Tribe barely existed anymore (try telling that to the folks back home!) and it felt awkward being caught at the edge of some other territory. "Never," he replied, turning his head to stare at the tabbico. She was backlit by the moon and it made for a very appealing picture. The tableau only served to make Nail feel more awkward. "D'you know what's up there?"

Abroach stayed in his hunkered down position as he listened to the two cats converse. They'd come form teh desrt so.. tehy had to be rogues or, he tried not to shudder as he thought of it, Whirling Winds. If it was the latter he didnt want to be caught by them but they seemed to be younger then him by a few years so maybe he wouldnt be in too much danger. Stil that wasn't enough to send the timid tom from his hiding place. Nope instead he curled his tail around him and hunkered down further. Beter to find out their intentions before he even dared approach them. He tried to make sure his breathign stayed quiet.

Qestrel felt only a tiny stirring of disappointment that Nail was close to the border of another Tribe, but not because she thought he should feel any sort of Tribal obligations. Oddly enough, it was like she was disappointed because everything that she stood for - her Tribe, their ideals, hell, even herself - it was like that wasn't enough for the tom. She shook it off, turning to meet his eyes with something that was almost challenging. She wasn't going to let herself think that he was the first real potential friend she'd had in forever, and like anyone who's never had a friend before, she just wanted to be good enough. "Mother said Frozen Ice lives up there," she answered him after a moment, breaking eye contact and jerking her chin towards the rising path. "Want to explore a little?" It felt awkward leaving behind her desert, just wrong, but she wanted to satisfy Nailer's curiosity - and hopefully destroy it for good. She took a pawstep forward, too distracted by her fri- 'Companion!' to listen for the breathing. Anyways, she probably would've taken it for wind in the tunnel.

Nailer had no clue what Kestrel was talking about. He'd sort of figured there'd be frozen ice on a mountain. Besides, wasn't all ice frozen? Her reference to the ice as 'living' threw him off. He decided not to press the matter, though. Ice, frozen or otherwise, wouldn't bother him that much. He didn't want to squeeze the she-cat for information and it wasn't as if they were going to go too far... "Sure," he replied with a smile. "But just a quick look, it's unreasonably cold over here!" The addition was spurred on by a glance over Kes' shoulder to the vast desert behind them. Its sands would be cool but not this bone-chilling cold! Supposing nothing else was going to happen, the rust-colored tom took a few hesitent steps forwards. Though he was merely looking around, the walls of rock on either side of him created a light echo. Through such an echo, Nailer was able to hear the distinct sound of breathing.

Abroach tensed as he realized the two cats were coming up the path. GIvign a quiet curse he stood up and turned as quietly as he could trying to slink further ahead of them without being seen but his nervousness became his downfall as his paw caught a small rock just so and sent it tumbling into the rock he'd just been hiding behind making a clack noise that echoed and he flinched. Oh, not good. Ears pinning back he looked back down the path and his tail curled slightly towards him, even if he bolted back to his hiding spot the five or so body lengths between him and it would give them ample tiem to see his movement so instead of prolonged the ineviatable the maine coon mix stayed where he was half-crouched and nervous.

Qestrel could've fist pumped with victory; perhaps the cold would keep him away from the mountains. "Ha! What a desert cat you are," she taunted, hoping he wouldn't deny it. She padded a few pawsteps ahead of the tom, pausing for a moment. "Did you hear some-" Her words were cut off by the rattle and clack of a stone hitting another stone. Sage green eyes shot wide for a moment, and the cat turned her saucer-eyed gaze to Nailer, tail tip twitching with apprehension, before she turned to face front again. She dropped into a crouch, prowling forward until she was crouched behind the boulder that had just hidden the strange tomcat a moment before. The tabbico crouched low, then rocketed up the side of the boulder, hooking her paws into the ledges and pulling herself to the top to sweep her gaze over the dim tunnel.

Nailer feigned defensiveness. "I can't help I've got short fur!" He cried with a smirk. He watched the she-cat outpace him and sped up to catch her, only to stop short when she did. It took only a moment to catch Kestrel's look before they both shot off towards the sound. The tom lunged up onto a rock and peered down at the cat hiding below. The cat down there looked a lot like that Amethyst cat but this one was male. And pathetic. Knowing so little about the tribes, Nailer assumed the tom was a loner. In fact, he didn't even know there had been more than one tribe. "What are you doing?" Snorted the silver-eyed youth with just enough arrogance to make himself seem confident.

Abroach pinned his ears further back agaisnt his head nad resisted the urge to jump when the female suddenly appeared atop the rock he'd been hiding behind but he couldnt help the flinch when the tom popped up there soon after. His tail lashed a bit and he made sure all four of his feet were planted firmly under him and ready to send him into a dead bolt in another direction, namely awayfrom these two should they try attacking. "Nothing more then wandering the mountains edge. It's something I do every now and again." He'd keep his amethyst-hued eyes trained on the tom well aware that he was the cat he need worry the most about at the moment.

Qestrel curled her lip, mildly annoyed that the stranger tom thought Nailer was more of a threat. However, when she shot a glance to the side at Nail, she understood why. Still. She was of half a mind to throw herself down there on that tom just to show him that she wasn't to be neglected, but for once, Kestrel was going to go for a diplomatic approach. Well, it would only last for a few minutes, but still. A for effort. "A little close to the desert, huh?" she growled out, tail slashing the air a couple of times; the tabbico pulled herself up to her full (but not very impressive) height and puffed her chest out a bit. "Just who do you think you are?"

Nailer's alleycat instincts had begun to kick in, and he was still crusin' for a brusin' from the previous night. The poor fellow below, looking so much like Amethyst, quickly recieved a nasty snarl from Marshland's son. The stranger's violently purple eyes were just so much like hers. It was hard to look at the sap without remembering his terrible anger before. As Kestrel spoke on, Nail reined in his vexation and calmed himself down to a mild scowl of dislike and distrust. Kestrel's words reminded him that she was the one who knew the desert. Nailer was suddenly unsure if he had the right to get riled up. He was one step closer to calm and only frowned, letting Kes do all the talking. For now, the large tom would be content to sit, think, and act the brute muscle if need be.

Abroach turned his head down and away for a moment, risking looking away from both cats now, before he turned his attention to the she-cat. "I'm nobody, not really anyway." he'd nervously shuffle a paw as the tom above him seemed to get agitated before calming jsut as quickly. Mood swing much? Bringing his thoughts back in to focus on the conversation at hand he moved ever so slightly to the side if only to keep a comfortable space between himself and them. "I only come so close on the off chance I may find my sister roaming near here. It's been years since I've seen her so I'm willign to take the risk." His tail tip was moving at a constant twitch now as his nervousness increased. Now he was wanting nothing more then to run off as fast as he could and get up high enough into the mountians tehy wouldn't follow but his legs didnt seem to want to listen right now.

Qestrel's eyes narrowed, shuffling as far to the side that the boulder allowed her to in the attempt to mirror the tom's movement to the side. "Nobody, huh? Got a name, Nobody?" Okay, so maybe being brought up by a Captain in Whirling Winds made your diplomacy skills pretty shitty, but hey, she was trying, right? The tabbico shot a glance at her companion, noting his reaction to the cat. "Look familiar, Nail?" she asked, though something about the cat's eyes reminded her- oh, right. Hadn't that AmethystClaw cat from last night had those same eyes? Or at the very least, something similar. "Sister?" she added, turning back to the cat. "Your sister got a name, too? I know pretty much anyone in the desert."
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