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  1. lavacat what-ever-this-is-cat part 3 sandcat suncat
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  2. another wip with cool layer mode stuff firecat shadowcat lightningcat? watercat golden cat twilightcat what-ever-this-is-cat what-ever-this-is-cat part 2
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  3. I tried getting the speech thingy the people say at a wedding but instead I got some many sketchy "get your ordination license online today!" websites that I decided to go from memory. Also I be lying if I said I wasn't considering it.
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  4. Its the absence of sound that wakes Roku. The chirpy greetings, the happy purrs and friendly growls indicating the presence and warmth of his tribe are gone. Instead, there is only the hollow, cold sound of clashing waves - monotone and ever-present. A jolt of panic hits him - he is alone. Somehow his family, his island, his home has gone and been replaced with this terrifyingly silent place. A breeze blows gently from within the island, bringing new, uncanny smells, making the tall grass whisper. Roku freezes. His instincts tell him to run, to fight, to do something, but there is no safe place for him to reach. Everything here is his enemy and he is on his own. The panic turns into terror as he realizes how utterly helpless he is. Desperately searching for comfort he curls into himself, closing his eyes and pressing his head to the ground, trying to ignore the deafening silence around him. He tries to think of home. Of the comfort of his family's island. Everything there had been discovered generations before even his parents were born. The grass was short and secure and the reassuring sounds of the tribe had filled the air every moment he could remember. The memories calm him and he manages to fall into a dreamless sleep. As Roku awakens the next morning he feels somewhat grounded. He is still anxious, but this time around he manages to take a few steps into the mysterious grassy depths of the island. As he sniffs the air all he can register are the smells of earth and grass - mixed with the sweet, familiar scent of berries. Both their scent as well as the picking motion remind him of his home and the task of food gathering. It puts him at ease. Roku spends a few more days next to the berry bush. Slowly, the fear starts to turn into a state of alertness. He learns to appreciate the occasional gust of wind for the informations it gives him about the island. And as he adapts to his new surroundings, curiosity arises. He takes a step away from the berry bush and discovers a strange plant - one that he has never seen before. The subtle scent must have been covered up by the stronger smell of the berries. It doesn't seem particularly appetizing to him, so he decides to leave it alone, taking another step farther into the grass. Another smell suddenly becomes overpowering, but this one is familiar to him. The big creature notices Roku and gives him a friendly head rub. Although its presence is nowhere near as comforting as the one of another nicheling Roku cuddles up to it and relaxes in its soothing warmth. As it starts to rain the strong body shield him from the pouring water and keeps the cold at bay. Even though he longs to bask in the comfort of another creatures companionship for longer, Roku knows that the ghost-of-the-grass cannot become his new tribe. And so he marches on, entering an area with dry, yellow grass. The ground seems different here and there are fewer scents lingering in the air. All of a sudden a big, scary thing stands in his way. It looks strange, with weirdly shaped berry-like things surrounded by sharp-looking orange pricks, threatening anyone who might think of picking the odd fruits. Roku decides to leave it alone and wanders up to the beach instead. The sweet smell of berries fills the air on the shore and Roku happily sits down next to the bush. The sound of the waves doesn't scare him anymore - now it gives him a sense of calmness. He settles in right there, filling his stomach with the ripe fruits and sleeping through and uneventful night. The second he wakes up however, something is off. At first, he doesn't know where to place it. Faint splashing noises are carried to him trough the still air. He can feel the restlesness starting to pool in his chest as he checks the air for any unusual scents. Roku breathes in and his fur stands up. There is no mistaking this - he can smell another nicheling! Excitedly, he jumps towards the source of the smell. He lands in the water, splashing everywhere. The stranger is visible now - the female's fur is of a flaming red that is easy to make out against the light shore. She seems to be attempting to catch some of the tiny fish that are swimming around her, although they easily escape her sweeping paws. Roku moves closer, greeting her with a squeaky purr. She turns to him, returning the greeting in a slightly mocking fashion. Her face is different from anything that Roku is familiar with - broad and angular, with a large nose and round, slightly protruded eyes. "Did you hurt your face?" he blurts out, unable to stop himself. The strange female blinks surprised at the question, only to fall into delighted, chirping laughter. She rolls her eyes back and her voice seems to drop. "I was cursed to look like this!" Roku takes a few steps back at that, puffing up his fur. Maybe approaching her so care-free was a bad idea. As she sees him back off the female falls into another fit of laughter. "I was joking around little stranger! This is just my face; I was born like this! Does everyone look so different where you come from?" Slightly embarrassed Roku flattens down his fur before sitting down next to her. "I am Roku" he says, avoiding her amused gaze. "I was separated from my tribe and I am trying to find a new home". The strange female looks at him with a more serious expression, the mischief from before gone from her eyes. "My name is Ithko, it’s great to meet you! If you'd like it then we could stay here together for a little bit."
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  5. Some time later, Klyk is born. Feather is greatly pleased, staring at his son with a fondness that nobody had ever seen on him before. Peril is unimpressed, simply giving her child a glance before locking her eyes on Tuyo, who is sadly staring at the new family. She smiles at him. Clover passes suddenly. She just, dropped. Her only company being Aymi. The tribe grieved heavily for their lost matriarch. Abandon wasn't the same afterwards. Pidge informed everyone that she was pregnant. Unfortunately. Tuyo didn't seem to care. "Dammit!" Rain flinched, opening her eyes to see that Abandon had accidently let a fish slip from her claws again. "You okay?" She asked gently, stretching out on the sand. The other female closed her eyes, letting out an aggravated sigh. "I can't focus..." Rain stood up, stepping down onto the shore so that her paws were just barely under the water. "Need help?" "No, no, I've got it. I've got it..." Abandon stared as a fish passed by, before striking out her claws again. All that accomplished was her falling face first into the deeper water. "FEIVET!" She screamed in rage, popping back up and lashing at a rock in fury. Rain stared, eyes wide. "I don't even understand that word, so I'm going to assume that it's a swear so bad that you would rather not teach me it." Abandon was breathing heavily, standing stock-still for a few heartbeats, before flopping down on the sand next to Rain. She sighed, digging her claws into the ground. "Feel like talking about it?" The blue nicheling asked, sitting down next to her friend. "I..." Abandon started, sounding hesitant. She stared into the water. "I...I miss her. I miss mom. So much." Rain felt a pang of sympathy hit her. She missed her mother too, even if she couldn't really remember her. It must be hard for Abandon. "First my father left, and now mom is dead...she was all I had left of my immediate family-Pidge doesn't count, she doesn't even like me-I have my half siblings, but...mom was special. She was such a good nichelings. How am I supposed to live without her here with me?" Abandon didn't even realize she was crying, only noticing that her voice started to break at the end. "I may not completely get how you feel, but, Abandon...just...just know that she's okay. You'll see her again someday. And in the meantime, you'll have to make due with memories. She's not gone as long as you remember her." "And, Abandon..." The other female finally looked up, eyes glittering. "Yeah?" "I'm here if you ever need me. I'll be here forever, okay? Just talk to me." The two were silent for a moment, Abandon staring at Rain, who was getting anxious that she said something wrong. Then, Abandon snorted, chuckling as a smile broke out on her face. "Damn, that was cheesy as hell, Rain!" She cackled, wiping a tear from her eye. Rain couldn't help but laugh too. "Yeah, I'm aware." As they both laughed wholeheartedly, Rain couldn't help but notice that her pelt was growing a little warmer.
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  6. The grass felt wet on her paws as Rain trotted over towards the berry bushes, ready to pick from the overflowing bushes. As she got closer, she squinted, noticing grey and yellow against the green. Yelling also echoed in her ears. Curious, she crouched, ducking behind a large stone. As she got closer, she realized the two shapes were Pidge and Peril. "I know what you're doing!" Pidge hissed, tail lashing wildy. Peril stared at her good paw, casually inspecting the blunt claws. "Oh really?" "Yes!" Pidge snapped back, obviously bothered by the female's lack of concern. "Why are you doing this? You have Feather wrapped around your paw, why do you want my mate so badly?" Peril's gaze snapped up, and her eyes turned sharp. "He's not your mate." She spat out, her ear twitching irritably. "He was mine as soon as I saw him. And he obviously isn't interested in you anyway, when was the last time you had a conversation with him? Face it, he loves me, not you. He may be your mate in title, but he's mine." Pidge was shaking now, from sadness or from anger, Rain couldn't tell. "You can anyone you want, do you know how many nichelings would kill to be your mate? Please, just leave him alone, let me have him. Just let me keep him. I love him. Please, just don't take him from me-" Her tone grew more and more desperate as she went on, and Rain could tell she was biting back a sob at the end. "You don't know how much he means to me, Peril." Peril slowly raised her eyes, a blank expression resting on her face. After a few agonizing heartbeats, she started to chuckle, breaking into a full on laughing fit. After a few moments, she wiped away a tear, a huge smile on her face. "Yeah sure, I'll keep that in mind." She joked. Having had enough, Pidge leapt at the female, screaming in fury. Rain could only stare in shock, before realizing how much Pidge could actually hurt Peril. She leapt in, shoving away Pidge with all her strength. Pidge stared in shock, still pissed off out of her mind. "Rain?! Stay out of this!" "Pidge, calm down! You can't just attack a pregnant nicheling!" Pidge froze for a heartbeat, before glaring and letting out a deep snarl. "Maybe that child deserves to die."
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  7. About a moon passes, and things change. Little Okierian is born on a stormy night, warm and safe next to his proud mother. Peril and Feather have become mates, much to Tuyo's disappointment. Pidge is obviously upset with this, they were already mates, why did he care that Peril got a mate? The thought made her heart ache, especially since he seemed even more upset once Peril announced that she was carrying Feather's child. Clover isn't long for this world, she's growing older and weaker by the day. Aymi stays at her side. Abandon and Rain spend plenty of time together, Rain having learned a fair amount of Fyānsian.
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  8. After teaching Rain some of the new language, Abandon realized she has to go gather food. She offers to teach Rain how to fish. "No thanks, I'll just watch." Abandon shrugged, diving after a school of minnows. The water was making Rain nervous, but for the life of her, she couldn't figure out why... After gathering some food, many of the tribe members gathered to converse under the tree. It felt nice, just talking. Rain lay next to Abandon, still wary of the others. They seemed nice enough-well, asides from Pidge... "Your tribe is kinda small, why is that?" Everyone went silent, staring at the bird nicheling like she had grown a second head. Rain shrunk back, cringing as she pressed against Abandon. "The world is cruel, our tribe used to be a lot bigger." Serenity finally answered from her spot next to Falcon. "Our parents all died of natural causes, and our mother should be following suit soon. It's a miracle she's still here." Rain blinked. "Didn't you have any siblings?" At that, Feather noticably stiffened, staring at the ground with a scowl. "Yeah. We did. My brother Pipenburn didn't last long, unfortunately." Feather shrugged like t was no big deal, but Rain could see the immense pain behind his eyes. "I have two." Aymi spoke up. "Serenity is my sister, we had an older brother, Walnut. He...was reckless." She didn't say anymore, shifting the top of an acorn around with one paw. Serenity was also quiet, looking at the sky. "I also have two..." Abandon said, looking down at Rain. Pidge scoffed. "Yeah, unfortunately. We have the same father, and we had a brother too. Our scummy father took him when he left the tribe." Rain could sense this was a sore spot for everyone, even Tuyo and Peril, who were orginally wanderers. "Did...you all have different fathers?" Feather nodded. "Mine was less of a father and more of a...sire, I suppose? Her name was Lyra. I guess she used some sort of goddess magic or whatever so I could exist." "Our father was Angel. He was quite sweet, although I didn't know him long." Serenity got up and sat next to Aymi, resting her tail on her sister's back. "And ours was Snowy Blood." Pidge scoffed, not noticing the look Abandon shot her. "Some father he was." "Wow...I-I'm sorry..." Abandon shook her head. "Don't be, it was all a long time ago, Rain." "So, who are your parents?" Tuyo finally spoke, glancing at Peril. Rain froze, looking at the ground. "I...I don't know." "You don't know?" Peril sounded mildly shocked, fur bristling. "I remember some things...like...my mother had black fur and white horns...my father had violet eyes and ram horns...but, I can't figure out any names. I don't even remember what tribe I came from." Everyone was quiet after that, nobody spoke a word, even as night fell and they rested.
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  9. Feather and Serenity discover a loner at the borders, who introduces himself as Falcon. Feather, finding him horribly annoying, leaves to inform Clover. However, Serenity stays, finding him strangely charming. Meanwhile, back at camp, Tuyo speaks with Peril, completely ignoring his mate a few feet away. Pidge, although dejected, keeps on collecting berries. She knows what Peril is doing, and she has to keep herself from running over and snapping the arrogant female's neck.
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  10. Thank you! I have been getting a lot of great ideas for it recently, so I would definitely like to do it now. I do not know how long it will take, though, because I am planning for it to be quite involved and I may not be able to work on it consistently. Whenever it is ready, I will let you all know. 🙂
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  11. (I’m going to sleep Gn everyone)
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  12. “Thank you. What are we having for dinner?” (sorry it took so long to reply, I’m working on Firefly’s ref.)
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  13. (O wait you didn’t put that in the rules, Maybe you should fix that..?) ((((Sorry if that sounded harsh ;w;))))
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  15. is it just me or is Phineas and Ferb's grandma lookin kinda THICC
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  16. @philo thank you! I have just tried again, and it took a few tries, but it finally registered!
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  17. Ywnhsirzo (Also my pfp is a hatchling imperial dragon from flight rising)
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  18. So, I made Rosy a ref- I think I Failed though
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  19. just a little funfact, Pidge and Aymi's lines translate to: "How the hell do you crack these things?" "It's pretty standard, Pidge. You're just kind of dumb."
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  20. "Hey." Rain craned her head, watching as Abandon trotted up to her. The female stopped next to her, gingerly sitting down and curling her fluffy tail over her paws. She looked...strangely uncomfortable. "Hey, how are you? Did you need something?" Abandon shook her head. "No, I just...wanted some company." Rain nodded, smiling as she picked a few more berries. She felt a little weird as Abandon watched her, eyes burning holes through her pelt. "Hey, um..." Rain started, lifting her head and staring hesitantly at the female next to her. "Why are you named Abandon?" Abandon flinched, curling her tail tighter around herself, as if it would shield her. "My-my father left just before I was born, he took my brother Firtu with him. Nobody knows where he went, but apparently it's not a surprise he took Firtu. I guess he was always the favorite-from what Pidge has told me anyways." Things were quiet for a heartbeat, before Rain opened her mouth to respond-just then, she heard something that made her shut up. "Equi oq Bekatu tere psēk uyet iop?" Rain looked over her shoulder, staring at the tree in the center of the camp. Aymi and Pidge were sat under it, Aymi casually cracking open acorns as Pidge grew frustrated, trying to gnaw one open with her fangs. She assumed the annoyed sounding words came from her. But-what the hell were they saying? The only word she recognized was 'Bekatu'... "As juke kidn, Pidge. Zuek yust terne wei." The response came from Aymi, who said it in a deadpan-ish tone, barely glancing at Pidge, who glared at her, obviously offended by whatever she said. Noticing Rain's massive confusion, Abandon chuckled. "Oh, yeah, about that. That's are language, we speak to eachother like that most of the time. You'll have to learn it, I suppose." Rain sighed. "I have trouble keeping my own name in my head, how am I supposed to learn a whole new language?" "You'll get it down. I could teach you some now actually-come and sit, Rain. It's time for your first lesson in Fyānsian." (if anyone's wondering-yes, i made an entire Niche language, it took forever, but i made it)
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  21. "So, your name is Rain, correct?" Rain blinked, just now snapping back to reality. Her thoughts had drifted off again, they seemed to be doing that a lot since she woke up. She silently nodded her head, straightening up as her eyes locked with those of the aged female before her. The old, yet elegant nicheling smiled, holding out her paw. "I am Clover, the tribe leader. I am happy to have you here, Rain." "And...I'm not exactly happy to be here-not in a rude way! I'm just...confused?" Clover let out a purr, eyes soft and sympathetic. "I understand. It must be frightening to wake up in a strange place, with no memory of who you were before. I would like to assure you that there is a place in our tribe for you, if you would like to join us?" Rain nodded, not even noticing that her brain was drawing a blank again. Nothing seemed real in that moment of silence.
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  22. They're E V O L V I N G b e a u t i f u l
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  23. fun fact: i had to reset the save a total of 11 TIMES, because Rain wouldnt fricking spawn in as blue-
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