Hailpaw's kits

[moddy]

Blotchkit had been listening carefully, but wrinkled her nose when she heard what Hailpaw said. "What if I's dun wan' be a Clanna'?" she asked slowly. At first she thought the idea seemed cool, but she wasn't sure anymore. All she knew is the more she considered it, the dumber the idea seemed. "I dun wan' 'isten to no leada'."

[Cloud]

Hailpaw had to admit that her daughter had a point. Yawning and sucking in hot air, she prepared to answer.

"Well, ya dun hafta be. But ah think it'd be a betta life an' all, fer a number of reasons. First is that ya'd be protected, and always havin' friends ta help ya. Sure, ya gotta lis'en ta a leadah, but not all da time, I t'ink. Jus' when importan' stuff happens. And 'sides, you'd be able ta meet more toms earlier." She giggled.

Most important, indeed.

[moddy]

Blotchkit stuck her tongue out in disgust, then looked over at her two brothers. Toms? Eww. "I dun like toms."

[Ten]

"Well I dun like she-cats!" Tinykit retorted. "I dun like nothin'! STUPID!" Deciding to run away, the little kit attempted to gallop to the other side of the enclosure. He managed to fall flat on his face. However, he continued on his wobbly way, with no foresight on his part seeing as he hadn't even been weaned yet.

[Thistle]

Locustkit listened very closely to what her mother was saying, her face rapt with attention. Being a Clanner seemed like fun! But then her siblings spoiled the story with their bickering. "Hey! Yer so mean, Tinykit, ya jus' dun' wanna say that we're betta' than you. An' Clans is cool! Bein' lone-ish is borin', don't ya-hey, where ya goin?!" The brown tabby stared after her brother, although she made no attempt in following him. Hailpaw would do that anyway. Instead, she mewled loudly, "Mommy! Tinykit's runnin's away!" As if the older she-cat hadn't noticed.

[Cloud]

The small con laughed at her black and white daughter's remark, and besides, she could hardly blame her. "Oh, I dun mean toms like yer brothers, betta toms who a' han'some an'-"

Oh for goodness' sake. She loved Tinykit, she really did, but he made no sense sometimes. Sighing, she padded forward and picked up her little son, depositing him on the soft sand next to his brother, who smirked at him.

Then she looked sternly at her daughter who so resembled a certain one-eyed tom.

"We ah all e'kal, Locustkit. Yeh, some cats ah' better dan othas in some regahds, but ya and ya littahmates ah all wuth da same.

And though I want ya all to be raised inna Clan, yer all free to choose whatevah ya wanna do when yer older and you've learned more. But 'til then, yer gonna be raised inna Clan and that's that." As soon as I join, she added silently.

[duckyaisha]

Ooc: Can I bring Patchfur or Dingypaw in here?

[Cloud]

OOC: Feel free, it'd be interesting, especially since Hailpaw wants to join a Clan. Although, I don't know what Ten thinks...

[Ten]

ooc| Ten thinks Cloud should capitalize her name, but she also thinks if Hailpaw wants to join the experiment, she has to do it one way or the other.

bic|

"Fine," Tinykit pouted, taking a quick swipe at the sand to launch it toward Stonekit. "...What's ...a Clan?" Maybe Hailpaw would explain it in a way that made sense this time. If he was going to have to live in one, he'd like to know what it was. "Izzit type-a wall?"

[Cloud]

Stonekit swiped sand back at him, but stopped at his mother's slight growl in his direction. He snorted. Didn't Tinykit understand anything?

Hailpaw patiently explained it again. "No, dear, issa big group o' cats who all live togethah and protect each othah and hunt togethah. Is gonna be a good life fo' you, you's gonna get trained ta be a real strong warrior and impress ya Clanmates."