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Post by whitefoot on Jul 27, 2009 18:27:23 GMT -5
1xx Can we have gay cats? I want to try something different.
2xx May I have a full list of all the prey in the enclosure? Like, I know there are crickets and beetles and bats and rats, but is tehre anything else? No snakes or other bug species, no other warmbloods? I would just like to know :]
3xx Would the cats be smart enough to know to dig where there is moist sand/dirt for water? Would there actually be such moist places in the enclosure?
4xx Why don't animals like jackrabbits or those little desert owls [burrowing owls?] squeeze into the enclosure for shade? Surley time, as well as the poor craftsmanship, has taken it's toll on the enclosure, leaving gaps large enough for such small animals to slip though?
5xx What exactly is the landscaping of the inside of the enclosure? You said that any rocks around would have been used for the walls, so it it all just.. sand and dunes? No solid ground or cacti?
6xx So we can have little groups of cats whom are willing to join it? Not big Clans with a lot a ranks.. just a simple heirarchy, with a leader and maybe a lutenient? And can these "colonies" claim and defend a territory?
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Post by Ten on Jul 27, 2009 18:52:47 GMT -5
"Can we have gay cats?"
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Haven't given that much thought.
I suppose so, if you're sure you never want your character to reproduce.
"May I have a full list of all the prey in the enclosure?"
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Current census says rats, crickets, lizards, beetles, moths, and the occasional (as in get permission to have one in your thread) snake. Bats are not prey - they're not within reach. If you have other prey suggestions, let me know.
"Would the cats be smart enough to know to dig where there is moist sand/dirt for water?"
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I'll grant them that, sure.
"Would there actually be such moist places in the enclosure?"
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mm... maybe in the dark season.
"Why don't animals like jackrabbits or those little desert owls [burrowing owls?] squeeze into the enclosure for shade?"
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That's a good idea; they can do that. However, I don't want them popping in all over the place and being caught on a cat's first try. Anyone can try to hunt them, but I'm thinking the sucessful kill of a jackrabbit or owl should be a special occasion, like a delicacy. That way, when one is killed, cats would be more interested in fighting over it.
"What exactly is the landscaping of the inside of the enclosure?"
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See the setting table to the right?
"You said that any rocks around would have been used for the walls,"
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Any large, landmark-like rocks. Not bedrock or pebbles.
"so it it all just.. sand and dunes?"
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There's sand, yes, but not dunes. Dunes are huge and unihabitable. The enclosure isn't big enough for one, I would think.
"No solid ground or cacti?"
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Solid ground, yes. Cacti, no. There's not enough light for plants.
"So we can have little groups of cats whom are willing to join it?"
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Of course. If you can get several characters to unite, that's excellent.
"Not big Clans with a lot a ranks.."
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Not to start off with. But it can progress toward that.
"And can these 'colonies' claim and defend a territory?"
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Yup. That'd be interesting to see, in fact. Some cats might protest that it's unfair. And a fight might start. And maybe a war. Wouldn't that be grand?
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Post by whitefoot on Jul 27, 2009 19:12:30 GMT -5
Haven't given that much thought.
I suppose so, if you're sure you never want your character to reproduce.
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Yeah.. it costs 1,000 LTs for a litter anyway, I'm not anywhere near that yet, and I don't really like having kits anyway.
Current census says rats, crickets, lizards, beetles, moths, and the occasional (as in get permission to have one in your thread) snake. Bats are not prey - they're not within reach. If you have other prey suggestions, let me know.
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Can the cats eat scorpions? Like, if they slice off the stinger and the venom gland below it first? And what about some non-poisonous spiders? And don't locust live in the desert?
I'll grant them that, sure.
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Thanks :]
That's a good idea; they can do that. However, I don't want them popping in all over the place and being caught on a cat's first try. Anyone can try to hunt them, but I'm thinking the sucessful kill of a jackrabbit or owl should be a special occasion, like a delicacy. That way, when one is killed, cats would be more interested in fighting over it.
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Oh, that would be fun. :] So they can pop up in a thread OCCASIONALLY, but very rarely can be caught? Perhaps you could role-play them and determine the outcome? Same with snakes?
Of course. If you can get several characters to unite, that's excellent.
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is there a minimum you must have to make a group? Like three or four? And can you make a little thread saying "hay wanna join mai colony fill out this form YER IN" where people can apply to join
Yup. That'd be interesting to see, in fact. Some cats might protest that it's unfair. And a fight might start. And maybe a war. Wouldn't that be grand?
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A war certainly would be fun to role-play<3
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Post by Ten on Jul 27, 2009 19:20:25 GMT -5
"Can the cats eat scorpions?"
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Not sure about that. Unless you're sure they do so, I'm saying no.
"And what about some non-poisonous spiders?"
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Forgot about those. Yes, I said in the plot that there are cobwebs, so there must be spiders.
"And don't locust live in the desert?"
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Yep. I think those come in swarms, though. That'd be another special event.
"So they can pop up in a thread OCCASIONALLY, but very rarely can be caught?"
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Yes.
"Perhaps you could role-play them and determine the outcome?"
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What do you mean?
"is there a minimum you must have to make a group? Like three or four?"
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It's whatever the characters want.
"apply to join"
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No. Don't make forms and applications; role play it.
Then, if it works out, you can jot that down in your notebook.
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Post by whitefoot on Jul 27, 2009 19:44:25 GMT -5
Yep. I think those come in swarms, though. That'd be another special event.
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Oh that would definitely be exiting, trying to catch at many locusts as you can before you miss them all.
What do you mean?
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Like, when you thought it appropriate, you could roleplay as a jackrabbit in a thread. Or you could make a special event thread for anyone to join and come hunt the rabbit. The person whom you let catch the rabbit would have to face the others, there might be a fight over such a rare delicacy, and you could also decide who gets away with it. You could determine this by the quality of the post. Do you need an example?
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Post by Ten on Jul 27, 2009 20:39:37 GMT -5
"You could determine this by the quality of the post."
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Meaning a third party would judge?
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Post by shadowmidna on Jul 27, 2009 21:32:34 GMT -5
Yep. I think those come in swarms, though. That'd be another special event.
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They are more commonly in swarms, but they can be on their own, too.
It depends on the type of locust.
Also, swarms of locusts devour anything that moves or is alive.
So wouldn't the cats be subject to being eaten?
Scratch that part. I just researched desert locusts.
They only eat plants, so what would the enclosure hold for them?
They are also attracted to moisture, which the enclosure has very little of.
Also, how exactly would a whole swarm get inside the enclosure?
Locusts are relatively large, and I highly doubt they would line up, single-file, to enter one of the small holes or cracks in the enclosure's walls.
Also, having gay cats is kinda stretching it. They'd have to be really anthropomorphic to even consider such a thing.
Mating with the opposite gender is pretty much written into the genes and stamped on the brain of every living animal, other than humans, of course, as you probably have noticed.
What would make the cats think of this prospect?
These are just my musings on the topics. x3
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Post by Ten on Jul 27, 2009 22:04:07 GMT -5
"Also, how exactly would a whole swarm get inside the enclosure?"
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The way I imagine it, a swarm is on the move across the desert, and the enclosure is in their path. So they go over it, around it, whatever. But locusts aren't too bright. So some of them are sure to fly through a crack by mistake.
"Also, having gay cats is kinda stretching it."
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I've heard about pets behaving in such a manner.
"They'd have to be really anthropomorphic"
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You mean personified.
Anyway, whatever their genders, I wouldn't allow anyone to role play that, so whether they do so or not is irrelevant.
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Post by Darky [Megan] on Jul 28, 2009 9:29:18 GMT -5
Also, having gay cats is kinda stretching it. They'd have to be really anthropomorphic to even consider such a thing.
Mating with the opposite gender is pretty much written into the genes and stamped on the brain of every living animal, other than humans, of course, as you probably have noticed.
What would make the cats think of this prospect?
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Funny thing is, two days ago I just read about homosexual tendencies in ducks.
Occasionally necrophilic, even.
o.o Caught me off my guard, really.
You can look it up on Wikipedia.
Discussion-wise, I think that there is a chance, however, that cats might have homosexual tendencies. Stating that every living animal besides humans are hetero is 100% inaccurate. There must be exceptions, life's like that.
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Post by shadowmidna on Jul 28, 2009 9:45:55 GMT -5
I've heard about pets behaving in such a manner.
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In canines, that's called dominating. The leader of the pack asserts his or her power over other dogs/wolves that are lower than them in pack status.
I've never heard of cats performing that sort of thing, however, as they aren't normally in groups.
Homosexual ducks...?
I'm slightly disturbed.
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