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Post by rainy on Apr 19, 2008 21:06:37 GMT -5
"This is Fossil Valley." Blackstream said as they approached the edge. "We will be spending a lot of time training here. The first thing I want you to do is to study the colors of this area. Also look at the textures. A good warrior con blend in with their surroundings. When camoflaging you want to try and sense which direction the wind is blowing. If you are downwind from an animal then it will sense you, if you are up wing then it will not know you are there. Alos when hiding, keep down low and push your belly to the ground. I want to you try to blend in or hide by that rock over there." Blackstream gestured toward a rugged black rock the size of a cat. He decided to start Dawnpaw off with someting easy to blend into.
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Post by .feather//oceana. on Apr 19, 2008 21:09:47 GMT -5
xx.//Go around and tell all the neighbors.]]
Dawnpaw's odd eyes gleamed with anticipation. Her claws itched to please Blackstream, her new mentor. The femme nodded curtly to Blackstream, and she padded quickly and lightly over to the rock that he'd singled out. She didn't question any of what he had told her to do, or bother to ask him why cats do this when they hunt, or that when they are in the correct crouch.
xx.// Go around and tell everyone.]]
Her own opinion of that inquisitive behavior that most new apprentices possessed was that it was annoying and rude. It was the last thing that Dawnpaw wanted to be to her mentor. She had to prove that Thrushfeather, her mother, had done something right in rasing her. She inhaled lightly as not to take in the red dust that was swarming around her.
x.// There's a storm thats coming for her.]]
Her mother had warned her that it would be difficult for her to blend in as easily with the rocks in RageClan territory as most cats. It was something that Dawnpaw would have to suffer from for being half rogue. Most of the cats in the clan seemed to have inherited colors that naturally blended them with their surroundings. Dawnpaw had not been so fortunate as to recieve her mother's auburn stripes. It was a sense of comfort to her that Blackstream was also a black cat living in RageClan. He had made it, so could she. Dawnpaw crouched into position next to the rock to the best of her abilites and waited for Blackstream's critiques.
xx.//This time the rain will make her fall in love.]]
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Post by rainy on Apr 19, 2008 21:38:57 GMT -5
"Your sense for positioning is excellent! You did not just lay next to the rock, you crouched. You crouched as if you were going to pounce on your prey. Very well done. Camoflage is not so much looking to part as it is feeling and acting. You stood next to the rock as if you were a part of the earth and not a cat on it." Blackstream carried on with her training. He could not spend too much time praising her in fear she would become arrogant about her abilities.
"Now that you know how to caomflage, you are ready to learn how to stalk. What you do is you crouch down and slowly inch your way closer to your prey. You have to try and keep your body together and not flailing about." As he lowered his body to the ground his ears and tail lowered as well. He then pounced right in front of Dawnpaw, standing nose to nose with her. "Crouching isn't everything, if you cannot aim at your prey correctly, you could miss and cause the other prey in the area to flee. Why dont you try stalking on that ledge over there." He gesture toward a thin rock, "It's small surface will teach you balance which is crucial when hunting in a rocky area such as this."
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Post by .feather//oceana. on Apr 19, 2008 21:42:46 GMT -5
xx.//This girl's so condescending.]]
Dawnpaw's heart leaped at Blackstream's praise. Compliments seemed scarce in the vocabulary of most RageClanner's, and this was a pleasant suprise for Dawnpaw. "Thank you," she murrowed, trying not to allow her emotions control her voice.
x.//Mysterious but beautiful.]]
Her whiskers twitched a little with a hint of nervousness as Blackstream mentioned balance. Dawnpaw knew well that it wasn't one of her fortes. Ledges made her nervous, but she was determined. A ledge wasn't going to prohibit her from obeying Blackstream.
x.//So go around and tell all the neighbors.]]
Dawnpaw stared at the ledge intently with her odd eyes as she repeated her form beside it. She did her best to advert her gaze straight ahead and not next to her. Attempting not to envision herself falling was verging on impossible. Dawnpaw attempted to stalk forward along the ledge, realizing her form probably wasn't as good as when she was at a stand still. She grimaced as a rock slid from next to her paw and tumbled down the steep ravine.
x.//I'm gonna grab her heart and won't let go.]]
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Post by rainy on Apr 20, 2008 13:03:25 GMT -5
The rock then landed in front of Blackstream "Okay not that bad, but ry not to think about falling. Concentrate on where you are placing your paws. Alos, use your tail to balance. If you feel like you are going to fall your tail will help you catch your balance. For now you may keep your tail up. This is only because you are just learning but, I do not want you to get into the habit of keeping your tail up."
Blackstream jumped up onto the ledge and crouched down. He lowered his tail and carefully creeped his was farther on the ledge. Then he purposely made a wrong step. When he was in the air he quickly thrashed his tail around, landing on his feet. "You see that your tail can help you balence out your body and land on your feet."
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Post by .feather//oceana. on Apr 21, 2008 18:30:58 GMT -5
xx.//I've never wanted you so much as I do right now.]]
Dawnpaw winced as Blackstream plummeted to the ground, but quickly breathed a sigh of relief as he landed solidly on his paws. The femme inhaled lightly again, and blinked her eyes closed. Taking note on Blackstream's words, she forced her mind to concentrate on the task, imagining as if she wasn't walking along a narrow ledge, but an open field.
xx.//I can't believe this is happening to me.]]
Carefully placing one paw in front of the other, in the incorrect form at first, Dawnpaw was able to shift into a pose that she believed to be close to what Blackstream's was. She opened her eyes and glared at a small bit of sedge about a tree length away. Attemting to keep focus, she imagined it was a jack rabbit. Her tail flipped up slightly, and she crept slowly towards the sedge. "Like this?" she murrowed to Blackstream, beginning to feel a bit more confident.
xx.//Hey make it rain, flood the streets if only for tonight.]]
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Post by rainy on Apr 24, 2008 14:27:05 GMT -5
"Very good! Thats much better. Now I would like to analyze your speed. Once we improve your running, you will be one step closer to hunting actual prey. Follow me." Blackstream climbed onto a high rock looking for a flat and clear spot for Dawnpaw's training to resume.
"Dawnpaw, climb up here and see if you can find a flat place unhindered by large rocks that would be ideal for sprinting. "
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Post by .feather//oceana. on Apr 27, 2008 18:36:15 GMT -5
xx.//Hey make it rain.]]
Dawnpaw nodded, relieved to be away from the ledge. Her paws seemed to skim the earth as she leapt onto the rock. It was a large rock, and the black femme tried not to be even slightly intimidated as she began to scale the towering boulder. She blindly searched for ledges as she felt for new footholds on the cold stone. She squinted her odd eyes as the sun heated her black fur and made the path ahead more difficult to see.
xx.//I need you, I want you.]]
She dared not look down, for fear of falling. At last she pulled herself onto the flat surface and peered over the edge at a safe distance. "It looks good here ," she announced to Blackstream. The top of the rock was flat for at least a sapling length, enough room for her to sprint full speed. Dawnpaw walked along the rock to take a survey of any sharp rocks or stones that might be in the way.
xx.//I just can't help it, baby all we got tonight.]] [/size]
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Post by rainy on Apr 27, 2008 19:16:14 GMT -5
FIX YOUR POST
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