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Firepaw of ThunderClan ([personal profile] firealone) wrote in [community profile] bottlebay2025-02-12 11:14 am

01. video

[This is a bit of a struggle, but Firepaw is doing his best. A very under-sized Litten is trying to put himself in frame, but he's a little awkwardly close.]

Um... hello. Can everyone hear me? My name is Firepaw, I'm- I was an apprentice of ThunderClan. Oh- and I used to be a cat, before I came here. A lot of you know me already, but... yes.

[Just going by his voice, it's pretty clear he's a kitten. Public speaking feels incredibly bad, even without a visible crowd.]

A few of you Twolegs - humans - have four legs now, and I wanted to offer help with getting used to that. I can teach you how to hunt and fight, or at least step lightly. I don't know much about our new powers, but we might be able to practice those together too. I can also help with learning different scents, since I think humans can't smell as well as cats, or... Pokemon. That might make gathering herbs and berries easier, too.

[One more thing which... feels like blasphemy for a cat, but he needs to do it.]

And... if anyone knows how to swim, I think I'd like to learn. If another storm comes with new folk, I want to be able to help them get to shore.
outbounds: (roar)

[personal profile] outbounds 2025-02-24 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
I see. I think so far, most of us are relatively unique. [ As far as matters of species go, anyway. ] Not too many with the same body as another. Not yet anyway. So picking up on how one species smells might be more just learning how one Pokemon in specific does. May be more in the townspeople here but we don't see them as often as we see each other.

[ And there's a lot more going on in the city to make all the scents blend more, it feels like? Or maybe that is inexperience talking. Either or or maybe both. Certainly there's a lot to get used to, especially in the relatively tight quarters of Oran's underground tunnels. Though bunking down with the same people on a regular basis might help with familiarity on at least some scents.

Firepaw will probably get a sense of general curiosity coming from the other end at the explanation for stepping lighter, though! Huh. It's really that simple? Well. Probably simple to explain, needs more doing to make it habit, especially with four legs. But still. ]


So be careful and go slow. Do not step with the entire foot, just the front and ease in. That is what it comes down to, yes? That and avoiding things that make noise.
outbounds: (poltergeist)

[personal profile] outbounds 2025-02-26 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hmmmm. Context wise... ]

Just to make sure. Are dogs something like this? Or. Maaaybe this?

Cats and dogs aside, I think that is a good idea! Writing down the smells, that is. It'd definitely make it easier for some of us to know what exactly we are smelling if there was a reference of some sort.
outbounds: (natural gift)

[personal profile] outbounds 2025-03-02 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. That first one is basically just Herdier.

[ The more you know. There's a pause before his next response, though; in realspace he's definitely giving his claws a considering look. ]

Hmmm. I can ... maybe, probably write, if I do it verrrry carefully? Would have to find something decent to write it on and with first but I can definitely make the effort!

[ And if it doesn't work, then oh well, they tried. Does Lum make their whole unfired clay setup available to the public or are they going to have to look around for paper and some writing implements... ]