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[firealone]

[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.

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[firealone]

Yep! I don't know much about Pokemon, but I know cats are quieter than dogs because cats are careful where we step, and dogs don't look where they're going.

[Although Firepaw is, obviously, extremely biased.]

I've been trying not to get into other folk's personal space while I learn their scents, but I do think it would be good to... write down what each Pokemon species smells like? It could be a good record for everyone now that a lot of you Twolegs are learning how to smell.

[He's very new to the concept of writing, but oral traditions are common for the cats in his world. So the idea of being able to record things and look at them whenever seems appealing to him.]

[outbounds]

[ 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.

[firealone]

Yeah, those are dogs! The first one is closer. In my world they look more like this. Or this. The bigger ones are a lot scarier, but all dogs tend to smell the same.

I'll have to put some thought into how to describe all the smells... and I think I need someone else to write it for me, my paws can't hold anything to make the letters with. Do you think you can write?

[outbounds]

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... ]