Training (Ang3)

[Lionhearted]

Tagged: @ang3linwond3rland 


OOC: Is there a nickname you go by?

Lakepounce awoke bright and early. She was really getting into the mentoring business: she had just finished with her first apprentice, Shimmerpaw, who was due to get her warrior name anytime; she had passed the assessment with flying colors, and Lakepounce was eager to express this to Fangstar. 

What was her new apprentice's name? Turtlepaw? "Is Turtlepaw here?" she asked loudly, poking her head into the apprentices' den. "Training time is NOW!" 


OOC: A couple of things I tell every user I train: 

1) I'm gonna be time-skipping in my threads, and you'll see that later. I'm not trying to powerplay, but I want to keep things moving along, and I don't want muse lost in between threads. The training one with Shimmerpaw worked very well, and I'm eager to continue my method ^^ If this becomes an issue, feel free to point it out, and I'll change it. Again, I don't want to seem domineering- just shout out if you don't like it! 

2) I have an order for every apprentice I train: exploring territory/basic hunting (one day, time-skip), Clan specialty (WhisperClan's is running and catching rabbits), attack, defense, two-on-one, two-on-two, partner hunting, leadership skills, and final assessment. I'm gonna keep tweaking as I train each one, just to make a good order of things. Hopefully we'll get through each one!

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OOC: You can call me Angel n.n

IC: Turtlepaw's ears twitched, and she rose to her paws quickly. Careful not to awake any of the other apprentices,  she carefully stretched and shook off bits of moss that clung to her fur. Yawning, she went outside to greet her mentor with bright eyes. "Good morning, Lakepounce." She purred, running a paw over her head to pat some fur down as she sat next to older other she-cat.

OOC:
1) That sounds fine n_n One of the only reasons I made Turtlepaw an apprentice is to figure stuff out first before she was a warrior. Thats why she is an older apprentice, so we both could ''learn'' together. So time skipping is sweet. n.n As long as it isn't too fast, I'm happy with it.
2) Sounds like a lot to take in for both of us, but I am sure that we can manage all of it. qvq This is the first well organized WC roleplay site I've been in. The rest were just in time they become warriors, no actual training most of the time. So it should be fun to be able to sharpen our abilities. n.n

[Lionhearted]

OOC: Full steam ahead!

"Morning," she replied briskly. "We'll be going over the territory today, then hunting. Now, a little lecture.

"WhisperClan is the edge of the forest. To our right is StormClan, and to our left is unknown territory. We are know for being excellent runners, while StormClan cats are great swimmers- be careful of that!

"Mostly, our land is a large, flat hill with a few trees. Rabbits are out special prey, but I'm going to teach you to hunt basic forest animals like mice and shrew. Come along. Don't try to memorize the territory- you'll learn it quick enough."

-In the forest-

"All right. The basic hunting crouch looks like this-" Lakepounce demonstrated, crouching low on all fours and pressing her belly against the ground. "Observe, and try it."

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Turtlepaw listened intently, her eyes glowing brightly up at her mentor. Rabbits were one of her favorite meals, but she did love a mouse or two.

The dark she-cat lowered herself until her belly was touching the ground, her tail dropping into the leaves as she focused on her paws more. She swayed a little at first, then gained balance. "Like this?" She mewed, uncertain.

[Lionhearted]

Lakepounce nodded. "Good for a first time," she congratulated. "The most important part of hunting is balance. Without a centered focus, you are lost. I saw you teeter a bit, but good thing you gained it back- that is something hard to do. And don't drop your tail like that- it'll drag through the ground and make noise. All right, let's practice a bit on fake prey. Take this long piece of grass. Now, I want you to leap for it like it's prey- leap FORWARD, not up. Like this." Lakepounce demonstrated, jumping forward like a javelin onto a small flower.

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OOC: Sorry I have been feeling ill. Have a temperature of 102 q.q'

IC:
Turtlepaw's eyes glowed with her mentors praise, and she lifted her tail off of the ground happily. She shifted her weight onto her haunches, trying to jump forward and not upwards, but her back paws seemed to slip from under her and she made a awkward jump, struggling to gain control of her limbs as she landed with her paws stretched towards the grass. She anxiously drew her tail around her, embarrassed. "I think I need to work on it some more..." She giggled, hoping that she could get it right next time.

[Lionhearted]

OOC: feel better! Take your time to heal ^^

Lakepounce nodded impatiently. "Just be confident," she said, "if you aren't, then you will not accomplish anything, that's as sure as hell. Also, remember to be balanced. You always have to have a center focus. We'll practice some more, and then call it a day."

(ooc: Feel free to have her start a new day, with Turtlepaw waking up or something.)

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Turtlepaw was dreaming in her nest, her paws twitching against the moss as she seen the rabbit in front of her. It was nibbling on small grass shoots where the ground dipped down, giving the apprentice an advantage of height. She narrowed her eyes at it, slinking close to the ground until she was closer. Breathing heavily in in preparation, she launched herself forward. Her claws dug into the ground to give her more grip on the earth, and her fluffy tail streamed behind her as she ran. To her amazement, the rabbit simply turned towards her, as if bored and completely uncaring of her presence. Its dull eyes bore into her pelt, and it simply sniffed. Stupid mousebrain. She thought, and she was about to pounce when something crashed into her side. She woke up in her nest, fur fluffed out. Looking around herself with green eyes, she caught the scent of her mentor Lakepounce not far away. Getting to her paws, she popped her head out of the apprentice's den and glimpsed the she-cat not far away.