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Post by Msterope on Feb 19, 2010 12:53:22 GMT -5
{This is the Main thread for this board. If it is ABSOLUTELY necessary for you to have a seperate thread for you and another character, PM me and I will create another thread. Try to stay in this thread as much as possible.} {This thread takes place IN THE MORNING, two weeks before the Ball. The Jellicle Ball will be a NIGHT TIME thread.}
SOMMER
A small brown head popped out of one of the cars in the junkyard. Big blue eyes scanned the area; currently clear of cats. Sommer slithered out of the car and landed gracefully on the ground. Her petite feet kicked at a rock and the little peach and brown queen giggled.
"Good morning world!" She said, not loud enough to wake up other cats. That would be rude. Although it could also be potentially quite funny. Wandering towards a little stack of junk, Sommer's ears perked up at the sounds of mice scrambling for cover. Breakfast!
ADRIEL
The lithe tom rolled over in his bed, covering his face as a single ray of sun shone in on his eyes. He really had to fix that. But at the same time, it was like a nice alarm clock for the tom. Blinking under his blankets to get the remaining sleep fuzz out of his mind, Adriel pushed the blanket back and hissed when the sun hit his eyes directly. Sitting up, Adriel rubbed his paws over his face, through his already messy headfur and then scratched the back of his neck. A huge yawn escaped him and then the tall, lithe tom stepped out of his bed into the main little area of the crate he shared with Cade. He poked his head into his roommate's room and only saw blankets.
Moving out of the den, he stretched and let the sun caress his oddly patterned fur. Although he was the son of the Rum Tum Tugger and Etcetera, he didn't look like either of his parents. Nor did he really resemble his grandparents all that much. But there he was with grey markings on his left side (around his shoulder and down from his thighs) and black on the right. A deep burgundy covered his arms and legs almost completely. Moving away from his den, Addy went in search of some breakfast.
(I'll add my other characters in later. I think these are my two junkyard cats...)
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Post by x22x on Feb 19, 2010 13:30:48 GMT -5
CADE:
Cade sat down in a relatively quiet part of the junkyard. He had been up for a while now, and slipped out without waking his roommate. Running a black paw through his silky soft "hair", he stared out at the empty yard. It was still pretty early in the morning. On the one paw, he was finding the peace, a friendly change of pace. On the other paw, he did desperately want to have someone to chat with, even if it did end in an argument. Those were more fun anyway.
TEODORS:
Roughly, Teo tossed and turned in his bed, flashes of others swarming around him, whispering, hating him. It wasn't something he could easily get out of his head. Shivering, he bolted up out of bed. Breathing heavily, he scrubbed a paw over his face. Always the same dreams, every night, or were they nightmares. Rolling out of his bed, and tossing the blankets back in a very sloppy way of "making" his bed, he got to his feet. He had brushed through his fur in haste, not wanting to wake up George to let him know how frazzled he was. He grabbed the first bandanna he could find, wrapped it up in his "hair", and left the den quickly. As soon as he was out of his den there was a smile on his face, and it was if nothing was wrong at all. The first jellicle he saw, and heard was Sommer beaming. Running up to her, before she had a chance to pounce on some breakfast, he pounced. "SURPRISE, SOMMER!" His voice was full of laughter.
XOCHIPILLI:
The white tabby queen paced about in her small den, where she lived alone. Xo had been up for quite a while now, and she was still biting on her bottom lip. Narcius' den was nearby, and every time she left her den she always seemed to run into him. Half the time it was more awkward then her meetings with Cupio. Biting her lip, and nodding her head, she slipped out of her den. She licked her paw and smoothed down some of the fur on top of her head that was sticking up. Bright blue eyes looked nervously around, and not seeing anyone near her up and about yet, she moved swiftly away from Narcius' den.
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Post by Msterope on Feb 19, 2010 14:15:53 GMT -5
SOMMER
A surprised scream escaped Sommer's mouth when someone yelled at her and pounced on her. Swatting at the tom, Sunny rolled off of him when they landed. Looking at Teodors with her easy smile on her face, Sommer looked at him and shuffled closer.
"Good morning to you too, Teo." She nuzzled him and stood up, dusting herself off. Her ears cocked towards the pile and a slight frown marred her face.
"You made me loose my breakfast. You, sir, now owe me one fat mouse." Grinning at the silver/white son of Munkustrap and Tantomile, Sunny grinned again and held out a delicate brown paw to help him up.
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Post by Nemi on Feb 19, 2010 14:16:21 GMT -5
MUNKUSTRAP The 'old' gray tom stretched out his arms and shook his head. He'd been for... how many hours already? It was hard to recall. He blinked, sleepily. He'd covered someone's watch shift last night, but for Heaviside he couldn't remember who's or why. "I'm getting too old for this..." he whispered to himself, looking toward the sun that was rapidly raising over the London sky. The ball was... two weeks from now? Yes, he nodded, but only to himself. He was far too sleepy. He really was getting too old... but his father was Jellicle leader long into his 70s. All of a sudden, Munkustrap became anxious. In two weeks, he'd have to make the Choice. He'd made the Choice five times before, of course but each of those... well, they hadn't been difficult choices. Now, he wouldn't be choosing between tribe elders... no, these were all his friends, his siblings... potentially his mates?
The silver tom shook his head. The choice really had little to do with him, after all, and more the feeling being in the Jellicle moon, just before dawn, gave him. There would be a moment of clarity, and he'd see. He always did.
He just hoped it wouldn't be him. His son wasn't ready.
He sat a atop the tire, watching as young Jellicles began scampering across the yard, nodding at them as they passed by. He hoped he'd be relieved from this guard duty soon.
ASHER Asher was asleep in his den. That was, until he heard shuffling and saw a familiar tabby form darting past and away from the den he shared with Narcius. Immediately he scrambled out of the den, his front feet moving before his back legs had even awoken. In one choppy motion, he pulled himself forward, almost cartoon like, leaving his blanket in a frumpled mess and a few trinkets he kept near his bed had broken. He barreled after the tabby. "Xo!"
The tom toppled into his friend, his bed-head only getting more agitated in the shuffle. His short fur stuck up all over his body and it was quite clear that he cared little about any sort of grooming process. He grinned a huge, goofy grin at the slightly-older queen. He breathed heavily, but didn't sound winded. "Where you rushing off to?"
ZEPHONIE The poor red queen had been awake for a while, but was still laying in her crate, alone. She could see the sunlight lining the tattered towel that hung over the crate's opening and she knew she should go out into the world. But something held her back, today. Would anyone come looking for her if she didn't leave her den? She hated thinking thoughts like that. But wasn't it true?
She nuzzled her head into her arm and closed her eyes. She'd wait, for now.
(Cassius and Bomba need their beauty rest-- so I'll be bringing them in later!)
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Post by spectratherestless on Feb 19, 2010 14:56:57 GMT -5
CALLISTA
A few rays of sun hit the red and black queen's body, waking her up. She groaned and pulled her tail over her eyes, but it was no use. She was awake. Sighing, she sat up and stretched, her incredibly lean and luscious body now enveloped in sunlight. The warmth of the sun felt good. Callista scanned the area for any of the others, seeing if there was anyone she would want to talk to. Her eye caught Cade and, with a smile, she silently approached him. "Morning," she greeted.
ODYSSEUS
The young future leader smiled as he watched the others coming out. He had been awake for a few hours now, watching the others sleep peacefully, but mostly observing his dad and how he watched over the yard. For reasons unknown to Ody, his father was substituting for night watch. With a twitch of his ears, Ody hopped off the tire and approached Munkustrap. "Morning father," he said, giving Munkustrap a smile, "How are you this fine morning?"
(Will add Demeter later.)
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Post by Electra11 on Feb 19, 2010 15:24:59 GMT -5
GEORGE
As Teodors sped out their den, George lifted his head. He was going to call out to him, but Teo was gone before George could. What was wrong with the young tom? What distubed his sleep? George sighed and pushed himself into a sitting position. He yawned, rubbing his eyes. He stood up and shook his head, his hair falling untidily into his eyes. He didn't mind. He could groom it later. He looked outside. Whoops! It was morning already. He should have been up ages ago, on the job. He winced and stepped out of the den he shared with Teo. The whole Yard must be up by now.
NARCIUS
Narcius studied himself in a small mirror (found in a heap of rusty cans). He brushed a small strand of hair out of his eyes and looked at the effect in the mirror. No, definitely not. He swept it back into his eyes. That was better. He tossed his head back and admired his fluffy headfur. Maaaaan, he was hot. He smirked at his reflection and wondered if Asher was still asleep. Well, for all Narci had been paying attention, Ash could've already left the den. He'd been too absorbed in his usual routine grooming. Well, I need to groom myself, he excused. I have to look good everyday!
Narcius wondered if Xochipilli was up. Maybe not go out for a little while...He thought. He turned aroud. Was Asher...? No, he'd gone. Oh well. Narcius grinned. Ash would probably just bounce around and mess up his hair. He looked into the mirror one last time. Okay, he looked good, he could greet the morning. He ducked out of the den and pulled himself up to his tall height. He knew he looked fab.
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Post by Cayran on Feb 19, 2010 15:31:24 GMT -5
(CAOIMHE and CASSANDRA)
Cao hadn’t been in the junkyard long. As a matter of fact, the slender white beauty had just only arrived. Stroking down the sides of her silky main, Cao flicked her feathery tail and pranced into view, immediately scoping out the yard.
“Up a little early, aren’t we Immy?” Cassandra asked, a hint of amusement playing against her exotic features. Caoimhe, being the pampered little princess she was wasn’t up usually at such hours of the day, and Cassandra was a little surprised to see her in the yard so early. Turning to face Cassie, Cao eyed the older queen over before her lips curled back into her best show girl smile. Cao had come to the conclusion that even though she didn’t like Prezleigha, her mother was of Cao and Victoria’s social class, and was therefore worth her time.
“Just a little early Aunt Cassandra. How are you this morning?” As Caoimhe moved to sit near the Burmese queen, her eyes were quick to notice Ody and her favorite sister, Callista. She smiled in response to noticing them, however for now, she directed her attention towards Cassandra.
(CUPIO)
“Fraggin’ piece of junk! Work!” Cupio commanded as he tinkered around with his latest invention. Shuffling around his den, the bohemian banged and knocked against the metal object, trying desperately to get working. He was trying to invent a night-light of sorts. It was so hard trying to invent new and useful items in the dark, and if he could just get this one thing to work, then well, his problems would have been solved.
Getting no reaction nor “spark” from the make shift night-light, Cupio huffed and flicked it in annoyance. “Oh well…” he mumbled, shrugging his shoulders. He would just have to try again later. Turning his attention away from his current invention, Cupio stumbled around his mess of a den to get to his mirror, making sure he looked somewhat decent before stepping out and into the junkyard. He knew good and well that if he was “presentable,” then either his mother or Charlotte would see to it that he was in the most embarrassing of displays.
Deciding that he was decent, Cupio grinned and winked at his reflection before leaving the confinements of his den.
(I will bring Themis and possibly another adult in in the next post.)
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Exodusyria
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Post by Exodusyria on Feb 19, 2010 17:55:58 GMT -5
ARIZONA
Ari sighed and opened her amber eyes. Her human was still asleep. She stood up on the bed and stretched out. Her human had felt her move and woke up. After looking at her clock, she flipped the covers back. ‘You are going to be late again.Lilyanna’ Arizona thought to herself as she jumped off the bed. She went running to the kitchen. Once her human was gone, she went to the bathroom. No way was she going to the Junkyard looking like crap. She brushed her headfur and silky mane. Finally done primping, she left her humans house. She ran all the way to the junkyard enjoying the way the ground flew beneath her feet. She arrived a little out of breath at the entrance to the junkyard. She caught her breath before walking in. She noticed Cao sitting with Cassandra and went over to them. VALENTINE
The red and black tabby rolled off his bed waking himself up. “ Owww!!” Sure this crate wasn’t big enough but at least he had some place to sleep. He shook his head once, not really caring if his hair was sticking up or not. He ran a hand through his red-black mane smoothing it down. Then he pulled back the door of sorts that half covered his crate. To his surprise Ari was here and so was Cao. ‘Oh brother.’ he thought to himself as he jumped down from his den. He saw Adriel hunting for mice or something like that. He wasn’t hungry right now.
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Post by Nemi on Feb 19, 2010 18:24:07 GMT -5
MUNKUSTRAP Munkustrap's eyes snapped open when he heard his son's voice. He hadn't been asleep had he? He managed a warm smile and tried not to sound so tired. "Ah. good morning, Odysseus," Munksutrap said, moving to give his son a welcoming and supportive pat on the shoulder. "Doing well, son, though I must admit I'm not as young as I used to be. When I was your age I could be alert and on watch for days and a time..." he gave a sigh, looked back toward the yard, and flicked his tail a bit, frustrated with himself. "I'm afraid my age is catching up to me. I feel quite like my father."
An amused smile crossed Munkustrap's lips, and he turned to face his son. "What about you, Odysseus? How are you fairing this morning?"
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lykaios
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Post by lykaios on Feb 19, 2010 20:44:18 GMT -5
HALLANDOR
The red, black, and white tom had been up keeping watch since just as the sun was rising. He hadn't slept very well in his den and had woken up feeling uncomfortable and a little out of sorts. Hallandor figured a little morning air would do him good. He heard the stirrings of the other cats in the yard and stood up from his crouching position. He'd already eaten so his stomach was not an issue. He walked into the more central area of the yard and almost ran into Cupio.
"Sorry 'bout that," Hal said, annoyed with himself for not being more diligent. He decided to blame it on a poor night's rest and didn't bother himself any further about it. Hal had been doing his best recently to be less critical of himself but it was hard for one so set in his ways.
CENWIG
Cenwig rolled over on the worn cushion, stuffed into the tire, he used for a bed stuffed as he slowly began to rouse from sleep in the tire he shared with Odysseus. He opened his yellow eyes and saw that his tire mate had already left. Wiggy lifted his head and the sudden light on his eyes made him cover them with a striped arm. It was morning and the future third in command knew he should have been up a while ago.
Cenwig sat up quickly once his eyes adjusted and crawled a little sluggishly and sat atop of it and did his usual morning grooming routine. Once he was done, feeling more awake he leaped down and headed into the center. He spotted Callista and took a few steps in her direction only to stop mid step. Are you crazy? his brain said accusingly. Cenwig shook his furry head slightly, feeling his stomach flip flop with nerves. Turning around he averted his eyes and hoped the pretty queen hadn't noticed. That's a good boy. Now, let's get something to eat.
(I'll add Mungo, Carby, and Henya a little later since they don't live in the junkyard)
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Post by x22x on Feb 19, 2010 21:47:42 GMT -5
CADE:[/b]
Cade briefly looked up from where he sat, seeing Callista in front of him. At first he simply tolerated her because she was the sibling of his friend Adriel. She wasn't bad though. Briefly, he nodded, then cocked his head to the side, giving her a sidelong stare. "Callista. Yes?" A simple greeting, and a bit abrupt. But really he couldn't understand why Callista would want to speak with him.
TEODORS:[/b]
He chuckled, poking her in the sides, before she rolled off of him and stood onto her own two feet. He was still laughing but managed to give her a good morning greeting. Seeing her brown paw, he took it and helped himself into standing back up. "Oh that?" His tail swished back and forth, matching the playful grin now spreading across his face. "Well I'll have you know I am the best mouse hunter in this city. I can get you, my dear little Sommer, a whole family of fat rats!" He bounced on the balls of his feet in his excitement.
XOCHIPILLI:
She felt something, or rather something collide with her, and she spun around, nearly hitting Asher in the face. Oh good grief. A faint smile crossed her face. "Oh! Asher! Hi." She tilted her head in a 'confused' way,"I was rushing? Hadn't noticed." Which was sort of true, she didn't know she had been running. Or rushing.
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Quitte
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Post by Quitte on Feb 20, 2010 5:37:00 GMT -5
DORNAA
She couldn't name what had waken her up, was it the little birds singing their greetings to the new days, or the sun rays entering her resting place, playing on her soft silky fur, whatever it was, she didn't know, but she resented it for she felt it was way to early for her. But the thing was, try as she may, she couldn't will herself back to sleep therefore she got up, not caring about disturbing anyone, one of the advantages of sleeping alone. The striped orange queen scanned the area in search of someone to breakfast with and eventually found better. She crept away from her den, making sure to be as silent and move as soundless as she could, managing to supress a giggle as she imagined how her target'd react. White, brown, grey and black, her prey was also a hunting hunter, but the challenge made it all the most interesting. She readied herself and swiftly jumped on her mate, landing on his back. 'Hello sweetie.' she greeted him, purring in his neck.
(will add Vic when I think of something suitable for her)
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Post by electricia on Feb 20, 2010 9:44:14 GMT -5
ASTRELLA
A very short but shrill 'PEEEP' let her ears perk and brought Strella's sweet dreams to an end. Screaming frightened the orange and black tabby almost fell out of her bed and looked around hastily; by accident the queen had pushed a botton with her elbow when she moved around in her sleep. That led to the signal tune obviously. Yawning Aster ran a paw through her pony and stood up from her sheets peering out of her little den. The sky was blue, the sun was shining. What a nice day! Quickly the female reached out to grab some crips from a small bowl into a corner before Astrella left her den to enjoy the morning. Didn't look like Amarantha was already up now ... but several other cats seemed to! Good-mooded Strella headed forwards to Arizona, Cao and Cassandra: "Mornin'! How is ev'ryone?"
ELECTRA
The Gumbie did sleep until she listened to Sommer waking up and leaving the car. Baring her teeth with squeezed eyes the dark tabby stretched herself and winked at the bright sun beams; once letting them into eyes and face Electra lost the feeling of sleep slowly. Stressing her ears the adult listened to any noise from her other side but heard nothing. Either Cettie was already up and outside or she was still sleeping. Typical! Free after the motto 'Let the sun into your heart' Electra climbed out of an opened window and scanned the yard shortly; her brother was already up if he slept at all and also Asher, Cade and Arizona. Let them be, the dark striped queen thought while she brushed her fur into the mild, comfortable sunlight though her look wandered over them again and again, studying especially Asher and Cade.
MAIRISSE
Mai had been up for some hours, looking for breakfast and for Xo. The latest she found finally with Asher. Mairisse smiled when she walked over to them: "Hello! Slept well?" The young queen needed to suppress a giggle; the face expression creeping over Asher's face was hilarious once more. He could always cause her laughter!
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Post by Nemi on Feb 20, 2010 12:40:46 GMT -5
ASHER Asher hesitated a moment before scrunching up his nose. "Weren't you?" he asked, suddenly unsure. "You always run in the mornings, past my den." He tried to calculate in his mind, but Asher's brain seemed immune to solving puzzles and making connections. He lingered a moment before his mind completely switched tracks. "Oh look!" he called and pointed, seeing Mairisse approaching them. "Good morning Mairisse!" his face changed to a huge smile, his hair still sticking up in the most inconvenient places. He gave the younger queen a quick, friendly nuzzle before looking between her and Xo, bouncing with anticipation. "So? Breakfast? Yes?"
BOMBALURINA The scarlet queen stretched quite a bit before she finally opened her eyes. Darkness. Ahhh, did she love living in the trunk of a car. What time was it? Did she care? Never having to wake up due to the sun shining in her eyes was among Bomba's favorite things about her life.
She slid open the tiny 'door' that separated the trunk from the backseat of the car. Usually, she and Demeter slept in the same compartment, but that particular night, Bomba had decided she'd prefer some solitude. That, and she was far too embarrassed to admit she was going to be plucking her newly gray hairs. "Deme, darling?" she cooed, popping her head through the door, hoping to see the gold queen.
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Post by Cayran on Feb 20, 2010 14:20:49 GMT -5
(CAOIMHE AND CASSANDRA)
Cassandra wasn’t oblivious to the look Cao gave her son, and neither was she surprised. Shoot, if she was still a queen in her prime, Cassandra would have probably been interested in Ody as well. Still though, Cassie still wasn’t sure she was able to accept the fact that her kittens were able to seek out mates now. They were all grown up.
Stiffening her jaw, Cassie turned to face Cao again. “I am doing well. I just figured I would check in on my mates and kittens this morning. You?” She asked in returned, observing the white queen before her. Cao adjusted the diamond collar around her next and grinned, “I am fabulous Aunt Cassandra. Mother and I had a little dinner date last night, and I rather enjoyed it,” Cao replied, her feathery tail curling around her ankles. Just as she was about to comment more on the matter, Arizona and Astrella appeared. Being her half sister, Caoimhe had grown use to Zona and actually kinda liked her; Astrella was a different story. Sure, Stella was nice, but she was a little to giddy for Cao’s taste, and she simply wasn’t…use to her.
None the less, Cao acknowledged the two of them as they approached. “Morning Zona, Stella.” She cooed, reaching over to link arms with her half sister. “Sleep well?” Cassandra nodded her head in greeting as well, however, her attention focused more on Astrella, simply because she saw what Cao was doing. It was typical fist class girl act. “Morning girls.”
(CUPIO)
“No prob!” Cupio called as he dodged his half brother. One might think that Hallandor would have acknowledge his half brother better, however, this was Hal; Hal had more important things to do than sit and talk to Cupio.
Pursing his lips, Cupio waved Hallandor off and continued on his way. He was quick to notice his mother surrounded by a group of his peers, however he wouldn’t bother them. Then he saw Asher. Asher was a friend of his, yet as he was about to approach the calico tom, his eyes immediately focused on who he was talking to. Pilli. Stopping dead in his tracks, the tuxedo tom decided against it. Although Xochipilli and he were on speaking terms now, it was still awkward.
Licking his lips and ruffling the sides if his head fur, he quickly turned he attention to Teodors and Sommer and smiled. There we go. Grinning impishly, Cupio bounded over to the pair and slapped Teo’s shoulder playfully while stroking Sommer’s cheek with his other hand. “Morning lady and gent. What are ya’ up to?” He asked, offering Sommer a playful wink as well. Everyone knew Cupio had a soft spot for pretty little ladies, and even though Sommer was FAR to young for him, he could still make her feel good, right?
(QUAXO)
Being an older tom now, Quaxo was prone to wake up early in the morning. It was as if he had a internal alarm clock. Misto usually woke up around the same time he did, however with Themis spending the night again, the two were still asleep by the time Quaxo had left their human home.
Stepping through the junkyard gate, Quaxo waved to the current cat on watch and continued on his way. As he appeared through the tunnel, he was immediately greeted by a rush of light, and the elder tux let out a grunt in disproval. He was quick to adjust his eyes though, and took in the groups of congregated cats before him. Although one of his lovely daughters was already out and about, he decided to leave her be and let her have fun with her friends. Electra on the other hand, was alone. Smiling at his sister, Quaxo sat down beside her and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. “Morning Sissy! Your looking nice today.”
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