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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 28, 2007 21:29:45 GMT -5
"Plenty of food," Tumble said, tearing into his own packets. "Go on, Pounce, eat up. You too, Cori."
Etcetera didn't make a sound, as her mouth was full. She did bounce, though, chewing on the fish. She beamed up at her momma and licked her paws. "Yummy, yummy, yummy!"
Tumble grinned at the expressions on the hungry Jellicles' faces as they saw the food the foraging party had brought. Everyone was here... except for sleepy Munkustrap and Bombalurina spending time with her kitties... "We can bring the fish to them," he suggested. "Instead of having the little kittens come out here."
Wait. Bomba's kitties? His grin grew. "Does the tribe have new members?"
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Post by Sonja [Alonzo] on May 28, 2007 21:32:48 GMT -5
Alonzo removed a few strips of fish from one packet, laying them on the ground for the other Jellicles. "I'll bring the rest of this packet to Munkustrap and Bombalurina. I'd like see him, and Tumble's right, the little ones shouldn't be out in the chill...where are they?"
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Post by orangekittencream on May 28, 2007 21:33:38 GMT -5
Not even speaking Pounce grabbed a fish and stuffed it in his mouth. He looked ridiculious, but he was hungry. Very hungry. Though he felt bad for eating before the little kittens that were with Bomba. He only ate half his fish and put the rest of it in the packets. The kittens should get more food than him. He felt selfish.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 28, 2007 21:35:29 GMT -5
Tantomile turned to see Alonzo approaching. "Food for the proud parents?" she asked with a small grin. It was the first time she had smiled since the events of the previous night. "I was just going to wake them for you."
Coricopat shook his head, politely declining the food. "The others need it more than I do." He walked over to Jellylorum and brought her over. "You can have my share. Gladys likes to try and stuff us." Then he remembered that the Monniks knew where he lived. On second thought, that fish was looking pretty good, and his stomach was starting to feel empty.
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Post by Sonja [Alonzo] on May 28, 2007 21:38:26 GMT -5
Alonzo nodded to Tantomile, smiling. "Lead the way," He said, his words muffled around the package of fish. "There's a strip of fish in here you can have, as well. We found plenty." He wasn't sure his words had come out very coherently, but he was sure Tantomile had understood ... she didn't need his words to understand him.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 28, 2007 21:38:55 GMT -5
"There's plenty of food for everyone," Tumble said. "We have five of these packets, and a mouse." The sandwich they had found had been eaten by Jerrie and Plato, since it was getting really soggy and wouldn't be good food much longer. He followed the other Jellicles inside, though, bringing the food out of the cold.
"Munkstrap's being sleepy over there," Etcetera told Alonzo, pointing to the scarf Munkstrap was wrapped in. "And Bomba's further inside."
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 28, 2007 21:42:11 GMT -5
Tantomile nodded to Alonzo and smiled. "Thank you." She led him to Munkustrap, who lay on the scarf, dozing peacefully. <Munkustrap, time to wake up.>
Coricopat sat down and started eating. "Where did you guys get this?" he asked around a mouthful of fish. "It's delicious!" Jellylorum glared at him.
"No talking with your mouth full, dear. It's rude." She turned back to her meal, eating greedily.
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Post by Sonja [Alonzo] on May 28, 2007 21:48:14 GMT -5
Alonzo laid the food down, pushing the packet toward Tantomile so she could take her share.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 28, 2007 21:48:40 GMT -5
<Not asleep...> Munkustrap protested, opening his eyes. He looked up at Alonzo and offered him a tired smile. "Hey. You found us," he murmured, still worn out from the recent battles with Monniks, followed by the run to the station.
"Alonzo's human had it," Tumble said, offering Jemima and Electra some of the fish. "Humans eat the weirdest things... there wasn't much that was actually edible."
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Post by Sonja [Alonzo] on May 28, 2007 21:50:55 GMT -5
"Yeah...we found you." Alonzo smiled warmly, sitting down next to his friend. "Gave us quite a scare, you did, 'Straps...now, look what we found." Alonzo grabbed a piece of fish from the packet and laid it down in front of Munkustrap. "Enough for the whole tribe, too." He grinned proudly.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 28, 2007 21:52:16 GMT -5
Tantomile bent down and ate just enough to fill her stomach. "I'm sorry for waking you."She felt bad for waking the injured tom. He needed his rest. Coricopat wandered over, licking his lips to try and get the last bits of fish out of his fur.
"We'll take you to Bombalurina," they said in unison.
Coricopat looked down at the foil packet. "Once Munkustrap eats, that is."
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 28, 2007 21:56:06 GMT -5
"I wasn't asleep," Munkustrap protested again. After a beat, he added, "Etcetera woke me." He accepted the fish gratefully, not even making a comment about feeding the rest of the tribe first. Rest was all well and good, but without food, he wouldn't heal. Bomba was getting most of the food the Jellicles were bringing in here, since she had to feed the most mouths. "You did well, Alonzo." He closed his eyes again, murmuring, "And I'm not sleeping right now. I'm just resting, as the healer ordered." Without Deuteronomy around, he had to heal the slow way. Luckily for Jellylorum, he didn't have the energy to fuss - right now. "How are Bomba and the kittens?"
Tumble reached out to wipe some fish off of Pounce's whiskers. "Food's supposed to go in your mouth, Pounce, not on your face!" he teased the kitten.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 28, 2007 21:59:25 GMT -5
"They're doing well," Tantomile said. If she couldn't prevent the death of two of Burelle's kittens, she could try and help keep Bombalurina's alive. "They're warm, well-rested, and hungry."
Jellylorum returned to check on her charge. "Good, you're eating. You've got to get your strength up. We need our protector healthy and strong." Now that they had more toms, they stood a fair chance in case any Monniks tracked them down.
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Post by Sonja [Alonzo] on May 28, 2007 22:00:45 GMT -5
"You look like you need a good amount of sleep." Alonzo said, smiling at Munkustrap's praise. He looked over at the twins and stood, taking the rest of the packet in his mouth for Bomba. It was still a little creepy when they spoke in unison...but it was pretty cool, too.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 28, 2007 22:03:57 GMT -5
Munkustrap sighed and flicked an ear. "Not you too," he grumped. "I've been doing nothing but sleep since we got here." He reached up, catching Alonzo's paw. "Give Bomba my love." He wished he could go visit his mate himself, but he couldn't even stand on his own. He still had not seen his kittens. That was another reason he obeyed Jelly - aside from not having the energy to protest, he wanted to heal as quickly as possible, so he could be reunited with his family, his real family.
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