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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 29, 2007 22:27:44 GMT -5
Coricopat laughed at the small kitten as he reacted to his sneeze. How adorable! He looked at another kitten, one of the queens, sniffing around sadly. "Do you mind if I take her?" he asked Bombalurina.
Jellylorum motioned her kittens closer. "Watch me now," she said, taking the bottle of antiseptic and pouring a little onto a cloth Skimbles had procured for her. She dabbed a little onto the deep cut on Munkustrap's chest.
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Post by Shannon on May 29, 2007 22:52:10 GMT -5
{Are you taking Arya's kitten, Alicia?}
Bombalurina nodded. "You can take her, Coricopat."
Rokkonen licked Bella lovingly. She was extremely adorable. They all were.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 29, 2007 23:45:47 GMT -5
((Yep))
Coricopat took the small kitten. "Thank you," he said, holding Alicia carefully. She was adorable, and seemed to be happy to have some company. Tantomile smiled at Appolinax, who pawed at the black and white queen carefully. He looked a little bit like Macavity. 'That's odd,' she thought.
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Post by Arya on May 29, 2007 23:58:53 GMT -5
Alicia mewed cuddling against Cori.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 30, 2007 4:30:42 GMT -5
Apollinax was purring like a motor as he felt the bigwarmpowernice come to him and wrap itself around him. It was cat-shaped. There were a lot of cat-shaped things in the world, he was realizing. Most of the cat-shaped things were nice, but the power cat-shaped things were nicest. He wiggled happily and stretched his paws up toward more of the nicebigpowerwarmpower and sighed in contentment.
Munkustrap winced very slightly at the touch of the antiseptic, but he didn't protest or fight the ministrations of the healer Jellicle and her daughters. If Etcetera and Jemima were going to follow in their mother's pawprints, it was best for them to learn on a complacent patient first. They could deal with the protests later.
Tumble shrugged at Rusty's question. "The Jellicles and the Monniks are enemies. We've always been enemies, as long as I've been alive, at least. A long time ago, we were all one tribe, but then Leviticus, Deuteronomy's brother, ran off to do his own thing, and the Monniks were formed. I don't know why they hate us, but they do." He then turned his attention back to the fighting kitten. "Awww, I'm jealous! Alonzo only let me look at them through the fence. You got to be in the middle of things!"
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Post by rustystarlight on May 30, 2007 7:00:54 GMT -5
"Really? That's got to sting" Rusty said and looked around, she noticed a couple of cats that she hadn't met before and started towards them ((cori and tant)) but then she caught sight of Munkustrap. He looked in a bit of a mess, what could have happened? Well she better give him the news of that tom. "Hey Munkustrap. Erm...that tom you left me with...I kinda...he didn't...he didn't make it." It felt strange reporting a death even if, as she now assumed, it was of one of the Jellicles enemies. She looked down then turned and carried on her way to the strange cats. After all, Munkustrap had a fair bit of healing to do.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 30, 2007 10:40:55 GMT -5
"Oh." Another dead cat on his paws. Munkustrap sighed. "Thank you, Rusty, for trying." The nameless young tom and Ares were both dead by his claws. He hated it... but he also felt a little good about it, indirectly. By feeling guilty for killing, it insured that it wouldn't turn into a cat like Macavity, who could kill without a second thought... who could try to kill his own mother.
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Post by orangekittencream on May 30, 2007 17:28:48 GMT -5
Pounce looked up at the Queen and blinked. Who was that? She didn't seem familiar. He scrunched his nose and turned to Tumble as she walked away.
"Who was that?"
He whispered, as if he was going to be caught and get whipped for not knowing. Short attention span. The Queen had made him forget all about his story. Now he wanted to know who she was. Silly Tomkit.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 30, 2007 17:55:46 GMT -5
"Rusty," Tumble whispered back. "She's new to the tribe, only been with us a week. She showed up the day Deuteronomy died. Was reborn. I've seen her hanging around the junkyard, but she seems awfully shy." He couldn't blame Pounce for not knowing - he hardly knew the queen, and he was a guardian! He was supposed to know everyone in the tribe, or at least be able to recognize them.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 30, 2007 19:22:46 GMT -5
Jellylorum nodded at Rusty before returning to her duties. "Hold still, Munkustrap," she said a little more sharply than she intended. "This one is going to sting quite a bit." She gently dabbed a little of the antiseptic on a deep cut. She didn't want to cause him any more pain.
Coricopat cuddled Alicia close before glancing over at his sister. Tantomile laughed gently as Apollinax pawed gently at her face. <I think he likes me.> She sounded excited to hold him. It was a nice change to see her happy and smiling.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 30, 2007 19:26:34 GMT -5
Munkustrap winced again, but he grit his teeth and forced himself to stay still as Etcetera reached over to try fixing his "ouchies."
"Like this, Momma?" Etcetera asked, dabbing at Munkstrap's chest. She was trying to be careful, and she must have been doing a good job, because Munkstrap wasn't saying "ouch!" or anything like that!
Apollinax continued to purr, rubbing his cheek against the cat holding him. He felt all warm and fuzzy inside, and he curled his paws happily, blowing a spit bubble.
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 30, 2007 19:32:26 GMT -5
Tantomile laughed at Apollinax's antics. He really was too adorable!
"Just like that." Jellylorum beamed with pride at Etcetera. She was becoming quite the little healer in one night. "I know it stings, Munkustrap, but you're doing better than some of my previous patients." She handed Etcetera the jar of anesthetic and a fresh cloth. "Rub a little onto the new cloth and gently rub it around his scratches." She watched her daughters as they continued to help nurse Munkustrap back to wellness.
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 30, 2007 19:36:15 GMT -5
Warm and happy, Apollinax nudged his nose against the fur near him. There was only one more thing that would make this perfect - if he could eat at the same time. He sucked on some of the cat's fur, wondering why it was shorter than what he was used to. And where was the milk?
"Yay!" Etcetera switched clothes, beaming at her momma's praise. She hummed as she followed the instructions. The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat...
Munkustrap closed his eyes and clenched his paw, but he offered Jelly a weak smile. "I want to get well even faster than you want me to, so I figured I'd behave. This time."
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Post by Coricopat~Tantomile on May 30, 2007 19:40:40 GMT -5
"Gently!" Jellylorum said, watching Munkustrap wince a little. "I'm sorry, but the medicine does sting quite a bit. It's not what I usually keep around, but Skimbles was nice enough to procure some of the same materials for me."
Tantomile's eyes widened a bit as Apollinax nuzzled her chest, looking for food. "I'm sorry, little guy, but you'll have to go back to your mother if you want food." Coricopat bit his lip and tried not to laugh at his sister's predicament. <And what is so funny, Cori?> she asked tersely.
<Nothing,> he replied, just a little too quickly for her liking. <Seeing you and the kitten together is kind of cute.>
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Post by Munkustrap Etc. on May 30, 2007 19:43:39 GMT -5
"Sorry..." Etcetera said, lightening her touches even more.
"I think you need a little more pressure than that," Munkustrap commented. "I can't even feel the cloth." He reached over and touched Jelly's paw. "Don't worry about it. I've had worse. Thank Skimble for me, next time you see him, won't you? He's been incredibly helpful to all of us."
Apollinax's purr stopped as he searched for food, but he sighed and gave up when it was unsuccessful, curling against the warmth and resuming his purr. Oh well. Warmth, power... two out of three wasn't bad.
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