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Post by Shadowstar on Oct 17, 2005 19:51:27 GMT -5
Shadowstar padded over to Tall Pines. The leader had returned from Highrock last night. The orange-and-black leader sat down to await Sunpaw's coming. Shadowstar was still shaken. It all seemed so fast that the weight of CheetahClan had dropped upon his shoulders, and he still felt uncertain about just about everything.
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Post by rainstorm on Nov 7, 2005 22:45:07 GMT -5
Sunpaw saw Shadowstar in tall pines. *Maybe I should try my creeeping-up-on-people maneuver* She dropped into what she thought was a crouch. A bit noisely she creeped up on Shadowstar. She leaped and planned to land squarely on his/her shoulders.
((Is Shadowstar a boy or a girl?))
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Post by Shadowstar on Nov 8, 2005 15:41:59 GMT -5
(boy)
Shadowstar moved out of the way quickly, grinning at Sunpaw, and feeling a bit more relaxed. "Nice try, but you need to work on that 'hunting' crouch of yours, Sunpaw." He said.
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Post by rainstorm on Nov 10, 2005 17:45:12 GMT -5
"Alright," she mewed, "can we get started?" she was so eager to be the perfect warrior, she almost forgot who she was talking to. "May we get started, Shadowstar?" she tried again.
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Post by Shadowstar on Nov 11, 2005 17:49:55 GMT -5
"Sure thing." said Shadowstar, smiling. "Now, do you want to start out with battle moves, or, ah, hunting crouches? You get first choice since it's your first training session, Sunpaw."
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Post by rainstorm on Nov 11, 2005 20:28:50 GMT -5
"Umm, may we start with hunting crouches?" she asked hopefully, but still not caring to much which they did first. She mostly wanted to fix her imperfections before they got worse.
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Post by Shadowstar on Nov 12, 2005 17:59:29 GMT -5
Shadowstar nodded. "Very well. Now, every animal has a different way of sensing if you are creeping up behind it. So you must adjust your stalking techiniques accordingly. Think for a moment: How would a mouse sense you? And how would you adjust your crouch to prevent it from sensing you?"
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Post by rainstorm on Nov 12, 2005 22:51:48 GMT -5
"Umm..." Sunpaw thought, "Would it feel you first? And if it did, you would step incredibly lightly, by lifting the weight into your haunches. Right?" she hoped she got it right. "It's either that or smell. And if it would smell you first, you would want to be downwind. Or maybe that's a rabbit..."
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Post by Shadowstar on Nov 23, 2005 19:24:56 GMT -5
"Right. You've learned alot already I see. Well, that was the easy part. Now, do you think you can show me how you would stalk a mouse?" Shadowstar asked. He was impressed by Sunpaw's knowledge. He certainly hadn't known that much when he started training.
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Post by rainstorm on Nov 23, 2005 20:46:02 GMT -5
"Umm... OK." she mewed, a bit unsure. She did what she thought was pretty good of a crouch, and tried to creep forward. Slowly, and very carefully, she put one paw in front of the other. When she stopped, she asked, "How was that?"
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Post by shadowfang~Darkness~Shadowfire on Nov 26, 2005 22:39:35 GMT -5
Shadowstar nodded slightly. "Good. Not perfection, but very good for a first try. Practice makes perfect, and you should get plenty of practice soon. Now, do you think you adjust that crouch for a rabbit? Remember: rabbits hear you before they smell or feel you. And once you miss, you will not have another chance, so speed and accuracy are also essiential."
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Post by rainstorm on Nov 26, 2005 23:57:24 GMT -5
"Hmm..." she thought before giving it a try. ThHis one was a bit different, so she had to think of it in a new way. She tried her hardest, and thought she did pretty well. As she krept forward, a twig snapped under her weight, and the sound echoed through the trees. She was frusterated, and tried again, not stepping on any twigs.
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Post by shadowfang~Darkness~Shadowfire on Nov 27, 2005 21:51:56 GMT -5
Shadowstar flipped the broken twig to one side with a lazy flick of his paw. "Again, good for a first try. Watch were you step, for a single mistake could cost you an hour or more of extra hunting while on a mission. Do you want to try your hunting skills on the real thing?"
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Post by rainstorm on Nov 27, 2005 23:58:43 GMT -5
Sunpaw nearly jumped out of her fur at thte thought. "Would I!" she mewed, barley able to control her excitement.
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Post by shadowfang~Darkness~Shadowfire on Nov 28, 2005 18:28:20 GMT -5
Shadowstar got to his feet. "I'll take that as a yes. Alright," suddenly he lowered his voice to a whisper. "We're going to go into the forest and see what we can find. Speak softly; we don't want to scare the prey into their holes. You may choose where to go."
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