Roleplay- 4th of January

Cumulus makes little peeps; the world is new to him and he can't see or hear anything yet. He feels something warm and vaguely fuzzy next to him. That little fuzzy thing is his sister, Little Cloud. Other fuzzy things are nearby but he can't feel them breathing. He nudges his sister's fur and he smells the blood and makes little sounds in confusion.

Confident of the rest of the group foraging in safety, Morning Glory dropped onto her four paws and began scratching around on the surface of the sand hoping to catch the scent of a juicy millipede or a scorpion. A large item of prey to begin the day with would be perfect to deliver her body with energy and nutrients that could be passed into her body to help her potential developing litter grow healthily.
Emitting a low set of contact calls, the dominant female kept her head down and her senses sharp and continued deeper into the foraging patch. Successfully catching an on the move beetle as it tried to escape under a fallen tree, Morning Glory crunched through its chitin exoskeleton and savoured the delicious taste of its gooey innards.

Clambering over the log eagerly searching for another hearty meal, Morning Glory paused and caught an unfamiliar scent in the area. Trespassers? Surely they would have picked up the scent of latrines and territory markings if a rival group had claimed part of one of the Tiny Kat’s favourite foraging area?
Concerned, she rose onto her hind legs and scanned the horizon. Nothing, except the occasional head of one of her subordinates bobbing up and down whilst on sentry duty. Intrigued by the smell, she clambered down the other side of the partially hollow trunk and discovered a fair sized hole disappearing under the log and into the sand.

Alerted by the possible deadly discovery, the hairs over Morning Glory’s body stood up on end as she bobbed her head to try and identify what or who was lurking in the darkness. Bravely edging closer, she could definitely identify the same scent as what she could smell before and it didn’t smell like a genet or a cobra. Taking the risk she descended into the hole and was surprised by the faint sounds that met her ears.


Still relaxing by Splash, Chester Quavers watched Nemo diligently scanning the surrounding area. Maybe one day she would be tall enough to do that and watch the wonderful views of the Kalahari drift by.

Miracle giggles at Fletcher Renn. She tries to chase him and tag him back, forgetting her hunger for now and instead decides to satisfy her thirst for exercise and activeness. Fletcher Renn may be her only playmate for now, but hopefully someone would join them eventually...

Little Cloud chrrs at her brother, in a very confused tone. She has absolutely no idea what's going on... Blood still on her fur, she tries wandering away a bit, peeping loudly. Her mother is too weak to respond or stop her from crawling away...

Splash also scans the area, wary of predators, or more so, a rival mob that could be dangerous... She glances down at Chester Quavers, smiling a little, although the pup is still too young to preform sentry duty to the fullest, it's cute that she's trying to help.

Cumulus feels as his sister brushes by while wandering away. Not wanting to be alone, he follows close behind, as Little Cloud seems to be the only other thing down here besides himself. It is at this point that he catches Morning Glory's scent, which is unfamiliar to him. He starts peeping as loudly as he can.

Treading cautiously further into the darkness, Morning Glory’s senses became alerted by the iron rich scent of blood. Associating it with the calls of pups, she presumed that a birth must have taken place in the tiny bolt hole but as far as she was aware it wasn’t one of her subordinates.
Ducking her head and turning a corner the Tiny Kat’s dominant female got a terrible shock. Answering her suspicions, there was now no possible encounter with the mother as she was lying motionless against the wall of the largest chamber.

At the witness of the tragedy, Morning Glory entered the chamber and nudged the still female. Nothing, she had definitely passed and from the mass of blood presumed it was during the birthing process. Following the calls she blinked, and came across two tiny bundles huddled away from their mother. Instantly feeling compassion for the orphans, she approached, sat down and curled around them.


Scanning the grass tops, Chester Quavers continued to watch for anything unusual. In the heat of the day and on the faint, gentle breeze it didn’t really do anything but sway from left to right and back again. Occasionally it blew in the opposite direction first but that wasn’t really anything to be alarmed about. Glancing up at Splash, she chirped a tiny call of reassurance and resumed her attempt to watch for predators.

Little Cloud peeps curiously, what's this that's touching her? She sniffs... It smells similar to her brother's scent, but different. In any case, it's the only adult that Little Cloud has interacted with so far and will probably come to see Morning Glory as her mother. As the Tiny Kats leader embraces her, some of the blood gathered on her fur spreads to the adult female. Little Cloud isn't aware of what it is or that it came from her real mother and peeps, it's very uncomfortable and she wants it off.

Miracle watches where Morning Glory goes and tilts her head before attempting to follow.


Splash smiled at Chester Quavers. The little pup is increasing her spirits a little bit, although she's not as happy without Cloud Catcher... Splash gives the pup another affectionate nuzzle and peeps back, looking for predators as well.

Cumulus feels a warm furry wrap around him. He notices that it smells similar to his sister, but it's different, and it's lot furrier than her. He can feel his sister beside him which is good. He doesn't want to lose track of her as she's the only one he's known up to this point. Everything else was unresponsive until now. He hears his sister peeping and huddles closer to her. He then touches Morning Glory's side with his tiny paw.

Feeling the pups respond to her, Morning Glory’s maternal instincts begun to show as she began to lick the pup’s pelts clean getting rid of any blood or birth remains. Cleaning them down properly would ensure that their fur would dry with her body warmth and that their body temperature wouldn’t drop exposing them to the risk of death.
Starting with Little Cloud as she continued to call, Morning Glory wanted to ensure the young female was comfortable before continuing to bond with Cumulus. Snuggling with the two pups next to her, she smiled contentedly to herself. Being with pups was what she loved most about life but the Kalahari had a terrible knack for ruining a mother’s cherished moments.


Bored of finding nothing but grass to look at, Chester Quavers got up from her seated position and began to sniff around the sand. Being at the burrow with Splash was a fun idea but her little stomach was now thinking otherwise.

Ooc: Sorry for not posting over the weekend, had a busy few days with a painting competition.

Seeing Miracle distracted, Fletcher Renn follows, not wanting to be left out on any fun. He peeps What's happening?

Cumulus chrrs softly as he suddenly feels a lot more comfortable since his adoptive mother licked off all of that crud. However he suddenly feels hungry and then instinctively starts pawing at Morning Glory's side again.

Miracle peeps back to Fletcher Renn, looking a bit concerned. I don't really know, but I smell blood, that's for sure... And MG hasn't come out yet. What if something went wrong in there? She heads into the bolthole to check it out, concerned greatly for their leader and worried about what has happened. She doesn't know that there's a dead female inside with three stillborn pups and two living ones.

Like her brother, Little Cloud paws at Morning Glory's belly, very hungry, as a newborn would be after being born, most likely. Instinctively she tries to find the area which pups would feed, feeling with her nose to try and find it...

Fletcher Renn whimpered queitly, scared. However, he refused to show fear, and follows his sister in the bolt hole.

Nemo feels a bit peckish and deciding things were safe for now, he began to forge around the burrow grounds. He eventually finds a cenipede, which he happily eats. Ahhh, the hit the spot! He continues to forge until he finds a milipede. He rubs it on the sand a few times, ridding it of its toxin coating. Instead of eating it, he brings it to Splash and Chester Quavers, dropping it near them before he resumes his sentry duty. He just needed a small snack to keep his stomach quiet for now.

Splash chrrs. She's starving and begins to eat the millipede... However, she only intends on eating half of it, leaving the rest for her younger friend. She's still very malnourished, that's for sure, but at least this will keep her hanging on the thread of survival for now. When Splash finishes her half she nudges it towards Chester Quavers and chirps, indicating that she should eat the rest. Splash will be an adult in a few months and isn't growing as much. Nonetheless, the multiple times she's stayed at the burrow and not eaten as much has caused her development to slow down, and she slightly weaker and small than a normal meerkat, and although it's not quite half size, Splash is still smaller and less likely to do well in a battle, and there's really nothing that can change that now.

ooc: I'm not gonna reply with Little Cloud until I get LM's reply... Same with Miracle.

Feeling the pups padding against her side, Morning Glory shuffled as close as she could to the newborn pups and gently nudged them in the right direction so they could suckle. Chances of being able to lactate for the two orphans was high with the possible onset of her own pregnancy but if not she’d need the support of the other adult females in the group to ensure that the two youngsters developed healthily.

Unaware of Miracle entering the bolt hole, Morning Glory rested her head against the chamber floor and contemplated how she would get the pups back to the burrow. Carrying them across the distance in the daylight would be a possibility but the effect the heat could have on their little hour old bodies could be deadly. Closing her eyes, she lay peacefully feeling the pups finally suckling and already had become quite attached to them. If it meant she had to abandon the foraging party and risk raising them on her own she was prepared to do that. They had already lost one mother and didn’t deserve to lose another.


Chester Quavers spotted Nemo’s generous offer and bounded over to join him and Splash. Seeing her friend willingly share the millipede, she sat down wide eyed and peeped in confusion. She’d gladly let Splash in her condition have all the meal.

ooc: I'm having a few problems with the loading of the pages. I'll continue to get some posts up in the other groups tonight but it might be a bit slow.

Cumulus noses around and then begins to feed as soon as he finds the right place. He contently begins to enjoy the first meal of his life.

Hey, guys, it's Taakah. Sorry for my absence! Im returning to the roleplay c:))

Tsumae sighed, sneezing sand out of her nose. She felt uncomfortable; her pelt was matted with thick, dark mud. She sent out a small 'Merrp' of annoyment. She'd like some help. Starting to groom herself, she drew her toung across her chest, cleaning mud from it. After a couple of licks, she spat out the mud. This was disgusting! Heaving a sigh, she continued a routine of licking, spitting, licking, spitting.

Fletcher Renn saw the small pups and peeped. What happened?

Nemo continues to do his sentry duty, but his mind soon starts to think about Antebellum. The female had gotten his attention over the last few days. He couldn't place his paw on it, but... he must of been in love with her. But how? He hardly even knew her! But yet... He couldn't get the female out of her mind.

Fay looked around.She then started digging she clawed at the sand starving.she finally stoped to eat a Scorpion that she found.She at it fast,When she was done she started digging agian and agian.Mist layed down beside her watching her.Waiting.Jade on the other hand just stood Sentry near his step sister and Brother.

Miracle also notices the small pups. They're so tiny.... and two of them aren't moving. Are they dead? It looks like the mother's dead too... how sad. She goes over to Morning Glory and lays beside her and the pups...

Tsumae, giving up, looks around. She didn't really know what was happening...

(Mind if Veen(Rover) Drops in for a visit, or is something dire happening? If he can, then read the post below- if he shouldn't, then i'll delete it. owo)

Veen slunk onto a rotten branch, overlooking the group. He churred quietly as he seen Tsumae. Alone. Perfect. He decided to hang back, though, incase another she-kat caught his eye.

ooc: I'm lost here.

ooc: The Tiny Kats had come across a bolt hole housing a foreign female and her newborn pups. Sadly, the mother and 2 of her pups died. The other 2, Little Cloud and Cumulous survived the birthing process. The mob is currently investigating to 2 surviving pups.

OOC: Wow, everyone suddenly became inactive... owo I miss rpg D: