☾ VIII. TRIVIA ☽ ≋ ◖❝ But you knew exactly what I was, ❞◗ ≋ ≋ ◖❝ When your paws [feet] first left the shore- ❞◗ ≋ ⚓ ✦ Tempest is fascinated by water and anything related to it. ✦ She has already developed an interest in ships, despite having absolutely no idea how one would actually work. ✦ She wants to have a crew someday. ✦ She has a tendency to turn ordinary objects into parts of imaginary adventures. ✦ Where another cat might see a stick, Tempest might see a mast. ✦ She is naturally competitive and may become especially determined when someone tells her something is impossible. ✦ Tempest's biggest weakness is that she can become so focused on accomplishing something that she forgets to slow down. ✦ Her fascination with piracy is entirely her own idea. As far as she knows, nobody else has ever done it. ✦ She would absolutely consider finding treasure to be a worthwhile use of her time. ✦ Her eventual warrior name is currently undecided, allowing it to develop naturally through roleplay. ⚓ ≋ ◖❝ Oh, ohh, Won't let go. Oh, oh… ❞◗ ≋ ☾ IX. VOICES UPON THE WAVES ☽ ≋ ◖❝ You're overboard and washed out to sea! ❞◗ ≋ ≋ ◖❝ Drowning in my open arms, you'll never wanna breathe. ❞◗ ≋ ⚓ ROLEPLAY EXAMPLE – AS TEMPESTKIT Tempestkit had been watching the water for several minutes now. She wasn't sure what she was expecting to find. A fish, perhaps. A strange feather. Maybe even some hidden treasure. Her tail flicked as another leaf drifted past. “Do you think there's anything underneath there?” She glanced toward the cat beside her, then back at the water. “Not fish. I mean /really/ underneath.” Her eyes narrowed thoughtfully. “Like... something nobody's found yet.” For a moment, she was quiet. Then her ears perked. “Do you think there's a place where the river ends?” ≋ ◖❝ Treading water, shipwreaked and free! ❞◗ ≋ ROLEPLAY EXAMPLE – FUTURE TEMPEST As Tempest grows older, her writing will develop alongside her character. Her curiosity will become more purposeful, her confidence more pronounced, and her ambitions considerably larger. She may not always make the right decision. She may push herself–or others–too far. But every experience will leave its mark on her, gradually shaping the cat she eventually becomes. Her story is not something I want to completely plan in advance. I want to discover it through roleplay. ⚓ ≋ ◖❝ You could leave, but all I know is– ❞◗ ≋ ☾ XI. THE CAPTAIN'S CODE ☽ ≋ ◖❝ You're in too deep! ❞◗ ≋ ⚓ Codewords ~ Sometimes, Tempest wonders if the sea has its own melody. Perhaps that's why she finds its distant calls so difficult to resist, as though some unseen siren is always beckoning her toward the horizon. ⚓ BONUS – THE CAPTAIN'S LOG ⚓ ≋ ◖❝ You're in too deep… ❞◗ ≋ ≋ ◖❝ Deep, You’re in too deep…! ❞◗ ≋ THE DREAM Tempest's ambitions are much larger than simply becoming a warrior. She wants to see things. She wants to travel beyond the familiar, discover places nobody in her Clan has seen, and experience a life that feels like an adventure rather than a routine. Eventually, this fascination may develop into something much bigger. A ship. A crew. A captain's life. The funny part is that She has absolutely no idea what she's doing yet. There are no pirates for her to learn from. No pirate code. No legendary captains. No stories about treasure-filled voyages. So if Tempest ever becomes a pirate, she'll be creating the idea herself. And honestly? That might be exactly what she wants. TREASURE Tempest is greedy, so naturally treasure is going to fascinate her. But her idea of treasure may eventually become much broader than gold or shiny objects. Interesting shells. Unusual stones. Maps. Old objects. Stories. Strange discoveries. Anything that feels rare or valuable could potentially end up in her collection. She may even develop a habit of keeping small objects from particularly memorable adventures. Because to Tempest, something doesn't necessarily have to be expensive to be worth keeping. TEMPEST'S LITTLE DETAILS ✦ LIKES ≋ Water and rivers ≋ Exploring unfamiliar places ≋ Storms and dramatic weather ≋ Finding unusual objects ≋ Stories about distant places ≋ Challenges ≋ Working toward a goal ≋ Collecting interesting things ≋ Being trusted with responsibility ≋ Anything that makes her feel like she's discovering something new Cont in N + C
✦ DISLIKES ≋ Being underestimated ≋ Being told something is impossible ≋ Feeling trapped ≋ Being forced to sit still for too long ≋ Cats who refuse to explain themselves ≋ Having her choices made for her ≋ Giving up before she has found another solution LITTLE HABITS She stares at water. Sometimes for absolutely no reason. She collects things. Especially things she thinks might be useful– or valuable someday. She asks a LOT of questions. And unfortunately, answering one question may simply result in five more. She turns ordinary objects into adventure equipment. A stick isn't necessarily a stick. It could be a mast. Or a sword. Or a fishing pole. Or something else entirely. She names things. Especially anything she decides is important enough to keep. THINGS SHE HASN'T FIGURED OUT YET Tempest is ambitious, but she's still young. She doesn't fully understand what leadership costs. She doesn't know how difficult it can be to balance freedom with responsibility. She doesn't know that not every adventure ends happily. She doesn't know that sometimes the cats beside you will want something completely different from what you want. And she certainly doesn't understand just how much work would actually go into creating the life she's imagining. But that's okay. Because she's got time. And there's a whole horizon ahead of her. ≋ ◖❝ Deep, You're in too deep! ❞◗ ≋ ⚓ ════ ~~~ ════ ⋆⋅≋⋅⋆ ════ ~~~ ════ ◖❝ AND SO, THE VOYAGE BEGINS… ❞◗ ≋ She doesn't know where the current will carry her. She doesn't know what waits beyond the horizon. She doesn't know who will someday stand beside her. She doesn't even know what a captain truly is yet. But she knows she wants to find out. Perhaps she'll become a warrior. Perhaps she'll become a captain. Perhaps she'll become something nobody has a name for yet. Whatever happens, Tempestkit intends to find it herself. Because the horizon was never a wall. It was an invitation. ⚓ ≋ ◖❝ You're… In too deep! ❞◗ ≋ ⋆｡°✩ ??? ??? ✩°｡⋆ ≋ ⚓ ≋ ─────── ~~~ ─────── END OF LOG ─────── ~~~ ───────
