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Post by melodiexdexlune on Jan 10, 2009 14:01:58 GMT -6
Moonsong nodded in confirmation of what Cherrystar said. "The garlic was overpowering any scent of the intruder that might have been there." she said. and then added, lowering her voice "The only trace of them was the fingernail i gave you." She turned to glance at the medicine neko discretely, and noticed something more. she kept all emotion out of her face and added in an even lower voice, barely a whisper "I advise you to look at the medicine nekos hands". Her fingernails were thoroughly chewed. Probably a nervous habit, and what better a time for nerves to kick in then when trying not to get caught stealing. She let on a little of her theory, but saved the rest of her speculations for when there weren't so many listening ears. She looked again at the medicine neko and saw her eyes slide to Silentrain. Moonsong glanced at Silent rain and thought she saw him give the blond girl a discrete wave, it could have easily been nothing, but she wasn't going to overlook anything with the current situation. Blackrose appeared to notice this and whispered something to Bluerain. What? She was confused and looked to Silentrain, a bit of her anger showing on her features. "Do you have anything to do with the Aquaclan medicine neko?" she asked, quietly but accusingly. "Come to think of it, where were you this morning?" when he was in the kitchens he was soaking wet, as if he'd been outside the cover of the trees when it was raining. She was missing something, and the knowledge of that only fueled her irritation.
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"Garlic?" Fallencloud mused quietly. "How odd." Well maybe it wasn't so odd, he didn't know much about how garlic grew, but there should at least be cloves to give off the scent shouldn't there? Hm. He decided to consult the medicine neko, she should know more. "Bluerain," he asked "Have you noticed any sort of garlic growing around here lately? Does it even grow in the winter?" He thought about ti and then rephrased, "Actually could you just give me a brief summary about what you know about garlic?" This certainly was perplexing.
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Post by paradox on Jan 15, 2009 13:16:40 GMT -6
Keeping her face emotionless, Bluerain ignored the wave from Silentrain. If caught, they would be in more trouble than necessary. She kept still watching the scene play out, and was startled when she heard the soft murmur of Blackrose over the whisper of snow. Feeling no immediate need to lie she gave a small nod. “Indeed, but I was watching the river line and a few of my herbs.” She paused to take a short breath “that was before the snow began.” Her eyes were keenly appraising the Lunarclan patrol she took note that the blacksmith… Sandshadow was her name wasn’t it? And the platinum-blonde warrior were both watching her with a fixated antagonism, why was that? The thought momentarily escaped her as she heard Fallencloud speak “Garlic..? I found some earlier on Itsuna Island, but that was from the patch I planted two summers ago.” She frowned, attempting to remember about the herb. “Garlic is one of the easiest plants to grow; even a kit could do it with ease. They can be planted at anytime, but most commonly it’s planted in fall and harvested in late spring. Most commonly used as an herb or spice it can add a nice flavor to any dish. It has a strong odor is a natural repellent to many insect pests. In addition, humans believed that garlic had the power to ward off demons and vampires. However it’s a very useful medicinal herb, and can be used to treat a variety of ailments.” She chewed the pad of her thumb out of habit “it goes dormant over the winter, so it’s frost resistant, like grass and wheat. One of the most useful and hardy plants out there.” She shrugged and removed her thumb from her mouth “that’s about it.” Studying the deputies face she made another attempt to assess the situation, it was going from bad to worse, she would have to remain mute unless spoken to.
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Sandshadow nodded slowly, regaining her composure “Indeed, there was a trace of garlic in my store, faint, but still pronounced, clearly left behind to mask the scent of the thief.” She stopped speaking and attempted to decipher what the Aquaclan nekos were saying on the other side of the river. She groaned in anger as the snow picked up, whistling annoyingly amongst the wind, making it impossible to eavesdrop on the quiet nekos.
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Post by Cherry on Jan 15, 2009 14:20:36 GMT -6
"First off Moonsong, we have been at peace with Aquaclan for many moons now and have done nothing to provoke them. Secondly I do not want you to accuse a medicine neko of stealing anything. Medicine Neko obey the code more strictly then any other type of neko I have met. Anyway why would someone's fingernail fall off while they were stealing something? It wouldn't make scenes to chew your nails while doing the stealing, you would be too focused on what you were doing to bite at your nails." Cherrystar spoke, her voice clear and loud. She looked down at her own nails that were nice and long. There had been a time when she chewed her nails and she knew from experience that you don't chew your nails when you steal.
Cherrystar nodded at Sandshadow. How odd, it seems like there was garlic at both crime scene. But it is such an obvious scent mask. Why would someone use garlic to cover their scent? Unless they wanted to get caught.
"Moonsong, is it possible that whoever stole form us wanted to get caught? Garlic is an obvious scent mask, anyone who was good at sneaking into place would know not to use garlic to cover their scent unless they wanted to get caught."
Goldensky looked out at the lunarclan nekos. He was trying very hard to hear what they were saying. The snow wasn't falling too hard so he could see them, but the wind was loud making it hard to hear. Goldensky picked up a few words they were saying though. The leader said something about not accusing the medicine neko, not chewing nails while stealing, Garlic, obvious scent mask, and wanting to get caught.
Goldensky thought this all over in his head. He came to the conclusion that the Lunarclan leader didn't want to believe that any Aquaclan neko stole from them. A more troubling matter to Goldensky was that someone had stole food from Lunarclan and had set them up. Who would want to do something like this? We have no real enemies.
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Post by lunarfang on Jan 16, 2009 13:23:42 GMT -6
SilentRain quickly realized his mistake, why am I so mouse-brained?! he thought to himself angrily.
He looked over to moonsong, face emotionless and composed. "I was here, at clear river earlier, before the snow, i obeyed the warrior code and respected the border, my friend, Rainfall accompanied me for a portion of the time," he said simply, returning his attention to the other nekos.
"So, have we come to the conclusion that Aquaclan may have been set up?" SilentRain calmly asked his childish leader.
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Post by melodiexdexlune on Jan 17, 2009 1:02:45 GMT -6
Moonsong felt shame for an instant immediately replaced by anger. Her cheeks were hot with embarrassment, and she felt as though she'd been slapped in the face. To be reprimanded so publicly, cut her right to the core. Nothing was worse to Moonsong than inferiority, and to have that inferiority displayed was the worst thing anyone could do to her. She looked back at her leader. Her eyes tightened, all traces of emotion gone. She needed to redeem herself. "I was only suggesting leader" she stated, her voice becoming serious, with no emotion to waver it "That we approach this matter from all angles. We cant afford to look over any detail in our current situation. Having no proof we cannot rule out thievery based on presumptions of kindness. Seeing as nail biting is a nervous habit, it is possible that while stealing, one could bite their nails because of nerves. It isn't something you think about doing, nor something that would distract you from any task you were attempting to complete. The nail biter may not have even known they were doing it. It is also possible that the bitten nail, being weakened by teeth, could have come off at the scene of the crime without being chewed directly at that time. The nail was on the handle, it could have gotten caught there. I just don't believe we should be ruling out any possibilities at this time." Her rush of emotion had put Moonsong in exactly the state of mind she needed to be in for the current situation. Her mind was alert and calculating. She was prepared to asses the situation from all directions. "Garlic is an obvious cover, if there are no cloves. With cloves however, it could be fairly ingenious." she had caught some of the aquaclan medicine nekos words, probably because she was paying close attention to her. she also had a bit of knowledge herself." If I'm not mistaken it does grow in the winter, and in both of our clans. I'm sure it was used as a cover, but it seems unlikely even for someone wanting to be found, to leave it's scent without cloves. I suggest that we conduct a more through search in Both Lunar and Aqua territory. If we dont find the cloves, perhaps we can trace the scent back to the thief. Until we can collect enough evidence, i think we should consider all possibilities." Satisfied with herself for defending her case, and the earlier embarrassment having faded, Moonsong was now able to add, humbly "I did not mean to accuse anyone, i was merely trying to point out a possibility of what happened that fit with the evidence. I thought that a medicine neko would have been associating with garlic more than a warrior. Though we cannot rule out the possibility of a third party framing Aquaclan, we also cannot rule out this possibility." Moonsong was now relatively calm, her rage dulled by her rant. Though the experience would not go unforgotten. Though she would never outwardly hold it against her leader, inwardly she had been hurt, and Moonsong wasn't one to forgive and forget. Now that her anger had been curbed, her earlier irritation at Silentrain had dulled as well, although she still spoke to him as she always did, her voice sounding slightly as if she were speaking to a child. "I think you'd better tell us exactly what happened." She stated, not accusingly, but still serious "We cant afford to overlook anything right now."
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"Hm i see." Fallencould rested his chin between his index finger and thumb. "Sounds like it would make a good cover, if there were actually any cloves. Could you show me later the patch you planted?" He paused and inhaled deeply. The scent was definatly here somewhere. He then tunred to Goldensky "You're sure there are no cloves on this side of the border?" He asked. he didnt doubt the warrior, but he needed a confirmation. He was debating weather or not to do an all out search, when he heard Bluerain and Blackrose whispering. He couldnt quite make out what they said, something about earlier, and before the snow. His tone grew more serious and he rose his voice slightly to address all the Aquaclan nekos. "If theres anything any of you know that might have to do with this situation, now would be the time to tell me" His voice rang with authority that he only used in important situations. The shift in his mood was tangible. He was now deep into deputy mode. This issue needed to be resolved, soon.
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Post by Cherry on Jan 21, 2009 19:50:49 GMT -6
Goldensky looked at his leader. He inhaled deeply but the cold stung his lungs and the scent of garlic was everywere.
"I'm positive there was absolutely no garlic here this morning." He stated. Something told him that there was garlic here now and he was pretty sure garlic didn't grow in a matter of hours.
Cherrystar looked at Moonsong. She did have a point, but Cherry couldn't help but think that there was something incredibly wrong. Things such as these were planned out with great detail, ecspecially if done to another clan.
"Moonsong, what I was trying to say about the garlic is that there are many other substances that have a less obvious scent. There isn't any garlic growing in camp and using that to cover your own scent makes it obvious that someone was there, if the theif has used somthing a bit more," Cherry paused thinking of the word. "Veil, like dung or wild animal hair, it would have seemed like an animal got into the stores, then all the thief would have had to do is make it seem like an animal had gotten in and we may have never known the difference. All I'm saying is that it seems a little to much like a set up, or not very well planned out, and in my time as leader, I have found Aquaclan to be a clan of great intelligence, in fact as kits we here stories of the ingenious Aquaclan nekos saveing all of the clans from great danger. This plan seems a little too dumb for the Aquaclan nekos I know." Cherrystar said. She was trying to think this through. She knew she couldn't over look anything and she was trying not to, but the situation seemd so unreal.
"Fallencloud, perhaps we should send over representitives now?" Cherrystar asked. She planned on sending Moonsong, in order to make up for embarrassing her. Also Moonsong thought logically and never let emotions control her actions.
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Post by melodiexdexlune on Feb 27, 2009 12:16:00 GMT -6
Moonsong nodded at Cherrystar. She did make sense, although she wasn't sure all aquaclan nekos were quite as intelligent as her leader said. In her experience, some nekos can be quite stupid at times. But she did wonder as to why they used garlic insted of something more "veil" as Cherrystar put it. She would just have to see what the evidence told them. She couldnt convince herself that aquaclan had nothing to do with the theft. Who would have reason to frame them? and how would they have done it all without anyone noticing? Most importantly, how did they gather the evidence? A fingernail? it seemed so random. She needed to know more. she wished this meeting could be over so that they could get on with figuring out whodunit. O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o Fallencloud rested his chin on his hand thoughtfully. Someone planted the garlic. Someone was framing them. But who would go to so much trouble? And what did they hope to accomplish? Was someone trying to start a fight between Lunar and Aquaclan? Why? There were so many questions, and they would all have to wait. Fallencloud looked up at the sky form whence the snow fell rapidly. The wind whistled though the trees fiercely. "We might want to wait on the Cherrystar" he said, answering The Lunarclan leaders question. "Im afraid we wont be able to find much in this weather. We should wait untill it dies down. Plus it seems to be getting late. What about first thing tomorrow morning?" As he waited for the leaders reply he pondered who to send. perhaps Goldensky, he has proved to be very observant in the past few hours. Fallencloud decided he would sleep on it. A good nights sleep often helps him to think more clearly. And he would need to have his wits about him tomorrow, who knew what it would bring.
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Post by Cherry on Mar 2, 2009 15:56:56 GMT -6
Cherrystar looked across the border. "Agreed. Send a representative over at sun high then?" Cherrystar said. She knew she would need to keep her wits about her. It could all be a trap and she could be playing right into their hands. On the other hand they might find nothing at all and everything would be fine. Cherrystar examined both sides of the story carefully.
Goldensky looked toward his leader. If they were going to send representatives, he didn't want to go. I cannot leave. I fear leaving. These thoughts were only subconscious in his mind. Goldensky showed no emotion.
Goldensky saw his deputy's eyes flicker toward him. A natural reaction when you are thinking of someone. Damn he looked toward me, I may have to weasel my way out of going across the border. Goldensky didn't know why he didn't want to go, he just didn't.
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Post by paradox on Mar 2, 2009 17:18:00 GMT -6
Bluerain glanced up at the velvety plum-colored sky, making an approximation she decided it was about 7:08, a rather precise estimate, but still, just a speculation. She exhaled deeply and silently, the investigation would have to wait until midday tomorrow. And yet it made little sense to delay the hunt. The snow was the only real reason, and if they waited much longer all traces of evidence would be washed away with the fresh fallen snow. However, she reasoned, I’m no warrior, I’m not one to go hunting for clues, leave that work to those who were trained for that field. Medicine. I should return to camp, there’s nothing I can do in this weather, the plants are dying, and the ground is frozen. I’m useless until sickness strikes… Starclan forbid that from happening... Returning to the scene she let her blue gaze wander, clearly representatives were being chosen, but who would show for Aquaclan… Goldensky seemed most probable, as he was a sober strategist after all.
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Post by lunarfang on Mar 2, 2009 19:32:36 GMT -6
Sighing inwardly, SilentRain looked at the other group, ‘well, they seem to be finishing up, finally!’ he thought to himself, sighing quietly. They had been at the river for a long time; SilentRain could feel his muscles aching from the cold. He longed to be back at camp, but was dreading his reprimand he would most likely receive after they learned of his meeting with BlueRain, though it was innocent, the intentions could be easily misunderstood. Blackrose watched Fallencloud, and then shifted her eyes towards Goldensky. It was obvious that he would be chosen by Fallencloud, but it seemed like he didn’t want to leave the sanctuary of the islands to go to the Lunarclan territory. Blackrose shifted her feet; she wanted to go back to the warmth of her kitchens, all this talk of framing other clans and garlic was beginning to bore her.
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Post by melodiexdexlune on Mar 4, 2009 22:04:54 GMT -6
"sun high, agreed." fallencloud spoke to cherrystar. He then turned around to face his clan mates. None of them seemed visibly cold, but he still wanted to get them home and out of the snow. "All right everyone, go home, get some rest." He locked eyes with each one individually. "I dont have to tell you to be ready for anything tomorrow." With that he began to walk back towards camp, mentally preparing himself for whatever might happen when tomorrow comes.
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Post by Cherry on Mar 4, 2009 23:06:20 GMT -6
"Right then. Let's go." Cherrystar said as she began to make her way back to camp. The snow was falling softly. I need to think about this. I think I'll do a lap or two around the normal route. That should help me clear my head. Cherry thought. She meandered through the trees. She didn't need to look were she was going. She lead the patrol off.
Goldensky left with his clan. He took one look up at the sky. He needed to be on his toes tomorrow and he knew it would be hard proving the innocence of his clan. He saw the looks on the faces of the Lunarclan nekos. Most of them looked like they would have fought then and there if their leader hadn't been there. I also need a reason not to leave camp. Goldensky thought. He racked his brain for any excuse he could think of. He needed to be able to support his clan but he didn't want to cross the border.
As Goldensky arrived back at camp he had the most brilliant idea. Almost sure it would work goldensky went to bed and rested peacefully.
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