[closed] Searching for Some Herbs

"I'm so excited to go get herbs with you! We're going to find so many," Eaglepaw envisioned, smiling brightly. A search of any kind was fun, but herb hunting would be even better. Valewhisper had promised to tell her what different herbs were used for, which was amazing. Now she would have the knowledge to pull off the best pranks ever. Just imagine, a bunch of cats itching their pelts off and having no idea of why. The idea itself almost made her laugh out loud. Somehow she managed not to, not wanting the medicine cat to change her mind. Eyes darting excitedly around, she looked for herbs. After what seemed like a long time of searching, she realized that she didn't even know what she was looking for. Well, that was embarrassing. But in a few seconds she had gotten over that fact.
"What herbs are we looking for? What do they look like? What are they used for? I once saw a cat eat purple berries when they had a stomach ache. Or where they blue berries? I forget. Are those what we're looking for?" Eaglepaw didn't realize that she had a tendency to ramble on, so she her chatter didn't seem at all odd to her. All she wanted was for Valewhisper to actually tell her stuff so that they could get to the fun stuff.

"I don't see any burdock root. What does it look like? Oh, that's it. Looks, uh, cool," Eaglepaw commented, looking at the burdock plant with a puzzled expression. For whatever reason, she had expected herbs to be cool and exotic. This just looked like a normal plant. Watching Valewhisper gather some of the root, she quickly grew bored. Why couldn't herb gathering be more exciting? Listening to the medicine cat's description, it sounded just as dull. Except for one thing. It tasted really bitter. A smile spread across her face as an idea came to her mind. What if she hid some in a piece of prey, and watched someone take a bite out of it and then immediately spit it back out in disgust? That would be hilarious. Smiling, she went over to help gather some. But looking at the brown roots, she wondered if the prank was worth doing this tedious task.
"How bitter does it taste? And I would like to gather some so we have enough, but it seems a bit boring what if I pretended it was an enemy warrior, and I was attacking it? Like this!" Without waiting for a response, she shot her claws out at one of the roots, quickly loosening it enough to fling it into the air. Imagining she had just done that to a ThunderClan warrior, she smiled, wondering how much that would hurt. While her claws ached like the Dark Forest, she did her best to ignore that. Nothing that was fun didn't come with some sort of price.

"Yeah, I'm a pretty good fighter for my age. I guess Echoflower taught me well. Wow, that just smells bitter, it must taste even worse. I'm glad I don't have to eat it," Eaglepaw remarked as they walked, refraining from talking anymore so she wouldn't risk spilling out her true intentions. Valewhisper was a good and kind cat, but spoiling the prank would completely ruin it. Besides, she doubted she would approve of wasting herbs. But if she was the one who gathered them, it wouldn't really be stealing. At least, that was what she believed. Following the medicine cat further, she was surprised to see they were going towards the abandoned Twoleg Farm. Strange; she usually wasn't supposed to go there. Well, there was nothing she loved more than doing what she wasn't supposed to. Unless it was breaking the warrior code, which just just be horrible.
"Small yellow flowers? Alright, I'll keep my eyes peeled. Why is that an expression? I'm not actually peeling my eyes, so it doesn't make any sense. And stock sticky plants too, got it. Why did the Twolegs leave if there were still so many herbs growing? All creatures must need to use herbs to heal. I mean, great for ShadowClan and we get to thrive, but I'm just curious." Looking around, Eaglepaw did her best to find some yellow flowers. Bright yellow should stand out among all this green. Running through the garden, she looked a bunch of place very quickly, from the barn to the fence. That's when she realized a tiny leaf had stuck to her foot, and she couldn't peel it off. Following the line of trampled plants back to where the leaf had come from, she discovered a plant that matched Valewhisper's description.
"Valewhisper! I found your stocky sticky plant!"

"So you just bite the stalks off? Kind of like a killing bite on prey, but on this thyme. Huh, sounds like time, as in time of day. That's odd. And sorry I trampled over it, if that was unventcuntional or whatever you called it. I really didn't see it!" Eaglepaw explained quickly, eyes wide and containing innocent excitement. Valewhisper's explanation of what it was used for seemed boring to her, and it didn't actually taste bad enough to work for the same prank as the burdock root. Thyme might have an interesting name, but it wasn't something that interested her in any way. Biting off the bottom of a thyme stalk, she had to shake it a few seconds before ripping it off and adding it to the medicine cat's pile. Spitting out a few leaves that had stuck to her tongue, she repeated the process on another stalk of the sticky plant. After removing a second stalk, she realized how boring it was. Exploring was way more fun! Why didn't she get to do that now instead of gathering some weird plant? Rolling her eyes, she snuck away from the thyme, continuing to search. After a long, long time (also known as a few moments) of searching, she gave up and looked curiously at the crumbling barn. To her surprise, the roof of the old Twoleg building was covered with soil and moss, and growing there was none other than a small group of small yellow flowers. Little did she know that this was dandelion, and not either of the kinds the medicine cat was looking for.
"Valewhisper! I found some yellow flowers on top of the barn!" Voice brimming with joy and excitement, she shot towards the crumbling wall, launching herself onto it. Her claws dug in, and she flung herself upwards as quickly as possible. No ShadowClanners were particularly talented at climbing, that was for ThunderClan and SkyClan, but she still found this terribly exciting. Anything that required a lot of physical energy and was potentially dangerous was the kind of thrill she sought. Considering her lack of ability, she got a considerable distance up, about three fourths, before slipping. One her her paws just didn't meet the wood in time, and she fell backwards, heading back-first towards that ground at high speeds. Upon hitting the ground, rather than cry out in pain, she jumped to her paws with a look of pure ecstasy on her face. "That was so amazing!"

"Oh, there's an actual way up. That would have been helpful to know," Eaglepaw mewed, secretly not at all upset that she had attempted to scale the crumbling wall instead. It had been fun! "Okay, I'll try to think quickly. But sometimes my legs move faster than my mind. That may make becoming a warrior hard. I promise I'll work on it. What are these flowers used for? Do they make you sneeze? Heh, just kidding. What are they used for actually?" Following Valewhisper up the barn, she looked curiously at the flowers. They seemed normal enough, and she was fairly certain she had seen them somewhere else in the territory before. They seemed fluffy, but had too many leaves on the bottom. Enough to hide all the moss that surrounded it. Remembering how she had once been told not to jump onto wet mossy rocks because they were slippery, she looked over the fragile roof, wondering how slippery it was when not wet. Well, there was only one way to find out. Ask! Just kidding, of course she was going to try it. Getting a running start, she attempted to slide on the moss. Skidding a little ways, it was not nearly as fun as she had anticipated. Now she just had to sit and wait for the medicine cat to explain what this flower was used for.

OOC: Sorry for shortness

"Oh, painkillers. I have the feeling that sounds more cool than it is. Painkillers!" Eaglepaw laughed, amused by how threatening the word sounded when said in a deep voice. What if that was somebody's name? Painpaw becomes... Painkiller! That would be hilarious! Continuing to listen to what Valewishper was saying, her ears perked up at the sound of the word fun. White puffs that you could bat at and chase? That sounded like something you could give a kit and they would be occupied for an entire moon! And even she, the tough apprentice that she was, could do with some practice chasing stuff. "When do they become like that? It sounds pretty awesome, and could even be useful! How long until they change? Do they look like clouds then? I just imagine little tiny clouds growing on stems, which is pretty funny to think about. Imagine if they grew to the size of real clouds! I've always wanted to explore the clouds. Being able to fly would be awesome!" So many pictures came to her mind while speaking, mostly that of bounding from cloud to cloud and not wanting to ever fall off or come down. That would be fun, and she would be so free in the sky. At the medicine cat's words, she narrowed her eyes, taking it as a challenge. She would find that flowers if it was the last thing she did.
"Don't worry Valewhisper! I will find those flowers!" Leaping over to the staircase, Eaglepaw hurried down it as fast as she could, while still stepping on ever step she could see. It was fun, moving her legs very quickly but with only small movements. Not at all like how she usually ran. Once she reached the bottom, she started running around the field of herbs, thinking she would start at the sides and spiral inward. There was no way she would miss them that way!