Yuli | 5 | Bigender | Medic | Mentions: Nya [dir]; Ellie [ind]

Yuli watches the trainee, he couldn't help but see some of himself in her when he was that young and energetic. Not to say he's old now, but old enough that he isn't the same exact dog he was 3 years ago. "Very quiet, yes. Hadn't even noticed you were there til now," Yuli comments, giving off a small chuckle as he spoke. "Your stalking skills are very good, whoever is training you is doing an excellent job" Yuli compliments, watching as Nya got distracted momentarily by a leaf.

Upon her comment about trainees being helpful, Yuli snorts in amusement. "Helpful yes, and a handful" he teases. "Can't wait for the day one of you helpful lot ends up becoming my trainee, then you'd have the excuse to explore about while also helping gather herbs." Yuli ponders a bit out loud, wondering if he and Ellie would be to receive a trainee interested in healing sooner than later. He's noticed Ellie seems to possibly be pregnant, her belly already having started to swell a bit. That means in a few months she will have to be off duty until the pups are able to stay without her. And he will be insistent that she takes a break.

At Nya's reaction to the chamomile, Yuli let out a low belly laugh. "Chamomile isn't the most pleasant, no ! Wait til we reach out wormwood, you'll be gagging at the awful stench for it" he jests, turning to walk westward for some wormwood at the usual spot. "I got used to the smell of chamomile," Yuli starts, "it's not as bad when you get used to it. After all I do sleep closest to the stocks. But wormwood I will never get used to. Too pungent for me, but I tolerate it." Yuli looks back at Nya with his good eye, adding in "I'll carry the wormwood, I'd be nothing but cruel to have you take it as well. I'll repeat, if the smell for wormwood is too strong you hang back. Don't want you getting queasy." Yuli mentions.

It didn't take long, maybe a good 10 minutes, to reach out where a sidewalk very overrun by nature was. The smell of wormwood, strong and bitter, very unpleasant, hit the air around them. Yuli snorts in disgust, and quickly says "if it's bad stay back" before approaching the almost fuzzy looking plant. Yuli lowers his head and nips the brown lower stems. He quickly drops them, and grabs them from the center as to not get the bitter taste from the cut stems in his mouth. "Let's go now," Yuli says through a muffle, holding a mouthful of the bitter plant. "You lead back, let's see if you can track our scents to base."

A grumble escaped the female when a gentle nudge rosed her from slumber, the warm voice that sounded causing Ellie to lift her head with a sigh. Licking her mate's chin she smiled, "Morning dear" she huffed pushing herself to her paws in a stiff stretch. Glancing at the den entrance with a frown, "it's raining again" she lamented, her dislike for the weather clear.

Shaking her thick coat free from the dust and clumps of moss that clung to her, Ellie padded towards the entrance. Stopping just shy of the opening with a huff, making a disgruntled face as she watched the rain. Her ear flicked in annoyance before looking to Butler, chuckling at how the lead hunter took up so much space within the den.

"Seems Yuli has left to gather herbs I presume, I think I'll get some food first" Ellie voiced gentle, chuckling to herself. Motioning her head towards the camp, her tail flicked asking her mate to join her. Padding into camp she made for the prey pile, dipping her head to Rynn who was patroling the camp.

She had a respect for the other female ranger. Pausing at the food pile she pulled a small rabbit out and trotted over to her usual spot. Seated outside the medic den she dug into the creature, ignoring the way her damp coat clung to her. Keen gaze watching the others within the camp, pausing on the chieftess whom sat outside her den despite the rain.

A cold drop of water hit her nose jarring Mishka from her pleasant sleep, blinking at the low light as her eyes adjusted. A sigh escaped her noticing it was raining..again, she groaned rising to her paws for a stretch. Padding out of the den she paused, gaze scanning the camp. She could see Nessi watching the forest while Morgana sat by her den, and Ellie seemed to have recently woken and Butler paddped beside the female. A huff escaped her as she shook her pelt, sending water droplets flying everywhere.

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A she settled her eyes landed on Rynn, her tail swaying behind her excitedly. Bounding over to the ranger who she looked up to, "Rynn! Morning! Do you think patrols will be assigned soon?" Mishka barked happily, her tail lifted and swaying proudly behind her. Ears perked up at full attention to the older more expierenced dog. Despite her higher energy level Mishka was focused on doing what she could to help the pack, if anything she lifed doing her job.

Rynn / 5 Years / F / Ranger / M: Ellie, Mishka(dir), open!!

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Rynn stood still, feeling the rain prickle down on her back. She could see one of the medics, the female one, walking to get food. Ellie dipped her head and in follow, Rynn did so aswell. The medics are always helpful, she always had thought. Soon, she heard pitter patters coming towards her, then a nice, younger voice. "Hello, Mishka." Rynn replied, "Im hoping theyll be assigned soon."

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She sat and thought for a short second, before asking, "How are you today?" Rynn thought it would be good to ask. While it wasnt far into the day, still nice to be asked. And Mishka was a good trainee. Definitely one of the trainees Rynn enjoyed being around.

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Kenny / 2 Years 3 Months / M / Trainee / M: Mishka, Rynn, Ellie(ind), open!!

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Kenny woke up to the sound of nice little drops of rain. Rain was his favorite, atleast usually. Sometimes the rain can come down too hard, then it isnt fun. He thought about what he'd do today. Hunting, foraging. He hoped he was placed with a scout or maybe even a tracker. Wait, but wouldnt a ranger be more fun?? Kenny could run and have an exciting story or two at the end of the day. But, then again, scouting dogs get to just travel!! Kenny could sniff and roam all day. He sat there, thinking and thinking.

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Staring out into the camp, he watched Ellie, the medic, walk back to the den. Mishka and Rynn talking to each other. Oh boy, would Kenny kill to have something to chew on now. Watching others bored him more than anything. So, Kenny got up to go search for something to play with, most likely a bone or stick.

"Ugh, I bet wormwood's some nasty stuff with a name like that!" Nya sniffed her fur for the stench of chamomile and picked up the pile again, walking after Yuli. "Hey, wait up! I can't walk that fast!"she mumbles through a mouthful of herbs. She hurried after him. Nya watched a small bird flutter just past her head. Her stomach growled loudly. Nya couldn't remember when she'd last eaten.

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Nya stopped beside Yuli. "It would be cruel to make me carry the wormwood," Nya commented, the powerful stench making her eyes water a little. She stepped back and waited patiently for Yuli to get his herbs so they could go home. Nya was looking forward to eating whatever had been brought back. She hadn't eaten since last night.

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Nya nodded and sniffed the air but the scent of herbs was blocking the nose. She ran ahead, far from the plants and sniffed the air again. More herbs...and...home!

Nya followed her nose through the forest, careful not to get hurt or bump into anything. She stopped and looked behind her as she waited for Yuli. "You coming or are we waiting for tomorrow to come?" She snorted quietly and carried on. Nya jumped over a small stream as if showing off, not that she needed to, and bent down to drink. The cool water was refreshing. The young dog licked her lips and shook her fur. Water droplets splashed everywhere. Nya barked at a rabbit, immediately regretting it, then carried on at a fast pace. Finally, they reached camp.

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"See? I really do have fabulous tracking skills. I'm absolutely amazing." Nya stared, looking very pleased with herself. The her stomach rumbled again and she remembered how hungry she was.

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Rain. Rain had woken Phsyci up to droplets tickling her muzzle and nose, softly trinkling off just for her fur to dent with more. She opened her eye and huffed, stretching her way up into a bowing position. She could feel her muscles stretching and tensing and she felt a little more alive. Shaking her body and sending water droplets flying she finally realized why most canines would find or build a den to hide thenselves in. Her yawn sent frosty breath swaying in the wind.

"Hmm..?"

She could hear the others, couldnt make anyone out or see anyone as Phsyci had decided to sleep little ways away. Padding in that direction, tongue out and tail wagging she hoped everyone was doing okay.

Shed wondered what jobs were on today and when.

Yuli | 5 | Bigender | Medic | Mentions: Nya, Morgana, Ellie, Butler [dir], Nessa, Rynn [ind]

The three legged dog followed the younger trainee as she took the lead, making excellent display of her tracking and navigation abilities. He wasn't very surprised she had to run ahead to escape the clogging scent of wormwood to catch camp's scent, though maybe he should bring it up to Morgana and Nessa in case any of the trainees end up deciding to go down a medicinal path.

Yuli wasn't as quick this time when going back, needing to slow down a bit. Ever since he lost his leg, he'd been experiencing phantom limb syndrome. Stump pain, followed shortly by non-painful phantom sensation of the limb he lost. He hated it, it felt wrong, and it hurt. Physically, with the stump pain, and emotionally, because it reminded him of why he lost his leg. Yuli did his best to remain neutral, not expressing a single bit that he was in pain as he kept an uneven pace.

He watched as Nya showed off, just a little envious of her ability to move freely. Yuli stops at the stream, setting down the wormwood and taking a few laps of water before picking it up again and following her. When they reached camp, both dogs were clearly soaked. Yuli's once ragged and thick coat was now droopy and wet, making him look quite silly. Yuli nods at Nya's comment, saying "good job, and thanks," before taking the chamomile from her and trotting to the medical base.

Ellie was seated by the entrance, her mate Butler not far from her. Yuli bows his head in a short gesture, his way of saying good morning without needing to talk- especially since he knew he wouldn't be able to say it with herbs in his maw and the pain he was hiding relatively well. Moving past them, he organized the chamomile and wormwood, making sure once more that the wormwood was farthest from the entrance and deeper into the stash as to help prevent the smell from overpowering the entire base and flowing out into camp.

Nodding a farewell, Yuli exits the med base and back into the rain. Rynn was by the prey pile, chatting with one of the trainees. Nessa was by the outskirts of camp, watching the forest. He wanted to approach her, Nessa being one of the few dogs he is comfortable freely speaking with, but he decided to leave her be. Maybe later he can talk to her. Yuli turns his attention to Morgana, just the dog he was looking for. Yuli grunts, making his way over to her. With cautious care, he sits down next to her, hiding a grimace as he made sure to be incredibly careful with his stump of a leg. "Morning," Yuli says, turning his head slightly to look at Morgana with his good eye. "I was wondering if any of the trainees have expressed any interest in pursuing medicine, to your knowledge. I had Nya with me and watching her work, and if one of them were interested I'd like to see to it Ellie and I can start training them from now. They'd need to get used to the scent of stronger herbs, since they can cover up a lot of other scents when carried. I noticed Nya struggled with that when we were heading back, and I wouldn't want a potential medic trainee to get lost because of it." Yuli explains, his focus shifting from Morgana, to camp, then Morgana again. Morgana isn't a textbook leader, Yuli is aware of that, but she is very approachable and is always involved. Yuli isn't as approachable, he knows that, so it's less likely he would find out who is interested in the job compared to Morgana.

Phsyci approached the food stash, mouth wattering with anticipation as shed hoped there was some kind of.. anything to nibble on.

And she was rather saddened to find there was nothing really left. Phsyci nuzzled into the heap and pushed things aside, sniffing furiously and hopelessly but it smelt like mold and mildew from rain seeping in and the aging process taking its hold.

Phsyci stepped back and sneezed, trying to get out anything that shed unitentionally sucked in by mistake.

Her grumbling got louder and she licked her muzzle with the thought of food ariving soon by the hunters.

Butler and Blake surely wouldnt let this go on any longer. Speaking of which.. she couldnt spot anyone with her good eye that is.

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She paced back and forth and decided maybe her best plan was to just go out for a walk around and find something to do for now. Her heart sank at the idea of being left by herself for long periods of time but it was nothing new.

She yawned, padding her way along the tree line and finding a path she usaully took to go patrolling. Her hunger grew but she had faith in her other pack companions that nothing nor anyone would be left uncheckd or unfed.

Hopefuly....

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Ace made his way through the forest back to camp. Deer would feed most, if not all, of the pack. And he could tell some of them were getting very hungry. Ace pulled out the leaves from his red fur and glanced around to look for Morgana. Or a lead hunter. Perhaps they could go hunting now. All that was left was wet or stale. That prey was definitely not going to feed anyone.

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Ace spotted Morgana. But she was talking to Yuli. Ace waited by the side for them to finish speaking. He looked around camp. A trainee was at the edge of camp. Ace wondered what it would be like to have his own trainee to... well... train. Or teach. That sounded better. It would be fun too.

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His stomach felt a little empty even after the rabbit. Maybe he should have stopped by the stream instead of running halfway through the forest to get back to camp quickly.