[Video | Forward-dated to the evening of the 11th]

[beingthecreature]

[The feed cuts on, showing one scruffy, somewhat scraggly, and slightly worn out Kratt. He's been working on the city every day and tonight, decided to sit around on the network afterwards.]

Hey Hiccup if you're around, maybe after all this is over with we can finally sit down and look at that notebook you've got? So far I've noticed a lot of Digimon are similar to all the creatures I studied back home, and I'd really like to see if that trend continues.

[He rubs his chin in thought- looks like a couple fingers have bandaids around them -and then looks back at the camera with a little gesture.]

And anyone who's had a partner digivolve, I'd like to know what their normal stage is and what they digivolved to? I'm just trying to figure out a couple things for myself regarding the process. [Let's face it, for a biologist like him the whole thing was a little nonsensical, but cool, and he wanted to see if he could figure it out.]

Thanks ahead of time, to anyone who replies! [And he reaches forward to cut the initial feed- wait it looks like that wrist is wrapped up in some kinda brace-?

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Comments

[beingthecreature]

[Chris is certainly listening with full attention.]

You wouldn't have to worry about me even if it turned out we were from the same world. [Highly unlikely, but.] Wild animals need their space, to be able to live their lives free and uninterrupted. Even if I knew where you were... I wouldn't go, nor would anyone else in my crew.

So if you wanna tell me more, hopefully you can have an easier mind of it.

[notmyprophecy]

[Hollyleaf...smiles oddly.] Well... Alright, then.

I'll stick to telling you about ThunderClan first. As I said, we hunt in forests, usually squirrels, voles, mice, and a lot of birds. Thrushes, magpies, starlings-- mm, oh, excuse me. [She swallows; seems like just thinking about it's gotten her hungry.]

But we don't hunt and eat our prey right where it lands. We bring it back to the Clan, to the fresh-kill pile, so those who can't hunt like elders and kits and queens can get their pick first. The Clan must take care of it's own, after all, it's in the Warrior Code.

[beingthecreature]

That... is very noble of you. It reminds me some of other groups of animals out there, providing for the rest so the entire society stays strong.

[notmyprophecy]

But of course. It's just...natural. They're our Clanmates, we have to take care of them.

[She pauses, in thought.]

The other groups hunt different things, sometimes. WindClan lives on the moor, and they usually hunt rabbits. They're...smaller, quicker. RiverClan in the wetlands, and they hunt fish, of course. ShadowClan has a lot of the same kind of prey as us, but they live in much thicker trees, and somehow also eat frogs.

[She makes A Face.] ShadowClan is weird. [Hollyleaf be nice.]

[beingthecreature]

That I'm not really surprised to hear either. Even the same animals can have different diets based on where they live, and cats are as opportunistic with hunting as they come.

So, there's other clans around, then. What's the interaction between the groups like?

[notmyprophecy]

We're rivals. We have boarders and rules to not mix Clans. Though, every full moon, we all gather at the island in the middle of the lake, by fallen tree-bridge, for the Gathering. We share the news. New kits, new warriors, new apprentices. Even new leaders or deputies, medicine cats. How the prey's been running. We all have to keep in balance with each other, so everything works right.

[...So naturally they don't all the time. That's something Hollyleaf isn't going to say.]

[beingthecreature]

Y'know, that's a good practice, and something that can help a community- even a secluded, clan-like community -keep the peace and strengthen the overall unity.

I haven't ever heard of animals doing it, though from what you've been describing I'm not surprised that your society has formed that way. [Looking up in thought.] It almost reminds me of human council meetings, the sort where local cities or villages will hold get-togethers for the good of the population.

[notmyprophecy]

Everything we do is for the good of the Clans. [Hollyleaf dips her head.] All of them must be working well for everything to function right, and if they aren't, or if we're arguing during the Gathering, StarClan puts a stop to it right away.

...You're going to ask, "what's StarClan," aren't you?

[beingthecreature]

Maybe, but from the sound of it StarClan are the peacekeepers?

[notmyprophecy]

StarClan is where our warrior ancestors go after they die, to watch over us from the skies. They cover the moon when Clans argue, and they communicate with us through signs and omens interpreted by medicine cats.

[beingthecreature]

[Okay, so it wasn't quite what he'd been thinking, but.]

I can't say as I've ever heard of anything quite like that. [Certainly not from animals, at least.] That's amazing.

[notmyprophecy]

[Hollyleaf dips her head; she's trying to appear modest, but she can't hold back the pride in her smile.]

Yes, it really is. StarClan guides our every day lives, lights our paths, and keeps us hopeful. [She sighs.] Their presence in the skies keeps us from feeling fear.

[...Mostly.]