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@thebigc; video

[onlytwothings]

[ Wow. It's apparently time for some damage control. And apologies. ]

Hi. My name's Wilson, and I'm friends with the- Twoleg calling himself Firestar.

[ House, really. You're hopeless. ]

I'm sorry about him.

[dousedflame]

You don't have to apologize for your friend. He made his own choices.

[Her voice carries the unspoken message: "I hope you don't make similar ones."]

He's a very good liar. It's almost impressive.

[onlytwothings]

No, I don't, but I'm still going to. He chooses to pick on others, and I'm choosing to apologize for him because he won't.

[ And he hopes the same thing. ]

He's had a lot of practice.

[dousedflame]

That worries me.

[But at least now she knows to take anything he tells her with a grain of salt.]

Before I came here, my clan's medicine cat gave me a prophecy. "Fire alone will save our clan". I've been so hopeful for other cats - perhaps even the cat that prophecy refers to - that I probably would have listened to anything he said if he'd been more tactful.

[On the other hand... she likes hearing the name 'Firestar'. It gives her high hopes for the flame-colored kittypet she'd planned to bring into her clan.]

[onlytwothings]

I'm sorry.

[ Always a good thing where House is concerned. ]

I see. Well, I'm sorry that he took advantage of you that way. [ Though he doubts House has any idea about medicine cats and prophecies. ]

When you talk about medicine cats, do you mean some sort of spiritual healer?

[ He's not well versed in the ways of cat clans, of course. ]

[dousedflame]

Medicine cats heal our sick and wounded. They collect herbs and different things that help them - I'm not sure what, exactly, but I know they put cobwebs on wounds and bitter herbs for strength during travel. Mouse bile for ticks, that sort of thing. They also share tongues with StarClan, our warrior ancestors, and bring us prophecies and advice. Without them, we'd likely never survive.

Twolegs have something similar, right?

[onlytwothings]

That's really fascinating. I've never studied old- I mean, other methods of medicine, but I've always wanted to. [ You're intriguing him, Bluestar. ] Your people sound incredible.

[ Old-fashioned, but who's to say old-fashioned is bad? ]

Yes, we do. Though our treatment methods have changed a bit from what you're talking about, the basic principles probably are still the same.