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This was actually a pretty good turn out, circumstances aside. It was interesting to see the differences in reactions - some cats overjoyed at the thought, others neutral. And then there were the "never satisfied, always crabby" Batpaws and the fake-happy Birdpaws. He wasn't sure, specifically, why Birdpaw bothered to fake her excitement when she walked in grumpy. Oh well. He wished he cared more about how those two types felt, but unfortunately, he was Jaystride, and they chose to volunteer.

[ I vmed you regarding this. For the purpose of posting I'm assuming you intended for Clearfang and Clearpelt to be the same cats, but did not realize you submitted her as Clearfang. If this is wrong I will fix this.
To avoid this getting buried, let's move their rejoining discussion to the Rejoining Thread. ]
Before Jaystride went into the assignments, taking note of requests, he recognized two cats that didn't belong. Clearpelt was a missing cat, he'd seen her around very occasionally, coming and going as she damn well pleased. Frustration flooded over him, his teeth gritted as he spoke to the her. "You have no right to assist with this: you keep ditching the Clan, returning without joining to act like you never left, and bailing again. Go by the camp entrance and wait there." He didn't want kick a queen out of camp, but he did want her to step aside for the duration of assignments. Where they went from there, he supposed they'd see. Jaystride would not be as forgiving toward the queen, her negligent behavior and carelessness didn't just impact herself. "I'll be speaking with you shortly - I hope you can explain yourself. Dapplekit, I'll find something for you to do." [ @Bean_The_Cat ]

To everyone else, he jumped into it.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: Sparrowflight's earlier repairs are holding well, but unfortunately recent rainfall has taken a number on other parts of the den. As you work on one section, part of the ceiling comes down on you! ]
"Sparrowflight [ @Jayvines], Emberpaw [ @RiztheHuntress], and Duskpaw [ @Bean_The_Cat], you three will be taking the Elders' Den. Since you've already done some work on it, I trust you can make sure it's finished up." If anyone was going to do a thorough job, it'd be Sparrowflight. He wasn't surprised to hear she'd already gotten some of it done-- taking inititive seems right up her alley, and if cats jumped on things sooner they wouldn't need organized patrols.

In a weird way, he was kind of disappointed to see Shiningskies and Aspenstrike hadn't returned yet. Their childish departure had left a sour taste in his mouth, and frankly he didn't know why Aspenstrike thought she had the right to comment on Clan involvement. But his disposition toward them would've increased if they got over themselves and their dungy self-righteousness for the betterment of the Clan.

His plan with them would've been to put them on nursery duty, he thought they could've had some fun with that. At least it wasn't his loss.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: A nursery expansion is in order! Who says kids can't have a separate area to play games in? ]
"Brightbriar [ @poppy.], Beastflame [ @Hopeless], Maplekit [ @flopsy], Goosekit [ @Bliss.] and Dapplekit [ @Bean_The_Cat], you five will be working on the nursery. Perhaps you two and the kids can find a way to spice it up in there?" As a young cat, he knew the nursery could feel suffocating and boring. Expanding it, adding secret little nooks for kits to play in.. something, could make it more appealing for the youth. What better way to brainstorm things than the very critters living within?

He was conflicted on what to do with the apprentices' den for a moment. Having a warrior touch it seemed wrong, but he had a plan in mind for a handful of the present apprentices already.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: If some of the centipedes from the pit got loose and invaded this new den, it definitely wasn't because of any of you ... ]
"Since we don't have a den specifically for cats who need to be detained, or imprisoned, for any amount of time.. Cornpaw [ @sid], Rainpaw [ @starry.], Mistpaw [ @Jayvines], and Cloudypaw [ @poppy.], you four will be overseeing the creation of this den." Mistpaw seemed kind of shaken. Jaystride had hesitated briefly before assigning this task, he hoped placing her with her siblings might assuage some of the unease that rolled off her. "Do whatever you'd like with it." He didn't know about the blowout with Lightningpelt yet - it wasn't widespread throughout the Clan, but if any of the apprentices wanted to make the tom squirm for his actions this was a good opportunity.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: Under some debris in the back of the den, you find a mouse nest! Score! ..... Wait stop them, they're trying to escape!!!!! ]
"Crowpaw [ @GoldenDays], Birdpaw [ @BirdieChirp], Finchpaw [ @Rogueheart], and Cardinalpaw [ @SoldierRise], you four will be taking care of the apprentices' den." At this rate, it could probably use an expansion, but he wasn't going to dictate what they did with their den. It wasn't his place to boss the Flight Crew around. He played with the idea of throwing Batpaw in the mix, but thought the crabcake's talents could be used elsewhere.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: With the den long abandoned, it seems moles have taken to tearing up the ground! What a mess... ]
"Buckbranch [ @Slushie], it's been a while since you popped in your old den. Take Archkit [ @SoldierRise], Wishkit [ @Clock Dragonshifter], and Sandsmoke [ @AllSeer] and make sure it's still in working condition. I don't know if we'll be using it for a cat anytime soon, but at the very least we could repurpose it for.. prey storage, or sick cats." Hmm, it wasn't that bad of an idea. He'd probably talk to Cindersky or Sparrowflight about it later in more details, see what their thoughts were. Regardless, he didn't want their camp looking like trash in any form.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: Thankfully, your den's in pretty good shape. Unfortunately, some loose rubble on the ground causes one of you to trip and crash into the den wall, resulting in a sizable hole. Now you have your work cut out for you! ]
"Sundust [ @Naiad], your den could use a pick-me-up. Why don't you take.. Wingtuft [ @puffball], Shallowshiver [ @Atticus], and Mothflight [ @Leafspeaker] and go from there?" Those three should be sufficient enough for whatever work Sundust needed.

Trying to keep track of what was left to do was harder than it looked. Someone owed him a freaking medal. "All we need now is the warriors' den, the camp wall, and resource patrols." The last one was more for anyone who didn't fit in nicely, he didn't anticipate half the Clan showing up for this. It was... weird, he guessed. In the sense that he hadn't seen the Clan come together this much in moons, and a good amount of these cats were ones who didn't get involved in the more political aspects of the Clan. They needed to find ways to bring the Clan together more outside Clan meetings.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: Drip, drip, drip! It appears the top of the warriors' den has water pooling on it, and it's dripping through the ceiling. What will you do? ]
"Moosecrash [ @RiztheHuntress], Roseheart [ @flopsy], Violetshadow [ @Clock Dragonshifter], and Jaypelt [ @Bean_The_Cat], you four will be dealing with the warriors' den." He couldn't help but wonder what the hell the apprentices' would've done, if left to their own devices with this den. Something something soaked nests, he was pretty sure Nectarflame said. He didn't typically sleep in the den ... if he could avoid it, he wouldn't sleep at all, so he missed out on those shenanigans quite often. Sleeping was exhausting.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: As you're pulling on the brambles, you disturb a wasp nest. THEY ARE FURIOUS AT THE THOUGHT OF YOU DAMAGING THEIR HOME. ERADICATE. bzzz bzzz BZZZZ ]
"Sleethound [ @sid], I thought you might enjoy this? Our camp wall has the defense capability of crowfood in its current state. Take Batpaw [ @Spotty], Softshadow [ @BirdieChirp], and Bitterice [ @SoldierRise], and do what you can to make it badass." He had no idea what they could do to make it slay, but hell, if anyone could do it, it was Sleethound.

That just left him with a few more cats. Cindersky already volunteered for materials, so from there it was pretty easy.

[ you know the drill ]
"Cindersky [ @tulle], take Bumblepaw [ @Slushie] and Echosong [ @/Rockfall] and do your thing." She knew what she was doing, he didn't really think specification was necessary.

[ OPTIONAL PROMPT: You spy a bird's nest with some loose feathers, but the higher up you climb, the weaker the branches are. Is it worth it? ]
"So you're with me, Bluefox [ @SoldierRise]. I'll deal with Clearpelt and then we'll head out to grab whatever looks useful." The thought of not being involved in the repairs directly was strange, but he didn't want to leave anyone out, and having five plus cats in one den was excessive. "You can get a headstart if you want, I'll try to be quick."

Jaystride started toward where he instructed Clearpelt to go. Hopefully she listened.