November Gathering

[Swiftheart <3]

The moon was full. Swiftheart shivered. It was cold tonight. She sat next to Sliverdust who was the closest to her. ¨Hi¨ Swiftheart meowed,trying to start a conversation.

[Swiftheart <3]

¨Hi" Swiftheart meowed to Sliverdust, trying to start a conversation.

[Pitou]

**Elmshadow of Shadowclan**
[OPEN]

Elmshadow padded in behind Dawnstar with his head held high. He had no need to socialize with the other clans but preferred to come to the gatherings in case he was needed and to keep himself current on events. His head swiveled to see his sister Sheepglow was here. He couldn't spot either of his apprentices among the group of Shadowclan cats, pity. Hopefully they'd show up though he'd understand Maggotpaw's decision to sit this one out, after how the last meeting had ended for her. Needlepaw could gain some experience from this though. Elmshadow felt an increasingly familiar pit in his chest; he hadn't checked on Goldenstep before leaving for the gathering. Their kits were getting old enough now, he thought, surely she could attend the gathering. He chastised himself for not stopping at the nursery before leaving camp to try to encourage her to come along. He found a spot among his clanmates to settle down and turn his attention up to the leaders.
@Nixey (for the mention)
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**Cougarivy of Shadowclan**

Cougarivy watched Elmshadow's bobbed tail as they moved across the territories and onto the sandy beach. The full moon shone brightly above them and Cougarivy found herself growing excited again over the idea of what may happen. She considered sitting beside Elmshadow, his precious Goldenstep had missed the last few gatherings for their kits. Maybe he could use the extra warmth as the nights grew chillies. Though she'd found recently that he was pulling away from her some. He was still coming to her nest frequently enough but around other cats...She had to have a litter of his kits...another litter. She rolled her eyes at the thought of such inconvenience but she couldn't come up with with other way to win the tom over.

Cougarivy was pulled from her thoughts when she saw a she-cat with glaring eyes. Her head cocked curiously. The she-cat smelled strong enough of fish, there was no way she could be anything but Riverclan, but was that Kestrelstar at the other end of her menace? How interesting. She split away from the group of Shadowclan cats and bounded to the brooding Riverclan warrior. "Hi! What's your name? Are you a Riverclan warrior? Kestrelstar seems to be changing, right?" Cougarivy didn't know much about Kestrelstar before his current persona but she'd heard enough of him "changing" in some way or another.
@Wildwhisker
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**Codpaw of Riverclan**
[OPEN]

Codpaw padded in with the rest of Riverclan behind Kestrelstar. The night air was crisp. He tended to prefer the warmer moons, they were better to swim and explore. But there was something on this night that made him relish in the coming chill. Maybe it was the new hot springs Kestrelstar had discovered. It would be nice to really test them out once it got cold. Interesting how one change could alter the way someone thought of the seasons, simply for the want of the new experience. Codpaw smiled as he seated himself on the beach sands.

[beau]

Originally Posted by Raven~

Frostpaw weaved her way among the growing mass of cats. Ugh. She could feel her pelt prickle as she tried not to touch anyone. She always felt uncomfortable at these types of things. These Gatherings were nice and all, but sometimes they just felt like ways to make the Clans hate each other.

She sat down with a huff, away from everyone else. She would just sit through all this then go home quickly. Simple as that. As she looked around, wondering when WindClan would get here, when she saw a ShadowClan apprentice gazing around as if he was in StarClan. “Hey, new guy!” She meowed. “You don’t have to stare. It’s just a pile of stones.”

Dapplepaw whirled around in a full 360, searching for the voice that had called to him, before thinking to use his ears and actually listen for where her voice was coming from. Ohh!! She was right there, next to him. "Wrong!! It's a big pile of stones!" He chirruped, his smile wide. "A big pile of stones with leaders on top!!" He tilted his head up to discover that he could not, in fact, see the dark blobs that were the leaders of the clans in the darkness of the night, but it was exciting knowing they were there!

He looked back down towards the apprentice he was speaking to, tilting his head. "What's your name? And what clan are you from??" There were too many scents bombarding his nose to pick out hers specifically, something he was sure he would work on with his mentor, Poisonpetal. His nose twitched, now disctracted by the thought, in an attempt to see what he could make out. Shadowclan scent was present - it was the only familiar scent - there was an odd smell... how to describe it?? It smelled like puddles? Slimy puddles? Oh! And there was a tree-squirrel type smell. He only knew that from the occasional squirrel left in the freshkill pile. Ahh, but which scents went together?? And for what clans? He supposed he would have to pay close attention next time he visited the borders.

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ IVYPAW ~

Her first Gathering. Ivypaw padded in with the ShadowClan cats, taking in as many sights and smells as she could. She'd heard of the other Clans, but she'd never seen nor smelled them. Only two unusual scents - strong, but only two -drifted toward her. One of the Clans wasn't here yet. Ivypaw tried to pick out which Clan was which. One scent had a very strong and fishy smell; she'd heard of RiverClan being referred to as "catfish" and "fish", so it was probably them. The other smelled different, like a forest, but not a pine forest. WindClan lived in the open moor so that was probably ThunderClan. Ivypaw continued to cast her gaze around, wondering if there were some other apprentices she could talk to. She knew that this was a time of peace, to socialize, and to be careful not to give away her Clan's secrets. I'm not dumb, she thought with a twitch of one ear. These cats were still her enemies, but she should get to learn about them tonight. Plus, she was curious.

Her gaze fell on two apprentices conversing with each other. One smelled like ThunderClan and was a tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat, while the other was also female, and had black-and-white fur. She carried the scent of RiverClan. Ivypaw padded toward them, noting their expressions. The tortoiseshell looked nervous; the black-and-white cat looked confused. I just hope they're not frog-brains. Ivypaw stopped near them and considered them with her sharp amber gaze. She was tall, despite being a new apprentice. "Hey. I'm Ivypaw of ShadowClan. I heard that we're supposed to socialize during Gatherings, so I guess I should meet up with you two, since you're the first apprentices I saw. What are your names?" She was interested to talk to cats from other Clans, even if they were her enemies.

@Wicked Whirlpaw @mystical

[Courage]

~Thunderpaw~
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Thunderpaw padded into the gathering place. The clouds had cleared for the time being and the full moon was shining once more above the heads of the gathered cats.
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[Tidepool]

Sundew
@Nixey

Sundew was confused at their lack of words for a moment, and it showed on his face. He suddenly realized, feeling stupid now. The tabby tom was able to understand her gestures near perfectly. Though, he almost thought she was saying that their name was muzzlepaw. But by using common sense, he was able to figure out that their name was Silentpaw. He wasn’t sure if they cared whether he used his own gestures to communicate, or his words. Sundew assumed she wouldn’t mind him just talking, since if he used sign he probably would make a fool of himself. He also didn’t wanna seem like he was mocking them. Sundew was probably thinking too much, his mind would go on and on if he’d allow it. His lack of talking to people led him to be in his head a lot, and he’d overthink way too many things. Sundew shook his head, he’d spaced out. The tom had been staring at his paws for about five minutes.

“Sorry. I’m decent. how about you?” Sundew looked over at them, speaking in an apologetic tone.

[~whirl~]

Originally Posted by TheNyanCatMinecart

~ IVYPAW ~

Her first Gathering. Ivypaw padded in with the ShadowClan cats, taking in as many sights and smells as she could. She'd heard of the other Clans, but she'd never seen nor smelled them. Only two unusual scents - strong, but only two -drifted toward her. One of the Clans wasn't here yet. Ivypaw tried to pick out which Clan was which. One scent had a very strong and fishy smell; she'd heard of RiverClan being referred to as "catfish" and "fish", so it was probably them. The other smelled different, like a forest, but not a pine forest. WindClan lived in the open moor so that was probably ThunderClan. Ivypaw continued to cast her gaze around, wondering if there were some other apprentices she could talk to. She knew that this was a time of peace, to socialize, and to be careful not to give away her Clan's secrets. I'm not dumb, she thought with a twitch of one ear. These cats were still her enemies, but she should get to learn about them tonight. Plus, she was curious.

Her gaze fell on two apprentices conversing with each other. One smelled like ThunderClan and was a tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat, while the other was also female, and had black-and-white fur. She carried the scent of RiverClan. Ivypaw padded toward them, noting their expressions. The tortoiseshell looked nervous; the black-and-white cat looked confused. I just hope they're not frog-brains. Ivypaw stopped near them and considered them with her sharp amber gaze. She was tall, despite being a new apprentice. "Hey. I'm Ivypaw of ShadowClan. I heard that we're supposed to socialize during Gatherings, so I guess I should meet up with you two, since you're the first apprentices I saw. What are your names?" She was interested to talk to cats from other Clans, even if they were her enemies.

@Wicked Whirlpaw @mystical

<Ivypaw>
"ANOTHER Ivypaw?" Was all the RiverClan Ivypaw could gasp out. "There's probably a Ivypaw in every clan" She said. "And my name is, Ivypaw, from RiverClan." Ivypaw shrugged. "Do you think WindClan has a Ivypaw too? I mean, I'm from RiverClan, Your from ShadowClan, and your from ThunderClan" Ivypaw said, looking at the other Ivypaws.

Ivypaw kept lookingat the other Ivypaws for a bit longer, then tore her gaze away, and mewed, "So, uh, other Ivypaw" She definitely did not know that they probably wouldn't know who she was talking to. "Wait, I mean, Ivypaw from ShadowClan" Well, at least she regained some smarts there. "How do you like eating lizards?" She blinked once, realizing how stupid of a question that was, but well, Ivypaw already asked it, and there was no taking it back.



@mystical

[~Fierce~]

~Streampelt~
Streampelt gave a small smile as Shadowheart purred but he wasn't going to be distracted from his worry about her. He flicked his ears at her explanation. It still didn't relieve him of his worry, actually added on to it. "Why are you tiring yourself out? We do mostly the same duties, just different ways, and I still manage to not tire myself out. I don't see your clanmates tired." He did a quick sweep of the clearing, noticing for the first time that Shadowclan had arrived. His green gaze returned to Shadowheart's blue one. He was really worried about Shadowheart and whenever he worried, his inner father started coming out.
@Nixey

[flopsy]

Springpaw felt excitement running through his entire body as he looked around at all the cats at the gathering. The tom wasn't really thinking with his head and followed where his paws lead him. Maneuvering through the clusters of cats he could hear snips of other cats' conversation. Congrats and I'm sorry and even some insults here or there. He stopped at an empty spot and tried looking for any apprentices who were willing to talk to him.