September Gathering

[vellichor]

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[announcement ] [/announcement ]

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[ @Jayvines @MaryTheCrow @Undertaker @marina @thepirateking @Fierce Roses @Moonraven @NinjaBloss ]

[Captain]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

On silent pawsteps, the tall dark-furred clan leader made his way towards the beach. It was that time once again. The moon was full and shining bright in the sky, casting a brilliant glow onto the land and sea below. The RiverClan tomcat couldn’t bring himself to react though, his partial gaze fixed on the ground ahead of him and his ears rested flat against his head. If he had the choice, they wouldn’t be here right now. But they didn’t attend the last Gathering, or the one before that, so it would look bad on his part to not show up for this one. His eye and body frame held an immense amount of exhaustion to it. Everything about him screamed tired. Despite all of that though, Pikestar kept on walking forward.

Reaching the line between the grass and the sand, the oriental longhair would gently draw to a halt and turn his head, looking back at the ground of RiverClan cats behind him. He said nothing once again, but gave them all a look that clearly meant ‘behave yourselves’. Pikestar didn’t have the strength or the patience to deal with foolish actions right now. And considering the recent turn of events in his life, the once kind-hearted feline wasn’t too keen on being as merciful and understanding. They were the first ones arriving tonight and this would be their first appearance before the clans without Skystar. He uttered a low sigh before turning away, continuing onwards with a flick of his tail. A gesture to follow.

Pikestar briskly approached the Seastones and hopped up onto the rocks, taking his place and sitting down. He would wrap his bushy tail around his paws before surveying the open area in front of him that would soon be filled with cats from all four clans. This should be an exciting thing for Pikestar. It was his first Gathering as leader, so he should be grinning ear to ear, yeah? That thought nearly made him huff, but he kept his mouth shut. His eye would flicker up to the stars, peering around and wondering which cats were watching him.

RIVERCLAN HAS ARRIVED.

[SplashyLumi]

Koipool quickly followed after her leader, her fur bouncing as she walked.

[xavier.]

| Specklepaw |
| They/He |
| A sleek black cat with one white paw and a white speckled tail; Yellow eyes |

~ Specklepaw followed along with the rest of the Clan. This would be the apprentices first gathering. Once they reached the destination the black cat watched Pikestar for a second before going to find somewhere to sit. ~

| [Open] |

[~Fierce~]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

~Slatewhisker~
Slatewhisker walked just a few pawsteps behind Pikestar, looking straight ahead. She was trying her best to stay calm but with her mind, it was difficult to not focus on something, especially when she was trying very hard. Right now, she focused on her breathing, in out, in out, and counting her pawsteps, but that never worked. Her mind always strayed to the things she didn't want to think about. So that meant she was thinking of her nervousness. This was to be her first gathering as deputy. She would be put in a new perspective to the other clans. She would be meeting the other deputies as well. That was something to look forward to.

She stopped when Pikestar did and she looked at him with curious eyes. What was he thinking? She often found herself thinking this, especially when his gaze and posture gave way to something that weren't put into words. She shook her head to attempt to clear it, but she knew it wouldn't work. It would just keep running and running, thinking of so many things at one time. God did she wish she could take a break once in a while.

Slatewhisker was about to follow Pikestar so she could accompany the leader before she sat down in her new spot when a thought was brought to her perspective. She had been thinking of this before they left camp but of course she had forgotten it in the midst of other thoughts. She turned quickly to her clanmates who hadn't yet gone to sit down and she lifted her head to look at them all. "Riverclan! Make sure to not cause chaos. I know we've been through a lot since the last time we attended a Gathering but that doesn't mean that we've forgotten common courtesy. Relax, mingle and talk, but make sure to try and make this a fun experience." She looked at everyone before padding away to where the deputies sat.

She picked a random spot and sat down, curling her tail over her paws. She couldn't remember how big the other deputies were but she was fairly big herself so she hoped she didn't come off as intimidating at first sight. She waited nervously for the other clans to arrive and a new thought popped up. She hoped she hadn't taken another deputy's spot. While she was sure there wasn't assigned places, perhaps one of them liked where she was sitting and be ticked off with her. No matter, she would simply move if asked.

[MockingRabbit]

Troutstone followed his leader and sat. He nodded at Slatewhiskers orders to show that he had heard and would obey.

[puppeteer]

Pondwhisker, not far behind his adoptive child, would nod to his leader and deputy. He licked his graying maw and sat close to Specklepaw. "Are you excited?" He meowed quietly to the black and white cat. He watched their expression with a soft smile.

{ @The Vast }

[stardust.]

> Pebblefoot < She/they/he

Pebblefoot followed his leader, they weren't really looking forward to tonight, because lots of things had happened recently and Pebbblefoot didn't wanna deal with everything. She looked around, searching for Flintfang, but Flintfang wasn't at the Seastones yet. He hoped that everything would be settled in the coming moons, because if not, things would be so much different. As Pebblefoot looked around, they heard Slatewhisker's call, Pebblefoot nodded her head at Slatewhisker. The new RiverClan deputy was doing a very good job so far. And the clan in general was doing better than just a few moons ago, when they kidnapped an apprentice even though the clan didn't want to.

> Rootstripe < He/him

Rootstripe padded along, following Pikestar as the moon shined bright. This gathering would hopefully be better than the last few gatherings. There was likely going to be some chaos as usual, but not as much as there used to be. Their Fox-hearted old leader Skystar was going to pay for what he did to RiverClan. That cat was not a great cat. As he dashed over to the Seastones, he noticed that a lot of his classmates weren't dashing to the Seastones. But he was a good cat, so he got to dash whenever he can. Rootstripe loved the seastones so much. He got to talk to a bunch of other cats from the other clans! And it was so awesome, it always felt unreal! He also nodded to Slatewhisker, speaking: "Don't worry, I won't"

(Both open!)

[Estelle]

A bit tired but awake, Gingerfrost made his way over the familiar trail to the gathering. He had managed to be within the first few, noting that his usual spot would be easier to reach with less cats in the way, even if it demanded a bit more activeness in terms of leaving camp. He wasn't quite surprised, but noted that for the first time in a while - that he recalled - RiverClan was the first to arrive at the gathering. Much like under previous leadership, before everything went downhill after Sootflare. Or during. The shield fluffed up his fur against the colder air, easily finding and seating himself within his usual central spot, with near perfect outlook on the leaders as his mentor had found and hoped, despite her lack of sight. Granted it depended on who sat infront of him, but it was a habit. Speaking off, where was Littlepaw? The tom recalled his much earlier decision of keeping an eye on her during this gathering. A bit unwilling but paying no mind to that, he got up (not actually leaving his spot unless necessary) and glanced around the arriving cats until he spotted the older apprentice. Resting his lazy gaze on her, Gingerfrost waved his tail for her to come sit by him - or near, at least. Just close enough to be within earshot over the loudness of all the clans combined.


[ @SpiritedWarrior ]

[occultation]

Slatestripe padded into the open area before the Seastones, keeping pace with his Clanmates. His muscles rippled under his pelt, ready to spring to his Clan’s defense if some other Clan caused trouble. The other leaders had better be fair to their new leader. He was doing the best he could to pull them all together after Skystar’s disastrous leadership.

He looked around for some cat to sit near. He wasn’t too keen on interacting with cats from other Clans. He didn’t care much for having friends outside of his own Clan. He thought it asinine.

He caught site of Rootstripe and decided to approach him. “Excited for this Gathering?” he questioned.

( @.Stardust. )