May Gathering

[BEAR.]

Please wait for your respective Clan leader or deputy to post before you arrive!

HIGH RANKS - PLEASE USE THIS CODE FOR YOUR ROLEPLAY POSTS WITH YOUR CHARACTER!

[announcement ] [/announcement ]

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Roleplayers, feel free to have your cats react to what the leaders are saying! You can search #announcement in this thread to find all the high rank posts you get to respond to!

[ @hxneysuckle, @Casper, @Undertaker, @shortstack, @Moonraven, @Shimm ]

[BEAR.]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Lionstar was eager to get things rolling.

After everything that happened... the fawn situation included, he was finding it harder and harder to remain interested in the things he should be going. Talking to others felt like a chore when he wanted to be alone.

At least cats like Cobaltshade were a good distraction.

The first to arrive, as usual given their location to Seastones, Lionstar wasted no time in crossing the clearing and bounding onto the Seastones.

Time to.. act like everything was fine.

Lionstar was fine.

[ RIVERCLAN HAS ARRIVED! ]

[pidgeon]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Icestar had made sure to have her clan leave early, having been among the last to arrive at the last few gatherings. It certainly didn't help being the farthest clan from the Seastones, especially with her shoulder injury still causing her discomfort. So much had happened in just one moon. So much to report.

The battle-worn leader strode into the clearing at the front of her clan, head held high, disguising her limp as best as she could. Her orange eyes scanned the surroundings as she stepped up to the stones, grumbling inwardly at the sight of the RiverClan leader. Sure, she'd managed to arrive early. But that did come with the cost of having to sit near the yellow nuisance by herself. Not that she particularly enjoyed the company of any of the other leaders. But she held her confidence as she took her usual spot, knowing that her clan had proven its strength twice over since the last gathering. ShadowClan may carry fresh wounds, but their pride was fully intact. They had much to be proud of tonight.

SHADOWCLAN HAS ARRIVED

[BEAR.]

In the midst of RiverClan was Thistlestep, hanging toward the edge of the crowd with no real interest in joining in. He was never a huge fan of gatherings to begin with, not after the one from a few moons back..

But a familiar gray pelt caught the corner of his eye, and mildly entertained by the thought of giving the she-cat some grief over their last meeting, he parted from RiverClan's crowd to join her.

"Spitfire, was it?" Thistlestep took a seat beside her, not planning on following her if she decided this was the brunt of their discussion. He didn't want to harass her that much. "How's your injuries holding up? I know being stuck around camp can't be that much fun." She'd been wounded when she attacked him in the raid. He figured she'd be a more formidable foe at full health.

[ @Casper ]

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Falcondive was among the first to arrive with ShadowClan, but his interest was less on his own Clan and more on RiverClan. Looking for a familiar gray pelt, or two.. if Frozenpaw and his mother were attending.

Despite how annoying the kit-apprentice could be, he wanted to see if he survived the aftermath of being dropped off again.

[ open ]

[pidgeon]

Originally Posted by BILL.

In the midst of RiverClan was Thistlestep, hanging toward the edge of the crowd with no real interest in joining in. He was never a huge fan of gatherings to begin with, not after the one from a few moons back..

But a familiar gray pelt caught the corner of his eye, and mildly entertained by the thought of giving the she-cat some grief over their last meeting, he parted from RiverClan's crowd to join her.

"Spitfire, was it?" Thistlestep took a seat beside her, not planning on following her if she decided this was the brunt of their discussion. He didn't want to harass her that much. "How's your injuries holding up? I know being stuck around camp can't be that much fun." She'd been wounded when she attacked him in the raid. He figured she'd be a more formidable foe at full health.

[ @Casper ]

Hailstorm had padded into the crowd amongst her clanmates, keeping to the outskirts. She hated gatherings, and she hated these crowds. She noticed pretty quickly that RiverClan was the only other clan here at the moment, and she had to force her fur to lie flat. The wounds she had received from the raid were still fresh, and with a quick sniff of the air, it was clear that the rival clan was in similar shape. Things were bound to be tense tonight. All the more reason to stick to the sidelines.

Her anxious blue eyes flicked from cat to cat, her gaze never lingering on one individual for too long. Just listen to the announcements, keep quiet, and then it's over, she thought to herself. Let's just get this over with.

She noticeably flinched when she heard a voice speaking to her, too close for comfort. Somebody seeking her out at a gathering? Unheard of. Her attention directed to the older warrior, keeping her guard up, even though logically she knew he wouldn't dare try anything under the truce of the full moon.
"It's Hailstorm," she corrected him, quiet but defiant. "And I'm healing just fine. We have a very capable medicine cat." She wasn't sure what tone of voice was appropriate, so she tried to keep it neutral.
"And yourself?"

[Abyssopelagic]

Flyfur slowly and softly padded in the back on the pack that followed Lionstar. She found a spot toward the back with soft foliage and made a make-shift resting spot. She sat in it and gazed around the Seastones.
She looked for any of her kittens, feeling horrible she hadn't been able to keep up with them lately. Nor had she kept up with her apprentice. Well, she really was behind wasn't she?

@kittygirl @Socks @Puddletail @Estelle @Queenie @Tundra (anyone of you can approach her, but don't have to if you'd rather not; thank friends)

[Greenleap]

[Open!]
The riverclan apprentice bounded in to the gathering, she forgot how pretty the sky was! Greenpaw found a nice place to sit and looked up at the sky.

[Open!]
Swiftpaw padded in slowly, his head hung low. So many cats! The small shadowclan apprentice was at his first gathering...

[teddy.]

Bumblebelly wasn't really one for gatherings but he wanted to-- no, he needed to show his face, even if it would... cause issues with a few othe felines from his past clan but he couldn't hide away from confrontation forever.

The plan was to stay away from Shadowclan althougher but that was thrown out the window when his soft gaze fell upon a familiar feline; Falconpaw. Or at least that's what he was known as to the Shadowclan defect.

Bumblebelly trotted up with a small bounce in his step, he must have been one of the very few cats he had yet to burn bridges with from the murky clan. "Falconpa--" Was he still an apprentice? Bumblebelly cleared his throat as he slowed his walking, approaching with a dip of his head, "Pleasure to see you're still kicking!"


{ @BILL. }

[lio]

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

Duskstar bounded toward the Seastones, her nerves high. None of the Clan knew that she had lost a life, and she didn't wish to tell them. They didn't need to worry about her. But why did she feel like someone knew? She shoved the thought from her mind-- there was no reason to dwell on it. What needed to be focused on now was the Gathering.

Glancing back at her Clan, she made sure they were all ready before flicking her tail, rushing down into the clearing. A strong scent of RiverClan and ShadowClan was in the air, making it apparent that they had already arrived. Duskstar narrowed her eyes in Icestar's direction, a frown on her lips. She then leaped atop the Seastones, pointedly sitting closer to Lionstar-- and getting away from that furry lump of assery they called the ShadowClan leader.

Duskstar glanced down. She would not have a deputy to stand with her today, but that was alright. She was a big girl, she didn't need a deputy to help her with the announcements. So, instead, she looked up at the golden leader, unaware of the turmoil boiling inside his head, and gave a thin smile of greetings.

"Hello, Lionstar."

[ THUNDERCLAN HAS ARRIVED! ]

[Arie]

-- @S-oft {Throw Lupin at us} @starshooter @RedHead --

Doepaw slowly made her way onto the sand from the soft forest floor. The blind apprentice was at her first gathering and it unnerved her a lot. She was afraid of being in such an open space, and wished that her mentor was close by....But alas he was not and she did not want to cling to him and stop him from socialising despite her own fears... Well if she'd had her way she wouldn't even had gone but she needed to. It would provide useful learning for her future and interacting with other cats from other clans, and so she went. Nodding ever so slightly her head she took very few careful steps out on the sand again... She wanted to avoid being run over by the excited warriors and so slowly made her ways to what smelled like a small stone. And there she sat down rubbing herself slightly on it to make sure it wouldn't accidentally poke out her eyes.