RiverClan Floodstone

[bubble[error].]

*Bluefang stayed quiet*

(open)

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https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/characters/20454690?1677987396
DOGSPRING (https://toyhou.se/20454690.dogspring)
tall, fluffy black-and white cat with blue eyes. floppy ears.
they/them

Dogspring blinked up toward Pikestar, nodding as the leader continued speaking. It's good that he felt better after a bit of help from some Clanmates. Their tail flicked and they turned to the crowd, looking for the aformentioned cats who had been called forward. Huh... interesting names.

[perseus.]

☄. *. ⋆ Cheeseburger

The large calico tilted his head as his name was called along with Ranchie and somecat named Jessie. He stood up but waited for Ranch, he hadn't take a look at the camp yet...well he couldn't really look, and with that he snorted before just quietly listening to what other cats reactions would be.


effervescent.

[perseus.]

Cicadapaw, Fogcloud, Goosehonk, and Beetlekit were confused at the names Cheese and Ranch.

[closed]

[puppeteer]

☄. *. ⋆ Cheeseburger

The large calico tilted his head as his name was called along with Ranchie and somecat named Jessie. He stood up but waited for Ranch, he hadn't take a look at the camp yet...well he couldn't really look, and with that he snorted before just quietly listening to what other cats reactions would be.


effervescent.
ranch dressing

The elderly gal had been sitting just inside the elders den, watching Little Fish upon the big stone. Two cats joined him soon enough, one a little feller, and the other a taller molly. Hm! Then, Pikestar called her and Cheeseburgers names. Oh! Introductions! Oh, how to make a little old lady blush! And in front of so many cats? Her little fish will have to get an earful later. Standing, she held her tail to her blinder brother, making sure he was clamped on, before ambling her way forth.

[ophelia]

BEASTFLAME
︿︿︿︿︿︿︿︿
Beastflame glanced at Nighthawk as the third warrior approached the scene, addressing himself and Nightspark. He spared the other tom little more than a blink of his amber eyes, not so easily deterred by the discouragement. Call him stubborn, but he was not about to take orders from a cat who had done nothing to deserve his respect or loyalty. Pikestar, at least, seemed appreciative of the moral support. He dipped his head respectfully at the leader’s response, and only then did he move from his spot to rejoin the rest of the clan.

The striped tom took a spot near the back of the group, which typically worked out for all parties involved. No one had to deal with his hulking figure blocking their view, and he didn’t have to hear incessant chattering constantly behind his tufted ears. As Pikestar got back into the flow of the meeting, he turned his attention to the cats who were called up, each with rather odd names.

[OPEN]

[Sklee]

Amberpaw grinned as the three new names were called. Riverclan could always use more cats in its ranks. She wondered what they'd be placed as, as she'd never seen them before. Still, she'd at least wait until they were properly introduced.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

bluestone watched

Peachpaw and cinderpaw listened

[open]

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

*Bluefang stayed quiet*

(open)

Pearlnight sat beside Bluefang. Not brushing pelts with them. "How are you?" she asked sweetly.

[furrensic]

[ jesse is closeted and trans! he/him pronouns should be used for her UNLESS she has come out to your character ]

JESSE; SHE/HER |

jesse simply spectates the situation, situating herself near the back of the crowd of cats. she feels more uncomfortable than ever, unsure of what to do when some dude is.. 'exiled'. jeez, talk about eventful. i just joined here and this sorta stuff is happening? the tabby gives a small click of her tongue. the more she watches, the more she realizes that these cats are really just.. one huge family in a way. two of them crawling up the streamstone to check on the oriental tom perched on the top, vocal check ins from even more cats around her. her pelt burns with confusion, a twinge of embarrassment. ugh..i dunno what to even say in a situation like this. do i say something, too??

luckily, the meeting continues and jesse isn't faced with the task of checking in. blah blah blah, something directed towards someone that she was not familiar with - therefore, not her business. finally, the mention of new cats! the molly perks up, listening to the names being called - hers being first, something she prides herself in as she pads toward the streamstone. wait. ranch, cheese? are those.. actual cats? she steals a quick glance at the duo once they also approach the streamstone, wondering what those names even are. well, i guess there are weirder..

[bubble[error].]

Pearlnight sat beside Bluefang. Not brushing pelts with them. "How are you?" she asked sweetly.

*Bluefang glanced at Pearlnight*

"I'm fine..."

[ameko]

Cloverdust listened to Pikestar and the cats around them, thoughts drifting every so often before her attention was brought back. She spotted some familiar faces among the crowd, but didn't make an effort to approach them. Instead, she stayed at her spot within the group, humming lightly in curiosity at the foreign names Pikestar had called out.

[Caspian]

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5009&pictureid=36636

Bouncepaw smiled at his leader feeling better. It only widened at the news of new cats in the clan

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

*Bluefang glanced at Pearlnight*

"I'm fine..."

Pearlnigth nodded. "Well good. You down for a hunt?" the queen asked

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Pearlnigth nodded. "Well good. You down for a hunt?" the queen asked

*Bluefang squinted at her*

"Aren't you one of the queens?"

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

*Bluefang squinted at her*

"Aren't you one of the queens?"

Pearlnight narrowed her bright eyes a small bit. "Doesn't mean I can't hunt."

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Pearlnight narrowed her bright eyes a small bit. "Doesn't mean I can't hunt."

*Bluefang sighed*

"After this meeting, sure, we can go hunting."

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

*Bluefang sighed*

"After this meeting, sure, we can go hunting."

Pearlnight nodded. "Thank you...also umm. I'm Pearlnight..your Blue......fur...no fang! Right?" she asked

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Pearlnight nodded. "Thank you...also umm. I'm Pearlnight..your Blue......fur...no fang! Right?" she asked

*Bluefang nodded*

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

*Bluefang nodded*

Pearlnight smiled. "Good, didn't want to call you blue guy" she purred

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Pearlnight smiled. "Good, didn't want to call you blue guy" she purred

*Bluefang giggled*

(Continue either in private thread or in the clearing so we don't clog up the Streamstone)

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

*Bluefang giggled*

(Continue either in private thread or in the clearing so we don't clog up the Streamstone)

Pearlnight smiled. (Sure, u mind mentioning me in a priv?)

[shaae_26]

Those are interesting names Salamanderpaw thought to himself. He wondered if they were kittypets

[Captain]

• PIKESTAR •
LORD OF THE WATERS

As he expected, there was a noticeable wave of confusion and curiosity that spread through the clowder of clan cats as he called the three newcomers forward. It made the oriental tomcat’s anxiety lessen, but only slightly, still remaining high on guard as he watched Ranch Dressing and Cheeseburger come forward together, soon joined by young Jessie. A moment of silence would pass through the camp before Pikestar would clear his throat and dipped his head to them, finally speaking soon after since there were thankfully no interruptions this time around. "Jessie." He remarked, fixing his gaze on the grey-and-white ticked tabby, "You were brought to us after being found by one of our own warriors, Cricketsting, and healed by our medicine cat, Stonepaw. Now, you wish to repay our kindness and become one of RiverClan's own." Pikestar spoke firmly and professionally, not letting his single eye waver from them, "In the name of StarClan, and before the eyes of your clanmates, I shall bestow you with a new name and title. From this day forth, you shall be known as Dovepaw, a true RiverClan apprentice." It was only after those words would he break eye-contact with the youth and scan over the rest of the clan cats who were present. The Lord of the Waters would soon settle his gaze upon a fluffy black-and-white pelt. "Dogspring." They gently called attention to the warrior, "You shall be Dovepaw's mentor. Please teach them all that you know of RiverClan's ways."

With that all taken care of, Pikestar rested their eye upon Cheeseburger and Ranch Dressing, their firmly fixed gaze almost immediately softening. "Ranch Dressing and Cheeseburger." The mighty River Lord addressed the two of them formally, just this once, even though it might've sounded strange to everyone here. "You have come to RiverClan seeking a place to call your own after being discarded by twolegs. Before I came to the clans, I knew you both throughout my youth as my friends, my family, my safe place. I have now grown up from the little fish you once knew into a man that can finally repay all that you have once done for me, because without either of you, I would not be here today." Pikestar directed his attention to the crowd surrounding them, "I grant you both the title of RiverClan elders, where you will share stories to our kittens and finally have a place to safely call your own. RiverClan, I ask you that you treat them both with utmost respect and care as a personal favor from your leader. They are my family, and I owe them the world." Another moment of silence would pass from the tall RiverClan leader before he would swiftly move on with the meeting, although what came next was associated with the former news. Hopefully, it would soften any potential outrage that could spark.

"The next order of business is something I've decided to arrange after much thought." He returned to his firm and stern stature, not allowing anything, not even his own emotions, to interrupt the trajectory of this clan meeting. "I know that my—ahem—personal feelings surrounding outsiders being welcomed into RiverClan has upset many of you, and caused some question of this clan's morals. I have decided that this kind of thing should not be up to just me alone, but up to the community as a whole, so I am proposing a vote to further settle this debate. Excuse me a moment." With that, Pikestar would promptly stand up and leap off the Streamstone, landing swiftly on the ground before disappearing into the dark depths of his den. A scraping sound could be quietly heard from inside, soon becoming louder as the longhaired oriental dragged out a piece of tree bark with a pile of tiny shells collected on top of it. Dragging the odd collection outside and over to the base of the Streamstone, Pikestar would release it from his grasp and then make three messily-drawn circles in the dirt in front of it. "Each of you will place a shell in one of these three places. The left one is for allowing both outsiders and other clan cats into RiverClan. The middle one is for only allowing cats previously from other clans into the clan. And the third one is for deciding that only born-RiverClan cats will be allowed to be in our clan." With that, he would place a shell in the far left area.

Returning to his perch atop the Streamstone, he would face the crowd and then lay down, allowing his front paws to dangle over the edge. "A couple of things before any of you step forward to place your vote. One: No matter what this vote will decide, it's results, if they are to change our current standing on outsiders, will officially start at the start of the next moon. Two: Kittens will be exempt from the results. Meaning that I will not turn away outsider children if they turn up on our land needing a home. I refuse to stoop to that level of cruelty. Three: From this point forth, all outsiders who are joining RiverClan will be required to take on a clan name. Cheese and Ranch are special cases, but it shall not occur again." A small sigh left him as his long ears twitched irritably, feeling a gentle breeze ruffle his fur. "Dovepaw, Cheeseburger and Ranch Dressing, I ask that you not participate in this vote out of fairness and respect for the rest of RiverClan. You all will be allowed to take part in future votes, if they are to occur. Now then, may the vote begin." Pikestar tilted his head, falling silent as he awaited the results and reactions. Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. dino. daenerys Silverfur & Co effervescent. SpiritedWarrior Rose xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor Non-binary_Disaster NinjaBloss ~CherylBlossom~ Beamheart BEAR. Willowfern Dino's Minion WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian Clyde WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic Soldier Octavia! hope CatontheMoon ~*Hope*~ Guardian Fox ameko lio CatsAreAwesome ophelia ~_AmityBlight_~ -Ash- Bean. wren teddy. Karlos jimothy Lunarspots HawkStar CrazyCat4481 furrensic Messi MangoLovesCheese Shade. sol. Quasar Larissa ★Star★ S t a r mooncake StormySong AlreadyMadness RoxeyRoo briarmoon milkscent Catherine Sklee Caspian Wingnettle Darkclaws .Sein Amber2010 poseidon Pluto! Faline Yugo. Eaglet bells_n_whistles Fenz celeste Ravensong Snowy Red Scallywagz Apricute littlelove Spotty jupiter gs29513 valery Rapid Bonsai MaybeHesitate serendipity. Oceanflower Dirtfur zeebles ||\Firefly/|| Radetzky SuspiciousMindz

Hidden Zen Joke: If lights run on electricity and cars run on gas, what do cats run on? Their paws.

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DOGSPRING (https://toyhou.se/20454690.dogspring)
tall, fluffy black-and white cat with blue eyes. floppy ears.
they/them

Dogspring's eyes flew up at the sound of their name, widening into saucers. Them? A mentor? They blinked in shock, unsure of how to react. Oh, how were they to be a good mentor when they couldn't even leave the camp without panicking? What if they let their apprentice down? What if them being a mentor put Dovepaw in direct danger of Blacksnow? So many things crossed their mind, but Dogspring forced themself to calm down, Pikestar had entrusted them with teaching another cat. They would do their best not to let Pikestar, Dovepaw, or even their former mentor Briarbelly down. At the thought of Briarbelly, Dogspring looked up toward the sky, hoping she was looking down proudly upon them from the stars. They would do their best to make her proud, wherever she was.

Swallowing nervously, Dogspring stood up on shaky paws and approached the newly-named apprentice. Dovepaw was surely a lovely name for the former outsider. They could only hope to teach him the ways of a Clan cat in an exceptional way. This was their first apprentice, after all.

Stepping up beside Dovepaw, they offered an awkward smile and a dip of their head. "I-I hope to teach y-you well in the ways of RiverClan," they mumbled. shifting on their paws. Were they supposed to touch noses now? Oh dear, was everyone looking at them? Dogspring couldn't handle having so many eyes on them at once. Were they already failing at their task? Oh no, oh no! They took a deep breath and tried to calm down. They'd be fine, right?

As Pikestar continued, Dogspring looked up again. A vote? They could do that. Maybe their opinion would count if given alongside the opinions of others. So, they peered at the circles and thought over Pikestar's rules- they seemed reasonable enough. Blinking as they thought over their vote, Dogspring flicked their tail before tentatively stepping forward, picking up a shell and placing it in the left circle. Every cat deserved a home to stay, after all.

furrensic

[RavensCall]

Ravenkit picked up a shell. Maybe a really nice shell... A dark purple shell caught his attention. It had black flecks like feathers. He threw it into the circle for "allowing other-clan cats and outsiders into the clan". With a scream, he saw it open. "I'm sorry mister shell!" He squeaked, trembling in fear. There was something shiny coming out of it. A pure, white, shining sphere. "Wow..." Ravenkit breathed, picking it up. I'll make sure you stay safe, sparkly thing. Smokepaw grabbed a beautiful grey shell and placed it in the left circle as well, though nothing dramatic happened. Bubbleheart, however, put her shell, a sparkling blue spiral, in the middle.


(open. FYI, Ravenkit found a pearl in a shell)

[perseus.]

Cheeseburger just quietly nodded at being asked to not vote and purred, "Of course my boy"

Fogcloud didn't mind the new names present in the clan, truly they found their names funny and didn't mind them being here. They would have to speak to the two elders soon, they both seemed kind.

Though her ears perked at the voting, they hummed lightly as they thought before carefully picking up a shell and putting it into the left circle. Truly they thought that no one should be left without a home. It just seemed cruel to the silver shield. Once they had placed it down the quietly shuffled back to their spot.

Beetlekit watched Pikestar carefully as he brought some shells out and the young kit had to hold himself back from running out to grab them all and hide them in his nest. So instead of moving up his eyes just went wide as his tail swished back and forth carefully.

Cicadapaw just hummed, they weren't going to vote. They didn't think it would be useful for her to vote seeing as she probably wasn't going to stay much longer, with how cursed her losses have been.

Goosehonk quickly trotted up and set a shell in the left circle, honking at Pikestar in greeting before quietly trotting back to his spot.

[Caspian]

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5009&pictureid=36636

Bouncepaw, having an outsider friend of his own, scurried over quickly to cast his vote. He grabbed a huge shell and placed it on top of the left side, his partial gaze gleaming happily with joy. Cherry might be able to join, and then they can finally have their friendship accepted! He grinned widely as he put the shell on, scampering back to his mentors side

[Beamheart]

‧̍̊·̊‧̥°̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥‧̥·̊‧ ̍̊ ♡ °̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙☼Firelight☼*̩̩ ̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ °̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥ ♡ ‧̍̊·̊‧̥°̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥‧̥·̊‧ ̍̊


Firelight didn’t quite see the point in forbidding cats from joining. The more cats they had, the better a Clan became—more minds, more friends, more pairs of claws. Sure, they would never have the same experience as Clanborn cats, but that just made an environment with more diverse points of view. Besides, if the newcomers liked their home, then RiverClan would become happier overall, and happy cats were more helpful.

She placed a shell in the left circle—not a single shell was in any other ones. RiverClan was confident on this matter, and Firelight was glad she had the majority’s opinion on this. (If no cat had wanted this option, Firelight would not have had the courage to cast her vote.)

[carmen]

Stonepaw

Silversnow joined him shortly after his approach, Beastflame shortly after. More words were asked towards Pikestar, though Stonepaw ignored them. He'd stay here, just for a little while. Protect him from the rest of the ones below them. And if anyone- anyone judged Pikestar for needing something more than just to sit up on his rock, alone and isolated, they would wake up with a gift from the young grey tom. Though this 'gift' wouldn't be so exciting a present. Amber hues moved up towards the leader as he began to speak again, and though he didn't want to leave him by his lonesome up there, upon Beastflame moving away, Stonepaw did so as well. Still, if Silversnow stayed, he wouldn't be telling her to get down. OldCatPike seemed lonely up there.

A few words were addressed towards others, the first of which regarding search parties. He must have missed where they had declared them earlier, but boy, that sounded interesting. And, from what the King of Blue Waters was saying, it seemed the goal was to bring back the missing cats. That. Was. Awesome. Head began to bob as his brain rooted through options. Blue shells in lines out of the camp, in each direction so those who were gone could go home. Within the clan there should be red and green. Seaweed and moss and shells and feathers and oh! That just sounded like a splendid way to get everyone back! Have so much fun, be so happy that those who had left would have to return. And maybe, just maybe, Stonepaw himself could be the lead party planner. Yes, he'd have to ask OldCatPike.

The next words out of his mouth had the gentlemans mouth agape. Jessie, fine, okay, Stonepaw knew him! They were buddies! But Cheese? Ranch! What sort of names where those? And why were they so funny? Though he decided to wait to ask question (for the first time in his life), this sudden act of patience wouldn't wait for long. Cheering for Dovepaw and Dogspring, he jumped back as he brought up Dressing and Burger. Huhwuh? The names? Those were their name His eyes started to cloud as he did his best not to start laughing. Come on, Stoney, don't be stupid, their names, their choices. Don't laugh at them. But they had joined the clan and-. Thoughts finished spiraling as the Lord of Waters said youth. He had a youth? For some reason, Stone could only think of him here, big and commanding and old. What would have happened then? He would have been, like, YoungCatPike. That would have been so strange!!

A head tilt at the quick change of topic, followed by two blinks about the vote. Though as the collection of stuffs were dragged outside, he was more determined to bring him the flower, dashing to the side and picking up the cornflower before listening to the rest of the words. Shells, no flowers. Yep, yep! Stonepaw would be required to give it now. He... didn't know what this meant. Why wouldn't they let other cats in? That seemed rather mean, so, without letting go of the stem of his blue flower, he moved a shell to the left pile. This was for cats like Inigo (Indiana?) and Jessie and Cheeseburger and Ranch (heh). The ones with the funny names that deserved a place in safety, a place where they could be happy.

With that, he scooted back and stared at the slowly growing mound of happiness.

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*Bluefang put a shell in the "Allow everyone to join RiverClan" pile*

[Shade.]

The question Pilestar put before them perplexed him. The outsider's names were inane, and he had no idea what they needed new elders for. But the question wasn't as simple as it seemed. One might assume that, with his unwavering loyalty and aggressive demeanor, Darktwist would not want anyone joining RiverClan. However, new cats meant new strength, new blood to have kits and new knowledge. Plus, he didn't discriminate. Just because he was loyal to RiverClan didn't mean he hated his clanmates any less than cats outside RiverClan. After sone thought, Darktwist picked up a shell and placed it in the left, "everyone is welcome to join" area, already regretting his decision.

[sock]

Rainglow waited until at least one cat went up to vote before him. He didn't like having any eyes on him. With a shake of his pelt, he straightened up, raised his chin, and I CAN'T DO THIS! The tom sat back down, flicking his tail in aggravation. He gave himself a pep-talk, and then stood up again, and ran as fast as he could to the shells. As quickly as possible, he put his shell in the 'All outsiders and former clan-cats welcome' pile. After that, he shot back to his spot, and flopped down. That's probably the hardest thing I'll ever do in my life.

[Ian]

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Flamebriar
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The large calico's ears swiveled at the brief chaos that unfolded but did not get involved. Instead, she listened to the meeting as new outsiders were brought into the Clan. What the heck was a Cheeseburger and a Ranch Dressing? And outsiders thought Clan cats had weird names! At least these would be the only two allowed to keep her names, Flamebriar didn't want to see RiverClan become a Clan of rogues.

The mention of a vote caught her interest, and after it was explained and the log brought out, she padded forward and picked up a shell before placing it in the middle pile. So many outsiders had been joining lately that it felt... wrong. She didn't know how to describe it, but for now the molly would prefer if only cats from other Clans were joining.

[Red Dawn]

Nightspark got up, took a shell and approached, he had three choices, his mind was saying to place in the hole one, his faith was saying hole 3, he was torn up inside of his head, what to choose? Finally he decided to put back the shell on the pile, he don't wanted to make some clanmates unhappy, so the best was to beeing neutral...

[Wingnettle]

┌────────── ∘・❄︎・∘ ──────────┐
Mintpaw (she/her)
Riverclan ❍ 11 moons
White and gray siamese with blue eyes
└───────── ・∘ ❄︎ ∘・ ─────────┘

https://i.ibb.co/fpzh8gK/Mintpaw.png (https://imgbb.com/)

Mintpaw dipped her head slightly as Pikestar mentioned her name, fur prickling self-consciously on her skin as she felt eyes all around fixing on her.
But the Riverclan leader had much more to say - and Mintpaw knew what was going to be announced very soon. Something that would change Riverclan's future completely.

She watched with an expression of curiosity two cats, quite odd-looking, but not as much as their weird-sounding names. What even is a Cheese? She tilted her head slightly, wondering why she hadn't noticed the closeness between the two former outsiders and the Riverclan leader. It was much uncommon to welcome cats from outside to the rank of Elders, even for Pikestar, who was probably the most generous leader in opening his clan doors to anyone who asked.

She accepted Pikestar's decision with a serious nod, not having anything against these two cats that had evidently deserved their place in the clan. She trusted the one-eyed leader enough to trust his oddest decisions, as well.
Finally, the long-awaited ceremony had been announced. A pile of shells was all that separated now the current clan's status from a probably very different future; what will Riverclan's destiny be? What will her clanmates choose? Slatestripe?

The white and gray molly turned to his mentor, but she couldn't read his gaze. He'd rather have me choose on my own. Yes, she knew that. And she also knew what to do.
She could see some of her clanmates felt hesitant to do the choice, so she took advantage of that and walked forward in a straight line, carefully avoiding treading on anyone's tail.
She stopped in front of the piece of wood and stared at the colorful pile of shells for a few moments; some white and some gray, some splintered, some worn out. She took one for herself and, without hesitation, let it fall into the middle pile.

...Riverclan will be safer.

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[ Cherry~ viewing purposes! ]

[Sklee]

Amberpaw listened intently regarding the vote. Picking up a light pink shell, she hesitated as she placed it into the leftmost circle. But she didn't let that hesitation stop her, and as she stepped back, she felt a slight shiver of pride. Whoever let her be proud of herself, she didn't know, but it made her feel better. She took a second to remind herself she came from kittypets as well, and nothing she did would change that. But she was also a full member of Riverclan, hopefully soon a full warrior, and she truly wanted everyone to be able to join this wonderful clan.

[ophelia]

BEASTFLAME
︿︿︿︿︿︿︿︿
The tabby warrior watched stoically as the new members of the clan were announced. Jessie, no, Dovepaw, assigned to a rather nervous-looking Dogspring. And the two elders. In all honesty, this didn't make any real difference to the warrior. The clan was always expanding, always growing. That was just the way it was. He was used to adapting to fit new cats into the daily schedule. Elders seemed a little pointless to him, but it seemed Pikestar had a sentimental attachment, one which would be honored by Beastflame. Anyone respected by the Riverclan leader was also respected by him.

Beastflame was pretty sure he got whiplash from the change in topic. They'd switched from the joining ceremony quite abruptly to the thought of no longer allowing joining at all. Surprised, the large warrior made no immediate attempt to move in response to the call to vote. The situation seemed complicated. More complicated than something to be solved with shells. He was aware of some cats' concerns that the clan was getting too big, and he understood the perspective that some of the newcomers might be more trouble than they were worth. But he just couldn't imagine barring all cats seeking refuge in Riverclan from entry. It should be a case-by-case decision, not an ultimatum. In his amber eyes, the only solution was to vote in favor of continuing to allow cats of all backgrounds to have the opportunity to join. He lumbered forward, parting the crowd of cats with his large figure, and crouched down to retrieve a shell. The fragile item balanced delicately between pointed teeth for a split second before he tossed it into the ever growing pile in favor of allowing all cats entry.

The warrior stared at the pile for a moment before turning away. He just hoped his clanmates wouldn't take that decision - if chosen - as an implication that the floodgates were now open to anyone who wanted to join. That would be a nightmare.

[Poprock]

Featherflame cheered for her new clanmates before grabbing a shell in her paws. The choice was easy. With a quick flex of her muscles, the spotted molly buffly placed her shell in the far left spot.

[puppeteer]

Silversnow, with no hesitation, put a shell gently on the left pile.

Ranch dipped her head gently to Pikestar, pride glimmering in her eyes. He'd come so far, and she was so proud of him.

Pondwhisker, after much consideration, put his shell on the left side. He himself had no idea what his life was going to look like soon, but he knew whatever happened was for the best.

[Captain]

CLOUDJUMPER ( he/him )

The young warrior touched his nose to Fawnlight’s cheek lovingly before momentarily pulling away from her, stepping forward to place his own shell into the vote. Leaning down, the large black-and-white tomcat grabbed a small white shell and dropped it onto the large pile that was forming in the far left area. It seemed that RiverClan, or at least the vast majority of it, agreed that all should be welcome into their family. Once his vote was cast, he turned away from the Streamstone and returned to his mate’s side, sitting down and resting his tail over hers. He pondered silently about the future of his clan.

[shaae_26]

Salamanderpaw put his vote strongly towards allowing outsiders in

[Captain]

• PIKESTAR •
LORD OF THE WATERS

With the clanwide voting having officially begun, the lanky dark-furred tomcat kept a close eye on the cats below as they'd start to come forward to cast in their shell. He kept a neutral expression plastered across his face, although it was probably a waste of time, considering the vast majority of RiverClan would already know how he would feel about all this. The first vote after Pikestar would be from Dogspring, the one they'd chosen to mentor young Dovepaw. He observed in silence as the tall black-and-white warrior would place their shell in the far left circle, before returning to where they were seated. Pikestar made no particular reaction, nor change in expression, just watching like a vulture perched on the lone branch of a dying tree. He had to admit that he was surprised that his clanmates were seeming to lean towards the option to let anyone in RiverClan, regardless of background. Sure, it was what Pikestar had wanted for their future, but it was something he thought hardly anyone in his clan agreed with him on.

More shells went to the left circle, and then some to the middle one, which was to be expected. The Lord of the Waters would've been really caught off-guard if the whole clan just all decided now that they were okay with outsiders within their ranks. Notably, Stonepaw cast a vote into the left pile, and so did Darktwist, which was something he didn't expect. Were cats finally beginning to notice the good in allowing outsiders into their clan? There was strength in numbers and Pikestar knew that would give them an advantage if trouble were to ever come their way. Their rivers were full of fish and their dens had been recently expanded, so they were all doing more than enough to safely accommodate their ginormous clan. RiverClan was strong, and needed no reason to play dirty to win fights any longer. Pikestar held back a satisfied smirk from appearing, delighted by the idea the more he thought about it. He was not a war-hungry man, but they did favor this image of strength and resilience within the eyes of their neighbors.

After awhile, it became apparent that the vast majority had made their choice. Perhaps no longer would it be seen as his flaw. A few of them, he would come to notice, would avoid voting and Pikestar would respect that choice. This was not something he would force upon his loyal clanmates, no, the oriental longhair just more so wanted them to know that they had a choice in this and he wasn't aiming to be some kind of heartless dictator that didn't give them any voice in how this clan was run. Originally, the mighty River Lord thought he would've had to go down there and count them to see what the final decision was, but from his perch, he would see that was not needed. "Then it is decided." Pikestar remarked, dipping his head to his clanmates, "RiverClan shall keep it's borders open and welcoming to outsiders, meaning kittypets, loners and rogues too, as well as cats previously from other clans." This was something they were now all in agreement together, no longer just something he would have to defend alone. "If there is anyone that would like to volunteer to help me welcome outsiders into RiverClan, see me after the meeting in my den to discuss details."

Now with that all settled, they could finally move into different matters, but first some clean-up was needed. Standing up, the longhaired tomcat stretched out his front legs and did something that would have twolegs surely uttering ‘biiiiig stretch’ if they were to ever witness Pikestar in his natural habitat. Jumping down from Streamstone, Pikestar took a moment to swept up the shells and return them to their place on the piece of tree bark. “We’ll be reusing this for future votes if they are to even happen.” He remarked simply to his clanmates before grabbing the bark with his teeth and dragging it back into the privacy of his den. Moments later, the longhaired tomcat emerged and hopped back up onto the Streamstone so that they could get back to business. “Next thing we will be doing is apprentice ceremonies.” The Lord of the Waters announced loudly, “Beetlekit, Reedkit and Blushingkit. Please step forward and place yourselves at the base of the Streamstone, so that your ceremony may commence.” From there, he fell silent and waited ever so patiently. Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. dino. daenerys Silverfur & Co effervescent. SpiritedWarrior Rose xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor Non-binary_Disaster NinjaBloss ~CherylBlossom~ Beamheart BEAR. Willowfern Dino's Minion WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian Clyde WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic Soldier Octavia! hope CatontheMoon ~*Hope*~ Guardian Fox ameko lio CatsAreAwesome ophelia ~_AmityBlight_~ -Ash- Bean. wren teddy. Karlos jimothy Lunarspots HawkStar CrazyCat4481 furrensic Messi MangoLovesCheese Shade. sol. Quasar Larissa ★Star★ S t a r mooncake StormySong AlreadyMadness RoxeyRoo briarmoon milkscent Catherine Sklee Caspian Wingnettle Darkclaws .Sein Amber2010 poseidon Pluto! revelations Eaglet bells_n_whistles celeste Ravensong Snowy Red Scallywagz Apricute littlelove Spotty jupiter gs29513 valery Rapid Bonsai MaybeHesitate serendipity. Oceanflower Dirtfur zeebles ||\Firefly/|| Radetzky SuspiciousMindz

Hidden Zen Joke: What’s another name for a cat’s house? A scratch pad!

[zozelen]

Blushingkit practically began vibrating with excitement, almost tripping as she ran up to the base of the Streamstone, grinning. She was about to become a real apprentice! Everyone was watching her! Now was the time to show everyone how grown-up she was.

"I'm going to train hard to become a warrior Riverclan can be proud of!" She called out into the crowd. "I'm ready, Pikestar!" canineantics

[bubble[error].]

*Bluefang watched with a smile*

(open)

[Red Dawn]

NightSpark nodded, the choice was made, the clan had decided, and it was the StarClan will...


[Open]

[ameko]

Her mind was still elsewhere. Meetings were often repetitive, so it wasn't uncommon for Cloverdust to find it hard to focus. Her ears suddenly perked up as a familiar name snagged her attention. Dogspring? Oh, they were to be a mentor! She nearly sprang to her paws if only to get a better look at that black-and-white pelt, but she restrained herself. Then, almost as an afterthought, her enthusiasm lessened. Hopefully having an apprentice would help them with their yet unknown troubles.

At the announcement of a vote, Cloverdust immediately brought herself to her paws. She had no qualms about any outsiders, and since the camp had recently been expanded, it wasn't like they'd be running out of space any time soon. But then she hesitated, sitting back down. Perhaps it'd be better to only let other Clan cats in? They would already know how the Clans functioned, so there wouldn't be any trouble teaching them... and what about closing off their borders? Her invisible eyebrows furrowed as she tried to think of any benefits of that, giving a few moments more to pondering. Ultimately, she fell back on her instinctual choice of letting anyone in—but realized too late that she'd spent so long deliberating, the voting had already concluded. Ah well! The decision favored her choice, so it was fine. Though, she did feel a little dissatisfied with her lack of involvement. Maybe she'd stop by Pikestar's den later to see if she could help out any with welcoming outsiders.

Cloverdust waited for the upcoming apprentices to step forward, whiskers twitching in amusement at Blushingkit's eagerness.

[poppy]

Jealousy flooded Briarkit, and she flopped down on her rump. Not her turn- again. It wasn't her fault! She tried to take the stinky herb class, but they never had it! Letting out a soft, angry grumble, she listened to the ceremony with immense frustration.

[lem~]

LilyLeaf
{She/Her|Trans MtF|Lesbian|27|A light cream/tan she-cat|MintPaw - Wingnettle }
LilyLeaf padded into camp after she had been on a little excursion. She smiled upon seeing her glorious home. She sat and listened to PikeStar. She hoped to find her daughter, MintPaw. She hated that she had been missing her baby grow up and was going to spend every single free time she had with MintPaw.

[Shade.]

Darktwist was partially surprised that the final vote went overwhelmingly towards allowing everyone to join. Looks like RiverClan was growing soft, he thought, as if he hadn't voted for that opumtion himself. Anyway, there was no way he'd volunteer to deal with the outsiders, talking to cats usually gave him a headache with how insufferable they tended to be.
The meeting seemed to move on to the generic ceremonies and Darktwist began to only half-listen to what Pikestar was saying.

[perseus.]

Beetlekit eyes quickly switched to Pokestar…or Pikestar like that mean cat said which made him frown before he just shook his head as he bounded toward the bottom of the streamstone head looking up Pikestar in excitement as his tail flicked back and forth.
canineantics

[shaae_26]

Salamanderpaw was interested in helping outsiders join but he wasn't sure he'd be allowed to. He'd ask Pikestar later though.

When the kit's apprentices ceremonies started he sat up straighter. He remembered his, not too long ago. He heard the familiar name of Beetlekit amongst the list of kits being apprenticed and chuckled a bit. He'd be a fun new denmate.

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

@canineantics

Swiftspalsh looked up to Pikestar. "Umm Pikestar swiftly if I may speak?" she asked boldly. Waiting to see if her leader would let her request something.

[Sklee]

Amberpaw stood proud that at least her vote had meant something. There'd hopefully be even more clanmates now, which was always a good thing in her eyes, even with potential hesitation. She sat and patiently waited for the soon to be apprentices to get their mentors.

[LostInTheOrchids]

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚　　˚*• ̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙


·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙* ˚Reedkit of Riverclan - 6 moons - Black and orange chimera with blue eyes - 12/10 ˚*• ̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

Huh- apprentice! She snapped out of her mind when she heard her name called,and padded up. "Apprentice!"

[occultation]

✰ S L A T E S T R I P E ✰

[ Wingnettle ]


The next order of business was to introduce new outsiders. Slatestripe's fur flared as Cheeseburger and Ranch Dressing were not assigned new Clan names, but were simply permitted to keep their outsider ones. What sort of ridiculousness was this? They were Clan cats, not some ragtag bunch of rogues with no respect for tradition. Their names were part of what made them unique; it was a custom that was deeply ingrained into their culture. To exempt a pair of former outsiders from the name change that had previously been expected of everyone was to spit in the face of the traditions that made RiverClan what it was.

His anger, however, was temporarily doused by the announcement of a vote to decide whether outsiders would be allowed to continue joining RiverClan. Right after that, Pikestar announced that Cheeseburger and Ranch would be the only cats permitted to keep their outsider names. While that did quell his irritation over the situation somewhat, it very much felt like Pikestar was playing favorites. Why should this Jessie have to take a new name, when Cheeseburger and Ranch did not?

When the opportunity came, Slatestripe cast his vote to close the borders for non-Clanborn cats. He made sure to insert a comment about how he only wished for it to be temporary; once newleaf was in full swing, he felt it was acceptable to open RiverClan back up to non-Clanborn cats. In addition, he added that he felt future joinings should be limited to only a certain number of cats per moon, so as not to put a strain on RiverClan's resources.

In the end, the Clan ended up voting to keep things as they were. The outcome disappointed the tom. RiverClan had let numerous strays into its ranks over the past couple of moons. It was beginning to feel as if some cats prioritized the needs of every outsider under the sky versus the needs of their own. It didn't seem as if Pikestar, or any other high rank or Shield, was doing much to vet these newcomers, if anything. How could they be trusted? Were they really comfortable letting these cats near their herbs and kits?

His dedication to tradition and rank kept him from speaking up, but he felt frustration bubbling deep within him. He'd never before really been this dissatisfied with the direction his Clan was going.

The tom tried to re-focus on the meeting as apprentice ceremonies began. Mintpaw's warrior ceremony should be soon; he wanted to be able to relish in the joy of that and not be too preoccupied with his growing issues with his birth Clan.

[perseus.]

Fogcloud, Goosehonk, Cicadapaw, and Cheeseburger all nodded at what Pikestar said waiting for the next thing to be said.

[Beamheart]

‧̍̊·̊‧̥°̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥‧̥·̊‧ ̍̊ ♡ °̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙☼Firelight☼*̩̩ ̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ °̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥ ♡ ‧̍̊·̊‧̥°̩̥˚̩̩̥͙°̩̥‧̥·̊‧ ̍̊


To nobody’s surprise, the vote ended with the option to let all cats in RiverClan. Firelight was glad—soon, she’d have more cats to meet.

When Pikestar called for the soon-to-be apprentices, Firelight realized she wasn’t as excited as she was before, every time kits received their names and she angled her ears forward, waiting for which ever warrior would be called up next. Was this the first meeting she attended as a mentor? She wasn’t sure. Lots of meetings were held, and Firelight had too much on her mind to keep track of every one of them. However, a quiet purr rumbled in her throat at the reminder of her new mentorhood.

[puppeteer]

silversnow

{ zeebles perseus. - just a quick silversnow hype for blushing and beetle }

Still looking out across the sea of cats from where she sat beside her father, Silversnow soon heard three kits called forth for their ceremonies; Beetlekit, Blushingkit and Reedkit. Peeking down, the young warrior saw young Blushingkit, who looked almost ready to pop with excitement. She sent the young kit a wave and a smile, along with mouthing to her 'you got this!'

Beetlekit still looked a little anxious after what had happened earlier in the meeting, so she'd do her best to hype him up too. She waved her silver tail to him, orange-amber eyes shining with mischief.

'I'll take you hunting or bug finding after!' she mouthed to him.

[MORBID]

Applekit: A Brown Broadshoulderd kit
__________
Apple kit looked up at silversnow. The brown broad shouldered kit had exquisitenss in their amber coloured eyes "Excuse me" they yowled " Where am I? What is this place?"
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[Captain]

• PIKESTAR •
LORD OF THE WATERS

As he called the three kittens forward, the longhaired RiverClan tomcat watched as Blushingkit immeditately rushed forward, eager to become an apprentice. He smiled warmly at her declaration of confidence to be a warrior that RiverClan could be proud of. Pikestar had no doubts that she would, along with the rest of her peers. Beetlekit was not far behind her, bounding up to the base of the Streamstone with excitement. While awaiting Reedkit to join the two kittens, his ears perked to the sound of a warrior—Swiftsplash—asking to speak. The Lord of the Waters frowned and raised his right paw to silence them. "No, you may not. It can wait until after these ceremonies." They spoke firmly, not allowing any further interruptions to get in the way of these kits and their special day. There was a time and place to speak your mind and this was not either. Thankfully, Reedkit soon padded up to stand beside Beetlekit and Blushingkit.

"Let's get to it then, shall we?" Pikestar remarked before resting his partial gaze on the three young RiverClan kittens, "Blushingkit, Beetlekit, and Reedkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Blushingpaw, Beetlepaw, and Ashpaw." Switching his attention to the crowd of clanmates behind them, he pondered for a short moment before deciding on who would mentor these three eager RiverClan apprentices. "Blueberryblush, you shall be Blushingpaw's mentor, and Silversnow, you shall be Ashpaw's mentor. I do expect you both to pass on all you know to your new apprentices." Then Pikestar fixed his gaze on the black-and-white pelt of the third apprentice, his little bug. "And Beetlepaw, you shall be my apprentice. I shall handle all of your training." Bluefang was a warrior now, and Hawkpaw was gone, so the Lord of the Waters figured it was time for him to take care of a new young mind and shape them into a respectable RiverClan warrior.

"Blushingpaw! Beetlepaw! Ashpaw!" The tall oriental tomcat started the chant of approval that would lift RiverClan's voices to the stars for all to hear. It had been quite some time since he had done something like this, or well, it felt like a while. Maybe it hadn't been that long after all, but Pikestar didn't mind either way. These ceremonies were always a joy for him to do, and that would never change. Once the chants would eventually fade to silence, the dark-furred leader's heart was racing in his chest, full of pride for his own clan in this special moment. "With that done, now we shall handle reassignments. All apprentices of RiverClan, listen up! If you need a new mentor for whatever reason, do step forward now and it shall be taken care of." Pikestar cleared their throat curtly before looking back to Swiftsplash, "Now then, before I go and handle reassignments, what is it that you wanted to say, hm?" He hoped he would not come to regret giving this warrior room to speak at a meeting, but Pikestar was willing to hear them out. Perhaps it would be something actually worth his time. Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. dino. daenerys Silverfur & Co effervescent. SpiritedWarrior Rose xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor Non-binary_Disaster NinjaBloss ~CherylBlossom~ Beamheart BEAR. Willowfern Dino's Minion WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian Clyde WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic Soldier Octavia! hope CatontheMoon ~*Hope*~ Guardian Fox ameko lio CatsAreAwesome ophelia ~_AmityBlight_~ -Ash- Bean. wren teddy. Karlos jimothy Lunarspots HawkStar CrazyCat4481 furrensic Messi MangoLovesCheese Shade. sol. Quasar Larissa ★Star★ S t a r mooncake StormySong AlreadyMadness RoxeyRoo briarmoon milkscent Catherine Sklee Caspian Wingnettle Darkclaws .Sein Amber2010 poseidon Pluto! revelations Eaglet bells_n_whistles celeste Ravensong Snowy Red Scallywagz Apricute littlelove Spotty jupiter gs29513 valery Rapid Bonsai MaybeHesitate serendipity. Oceanflower Dirtfur zeebles ||\Firefly/|| Radetzky SuspiciousMindz

Hidden Zen Joke: Why did the cats ask for a drum set? They wanted to make some mewsic!

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

• PIKESTAR •
LORD OF THE WATERS

As he called the three kittens forward, the longhaired RiverClan tomcat watched as Blushingkit immeditately rushed forward, eager to become an apprentice. He smiled warmly at her declaration of confidence to be a warrior that RiverClan could be proud of. Pikestar had no doubts that she would, along with the rest of her peers. Beetlekit was not far behind her, bounding up to the base of the Streamstone with excitement. While awaiting Reedkit to join the two kittens, his ears perked to the sound of a warrior—Swiftsplash—asking to speak. The Lord of the Waters frowned and raised his right paw to silence them. "No, you may not. It can wait until after these ceremonies." They spoke firmly, not allowing any further interruptions to get in the way of these kits and their special day. There was a time and place to speak your mind and this was not either. Thankfully, Reedkit soon padded up to stand beside Beetlekit and Blushingkit.

"Let's get to it then, shall we?" Pikestar remarked before resting his partial gaze on the three young RiverClan kittens, "Blushingkit, Beetlekit, and Reedkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Blushingpaw, Beetlepaw, and Ashpaw." Switching his attention to the crowd of clanmates behind them, he pondered for a short moment before deciding on who would mentor these three eager RiverClan apprentices. "Blueberryblush, you shall be Blushingpaw's mentor, and Silversnow, you shall be Ashpaw's mentor. I do expect you both to pass on all you know to your new apprentices." Then Pikestar fixed his gaze on the black-and-white pelt of the third apprentice, his little bug. "And Beetlepaw, you shall be my apprentice. I shall handle all of your training." Bluefang was a warrior now, and Hawkpaw was gone, so the Lord of the Waters figured it was time for him to take care of a new young mind and shape them into a respectable RiverClan warrior.

"Blushingpaw! Beetlepaw! Ashpaw!" The tall oriental tomcat started the chant of approval that would lift RiverClan's voices to the stars for all to hear. It had been quite some time since he had done something like this, or well, it felt like a while. Maybe it hadn't been that long after all, but Pikestar didn't mind either way. These ceremonies were always a joy for him to do, and that would never change. Once the chants would eventually fade to silence, the dark-furred leader's heart was racing in his chest, full of pride for his own clan in this special moment. "With that done, now we shall handle reassignments. All apprentices of RiverClan, listen up! If you need a new mentor for whatever reason, do step forward now and it shall be taken care of." Pikestar cleared their throat curtly before looking back to Swiftsplash, "Now then, before I go and handle reassignments, what is it that you wanted to say, hm?" He hoped he would not come to regret giving this warrior room to speak at a meeting, but Pikestar was willing to hear them out. Perhaps it would be something actually worth his time. Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. dino. daenerys Silverfur & Co effervescent. SpiritedWarrior Rose xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor Non-binary_Disaster NinjaBloss ~CherylBlossom~ Beamheart BEAR. Willowfern Dino's Minion WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian Clyde WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic Soldier Octavia! hope CatontheMoon ~*Hope*~ Guardian Fox ameko lio CatsAreAwesome ophelia ~_AmityBlight_~ -Ash- Bean. wren teddy. Karlos jimothy Lunarspots HawkStar CrazyCat4481 furrensic Messi MangoLovesCheese Shade. sol. Quasar Larissa ★Star★ S t a r mooncake StormySong AlreadyMadness RoxeyRoo briarmoon milkscent Catherine Sklee Caspian Wingnettle Darkclaws .Sein Amber2010 poseidon Pluto! revelations Eaglet bells_n_whistles celeste Ravensong Snowy Red Scallywagz Apricute littlelove Spotty jupiter gs29513 valery Rapid Bonsai MaybeHesitate serendipity. Oceanflower Dirtfur zeebles ||\Firefly/|| Radetzky SuspiciousMindz

Hidden Zen Joke: Why did the cats ask for a drum set? They wanted to make some mewsic!


Swiftsplash let out a small growl as she sat back down. Dumb leader! Cats can't even become elders now?

[puppeteer]

silversnow

{ ~_AmityBlight_~ }

She listened as the apprentices were named and she was.. given one?? With a look of surprise and gratitude to her father, Silversnow gracefully leapt from the Streamstone and went to go touch noses with her apprentice. "Alright, Ashpaw. We'll get all your training done lickety-split."

[Sklee]

Amber paw shouted out the new apprentices names as loud as she could. They utterly deserved this time to shine, and she watched them slightly.

[RavensCall]

Smokepaw stepped forwards. "I need a new mentor..."

canineantics

[starry]

Stormpaw stepped forward head hanging low. If only Blizzardwind was still here...

[shaae_26]

Salamanderpaw sadly stepped forward. He liked Sapstrike a lot but his mentor didn't really train him much.

[LostInTheOrchids]

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚　　˚*• ̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙


·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙* ˚ Ashpaw of Riverclan - 6 moons - Black and orange chimera with blue eyes - 1/100 - effervescent. - Ack sorry for the delay on this, been on a trip. ˚*• ̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

Ashpaw. It sounded so... good. "Thank you, Pikestar." She murmured. Silversnow... wasn't that Pikestars' Daughter? Her eyes scanned the crowd. There she was, the silver molly stepped closer and leaned down to touch noses with Ashpaw. Ashpaw, having stubby legs, practically had to stand on her hind legs to reach the molly. She felt the cold touch of another nose and dropped back to the ground.

[Red Dawn]

Nightspark rested there, looking at the new apprentices, futur warriors, in some moons of course, he thinked about his apprentice Kestrelpaw, she was really promising, he got lost in his thoughts, in some time she will become a warrior, he rested there, his gaze looking at the ground...
[Open]

[perseus.]

Cicadapaw frowned at the reassignments being mentioned. They sighed before heaving themselves off, walking over and taking a seat near the bottom of streamstone, head bowed down.

[ameko]

Cloverdust cheered for the new apprentices alongside her clanmates, eyes bright with joy. As everyone quieted down and Pikestar continued the meeting, she glanced around at the apprentices that were stepping forward.

[Zei]

Silentcry watched silently, saying nothing and showing zero signs that they had heard nor any reaction- open

[puppeteer]

With soft eyes, the elderly tom watched the youngins of RiverClan gain new mentors, and be reassigned. He felt bad for the children who had to consistently be reassigned. Pondwhisker had never been reassigned when he had been a 'paw, so his heart went out to those who have.

[Captain]

• PIKESTAR •
LORD OF THE WATERS

Waiting for the light-gray molly to speak her piece, the mighty Lord of the River simply raised an eyebrow as she growled and sat back down, seemingly throwing a hissy-fit over the whole situation. He didn’t have time to deal with stubborn adults that acted like utter children. “I guess it wasn’t that important, after all.” Pikestar remarked, half-muttering it under his breath to himself, “Now then, let’s get to reassignments, eh?” The oriental longhair promptly moved his partial blue gaze back to the base of the Streamstone, seeing that a small but decent-sized group of apprentices had since formed. Smokepaw, Stormpaw, Salamanderpaw, and Cicadapaw. Huh. He could have sworn there were more that needed reassignments. Pikestar knew off the top of his head that Cinderpaw had been one of them, but she had not stepped forward. They would assign her someone new as well, but as for the others, the tall RiverClan leader could only do so much from his position to help those in need. It was a two-way street kinda thing. Pikestar idly scratched the side of his face for a moment as his single eye skimmed over the crowd behind them, wondering who would be good enough choices for these new mentors that were now needed. At this point, he didn't know anymore.

"Cloverdust, I want you to handle the rest of Smokepaw's training. As for you, Stormpaw, your new mentor shall be Fogcloud." Pikestar exclaimed, making eye-contact with each specific warrior and apprentice whose name that was spoken of as he listed off reassignments, "Darktwist, you'll be Salamanderpaw's new mentor. Cicadapaw, I know Gingerfrost is currently healing from injury right now, but I would like him to see to it that you become a warrior in due time. He should be out of the medicine cat's den any day now." Perhaps to ensure their training got completed, he would take a few of them out himself for some one-on-one training, but he would have to think about it. Being a leader was a busy thing, and he had quite the schedule to tackle already. "Silentcry, you're in charge of Cinderpaw." Practically no cats showed interest in being a mentor anymore, so Pikestar was left to randomly choose cats and hope for the best. It was not smart, but he was half-tempted to soon take matters into his own paws. Maybe then things would get finished around here.

Giving a loud sigh, the dark-furred tomcat shook his head and once again moved on rather quickly, knowing they were not nearing the end of this meeting. "Amberpaw, and Mintpaw. Please step forward." Pikestar would meow, peering at both mollies respectively, "It is time for you both to become true warriors of RiverClan." He would wait patiently for both of them to approach and place themselves before the Streamstone before officially beginning their warrior ceremony. "I, Pikestar, proud leader of RiverClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have both trained hard to understand the ways of your code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn." With that, he finally uttered the important question Mintpaw and Amberpaw had probably been waiting on for quite some time now. "Do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" The noble oath of a clan warrior. Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. daenerys Silverfur & Co effervescent. SpiritedWarrior Rose xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor Non-binary_Disaster NinjaBloss ~CherylBlossom~ Beamheart BEAR. Willowfern Dino's Minion WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian Clyde WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic Soldier Octavia! hope CatontheMoon ~*Hope*~ Guardian Fox ameko lio CatsAreAwesome ophelia ~_AmityBlight_~ -Ash- Bean. wren teddy. Karlos jimothy Lunarspots HawkStar CrazyCat4481 furrensic Messi MangoLovesCheese Shade. sol. Quasar Larissa ★Star★ S t a r mooncake StormySong AlreadyMadness RoxeyRoo briarmoon milkscent Catherine Sklee Caspian Wingnettle Darkclaws .Sein Amber2010 poseidon Pluto! revelations Eaglet bells_n_whistles celeste Ravensong Snowy Red Scallywagz Apricute littlelove Spotty jupiter gs29513 valery Rapid Bonsai MaybeHesitate serendipity. Oceanflower Dirtfur zeebles Dyna Fox Radetzky SuspiciousMindz

Hidden Zen Joke: What do cats have to do in the morning? Read the mews-paper.

[Wingnettle]

┌────────── ∘・❄︎・∘ ──────────┐
Mintpaw (she/her)
Riverclan ❍ 11 moons
White and gray siamese with blue eyes
└───────── ・∘ ❄︎ ∘・ ─────────┘

https://i.ibb.co/fpzh8gK/Mintpaw.png (https://imgbb.com/)

Mintpaw knew this was her time.
All the time, all the experience and all the practice had brought her to this.
Was this the end of her journey? Or was it just the beginning? Maybe Slatestripe would have the answer.

She peeked behind her to caught a hint of amber eyes following her, beckoning her to go forward and keep doing her duty. No, this was a prize. He wanted her to enjoy this ceremony as much as possible, because there wouldn't be any other like this in the future.

The white and gray molly stepped forward, stopping just a few fox-tail lengths from the huge, dark furred leader that she'd grown to love with time. Pikestar was inspecting her with his only one eye, waiting patiently for another apprentice to show up beside her.
What will my warrior name be? Did Slatestripe suggest Mintstream after all? The curiosity was strong, but Mintpaw didn't feel herself comfortable in a name like that. She wasn't surely as strong as a stream, even though she loved the river with all the bones in her body.

With gleaming eyes she looked up to the Riverclan leader, chin high, and waited for her turn to become finally part of Riverclan.

· · ─────── ·✧· ─────── · ·

[ ~Half-A-Witch-Ace~ Cherry~ ]

[Sklee]

Amberpaw did her best not to gasp. After all these moons. All these challenges. She stepped forwards as quickly as possible, as if the opportunity would fall from her paws, as if this all was a horrible nightmare.

Hearing the question she thought she'd never hear, she meowed as loudly and quickly as possible. "I promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend my Clan, even at the cost of my life." It was the easiest oath she thought she'd ever take.


She sat there, awaiting and hoping for her name. And oh so glad she'd let herself hope at all again.

[Red Dawn]

Nightspark rested here, watching everything from his position...

[shaae_26]

( Shade. )
Salamanderpaw looked for yet his third mentor. He really hoped Darktwist wouldn't quit on him and would actually train him. The now 8 moon old had not been trained at all yet

[lem~]

┌────────── ∘・❄︎・∘ ──────────┐
Mintpaw (she/her)
Riverclan ❍ 11 moons
White and gray siamese with blue eyes
└───────── ・∘ ❄︎ ∘・ ─────────┘

https://i.ibb.co/fpzh8gK/Mintpaw.png (https://imgbb.com/)

Mintpaw knew this was her time.
All the time, all the experience and all the practice had brought her to this.
Was this the end of her journey? Or was it just the beginning? Maybe Slatestripe would have the answer.

She peeked behind her to caught a hint of amber eyes following her, beckoning her to go forward and keep doing her duty. No, this was a prize. He wanted her to enjoy this ceremony as much as possible, because there wouldn't be any other like this in the future.

The white and gray molly stepped forward, stopping just a few fox-tail lengths from the huge, dark furred leader that she'd grown to love with time. Pikestar was inspecting her with his only one eye, waiting patiently for another apprentice to show up beside her.
What will my warrior name be? Did Slatestripe suggest Mintstream after all? The curiosity was strong, but Mintpaw didn't feel herself comfortable in a name like that. She wasn't surely as strong as a stream, even though she loved the river with all the bones in her body.

With gleaming eyes she looked up to the Riverclan leader, chin high, and waited for her turn to become finally part of Riverclan.

· · ─────── ·✧· ─────── · ·

[ ~Half-A-Witch-Ace~ Cherry~ ]
LilyLeaf {She/Her}
LilyLeaf watched as MintPaw stepped forward to receive her warrior name. "Gosh..just yesterday I feel as if she was that small, timid and shy kit...now look at her...how time has flown!" Lilyleaf thought, happy tears forming in her eyes.

[Rapid]

Shallowkit watched in awe

[Zei]

Silentcry blinked in agnowledgement. Cinderpaw huh? (help who plays cinderpaw?)

[lem~]

Blue was a tad bit late to the meeting so she sat in the back, hoping to be overlooked. Their scent was a mix between riverclan and loner. Blue watched as the ceremony was being preformed 'Who or what was starclan?' She thought, bewildered.

[Captain]

• PIKESTAR •
LORD OF THE WATERS

“Then by the powers of StarClan, I shall give you both your warrior names.” The mighty oriental tomcat remarked firmly, sitting tall and seeming to look over the crowd situated below, keeping his gaze focused on Mintpaw and Amberpaw only in that very moment, “Amberpaw, we honor your tenacity and skill in hunting, and RiverClan shall now welcome you as a full clan warrior. From this moment on, you shall be known as Amberwing.” He dipped his head to the dark gray molly with a prod smile evident on his maw, before turning slowly over to Mintpaw. "Mintpaw, we honor your vast intelligence and everlasting patience. We shall now welcome you as a full warrior of RiverClan. From this moment on, you shall be known as Mintpool." A single moment of silence would pass by, allowing that feeling of accomplishment and honor to hopefully wash over the two newly-named warriors, before he would start the chant of approval. "Amberwing! Mintpool! Amberwing! Mintpool!" Pikestar yowled the names loud enough for all to hear, welcoming these proud, strong new warriors.

Once the chanting would finally calm down, he would not waste any time in reminding Amberwing and Mintpool of something quite important. "Tonight, you will begin your warriorhood by preforming a silent vigil, standing guard at the camp entrance." He mentioned, blinking at the two young she-cats with a prideful gleam in his one eye. As that was all taken care of now, Pikestar carefully switched gears and then would find another face in the crowd. "Pondwhisker." The RiverClan leader called attention to the longhaired brown tomcat, "You have served this clan well for many moons now. Is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?" They had never preformed an elder ceremony before, so the tall River Lord hoped this would suffice for this first experience. It was very rare that Pikestar witnessed warriors in RiverClan actually retiring, so he was relieved to allow a cat to rest in a warm nest rather than in a hole in the ground. They would respectfully await the senior's answer. Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. daenerys Silverfur & Co effervescent. SpiritedWarrior Rose xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor Non-binary_Disaster NinjaBloss ~CherylBlossom~ Beamheart BEAR. Willowfern Dino's Minion WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian Clyde WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic Soldier Octavia! hope CatontheMoon ~*Hope*~ Guardian Fox ameko lio CatsAreAwesome ophelia ~_AmityBlight_~ -Ash- Bean. wren teddy. Karlos jimothy Lunarspots HawkStar CrazyCat4481 furrensic Messi MangoLovesCheese Shade. sol. Quasar Larissa ★Star★ S t a r mooncake StormySong AlreadyMadness RoxeyRoo briarmoon milkscent Catherine Sklee Caspian Wingnettle Darkclaws .Sein Amber2010 poseidon Pluto! revelations Eaglet bells_n_whistles celeste Ravensong Snowy Red Scallywagz Apricute littlelove Spotty jupiter gs29513 valery Rapid Bonsai MaybeHesitate serendipity. Oceanflower Dirtfur zeebles Dyna Fox Radetzky SuspiciousMindz

Hidden Zen Joke: Why do cats always win video games? Because they have nine lives.

[puppeteer]

pondwhisker

{ canineantics }

Ambling forth, the elderly tom nodded to his leaders words. "Yes, Pikestar. It is. I've spent many moons protecting RiverClan. I think its time for retirement, as much as I hate it." He let out a mirthful purr and almost tried to curl his tail, forgetting it had been bobbed.

[Sklee]

Amberpaw- No, Amberwing, sat stock still for a second, savoring the moment like nothing else in her life. She'd made it. Somehow, she'd made it. She was a warrior. Listening to the leader's chant, she began to grin.

That silent vigil would be the most wonderful night of her life.

[shaae_26]

'"Amberwing! Mintpool!" Salamanderpaw chanted

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

Swiftsplash sighed. Looking at Pikestar with an apologetic nod. She had over reacted about not being able to speak. It was rude and immature. She'd have to wait her turn to lay beside Pondwhisker and share old stories with kits. Letting out a sigh she leaned against Pearlnight lightly. Oh how her daughter had grown....so precious to her.
canineantics

[ameko]

Cloverdust's eyes widened in surprise as she heard her name called. Her, a mentor? She hadn't ever given that role much thought before, seeing it as something beyond her. Now that it was suddenly a reality, however, she wasn't quite sure what to do. She rose to her paws, hesitating briefly before making her way to where Smokepaw stood. Well, it couldn't be that difficult! Even if she did feel a little unsure, she wasn't one to back down from new experiences. Smiling at her new apprentice, she meowed, "I'll do my best to help you with the rest of your training."

After the apprentices were reassigned, Cloverdust turned her attention once more to Pikestar. Her smile grew as she watched him name the new warriors, and cheerfully, she added her voice to the crowd. "Amberwing! Mintpool!"

[ Octavia! ]

[RavensCall]

Smokepaw nervously approached her new mentor. "H-Hi. I'm Smokepaw.. your new apprentice. Yay? I guess?" She noticed Mintpool and Amberwing recieve their warrior names and quietly cheered for them
ameko

[Captain]

• PIKESTAR •
LORD OF THE WATERS

Dipping his head respectfully to the senior warrior, the tall oriental longhair would then officialize the ceremony. “RiverClan honors you and all the service you have given to us. May you have many moons of rest, Pondwhisker, you may move into the elder’s den as soon as you desire.” Hopefully he would be kind to Ranch Dressing and Cheeseburger as well as vice versa, but the Lord of the Waters personally did not think of any trouble that could arise between the three elderly cats. If anything, he was more so glad that their restless kittens would have more seniors to go to when they all were itching for a story or two of the olden days, much before his own time. With that, there was nothing left for Pikestar to say. "That is all for this clan meeting. Be safe, and keep up the hard work, alright? You are all dismissed." A gentle nod to the bustling crowd was all that the large scarred RiverClan leader gave to his clanmates before he leapt down from the Streamstone, turning on his paws and disappearing into the privacy of his own den. A simple and quiet end to a clanwide meeting, which was preferable compared to the usual drama and whatnot. The next moon would be here any day now, and Pikestar was already planning the next meeting. Things hadn't gone perfectly at this one, but they couldn't complain. For now, they had many things to sort out, Beetlepaw's training being one of such things. How very exciting for both of them.MEETING DISMISSED.

Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. daenerys Silverfur & Co effervescent. SpiritedWarrior Rose xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor Non-binary_Disaster NinjaBloss ~CherylBlossom~ Beamheart BEAR. Willowfern Dino's Minion WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian Clyde WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic Soldier Octavia! hope CatontheMoon ~*Hope*~ Guardian Fox ameko lio CatsAreAwesome ophelia ~_AmityBlight_~ -Ash- Bean. wren teddy. Karlos jimothy Lunarspots HawkStar CrazyCat4481 furrensic Messi MangoLovesCheese Shade. sol. Quasar Larissa ★Star★ S t a r mooncake StormySong AlreadyMadness RoxeyRoo briarmoon milkscent Catherine Sklee Caspian Wingnettle Darkclaws .Sein Amber2010 poseidon Pluto! revelations Eaglet bells_n_whistles celeste Ravensong Snowy Red Scallywagz Apricute littlelove Spotty jupiter gs29513 valery Rapid Bonsai MaybeHesitate serendipity. Oceanflower Dirtfur zeebles Dyna Fox Radetzky SuspiciousMindz

Hidden Zen Joke: What does the cat say after making a joke? “I’m just kitten!”

[LostInTheOrchids]

Ashpaw bounced away, going to the apprentices den.

Graytail walked back to the nursery.

(Short ah post but)

[shaae_26]

Salamanderpaw padded away when the meeting was dismissed

[occultation]

✰ S L A T E S T R I P E ✰

[ Wingnettle ]


Slatestripe held his breath without realizing as Pikestar carried out Mintpaw's warrior ceremony. Any of the bittersweet thoughts he'd been having about Autumnpaw, or the disdain he had for the arrival of Cheese and Ranch in the Clan, vanished as his world suddenly became only about what was going on with Mintpaw.

He sat silently, keeping his eyes on her as she spoke her part of the seasons-old warrior ceremony. What would she be named? Mintheart? Mintsky? Mintstream, as he'd originally thought long ago?

Mintpool.

As soon as the meeting was dismissed, Slatestripe rushed up to the newly-named warrior and covered her face with licks. "Mintpool! It's such a lovely name. I'm so proud of you! You deserve this, and everything good you have coming your way. You're going to be a fantastic warrior. You've got the heart and intelligence to be one of the greatest the forest has ever seen; I truly believe it."

As he stood beside the cat he'd come to know as his daughter, he suddenly felt as if there was another presence with him, one that was unseen. The warmth of his mother never left him, but it felt especially strong now. In a way, it almost felt as if she really were with him, congratulating Mintpool and offering her the same warmth and acceptance that she'd always given to him.

[Wingnettle]

✰ S L A T E S T R I P E ✰

[ Wingnettle ]


Slatestripe held his breath without realizing as Pikestar carried out Mintpaw's warrior ceremony. Any of the bittersweet thoughts he'd been having about Autumnpaw, or the disdain he had for the arrival of Cheese and Ranch in the Clan, vanished as his world suddenly became only about what was going on with Mintpaw.

He sat silently, keeping his eyes on her as she spoke her part of the seasons-old warrior ceremony. What would she be named? Mintheart? Mintsky? Mintstream, as he'd originally thought long ago?

Mintpool.

As soon as the meeting was dismissed, Slatestripe rushed up to the newly-named warrior and covered her face with licks. "Mintpool! It's such a lovely name. I'm so proud of you! You deserve this, and everything good you have coming your way. You're going to be a fantastic warrior. You've got the heart and intelligence to be one of the greatest the forest has ever seen; I truly believe it."

As he stood beside the cat he'd come to know as his daughter, he suddenly felt as if there was another presence with him, one that was unseen. The warmth of his mother never left him, but it felt especially strong now. In a way, it almost felt as if she really were with him, congratulating Mintpool and offering her the same warmth and acceptance that she'd always given to him.


┌────────── ∘・❄︎・∘ ──────────┐
Mintpool (she/her)
Riverclan ❍ 12 moons
White and gray siamese with blue eyes
└───────── ・∘ ❄︎ ∘・ ─────────┘

https://i.ibb.co/fpzh8gK/Mintpaw.png (https://imgbb.com/)

Mintpool noticed her mother's emotional expression. Tiny tears shined at the corner of her eyes, and suddenly she remembered how lucky she was to have a mother that loved her. She'd remained with her and helped her grow despite everything.
The white siamese looked at her with a tiny, genuine smile and nodded in appreciation.

As Slatestripe approached her, she was going to dip her head but her mentor didn't give her time. A wet tongue was ruffling all her fur in excited movements, but Mintpool didn't feel bothered in any way. She was happy, and warmth filled her whole body as Slatestripe congratulated her in the most lovely way. His words were exactly what she'd aimed for during her whole apprenticeship.

"...Thank you, Slatestripe." She commented softly, eyes shining and heart touched by his affection. "Today, I am warrior only thanks to you." She dipped her head for one last time as an apprentice, then raised her chin and looked into Slatestripe's amber eyes as an equal rank. I am a warrior now.

"...And I could've never hoped for anyone else. Not a better mentor. Not a better... family." She spoke more confidently now, hope filling her chest knowing that she didn't have any doubts or regrets in her heart. Her life was good. She loved her clan and her family.
She had a place in Riverclan.

· · ─────── ·✧· ─────── · ·

[Captain]

PIKESTAR

Stepping out of his den and into the clearing, the tall dark-furred tomcat silently turned on his paws and leapt up onto the Streamstone. It was late in the evening and the sun was already partially set, but the sky was clear and the air felt decent for the hour, so he might as well do this now. There a million different ways that this meeting could go, and Pikestar knew that as well as anyone. His body ached with exhaustion and his chest felt tight with dread, but the Lord of the Waters continued to hold his head high and did not cower before his clanmates. He sat down, facing the clearing, and rested his bushy tail comfortably over his front paws. The clan leader raised his partial gaze to rest upon the shimmering stars above, which were just now beginning to appear in the sky overhead. His eye stayed there for a few long moments before he'd release a quiet sigh from his parted jaws. It was wise not to waste anymore time here tonight.

"Let all cats old enough to swim gather to hear my words!"

After some resting of their throat, Pikestar would like to think that his voice was fully healed enough to where they could do these meetings comfortably without straining himself. There wasn't too much to go over, so this whole thing should be over quickly. As the Lord of the River silently awaited for a collection of cats to gather in front of the Streamstone, he went over the announcements and what all would be discussed at this meeting. Pikestar wondered which order certain topics should be brought up, and how they should be worded. They were quite far from perfect, but they tried their best to make sure these meetings went by smoothly. But did they often go smoothly? No. // This meeting will continue on Monday, April 17th. \\ Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw

[LostInTheOrchids]

Ashpaw, surprisingly one of the first there, bounced up to the streamstone and took a seat.

Graytail slid out of the nursery and sat down

[Morrigan]

Mistfire padded out of the nursery and sat with the rest of her clanmates Briarfang her mate came and sat beside her.

[Wintersun]

Robinpaw (he/Him)

The large apprentice poked his head out of the den and shook out his pelt, taking a seat.

[ophelia]

BEASTFLAME
^^^^^^^^
The large tabby warrior peered out from the warrior’s den at Pikestar’s call. A meeting. Well this would be very interesting. The leader’s voice was very soft, but still audible from the farther reaches of the camp. The sound still made Beastflame wince, remembering the reason for the change vividly. The dog fight was going to be seared into his memory for some time, that was for sure and certain.

He loped heavily into the clearing, settling close to the leader but off to the side from where the group usually congregated. Finding a suitable spot, he settled carefully, shifting his weight to one side in order to avoid straining his still-healing hind leg. He hadn’t gone to see Stonepaw after the fight, too stubborn to ask the annoying little fur all for help. Besides, others needed it more. And his injuries didn’t need too much attention anyways, just some rest and a couple good licks. Hopefully.

[ open! ]

[Silverfur & Co]

Featherspirit sat in the doorway of the nursery not leaving her kits but listens to the meeting.

Snowstripe sits looking at the rest of the clan then pikestar. She purs softly to herself then goes silent

[lio]

https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/characters/20454690?1680502701
DOGSPRING (https://toyhou.se/20454690.dogspring)
tall, fluffy black-and white cat with blue eyes. floppy ears.
they/them

Dogspring bounded up to the Streamstone, their eyes lowered to the ground. They sat in a loaf, almost as thoughthey were attempting to make themself as small as possible.

https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/characters/20766470?1680571276
SNOWKIT (https://toyhou.se/20766470.snowkit)
fluffy white she-cat with brown and black patches and icy blue eyes.
she/her

Snowkit tumbled out of the nursery, squeaking loudly. What was that noise? What's a Streamstone? The little kit laid in front of the entrance to the nursery, icy blue eyes watching in wonder.

[stag]

Minnowpaw padded up to the streamstone, sitting down closer to the left side of it.

[sock]

Rainglow limped over to the streamstone.

[teddy.]

-ˏˋ Wasppaw ˎˊ-
30 ☾ ┊ he him his
a musclar tomcat with a blue tabby pelt, cream under body, and blue-amber heterochromia eyes.

his broken rib was in the mend but still, everything was exhausting. Even sleeping posed a difficulty. Wasp assumed it was down to a bruised body, what did he know about ribs!

He had been lounging uncomfortably in his outside nest, trying to catch a few moments of sleep. the dusks dew had already settled on his back.

Wasp awoke from the light restless sleep when he heard a clan meeting called. He looked up, a small gasp when he realised the tom he'd fought along side in the doggy battle was actually the leader. "hey I know that guy!"

Wasp stood, shaking the dew drops from his pelt, spraying any cats nearby.

open

[shaae_26]

Salamanderpaw perked his ears, padding up to the meeting

[Silvershadow13]

-Silentripple-

She turned her head at Pikestar's call and padded over to join the meeting, sitting near the edge.

[JackHunt_17]

Cloudpaw padded up to his first meeting as a member of the clan. He knew he’d be announced in this meeting and he’d get his mentor and start training

[Cinderspirit]

https://i.ibb.co/zPy9CnQ/1284443-M9-Wgyg3e.png

╔═════════*.·:·.☽✧ ✦ ✧☾.·:·.*═════════╗
Beechkit (he/him)
RiverClan ❍ 7 moons
brown-furred tabby tom-kit with black stripes and golden eyes
╚═════════*.·:·.☽✧ ✦ ✧☾.·:·.*═════════╝

Beechkit bounded excitedly up to the Streamstone. Was he gonna get his apprentice name today? The thought made all his fur stick straight up with excitement. He had been meant to have his ceremony a moon ago, but he guessed that with the dog attack, it had been unable to happen. But now... He had been brave during the dog attack, hadn't he? Surely that had proved to Pikestar that he really deserved to be an apprentice at this point. Everyone always ignores me. Passes over me for someone else. I wanted an early apprentice ceremony, and now I have a late one. The thought whirled around in his mind, and he clenched his teeth angrily. When I become a warrior, I'll show them all what they didn't see before. I will be Beechstar, fearless leader of RiverClan.
[OPEN]

[Estelle]

Hearing the lord's lesser strained call, the tabby tom rose to his paws. Meeting time. These always did take place moments after disaster, so it wasn't surprising. Somewhere he wondered what Pikestar would be saying about the dogs, if anything. Well, he'd find out soon enough. First doing a slight stretch, Gingerfrost went ahead and sat, ready to listen to this meeting.

[bubble[error].]

*Bluefang came running*

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

Pearlnight yawned. Her stomach cut still patched as she limped softly to the clearing. The pregnat she covered her stomach with her tail and grunted in pain as she sat. Smiling softly at Lilycreek.
sol.

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Bluestone peachpaw Cinderpaw joined

[Dakotaa]

PebbleSplash makes her way over, happily.

[Spartan-117]

Pondheart looks around warily for a moment before approaching.

Antpaw sighs, stretching painfully, and makes his way to the Streamstone.

[poppy]

Briarkit waddled out of the nursery, unable to go much farther than the entrance so she sat down, wincing slightly. Ouchie. Her fur was a mess of neatly wound cobwebs and moss that she didnt have the flexibility to remove from her ginger fur. The molly looked around and saw some cats she knew, but didn't feel like causing herself more pain by trying to get to them, so she stayed leaning up against the nursery, looking frustrated and uncomfortable.

(open!)

[sol.]

LILYCREEK

The clan meeting had started, and she had been a bit busy with caring for her niece and some of the more injured residents of Riverclan when the call had broken over the camp. She lifted her head, blinking, moving slowly.

Briarkit was sitting at the entrance to the nursery when she arrived. Lilycreek wanted to berate the kit for getting out her nest, but she must have been dying to get out in the first place. Lilycreek sidled up to her, and gave her a smile. "How're you holding up, buttercup?"

She looked across the clearing to see Pearlnight had already made her way out to the clearing. The pregnant queen gave her a smile, which Lilycreek felt obligated to return a friendly wave of her tail. Should she even be out there, being so pregnant? "Pearlnight," she called softly as she walked over, but loud enough for the queen to hear. "You know you shouldn't be out here with your wounds and being this close to your due date. Come, you can watch the meeting from the nursery. I'm not taking chances."

[ jupiter |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ]

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

LILYCREEK

The clan meeting had started, and she had been a bit busy with caring for her niece and some of the more injured residents of Riverclan when the call had broken over the camp. She lifted her head, blinking, moving slowly.

Briarkit was sitting at the entrance to the nursery when she arrived. Lilycreek wanted to berate the kit for getting out her nest, but she must have been dying to get out in the first place. Lilycreek sidled up to her, and gave her a smile. "How're you holding up, buttercup?"

She looked across the clearing to see Pearlnight had already made her way out to the clearing. The pregnant queen gave her a smile, which Lilycreek felt obligated to return a friendly wave of her tail. Should she even be out there, being so pregnant? "Pearlnight," she called softly as she walked over, but loud enough for the queen to hear. "You know you shouldn't be out here with your wounds and being this close to your due date. Come, you can watch the meeting from the nursery. I'm not taking chances."

[ jupiter |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ]

Pearlnight gave a grief filled look to her father who was dead in the clearing. Did the cats even care to set a vigil for him? "He won't get to meet them." she whispered. Eyes sad she grunted in pain. Standing and limping over to Lilycreek with a grateful purr.

[Pitou]

Doeheart moved into the clearing at the leader's familiar call and sat down, wrapping her feathered tail around her paws.

[Sklee]

Amberwing padded up slowly, and sat down quickly. She wasn't sure why she was quite so apprehensive. Maybe it was just because this was her first meeting as a warrior, or maybe it was any recent event.

[serendipity.]

Kitekit watched from the nursery.

[SUGA]

Sleekshine
The sound of the leader’s voice brought her back to the forest. She had been zoning out for a while and quickly blinked and looked up as the dark furred tom padded up the streamstone, his one eye peering down at them. She got to her paws and quickly scurried over, eyes blinking with curiousity.

The sun itself had set already, leaving a small hint of amber down at the bottom of the sky, the stars starting to shine and the moon rising. Pikestar seemed.. anxious. She watched as he called. He throat seemed to be getting better, that’s for sure. she thought. The leader did have a little cold earlier, didn’t he?

[sol.]

Pearlnight gave a grief filled look to her father who was dead in the clearing. Did the cats even care to set a vigil for him? "He won't get to meet them." she whispered. Eyes sad she grunted in pain. Standing and limping over to Lilycreek with a grateful purr.


Lilycreek sighed softly. "I know. But he did what he had to, to protect you and your little ones." It felt odd to consol the queen by praising her father, someone she had yelled at a moon ago. Whisperwave definitely wasn't a favorite of hers; talking of him in a reassuring manner left a bad taste on her tongue.

"C'mon sugar. Let's get you settled."

[ |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ]

[poppy]

briarkit

Briarkit looked up as Lilycreek padded up to her, apparently checking in. Smiling brightly, the wounded kitten aimed a clumsy boop to Lily's chest (not yet tall enough to reach her nose). She self consciously considered trying to clean out her incredibly messy pelt, but knew that she wouldn't be able to do that. Plus, maybe if she was super messy, her Dad or Stonepaw would come over! At this point, she was willing to try anything. "Don't clean my fur, okay? I'm trying to lure in my brother and dad." She confessed, leaning up close to whisper this in Lily's ear with a conspiratorial wink. She glanced at Pearlnight as the molly mentioned her Dad dying. That was sad. Bri didn't like the guy, but she knew that losing a dad would suck. "I bet he's looking down at you and is very glad you're okay, Pearly." Or looking up at her. From hell. Because he didn't sound like he was a nice guy. but the fluffy ginger tabby decided not to say that because it might not be the nicest.

| sol. |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| |

[perseus.]

Beetlepaw, Fogcloud, Cicadapaw, Goosehonk, and Cheeseburger all listened for news as they joined the affecting cats.

[RavensCall]

Oleander, Smokepaw an Ravenkit join the meeting.

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

Lilycreek sighed softly. "I know. But he did what he had to, to protect you and your little ones." It felt odd to consol the queen by praising her father, someone she had yelled at a moon ago. Whisperwave definitely wasn't a favorite of hers; talking of him in a reassuring manner left a bad taste on her tongue.

"C'mon sugar. Let's get you settled."

[ |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ]

Pearlnight sadly nodded and followed her. Settling as comfortable as she could get and grunting in pain as she sat.

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

briarkit

Briarkit looked up as Lilycreek padded up to her, apparently checking in. Smiling brightly, the wounded kitten aimed a clumsy boop to Lily's chest (not yet tall enough to reach her nose). She self consciously considered trying to clean out her incredibly messy pelt, but knew that she wouldn't be able to do that. Plus, maybe if she was super messy, her Dad or Stonepaw would come over! At this point, she was willing to try anything. "Don't clean my fur, okay? I'm trying to lure in my brother and dad." She confessed, leaning up close to whisper this in Lily's ear with a conspiratorial wink. She glanced at Pearlnight as the molly mentioned her Dad dying. That was sad. Bri didn't like the guy, but she knew that losing a dad would suck. "I bet he's looking down at you and is very glad you're okay, Pearly." Or looking up at her. From hell. Because he didn't sound like he was a nice guy. but the fluffy ginger tabby decided not to say that because it might not be the nicest.

| sol. |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| |

Pearlnight gave a purr to the kit. "Thank you Brairkit. That was very kind. I'm sure hes looking down at you two. Wishing he'd never done anything because you little one. You are amazing." she smiled

[Cornbread1233]

Beekit joined the meeting, looking around at the assembled cats

[Fawn]

Tawnythorn
Tawnythorn arrived at the top of Streamstone and quickly made his way to an open spot where he could sit down and listen to the meeting.

[Dirtfur]

x ghostie ( Is time for Dirt and Worm to meet!! :eyes: )

Dirtkit peeked outside, a loud voice calling for everyone to gather around Streamstone. With questions in his mind, he hobbled to the voice, avoiding bumping into grown felines. His stubbly legs slowed their running and begun to take in the wonderful sights: RiverClan cats, old and young, surrounding the Streamstone that held up a tall gray figure.

"Who is that?" he wondered out loud. His nightmarish thoughts of large cat-like shadows with snouts and floppy ears was covered up by his questions. That didn't distract from covering himself with the earth's secret weapon: earth!

Not receiving -or maybe did not hear at all?- any answer to his question, he plucked the dirt with his baby claws and caked his shoulders with it.

[vellichor]

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Beansprout (https://beansite.carrd.co/)
RiverClan Warrior

The siamese tom slipped out of the warrior's den, looking up at the Streamstone with a knowing glint in his eye. Beansprout took a seat, curling his fluffy tail around his paws.

[Wingnettle]

┌────────── ∘・❄︎・∘ ──────────┐
Mintpool (she/her)
Riverclan ❍ 12 moons
White and gray siamese with blue eyes
└───────── ・∘ ❄︎ ∘・ ─────────┘

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Mintpool remained close by the warriors' den, too tired to make it to the Streamstones. She would hear Pikestar's words from here.

· · ─────── ·✧· ─────── · ·

[Kaybug.]

Mistycloud [She/her]

Mistycloud came to Pikestar’s call

[wolfie]

== > lio
Some guy was yellin' and Stormkit did not CARE. She wouldn't be like the other kits, no, she was rebelling by not looking at was going on. Clearly. It was only when Snowkit tumbled out of the nursery they had to go because well, they were the oldest sister here most definitely and they had duties. With a loud squeak, the little molly came tumbling out. Attempting to press against Snowkit and sniff, she was okay. Yes. Everything was great, she was a-okay. Stormkit looked to the big ol' stone. "Rrrah, " She snorted, it was just Pike. Grandpapa Pike. The old man. MAN. She wanted to climb it. "Bbrrrp, " For now, she simply watched.



== > Dirtfur
The Dark Lord slinked through the shadows and took a seat, his wounds were still healing but he would be damned if he missed any important information. Stars above, he hoped they would become .. more tolerable soon. Every breath he took hurt like hell and his limp was .. prominent. Which meant Wormbite had to play recovery instead of training the apprentices because clearly, a few warriors were lacking in their tasks.

He took a seat near the back, eyes flickering closed as he listened to what Pikestar would say next. it was the only tiny voice that caught his attention. A shudder went down his spine. Tiny menaces. Little. Evil. Tiny. Menaces.

"Who is who?" Wormbite grunted, unsure where this tiny menace was and was someone shuffling through the dirt? Pardon?

[Starfall]

Sleepywolf

The Tuxedo ducked into the camp from the Main entrance, ears perked as he realized...oh he'd arrived somewhat on time. A little later than the rest, but he was here for whatever was happening. Would Pikestar talk about the Dogs...or would it get brushed over.

The Warrior sat himself down, wrapping his tail around his paws as he quietly waited for it to begin.

[Nixey]

Otterkit
she/her | Riverclan
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Tiny paws carried Otterkit out of the nursery when she heard a voice, which was quite loud. She had been disturbed from her slumber, leaving the small kit in a cranky mood as she moved her way through the crowd. Between legs, around sitting bodies and finally found herself in a good spot. Of course she had no clue what was going on, but that was okay. Some interest showed in her eyes as she awaited. Otterkit’s eyes found her siblings momentarily, checking to see if they were present, before flickering back.

[This is open to anyone if it’s wanted]

[Madelaine]

July moved out of the nursery and just right outside before sitting down.

[Doom]

[open!]

Oh good. Another meeting…

Icefury's meditation session had been oh-so rudely interrupted by Pikestar's call. He intended on spending the evening undisturbed, far from the ever-growing swarm of moronic cats he was expected to accept as clanmates. Alas, his leader beckons him. Fine. Fine...

The massive maine coon emerged from the warriors' den, scanning the clearing with weary, half-lidded eyes. His ear flicked in an irritable manner before he finally moved to an open space at the very rear of the crowd. He settled down and began lazily grooming, hoping to look busy enough to keep any unwanted attention at bay.

[Captain]

CLOUDJUMPER // lio x ghostie Nixey // not open to anyone else

☁ As the clan leader’s familiar call sounded through the clearing, the massive black-and-white tomcat’s ears twitched, but he didn’t move immediately from his spot in the nursery. He had no actual intention to go out there and pay attention to anything other than his three precious daughters. Nothing else in this life mattered as much to him. They were all he had left in this world, except for Pikestar, maybe, but that poor fool seemed to be battling their own demons. It’d seem that his trio of children would have other plans, however, growing curious of the oriental’s voice and then scrambling outside, one after the other, before Cloudjumper could even think to herd them back into their nest. Immediately, he would stand up and follow the three mollies in silence, sitting down just behind where Snowkit, Stormkit, and Otterkit had placed themselves. The hot sunlight felt harsh and bright on Cloudjumper's face, making him squint.

Leaning down, he'd draw his tongue over each of their foreheads, making sure his kittens were clean and made sure they knew he was right here for each of them. Of course, his daughters were eager to see their grandpa up on that big rock. He had been memorized by it too when he was their age. Reluctant, Cloudjumper raised his sky-blue gaze to rest upon Pikestar, seeing the large dark-furred leader gazing around as more and more clanmates gathered. The clan meetings that happened here always had some kind of drama or event that made everyone's fur get in a knot, so he would silently prepared himself to protect his daughters if anything were to go south. Cloudjumper would scoop them all up and retreat back to the nursery. Their safety was his main priority.

[Ian]

╔══════ ❀•°❀°•❀ ══════╗
Talonkit
╚══════ ❀•°❀°•❀ ══════╝

The fluffy kit padded out of the nursery to listen to the meeting, his eyes scanning the crowd for a particular cat. The one who had saved him from imminent death. Who was willing to sacrifice himself for him without even knowing him.

[Dirtfur]

x ghostie

The dirt baby squeaked and bounced out of the earth patch. His itsy-bitsy clear amber eyes shot to yet another dark figure that seemed taller than Dirtkit, and so skinny! Their cloudy gaze of amber did not help kept the mud-caked fur flat and still. Did it notice the kit? Could it see the kit with those weirdly textured hues -which gave a nightmarish vision in Dirtkit's mind, like a grim reminder.

"U-um...um, erm th-that figure on the...Streamstone?" The kit's wide eyes flickered back to the mysterious stranger that called for the meeting. As frightened as Dirtkit was, it felt like he should at least answer the lanky feline's question. Destiny, perhaps?

[~Loona Hellhound~]

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Moonspot
Genderfluid/Queen
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Moonspot Heard Pikestars call ring out from the entrence of the nursery. she beemed with delight as her ear twitched at the sound. Her first meeting! oh this was gonna be so exciting for her to listen to. she then slowly stood from her nest carefully as not to stir her kits in her belly, before padding out and moveing to the streamstone. she then looked around for a spot and smiled as she found a comfy spot to sit and she curled up on her side as her tail laied in front of her belly. she then looked up to Pikestar ready to hear what was in store for the meeting.

(Anyone can interact with her if you wish ^w^)

[lem~]

Blue awoke. Eep her first clan meeting! That'd mean they'd get their apprentice name, right? She felt this happy vibrating her chest as she padded to the large rock.
LilyLeaf padded over happily with excitement and sat down in the clearing.

[ameko]

Cloverdust » open
Stuck in a dream—or maybe it was a nightmare, she didn't quite remember—the leader's call hadn't reached her. It had taken the noise of all the other warriors leaving for her to awaken with a jolt, wide eyes darting around for a danger that wasn't there. Cloverdust hurried out of the warriors' den, settling down near the edge of all the cats that had gathered. Bits of moss and nesting stuck out of her fur, but she didn't notice. Instead, she turned her gaze to the leader atop the Streamstone and took slow breaths to calm her rapid heartbeat.

[ThatOneJayfeatherFan]

Swifttail stode out of the Warrior den and took a seat

[SUGA]

Sleekshine | ameko |
As the grey molly seated, she arranged her tail, as it was holding up space for cats who needed space to sit. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a familiar face, Cloversun. The she-cat looked as if she just woken up from a sleep, bits of moss peeking from her fur. She turned to Clover, eyes filled with warmth. “Hey there. You alright?” she asked softly.

[ameko]

Cloverdust » SUGA Although the voice that spoke nearby was soft, Cloverdust couldn't help the startled twitch of her whiskers at the sound. She glanced over, blinking as she processed what her clanmate said. It took her longer than usual—she could still hear the barking of those foul beasts that plagued her latest sleep, and though she herself hadn't gotten injured in that dog fight, it was harrowing enough just to see the blood that had been spattered across the clearing that they now sat in.

After a moment, she smiled and dipped her head to Sleekshine. "Better than yesterday, I suppose. And I'll be even more alright tomorrow!" she meowed, an enthusiasm in her voice that wasn't reflected in her sleep-addled being. Cloverdust glanced back over to Pikestar, making sure the meeting wasn't about to start, before she added, "Just had an eventful dream—nothing to worry about."

[SUGA]

Sleekshine | ameko |
cloversun took longer to reply, as if spacing out. Clover has been more distant since the dog attack. Sleekshine’s eyes clouded with worry. Then she smiled and a smile reached sleekshine’s lips. “That’s good to hear.” she relied with a rumbling purr. But she couldn’t help but notice the tiredness in the molly’s eyes.

“I’m sure you’ll be. If you ever need to talk, I’m here.” she purred, flicking her ear before following the cat’s gaze towards the Streamstone, where Pikestar was perched upon, the smoky tom glancing around. “get some rest tonight.” she mewed, flicking her tail at Cloversun’s back.

[Captain]

PIKESTAR

Stretching open their large jaws to release a powerful yawn, the tall scarred tomcat watched in silence as a sizeable crowd began to form around the Streamstone. Many apprentices and warriors, countless familiar pelts that he saw every single day. A small gasp from the clowder caught his attention as he’d recognize one of the cats that had helped him take down a dog in the fight a few days prior now. He gave a tiny smile towards Wasppaw, honestly allowing such a simple act of awe to lift his spirits slightly for the moment. They’d see Cloud, Oleander, July and Blue as well join the crowd. Good, good. They could all get their clan names today too. As the crowd grew bigger and bigger, Pikestar realized they weren’t expecting such a turnout, especially after everything that had happened. However, the Lord of the Waters didn’t falter and kept sitting there with head held high. He eyed a couple of kittens that scrambled out of the nursery, soon followed by a gigantic curly-furred tomcat. Ah, Cloudjumper and his kittens. Well, hopefully they’d be able to get through this meeting without any trouble and show his grandkids how a true RiverClan meeting went. He waited a few more minutes, waiting for when more cats did not join the bustling collection that was his clan. Once that was certain, Pikestar inhaled deeply and then exhaled briskly, before parting their jaws to begin, the end of their long bushy tail flicking back and forth.

“Thank you all for coming. Without any further ado, let us begin. There are many important things we need to get through in this meeting.” Pikestar would remark, allowing his partial deep blue gaze drifting over the RiverClan cats seated below him, “The first thing I would like to address first and foremost this evening is the dog pack who attacked our camp.” He said, keeping a calm and even tone, albeit a tad melancholy, "Mosstalon, Otterfluff, Reedwhisker, Whisperwave, Coyotehowl and Pigeonpaw are the known losses we have suffered due to the dogs. Many of our clanmates have gone missing since the scuffle, their well-being unknown. I ask RiverClan for a moment of silence out of respect for those we've lost." With that said, Pikestar dipped his head and closed his eye for a moment, letting silence take over the meeting for one full minute. Once that minute had passed, he reopened his eye and lifted his gaze back to his clanmates. "I know many of you are upset with how I handled things regarding the dogs, that I should have done much more, and I completely agree. More should have been done by myself, but I know that there are no words that can truly make up for the lives we've lost here recently."

"I do not plan on just acting this event never happened, nor do I plan on running away like a coward." The lanky RiverClan leader stated firmly, wondering if Sootstar had disappeared from the clan all those moons ago for similar reasoning, "Due to my fatal error, I have received my punishment. I know many of you were there, but for those who are not aware, I have lost my first life." He'd lifted his right paw and gesture to the nasty scar across the base of his throat, allowing everyone present to see it. "But even with this, I know it is not enough. I do not ask any of RiverClan for forgiveness, nor pity, or anything of that sort. I will bare this scar of my life, and be reminded of the lives that I could've saved. It is my fault alone for what was happened, and I take full responsibility." They paused for a few brief seconds before continuing. "I plan to show my apologies through further actions, and be the leader you all deserve. Each of my lives belong to RiverClan, and I will be using them for such. I thank you all for your hard work in defeating the beasts, and stopping this madness." Another short pause so they could catch their breath.

"With the thicket now destroyed, I am wanting to implement something that I've been meaning to for awhile now. If only it could've been announced under less morbid circumstances." The tall oriental longhair's whiskers twitched as he spoke, blue eye flickering around at different cats below. “I would like to further implement water burials rather than laying our clanmates to rest in the thicket. Although, we could always leave it up to those who are dying, or their loved ones to how they are put to rest.” If RiverClan once did water burials or something similiar, it was much before his time, so naturally, he was not aware. "How water burials work will be simple. We find tree bark or something can float and lay the body there. From that point on, the clan can place flowers, shells, anything really with the body to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. Then they can be sent off down our main river, or into the ocean from Lionsbeach." Pikestar thought that would be a good plan of action, but of course, he wanted to hear what the rest of the clan thought about this. He didn't like to be the kind of leader to make big life-altering decisions for RiverClan alone. They were supposed all to be a big family, and figure everything out together. "I am open to any suggestions, or hearing your overall opinions now."
// This meeting will continue on Tuesday, April 18th. \\
~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ The Doctor Wintersun ophelia Silverfur & Co lio Larissa ~*The_Collector*~ teddy. comet15 Silvershadow13 Archjay Cinderspirit Estelle CreeperLover649 |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ~*Hope*~ ~Fawn.Heart~ U.S.S. Catacombs jupiter sol. Ravensong Sklee serendipity. SUGA perseus. Octavia! Cornbread1233 Fawn Dirtfur vellichor Wingnettle Kay~ x ghostie Starfall Nixey Catherine Jester Lillian ~Loona Hellhound~ ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ ameko ThatOneJayfeatherFan puppeteer

[sock]

Rainglow sat in silence, mind whirling. Pikestar lost a life? The Thicket was destroyed? New burials? He couldn't process it all so fast.

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

PIKESTAR

Stretching open their large jaws to release a powerful yawn, the tall scarred tomcat watched in silence as a sizeable crowd began to form around the Streamstone. Many apprentices and warriors, countless familiar pelts that he saw every single day. A small gasp from the clowder caught his attention as he’d recognize one of the cats that had helped him take down a dog in the fight a few days prior now. He gave a tiny smile towards Wasppaw, honestly allowing such a simple act of awe to lift his spirits slightly for the moment. They’d see Cloud, Oleander, July and Blue as well join the crowd. Good, good. They could all get their clan names today too. As the crowd grew bigger and bigger, Pikestar realized they weren’t expecting such a turnout, especially after everything that had happened. However, the Lord of the Waters didn’t falter and kept sitting there with head held high. He eyed a couple of kittens that scrambled out of the nursery, soon followed by a gigantic curly-furred tomcat. Ah, Cloudjumper and his kittens. Well, hopefully they’d be able to get through this meeting without any trouble and show his grandkids how a true RiverClan meeting went. He waited a few more minutes, waiting for when more cats did not join the bustling collection that was his clan. Once that was certain, Pikestar inhaled deeply and then exhaled briskly, before parting their jaws to begin, the end of their long bushy tail flicking back and forth.

“Thank you all for coming. Without any further ado, let us begin. There are many important things we need to get through in this meeting.” Pikestar would remark, allowing his partial deep blue gaze drifting over the RiverClan cats seated below him, “The first thing I would like to address first and foremost this evening is the dog pack who attacked our camp.” He said, keeping a calm and even tone, albeit a tad melancholy, "Mosstalon, Otterfluff, Reedwhisker, Whisperwave, Coyotehowl and Pigeonpaw are the known losses we have suffered due to the dogs. Many of our clanmates have gone missing since the scuffle, their well-being unknown. I ask RiverClan for a moment of silence out of respect for those we've lost." With that said, Pikestar dipped his head and closed his eye for a moment, letting silence take over the meeting for one full minute. Once that minute had passed, he reopened his eye and lifted his gaze back to his clanmates. "I know many of you are upset with how I handled things regarding the dogs, that I should have done much more, and I completely agree. More should have been done by myself, but I know that there are no words that can truly make up for the lives we've lost here recently."

"I do not plan on just acting this event never happened, nor do I plan on running away like a coward." The lanky RiverClan leader stated firmly, wondering if Sootstar had disappeared from the clan all those moons ago for similar reasoning, "Due to my fatal error, I have received my punishment. I know many of you were there, but for those who are not aware, I have lost my first life." He'd lifted his right paw and gesture to the nasty scar across the base of his throat, allowing everyone present to see it. "But even with this, I know it is not enough. I do not ask any of RiverClan for forgiveness, nor pity, or anything of that sort. I will bare this scar of my life, and be reminded of the lives that I could've saved. It is my fault alone for what was happened, and I take full responsibility." They paused for a few brief seconds before continuing. "I plan to show my apologies through further actions, and be the leader you all deserve. Each of my lives belong to RiverClan, and I will be using them for such. I thank you all for your hard work in defeating the beasts, and stopping this madness." Another short pause so they could catch their breath.

"With the thicket now destroyed, I am wanting to implement something that I've been meaning to for awhile now. If only it could've been announced under less morbid circumstances." The tall oriental longhair's whiskers twitched as he spoke, blue eye flickering around at different cats below. “I would like to further implement water burials rather than laying our clanmates to rest in the thicket. Although, we could always leave it up to those who are dying, or their loved ones to how they are put to rest.” If RiverClan once did water burials or something similiar, it was much before his time, so naturally, he was not aware. "How water burials work will be simple. We find tree bark or something can float and lay the body there. From that point on, the clan can place flowers, shells, anything really with the body to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. Then they can be sent off down our main river, or into the ocean from Lionsbeach." Pikestar thought that would be a good plan of action, but of course, he wanted to hear what the rest of the clan thought about this. He didn't like to be the kind of leader to make big life-altering decisions for RiverClan alone. They were supposed all to be a big family, and figure everything out together. "I am open to any suggestions, or hearing your overall opinions now."
// This meeting will continue on Tuesday, April 18th. \\
~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ The Doctor Wintersun ophelia Silverfur & Co lio Larissa ~*The_Collector*~ teddy. comet15 Silvershadow13 Archjay Cinderspirit Estelle CreeperLover649 |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ~*Hope*~ ~Fawn.Heart~ U.S.S. Catacombs jupiter sol. Ravensong Sklee serendipity. SUGA perseus. Octavia! Cornbread1233 Fawn Dirtfur vellichor Wingnettle Kay~ x ghostie Starfall Nixey Catherine Jester Lillian ~Loona Hellhound~ ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ ameko ThatOneJayfeatherFan puppeteer


Brightnight sighed from beside Lilyflower. "Whisperwave was my father. If you don't mind I would like to bury him in his favorite spot!" she called to her leader

[puppeteer]

Pondwhisker was a tad late to the meeting, having slept in too much from his daily nap. He rushed to the Streamstone in time to hear about the water burials. He didn't have much of a say, seeing as how he was leaving soon.

Silversnow watched the meeting from the warriors den, hoping to keep dry in the wet weather.

[bubble[error].]

*Bluefang didn't want to talk*

(open)

[Madelaine]

July had heard the dogs from the nursery as the battle went on. He hadn't realized that they had done so much damage. The young Tom moved further out with the crowd, keeping silent and bowing his head to pay respects. Even if he gadn't known them it just felt right. July looked at his new clanmates. He didn't know anybody, but one day he hoped to know everyone by name and scent.

[poppy]

Briarkit raised her tail, tipping her head to the side. "Won't that make the water gross, then?" She asked, tilting her head to the side.

[LostInTheOrchids]

Graytail sat in thought for a moment, allowing a moment of silence for the fallen, she hadn't known them well but she had seen them around camp. Sending them down the main river? Wouldn't that taint the water? Carefully stringing words together in her mind, her eyes glazed over in thought. "If I may, Pikestar." She stood up and spoke. Her gray fur sleek and her tail held high. These recent moons, she had gained more confidence. Graytail had her gaze set on Pikestar, a friend, her leader.

"You did the best you could, you saved more than one life, I'm sure of it, and I'm sure that Otterfluff, Mosstalon, and all the others understand that they were unable to be saved, although it's a sad truth, it's just that, the truth. You saved the rest of us, and I am thankful. " Graytail often spoke from her heart, but this one was from the deepest parts of her heart. She allowed a moment before she continued.

"As for the burial, great ideas as always, Pikestar, not to be rude or anything, but what if they get caught in the river? What happens if they wash back up on the beach? Wouldn't the Deceased taint the water? I say we try and find a new burial spot, like near the Haven Springs, or near the Cattail Pond." Graytail mewed, trying to keep her tone calm, she knew Pikestar tried his best.

"The warmth of the Springs is welcoming, and I personally would like to believe the dead would like to be buried in the welcoming warmth." Graytail softened her gaze, stringing together thoughts. "But Pikestar, I don't know what the other cats in RiverClan think, but I think you are a great leader. You should be proud for what you have done for us. And with that I thank you, Pikestar."

She stepped back when she was done speaking and sat down, her tail curling around her, water droplets clinging to her short fur. She wondered how Pikestar would react to the information. "Pikestar, you are the sun for this clan" She murmured to herself.

[sol.]

PIKESTAR

Stretching open their large jaws to release a powerful yawn, the tall scarred tomcat watched in silence as a sizeable crowd began to form around the Streamstone. Many apprentices and warriors, countless familiar pelts that he saw every single day. A small gasp from the clowder caught his attention as he’d recognize one of the cats that had helped him take down a dog in the fight a few days prior now. He gave a tiny smile towards Wasppaw, honestly allowing such a simple act of awe to lift his spirits slightly for the moment. They’d see Cloud, Oleander, July and Blue as well join the crowd. Good, good. They could all get their clan names today too. As the crowd grew bigger and bigger, Pikestar realized they weren’t expecting such a turnout, especially after everything that had happened. However, the Lord of the Waters didn’t falter and kept sitting there with head held high. He eyed a couple of kittens that scrambled out of the nursery, soon followed by a gigantic curly-furred tomcat. Ah, Cloudjumper and his kittens. Well, hopefully they’d be able to get through this meeting without any trouble and show his grandkids how a true RiverClan meeting went. He waited a few more minutes, waiting for when more cats did not join the bustling collection that was his clan. Once that was certain, Pikestar inhaled deeply and then exhaled briskly, before parting their jaws to begin, the end of their long bushy tail flicking back and forth.

“Thank you all for coming. Without any further ado, let us begin. There are many important things we need to get through in this meeting.” Pikestar would remark, allowing his partial deep blue gaze drifting over the RiverClan cats seated below him, “The first thing I would like to address first and foremost this evening is the dog pack who attacked our camp.” He said, keeping a calm and even tone, albeit a tad melancholy, "Mosstalon, Otterfluff, Reedwhisker, Whisperwave, Coyotehowl and Pigeonpaw are the known losses we have suffered due to the dogs. Many of our clanmates have gone missing since the scuffle, their well-being unknown. I ask RiverClan for a moment of silence out of respect for those we've lost." With that said, Pikestar dipped his head and closed his eye for a moment, letting silence take over the meeting for one full minute. Once that minute had passed, he reopened his eye and lifted his gaze back to his clanmates. "I know many of you are upset with how I handled things regarding the dogs, that I should have done much more, and I completely agree. More should have been done by myself, but I know that there are no words that can truly make up for the lives we've lost here recently."

"I do not plan on just acting this event never happened, nor do I plan on running away like a coward." The lanky RiverClan leader stated firmly, wondering if Sootstar had disappeared from the clan all those moons ago for similar reasoning, "Due to my fatal error, I have received my punishment. I know many of you were there, but for those who are not aware, I have lost my first life." He'd lifted his right paw and gesture to the nasty scar across the base of his throat, allowing everyone present to see it. "But even with this, I know it is not enough. I do not ask any of RiverClan for forgiveness, nor pity, or anything of that sort. I will bare this scar of my life, and be reminded of the lives that I could've saved. It is my fault alone for what was happened, and I take full responsibility." They paused for a few brief seconds before continuing. "I plan to show my apologies through further actions, and be the leader you all deserve. Each of my lives belong to RiverClan, and I will be using them for such. I thank you all for your hard work in defeating the beasts, and stopping this madness." Another short pause so they could catch their breath.

"With the thicket now destroyed, I am wanting to implement something that I've been meaning to for awhile now. If only it could've been announced under less morbid circumstances." The tall oriental longhair's whiskers twitched as he spoke, blue eye flickering around at different cats below. “I would like to further implement water burials rather than laying our clanmates to rest in the thicket. Although, we could always leave it up to those who are dying, or their loved ones to how they are put to rest.” If RiverClan once did water burials or something similiar, it was much before his time, so naturally, he was not aware. "How water burials work will be simple. We find tree bark or something can float and lay the body there. From that point on, the clan can place flowers, shells, anything really with the body to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. Then they can be sent off down our main river, or into the ocean from Lionsbeach." Pikestar thought that would be a good plan of action, but of course, he wanted to hear what the rest of the clan thought about this. He didn't like to be the kind of leader to make big life-altering decisions for RiverClan alone. They were supposed all to be a big family, and figure everything out together. "I am open to any suggestions, or hearing your overall opinions now."
// This meeting will continue on Tuesday, April 18th. \\
~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ The Doctor Wintersun ophelia Silverfur & Co lio Larissa ~*The_Collector*~ teddy. comet15 Silvershadow13 Archjay Cinderspirit Estelle CreeperLover649 |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ~*Hope*~ ~Fawn.Heart~ U.S.S. Catacombs jupiter sol. Ravensong Sklee serendipity. SUGA perseus. Octavia! Cornbread1233 Fawn Dirtfur vellichor Wingnettle Kay~ x ghostie Starfall Nixey Catherine Jester Lillian ~Loona Hellhound~ ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ ameko ThatOneJayfeatherFan puppeteer
Briarkit raised her tail, tipping her head to the side. "Won't that make the water gross, then?" She asked, tilting her head to the side.



Lilycreek listened with a somber look on her face. Six losses. Almost one for every dog that had attacked camp. She shivered, feeling disgust for the brutish beasts, and sympathy for the families that had to suffer from the losses. She listened with a thoughtful expression as Pikestar spoke up about his plan. A water burial. Not something that was done before, at least to her knowledge, and with good enough reason. The bodies decayed eventually, and would either fall in the water, and eventually decompose in there. As honorable as it may be, it would contaminate their river that they drank water from. Lionsbeach wasn't much better either.

Briarkit mused, expressing the same opinion. She gave the kit a smile. "Clever girl. It would eventually." She looked up at her leader, before clearing her voice for him to hear her.

"This is just my thoughts, so forgive me if I sound accusing Pikestar; but the bodies will eventually contaminate our waters, would they not? We still need to use our main river. Even if the water sweeps them away, the bodies of our fallen will still remain in connecting water ways. And the ocean will bring the bodies back to shore over time, too. We'd have to find a way to push them out far enough for the waves not to touch our fallen." If the bodies came back to shore, it would attract predators. And how would they find anything big enough to carry the bodies?


[thanks to BEAR. , Lillian, and Jester for the input]

[Doom]

[quick reminder that icefury's beliefs are not a direct reflection of my own.]

The meeting had only just started and Icefury was already annoyed. He was losing respect for his leader everyday...his apologies and act of grace did not impress him, and...now he's considering water burials on tree bark??? Did he lose his mind fighting the dogs? At least some of his clanmates had some common sense...while several of them already stated what was on his mind, along with other eye-rolling praises that he chose to ignore, he couldn't help himself from chiming in.

"Well, I think it's dumb." His voice boomed from the back of the crowd, loud and clear. He licked one of his massive forepaws and swept it over his long whiskers before continuing. "Tree bark ain't heavy enough to hold our bodies. Oh, and those bodies wouldn't make it very far from Lionsbeach. The current is strong and the bodies would just pile up and attract predators...I say we bury them the traditional way. Stick em in the ground and let them rest in peace. I know I sure wouldn't want my body to be floating aimlessly until its pecked over by fish, predators, and seagulls." A hefty snort left his nostrils before he turned and resumed his grooming, keeping an ear angled toward the streamstone.

[lio]

https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/characters/20766470?1680571276
SNOWKIT (https://toyhou.se/20766470.snowkit)
fluffy white she-cat with brown and black patches and icy blue eyes.
she/her

She let out a mrrp as Cloudjumper licked her forehead, looking up at her father with wide eyes. Snowkit shuffled closer to her Papa, pressing herself against him and tilting her head. She appeared confused, though she didn't voice her questions aloud. What was the cat on the big weird rock thingy talking about?

Captain; x ghostie; Nixey

https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/characters/20454690?1680502701
DOGSPRING (https://toyhou.se/20454690.dogspring)
tall, fluffy black-and white cat with blue eyes. floppy ears.
they/them

Dogspring listened along, flinching at the remembrance of dogs raging the camp. The sight of death all around. Carrying Reedwhisker and Pikestar's bodies. It was awful.

With the suggestion, they blinked. Other cats were already voicing their opinions, and it did make sense. However, Dogspring would stay silent, not having much of an opinion to chime in with.

[Fawn]

Tawnythorn
After hearing what Pikestar had to say, about their losses (which sent a pang through his heart), and his own personal loss and subsequent groveling to the Clan about now taking the job of leadership seriously since there'd been consequences for negligence,
Tawnythorn also didn't want to talk.

[shaae_26]

Salamanderpaw, who was injured along with his brother fighting the dogs nodded sadly at the deaths. At least the kept their lives.

[JackHunt_17]

Cloudpaw was not really present in the clan during the dogs, only the aftermath, so he struggled to grasp this

[dino.]

goatsneeze === > Goatsneeze limped out of the warriors' den, displeasure rippling over his face as he stood near the back of the crowd. His shoulder was still a mess from the dog attack—he had not bothered to go see Stonepaw. How could he, when the idiot had been caught eating rocks? Was he supposed to trust that level of intelligence? Yes, his shoulder hurt like hell, and it was likely infected by now, but he'd rather impale himself on a thorn than trust the medicine cat with his injury.

His distaste for RiverClan's so-called leader only grew as he listened to the announcements. Pikestar was yawning, yawning, as if nothing had happened. And then went on like mere words would solve the problem that was glaringly obvious.

"You're a starsdamned fool," he snarled, limping forward through the crowd. "First to ignore the issue a whisker away from your face, and then to act surprised when it comes back to bite you in the ass. Cats died because of your inaction. I almost lost my son because of you."

Oh, how he wished those dogs had taken more than just one of Pikestar's lives.

"Your 'punishment' doesn't mean dung. You say you want to prove yourself to us with future actions and then go on to introduce this piece of idiocy. Icefury's right; those bodies would wash right back up on the beach and drag predators right to us. You want more dogs to deal with? Because that's a great way to lure them back. You better count yourself lucky it isn't my son you're suggesting to do this with or you'd have more than mutts at your throat to worry about."

[Cinderspirit]

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Beechkit (he/him)
RiverClan ❍ 7 moons
brown-furred tabby tom-kit with black stripes and golden eyes
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Oh. So nothing about his ceremony then. He vaguely heard Pikestar talk about the losses they had suffered, and he knew that was bad, but they were dead now. Nothing would bring them back, so why bother?

[Kaybug.]

mistycloud frowned, she felt bad for Pikestar.

[Sklee]

Amberwing stifled a choking gasp at the sight of Pikestar's scar. And so many lives lost, too........... Her tail was barely kept under control. She managed to calm herself just barely, aided by how agreeable the idea of water burials felt to her.

[shaae_26]

Duststream dipped his head solemly at the list of those they'd lost. He was very saddened by this

[vellichor]

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Beansprout (https://beansite.carrd.co/)
RiverClan Warrior

Well, there was a lot to unpack there.

Pikestar made his solemn speech, heaviness hanging in the air as the entire Clan sat in silence for what could have been seconds or eons. Then, the dark-furred leader admitted his mistake. Beansprout's now-notched remailing ear swiveled back as irritation flooded him. He had been genuinely angry upon figuring out that Pikestar was the sole cause of the dog attack -- and yes, he did mean sole. The siamese was glad he asked the leader himself, otherwise he would have chalked it up to nasty rumors. As for Pikestar as a whole, Beansprout had very mixed feelings. They didn't do a lot for the Clan, honestly. Sure, Pikestar was willing to put their life on the line for his Clan, but... was that not the bare minimum? Leaders held nine lives, by some mystical power. Reasonably, Pikestar should be at the forefront of everything that happens to RiverClan, especially when it comes to conflicts. Hearing about the leader's incompetence being the reason so many died and were injured that fateful day made Beansprout lose much faith in Pikestar. Hopefully, after this meeting, the siamese could take some Clan matters into his own paws without any more scathing glares from rock-eating medicine cats.

Then, Pikestar proposed something... to put it quite bluntly, idiotic. Water "burials". Before Beansprout could even string words together, Graytail spoke up. Something about the implication of Pikestar saving the entire Clan on their own rubbed Beansprout's fur the wrong way. So, with an irate flick of his tail, Beansprout made his way toward Graytail [ ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ ] and spoke his mind. "While Pikestar did fight bravely, they weren't the only one there that day." The constant tightness in Beansprout's chest was a constant reminder of that. "Brave fighting doesn't negate losses because of negligence. I'm not saying that Pikestar should be condemned, but, with all due respect," the siamese took a moment to glance up at Pikestar. "They were the sole reason the dogs attacked in the first place. And while I, and I'm sure most of the Clan, acknowledges your apology," Beansprout fully turned his attention to Pikestar [ Captain ] now. "You're going to have to work hard to gain the trust of this Clan back. Deaths aren't to be taken lightly, including your own. But this Clan won't heal in a matter of days. You have to prove to us that you're willing to serve us, as a Clan leader should." The siamese cat spoke matter-of-factly, with no malice. He simply needed Pikestar and the rest of the Clan to know the hard truth. They didn't have to trust their leader straight away. In fact, Beansprout wasn't sure how long it would be until he himself did. The goal was to improve and move forward.

As more of his Clanmates expressed their opinions on the water burial idea, Beansprout stayed silent, nodding affirmatively after each statement. He didn't need his voice heard in this matter when it seemed the Clan was united on vetoing this idea. It was Goatsneeze [ dino. ] who caught the scarred cat's attention, though, as the warrior limped forward spitting venom. Perhaps in the past, a more passive Beansprout would have moved to stop Goatsneeze. However, Beansprout was a father, too. He knew what it was to love a cat like your own kid. If Fawnlight was ever ripped away from him, the siamese had no idea what he would do. Goatsneeze's fury was righteous, and his words rang true. Beansprout moved to stand beside his Clanmate, subtly offering a shoulder to lean on if the black and white cat so wished. After he was done, Beansprout piped up once more. "You know what it's like to have a kid," He addressed the leader on the rock once more. "Hell, you know what it's like to lose a kid. So you, of all cats, should know that empty promises won't be enough." Emotion threatened to seep into his strong voice as both his chest and throat tightened, but he dismissed it. This wasn't the time to be irrational. "It's going to be your job to make this Clan trust you again. Your job to do everything you can, prove that you're willing to dedicate all of your Star-given lives to defending and serving your Clan." 'After all,' Beansprout thought, 'With all this resentment festering within the Clan, if Pikestar keeps up his current performance, he may have a rebellion on their paws.'

// please remember that beansprout's beliefs do not necessarily reflect my own. (also, i hope i did a good enough job portraying this guy's mixed emotions and confused little brain) \\

[wren]

[FONT="Georgia"]
Goosecurl (https://lauren0williams03.wixsite.com/wrens-cats-n-stuff/copy-of-rabbitchatter-1) | They/Them She/Her
Short smoked tabby with a cream underbelly and pale yellow eyes
—

Goosecurl stared upwards at Pikestar as he spoke, though not much was really getting through at that moment. They’d been lucky to not suffer awful injuries from the dog attack, merely a good chomp on the paw, a wrenched shoulder and worst of all a very bruised rib cage. Otherwise they’d made out mostly unscathed. To imagine the grandeur of losses though? To understand they had lived in spite of everyone else who hadn’t. Their eyebrows knit together in thoughtfulness before a gentle bow of the head to stare at the ground. Death. What a strange thing.

At the mention of some kind of ceremonial send off, there seemed to be a bit of clamouring amongst clanmates. Protest, some support. Mostly protest. As Goatsneeze began their rant Goosecurl turned to glance over their shoulder, overcome with the harshness of his tone. There was reason to be upset, sure, but to outright scream? It didn’t quite sit well in their stomach. ”watch your tone Goatsneeze! There’s nothing wrong with voicing concerns, and disappointments. That doesn’t require you to go yowling like that.” perhaps it wasn’t the hill to die on, maybe they shouldn’t have spoken up at all. But losing the uniformity of a meeting was demoting them to ruthless animals.

That’s when Beansprout also spoke up, assuming a similar position to Goatsneeze but more relaxed. Goosecurl turned once more to examine Pikestar. Who could handle all the criticism? Especially someone as gentle as himself. Goosecurl gave their shoulders another shake before deciding on putting their own input in. If there was nothing good coming of this meeting, perhaps a little redirection would’ve worked? “The water burial is a nice sentiment. While I don’t disagree with anyone present about the dangers. Perhaps we can honour that, but continue to bury our dead. Adorn the wood with shells and flowers and such… but perhaps continue to bury them.” they didn’t so much care if the input was formative, they just needed some kind of positivity. Anything…

dino.


[/INDENT]

[dino.]

goatsneeze === > vellichor wren He was more than grateful for Beansprout's offered support and quickly allowed himself to slump against the warrior. Already his paws were growing tired from holding himself up - and at least Beansprout shared much of the same sentiments.

One other warrior, however, did not. Blue eyes suddenly alight with anger, Goatsneeze whipped his head around to glare daggers at Goosecurl, lips peeled back in another snarl. "You watch yours," he snapped back venomously. "Try talking to me again after you witness your only kid turn into dogmeat at the jaws of mutts that should have been dealt with days earlier. Then I might be more inclined to listen."

[wolfie]

== > Dirtfur ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~
Six. Six cats. Six of their clanmates, one of them was a damned child. This could've been prevented, and it should've been. And he cursed at himself, at how he had fell in line. At how he had gotten comfortable. Wormbite always struggled to get a firm grasp on his own opinions. He didn't enjoy how Pikestar's words were reminding him of Kestrelstar - two different cats. Very different. Even the prior leader had made a change before he .. The Dark Lord sucked in a deep breath. Pikestar hadn't and wouldn't be ruthless.

Hell, at least the tom didn't go on a mystical journey and abandon his clan to come to this conclusion.

A low sigh came from him. Then the small kit piped up with clarification. Right. Little children must be decently civil. Ish. "Pikestar, " Wormbite grunted in response, ears pulling back as the leader went on to purpose the idea of.. water burials. Frustration rippled through his short fur, eyebrows furrowing close together. Why the hell were they trying to fancy up funerals instead of something productive?

.. Not increasing patrols for territory, increasing training, something? Hell, set up traps in the Sleepy Thicket. Anything was more productive than this. Perhaps it would come up later, but the Dark Lord didn't understand why not bring it up now? Why shift the topic?

His misshaped ears perked up at Graytail's statement and a laugh was ripped from his lips. Cruel and dry, because how rude. "Do not speak for the dead, " Wormbite remarked, and held his tongue. And they wanted to either pollute their water supply or dump bodies in the Haven Springs. A place he was fond of.

He reached a paw and dragged it down his face. Tired rage bubbled up, but it didn't threaten to spill. He would bring up his concerns privately or, at the very least, simply do it himself. He was given this rank for a reason, might as well make use of it. Besides, Beansprout .. well.. he was speaking truths. Didn't need to repeat or, overwhelm Pikestar. Gosh. Wormbite was tired and so was Ghostie.

[stag]

MINNOWPAW
They/He | Post Count: 4

Minnowpaw felt pressure from all sides, peer pressure to say something, anything towards the leader. Was this what his job as an apprentice was? To stand against your leader and agree with masses without free speech? Water burials? what... who would want that? who would want to wake up all alone again and die in the middle of the sea? The apprentice stands up, nodding in respect towards their leader as a sign of not hate but not total agreement.
"Pikestar..sir? What if they wake up all alone in the ocean, cat's come back to life just like you. The ocean doesn't want them, that's clear enough with what...what.. Icefury said. I wouldn't want to wake up and be floating in the middle of the sea. How about if they have no kin remaining, then they come back and are left to die out t...t..there"
Stars above, they felt nervous. Were all of The Cats Of The River Settlement going to come slamming down on him with a thousand paws of fury? Welp- They were about to find out. But they still had something left to say. "Also...what if the dogs come back. What would we do, Stonepaw can't take a whole clan in their den at once. I know this may sound extremely stupid, but what if we moved. That would be something I would like you to even consider as an option, I know we can't just pack up and leave in a day- "
Minnowpaw mewed towards him and only him. The apprentice wasn't one to just say random things but that did really seem like the better thing to think about right now. Could The Cats Of The River Settlement take another hit like that? Could they even lose anymore cats, heck could they lose Pikestar, right now?
Captain

[BEAR.]

Tinystorm hadn't planned on attending.

The truth of the matter was, he refused to come to the call of cats who hadn't earned his respect. Kestrelstar had his admiration once; until the former leader took a vacation and abandoned them. Paired with naming Sparrowskip, a failed medicine cat and warrior-- his deputy-- he had marred it completely.

Tinystorm was a cat with many flaws, despite how bull-headed and stubborn he might be on that subject alone. But when it came to the wellness of his Clan, it wasn't much he was asking for. He just expected his presiding high ranks to be role models. RiverClan severely lacked that these days.

But, even from the shelter of the warriors' den he could hear the self-pitying announcement, and the voices of the idiots who ate it up. Tinystorm was tired of this song and dance. If RiverClan was to change, it needed to be more forceful than the ocean's current.

"Enough!" As he limped out of the warriors' den, his angry gaze first cast upon Graytail. "What are you, daft? Your precious leader sat on his tail while dogs rampaged the thicket. He knew they had tasted cat blood, that they killed Mosstalon, and still he didn't take the initiative to lead a patrol to clear them out, despite his assurance otherwise. If my son were alive, he'd be livid Snowleap couldn't be damned to at least protect our camp before things were out of control." A short pause to gain his breath, a heavy sigh escaping him. He was exhausted by all this - physically sapped from blood loss. "Patrols taking the fight to the thicket would have given our Clan an advantage. Less cats would have been involved .. A lot of suffering minimalized.

"So don't freaking pretend like he's a saint. He didn't save anyone with his actions." Then, he turned to Snowleap. "Shove your so-called punishment up your ass. All the cats that died should have been you ten-fold! Even Whisperwave-- an exile--, deserved more. You want to prove you're worthy of being our leader, but it should not have taken this to drive that passion. As a leader, that should have always been your drive. It's disgusting to hear it wasn't your intent to begin with."

This wasn't all. Where the hell was Gingerfrost? Tinystorm's smoldering gaze sought the ginger tom out in the crowd. "You." It was pure venom. "I can understand why such a lazy, spineless excuse of a cat was named deputy under Snowleap, but for the Clan's sake at least try. You cater to a cat for permission who hasn't had the Clan's best interest at heart his entire leadership, and you spend your days keeping to the sidelines and observing. Step the hell up and be a leader of this Clan, or step the hell down for someone who will."

This wasn't touching the pure stupidity of water burials, especially when it came to putting them in warm water, but other cats hit that nail on the head and he was too drained to care.

"At this rate, we'd be better off playing ThunderClan." It was entirely sour, because for all the 'stability' they had, nothing good came of it. At least ThunderClan burning through leaders meant there were less cats bobbing their heads mindlessly. Tinystorm was entirely sick of how far his Clan had fallen.

[ Captain, ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Estelle @ literally anyone else idc ]

[Starfall]

Sleepywolf
Captain

The tuxedo listened as their ... 'leader' spoke up, eyes narrowing as he spoke up. Nothing more than half-baked words, and more half baked promises. They had nothing more to give than words because their actions would be worth nothing. Too little too late would be a wonderful way to put it, remorseful because he could have prevented something had he actually put in the effort. But he didn't he chose, instead, to hide and avoid the duties he was given the lives to devote himself to. Instead, choosing to sit pretty with 8 chances to mess up, rather than the 1 the rest of them had, and the 1 some of them had paid for.

The Warrior listened quietly, listening to the angry cries of his Clanmates. Ears twitching. This wasn't the Clan he was raised in, this wasn't the Clan he had grown to love. It was a sad shadow attempting to be the same...and failing miserably. Amber eyes flicked between the Warrior that got the brunt of the attack, Tinystorm was the name. A name he would do well to remember, someone who earned the suffix Storm. It was nothing but explosive anger, nothing more than blurts of resentment and barks of detestment.

Sleepywolf looked up at the Tom who now said he'd do his best to become a Leader...when he was supposed to be one Moons ago. The moment he had gotten the lives was when he was to begin working towards bettering his clan. The tom didn't care about the other's personal growth, as long as the Clan was well off. That's how it was. "Pikestar...if you don't mind me speaking up. I have a question." he said, stepping forwards, hoping his voice would be heard over the seas of shouts. He didn't raise his voice, he didn't shout or hiss.

The other was putting in the effort of an...well to be kind he would say a Warrior, so, he'd speak to the other as if they were equals. Because at the moment they were, he had a fancy name, but that was all. There was nothing to back it up. "What makes you think you loosing one of your many lives was worth the many that were lost? I'm sorry...I'd just like to hear your thought process behind it." a tight smile. "Is it something like loosing Four large catches of prey, and someone loosing a small Minnow and saying it's the same? There's many minnow in our territory, easy to catch. It's harder to catch a bigger fish that will fill bellies."

He would get to the lack of responsibility later, whether the other wished to touch base upon it or not. It was getting brought up, or he would march up there himself and get in the other's face. He wouldn't hesitate to make a fool of their so called 'leader' after all they were nothing to be scared of, they never finished what they started anyways. Not that Sleepywolf saw.

[Ian]

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The fluffy kit stared in disappointment as Pikestar spoke. This was not what had he expected. Not now, and not all those moons ago when he had given Pikestar his life and new name. Voices spoke up against the idea of water burials, and Talonkit didn't feel the need to add his own to the chorus of disagreements.

And then another voice, louder than the rest, spoke out against Pikestar and his inaction. Turning to look at the new speaker, Talonkit's blue eyes widened and he stared. That was the tom who had saved his life, throwing himself in front of the dogs that had been chasing him without second thought.

Talonkit stood, barely hearing the other voices that chimed in as he made way over to the large cat. He cautiously reached out paw, hesitating, as if touching the warrior in front of him would make him disappear. As if he didn't exist.

"You're the one who saved me. Why? No one has ever acted so selflessly before. Not even Pikestar. You know, I was the one who gave him his final life and his name? I was dead before I came back. Snakeheart told me I wasn't loved, that StarClan made a mistake, and I left in the middle of leaf-bare because I thought it would be better and died in the cold. I told Pikestara about it in a dream, but nothing came of it. Snakeheart simply disappeared."

He was rambling, but he didn't care. Someone, for once, and put Talonkit first and he didn't know how to deal with it. It had never happened before.

BEAR.

[Estelle]

Everything escalated quickly. And he should have expected some part of it, at least. It started with a minute of silence for the fallen, head lowered to the ground in respect to the lost souls. He still couldn't believe none had told him of the dogs; despite his being nest-bound at the time, it is something he would've liked to at least been made aware of. But that may very well be, in part, his fault too for having gotten sick in the first place. He should have been smarter, and sought help earlier - Stonepaw and what happened made that clear.

Next came the water burials. Before he could even think about it, the clan erupted in protest. One feline after the other brought up points that he could not disagree with; dirty their water supply, current too strong, attract predators, to name a few. Gingerfrost remained in an uncomfortable silence as he listened. Evidently, albeit an aesthetic idea, water burials would not be a thing. Too problematic, and the clan made that very clear. Only that it didn't end there. What started as shutting down the water burial idea, became a berating of Pikestar himself - most notably, Tinystorm, a feline who surely never hesitated to speak his mind. Ears turned towards the warrior, he listened to his words with a frown. Snowleap. A simple sign he didn't respect Pikestar as a leader, although that much was obvious.

Gingerfrost was passive. Too passive, yes, and his mixed feelings kept him from defending Pikestar or calling him out. He was rarely one to take the spotlight, engage, and berate lest it was truly deserved. Perhaps it was deserved now. Yes, Pikestar should have taken action earlier. And now this happened. If he didn't know better, he'd call this a rebellion -- or at least, the start of one. They were sinking lower than ThunderClan ever had, erupting into chaos and... Instability. And it was his fault, too, his fault that he let it sink this far. His fault that RiverClan was what it was now; this wasn't the home he grew up in anymore, and it was his fault.

Tinystorm made that clear. Turning to him, the tabby didn't flinch but took a breath when the warrior got up in his face, berating his own laziness. Gingerfrost took the criticism head-on, realising more and more that Tinystorm was right - that he had a point. A very solid, valid point. And he? He could be sorry that he was letting his sister, his clan, down? He was that too, yeah, he felt sorry. And angry. Enraged he hadn't done better all this time. Step up or step down. Tinystorm was right. He was right, and Gingerfrost wholeheartedly acknowledged that. Step up or step down. If given the chance, he would step up. No. No, no. He needed to take the opportunity himself, to step up. He couldn't care less about his image that was true, but if there was one thing he couldn't stand it was letting his family down. RiverClan was his family now, and he let them down. May fury fuel the passion. RiverClan needed a leader, then a leader he had to be.

"What happened with the dogs is beyond awful and the result of pure negligence. Although I was sick at the time, and therefore unaware of their presence, the responsibility for what happened is mine as well.

This should have happened earlier, but from now, additional patrols will be sent to areas that are not being hunted in. As for the Thicket... It may never be fully restored. But, tomorrow at sunrise, I and whoever is willing will clean the area up and restore as many graves as possible. In any case, the unburied need to be reburied so no other predators may come -- and the area well scented."

He rarely spoke much, but he had to get used to it. It felt awkward; he was going to make mistakes -- maybe this was a mistake, but he'd discover that as he went. He could already imagine the backlash he'd get. Until then... He had to try, as Tinystorm said. Hah. How stupid, but the deputy turned to the aforementioned warrior. He didn't speak or nod or simple, he only sought to meet with a serious gaze, for a brief heartbeat, before returning to look over the clan. Why? For helping him realise what an utter fool he is. But if the clan would still have him, he wanted to step up. Shame it took being yelled at and RiverClan's instability to realise that.


[ BEAR. Captain ]

[puppeteer]

silversnow

| Captain @BEAR @/anyone else |

The hot headed molly could feel a snarl rising in her scarred throat, and she limped out of the warriors den. She felt anger blazing through her fur, and she forced her way to the front, pushing past cats. "Alright, some of you!" Her words started as a snap, then slowly developed into a snarl. "Yeah, my dads done some stupid things, so have plenty of you! None of you get to sit here and yell at him for things that could have been prevented by some of you! Gingerfrost was sick, so you, Tinystorm, why didn't you take a patrol to the Thicket, hm? Can you answer that?! I lost my sister and my brother to those asshole dogs! I lost almost my entire family! I watched my dad lose a life!" She couldn't stop her words now, and she just kept speaking.

"Why on the stars-forsaken earth, are we only blaming Pikestar?! We should be taking some goddamn blame ourselves! We could have taken care of this! You think he wanted to see Clanmates die?! Of course not! Things happen, mistakes are made, cats die. That's apart of being in a Clan and if none of you can handle that, well. Leave." She glared at everyone, almost begging them to argue with her, to get in her face. She wanted an excuse to fight. "Maybe, just maybe, Pikestar was struggling with the fact one of his daughters went missing and one of his closest friends just died! Any of ya think of that one?"

She turned to her dad, a soft look on her maw. "I will say, though, water burials. Great idea, but not something we can truly partake in."

[Nixey]

Otterkit
she/her | Riverclan
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With a mrrow coming from Otterkit at the lick to her forehead, her gaze flickered back towards her father momentarily. Relaxing back against his fur, she turned her attention back to the big stone that the figure rested atop of. Even if she couldn’t quite grasp the ideas that were being thrown out by the Riverclan leader, awe shined in her eyes while she listened to the voices. That was till something seemed to burst amidst the clan members.

Pressing back against Cloudjumper as a way to confirm her father was still present, Otterkit tried to follow each voice that was speaking. She didn’t understand what was happening, why everyone suddenly seemed so..upset. A noise of confusion escaped the small body before looking towards Cloudjumper. She didn’t expect an answer, but instead was looking towards him to see how she should be reacting.

lio | x ghostie | Captain

[Wintersun]

Robinpaw (He/Him)

The apprentice flicked his ear. Their camp had been attacked by dogs? What else had happened while he was gone. In a moment of fear, he realized that he hadn't seen his friend for who knows how long. His anxiety spiked at that realization and his eyes began flicking across the crowd of cats. Where was he? Was he alive? Was he still in the clan? His only thoughts were of his friend at the moment, and he couldn't keep himself calm. His tail began to lash slightly and he strained his eyes even more. He couldn't find him... The tom took a deep breath to calm himself, perhaps he was just in the den..? He would check later. Refocusing his attention to the leader, he finally calmed down a bit.

[poppy]

briarkit

The wounded kitten looked around her as chaos erupted around her. Fear pulsed through her paws, and she looked around for her father. For anyone. But her dad wasn't here. he hadn't been here. So she turned to looked at Lilycreek, and tried to limp her way to pressed herself to the forever queen's side. But then cats were yelling, and she swallowed a lump of anxiousness in her throat.

Why did Pikestar get so many lives, and everyone else only got one? That didn't seem fair. Everyone was important. Briarkit felt a wave of nausea pass over her. Over exertion in her tired state? She didn't know what it was, but she let out a low whimper and leaned on Lilycreek, head pounding out of nowhere. But she didn't want to leave the meeting. She wanted to see her dad. So she stayed, using Lily as a brace.

[ sol. ]

[Dakotaa]

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PebbleSplash
RiverClan
~Pretty white molly with pale gray and orange tortie markings and blue eyes~
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dino. | Captain | Everyone else!
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PebbleSplash’s tail lashed softly, hearing such… harsh words about her leader from GoatSneeze. Why are they blaming him…? She would never forget how PikeStar had swooped her off her paws when she needed it most. However, anger had never once fixed anything for her. Taking a deep breath, she collected her thoughts, trying to think of a way to de-escalate the whole situation…

Calmly, the tortoiseshell Molly turned her gaze to the cat that had called out. “Pikestar did everything he could for this clan,” she began, making sure to keep eye contact with GoatSneeze so he knew she was present in the conversation… “And he put his health at risk for his clanmates… for example, I wouldn’t be here if he didn’t jump right in to save me from a twoleg box…” as she spoke about being saved, her cheeks had a hint of light rose…

Shaking the fluffy, warm, butterfly feeling off, she continued to speak. “No leader is ever going to be perfect, but I think PikeStar is doing the best he could, the best that anyone could… StarClan accepted him for a reason and the reason is very clear to me…” she shot a quick, warm gaze to the leader than back to the Tom she was speaking with… PebbleSplashs tail gently touched the toms shoulder as PebbleSplash spoke once more…

“These recent events have been stressful, and sad, and scary… and I understand how easy it is to be mad at everyone around you… But, I hope you know that if you need anything, any kind of support or comfort, we are all here for you…” she mewed softly… She had no idea what happened out in the clearing that day, for she was hiding away, injured… But she wanted to try her best to sympathize with others…

Turning her gaze to the rest of the clan, her tail flicked… “We’re all in this together… And yes, PikeStar had 9 lives but he also is only one cat… It’s disrespectful to blame the deaths on him… Instead, we should be honoring how brave our clanmates were and how they fought to their deaths…” dipping her head, PebbleSplash sat down, bracing the backlash she may get for her comments…
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[wren]

Goosecurl (https://lauren0williams03.wixsite.com/wrens-cats-n-stuff/copy-of-rabbitchatter-1) | They/Them
Short smoked tabby with a cream underbelly and pale yellow eyes
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It was a venomous back and fourth, screeching and yowling like animals, some sucking up and some going waaaaay far in the other direction. After Goatsneeze snapped back at them they only offered a stern stare. It wasn’t like Goatsneeze was the only one with a child. They too had their own young, though they hadn’t gone to check up on them… yet. They gave their shoulders and indignant shake, disgusted by the rowdy behaviour. Anger was one thing, being upset that you’d been mistreated, that lives were lost, if anybody was deserving of that anger it was the clan. But if you succumb to it? You lost. You were fighting a losing battle. Once Tinystorm emerged there was a whole new round of accusations flying back and fourth, even Gingerfrost was pointed out.

Goose felt like sinking straight into the floor. The lack of civil dispute was beyond them. The growling the spitting? They all were acting like ANIMALS. Could there be a point argued? Well.. negligence had ended them here. Had they known enough to point fingers they would’ve, maybe not like this. A silent one on one discussion where they were faced with the reality of the failure and given the choice to make steps to change. Not pretty words.

[Wingnettle]

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Mintpool (she/her)
Riverclan ❍ 12 moons
White and gray siamese with blue eyes
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Mintpool lowered her head in grief, closing her eyes and concentrating on the pictures of the lost cats. So many... so many have been lost. I'm so lucky to be alive. I'm so happy... Slatestripe is safe.

She listened to Pikestar words with her ears flattened to her head, his voice full of regrets echoing strong but calmly in the clearing where so many injured cats had gathered... His.. fault? How could it be Pikestar's fault?
Leaders... weren't supposed to do such terrible mistakes, weren't they? She couldn't understand. She glanced around at her clanmates, and at their deputy. What does Gingerfrost think about it? And... where's Slatestripe now?

But the last announcement was the most shocking. "Water... burials..?" She murmured to herself, picturing in her mind an image of a cat surrounded by flowers and water. But something... something was really wrong with it.
"Pikestar...", she dipped her head and waited for a nod of their leader before continuing. "We can't... water may honor our bodies, but only earth can protect them. Predators, scavengers... we can't risk leaving our fallen ones to them. They would become prey." She commented with a dark tone, hoping all the queens had tucked their kits inside the nursery for this meeting.

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[sol.]

LILYCREEK

The yelling around her was giving her a piercing headache. Stars. She felt little Briar press closer to her side, so Lilycreek draped her tail around Briarkit protectively, careful not to touch her injury. "Don't worry, little Briar," She said automatically. A sense of disgust bubbled inside of her. Antlerstreak should be doing this, not her. She had no problem with doing this, but Antlerstreka was not injured, nor did he make an attempt to visit his daughter after the attack.

"I want you to stay here, okay? Sit down. I'll see if I can find your father." She told the kit, giving her a pat on the head.

[ jupiter Willowfern - Antlerstreak mention ]

[Madelaine]

What was supposed to be moments of silent slowly turned to loud cats. July lifted his head up and soon didn't feel so safe being with everyone else. What if a fight broke out? Scared he moved towards the nursery, staying right on the outside, his tail almost inside the den. This was really scary. He was not expecting this when he joined. He had to be brave though. This was his home now even if he felt a bit of an outcast. One day he'd feel really part of the clan.

[poppy]

briarkit

Through her headache, she noticed Lilycreek wrap her tail around her, and the kitten felt a sense of safety. She had been having headaches a lot lately. And she had been really tired a lot. But she had to see her dad, to make sure he was okay. She couldn't disappoint him. Couldn't let him down. Even if he was a big ol liar sometimes.

The injured ginger tabby felt the queen move away and let out a soft grunt of protest, pushing herself her back to stand by herself. Her tail twitched slightly as the molly promised to go find her father, and sighed softly. If he had to be dragged over here by his tail, then why even try? But she was too dizzy to protest, and stayed up on her paws about two seconds after Lilycreek went looking for Antlerstreak, when a rush of dizzy heat flooded her.

Maybe she would lay down for a second. Slowly and lurchingly, Briarkit sank into the ground and place her cheek on the cool earthen floor. Okay. She was feeling less wobbly now, luckily. But everyone was hurting her EARS. "GUYSstopyelling." She slurred loudly, glaring at everyone who was around, squinting in the light. Gosh, everyone was so annoying. Except for Lily and Silver. And Fawn. And Stone. But everyone else was annoying her.

[ sol. - psps just for context, bri has a concussion from hitting her head during the attack, which is why she's being such a goober atm :heartbounce:]

[Captain]

PIKESTAR

Honestly, the tall dark-furred tomcat should’ve saw this coming from miles away. He had held onto the sliver of hope that his clanmates would have preferred him owning up to his mistakes, and choosing to right his wrongs through actions rather than words over simply saying sorry and trying to place blame on anything, or anyone, else. Of course, the heat of the battle was still fresh and grief was still rampant, so it was obvious that RiverClan would still be very, very upset overall. His ears twitched to Brightnight, who requested to be the one to bury her father, Whisperwave. “Of course. You may do so however you may wish.” He spoke calmly, nodding to the molly before turning his attention to the rest. The first to speak up was Briarkit, whom asked about the burials potentially contaminating their water supply. Graytail was next, however, to speak before he could even get in a reply towards the young kitten. He listened silently to her words, although he did not agree with them. You did the best you could. No, he did not and even Pikestar knew that. There was always more that he could’ve done to right the situation, but he procrastinated and things went south.

Then came more opposing voices. Lilycreek, Icefury, Goatsneeze, Beansprout, Minnowpaw, and even Wormbite in his own way. And then came that single warrior who he had dreaded to see appear at this meeting: Tinystorm. Their shouts of idiocy and spinelessness struck the tall RiverClan leader rather deeply, but once again, the oriental refused to falter. He would not cry, nor tremble, nor hang his head in shame, or even fight back against the majority of the clan who spoke against him. What was Pikestar supposed to even say in response? They felt bad for the few cats that tried to defend them, because they knew they didn’t deserve defending. He was half-tempted to put it to a vote if Pikestar should step down, or stay leader. Partially because he wanted to do that. Maybe then he could just leave and live a life where he did not feel miserable every single day. What to do, what to do, what to do in a terrible situation like this. He had not meant for the meeting to go south this fast. Would this really be his legacy? A fool, an idiot, and nothing more than that? He was terrified of being hated, but it had already gotten to that point, hadn’t it? If he stepped down, he couldn’t stay here or he’d be treated like nothing for the rest of his life. Pikestar was never good at wording things right, and in trying to do better, he’d only made it worse.

The large tom’s shoulders sagged slightly, the first sign of the flood of emotions within them. Should he finally give up? Maybe that would be the best action to do then so RiverClan could actually have a capable leader. Ah, he had once dreamed of being RiverClan’s leader for many years before finally retiring to the elder’s den to live out his final life. He had high hopes for so much. Tears threatened to well up in his eye, but he forced them to not show at such a time. He had hardly anyone in his corner and he only had himself to blame for how this all happened. He inhaled and exhaled a shaky sigh to attempt to compose himself. Sleepywolf was the next to step forward, questioning the thought process behind him saying that his one life lost being equal to those all who had also lost their lives. “It’s not equal to all those lives.” He responded, shaking his head, “No matter what, there is nothing that could ever be equal to the losses we’ve suffered. I don’t… know what I was trying to say before, but I realize that it was not the right thing to say.” These cats were picking him apart like vultures over a fresh carcass, taking notice to every single word he said, and every little action too. It made Pikestar realize he couldn't do this anymore. It was too much.


"ENOUGH!" The tall gray-furred tomcat exclaimed, urgency in his tone, "Please, everyone. Do not fight. I am the one to blame for this mess and I need to take proper action to make things right again. I do not want you all to be at each other's throats because of a mistake I alone did." Pikestar heaved himself to his paws, bushy tail lashing behind him as his partial gaze found Gingerfrost. His loyal deputy, a cat that he had so desperately wanted to get to know more and grow close to. It was too late for Pikestar to redeem himself, and that alone made him want to cry, but he also wanted to give the ginger-furred tomcat a chance to succeed before his mistakes cast Gingerfrost into the deep hole Pikestar had dug for himself for mere association. "My actions have been highly ignorant and I realize now that I am not fit for leadership. I never have been, and I'm sorry that I have disappointed you all so severely. I don't want to have this clan divide itself over me, or start a rebellion: don't waste your energy or time over such a thing." He looked down at his paws for a moment, swallowing the lump of bile in their throat before focusing his gaze back on the crowd, "I, Pikestar of RiverClan, am hereby stepping down as your leader as soon as I am able to relinquish the rest of my lives to StarClan. I will accompany Gingerfrost to the Starcave where he can become the leader that you all deserve. Whether or not I am allowed to stay in this clan as a warrior will be up to you all, but most especially Gingerfrost. I have accepted my faults and am willing to accept whatever happens to me." A bold decision, but one that needed to be made for the better of RiverClan. He wasn't doing enough and he was unable to give them the leadership they all asked of him. There was no turning back.

"I know I don't deserve to ask anything from any of you, but still, I ask that I can finish this meeting. Beechkit deserves their apprentice ceremony, and I have two warriors who need to be named shields, who can help Gingerfrost build this clan up to the stature it once was." His tone was even, but he could feel his paws shaking ever so slightly. He was overstimulated once again, but Pikestar needed to continue. RiverClan deserved that from him now, after all the crap he'd done. Would he be killed? Or cast out? He didn't know. He looked to his dear daughter, who still defended him after everything. He looked to his grandkids, and Cloudjumper. Could he stay and be here for his family? Or would these cats not allow him to? He didn't know. But he knew one thing. Pikestar's time in RiverClan was over, and life would change.
// This meeting will continue on Wednesday, April 19th. \\ Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw

[shaae_26]

Duststream sensed Pikestar's frustration and winced a little at the words being said. Things were escalating and he too didn't like it.

Then came the shock. PIkestar was stepping down?! Wow. Duststream did not expect that. He kind of understood though... he'd noticed Pike's stress in the past several meetings

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

Giving a nod to her leader and whimpering at the shouts of her clanmates she yowled. "This is not how Riverclan should act! I may be young and sound ignorant but I believe we should solve this calmly. He has given his apologies and as respectful and accepting warriors we should have no complaints. Of course we may have questions and opinions as this is mine. But this does not give the right to be this way." she meowed. Letting her voice ring around the clearing once her leader was done speaking. Giving a sigh she looked to her mother. "Mother? Can you help me take father's body to the Riverside." she meowed. Her tone soft and calm as it was when she made her statement. Smiling when Swiftsplash nodded with a solemn look in her eyes. "Lilycreek? I am quite close to kitting so if you don't mind, would you like to go with us?" she asked softly. ( sol.)

[wren]

Goosecurl (https://lauren0williams03.wixsite.com/wrens-cats-n-stuff/copy-of-rabbitchatter-1) | They/Them
Short smoked tabby with a cream underbelly and pale yellow eyes
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Pikestar seemed awfully grave, the way his eyes shifted from cat to cat and seemed to delicately pick his words.. and yet? Nobody. Nobody saw this coming. Well at least not them. And they, who was excellent at guessing was awfully thrown off by the resignation. Goosecurl blinked, and awaited for the outpouring of screeching from the clan. Perhaps in joyfulness, perhaps in mourning.

Was it honourable to resign? Well… in this situation? After one simple mistake? Well perhaps that wasn’t so simple. Goosecurl stared onward, awaiting the clan as it took a breath. The one moment of pause…

[SoulJoy]

Lavenderkit was scared by all the commotion.
She didn't know what was going on but she didn't like the sound of it.

[Morrigan]

PIKESTAR

Honestly, the tall dark-furred tomcat should’ve saw this coming from miles away. He had held onto the sliver of hope that his clanmates would have preferred him owning up to his mistakes, and choosing to right his wrongs through actions rather than words over simply saying sorry and trying to place blame on anything, or anyone, else. Of course, the heat of the battle was still fresh and grief was still rampant, so it was obvious that RiverClan would still be very, very upset overall. His ears twitched to Brightnight, who requested to be the one to bury her father, Whisperwave. “Of course. You may do so however you may wish.” He spoke calmly, nodding to the molly before turning his attention to the rest. The first to speak up was Briarkit, whom asked about the burials potentially contaminating their water supply. Graytail was next, however, to speak before he could even get in a reply towards the young kitten. He listened silently to her words, although he did not agree with them. You did the best you could. No, he did not and even Pikestar knew that. There was always more that he could’ve done to right the situation, but he procrastinated and things went south.

Then came more opposing voices. Lilycreek, Icefury, Goatsneeze, Beansprout, Minnowpaw, and even Wormbite in his own way. And then came that single warrior who he had dreaded to see appear at this meeting: Tinystorm. Their shouts of idiocy and spinelessness struck the tall RiverClan leader rather deeply, but once again, the oriental refused to falter. He would not cry, nor tremble, nor hang his head in shame, or even fight back against the majority of the clan who spoke against him. What was Pikestar supposed to even say in response? They felt bad for the few cats that tried to defend them, because they knew they didn’t deserve defending. He was half-tempted to put it to a vote if Pikestar should step down, or stay leader. Partially because he wanted to do that. Maybe then he could just leave and live a life where he did not feel miserable every single day. What to do, what to do, what to do in a terrible situation like this. He had not meant for the meeting to go south this fast. Would this really be his legacy? A fool, an idiot, and nothing more than that? He was terrified of being hated, but it had already gotten to that point, hadn’t it? If he stepped down, he couldn’t stay here or he’d be treated like nothing for the rest of his life. Pikestar was never good at wording things right, and in trying to do better, he’d only made it worse.

The large tom’s shoulders sagged slightly, the first sign of the flood of emotions within them. Should he finally give up? Maybe that would be the best action to do then so RiverClan could actually have a capable leader. Ah, he had once dreamed of being RiverClan’s leader for many years before finally retiring to the elder’s den to live out his final life. He had high hopes for so much. Tears threatened to well up in his eye, but he forced them to not show at such a time. He had hardly anyone in his corner and he only had himself to blame for how this all happened. He inhaled and exhaled a shaky sigh to attempt to compose himself. Sleepywolf was the next to step forward, questioning the thought process behind him saying that his one life lost being equal to those all who had also lost their lives. “It’s not equal to all those lives.” He responded, shaking his head, “No matter what, there is nothing that could ever be equal to the losses we’ve suffered. I don’t… know what I was trying to say before, but I realize that it was not the right thing to say.” These cats were picking him apart like vultures over a fresh carcass, taking notice to every single word he said, and every little action too. It made Pikestar realize he couldn't do this anymore. It was too much.


"ENOUGH!" The tall gray-furred tomcat exclaimed, urgency in his tone, "Please, everyone. Do not fight. I am the one to blame for this mess and I need to take proper action to make things right again. I do not want you all to be at each other's throats because of a mistake I alone did." Pikestar heaved himself to his paws, bushy tail lashing behind him as his partial gaze found Gingerfrost. His loyal deputy, a cat that he had so desperately wanted to get to know more and grow close to. It was too late for Pikestar to redeem himself, and that alone made him want to cry, but he also wanted to give the ginger-furred tomcat a chance to succeed before his mistakes cast Gingerfrost into the deep hole Pikestar had dug for himself for mere association. "My actions have been highly ignorant and I realize now that I am not fit for leadership. I never have been, and I'm sorry that I have disappointed you all so severely. I don't want to have this clan divide itself over me, or start a rebellion: don't waste your energy or time over such a thing." He looked down at his paws for a moment, swallowing the lump of bile in their throat before focusing his gaze back on the crowd, "I, Pikestar of RiverClan, am hereby stepping down as your leader as soon as I am able to relinquish the rest of my lives to StarClan. I will accompany Gingerfrost to the Starcave where he can become the leader that you all deserve. Whether or not I am allowed to stay in this clan as a warrior will be up to you all, but most especially Gingerfrost. I have accepted my faults and am willing to accept whatever happens to me." A bold decision, but one that needed to be made for the better of RiverClan. He wasn't doing enough and he was unable to give them the leadership they all asked of him. There was no turning back.

"I know I don't deserve to ask anything from any of you, but still, I ask that I can finish this meeting. Beechkit deserves their apprentice ceremony, and I have two warriors who need to be named shields, who can help Gingerfrost build this clan up to the stature it once was." His tone was even, but he could feel his paws shaking ever so slightly. He was overstimulated once again, but Pikestar needed to continue. RiverClan deserved that from him now, after all the crap he'd done. Would he be killed? Or cast out? He didn't know. He looked to his dear daughter, who still defended him after everything. He looked to his grandkids, and Cloudjumper. Could he stay and be here for his family? Or would these cats not allow him to? He didn't know. But he knew one thing. Pikestar's time in RiverClan was over, and life would change.
// This meeting will continue on Wednesday, April 19th. \\ Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara ~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw
Mistfire's eyes were wet with tears for her dead clanmates but most of all for Pikestar he had been leader for so long now he would no longer guide his clan the grey she-cat buried her head in her mate's shoulder fur and softly whispered "What will happen now?" Briarfang looked sadly at his mate "I don't know my love, but we can get through this together" he responded it broke his heart to see Mistfre like this she was usually calm and gentle but she was shivering now she was scared he rested his tail on her flank and said ,trying to be brave, "We can do this".

[RavensCall]

Ravenkit trembled when Pikestar yelled at everyone, and nearly had a stroke when the oriental announced he would step down. Smokepaw sighed. "Dumbasses..." she muttered. Oleander growled. The small brown tabby kit hated this, she wanted to leave. But that would be pointless.

[wolfie]

== > lio Nixey Captain
Nibble nibble. The little kit chewed on her hindpaw, awkwardly positioned as she pulled at the tufts. Little tiny teeth, though they didn't cause much pain to her. They just were bein' annoying, plus, it gave her something to do. Stormkit's fluffy tail was swishing back and forth, not really listening the meeting. It was just a looot of cats, too manyy. "BRRAH!!!" She let out a muffled squeak as a tongue swiped over her forehead, though, her fur would only fluff right back up. As spiky as ever, unable to be tamed.

Stormkit looked up to Cloudjumper with wide eyes, squinting. "Noooonoooo, " She huffed in a defiant voice, despite saying that, she shuffled back in an attempt to lean against her dad's legs. He was fluffy and comfy. As long as her fur was left alone, it was finee!! Her new favorite word was no, actually.

She tried to pay attention to the meeting, but again, she didn't.. get what was going on. Lots of words. Grand-Pike seemed... upset?? That was the word, Stormkit was pretty sure. Everyone was kind of loud. She reached up to paw at her tufted ears, puffing.

But she knew what would make the old man smile!!! Stormkit was super good at that. (This wasn't related to her desire to climb the rock, at all.) She looked towards her siblings, slowly shuffling forward. She was blissfully happy, having not a clue what sorrow lurked in the air. She just had a goal. She was going to give Pike a LICK. On their CHEEK. Stormkit always liked when they got affection.

So, looking back to Cloudjumper. Mischief twinkling in their eyes. They bolted. As fast as they could, little legs trying to carry them to the Streamstone. Easy for Cloudjumper to snatch Stormkit right up if desired.

"PIIKEEEEE!!!!!! Pike, PIKE!!! PIKE!!! RRAHH!!!" She squealed, trying to be as loud as her tiny voice allowed her to be.

[JackHunt_17]

Again... Cloudpaw struggled to feel anything because he didn't know Pikestar like the clan did but he did feel something close to sadness. He liked them and was hoping to have them as his leader

[vellichor]

https://i.ibb.co/7gWjJnh/beanheader-1-175x.png

Beansprout (https://beansite.carrd.co/)
RiverClan Warrior

// disclaimer: beansprout's in-character views do not necessarily reflect my own \\

Things were happening everywhere that demanded Beansprout's attention. First, Goosecurl [ wren ] spat venom at Goatsneeze. Perhaps it was the paternal instincts, or something, but the siamese's lips peeled back in a snarl before he could help himself. "Do you not think Goatsneeze's 'yowling' is justified?? Lives were lost for Star's sake! His kid almost died! Perhaps forgive him if he's not waiting his turn and talking quietly."

With one last angry look at Goosecurl, Beansprout felt pressure on his shoulder as Goatsneeze [ dino. ] accepted his offer. If the other cat would accept another gesture, Beansprout would offer to wrap his tail around the other's body, perhaps as a demonstration of understanding and solidarity.

And then, the wrath of Tinystorm fell on RiverClan's high ranks. [ BEAR. ]

Beansprout couldn't help but feel a bit smug that someone else had noticed that Gingerfrost [ Estelle ] had been doing little more than sitting like a useless rock at Pikestar's feet, doing his job only when it was required of him. Call Beansprout cruel, but it was satisfying to see the deputy chewed out by Tinystorm. Especially because the deputy retaliated with nothing but excuses and an apology. And a promise of one patrol that he wasn't told to assign! He couldn't help himself. Beansprout had to chime in. "If it should have happened earlier, what stopped you?" Though he didn't like the feeling, Beansprout felt pent up anger bubble inside his chest as he sat at Goatsneeze's side. "You aren't sick anymore. Does nothing get done with you unless someone kicks your grumpy ass into gear?" With a disgusted glare, Beansprout left it at that.

Sleepywolf [ Starfall ] and Talonkit [ Lillian ] each spoke, feuling the hot fire of anger that burned in his chest. And it seemed that Silversnow [ puppeteer ] was about to receive the brunt of it. "This isn't just about the dog fight for Star's sake! Can't you see the bigger picture? Your father has neglected this Clan time and time again! This was just the first time it had consequences!" His tail lashed, and he felt a bit bad for doing that while Goatsneeze might still be leaning against him. "No one deserved to die! not your siblings, not your father, and not anyone else! But they did, and it's his fault!"

Another meek voice -- Pebblesplash [ ~Fawn.Heart~ ] -- spoke out in support of Pikestar. At this point, Beansprout didn't have a drop of empathy left in his body. RiverClan needed a change, and needed high ranks that actually cared about more than their titles. "If this was his all, by the Moon, this is pathetic. He should step down right now. If Pikestar's 'all' is the bare minimum, get a RiverClan leader who actually cares!" The flames of rebellion were beginning to set in his bones. High ranks were never challenged for their positions; perhaps that needed to change for the good of the Clan.

And then, Pikestar actually did it. [ Captain ] He... gave up. Stepped down, since he couldn't step up. A wave of sympathy washed over him, but it was quickly washed away by another of frustration. "But Gingerfrost won't be the leader we deserve! Unless you're saying RiverClan deserves another leader in a long line of lazy disappointments who say they'll do better, but sit in their starsdamned dens all day! RiverClan deserves someone who cares!"

If Goatsneeze was still sitting against him, Beansprout would mutter an apology and stand, walking before the crowd of cats. "If Gingerfrost becomes leader, we'll just end up like this again! Is that really what you want, Pikestar? Is that what any of you want?" He turned to address the crowd. "The RiverClan I grew up in was strong, respected, and could hold their own! Thanks to our high ranks, we've become nothing more than a group of cats barely surviving, doing the bare minimum! We deserve better!" He was yowling now, trying to raise his voice above the chaos. "We don't WANT Gingerstar!" Who's with me?"


// Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw \\

[SUGA]

Sleekshine
Her clan were acting like kits. She wanted to argue, but she knew better than to do that. The timid voice of Mintpaw made her eyebrows raise. Yes. That was a point. Scavengers could feed on their bodies, which wouldn’t honour them at all. Yet she was disappointed with her clan. There were frightened kits everywhere. She quietly approached them, with her sweeping tail, and began guiding them towards the nursery. Stormkit didn’t seem bothered at all, as she noticed with a small smile.

[ Octavia ! , SoulJoy, jupiter - if briar wants to go to nursery if not it’s fine! :lovesquee: ]

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Peacpaw and cinderpaw talked about this

Bluestone listened quietly giving no expression e just watched

[JackHunt_17]

Cloudpaw awkward ducked out of the meeting. He was... scared.. and confused. He would return when Pikestar introduced him

[Silvershadow13]

~Silentripple~

The tabby molly watched in shock as the whole clan started to quarrel and Pikestar declared her was going to make Gingerfrost leader, then a bunch of cats retaliated at that, fearful to open her mouth, she stayed sitting, although she did have some very strong opinions, the molly remembered she had just managed to get back into this clan, it would do no use to get exiled within the first three days.

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

Sleekshine
Her clan were acting like kits. She wanted to argue, but she knew better than to do that. The timid voice of Mintpaw made her eyebrows raise. Yes. That was a point. Scavengers could feed on their bodies, which wouldn’t honour them at all. Yet she was disappointed with her clan. There were frightened kits everywhere. She quietly approached them, with her sweeping tail, and began guiding them towards the nursery. Stormkit didn’t seem bothered at all, as she noticed with a small smile.

[ Octavia ! , SoulJoy, jupiter - if briar wants to go to nursery if not it’s fine! :lovesquee: ]




Brightnight looked to the cat and gave a small nod as they locked eyes. "Beansprout! I do agree with you that Gingerstar isn't the best of idea's! But....why don't we place a vote? Cat who want Gingerstar go under Pikestar's perch and others come to the back of camp." she suggested lightly.

[shaae_26]

More yelling. Duststream really didn't like this and wasn't comfortable. "Please- no- please guys just calm down. Pikestar is stressed as leader and they are making the best decision for the clan by stepping down- Please respect their decision, we wouldn't want a cat who felt unable to properly lead the clan leading us. Gingerfrost will do great." The calico tom said, raising his voice, trying to be heard, as he challenged Beansprout's words.

[SoulJoy]

Lavenderkit followed closely. Happy to get away from the commotion.
She smiled brightly as the noise of arguing cats went down.

{ SUGA - Sleekshine }

[Buzzin' Bee]

Berryflare had just stepped out of the warriors den when she heard Pikestar was stepping down. Though she really didn't care. She didn't care about a lot of leaders, "good riddance," she muttered sitting in the shadows too listen too everyone's arguments and conversations.

"If Gingerfrost becomes leader, we'll just end up like this again! Is that really what you want, Pikestar? Is that what any of you want?" Upon hearing this Berryflare turned too face the cat who had spoken. It was Beansprout. She chuckled, why would anyone want Gingerfrost for a leader ... of course, she barely knew the cat but still! Drama, drama, drama ... maybe if she said yes then something exciting would happen. Hopefully she wouldn't get punished or something.

Finally, after some thinking, Berryflare stepped towards Beansprout. She wasn't necessarily too close, but not too far and she was still behind the cat who had questioned Gingerfrost's leadership. "You might be right Beansprout. Our clan should be able too hold our own and not only survive, but be at least able too thrive. We need too go further than what most think we can. We do deserve better. We -" Berryflare suddenly stopped at the words of Brightnight. [ |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ]
"Don't be such a mouse-brain. Even if some of us agree I doubt most will, it won't be an efficient or fair vote." She growled, turning her attention back towards Beansprout. "I agree, even if Gingerfrost is deputy, I don't know if he would be a great leader," Berryflare meowed quietly chucking, "though I am not sure what he is like much. I don't tend too pay attention too deputies. Has he proven himself even capable of being leader?" She questioned, starting to lick her paw. "If he's really that bad, then I'd be surprised if star-clan accepted him" She mumbled, hard to heard because she was licking her fur. She honestly wonder why it was so chaotic, she had missed most of this meeting.

// vellichor ... I wasn't sure if you wanted others too mention you or not

[RavensCall]

@Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw \\


Ravenkit trembled. "Please stop yelling..." he squeaked, hearing the commotion rise, he couldn't take it anymore. "I... said... STOP!" He panicked, realising what happened, and muttered, "Sorry..." Smokepaw noticed what was happening to Ravenkit, and spoke up for him. "N-Nothing good is happening because we're f-fighting! It will only get w-worse. Please. It doesn't matter whether the leader is an absolute asshat, it only matters if their d-deputy, medicine c-cat and clanm-mates will pick up after them! Fighting is terrible, especially if its with close cats, or cats who should be close. Cats have all suffered losses, it only m-matters if you'll complies to their wishes in death. So get up, get your asses off the damn ground and stop starsdamn fighting each other! Do you assholes here me?"

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

Berryflare had just stepped out of the warriors den when she heard Pikestar was stepping down. Though she really didn't care. She didn't care about a lot of leaders, "good riddance," she muttered sitting in the shadows too listen too everyone's arguments and conversations.

"If Gingerfrost becomes leader, we'll just end up like this again! Is that really what you want, Pikestar? Is that what any of you want?" Upon hearing this Berryflare turned too face the cat who had spoken. It was Beansprout. She chuckled, why would anyone want Gingerfrost for a leader ... of course, she barely knew the cat but still! Drama, drama, drama ... maybe if she said yes then something exciting would happen. Hopefully she wouldn't get punished or something.

Finally, after some thinking, Berryflare stepped towards Beansprout. She wasn't necessarily too close, but not too far and she was still behind the cat who had questioned Gingerfrost's leadership. "You might be right Beansprout. Our clan should be able too hold our only and not only survive, but be at least able too thrive. We need too go further than what most think we can. We do deserve better. We -" Berryflare suddenly stopped at the words of Brightnight. [ |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| ]
"Don't be such a mouse-brain. Even if some of us agree I doubt most will, it won't be an efficient or fair vote." She growled, turning her attention back towards Beansprout. "I agree, even if Gingerfrost is deputy, I don't know if he would be a great leader," Berryflare meowed quietly chucking, "though I am not sure what he is like much. I don't tend too pay attention too deputies. Has he proven himself even capable of being leader?" She questioned, starting to lick her paw. "If he's really that bad, then I'd be surprised if star-clan accepted him" She mumbled, hard to heard because she was licking her fur. She honestly wonder why it was so chaotic, she had missed most of this meeting.

// vellichor ... I wasn't sure if you wanted others too mention you or not


Brightnight nodded. "Yes. I agree. I feel Gingerfrost needs more practice. Gingerstar's not the....not the best name he should have."

[Dirtfur]

== > Dirtfur ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~
Six. Six cats. Six of their clanmates, one of them was a damned child. This could've been prevented, and it should've been. And he cursed at himself, at how he had fell in line. At how he had gotten comfortable. Wormbite always struggled to get a firm grasp on his own opinions. He didn't enjoy how Pikestar's words were reminding him of Kestrelstar - two different cats. Very different. Even the prior leader had made a change before he .. The Dark Lord sucked in a deep breath. Pikestar hadn't and wouldn't be ruthless.

Hell, at least the tom didn't go on a mystical journey and abandon his clan to come to this conclusion.

A low sigh came from him. Then the small kit piped up with clarification. Right. Little children must be decently civil. Ish. "Pikestar, " Wormbite grunted in response, ears pulling back as the leader went on to purpose the idea of.. water burials. Frustration rippled through his short fur, eyebrows furrowing close together. Why the hell were they trying to fancy up funerals instead of something productive?

.. Not increasing patrols for territory, increasing training, something? Hell, set up traps in the Sleepy Thicket. Anything was more productive than this. Perhaps it would come up later, but the Dark Lord didn't understand why not bring it up now? Why shift the topic?

His misshaped ears perked up at Graytail's statement and a laugh was ripped from his lips. Cruel and dry, because how rude. "Do not speak for the dead, " Wormbite remarked, and held his tongue. And they wanted to either pollute their water supply or dump bodies in the Haven Springs. A place he was fond of.

He reached a paw and dragged it down his face. Tired rage bubbled up, but it didn't threaten to spill. He would bring up his concerns privately or, at the very least, simply do it himself. He was given this rank for a reason, might as well make use of it. Besides, Beansprout .. well.. he was speaking truths. Didn't need to repeat or, overwhelm Pikestar. Gosh. Wormbite was tired and so was Ghostie.

Dirtkit stared at the lanky cat until his eyes felt like straining, and had looked back down to continue his dirt coverage. His silly baby brain not even comprehending anything that been going on around him. He only looked back at the warrior one last time as a response to the answer.

Dapping onto his sides, he was yet interrupted. By many things. Yowling, grown clanmates that surrounded him yelling their thoughts. And Dirtkit had no idea what any meant. He perked his ears to get even a slightest clue onto what is going on. And that only made him the slightest -maybe not- frustrated and worried. The recently discovered -to the kit- Pikestar stepped down? From what position? And why is there another cat calling out about not wanting Gingerstar? What even is a Gingerstar? It did not help ease to see the cat's face as well. Did Gingerstar did that?!

The dirt baby snapped his head to the right to one calico warrior, seeming to calm the arguments. Swapping directions, he could hear someone saying... "D-dumbasses," Dirtkit repeated. It felt so toxic, and frightened him just good enough to get him to scrambled away from the Streamstone and plans to stuff his ears with moss inside the nursery; where there was no argument, and no grown cats to hiss and scream.

(Dirtkit left the party!)

[SoulJoy]

Lavenderkit saw Ravenkit’s distress. She ran up towards him. “Ravenkit, let’s go. It’s better if we stop adding to this!” She half whispered half yelled.

{ Octavia! - Ravenkit }

[wolfie]

[ wormbite's views are not a representation of my own. if there are any mistakes made, please let me know as this was rather rushed. ]

If Wormbite said he had been expecting for this - it would be a lie. Perhaps he should've noticed the signs sooner. Stars, he wasn't sure how he would've handled this situation. He was a solider, not a leader. He couldn't speak smooth words to soothe any brew situations, but he had his claws. That was all that mattered. In his eyes, Pikestar - or ah, Snowleap, wasn't .. he was soft. Stars, he adopted orphan children in the middle of the gathering. He took Riverclan out for a stress-relief trip. Wormbite had seen him do diligent work. If he believed this was for the better, the Dark Lord would like to have Snowleap as his friend and not his leader.

He winced at the shocked yowls. And then Beansprout spoke up and - well, he briefly mourned the loss of a normal meeting. He had wished for Snowleap to be able to fulfil his last meeting properly but well, chaos called for him and who was he to fall silent? Pride rose up in his chest as Beansprout. .. he was - amazing, at times, actually. Wormbite rose to his paws, turning to Dirtkit. "You. If you aren't here for a ceremony, go into the nursery. Now, " He commanded. [ Dirtfur ]

Lifting his head, "Kits. If you are not here for a ceremony, go into the nursery, " He called out - because really, they didn't need a crowd of panicking children. He walked through the crowd, standing tall and of authority.

"Duststream. No one is calling for Pikestar's to stay as a leader when he has resigned. Simply for Gingerfrost to not take his place. We can remain civil. We will remain civil, " and that might just be a threat. He didn't care yelling - and he sure as hell wouldn't allow any fights to break out. [ comet15 ]

Then a small kit piped up, asking for them to stop. "Ravenkit. Go to the nursery if you are not here for a ceremony, " and then an apprentice. "Watch your tongue. Riverclan will not settle for an inefficient leader. We are the strong. Everyone should put in efficient work, no matter their rank. We do not pick up for others' slack, that is what Thunderclan does. If this discussion bothers you, you are free to excuse yourself, " Wormbite spoke smoothly, because at the end of the day, he wouldn't blame the younger generation for not realizing how much Riverclan had fallen. [ Octavia!] ]

Speaking of the man of the hour, Wormbite turned to Gingerfrost - at least, wherever he hoped the tom would be. "Let me make this clear. You are not the absolute worse warrior, but you have not taken any length to improve Riverclan besides what you've been ordered to. You deliver patrols and deliver punishments - but I have not seen you take initiative for training sessions, events - things Riverclan needs. This may pass by as a deputy - even if it shouldn't, it has - but this will outlook will not help Riverclan with you as a leader. We do not have time to rely on word of mouth for improvement. Riverclan cannot wait for you to improve, " Wormbite stated firmly. [ Estelle ]

The Dark Lord moved to stand near Beansprout, feeling his paws buzz.

[stag]

Minnowpaw
They/He | Post Count: 5

Stress stick. Stress stick, stress stick! Where was his stress stick, they had to have brought it right? There was no way he left the den without it. He needed his stress stick! With a slight jump up the apprentice felt a small object stab his paw on impact, thank starclan. The cat looks down and immediately picks up the stick in between his jaw and starts his nibble on its bark, teeth slightly digging into it with the faintest crunch. The apprentice pads away from the crowd, rebelling at the slightly chance of Gingerfrost becoming leader. The bi-colored cat felt done with it all, all he had was cause chaos. Had they not started talking about how they didn’t want water burials then this wouldn’t have happened. Pikestar wouldn’t have stepped down. Gingerfrost wouldn’t be being labeled as useless and lazy, their green eyes now searching for a way out as their breathing increased its pace.

The stick now becoming more of comfort as he nibbled it even further. Its bark becoming softer while he nibbled through its flawless surface. Their eyes darting around the clearing as they somehow managed to get their legs to move. Shaking as he made his way over towards the River Settlement’s Resident Herbalist Den, sadly not making it the whole way as his eyes fell straight to the ground as they crumbled under the invisible stress of it all. The stick now locked in their jaw as they stared blankly into their paws. His ears pinned as he tucked himself into a spot near the Herbalist’s den as small drops formed in his eyes. Claws digging into the ground below them as he felt the air exit and enter faster than before.

carmen

[puppeteer]

silversnow

| Captain vellichor @/anyone else |

She stared Beansprout down, her eyes burning into his. "Don't you dare speak of my brother and sister. You-" Her words were cut off by her dad speaking. His next words caught her off-guard.

Stepping down..?

She turned swiftly, mouth agape. Confusion swirled in her eyes. What..?

"Y... You aren't leaving, right, Pops?" She regretted asking the question. Silversnow would have preferred him to sneak away in the night, so she didn't have to watch him pad from the place the two had bonded.

With a small sniffle, all of the silver mollys resolve, hard-headedness and rage fizzled out. She just looked at the ground, not knowing what to do now.

[pxxylo]

Assholes, you all. Raccoonear stood before Beansprout. "I once respected you, and I still do. However, you need to get calm before anyone will listen. And no, they aren't going to listen to a helpless and small yowl to please be quiet like what I just heard. I barely heard bullcrap and I was right next to you. Like this."

She inhaled, a mighty call leaving her, a call for the clan of idiots to hush. "EVERYBODY SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN. You lot are the most ignorant cats i've ever met. You don't listen. You just yell and try to be the center of attention because you want to be special and to be seen as a big hero. YOU ALL NEED TO STOP TRYING TO PLAY GOD DAMN HERO AND LISTEN. Pikestar has stepped down because you all absolutely destroyed him. You did not need to be rude, just say you disagree rather than going apples on him. Either way, let's put it in the past. Gingerfrost is his supposed successor. However, most of us and I too agree that he has been doing no more than the bare minimum. He's a swell and fine cat to know, but not the best high rank. As a shield I want to help you all to calm down and get sorted out."

She spoke up a bit, getting to the point. "We will vote. If you want GINGERFROST to succeed Pikestar, you will walk to the LEFT side of camp. If you want STONEPAW, our loyal medicine cat to pick a new leader per the warrior code, you will go to the RIGHT side of camp. If you wish to try and be special and have an argument to what the warrior code states and what our clan has traditionally done in these situations, step to the center and do not yell. Just speak to me and I will try to tend to your needs and ideas, despite me knowing you only came to the center so you can be a big hero." She rolled her eyes as the roleplayer of Raccoonear watched in disappointment at the chaotic hellhole grew.

"And Pikestar, my dearest brother and best friend. I am sorry for how you have been treated. And my clanmates, you all. I am sorry for the chaos."

Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw

[SpiritWolf_yt]

Peachpaw and cinderpaw listened concerned by choosing they talked about what to do

Bluestone still sat and listened and watched*what is the point of yelling and all that when calm and collected is better* the tom thought

[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

Assholes, you all. Raccoonear stood before Beansprout. "I once respected you, and I still do. However, you need to get calm before anyone will listen. And no, they aren't going to listen to a helpless and small yowl to please be quiet like what I just heard. I barely heard bullcrap and I was right next to you. Like this."

She inhaled, a mighty call leaving her, a call for the clan of idiots to hush. "EVERYBODY SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN. You lot are the most ignorant cats i've ever met. You don't listen. You just yell and try to be the center of attention because you want to be special and to be seen as a big hero. YOU ALL NEED TO STOP TRYING TO PLAY GOD DAMN HERO AND LISTEN. Pikestar has stepped down because you all absolutely destroyed him. You did not need to be rude, just say you disagree rather than going apples on him. Either way, let's put it in the past. Gingerfrost is his supposed successor. However, most of us and I too agree that he has been doing no more than the bare minimum. He's a swell and fine cat to know, but not the best high rank. As a shield I want to help you all to calm down and get sorted out."

She spoke up a bit, getting to the point. "We will vote. If you want GINGERFROST to succeed Pikestar, you will walk to the LEFT side of camp. If you want STONEPAW, our loyal medicine cat to pick a new leader per the warrior code, you will go to the RIGHT side of camp. If you wish to try and be special and have an argument to what the warrior code states and what our clan has traditionally done in these situations, step to the center and do not yell. Just speak to me and I will try to tend to your needs and ideas, despite me knowing you only came to the center so you can be a big hero." She rolled her eyes as the roleplayer of Raccoonear watched in disappointment at the chaotic hellhole grew.

"And Pikestar, my dearest brother and best friend. I am sorry for how you have been treated. And my clanmates, you all. I am sorry for the chaos."

Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw

Brightnight padded to the right side of camp. Settling herself down with her mother.

[puppeteer]

silversnow, as much as she respected gingerfrost, stepped to the left of the clearing.

[Buzzin' Bee]

Berryflare rolled her eyes at some things Raccoonear said. Was she even different? She couldn't be saying the rest of the camp did this, what about her. Though Berryflare ignored most of what she said, except the voting. She took no hesitation and went too the right of the camp. She would accept if Gingerfrost was leader, but she believed it would be a bit better if he was not. As soon as she got over there, she sat down and waited for the rest of the voting too take place.

[LostInTheOrchids]

Ashpaw, who was bundled into herself, not knowing what to do, joined her mentor.


(Working on a Reply from gray)

[lio]

https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/characters/21159626?1681860126
FERRETSNAP (https://toyhou.se/21159626.ferretsnap)
fluffy brown and white tom with amber eyes.
he/him

He was late.

Though that wasn't entirely his fault. The warrior padded in, a salmon clenched between his teeth as he entered. He hadn't seen many others hunting, so he took it upon himself to get at least something for the Clan.

It wasn't difficult to realize that a meeting was already in progress, though. And by the looks of things, it wasn't going too hot either. Ferretsnap dropped his catch in the prey pile and approached the Streamstone just in time to hear Pikestar's announcement about stepping down. Huh, that's not something one would expect to walk in on. Not that he was surprised, really. The RiverClan leader appeared to be growing more and more stressed as the days went on. Surely if you can't handle that responsibility of being a leader and keeping your Clan happy, then you should reassess your abilities. Really, this probably should've been done long ago. RiverClan didn't need a leader who had panic attacks the moment anyone raised their voice.

He listened closely as others voiced their opinions, nodding in agreement with certain ones. They at least had their heads on right. Clearing his throat, he piped in himself, "While I do apologize for butting in, but some of the others are right. Gingerfrost has done next to nothing. It is as though he's just sitting around carrying the name of deputy just for the hell of it, besides when the occasional patrol needs sent out." Flicking his tail in the direction of the deputy, he gave a pointed glance toward Pikestar. "While you stepping down may be the best scenario, you must use that mind of yours. I know it's hard, but really, think about it! Even if you step down and he becomes Gingerstar, we'll just be the same as we've been for moons, RiverClan doesn't need a leader who sits on his ass twiddling his paws and looking dumb! If we wanted that, we might as well let the other Clans take over because surely they'd be able to actually do something!"

As Raccoonear spoke, however, his eyes narrowed. "You really think it'd a good idea for someone who might as well still be in the nursery to pick our leader? Please, that's practically begging for something to go wrong." Snorting, Ferretsnap shook his head, refusing to move from his spot near the center.

"Both of those options are pathetic. If that's all we have to choose from, then I'm staying right where I am. A neutral vote, if you must."

[ Ferretsnap's views are not representation of my own. Please let me know if I have made any mistakes. ]

rowan @/anyone else

[carmen]

Stonepaw

Sitting in the corner of the clearing, one could see a medium sized cat, staring with wide amber eyes at the words that were falling all around him. Hate and anger and anguish. He didn't know who was right or who was wrong, he just knew that no one seemed to see what was happening behind the scenes. No one seemed to remember that it was Tinystorm who had brought the stars forbidden dogs back to camp, that it would have all been better if he had just left them alone. Tinystorm was a fool and no one seemed to want to admit that. He couldn't say that though, if he said that, he'd be the next one hated, and as stupid as it was, Stonepaw didn't want to be hated.

Slowly, he began to make short movements forwards, towards the fury and biting words. He didn't want the flaming to continue, but he didn't want to fight against it without knowing the reasons why they were being so awful. The first few who caught his ears were Goatsneeze, Beansprout, Goosecurl, Wormbite. Ears pinned down as Goatsneeze gave his own two-cents, once again ignoring the fact that Tinystorm had been the one who had brought them back to camp. Goosecurl responded to the former with a rather more intelligent outlook, and it had him turning away from that, as the tom seemed to be someone able to handle himself.

Beansprout had him flinching back, away from the scathing hypocrisies. From no meaning of condemnation to immediately spitting vile, it seemed as though the tom, who was clearly trying to do nothing more than to share his rather confusing opinions. And sometimes, they were good points. He would not lie. But it was not solely Pikestar's fault, it was a shared fault. If it mattered so much to everyone else, why hadn't anyone else stepped up? Taken leadership? But, that wasn't what was wanted, was it? It was only one persons job. "If he knows what it's like to lose a kid, why would you assume these to be empty promises?" Muttered words, surely to be forgotten, yet still spoken aloud.

Then the stars forsaken fool decided to open his mouth, and Stonepaw lost all hope. By the stars! Beansprout, he could understand, his words had mostly been adequate, honest, but this? The shield may have failed to protect the armor, but the blade was still at fault. Tinystorm was the problem, could no one else open their eyes wide enough to see that? Or, maybe someone could. Silversnow, Silversnow. She was smart, she was right. He didn't like define right or wrong, but she was, all together, correct. That maybe it was his fault, but it certainly wasn't only his place of blame. No one would know what it was like to be leader, and no one but her and Goosecurl seemed to be trying to see.

And then fire rained down around him. Words slammed him to the ground, apologies that shouldn't have to be made. Blind they all were, blind to everything. Blood was ice as the thing he had felt coming finally was spoken. Stepping down? Damn it. He respected him though, he knew why. He was fulfilling the words of Beansprout. It was no empty promise, he was doing what he thought was best for the clan. Then Beansprout did what he had been praying to the stars he wouldn't do. He did the ultimate move of sanctimony. Yelling and screaming and saying things moment before they happened, feeling as if he was some magical being. But all he was was an idiot, someone who Stonepaw had lost all respect for.

Fawnlight wouldn't have wanted this.

Tail twitched as he moved through the crowd, trying to reach the tom. He didn't want to yell, he didn't want to scare someone, he was just trying to make the older man see reason. He didn't like him, Stonepaw hadn't been shy about that recently, but he had been trying to keep it locked up. It wasn't good to judge someone after the one or two events of their past, but this was just wrong. "Mr. Beansprout?" Don't yell, Stone, just say what you have to, and if he disagrees, that's okay. He's entitled to his own opinion. "You disagree, that much is obvious. But, if you could choose, what do you want to happen? Not just something different, but who would you put in charge?" This was stupid, wasn't it. A bad idea. He had just been trying to help calm stuff down.

He didn't have any sense of loyalty to Pikestar or Gingerfrost. He had barely spoken to them, all he knew was that Pikestar had tried and that Gingerfrost had been sick. He wasn't ready to throw judgement, not totally. "I'm not Fawnlight. I'm not the absolute best I can be right now, and I'm trying to change that, but it's kind of hard when the expectations aren't known. What do you want us to do? Not an idea, not just 'doing better' or responding in a timely matter. How would you do it differently? How would you get rid of the bodies when we don't have a grave?"

It was a genuine question, not one sent to spark debate. He didn't like him, but he had ideas, and he wanted to see just how good they were. "Do you think that maybe we could set up a council? Put Gingerfrost as a temporary lead, but allow the council to watch his actions, choose if he is ready to do what is right?" It was probably stupid, but that was why he wasn't yelling. He was asking a genuine question to someone who had a goal to achieve and seemed to, despite his off-put ideas, seemed to want the best for the clan, besides Pikestar and Wormbite and Silversnow. Wormbite and Sleekshine who was ushering the kits out of the way, Wormbite and Sleekshine who were passing by a shivering apprentice- probably by accident.

One who seemed to need more comfort than Stonepaw needed to start an argument. "Hey there," he turned away from Beansprout with a nod of respect, hoping that Stonepaw would not be the next in a barrage of anger, not while there was evidently others that needed someone. "It's going to be okay, k? Do you need me to get something for you? Or do you maybe want to go help Mr. Wormbite with the kits? My sisters in there, and she's pretty cool." He wasn't perfect, he was far from it, but right now, he was trying his best to keep it together.

Raccoonear arrived and he didn't know what to do. His words seemed stupid now, he seemed stupid now. Of course, he wouldn't just break down at this point, he had a goal to keep them together to the rest of his ability. He wasn't going to get up and leave Minnowpaw, but for now, he'd be mentally moving towards the left. Gingerfrost deserved a chance, but this seemed to be everyone else's choice now, not only his own. “Hey. Can we all just... pause? We can vote afterwards, but for now, let's finish the meeting. Let's get it done so we can figure out other things later. A separate meeting."


tldr: stone asks bean a few questions and goes to help out minnowpaw

Larissa vellichor // mentions !!

[SUGA]

Sleekshine
Sleekshine watched as the shield stood up, howling on the top of her lungs. She flicked her ears back, as she decided. Gingerfrost was a good deputy, yet would Stonepaw choose the right one? Well… he was barely even an apprentice..! She eyed the right side, where most cats were piling up then to the left, where barely any cats went there.

The appearance of Ferretsnap made Sleekshine turn her head. Her lip curled as she watched the brown and white cat plopped the salmon on the prey pile before speaking. She scowled as he snarled about Gingerfrost. “Ferretsnap, have you even seen Gingerfrost? he has been working his paws off for the clan!” she hissed, turning to him.

[ lio - just butting her in if you don’t mind! :lovesquee: ]

[LostInTheOrchids]

Graytail had intended for Pikestar to cheer up.

But boy had that backfired.

First it was Beansprout, then it was Wormbite. Their words were harsh enough as it was, she didn't need Tinystorm to spit pure venom at her. That was when she shattered. "M-maybe he wasn't-" She started but never finished. Tears began to bubble at her eyes, the first few dropping. This... this is cruel. She thought bitterly.

Shrinking down into herself until she couldn't take it anymore, she was about to leave when... he's stepping down? But- she didn't finish the thought, as it felt as just thinking it would have more venom spat at her. Unfortunately, chaos ensued from there. First Beansprout saying they didn't want 'Gingerstar', then Racoonear calling for a vote. Then Ferretsnap spitting more venom at Racoonear.

"As much as Stonepaw is a medicine cat, his judgment should not be final." Graytail murmured "He ate a Pebble because it was a 'danger' to the clan." She flicked her tail in annoyance. But a rush of sadness overtook her, she padded back to the nursery, sobbing to herself. All I do is try to be nice, and what do they do? They're mean in return.

- vellichor x ghostie BEAR.

[sol.]

LILYCREEK

[TW: Small Internal Depictions of Gore]

Her head was splitting open. Headaches had seemed like a common occurrence for her lately, but this was so much worse. It felt like a dog was clamped down on her skull and bit it open, leaving her cranium cracked in half.

She was vaguely aware of Raccoonear yelling for everyone to shut the hell up, and she was grateful for it, until she started yelling herself. Lilycreek winced. She wanted to hold her head in her paws and wait for it all to go away, before she forced herself to walk over to the Shield.

"Raccoonear," she said softly. "May I speak with you?"

She cleared her throat. "I don't mean to act like I know what would be best for the clan as a whole when I say this, but please hear me out. Yes, Gingerfrost is lacking in some areas, but I believe he still deserves the chance to grow under guidance. It is like Stonepaw said," she said nonthreateningly, lest Raccoonear get offended by her words (thought she doubted the molly would), "we should have a trial period for him. If the rest of the Shield are fine with it, maybe we as a clan, including the Shield should chip in to help with leading and organizing for now, while Gingerfrost learns. If the clan still believes they would like a new representative, then we can choose."

She dipped her head quietly. "Thank you for listening."

Before she left however, she looked toward Pikestar. Her heart twinged for her friend. There were a million things she wanted to say, but fears she was not in the right place to say them. Instead, she conveyed the biggest of her thoughts to be through a sad gaze: I'm sorry you had to go through this alone.


[ Rowann carmen - Stonepaw mention Captain - Pikestar mention ]

[ophelia]

BEASTFLAME
^^^^^^^^
The tabby warrior sat stoically, watching the meeting's proceedings with vague interest. The leader began with a recap of the dog fight, listing off the names of those lost. Something tugged uncomfortably at Beastflame's heart at the mention of Reedwhisker. Out of those named, she'd been the only one he was familiar with, and they might have even been friends if this event hadn't occurred. That was no easy feat, to be on track to friendship with the cold tom. Mostly, though, his attention rested on Pikestar's [ Captain ] words. The leader was speaking confidently, reassuring the clan as best he could.

Then, everything went to hell.

It started with the water burials. The sentiment was nice, excellent, even. Beastflame honestly didn't care much what they did with the dead, since their spirits lived on in Starclan, so he planned on staying quiet through the discussion. But it seemed his clanmates were more opinionated than he, by a long shot. He understood the perspectives of those who disagreed with the plan, but found the level of disrespect unnecessary. At least Pikestar had asked for their opinions. At Goatsneeze's insults and approach, Beastflame's hackles raised, and he began to pull himself out of his seated position. His leg might be sore, but that didn't mean he wasn't capable of defending Pikestar. The other warrior backed down, though, and he let himself relax a bit. Goosecurl [ wren ] was on it anyways, reprimanding him sharply. He gave her an appreciative glance, glad someone had the guts to call out the disrespect. He only wished it had been Pikestar instead.

Beansprout came next, lecturing the leader. Beastflame was startled by the words of the older warrior. He spoke of Pikestar's responsibility to earn back the clan's trust, but apparently didn't how reprimanding him in front of the entire clan would do the opposite of just that. This was the time for Pike to show strength, more than ever. Still, Beastflame remained calm, amber eyes flitting over the crowd. Restlessness was brewing, and it was enough to put the large warrior on edge. Even though he'd just been in what was quite possibly the fight of his life, Beastflame's claws were still itching for an excuse to scrap.

Finally, Tinystorm [ BEAR. ]arrived, and this time Beastflame rose completely to his paws, pointedly positioning himself in between the leader and this jerk. Even if his words were true, bullying the other cats around him was uncalled for. Even if Beastflame was incredibly judgemental himself, he saw the value in letting others have their own opinions. Wasn't that what made a group strong? Sharing perspectives? It certainly wasn't belittling other in the clan. The massive tabby tom bared his teeth at the other warrior, ready to finally snap back, when Gingerfrost spoke. Beastflame's gaze turned to the soft-spoken deputy instead, unwilling to cut him off as he addressed the clan's concerns.

The debate continued on, each new voice cutting deeper and deeper into Beastflame's large reserve of patience. He kept his position directly in front of the Streamstone, facing the crowd of cats rather than Pikestar, in case anyone tried something stupid. Never had he been more disappointed in his clan mates, and that was saying a lot. He'd dealt with these idiots for many moons, and this was definitely the worst of it. Ganging up on their own leader and fellow clan mates. Utter disrespect and chaos. Beastflame considered himself a rather aggressive cat, but these were not the enemies. The enemies were gone. They'd defeated them. Yes, there'd been losses, but what about the victory?

Finally, Pikestar interceded once more, silencing the havoc. He turned one tufted ear backwards, but remained in his position as he listened. The words brought dread into his body, pooling in the depths of his stomach. No. No no no. Pikestar couldn't step down. Not when Beastflame had just began to finally place his trust in a leader. He knew better than to contradict the other tom, and instead turned his fierce glare to those who had been the most cruelly outspoken against Pikestar. This was their fault. Anger brewed within the large warrior, threatening to explode. It was Beansprout's [ vellichor ] words that finally broke through the haze of red. If Pikestar stepped down and Gingerfrost became leader, nothing would change. They'd just go through this entire damned cycle again. Could Riverclan survive that?

Wormbite [ x ghostie ] spoke next, berating Gingerfrost. Again, all good points. Beastflame felt bad for the deputy, though. Was all this really that necessary? Another Shield, Raccoonear [ rowan ] began yelling instructions, calling for a vote. This was ridiculous. Beastflame was not going to vote. Stonepaw [ carmen ] seemed to have a couple questions of his own, and suggestions. For the first time, the large grey warrior was the furball as a little more than a slightly amusing overgrown kit. Instead of choosing a side, he remained smack in front of the Streamstone, staring coldly at the rest of his clan. This was beyond him. Completely ridiculous. Pikestar hadn't even gotten a chance to finish the meeting and they were already trying to push a decision. He'd already announced that he would step down, what more did these cats want from him?

"Can we just finish the meeting?" Beastflame said in a low voice, approaching Raccoonear, Beansprout, and Wormbite. "This is a big concern, I get it, but we're disrespecting the kits and apprentices that need their ceremony. Cats have left the meeting because they're being driven off by the arguing. We need to end this. Voting is nice and all, but this is chaos, and the decision about who becomes leader can be made later. Pike still has his lives and Starclan's blessing, yes?" His amber eyes glanced back and forth between the other three warriors, his tone urgent. His striped tail lashed back and forth with frustration, not at those he was addressing, but at the situation as a whole.

[RavensCall]

SoulJoy x ghostie (BTW, its smokepaw who says it, raven just yells for everyone to stop yelling + fighting :heartbounce:)

Ravenkit froze. "I'm sorry..." he muttered before heading into the nursery. Oleander followed him. "Look, I may have joined quite recently, but I know that stuff has gone down," she meowed. Smokepaw glared at Wormbite.

[SoulJoy]

Lavenderkit hoped things would calm down but it didn't
look like it would happen soon. So she followed Ravenkit back to the nursery.


{ Octavia! - Ravenkit // Oh, in my defense, my brain saw words
and responded to words. /lh But let's pretend for my sake, that she
said that both to Smokepaw and Ravenkit. ^^ }

[poppy]

Graytail had intended for Pikestar to cheer up.

But boy had that backfired.

First it was Beansprout, then it was Wormbite. Their words were harsh enough as it was, she didn't need Tinystorm to spit pure venom at her. That was when she shattered. "M-maybe he wasn't-" She started but never finished. Tears began to bubble at her eyes, the first few dropping. This... this is cruel. She thought bitterly.

Shrinking down into herself until she couldn't take it anymore, she was about to leave when... he's stepping down? But- she didn't finish the thought, as it felt as just thinking it would have more venom spat at her. Unfortunately, chaos ensued from there. First Beansprout saying they didn't was Gingerstar, then Racoonear calling for a vote. Then Ferretsnap spitting more venom at Racoonear.

"As much as Stonepaw is a medicine cat, his judgment should not be final." Graytail murmured "He ate a Pebble because it was a 'danger' to the clan." She flicked her tail in annoyance. But a rush of sadness overtook her, she padded back to the nursery, sobbing to herself. All I do is try to be nice, and what do they do? They're mean in return.


briarkit

Briarkit's dizzy, blurry sight filled with red as she heard Graytail. Talking about her brother. Oh HELL no. The kitten stood up, letting out a sharp puff of air as her world spun, but she wobbled over to where Graytail exited the meeting place. "I ate a pebble too, lady. Do you want to turn around and say that to my face? Were you chosen by StarClan to become the healer of a Clan? What the HELL have you done that is so great that condones you to talk about my brother like that? If you're bleeding out, who's going to save your sorry ass? Stonepaw! If you're coughing to death, who's going to help you even if you were an ungrateful brat to him? Stonepaw! So keep your mouth shut and continue to walk away, or turn around and explain to me why a simple, harmless joke that my brother made allows you to act like he's some dumb kid? The world doesn't revolve around you, stop playing the victim."

She heard Lilycreek and Silversnow both talking politics and crap. And her neglectful excuse for a dad wasn't even here. And Stonepaw still hadn't said a word to her. The molly wobbled once, twice, her head feeling like it was being hacked at by sharp stones. Stumbling, face growing paler and more twisted with lightheadedness by the moment, she raised her head to look around at all those stupid adults.

"Shut the hell up. All of you. This is absolutely pathetic." She snarled, deliriousness causing her to be a tad louder and more aggressive than usual. Not that anyone would notice the change. Because no one cared. She had been forgotten the second the chance for power was thrown into the mix. "There are KITS who have been waiting a long time for this ceremony, and there are apprentices who need new mentors. God, guys, I'm a KID, and you have to hear this from me?" Twisting around to shoot an angry, unfocused glare at everyone around as her head throbbed aggressively. What was the point in staying if no one was going to listen? If she was going to be left on the ground, near fainting, just for cats to fight over politics? God. If she wasn't so untrained and vulnerable, she'd leave.

"I always thought adults were mature enough to not pin the blame on one cat. From what I've been taught, you all aren't bound to camp, correct? You could've gone to the Thicket yourselves. This was a joint failure by all of you, and you guys are targeting the big guy on top because god forbid you be in the wrong." The injured, fluffy ginger tabby kit slumped back into a sitting position, a wave of dizziness knocking her off her supports. She was tired, but she was going to stay awake. Because these kids deserved their ceremonies, and she was shocked that no one but her and Beastflame had noticed.

And after this, she fully expected to pass out somewhere. And stay there. Because who would notice? Not her father. Not her brother. Not her sister. Not her long dead mother who her father had neglected to inform her about.

"You." She lashed her tail at beansprout, a frown tearing her face fownwards. "I've seen you and pikestar be all nice to each other. He's somewhat related to you through Fawnlight, no matter by blood, right? And now the moment the tides turn, you turn on him. Why? has this just been festering, or am I misunderstanding?" If there was one thing she hated, it was cats who pretended to love someone. And who lied. The kitten felt a wave of faintness from her head, and her eyes drooped and shoulders slacked, but she stayed standing and tried to look Beansprout in the eye with unfocused emerald orbs.

[ BEAR. vellichor rowan wren puppeteer sol. lio carmen ophelia @/everyone else sobs ]

[Doom]

Captain vellichor rowan [disclaimer; icefury's thoughts/actions are NOT a direct reflection of my own.]

Icefury couldn't believe what he was hearing. The clan suddenly came to life -- barking their opinions, disclaimers, and taking a stand. Some actually called Pikestar out on his excuses, surprisingly, while others defended him like blind sheep-minded prey. And STARS were some of these defenses terrible.

It was hard to keep track of everything, and everyone was yelling over one another. Eventually, Pikestar finally spoke...and oh boy was Icefury mad. Ok, that's it.

Unable to contain his frustrations any longer, the massive warrior finally rose to his paws and stared daggers at his so-called leader. "You coward." He growled, tail lashing behind him, hackles rising. That's right, Pikestar. That is enough. He slowly approached the streamstone, stamping his paws to the beat of his words, punctuating them like a rage-filled poem. "I am sick and tired of you. ALL OF YOU. Pikestar has done nothing but the bare minimum for our clan and nobody even bats an eye! He just sits in his den alllll day while his clanmates do everything for him...oh wait, no, sorry. He does do one thing. He patrols the outskirts like our borders -- more than our actual borders, actually -- and fretters with outsiders on the daily, letting them into our home like stray kittens, letting them leech off our prey and clog our dens. He taints our blood and the warrior code. He abuses his power for selfish reasons. He only cares about himself. He runs his own life. He is no leader. And the moment we finally challenge his ways, he steps down? What an absolute COWARD. And you all dare to defend that? I refuse to respect him and his half-assed deputy."

He'd made his way through the crowd, but came to a stopping point at the foot of the streamstone. Taking a deep breath through his nostrils, Icefury exhaled sharply at the one-eyed oriental, much like a challenged bull. His eyes blazed with a rage unlike any other in the clearing. If he could, he would have probably clobbered Pikestar right then and there. Alas, something else drew his attention.

Raccoonear spoke up. Oh hell no. He whipped his head around to meet eyes with hers, "I'm not doing anything you say, hypocrite." He hissed, venom dripping in his deep tone. He then turned toward Beansprout, who was the only one speaking sense to him in the stardamned clan. "While I agree with your statements, get this rebellion going ANOTHER TIME." This voting idea was stupid and it was NOT the appropriate moment to do it. Icefury's pelt was bristling hot with the anger inside him. His blood was rushing and ears ringing. He needed to cool off, but he couldn't do it here. "PIKESTAR!" he growled the leader's name once more, but he didn't look at him, "Get these damn ceremonies over with and end this meeting before I end it myself."

With one last huff, he left the crowd and went back into the warriors' den.

[Zei]

the Young Warrior sighed heavily and rolled her eye's... what a mess. Sassafras'eyes searched the clearing, looking for the familiar pelt of The Deputy Gingerfrost.

She stood up and Padded towards the left side of the camp as the annoyingly loud Raccoonface yowled... she felt like smacking somebody right now... she felt like smacking the whole of the clan that was being Badgerbutts about the Whole Mess....

She Sat down in a neat and prim fasion, firmly making it known her opinion "you all are Nuts... Where is Your Faith? who ate your hearts? you surely can't have them now. Pikestar is an Amazing Leader, Best in The Clans, and if he Picked Gingerfrost as His Deputy and Successer, then you should all trust his judgement." She Meowed Primly with a disgussed snort.

She was a cat that would make it known of her displeasure. and all this shouting, no good it was doing. "Sadly i Must Agree with the Kit, Not on the eating Rocks, which is a stupid thing to do in the first place, but about Yall letting Pikestar Say His Peace. NOW SHUT UP BEFORE I SKIN SOMEBODY ALIVE!!!" and she meant it too...

(she's so Sassy and bipolar XD... sorry to anyone this offends) ( jupiter BEAR. vellichor rowan wren puppeteer sol. lio carmen ophelia @/anyone else ) (sorry just to but in, but i was offline i missed this... so Sassy's Just gonna be Bipolar in the Camp, and share her not so civil oppinions XD LMAO)

[Kaybug.]

Assholes, you all. Raccoonear stood before Beansprout. "I once respected you, and I still do. However, you need to get calm before anyone will listen. And no, they aren't going to listen to a helpless and small yowl to please be quiet like what I just heard. I barely heard bullcrap and I was right next to you. Like this."

She inhaled, a mighty call leaving her, a call for the clan of idiots to hush. "EVERYBODY SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN. You lot are the most ignorant cats i've ever met. You don't listen. You just yell and try to be the center of attention because you want to be special and to be seen as a big hero. YOU ALL NEED TO STOP TRYING TO PLAY GOD DAMN HERO AND LISTEN. Pikestar has stepped down because you all absolutely destroyed him. You did not need to be rude, just say you disagree rather than going apples on him. Either way, let's put it in the past. Gingerfrost is his supposed successor. However, most of us and I too agree that he has been doing no more than the bare minimum. He's a swell and fine cat to know, but not the best high rank. As a shield I want to help you all to calm down and get sorted out."

She spoke up a bit, getting to the point. "We will vote. If you want GINGERFROST to succeed Pikestar, you will walk to the LEFT side of camp. If you want STONEPAW, our loyal medicine cat to pick a new leader per the warrior code, you will go to the RIGHT side of camp. If you wish to try and be special and have an argument to what the warrior code states and what our clan has traditionally done in these situations, step to the center and do not yell. Just speak to me and I will try to tend to your needs and ideas, despite me knowing you only came to the center so you can be a big hero." She rolled her eyes as the roleplayer of Raccoonear watched in disappointment at the chaotic hellhole grew.

"And Pikestar, my dearest brother and best friend. I am sorry for how you have been treated. And my clanmates, you all. I am sorry for the chaos."
]


Mistycloud went to the right side.

[LostInTheOrchids]

- jupiter

Graytail stopped just before she curled up in her nest. "First of all, you were a kit. Second of all, what is it with the clan and stones." She flicked her split tail. "Also, when was it your place to tell off a queen who has lived for many moons longer than you?" She spat without meaning to "Run back off to the meeting or come in, but whatever you do, leave me alone." They turned back around and curled up.

~Going to have to respectfully ask that no one else dis on graytail, she can't take this and nor can I~

▪︎☆Graytail has exited the meeting☆▪︎

[Silvershadow13]

~Silentripple~

The tabby molly stood up to call out something, but she was afraid to jeopardize her position, but unable to contain her thoughts the annoyed feline gave a quiet hiss and spoke up,
"This is getting annoying" she grumbled under breath

[wren]

Goosecurl (https://lauren0williams03.wixsite.com/wrens-cats-n-stuff/copy-of-rabbitchatter-1) | They/Them
Short smoked tabby with a cream underbelly and pale yellow eyes
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A growing chorus of shrieking voices seemed to erupt, this and that and this and that and “how dare you?” And “you are a moron!” And “pikestar was great!” And it was all becoming far too much. Quite frankly it had hit a point where Goose was simply forced to absorb it all, take it as it was happening. Attempting to formulate some kind of intelligent point to make but being so rudely interrupted by more and more shrieking input. And the worst of all? Beansprout. At this point he just looked like a big bird head squawking on the top of a stick. A big fat raven, screaming and wailing like you’d clipped it’s wings.

Goosecurl had let Goatsneeze off, the pair of them had their stare and had settled in then and there. Did Beansprout vellichor need to continue this argument beyond that? No. He was just a big bawling baby taking on secondary offense to things he didn’t have a grasp on. ”Good gracious Beansprout, do you have a grasp? Do you have anything other to offer than your sympathy’s to Goatsneeze? and internal cursing of themselves for allowing their own emotions to guide their words before continuing. ”It was settled. And I expect the same sense of courtesy from anyone, the same way I expect it from Goatsneeze. Lower your tone.” they allowed their gaze to linger, hopefully matching Beansprouts and getting the point across. If Bean wanted an argument? That was on him. Squeak his little bird head off.

This however was not the end of it, their own daughter appeared. As if proving a point, Goosecurl did know what it felt like to have a child be threatened. Then Goose turned and ignored the rest of the screeching. Berryflare would do what Berryflare always did, and Beansprout would have to deal with that head on.

And again the clamouring of many clanmates was stirred up again. Gingerfrost was figuratively grabbed and dragged face first through the mud, Pikestar was still stuck underfoot. Annnnd… there we go. Racoonear spoke up, the riverclan shield “representative” finally seemed to show up. At times Goose seemed to forget that shields even existed… how was it that the successor to the common warrior was able to fly under the radar and only show up once chaos erupted. Though, they supposed that’s what happened with most the ranks here. They showed up when needed and then gently receded like the waves on the shore. The proposal of a vote made Goosecurls skin crawl. Pikestar had made his plans clear, and while there was great disrespect for Pikestar at the moment there still ought to be respect for the process? Shouldn’t there?

Goosecurl stared at Racoonear, rowan and stared hard. Formulating a decent response to the passive aggressiveness to their final statement. Followed by two or three different warriors splitting the clan for their votes before Lilycreek sol. approached Racoonear. Gentle conversation was exchanged from shield to Queen and Goosecurl felt a glimmer of hope. A very small glimmer. As Lilycreek retreated the Queen stood themselves and went to her side, gently taking a seat to her right. They raised their tail and let it fall against Lilycreeks back, something at an attempt for comfort. ”are you Alright? You are looking-“ another. And they couldn’t emphasize the word enough, ANOTHER interruption. This time a kit.

Briarkit if they remembered correctly. Sure the kit said lots of things, perhaps valid things, but was also inciting some kind of fight between themselves and Beansprout. This sent off alarms, not only was this argumentative but it was Beansprout. The talking bird head of all cats. Goosecurl stood with an elegant sweep of tail, leaving Lilycreek where they’d been. ”Briarkit.” jupiter There was a stern edge to their tone, one that implied perhaps that “goose wasn’t there to fool around”. ”Come. Sit with me. The ceremonies will be getting going any moment now, I think it’s not best you go poking your nose into arguments that do not need your nose in them.” Goosecurl then tipped their head to where they had been previously sitting, continuing a long and unwavering stare with the kitten. ”and watch your language.”

With that they turned, full expectation that Briarkit would be at their heels and decided against voicing their own opinion. Though it mirrored Icefury and Beastflame. Enough had been thrown back from each side.

[Kunaisoul]

Nightleap walked to the left side

[sock]

Rainglow could barely take it anymore. Everybody seemed to be yelling and fighting with each other. He just wanted it to stop. He'd barely had time to cool down after the dog attack... He hadn't even seen if his brother was ok! His ears flattened as more chaos erupted around him. But, one thing wiggled its way out of the arguing and into the grey tom's ears. Pikestar was... Giving up. Rainglow suddenly felt his fur prickle. In a line of disappointment, Pikestar was following. Was RiverClan doomed? Had the stars forsaken them? He dug his claws into the dirt below him. He didn't have any room to process his emotions. He wanted to run. Run away. But he didn't. He loved his clan. His brother. His mother, who was in StarClan. He couldn't disappoint his family. Rainglow looked down, trying to ignore his clanmates shrieking and listen to Pikestar.

[Shade.]

He supposed it was bound to happen at some point. Darktwist was bruises and bleeding, having skidded across the ground a couple of times, but he kept it yo himself. The serious tom was aware that leaders came and went. He remembered ThunderClan switching leaders every gathering. Personally, although concerned with the goof of his clan, always, but he didn't know anyone better to replace him, plus, he preferred to work alone rather than pick his leaders.

[Wingnettle]

┌────────── ∘・❄︎・∘ ──────────┐
Mintpool (she/her)
Riverclan ❍ 12 moons
White and gray siamese with blue eyes
└───────── ・∘ ❄︎ ∘・ ─────────┘

https://i.ibb.co/fpzh8gK/Mintpaw.png (https://imgbb.com/)

Oh, everything was rapidly falling down. Riverclan was collapsing.
Mintpool watched silently with unblinking expression as Pikestar announced his resignment, though inside she felt a pang of horror at the leader's words. Even a leader made mistakes. And even though this was a very relevant one that affected the whole clan... didn't that make Pikestar a better leader now? Weren't all these losses of some use to the clan, to his future? This could not end like this. But... Pikestar had made his decision.
Now the clan had to vote.

She thought for a moment about his former mentor. She had a feeling Slatestripe would not be happy about it, but the dark striped tomcat hadn't been too available recently so Mintpool hadn't found the chance to ask him. She glanced around now, wondering where he was.
But the choice that awaited her was hers, and hers alone.

Cats around them shrieked and yowled - Pikestar had lost control of the meeting since the first moment, but Mintpool wasn't surprised about it. She still felt the soreness in her body and a pulsing pain in her neck and leg, where one of the dogs had hit her.
Was it really how Riverclan was going to lose his leader?

Mintpool quietly made her way slowly, calmly among the agirated cats to take seat in the left part of the clearing. I have faith in Gingerfrost. And she didn't want to put young Stonepaw in such a difficult position. No, Riverclan could still keep together if the faith in their high ranks could be regained.
Deep down, Mintpool new Gingerfrost would have a lot to deal with as soon as he became leader. Because he will, won't he?

The white siamese narrowed her eyes at the crowd of cats still fighting with each other, her blue gaze trying to hide the concern that was tightening her chest as the meeting went on.
...What will become of Riverclan?

· · ─────── ·✧· ─────── · ·

[BEAR.]

A paw brushing against him caught Tinystorm's attention, and he glanced down to the fuzzy little cat he'd seen earlier. The child pursued by dogs. ".. Any cat worth their weight would have done the same. Cats like Snakeheart and Snowleap can rot in the choices they've made - they've earned no right to the name of our Clan." Why nothing was done, Tinystorm did not know - but it seemed fitting given the circumstances. "Take this chance to pick your allies wisely. Even the tastiest looking fish can have maggots inside." [ Lillian ]

To Gingerfrost, he kept it short. "Put your paws where your mouth are. That's the only way your words will mean anything." Where Gingerfrost took that was on him, but frankly Tinystorm had no more to say on that matter. [ Estelle ]

Silversnow. This one was special. Tinystorm didn't even spare her a glance. "I'll excuse your idiocy on the assumption you have sand in your ears. If you had been keeping up with Clan events, you would have known I was on the patrol that found the dogs to begin with... Bubbleheart, Mosstalon and I were ambushed in the thicket. He was killed, we barely escaped with our lives. I was the one who alerted the Clan of their presence.

"It was Snowleap who answered the call, as he should have. But his patrol didn't step a paw outside of camp. I know it's hard for you to understand this, Silversnow, but when you're a Clan leader you can't flake on a major issue and expect things to turn out fine. Dung can and will get worse. How the hell do you expect the Clan to follow suit on a patrol when their own goddamn leader thinks it's fine to put things off?? Leading is by example - and you've all fallen into his slump. If you can't lead your freakin' Clan when they need you, don't be a leader." Case closed. Assuming Snowleap was too unstable himself, he could have directed anyone to lead the patrol - but he let it fester and die. Had Tinystorm not been trying to recover from almost dying, he would have done it himself. He-- along with everyone, had been under the impression their dear leader had it handled.

But no. And here they were, bickering with cats too blind to see beyond their own muzzle. [ puppeteer ]

"Peb--" He was going to tear into the next cat, lip curled when Snowleap began again. Well, good riddance. This solved one issue - but they had many more to contend with. Tinystorm did not trust Snowleap, had no reason to, especially after the patrol failure. It screamed unreliability to him, and paired with what the kid said... "Before you get too sentimental over Gingerfrost's leadership, consider this: he hasn't proven he can handle the rank he's been in yet. Why the hell would you want another leader without merit." When he said they should start playing ThunderClan, he didn't mean literally. Pushing Gingerfrost into leadership seemed like a disaster waiting to happen.

Blah blah blah. A bunch of chaos that wasn't particularly useful, and to Tinystorm just outright dumb. Bear doesn't feel like responding to it. "Snowleap. Finish this meeting - we'll go from there." In fact, he wanted to question the Snakeheart thing more later. It seemed odd this subject was buried with the kid. [ Captain / @anyone else]

[Pitou]

**Doeheart**

With the emotions still raw from the dog attack, her nerves still rattled, she couldn't fathom an opinion one way or another on anything, much less the workings and politics of the clan, a topic she didn't care much care about on a typical day. Pikestar addressing the dog attacks and his failures brought a new wave of mourning to the lilac queen. She didn't want to think about the fault of the dogs raiding their camp lying on their leader, it was easier, more comfortable to consider the dogs the only enemy. Her eyes shut as cats began to speak up and out against Pikestar. She'd liked Pikestar; she'd never cared much for the politics of the clan and tried not to worry herself over the leaders duties and whether they were doing them or not. That was for the deputy, the medicine cat, the shields to be concerned about. She was a queen, her duty was to raise her kits, and before that it was to hunt and patrol for her clan, none of that included the need for knowledge as in depth as the leader's duties and responsibilities. And like another loss to compile on top of the others, Pikestar resigned, right before her eyes. She didn't have an opinion on whether that was ultimately a good thing or a bad thing but it was hard not to mourn him for who he was as an individual and she could see the hurt he was suffering from his own internal turmoil, a turmoil Doeheart understood intimately as she'd felt it herself these past moons. It was a turmoil borne of the feeling of failure, of loving something so much and yet not being enough. She wanted to cry for the sympathy that flooded through her and she prayed that Pikestar was only being dramatic in suggesting the clan would exile him. But then the clan erupted further, delving into a chaos on top of the mounting rumble of angry, dissatisfied, scared, indignant, defensive, aggressive outcries. "Shut up" an hurtled insults were flying from everywhere around her. Everybody was vying for the attention of everybody else and she had none of it to give. And suddenly her heart sank for Pikestar for where he still stood atop the streamstone. There was so much vitriol, so much animosity, so much hatred and anger and blame, Riverclan may just be cold enough to exile Pikestar. She felt sick to even think such a thing about her beloved clan. She couldn't sort her thoughts enough to figure out what she thought was best but if it were true that Pikestar's best wasn't good enough then maybe he shouldn't be their leader, but would that really mean he didn't have any place among them? Could Riverclan be so cold? It hurt that she even had to question it but the vile words being thrown in every direction around the clearing, and then plenty more directed at Gingerfrost...and Raccoonear suggested a vote and then possibly the worst of the vileness reared as certain cats started calling out Stonepaw. Doeheart's heart hurt, twisting as she searched the crowd for the young medicine cat. She'd grown close to Fawnlight and hadn't had much experience with the new Stonepaw but Stonepaw was a young cat and her motherly side hurt for the young medicine cat, though he had been given the responsibilities of the rank and she trusted both his abilities and Starclan's judgement, and Fawnlight's teachings, she hated that he was being expected to handle to overt, cruel criticisms as though he were an older cat. What has Riverclan become? And all of this was over the top of Pikestar attempting to get through the ceremonies of young cats who deserved to have the attention of their clanmates without the stress and heartache of such violent and disruptive conversations regarding warrior and higher rank problems. None of this should concern them and yet there were the small voices of young apprentices and kits cutting in on all of the chaos of the warriors and shields, Heartbreaking. She wasn't sure when she'd lowered but she found herself crouching just outside the nursery, unable to see much outside the cats in front of her and no longer bothering to try looking up to see everything. She was slowly slipping through the layers of confusion and anxiety and depression and doubt into a questioning, uncertain apathy. This clan was so unfamiliar to her...

[Silverfur & Co]

Assholes, you all. Raccoonear stood before Beansprout. "I once respected you, and I still do. However, you need to get calm before anyone will listen. And no, they aren't going to listen to a helpless and small yowl to please be quiet like what I just heard. I barely heard bullcrap and I was right next to you. Like this."

She inhaled, a mighty call leaving her, a call for the clan of idiots to hush. "EVERYBODY SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN. You lot are the most ignorant cats i've ever met. You don't listen. You just yell and try to be the center of attention because you want to be special and to be seen as a big hero. YOU ALL NEED TO STOP TRYING TO PLAY GOD DAMN HERO AND LISTEN. Pikestar has stepped down because you all absolutely destroyed him. You did not need to be rude, just say you disagree rather than going apples on him. Either way, let's put it in the past. Gingerfrost is his supposed successor. However, most of us and I too agree that he has been doing no more than the bare minimum. He's a swell and fine cat to know, but not the best high rank. As a shield I want to help you all to calm down and get sorted out."

She spoke up a bit, getting to the point. "We will vote. If you want GINGERFROST to succeed Pikestar, you will walk to the LEFT side of camp. If you want STONEPAW, our loyal medicine cat to pick a new leader per the warrior code, you will go to the RIGHT side of camp. If you wish to try and be special and have an argument to what the warrior code states and what our clan has traditionally done in these situations, step to the center and do not yell. Just speak to me and I will try to tend to your needs and ideas, despite me knowing you only came to the center so you can be a big hero." She rolled her eyes as the roleplayer of Raccoonear watched in disappointment at the chaotic hellhole grew.

"And Pikestar, my dearest brother and best friend. I am sorry for how you have been treated. And my clanmates, you all. I am sorry for the chaos."

Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw

Featherspirit stepped up "riverclan was once honorable and noble as well as forgiving their leader for their first mistake and pikestar this was yours. I forgive you no matter what. As for the rest of the ones yowling I'm ashamed in you that you all are fighting over something like this. I agree with raccoons idea but would like pikestar to stay."

Snowstripe agree with Featherspirit on this "this is his only mistake I don't see why y'all are making a big deal yes accidents happen cats get lost but we learn from those though. Forgive pikestar and stop all you y'all's mouse brained fight." She looks at raccoonrear and nods.

[~Loona Hellhound~]

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Moonspot Watched as all the arguing had commenced. she lowered her head abit as she hadn't expected it to get so riled so quickly. she waited till it was settled down abit. then soon lifted her head slowly, then softly smiled as everyone was calmed down. she thought Pikestar was trying his best as he could. she knew he was doing as well as he could to lead his clan and he was doing a swell job so far as she could see. she then gathered with everyone quietly as she waited for the carimonies to start for the kits as her tail laied over her paws.

(If anyone wants to interact with her while it goes on you can ^w^)

[shaae_26]

( x ghostie )
Duststream appreciated the explanation Wormbite gave him. "Oh. Thanks for explaining it sounded to me like people said they still wanted Pikestar as leader." He said, relieved thats not what they were saying.

He didn't have anything against Gingerfrost so he decided to go to the left, as the warrior code did state that deputies took over for leaders, despite not specifying what happened in a resignation.

[JackHunt_17]

Cloudpaw wasn't sure who Gingerfrost was but it seemed a lot of the clan didn't like them... so he decided to trust the cat with the connection to starclan and went to the right, hoping it was a good desicion

[Caspian]

Bouncepaw

WHAT!? Pikestars stepping down!? He inhaled deeply and then exhaled. He supported Pikestar. Pikestar had been here for him and now, it was Bouncepaw’s turn to help Pikestar. He had been the best leader to Bouncepaw, but he thought of Pikestar more as an uncle. He smiled softly, a happy-sad glint in his eye. He then realized all of the bickering. He got frustrated and stood up. DON’T YOU ALL KNOW HOW TO ACT? PIKESTAR HAS TRIED TO SERVE YOU THE BEST HE COULD AND YOU ALL TREAT HIM LIKE THIS? Honestly, you all don’t deserve them.” he yowled, his right, sightful eye scanned the crowd, a glint of disappointment in a mix of frustration at their words. “You don’t deserve him.” he muttered half to himself before sitting down

[Morrigan]

Assholes, you all. Raccoonear stood before Beansprout. "I once respected you, and I still do. However, you need to get calm before anyone will listen. And no, they aren't going to listen to a helpless and small yowl to please be quiet like what I just heard. I barely heard bullcrap and I was right next to you. Like this."

She inhaled, a mighty call leaving her, a call for the clan of idiots to hush. "EVERYBODY SHUT THE HELL UP AND LISTEN. You lot are the most ignorant cats i've ever met. You don't listen. You just yell and try to be the center of attention because you want to be special and to be seen as a big hero. YOU ALL NEED TO STOP TRYING TO PLAY GOD DAMN HERO AND LISTEN. Pikestar has stepped down because you all absolutely destroyed him. You did not need to be rude, just say you disagree rather than going apples on him. Either way, let's put it in the past. Gingerfrost is his supposed successor. However, most of us and I too agree that he has been doing no more than the bare minimum. He's a swell and fine cat to know, but not the best high rank. As a shield I want to help you all to calm down and get sorted out."

She spoke up a bit, getting to the point. "We will vote. If you want GINGERFROST to succeed Pikestar, you will walk to the LEFT side of camp. If you want STONEPAW, our loyal medicine cat to pick a new leader per the warrior code, you will go to the RIGHT side of camp. If you wish to try and be special and have an argument to what the warrior code states and what our clan has traditionally done in these situations, step to the center and do not yell. Just speak to me and I will try to tend to your needs and ideas, despite me knowing you only came to the center so you can be a big hero." She rolled her eyes as the roleplayer of Raccoonear watched in disappointment at the chaotic hellhole grew.

"And Pikestar, my dearest brother and best friend. I am sorry for how you have been treated. And my clanmates, you all. I am sorry for the chaos."

Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw
Mistfire looked at Raccoonear shocked that she would be so bold as to challenge the clan but the grey she-cat sighed sadly and padded slowly to the left side of camp glacing at her mate defeatedly. Briarfang felt a rush of anger at Pikestar, at Racoonear,at Gingerfrost but he didn't want to upset Mistfire anymore so he just followed her to the left side of camp feeling defeated as well.

[Dakotaa]

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PebbleSplash
RiverClan
~Pretty white molly with pale gray and orange tortie markings and blue eyes~
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(I don’t like using clan wide mentions but this is quite important. Please forgive me <3 this post is 1000% open!)
Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw
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The blue-eyed molly wasn’t getting anywhere by being kind… She wanted to cry because she had no idea what to do, or say, or even feel… She had strong belief that PikeStar was an amazing, strong, powerful leader with a lot of love for his clan… she wondered why no one else could see that…It was time for a change of pace. Letting out a loud hiss, PebbleSplash padded to the front of the crowd, tail lashing with purpose… Once in front of everyone, she began to speak…

Clearing her throat, she rose her voice. There was no more being sweet and gentle. “CATS OF RIVERCLAN, DON’T YOU THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS? YOU WOULD NOT BE ACTING THIS WAY IF PIKESTAR ONLY HAD ONE LIFE! AND WHAT ABOUT YOURSELVES? YOU LIVED, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU TOO DIDN’T GIVE IT YOUR ALL?” She let her voice echo across the clearing… The usually gentle she-cat was rather furious…

Continuing her speech, she began to pace a bit… There were tears in the corner of her eyes… “I don’t want to hear another word out of ANY of you, regardless if you are of support or not. We are warriors, not babies. Cats die, we die, and we have no control over that! If you’re going to blame anyone, Blame the stars!” The beautiful tortoiseshell tabby took a seat, ears flattening as she looks to her clan… Her face was hot with anger…

“And not just that, I hope you ALL are aware that patrols are VOLUNTARY! We can go on patrols whenever we want without GingerFrost telling us when to go! GingerFrost only sends us out BECAUSE WERE LAZY AND CLEARLY CAN’T DO IT OURSELVES! So basically, It’s EVERYONES FAULT FOR NOT WATCHING OUR BORDERS!” This was true, anyone could patrol whenever and it was strongly encouraged too…

“Some of you are as selfish as ShadowClan… If you have a problem with how this clan is run, I strongly encourage you to LEAVE…!” She locks eyes with BeanSprout, fury in her gaze. This shouldn’t have happened at all and it was upsetting her. “PikeStar has been great to us… Can’t we just be thankful for what we’ve been given..?”
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[SeonghwasBunnyEars]

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PebbleSplash
RiverClan
~Pretty white molly with pale gray and orange tortie markings and blue eyes~
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(I don’t like using clan wide mentions but this is quite important. Please forgive me <3)
@Captain Estelle carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw
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The blue-eyed molly wasn’t getting anywhere by being kind… She wanted to cry because she had no idea what to do, or say, or even feel… She had strong belief that PikeStar was an amazing, strong, powerful leader with a lot of love for his clan… she wondered why no one else could see that…It was time for a change of pace. Letting out a loud hiss, PebbleSplash padded to the front of the crowd, tail lashing with purpose… Once in front of everyone, she began to speak…

Clearing her throat, she rose her voice. There was no more being sweet and gentle. “CATS OF RIVERCLAN, DON’T YOU THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS? YOU WOULD NOT BE ACTING THIS WAY IF PIKESTAR ONLY HAD ONE LIFE! AND WHAT ABOUT YOURSELVES? YOU LIVED, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU TOO DIDN’T GIVE IT YOUR ALL?” She let her voice echo across the clearing… The usually gentle she-cat was rather furious…

Continuing her speech, she began to pace a bit… There were tears in the corner of her eyes… “I don’t want to hear another word out of ANY of you, regardless if you are of support or not. We are warriors, not babies. Cats die, we die, and we have no control over that! If you’re going to blame anyone, Blame the stars!” The beautiful tortoiseshell tabby took a seat, ears flattening as she looks to her clan… Her face was hot with anger…

“And not just that, I hope you ALL are aware that patrols are VOLUNTARY! We can go on patrols whenever we want without GingerFrost telling us when to go! GingerFrost only sends us out BECAUSE WERE LAZY AND CLEARLY CAN’T DO IT OURSELVES! So basically, It’s EVERYONES FAULT FOR NOT WATCHING OUR BORDERS!” This was true, anyone could patrol whenever and it was strongly encouraged too…

“Some of you are as selfish as ShadowClan… If you have a problem with how this clan is run, I strongly encourage you to LEAVE…!” She locks eyes with BeanSprout, fury in her gaze. This shouldn’t have happened at all and it was upsetting her. “Can’t we just be thankful for what we’ve been given..?”
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Swirlsplash raised her voice. "I agree with her! We should all act our age and be grateful for what we have been given!" she yowled.

[Cinderspirit]

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Beechkit (he/him)
RiverClan ❍ 7 moons
brown-furred tabby tom-kit with black stripes and golden eyes
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Beechkit looked around the camp as everyone started yowling. Some with anger, some just with a harsh intensity that scared the young tom. What was going on? What had Pikestar said that had caused the entire Clan to almost explode. Suddenly, he heard, "Beechkit deserves his ceremony," and perked up, ears sticking straight up and tail stiff behind him. It was finally happening! All other thoughts flew out of his mind as he stood tall and proud. He would be the best apprentice ever. He was sure of it. And he'd do anything he had to to be the best.
[OPEN]

[lem~]

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PebbleSplash
RiverClan
~Pretty white molly with pale gray and orange tortie markings and blue eyes~
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(I don’t like using clan wide mentions but this is quite important. Please forgive me <3 this post is 1000% open!)
Estelle[/MENTION] carmen x ghostie rowan perseus. Silverfur & Co xavier. Poprock Cherry~ vellichor ~*The_Collector*~ Lillian Beamheart Willowfern Kay~ WinterMara @~_LuzNoceda_~ nykyrian WhiteDawn Abyssopelagic BEAR. Fawn hope ~*Hope*~ ameko lio ophelia -Ash- puppeteer furrensic Shade. sol. StormySong AlreadyMadness Catherine Fleafur ~'Atlas-The-Lemon'~ Tulipfur U.S.S. Catacombs CatontheMoon |~Ju-Ju-Is-A-Maniac~| lily moon Larissa Starfall Jester DynaMight Brightstorm☆ CrazyCat4481 Sklee Wingnettle Kunaisoul Thistlestrike_ xSagefeatherx dino. wren CreekFang Cottenkit -Echo Theabsolutecosmo comet15 Silvershadow13 Buzzin' Bee The Doctor ThatOneJayfeatherFan ~Fawn.Heart~ IsItACatty? Crescentkit Caspian Darkclaws Octavia! Amber2010 Eaglet teddy. mooncake celeste Wintersun Birdspirit simply.moss zeebles ~_LuzuraTheTitan_~ Exis Archjay Ravensong Snowy Red ~Loona Hellhound~ Scallywagz InuKago littlelove jupiter valery Rapid serendipity. Dirtfur Radetzky SuspiciousMindz Cinderspirit TsuTsu! Nixey SoulJoy Leafie Sun´Spots lillythewolf Cornbread1233 MeadowTail3 Oddpaw
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The blue-eyed molly wasn’t getting anywhere by being kind… She wanted to cry because she had no idea what to do, or say, or even feel… She had strong belief that PikeStar was an amazing, strong, powerful leader with a lot of love for his clan… she wondered why no one else could see that…It was time for a change of pace. Letting out a loud hiss, PebbleSplash padded to the front of the crowd, tail lashing with purpose… Once in front of everyone, she began to speak…

Clearing her throat, she rose her voice. There was no more being sweet and gentle. “CATS OF RIVERCLAN, DON’T YOU THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS? YOU WOULD NOT BE ACTING THIS WAY IF PIKESTAR ONLY HAD ONE LIFE! AND WHAT ABOUT YOURSELVES? YOU LIVED, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU TOO DIDN’T GIVE IT YOUR ALL?” She let her voice echo across the clearing… The usually gentle she-cat was rather furious…

Continuing her speech, she began to pace a bit… There were tears in the corner of her eyes… “I don’t want to hear another word out of ANY of you, regardless if you are of support or not. We are warriors, not babies. Cats die, we die, and we have no control over that! If you’re going to blame anyone, Blame the stars!” The beautiful tortoiseshell tabby took a seat, ears flattening as she looks to her clan… Her face was hot with anger…

“And not just that, I hope you ALL are aware that patrols are VOLUNTARY! We can go on patrols whenever we want without GingerFrost telling us when to go! GingerFrost only sends us out BECAUSE WERE LAZY AND CLEARLY CAN’T DO IT OURSELVES! So basically, It’s EVERYONES FAULT FOR NOT WATCHING OUR BORDERS!” This was true, anyone could patrol whenever and it was strongly encouraged too…

“Some of you are as selfish as ShadowClan… If you have a problem with how this clan is run, I strongly encourage you to LEAVE…!” She locks eyes with BeanSprout, fury in her gaze. This shouldn’t have happened at all and it was upsetting her. “PikeStar has been great to us… Can’t we just be thankful for what we’ve been given..?”
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Swirlsplash raised her voice. "I agree with her! We should all act our age and be grateful for what we have been given!" she yowled.
Blue {They/She}
A Russian blue she-cat with one blue eye and one foggy blue eye-this eye being 40% blind.
First, Blue was scared. Scared a fight was gonna break out. Scared that PikeStar would be killed and dragged into the forest for the birds to eat. Scared they would loose the one cat they truly wanted around, besides SmokePaw and Beechkit of course.
Then Blue was worried. Worried she would be kicked out if GingerFrost was the leader. Worried Jay would find them and kill them. Worried the clan would fall into disorder and chaos.
Now, Blue was mad. Mad that these cats were turning on a cat who tried his best. Turning on a cat who gave her a second chance at a better life. Mad that these cats were whining like little kits when this cat was sacrificing his life, or lives, to help and care for them.
She turned to the direction of SwirlSplash and PebbleSplash. They looked at the cats with pride. She was glad others would stand up for this amazing cat who did the best he could.
"SwirlSplash and PebbleSpash are right!" Blue yelled, with confidence "I may be just an outsider who came out from nowhere but PikeStar gave me a chance! A chance to live a better life! Everyone here needs to think about how much PikeStar has gave up for us and about how much he could not be helping us now and how much he could've left us to die!
{ Captain - Pike mention }

[Kaybug.]

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PebbleSplash
RiverClan
~Pretty white molly with pale gray and orange tortie markings and blue eyes~
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(I don’t like using clan wide mentions but this is quite important. Please forgive me <3 this post is 1000% open!)
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The blue-eyed molly wasn’t getting anywhere by being kind… She wanted to cry because she had no idea what to do, or say, or even feel… She had strong belief that PikeStar was an amazing, strong, powerful leader with a lot of love for his clan… she wondered why no one else could see that…It was time for a change of pace. Letting out a loud hiss, PebbleSplash padded to the front of the crowd, tail lashing with purpose… Once in front of everyone, she began to speak…

Clearing her throat, she rose her voice. There was no more being sweet and gentle. “CATS OF RIVERCLAN, DON’T YOU THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS? YOU WOULD NOT BE ACTING THIS WAY IF PIKESTAR ONLY HAD ONE LIFE! AND WHAT ABOUT YOURSELVES? YOU LIVED, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU TOO DIDN’T GIVE IT YOUR ALL?” She let her voice echo across the clearing… The usually gentle she-cat was rather furious…

Continuing her speech, she began to pace a bit… There were tears in the corner of her eyes… “I don’t want to hear another word out of ANY of you, regardless if you are of support or not. We are warriors, not babies. Cats die, we die, and we have no control over that! If you’re going to blame anyone, Blame the stars!” The beautiful tortoiseshell tabby took a seat, ears flattening as she looks to her clan… Her face was hot with anger…

“And not just that, I hope you ALL are aware that patrols are VOLUNTARY! We can go on patrols whenever we want without GingerFrost telling us when to go! GingerFrost only sends us out BECAUSE WERE LAZY AND CLEARLY CAN’T DO IT OURSELVES! So basically, It’s EVERYONES FAULT FOR NOT WATCHING OUR BORDERS!” This was true, anyone could patrol whenever and it was strongly encouraged too…

“Some of you are as selfish as ShadowClan… If you have a problem with how this clan is run, I strongly encourage you to LEAVE…!” She locks eyes with BeanSprout, fury in her gaze. This shouldn’t have happened at all and it was upsetting her. “PikeStar has been great to us… Can’t we just be thankful for what we’ve been given..?”
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OPEN

Mistycloud [She/Her]

Mistycloud stood up, Pebblesplash was right. She was on Pikestar’s side, it wasn’t his fault. It was the clans’. We hadn’t been checking our borders properly and we paid the price.

“Pebblesplash is right, you are all acting like rats. Pikestar didn’t do anything wrong, it was us. WE could’ve checked our borders better. It is not solely his job alone to make sure the borders are check, It’s EVERYONES,” Mistycloud yowled. Normally, the white molly was very kind and quiet, but now she was fuming with anger.

“We didn’t check the borders properly and now we paid the price. So stop blaming Pikestar, it’s everyone’s fault. Maybe next time we could do a better job and not depend on the leader for everything,” the blue eyed warrior said coldly. She slashed her tail through the air and sat back down.

[Captain]

PIKESTAR

Despite all the chaos that erupted below him, the scarred dark-furred tomcat felt that with each second that passed, all of this was getting easier of him to handle. Stepping down from his position was a major choice that he never would’ve thought of making a week ago. But he realized now that he was not a leader. He just was not capable of being one, especially one that these cats needed. Kestrelstar and Skystar once made Pikestar believe he could do great things, first as shield, then as a deputy, and now as a leader—but they were wrong. He didn’t blame them for this though, and knew it was the fault of his own ignorance and stupidity which got him here. A very long time ago, Pikestar was trying to believe that he could be a decent leader of RiverClan, and someone that they all could count on. These days though, he knew who he truly was. He couldn’t lead a clan into battle, or do all the things that needed to be done. He was too anxious, downright paranoid. He got easily overstimulated and he was far too sensitive and emotional for their own good. They also did not have the guts to stand up for themselves, or even attempt to defend himself in this situation. Pikestar was never Pikestar, but more so Snowleap. Back when he was a warrior, he did good and he was happy. Now, he hardly ate, hardly drank, barely got a wink of sleep and his health was deteriorating rapidly due to stress alone. It was the same for his roleplayer, and they both could confidently say now that they did not regret this choice of action—not one bit. There was more to life out there, and this had gone too far for too long.

At first, there was silence. The crowd obviously wasn't expecting him to step down, but what was he supposed to do? They didn't like it when he owned up to his actions, and claim that he'd prove himself through actions instead of words. It was clear that no matter what he did, even if it cost him his own health and sanity, that they'd never be happy with him. His ideas were idiotic, his words were ignorant, his thoughts were selfish. Was it not a good idea for them to find a leader who could make them happy instead? He breathed a quiet sigh through his nose. The first noise he would hear, however, was the sound of a squealing kitten. Pikestar peered down at the base of the Streamstone to see little Stormkit looking up at him expectedly as she yowled part of his name. Ah, his beloved niece. His kin. His family. If he was allowed to stay in RiverClan, could he finally be the family man that he had wanted to be for so long? Standing up, Pikestar would silently hop down from the Streamstone and quickly give the tiny molly a few affectionate licks on her face. He missed Fawnlight, but as he peered down at this little kit, he knew they would make sure her legacy lived on. He felt like both a grandpa and an uncle to these kittens, which was weird enough to think, but he was just glad they were healthy and strong. "Go on, kiddo, go back to your papa, hm?" Pikestar murmured to Stormkit with a gentle purr, "Maybe I can show you and your sisters how to play mossball when this is all over?" He didn't actually know if he would get a chance to do that, but it was nice to hope and dream.

Next was Beansprout, who was understandably upset. He didn't flinch at the smaller tom's harsh words, because even if they were cruel, they were true. Any awful names and terrible adjectives that were thrown his way didn't hurt anymore. Pikestar was now accepting what was happening, and after two days of sobbing his eyes out over it, so was his roleplayer. He felt calm and at peace with perhaps the end of his life as a clan leader, or even as a clan cat in general. Cats were standing up for RiverClan, and he was proud of them. He was glad that even as he stepped down, this clan would be left in capable paws that wanted to see change for the better. Perhaps they'd be able to get them there unlike he ever could. "No, it is not what I want." Pikestar said with an even tone, peering at Beansprout, "I want RiverClan to find a leader that can break the cycle, and do what's needed to be done to thrive." They wanted RiverClan to give Gingerfrost at least a chance, but maybe that was not their place to decide that. More shouting ensued and Wormbite would take charge too, alongside Beansprout. Good. Then the voice of his daughter caught his attention and the oriental would turn his head towards the silver-furred molly. "I'll stay if I'm allowed to, kiddo." He spoke softly, "But no matter what happens, remember that even as I step down as your leader, I will always be your father." Would he be allowed to become just a warrior again? Maybe, but at this moment, they didn't know what their future would be like.

Then, Raccoonear, his own sister, would speak up with the rage of a thousand suns, which truthfully caught the RiverClan tomcat slightly off-guard. He said nothing at first to the she-cat as she proposed a vote whether to let Gingerfrost succeed or let young Stonepaw choose the future of RiverClan. It seemed like a reasonable thing to do, but he did feel bad for both his deputy and medicine cat. Cats began to shuffle to certain sides and Pikestar couldn't help but wonder how that would all turn out in the end. To Raccoonear's apologize to him, for the way the clan treated him, he'd give a small dip of the head. He was very grateful for his sister and best friend, but knew that the way RiverClan treated him was warranted. He honestly wouldn't be surprised if someone tried to kill him once he only had one life again. More and more cats would speak up, disagreeing with Gingerfrost becoming the next leader of this clan. He'd answer all of them personally, but his head was beginning to spin and things were getting out of paw. Thankfully, Stonepaw finally was attempting to get the clan to finally move on so they could get this meeting done and they could all just sort this out later. Beastflame agreed, and Pikestar could not help but send a small grateful smile in his direction.

Many, many more clanmates piped up and called Pikestar out for cowardice, but the last point of all of them was clear enough: They needed to move on, for RiverClan's own sake. Amongst everything, Icefury and Tinystorm were harsher than the rest, but both of them agreed to the notion that this needed to get a move on. "Sounds like a good plan to me." Pikestar said before hopping back up onto the Streamstone, "We can sort out the leadership business once this meeting has concluded." Pikestar (and his roleplayer) took a deep breath so that they could all just find some calm and stop fighting for at least a moment. There were children that needed their ceremonies, and he'd be damned if he allowed any of this to stop that was happening. "Beechkit, if you could please step forward, it is time for your apprentice ceremony." They remarked, "July, Oleander, Blue and Cloud. You four should come up to so you can receive clan names and mentors as well―at least the some of you who are old enough for that." The world around them all might be burning, but Pikestar would make sure they were given what he promised them. It was the least he could do now.
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