June Gathering [Archive] - Warrior Cats Online

Undertaker

June 10th, 2023, 07:44 PM

What a lovely night to be an emotionally exhausted mess of a clan leader. Seriously! Why the hell did every gathering they go to as of late it was raining? Was this StarClan's way to tell them they disapproved of something or was the weather just dung? The Queen was off her game, but no one would notice by looking at her. Her struggles were internal and she'd be damn before she let anyone pick up on them. She forced herself to keep her physical health in decent condition, lest it cost her a life. Ha! Emotionally distressed and her first priority was still survival.

The rain fell in a steady pattern, not too hard, not too soft, and very annoying. The ShadowClan leader didn't bother trying to be quiet as she stomped her way through the territory and toward the beach. She was not surprised to find it empty, who the hell wanted to be out here in this weather? If she wasn't so desperate for news on the other clans, it was highly likely that she'd turn tail and return home.

Dawnstar focused on hating the weather as she lashed her tail, not caring if she swatted whoever was walking behind her, their fault for walking so close. She was exceedingly frustrated at absolutely nothing right now. She could only hope that her clan was on their best behavior. Or at least someone else's drama beat out ShadowClan's.

Dawnstar bunched up her rippling muscles and leap up onto the seastones, claws unsheathed and tail centered for better balance, she turned to take a seat. She kept her back straight chin slightly raised while her ears flickered frantically tossing aside the raindrops that fell on them. She had no interest in starting anything with other clans tonight. She wanted to listen and decide about some things that have been bugging her.

ShadowClan's Arrived

dino.

June 10th, 2023, 07:47 PM

Bumblestar could only imagine the sorts of looks her Clan would be receiving as they arrived not far behind ShadowClan. Four different cats where the others had once stood—with their track record, she knew how it would look.

“Behave yourselves,” she snapped over her shoulder to her Clan as her paws found cool sand. “Remember what I talked about.” If anyone even so much as tested her patience tonight, she was completely prepared to drag them out herself, raining or not.

In a few easy bounds, she claimed her spot on the stone next to Dawnstar and regarded the open space with a cool gaze. It was only mildly ironic that it was now pretty much expected of her to stand here with the rest, when moons ago she had clambered up it completely uninvited in an attempt to get rid of the massive she-cat to her left.

“Evening,” she greeted Dawnstar flatly.

[ Undertaker ]

ThunderClan has arrived

bubble[error].

June 10th, 2023, 07:53 PM

~~ Drippingpelt - She/Her - ShadowClan Warrior ~~

{ Open }

Drippingpelt followed Dawnstar to the Gathering. Let's just get this over with. She thought, growling to herself.

lio

June 10th, 2023, 07:54 PM

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NIGHTHOUND (https://toyhou.se/20720974.nighthound)
huge, dark grey tabby tom with orange eyes and many scars.
he/him

Nighthound's tail lashed as he followed behind Dawnstar. He remained silent, orange eyes focused forward. As Dawnstar went to leap onto the Seastones, he chose to sit close to the center- not too far forward, but not in the back.

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GENTLEDOE (https://toyhou.se/20474513.gentledoe)
messy-furred brown she-cat with heterochromia.
she/her

Gentledoe nodded at Bumblestar's words, silent as she walked. The tabby she-cat sat down where she assumed the other Keepers would be sitting, keeping an open space next to her if Asterdance wished to sit there. (Or hoped they would.)

Poprock

June 10th, 2023, 08:00 PM

"I'm gonna make so many new friends this time! I thought which of my moves are the coolest, and I decided on the Bunny hop to start, and then if they want a real show... I'll show them how good I can climb! Wolfie, did you know that me and Goldenpaw almost snuck out once? I was gonna climb super high to look at all the butterflies, but stinky Flameheart caught us. Oh well, I have a new target in mind now!" She chirped, before a grin most devious spreading across her maw. I'll climb the Seastones if it means I can make new pals! Hehehehehehe.... the little apprentice was going to enjoy her second gathering ever. The first one had been a bit tense. "Do you think climbing rocks and climbing trees are the same thing?" She lowered her voice so only her brothers could hear, yellow eyes shifting over to glance at Bumblestar. The last cat she wanted to hear her devious plan. I'm pretty sure she already hates me...

As the squad arrived, the apprentice couldn't help but deflate a bit when she realized only Shadowclan had arrived. Were... they here? Perhaps she would just hide behind her brothers until the other clans arrived........
naiad Quasar

bite

June 10th, 2023, 08:05 PM

Alderstep would rather go home. Hell, he'd rather pretend to be sick and miss this gathering. Showing up as a new deputy and being forced to be near the other clans' deputies (as usual, Shadowclan lacked theirs) had never been on his bucket list, and it sure didn't get added to it when he earned the rank. Plus, it was raining. What would've been a horrible gathering had been made ten times worse because of the weather.

The russet tabby bristled as he threw a warning glance at the ThunderClan cats. If any of them made this even worse, he would vow to bury them in the disgusting wet sand he stood upon. He'd always been embarrassed whenever ThunderClan made a scene at the gatherings (thankfully a somewhat rare occurrence) but he'd be mortified if they did it now.

With a snarl etched onto his features, Alderstep assumed a spot he hadn't seen the other deputies take at previous meetings. Stars, he was not looking forward to this. The tom shook out his sodden pelt, hoping this went fast.

Starfall

June 10th, 2023, 08:07 PM

poppy

June 10th, 2023, 08:08 PM

Dovefluff

Seeing Dawnstar up on the Seastones as she entered, Dovefluff almost turned tail and fled, but something made her freeze. She needed to be here to support Springpaw, her beloved daughter, so that was what she was going to to. She searched the crowd for two different pelts. Her friend Hawkbite's and... His. Darklight. Maybe she was panicking over nothing. Darklight hated Gatherings, surely he wouldn't be here.

( open)

roo!

June 10th, 2023, 08:16 PM

"Everything alright, Dovefluff?" Sparrowfur spoke gently, she could sense the panic in her clanmate. "You're not sick are you?" she asked with a slight alarm
[ jupiter if this is alright!]

Zei

June 10th, 2023, 08:25 PM

Shypaw yawned softly, as she attempted hidding behind Dogeye and Burntpaw
(open)
(13/100)

Quasar

June 10th, 2023, 08:26 PM

Goldenpaw | he/him | thunderclan baddie | Poprock naiad

"Dude, i still have no clue how she managed to do that, its insane" Goldenpaw said while peering around, all while still tuning in to what Pebblepaw was telling Wolfpaw. "Its like she was built to eavesdrop. Sometimes i wish i had that sorta skill, honestly. But that almost-outing was how I got closer with Pebs, Foxflurry, and Cinderpaw. I already was sorta-friends with Hazelpaw before that, though. So jokes on Flameheart, I guess."

"Gah, crap. Looks like ShadowClan are the only other ones here. Hopefully WindClans hurries in getting here, because i dont know how long i could tolerate being around this lot exclusively" Goldenpaw curled his lips into a scowl at the thought. He scooched a little bit closer to Pebs without noticing, angling his body to somewhat block their view of her. If anyone tried to start something he would be the first to intervene, truce be damned.

Levi 99

June 10th, 2023, 08:44 PM

Rose

June 10th, 2023, 08:52 PM

Larkfire
She/Her

A Gathering. Larkfire had never made it to miss one, not unless she couldn't help. So just like always, when Dawnstar led ShadowClan out of camp and towards Seastones, Larkfire fell in line with everyone else, moreso lingering at the back of the group. She needed to keep an eye out for stragglers, after all. In the end, when she reached the gathering, the lithe grey damsel settled in one of the further back corners, under what little shade was provided by an extended tree branch. She'd rather not be drenched to the bone like a rat.

[ Closed. ]

iliri

June 10th, 2023, 09:09 PM

This was nerve-wrecking.

Completely nerve-wrecking.

Following closely behind Drizzlecloud, Alderstep, and Bumblestar, Springpaw had her head tucked low and her ears pressed against her head as diluted eyes scanned the dark clearing at the scenery of felines. This was only her second gathering, and she knew she was going to be dreading every second of it. The last one had been a complete disaster, so how would this one be any different? Oceanic hues glanced throughout the clearing for her mother, in deep dire hopes that she would be watching her and give her at least some considerable confidence for this new moment for her. Springpaw absolutely did not want to do this. She wanted to go home. Speaking to the other medicine cats just felt like complete nightmare fuel for the young molly.

Shaking out her sodden calico fur, Springpaw glanced up towards her mentor as her ears flicked to fling water away from her face. It didn’t help much, unfortunately. “Drizzlecloud?” Springpaw murmured, pressing her smaller, dampened body up against the gray ticked feline. “Please tell me you’ll stay by my side the entire time for this, I don’t feel like this gathering is going to go so well.” She uttered, her eyes glancing rapidly up towards the molly as she approached the Seastones alongside her, dread overfilling her as she was going to have to make her place up atop of them.

Good StarClan she hated this.

[ Omari ]

Minkuu

June 10th, 2023, 09:16 PM

──●◎●──
| Silentstalker - He/Him |

Silentstalker sighed, awaiting for the other two clans to make it to the seastones. His clan, Shadowclan, was the first and Thunderclan was second; he wondered which of Riverclan or Windclan will make it to the seastones last. He looked around at a few other cats, some his clanmates and some from thunderclan; there wasn't really much else to do other than wait for the leaders to announce some informations..and talk to others, but, he didn't really want to do that this gathering
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[open]

sol.

June 10th, 2023, 09:21 PM

SHADEPAW OF SHADOWCLAN

Shadepaw looked around, frowning. How boring. It was raining, which she didn't actually mind, but no one was punctual, which she did. Especially Riverclan- it was like being late to your own warrior assessment; spineless.

The white apprentice looked around. Maybe she ought to look around for a bit.

[Open!]

Zei

June 10th, 2023, 09:34 PM

Ravenstalker
Male FtM He/Him
Shadowclan
(split tail mutation | Thumbs Mutation)

A pair of eyes, one brown, the other yellow, searched the gathering space with a silent snort of iritation. of cause it wouldn't be a gather without rain, now would it? oh well, might as well enjoy the refresher while he could. he perfered a rainy day to a scorching hot day anytime.

He closed his eye's and tilted his face skyward, finding soothing in the way the drops of rain drizzled down his face. it was days like this, when some of his memories came to the surface... with a burning scense of grief. *my parents died on a day like this... such a long time ago... i barely remember that day... but it still feels like it happened yesterday....* he mused, before opening his eye's once more.

he cast his eyes, glancing over the faces in the crowd. thankfully none where the face of his dad... who was responcible for both his own death, and the death of the tom Ravenstalker had known as Papa....

He'd though both to be dead... but he couldn't help but wonder why he never had hear of where his dad had been buried, just where his papa had been buried...

he shook his head, shaking loose both the water from his pelt and the thoughts from his head. now was not the time to walk down memory lane and all its memories... and missing pieces.

he sighed deeply, taking in a calming breath in and out, before settling down in a spot to watch the meeting begin, hopefully less chaotic this time, with no outsiders interrupting.

he wondered if he'd ever have one single peaceful day of his life...

(OPEN)

Silvershadow13

June 10th, 2023, 09:40 PM

(Open for Interactions)

Shadefrost bounded merrily along the path, keeping pace with his clan. He brimmed with excitement, anticipating the usual troublesome drama that would unfold that evening. Despite the rain acting as a deterrent, it did nothing to dampen Shade's desire for entertainment. When his clan finally reached Seastones, Shadefrost veered away from the group and hastened towards the crashing waves. After a few minutes, he returned, carrying an object in his mouth—a sleek, black, and sharp sea cone, matching the one on his tail. He placed it down, removing the one he already had and replacing it with the new find. To ensure its usefulness, he tested it with a few jabs and swings, finding it satisfactory. With a cheerful smile, he declared, "It's perfect!" After his brief diversion, the young warrior raced back toward the gathering clan cats, and settled into a comfortable spot on the soft beach sands.

<• Silverpaw •>

It was odd, to be back at a gathering after missing so many, it familiarity was comforting. Finally, my life is returning to normal. The only problem was, many of these cats she had no idea of, spotting a familiar face, the dark tabby strode over to him.
“Hey, Shade, nice to see a familiar friend here” it wasn’t that she was scared to make new friends, no, no, no, it was just, she didn’t have the motivation to.

Silvershadow13

June 10th, 2023, 09:47 PM

vellichor

June 10th, 2023, 10:39 PM

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Beansprout (https://beanstarrc.carrd.co/#bean-overview)

Ah, the rain felt like a blessing on his pelt. Not too hard, not too soft, and very relaxing. As the siamese led his Clan toward the Seastones, he was a bit irked to find that RiverClan had arrived third. The overwhelming scents of ShadowClan and ThunderClan had been dampened by the rain, but they were still noticeable. With a slight raise of his tail, Beansprout stopped the throng of cats just at the edge of the Seastones. "Behave yourselves. I'm not afraid to call any cat out if you're being stupid. Got it?"

He didn't even listen for a response before flicking his tail forward, prompting his cats to enter the area. The Seastones themselves were a bit... daunting. Slick and wet with rain and unfamiliar, Beansprout could only hope that he made this leap up to the Seastones well. He wiggled his butt a bit before pouncing, managing (somehow) to land smoothly atop the stones. It was then that he noticed there was a new cat up on the rock, and they smelled of ThunderClan. Unsurprised as he was, Beansprout knew he was really in no place to comment, as RiverClan had also undergone a period of unstable leadership. He was sure his new rank was unsurprising to the other Clans.

The one-eyed tom took a moment to let the view sink in; three out of four Clans, all beneath his paws like ants. It was difficult to pick out individuals by looks alone, especially in the rain, but he knew his cats' voices, should any trouble start. Finally, with a brief glance at the other leaders (luckily, they were on his non-scarred side, so he could actually see them) the siamese sat down and curled his tail around his soft paws.

"Good evening to you both," he greeted, though didn't look away from the crowd. "Any drama to look forward to on this rainy night?"

// RiverClan has arrived! \\

poppy

June 10th, 2023, 10:42 PM

Dovefluff
ft: bearbite

Turning her head sharply, the molly let out a startled squeak as her Clanmate approached her, eyes widening before recognizing Sparrowfur. Relaxing a bit, the gray queen forced a smile. Be polite. Be unproblematic. Don't be a burden upon their emotions, Dovefluff. She doesn't have to carry the weight alongside you. She can't. "Oh, I'm fine. Just... jumpy, I suppose. There's someone I'd rather not see tonight, so I'm trying to avoid them the best I can." She chuckled, as if it was just merely a rival she was avoiding. Not an insane ex mate who would certainly ask about the kits and then lose his temper when he found out what had happened.

Catching the eye of her former brother in-law, Bearbite, she nodded to him nervously, quirking her head to the side slightly. Asking the wordless question she prayed he'd understand. The large, handsome brown and black tom shrugged. So he didn't know. Darklight must be gone. Relaxing a bit now, the molly tried to catch the equally nervous Springpaw's eye, so she could nod and smile reassuringly at her daughter, mouthing, "You got this" with the feeble hope that the calico could understand her (the most she could do, now) and then turned back to Sparrowfur.

"It feels like it's been seasons since the last Gathering, doesn't it?" If her daughter didn't need her- and if she didn't feel the need to protect her-, Dove would be home right now. Coming to Gatherings risked too much. Hostile former Clanmates, crazy former mate, stress, etc. She shrank down, vainly hoping that Dawnstar wouldn't spot her. The leader probably didn't care, but she didn't want to risk anything.

[ Roo_! ares - for her smile to Spring <33 ]

vellichor

June 10th, 2023, 10:58 PM

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Violetfreckle

It had been an embarrassingly long time since Violetfreckle had even thought of attending a Gathering. In her defense, though, there hadn't really been one in the past few moons. The tabby she-cat wasn't usually one for large crowds, especially in these miserable circumstances, but... as one saying explains, curiosity and cats go hand in hand. So, the pretty she-cat stuck to the edges of the crowd, listening intently but also easily able to keep an eye on cats and prep herself if she had to -- StarClan forbid -- talk to some cat.

bite

June 10th, 2023, 11:04 PM

Sagepaw showed up ready for this gathering. Maybe he'd see Mintpaw (perhaps she was a warrior now, though.) He looked around at all the cats, smiling like the buffoon he was. It was raining, which was rather common for gatherings lately, but he didn't mind all too much. The apprentice only twitched his whiskers and glanced around, noting Larkfire out hiding from the rain. He chuckled softly to himself, sitting down in the open. Maybe Lilypaw would sit by him? Gosh, he felt tired. Sagepaw yawned, shaking the rainwater off his head again. What would happen this wonderful gathering?

dino.

June 10th, 2023, 11:05 PM

Bumblestar watched as Alderstep and Springpaw found their ways over with a critically judgemental stare that lingered more on the former than it did the latter. She was inclined to be more relaxed with the medicine cat apprentice, but she would be heavily scrutinizing Alderstep until he proved to her he was able to be trusted with this.

At least he was behaving now.

There was a flash of fur out of the corner of her eyes, accompanied by the smell of RiverClan, and she turned, expecting to see Pikestar—but the cat that she saw was entirely unfamiliar to her. A contemplative twitch of an ear as she looked him over with a guarded expression.

"Evening," she managed after a moment. "Hopefully not, no." She'd about had it with crap to deal with lately.

Another glance at him before she pulled her gaze away and turned back at the crowd.

"I'm guessing RiverClan's been havin' some trouble lately? I don't see Gingerfrost 'n I can only assume something's happened to Pikestar if you're up here." There was nothing outwardly negative about her tone. It was kept carefully controlled, like the rest of her demeanor.

[ valery ares for bumble glance, vellichor ]

poppy

June 10th, 2023, 11:13 PM

Darklight + Bearbite
riverclan + shadowclan respectively

Ah, Gatherings were such a slice of hell, but Darklight had things to do. He had to get his eyes on the prize. So he would suffer through the always chaotic Gathering, for the greater good. Or... bigger bad. The lean tom didn't take long to spot the familiar fluffy, silvery gray fur, almost white in the moonlight, and his lips peeled back into a smirk, but instead of following his instincts and padding up to her (although scaring the hell out of her and then tearing her to shreds did sound quite enjoyable, he needed to stick to the plan) he made his way over to his brother, and like the shadow snake he was, he nudged his brother into the haven of darkness, earning a sharp cuff over the head. Letting out a rattling, sadistic purr, the warrior settled down beside his older sibling.

"Darklight. I thought you didn't like Gatherings." Bearbite grunted, golden eyes still fixed on the crowd watchfully. The leaner, darker brother leaned forward with a smug look on his face, analyzing the newest ThunderClan leader. How many was that now, 34 leaders they had gone through? And new medicine cats, too. What the flying hell. Laughing softly to himself, he finally responded to the smoke tom's query.

"Well, brother, I enjoy seeing the latest in the long line of ThunderClan leaders. I'm struck by how thoughtful they are, because it looks like they're giving everyone a chance to be leader." Like always, Bearbite was silent at the jab towards ThunderClan's high ranks, not even chuckling, which led Darklight to continue. "I can't say I'm please that the stick up your ass is still going strong." His brother was just annoying now. Bearbite didn't care particularly for Dovefluff, or for anyone for that matter, but he disliked unnecessary cruelty. Especially since his brother was obsessed with causing pain and heartache, and that wasn't something that Bearbite could understand.

So the large, muscled tom merely huffed softly in dissent, and looking up at the leaders once more. "Similar to how I'm not pleased to see that you're still Clan hopping and lurking about, terrorizing the same she-cat for moons and moons. Unfortunately, it seems that you still lack maturity and... hm, what's it called? Ah yes, a mind of your own." The air between the brothers was tense, and Bearbite had succeeded at shutting his baby brother up for the time being, though he highly doubted it would last long.

wolfie

June 10th, 2023, 11:24 PM

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「♚」 THE DARK LORD「♚」
╰► WORMBITE
he | him X heavily scarred tall & skinny black tom with white speckles; cloudy amber eyes X

Another gathering - he had been so long since he had last attended one. Wormbite had been enjoying the peace, avoiding the rest of the disruptive clans. He supposed all good things must come to an end. He only wished he could've cherished it a bit longer. Entering into the clearing, he moved throughout the shadows with ease. Wormbite had no interest in interacting with the rest. Only, he hid in the shadows at the outer edges. Guarding the Seastones from any possible outsiders while he waited for the annoucements to properly begin.

[ Wormbite has activated Shadow Fiend! Only HRs can notice his presence! ]

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「❀」 THE MENACE 「❀」
╰► ASTERDANCE
they | them ✿ fluffy brown cat with darker brown flecks and a stubbed tail; orange eyes ✿

ೃ⁀➷ Starfall lio

Asterdance trotted into the Gathering, their nose twitching at all the scents. It was a bit overwhelming, but now they had a really good spot to see what is going on. Purrks of being a keeper, they guessed! Since they were one? It was, new. It was pretty nice.

Spotting Gentledoe in the crowd, with a perfect next to her, Asterdance was quickly making a small jog towards her. "Yo!" They mewed, and then. Betrayal. Spidey, their brother, their absolute amazing devious sibling, stole their spot. Asterdance paused, staring at him for a long period of time. "Okay then. "

Expect. Asterdance was able to adapt. They approached the two, "Let me just... kinda.. scoott in here.. mhm, don't mind me, " They babbled, trying to situate themself inbetween the two.

RavensCall

June 10th, 2023, 11:59 PM

Icebeam and Echopaw attend the Gathering. Echopaw excitedly bounds over to Shypaw. "Hi!" she meowed. "Wanna sit together?"

Dabi

Levi 99

June 10th, 2023, 11:59 PM

<• Silverpaw •>

It was odd, to be back at a gathering after missing so many, it familiarity was comforting. Finally, my life is returning to normal. The only problem was, many of these cats she had no idea of, spotting a familiar face, the dark tabby strode over to him.
“Hey, Shade, nice to see a familiar friend here” it wasn’t that she was scared to make new friends, no, no, no, it was just, she didn’t have the motivation to.

”Oh hey Sil,” replied the warrior, an even bigger smile spreading across his face. ”Are you enjoying the gathering so far?”

Estelle

June 11th, 2023, 01:00 AM

And after moons of peace without the big bug that is gatherings, one had arrived. Gingerfrost wouldn't lie: he hadn't missed the chaos and business of these things. Not one bit. While the news of other clans did interest him, not attending them had not been an issue for him either. He could catch onto news through the grapevine if anything, while peacefully staying in his nest. But instead, he was kicking up the rear of his clan, following them to the gathering while making sure no one got left behind as well as he could. You'd think he did this purposefully so he could walk slowly and lament the sleep he's losing -- and you'd be right to presume that because part of it is that. But his other motivation truly was to keep his clan safe and out of harm's way, should any trouble arise on the road to the Seastones.

Luckily, the road there was a calm one, treated in great silence as he himself entered the sandy area. A light drizzle had begun to fall, laying atop the tabby's thick coat, not quite penetrating the way water did when you're in a river. As such, the light bit of rain wasn't much of an issue as he padded across the land, headed for the deputy-assigned area. He took notice of a new face there, unsurprisingly, he presumed they were ThunderClan for he didn't recognise the new feline. Similarly for the new face atop the stones, beside Beansprout; it seemed the clan of thunder has had a change in leadership as well. Well, there hadn't been a gathering in some time. It truly wasn't that strange anymore. It seemed each clan burned through their ranks, whether it be leader or warriors ranks alike - what with how many keep going missing.

But that aside, he ought to watch his step, he didn't want to slip and fall in front of so many cats. At that he glanced down at his paws, momentarily unaware of Bumblestar's comment regarding his presence. How irksome. Well, he's here, alive and well; better watch that mouth, dooming cats like that. He internally scoffed, but let it go as he joined Alderstep beneath the stones, keeping close to the overhanging ledge to avoid a bit of the rain. He gave the new deputy a light nod in greeting, then sat down to overlook the gathering cats. Gingerfrost wasn't one for much conversation, so unless the other feline decided to speak up, he would remain silent. Dully, he noted ShadowClan still hasn't got a deputy - were that many cats in the clan not living up to the position, or was Dawnstar simply wanting to rule alone? Both possibilities, in his mind.

As the thoughts passed his mind, somewhere within the growing crowds a specific pelt stood out as oddly familiar, though he hadn't seen it in some time. His eyes narrowed on the cat, trying to pinpoint who this feline exactly was, various names swimming through his mind as he watched her. It was difficult to see through the canopy of felines, so he couldn't be certain, but if the feline looked his way then she'd surely see a questioning knit of his brows adorned with a slight frown.

[ valery vellichor ]

stag

June 11th, 2023, 01:21 AM

Mumblepaw
They/He/It | Post Count: 40
Active Purrk: Master Scout.

Mumblepaw was basically walking the exact pawsteps as Gingerfrost, following swiftly and close to their father. Mumblepaw was only caught off guard by the large amount of cat there. Scents instantly raking bare claws across their nose. Mumblepaw held back a wince as they took in a huge breath accidentally as they stumbled behind the ginger tabby. Trying to catch up without slipping as the rain began to land on their pelt. He quickly walked up next to Gingerfrost. Big cats. Huge cats. A huge scarred tabby, that must be Dawnstar. No way it was Thrushstar.
The scent of Riverclan was helpful to comfort it was they stared at the other Commanders. A small cream cat. Thrushstar? That was Twilighstar, she was the super old, close to dying one right? Beansprout was just Beansprout. “Gingerfrost…you have Second-in-command friends?” the learner whispered towards their father. Green eyes making their way to the other one that was next to the ginger tom. ‘Papa has friends?? He has friends??? Do I get to whack them with my stick?’ The learner gave the other cat a questioning stare. Now departing from the platform. “Okay bye! Have fun being a Second-In-Command, nice to meet you Gingerfrost friend!” valery Estelle

Padding away from the rock, they tried to join the smaller groups of cats that had formed with The River Settlement joining this thing. The smells now extremely overwhelming as they winced with each small breath. “ow.” muttering this over and over again as they weaved through the crowd. With the sand being covered in the water and it soothed their nose overload as they looked down instead. Bumping into another cat, pulling its head up to meet the cat and apologize almost instantly. “I’m sorry- I didn’t mean too- I’m Mumblepaw of the River Settlement…. I apologize again for my misstep- my nose is just super overwhelmed- ” Rambling. Oh jeez- yeah this is how you totally make friends. This cat was in the middle of a discussion and with a bunch of cats as well.

Poprock - Pebble And Mumble Meeting time!

bite

June 11th, 2023, 02:00 AM

Judging by the disgusting flavor of fish-scent, Alderstep could assume RiverClan had joined the gathering before he could even catch sight of the fishbreaths. He cast a side glance at the RiverClan deputy, breaking his trance (the sky looked interesting, or at least more appealing than all the cats below) to twitch his whiskers. So they were playing polite? Fine. Alderstep could do that. Not much more he could do, for he was still testing out the waters with Bumblestar. His only weakness was authority figures: they held him back from his true potential, or something like that. The russet tabby nodded back before affixing his gaze again to the clouds producing the bothersome rain.

His silence didn't last long, though. The ThunderClan deputy scowled down at some fish-cat child. His "friend?" Please. He'd rather become a kittypet than be associated as such with Gingerfrost. The tom rolled his eyes as the 'paw walked away. As discomforted as Alderstep was, he held his tongue from making sarcastic remarks. If he pretended hard enough, Gingerfrost wasn't even there. And if that didn't work, he could stare at the fellow ginger tabby and will him to fall off the rock and splat onto the sand below.

WindClan better hurry the hell up. Alderstep glanced up at Bumblestar, half-aware of her conversation with the other leaders. He then looked out at where he could pick out the figure of Springpaw. He stopped himself before he could begin looking for cats that didn't exist.

Rabbit would be laughing his whiskers off if he were here now. The thought made Alderstep huff out an annoyed breath. Sitting up here was embarrassing. The gatherings were all some stupid act, anyway. Nobody here actually thought they were all friends or something. The only use for this was to perhaps learn some weaknesses about the other clans if they were dumb enough to reveal that sort of information. Speaking of, Alderstep hoped above all hope no cat ran their mouth about the sinkhole under this hidden moon.

That counted as making a fool out of himself and thus constituted him burying the hypothetical canary under the sea's waves. Hypothetically, of course. Alderstep loved himself too much to risk Bumblestar's claws for making a fool out of her. Estelle Solar ( dino. ares for his glances )

iliri

June 11th, 2023, 03:33 AM

• Cormorantpaw •
long-furred smoky-black mackerel tabby molly with bits of white; yellow eyes
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A small, almost silenced, excited squeal escaped the young apprentice. This was her first gathering, and it was an exciting experience for her. The feel of the sand below her paws felt so nice, and the way that the water sounded beside the Seastones was surely a pleasant experience. Ooh, and how the cool rain felt against her long, thick fur. It had been extremely hot out lately, so the feeling of the rain felt like a nice, cool shower after working so hard at work. With an excited twitch of her whiskers, the RiverClan apprentice happily hopped to her side of the clearing, kicking up small amounts of dampened sand while she hopped, leaving rather messy paw-prints implanted in the sand. Mentally she apologized for in case the sand landed in anybody’s eyes [except maybe the stinking ShadowClan kitties, but who cares about them?] while she hopped. She then landed herself rather abruptly on her haunches, giggling a little as she grew herself comfortable in the spot. Maybe someone could go speak with her? Well, she would probably have to talk with one of the ShadowClan apprentices, but maybe it could be one of them who were closer in age with her? Who knows?

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[OPEN, posts will be more longer, I promise]

TawnyNeedsACoffee

June 11th, 2023, 05:16 AM

MorningCall
{She/Her}
{Short, Feminine presenting, Tortoiseshell with amber eyes}

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Listening to BumbleStar she followed along with her Clanmates, her amber eyes darting around as she tried to look for her friends, she knew DrizzleCloud more then likely would of taken SpringPaw to the gathering group of medicine cats to get herself acquainted so she left her to that. There was a particular Molly she was in search of, she knew the shecat would more than likely need some sense of safety considering ShadowClan made their arrival quite known. Spotting the fluffy queen, she rushed to her side quite quickly as she noticed the panicked state of her friend, as well as another Clanmate checking up on her. A soft but cool tone spoke over the fussing Clanmate, trying to allow DoveFluff ( jupiter ) some breathing room. “Don’t fret SparrowFur ( Roo_! ), she’s just a bit ruffled, I’ll keep an eye on her”. She smiled briefly before turning to her sisterly friend, whispering in a hushed tone to her. “I’ll be here Dove, just hide beside me if you feel overwhelmed okay? I won’t let them near a whisker of you”. She allowed her friend to lean into her for comfort, inspecting the surrounding areas somewhat anxiously. She too was trying to avoid a certain shadowclanner however the small nervous flutter in her heart said otherwise. MorningCall surveyed the area, shooting small glares at most of the other clans as they made passing comments or gave a sneer. The tensions between the clans had been rising of late, no one trusted each other. She personally had no issues about other clans but she was unsure about currently those in power for most of the clans, most of them sought for power for their own gain half the time, she hoped soon things would mellow out before a battle happens amongst the clans. The tortoiseshell feline sighed gently as she gently glanced at her best friend now and then incase she needed her support.

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{ Leafí , @ anyone else that is interested as she is open for convo }

hermeswind

June 11th, 2023, 05:28 AM

Winterpaw had a look around at the area. Wow... then he realised how small he was compared to most of the other apprentices and walked right backwards into Morningcall.

"Ah! Sorry sorry sorry!" he said, jumping forwards in surprise, "I didn't know that you were there!" TawnyNeedsACoffee

Cinnamon~

June 11th, 2023, 05:54 AM

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Silverpaw
•He/Him•Loyal•Gentle•

Silverpaw aproached Mumblepaw.
"Ohh, I cant believe I'm here!" he mewed in excitedment. This was his first Gathering, even if he wasn't really a new apprentice.
He looked around him. There were lots of smells.
How many cats! he thought, deciding to go and 'befriend' some apprentices from the other clans.
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Solar -Mumblepaw (Don't feel forced to reply, since Silver didn't talk too much to them :lovesquee:)
Silvershadow13 -Eveningpaw

Morrigan

June 11th, 2023, 06:04 AM

Nightgaze followed the rest of the clan into the clearing and sat down

Firestream slowly padded into the clearing and started grooming her fur

(Both) OPEN

Wingnettle

June 11th, 2023, 06:55 AM

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Sootfur (he/him)
Thunderclan ❍ 22 moons
Light grey tabby with silvery-blue eyes
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Sootfur followed his clanmates with apprehension, staying behind the other Keepers and Bumblestar as they trekked through the forest to the Seastones. He walked up to Flameheart, still concerned for her physical shape as she had just had her first kit not much long ago. "Flameheart, dear, maybe one of us should've stayed behind with Sparrowkit... I don't feel safe knowing she's so far away from us." He gave finally voice to the thoughts that were tormenting him since his mate had decided to find another queen to wean the little she-cat. He knew it was her decision, but Sootfur wanted to spend with her daughter and her mate as much time as possible.

They were here.
Of course, Dawnstar and her minions had been the first ones to arrive.

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[ SpiritedWarrior (No worries for the hiatus - just for view purposes if needed.) ]

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 07:18 AM

Chrysanthemum

June 11th, 2023, 07:58 AM

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Falconpaw
RiverClan
She/her
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Falconpaw nervously padded along besides her clan mates as they walked into the gathering. She swung her head side to side, utterly amazed at the sheer number of cats around her. The scents of all the other clans swirled around her, and she struggled to breathe through the stench. Only the familiar scent of her clanmates helped Falconpaw keep a steady head through it all.

There are so many cats all around me, from so many different clans! I don’t know what to do… do I talk to anyone? Stay back with my clan? I don’t want to be disloyal but I’m so curious about how the other clans live!

After a moments hesitation, Falcons decided to sit at the outskirts of her clan mates. She still had them for comfort, but she could watch the other clan cats around her as they greeted each other. Maybe someone would come talk to her!

(Open)

bubble[error].

June 11th, 2023, 08:14 AM

~~ Bluefang - He/His/Him - RiverClan Warrior ~~

{ Open }

Bluefang finally arrived at the gathering. It was a nice night. Very pretty. He thought, looking around.

Minkuu

June 11th, 2023, 08:46 AM

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|~ Sunsetpaw - they/them ~|

Sunsetpaw was extremely excited, this is the first gathering they have ever been to. As riverclan made it to the Seastones the apprentices looked around, maybe they'll be able to talk to a cat from another clan for the first time! Sunsetpaw sat down, looking at the leaders from the other clans; uh, that one's Dawnstar right? the one that leads Shadowclan?, they thought, looking at the big dark brown tabby
Their eyes then went to Bumblestar after, Sunsetpaw isn't really sure who that cat is; must be the thunderclan leader?
They looked around for a cat to talk to, waiting for the last clan to arrive "uhh......hello!" they said, looking at Morningcall; hoping that the she-cat wasn't in the middle off something important

Morningcall [ TawnyNeedsACoffee ]

Shade.

June 11th, 2023, 09:35 AM

Frigidmist arrived at the gathering, eager to show off her new name. The she-cat had felt very crushed by the pressure of her grandmother's legacy and wanted to distract herself.

Seedpaw was eager to see what the gathering was like. So many new faces! ShadowClan held a smug belief of superiority but Seedpaw never was one to be swayed by the public opinion and looked forward to meeting others and asking so, so many questions.

Darktwist muttered something about wasting his time as he arrived, scowling as usual.

Roseraven hadn't been to a gathering in a good while, they always made her anxious. But she was doing her best to conquer her fear recently.

Silvershadow13

June 11th, 2023, 09:38 AM

Silvershadow13

June 11th, 2023, 09:47 AM

Silentripple

Letting the familiar path lead her to the Gathering, the tabby was nervous, this would be the first time she could see Darkriver in ages. Would he still remember her, love her like how he did before leaving. Maybe I should just give up on bringing my brother back.

Open

Lakeblossom

So many new cats and so many new things, this was her first gathering being a warrior and she was so excited, maybe I can speak with some new cats.

Open

Juniperpaw

Following Riverclan to the Gathering, it shocked her how many cats were there, what if no one likes me maybe she should find Minnowpaw and Autumnpaw.

[ Beetlenose - Minnowpaw / Octavia! - Autumnpaw ]

Silvershadow13

June 11th, 2023, 09:54 AM

”Oh hey Sil,” replied the warrior, an even bigger smile spreading across his face. ”Are you enjoying the gathering so far?”

Silverpaw nodded,
“Yeah, it has always been a place I never really enjoyed which is odd, but I guess after leaving for awhile seeing so many cats who don’t know I left is nice” tilting her head at his smile “What’s with the smile, it’s more smile…lee, than normal” her pause in words at the end, made her smile a little, “Is smiley a word, sorry if it isn’t, blame it on my moons away from camp, but it was a genuine question” her voice had a light and airy tone, almost like a laugh was waiting.

SuspiciousMindz

June 11th, 2023, 09:56 AM

[Hawbite (https://suszone.weebly.com/hawkbite.html)]
ShadowClan

The dark tabby tom padded into the clearing with his clanmates, his gaze shifted amongst the cats around them. Hopefully this was a pretty straight forward Gathering. Right now, he would've rather preferred to stay in his nest. Oh well, it was expected of them to show up, he couldn't change his mind now.

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[Treepaw (https://suszone.weebly.com/treepaw.html)]
ThunderClan

Her first Gathering. What would it be like? Would she make some friends? Maybe she should just stick to being around her Clanmates? She couldn't rely on her mentor for this, he had more important things to do tonight. . . being the deputy and everything. Her green eyes grew wide as she stared at the group of cats here. There were so many!

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[Sparrowpelt (https://suszone.weebly.com/sparrowpelt.html)]
ThunderClan

Another Gathering. Another chance for the clans to create drama. What would be the announcements tonight? The large tom padded with his clan, taking a sit beneath the stones per usual. He didn't really have friends outside the clans, nor did he care to make any. So simply, he sat and awaited the announcements.

ALL OPEN

Omari

June 11th, 2023, 10:03 AM

Drizzlecloud
Thunderclan
She/her

Considering the fact that there hadn't been a gathering recently, there were definitely some nerves that Drizzlecloud usually wouldn't have when it came to their arrival.

Well, there was that, and her new ranking as ThunderClan's Medicine Cat which certainly didn't help her anxieties.

Despite it all, she kept her head held high. It probably wouldn't look too good on ThunderClan's part if their medicine cat didn't look too confident in herself, so even if she truly wasn't, she decided to just pretend. Just with one look at Springpaw, she could tell that she was getting anxious–so perhaps putting on a confident facade would help make her feel a bit better.

Due to the rain, and Springpaw's quiet call of her name, she initially hadn't heard her. If it weren't for the gentle press to her side, she probably wouldn't have noticed that she was trying to get her attention. "Hm?"

The grey molly lowered her head slightly, hoping that the closer proximity would help her with hearing her apprentice better. "Of course, I will. I wasn't planning on leaving you alone, not for a single moment." She leaned over to gently nudge Springpaw with her nose, right between the ears. Truthfully, even without Springpaw making the request herself, she wasn't going to leave her side in the first place. Not unless Springpaw wanted to go and mingle on her own, of course.

When they approached the seastones, she paused to inhale, a quiet sigh escaping her. Oh, what an experience this gathering would be.

[ ares ]

Eden

June 11th, 2023, 10:19 AM

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Springpaw
long furred torbie - 5/100 - She/Her

Here she was, at her very first gathering with her two siblings nonetheless, it was just missing one brother and mother. Springpaw did suppose that her mom couldn't join the gathering and leave their brother behind so she would be happy for now. First thing that she noticed right away was the amount of random scents hitting her in the face like a slap. It left her scrunching up her nose as she tried to filter it all out. If she had to comment on the smell she would say it seemed like some clan smelled like crude, what it was she couldn't tell. Shaking her head to fix her face she looked around at all the gathering cats so far. There was so many that she didn't know who to approach just yet or if it was even okay to do so. "uh" she was at a loss at what she could and could not do so far, everything seemed to be overwhelming for her so far. The torbie was sure at this point that she wanted to at least stick with someone familiar if not someone that could chill with her. There was soo many cats she could mess with, of course she wouldn't cause a ruckus just a bit of teasing if it was okay.

[open]

Morrigan

June 11th, 2023, 10:21 AM

Darkcloud followed Dawnstar into the clearing and silently sat down with narrowed eyes

OPEN

Levi 99

June 11th, 2023, 10:34 AM

Silverpaw nodded,
“Yeah, it has always been a place I never really enjoyed which is odd, but I guess after leaving for awhile seeing so many cats who don’t know I left is nice” tilting her head at his smile “What’s with the smile, it’s more smile…lee, than normal” her pause in words at the end, made her smile a little, “Is smiley a word, sorry if it isn’t, blame it on my moons away from camp, but it was a genuine question” her voice had a light and airy tone, almost like a laugh was waiting.

Shadefrost looked up thoughtfully for a few seconds. "I believe it is," replied the warrior uncertainly, "I think it depends on how you use it though." He then turned to Silverpaw and said, "I'm smiling because I'm happy, we haven't had a gathering in so long and with everything that's going on it's bound to be juicy tonight." Shadefrost could feel his tail flicking back and forth on the sand in anticipation, but he forced it to stop. The last thing he needed was to injure someone at a peaceful event.

Red Dawn

June 11th, 2023, 11:06 AM

Blackhawk

He sat down, waiting for the other clans to arrive, surprisingly, it was ThunderClan, he glared at the incoming cats with an inch of hate, but he didn't do anything, just waiting for the last clan to arrive...

Nightspark

He followed Beansprout calmly and sat down, waiting...

roo!

June 11th, 2023, 11:08 AM

Sparrowfur shook some rain droplets from her face, making sure to turn away from Dovefluff before doing so.
"I find it always feels like that." she chuckled. "I'm not particularly fond of gatherings if I'm being completely honest, too many cats in one place." she shuffled her paws nervously as she looked at the unfamiliar cats surrounding her and her clan mates.
"I remember being so excited as an apprentice, though as I've gotten older I'd much rather stay with clanmates and go patrolling. And I hate patrolling." she turned to Dovefluff with a somewhat crooked smile. "Do you remember what your first gathering was like?"

[ jupiter ]

Silvershadow13

June 11th, 2023, 11:08 AM

Shadefrost looked up thoughtfully for a few seconds. "I believe it is," replied the warrior uncertainly, "I think it depends on how you use it though." He then turned to Silverpaw and said, "I'm smiling because I'm happy, we haven't had a gathering in so long and with everything that's going on it's bound to be juicy tonight." Shadefrost could feel his tail flicking back and forth on the sand in anticipation, but he forced it to stop. The last thing he needed was to injure someone at a peaceful event.

Silverpaw turned her gaze to the groups of cats littering seastones rocky beaches,
”I suppose they might mention Thunderclan’s odd disappearance, then reappearance. Or maybe” craning her head upwards and gazing over the beach, she continued “Windclan’s odd lateness” turning back to Shadefrost “I heard a rumor that a fire raged across their entire territory and completely demolished their land.”

sol.

June 11th, 2023, 11:28 AM

Kestrelpaw mumbled to herself on the way down to the Seastones. She needed to actually participate this Gathering. Maybe make a friend or two.

[Open!]

Rose

June 11th, 2023, 11:33 AM

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Starlingpaw made their way to Seastones, trailing behind their leader. A Gathering! They hadn't been to one in quite a while, to be honest. They just hoped it wouldn't be entirely boring. That'd just be terrible. After so much that'd happened in ShadowClan, Starlingpaw wondered if the other Clans had gone through anything.

[ Very open, need to get Starling their 3 Gathering posts ]

Pitou

June 11th, 2023, 12:04 PM

**Elmshadow**
Medicine Cat of Shadowclan

The dark tom moved dutifully behind Dawnstar as the massive she-cat treaded her way through Shadowclan's territory and out onto the wet sands of the Seastones on yet another rainy night. He was unfazed by the weather and felt more confident this time than he had the previous few about being here rather than getting to other work he had. Ivysnake had remained back at camp and there was bound to be a lot of news. Elmshadow had never been a fan of gatherings as some cats seemed to find them a good social outing, finding no use in socializing with anybody from the other clans, but he'd always respected the necessity to attend them in the case that valuable information would be shared or picked up. Shortly after walking onto the beach, they were followed by the scent of Thunderclan and then Riverclan, but no surprise, both were being led by cats other than Thrushstar or Pikestar. The Thunderclanner that took of the deputy position was new as well but it was still Gingerfrost holding his position beneath the Seastones, Interesting, so something had happened within Riverclan's ranks over the past few moons. Thunderclan's complete upheaval of leadership was nothing new or interesting, though once again notable. He moved to his own place among the medicine cats, noticing that neither the timid little Stonepaw nor Cowtuft had yet made an appearance, nor did he see Sundust or Cinderpaw though the latter had less reason to believe to be seen as the medicine cat noticed two new cats in the medicine cat place. He approached the Thunderclanners with his chin up, his green eyes regarding them stonily. Taking a seat, he meowed in greeting, "Thunderclan has new leadership as well as new medicine cats, then? What happened to Sundust and Cinderpaw?"

Moonraven

June 11th, 2023, 12:09 PM

So not her brightest plan of action. The slender, scarred, lilac-gray leader breathed a sigh of relief as she lead her clan through the familiar path that led to the gathering place. Twilightstar had not been completely familiar with their new territory, or more like she had purposely decided to lead the clan around their old moor grounds and gotten them a little lost in the process. She should have figured out how to get to the Seastones from the prairie early, but it honestly slipped her mind. The rain had not been helpful.

But WindClan was here, soaked, but here. Twilightstar wasn't surprised to see the other three clans were already at the gathering. Being last didn't bother Twilightstar in the slightest, it's not like it meant anything nor was it a race. The WindClan leader weaved her way to the front, unphased by the unfamiliar faces that sat in the RiverClan and Thunder leaders' place, nor did she mind the entire new group of ThunderClan ranks. She was so used to seeing new cats atop the stones that it just stopped phasing her. Just like every other new leader or medicine cat that came before them, she was sure she'd hear an explanation so why waste her breath asking.

Twilightstar jumps up the other three leaders, taking a seat beside RiverClan's, completely ignoring the way her hindlegs nearly slide out from underneath her as she lands. If she didn't acknowledge it it didn't happen. The WindClan leader was rather delighted to have this normalcy back again that she was more than willing to meow a polite, "hello", to the other three. The two new leaders were already chatting. Twilightstar didn't generally bother with the chatting aspects with the other clan leaders because once the gathering started it was typically drama, drama, with a sprinkle of threats on top of it.

It seems tedious to bother chatting with someone you were going to argue with five seconds later. As she let her clan get settled amongst the rest, Twilightstar curled her tail around her paws and tried to ignore the rainfall while listening to whatever the newer pair were chatting about. She wasn't looking forward to the back and forth that might start as soon as announcements were made. Aside from the usual Dawnstar trouble that Twilightstar was unlikely to complain about since it would fall on deaf ears; she wasn't looking forward or for any reason to verbally joust with the other leaders.

So long as they didn't take too long, Twilightstar was more than happy to let the ThunderClan or RiverClan leader start them off. She was a tiny bit winded from leading her clan astray, so she'd rather just sit and listen over talking for the time being.
Undertaker dino. vellichor

WindClan Has Arrived

iliri

June 11th, 2023, 12:43 PM

Springpaw let loose a silent sigh of relief from her eyes catching sight of Dovefluff looking up at her from the crowd, smiling slightly at her giving her a relieving look, mouthing words that Springpaw quickly understood. She gave the gray molly a sideways smile before glancing up in the direction of Bumblestar, feeling her blood almost run cold from her merely intimidated stare. Springpaw’s throat felt tight against its grasp as her eyes glanced away from the leader’s eyes. She knew she was just doing it to make sure she wasn’t causing any trouble, right? Flashing a glance towards Alderstep, Springpaw could’ve swore that she noticed that he looked… Intently annoyed. Or at least he seemed like it. Springpaw could understand why, though, having to sit with cats from the other clans felt like something that Springpaw couldn’t handle herself. It was honestly entirely nightmare fuel, if she wasn’t mistaken.

Oceanic hues glanced up in the direction of Drizzlecloud, her smile rising slightly from the soft-spoken tabby’s kind words. She silently thanked the stars above for her comfort and for the fact that she was going to be here to help Springpaw through this rather stressful time, as Springpaw had no intentions of wishing she could handle this problematic situation alone. “Thank you…” she breathed out, glancing back down briefly at the whole charade of cats that entered the gathering. Great StarClan she could feel her stomach tossing and turning from the sight of how many cats were down there. It felt like it wasn’t long ago when she was down there and watched as the high ranks gave out their news and announcements. Now she was up here along their ranks, and that felt merely like a shocking experience for her.

Her eyes quickly darted to the newcomer that came upon the Seastones to sit close by the newly appointed medicine cat apprentice and her mentor. Springpaw felt her throat tighten in its grasp as she took in his scent and recognized the pine-like smell of ShadowClan that reeked off the newcomer. She didn’t state anything about it though, her eyes intently focusing on the tom-cat as she tried to comprehend who he was. Of course, it didn’t take too long for her to realize that the so-called newcomer was Elmshadow, ShadowClan’s medicine cat, and judging from his gleaming jade-green eyes and cool, calloused tone he greeted the ThunderClan medicine cats with, he wasn’t in the mood to be bothered. Springpaw forcefully swallowed down the irritating lump that was forming in her throat, shakily looking up at the tom to respond to his question as she felt her own breath hitch in her throat. She knew better than to let loose anything that could give away ThunderClan’s new location, she wasn’t risking having herself be demoted so quickly from giving away any secrets to any other medicine cat other than Drizzlecloud.

“They… Cinderpaw got demoted from the position,” Springpaw stated, voice slow and steady as her confidence wavered itself in zig-zag directions, “I don’t know the full details for why she got demoted, but Bumblestar demoted her from the position. Sundust, he… we don’t know where he went. He left the clan and no one has seen him since.” Springpaw admitted, lightly scraping a paw along the smooth surface of the stone she sat on, quickly glancing away from Elmshadow’s intent gaze to keep talking without having to look at him in the eye. “Thrushstar also went missing as well, we all assume that he left the clan, making Bumblestar our new leader. She… picked Drizzlecloud as the next medicine cat, and me, Springpaw, as the next medicine cat apprentice.” She was tempted to leave that last part out, yet her mouth rambled on and she immediately went eerily silent afterwards. She felt terribly lucky that she didn’t mention anything about the sinkholes or their new location. She wasn’t planning on screwing anything over in this gathering because she said something stupid.

[ Ravensong Omari dino. [From Bumble’s glance] valery [From Spring glancing at him] jupiter [From Dove’s encouragement for Spring] ]

Ian

June 11th, 2023, 01:03 PM

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Fallownose
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The WindClan deputy was hot on his leader's heels as she led them to the Seastones. It had been a bit of a... process to get there, but they had made it. He kept an eye on Twilightstar to make sure she didn't slip like that one time it rained, and all though her hindl egs slid she didn't seem to acknowledge it.

Fallownose allowed a soft huff of amusement to leave his jaws as he turned toward where the deputy's sat, nimbly leaping up into his usual spot. It hadn't gone unnoticed by the slate-gray tom that all of ThunderClan's ranks were different. Again. Sundust had lasted over four seasons, which was impressive. The longest high rank that maintained their position in a while for ThunderClan.

Commenting on the new situation would probably rub the new ThunderClan deputy's fur the wrong way, so instead he nodded his head politely. "Welcome to the boring place where the deputies sit," Fallownose said, his whiskers twitching mirthlessly. I mean, seriously, none of them ever wanted to talk. Gingerfrost preferred to just sit there, ShadowClan still didn't have a deputy apparently, and ThunderClan's kept coming and going every moon it seemed.

Perhaps Twilightstar would let him stay at camp since nothing ever happened. But then she would still have to go, and if she wasn't allowed to stay at camp then he wasn't either. Maybe WindClan could stop going altogether. But Fallownose also liked knowing what was going on in the other Clans. Ughh, why were things so complicated?!

@valery (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=17767) @Estelle (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=10915)

Levi 99

June 11th, 2023, 02:09 PM

Silverpaw turned her gaze to the groups of cats littering seastones rocky beaches,
”I suppose they might mention Thunderclan’s odd disappearance, then reappearance. Or maybe” craning her head upwards and gazing over the beach, she continued “Windclan’s odd lateness” turning back to Shadefrost “I heard a rumor that a fire raged across their entire territory and completely demolished their land.”

"Wait seriously," said Shadefrost the shock written on his face, "I mean like I knew about the fire, but I thought it only happened in a part of their territory." Wow, that explains a lot. "This is g... he stopped briefly then continued, ”Terrible.” He was going to say great but with Riverclan and Thunderclan ears nearby he decided against it. He hated it when cats came up to him to argue and saying, “It’s totally awesome that one of the four clans of the forest are going through hard times”, seemed like something that would do just that. Plus what would Silvey think of him if he sat there and rejoiced at someone's suffering

iliri

June 11th, 2023, 02:15 PM

• Cloverpaw •
scarred cream-and-white molly with disabled hind leg and blind right eye; aqua blue eyes and folded dark brown ears with a darker rim along the edges
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It’s been a long while since Cloverpaw had been to a gathering. Too long in fact.

The scarred molly limped her way through the crowd, her tattered ears taking in the commotion of cats all around her. Many faces looked unfamiliar to the eldest apprentice, many faces that Cloverpaw wished to recognize didn’t seem familiar whatsoever, causing her lips to frown slightly as she padded her way through the sand. Her single good eye glanced up at the Seastones, catching many cats that didn’t look familiar to her whatsoever—except Dawnstar, Cloverpaw couldn’t forget her in a hurry—which felt like a shame, really. ThunderClan seemed to always be changing leaders from what she supposed, her ears taking in commotion from all around her.

Stiffly, the feline made her way to a clear, secluded area away from all of her clan-mates and the rest of the clans and sat herself down. Her mangled leg laid out sideways along the sand, bits of sand getting onto the skin and Cloverpaw paid no attention towards it. It wasn’t like she could, she didn’t even feel anything in that leg in the first place anymore. Letting out a slow, steady exhale, Cloverpaw glanced up at the Seastones, awaiting for the leaders to start their news and see what drama they had to unfold.

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[OPEN]

Kaybug.

June 11th, 2023, 02:17 PM

Batpaw, Pumpkinpatch, Sweetpaw, Ripplepaw and Mistycloud all sat down.

SpiritWolf_yt

June 11th, 2023, 02:25 PM

Stormpaw and blazepaw walked into the gathering and sat down

Stormclaw willowlight and Thunderblaze sat down in the gathering

Thornclaw walked into the gathering, he quickly went over to stormclaw and chatted

Peachpaw and cinderpaw joined stormpaw after arriving

Bluestone came into the gathering and sat down

[open]

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Ashclaw sighed as he entered the gathering it had been awhile since he's been here.

[open for someone]

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Scalescar followed the clan into the gathering, the tom lashed his tail as he went to a spot that was far away from the clans but enough for him to be able to hear the high ranks. No sight so... its a waiting thing now iguess, the tom sighed as he wondered about frogpaw
Loveless.Fawn [ optional to reply] H0neyShimm3r [ optional to have Dawnbreeze join scalepaw if you don't want to that's completely fine]

Rani

June 11th, 2023, 02:35 PM

GATHERING!!!! MUDHOUND WAS FINALLY GOING TO A GATHERING!!! THEY WERE HOME AND A WARRIOR AND AT A GATHERING!!!!

It was everything they'd ever dreamed of as a kit! The maine coon mix was almost too excited managing to be at the front of the pack even with a missing leg and bouncing around like a barley leashed hyped up puppy. Mudhound was going back and forth bouncing around and not even caring when they couldnt quite land right or gracefully. And when they crested the hill that overlooked the seastones? Well the warriors wagging tail might as well have been a lethal weapon to anyone who had the misfortune to walk behind them.

The impact of it kinda.... Hit the warrior for a moment and they stood on the ridge watching their clanmates pass them and trickle in mingling with the gathering shadowclan cats. It was incredible to see really Dawnstar was bigger then Mudhound had imagined and was taller then even her fellow maine coon. The tripod supposed that make sense, kinda. From what Mudhound was aware of they was a bit of a mix, pure shadowclan on their mother's line so all giants like the leader but their father? Who knew. Maybe he was smaller then their mother.

BUT THEY WERE GETTING DISTRACTED! And look! Riverclan had arrived while they were distracted! Mudhound needed to get down there and make new friends!

The warrior confidently put a foot forward to step down the sand dune and join the throng.
And..... Slipped........

It was a magnificent disaster. One paw sunk into the sand, anchoring their body in place while their momentum, already set to go down the hill, continued on. Mudhound went butt over head face planting full force into the sand as they tripped and lighter back half (missing a whole leg as it was) basically flew.
If it stopped there the large warrior would be humiliated but it'd be recoverable. It didnt stop there.
The force of gravity was a harsh mistress as, despite scrabbling paws, there was nothing to be done to stop Mudhounds rapid and disastrous decent. Sand sprayed everywhere as the warrior uncontrollably rolled down the hill yelping all the way paws akimbo as 11 pounds of warrior borderline bounced.

Nothing could stop them. Not starclan, not effort by their clanmates should they try, not even the other warrior in their path. OH NO ANOTHER WARRIOR IN THEIR PATH!!! MOVE! MOVE!!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, NOOOOOOOO!

But it was to late. Mudhound the bowling ball, meet pin.

Poprock

Silvershadow13

June 11th, 2023, 03:09 PM

~Floatingleaf~

After missing so many, it felt good to walk into the gathering, shaking the water away, mingling seemed like the best option, after a quick observation, it seemed both Thunderclan and Riverclan had appointed new leaders, and Thunderclan seemed to have appointed a whole new set, as all the high ranks had been replaced by new cats. A bit shy and self conscious at first due to her , tentative paw steps were taken as she wandered about the gathering. After the recent events of the fire, she was eager to hear about any problems the other clans might have. Finding a comfortable spot, the molly sat down and wrapped her tail delicately over her paws.

Silvershadow13

June 11th, 2023, 03:14 PM

"Wait seriously," said Shadefrost the shock written on his face, "I mean like I knew about the fire, but I thought it only happened in a part of their territory." Wow, that explains a lot. "This is g... he stopped briefly then continued, ”Terrible.” He was going to say great but with Riverclan and Thunderclan ears nearby he decided against it. He hated it when cats came up to him to argue and saying, “It’s totally awesome that one of the four clans of the forest are going through hard times”, seemed like something that would do just that. Plus what would Silvey think of him if he sat there and rejoiced at someone's suffering

Giving a shrug, Silverpaw shook her head,
“I don’t know, I heard it from one of the apprentices, so you probably had a better source, as mine tend to… exaggerate a bit” tail flicking back and forth, she turned her head to peer out over the ocean,
“I guess, but we can also be a little glad knowing Windclan won’t attack for a little while, right” understanding his hesitation to speak out that it was good for another clan to be weakened, she too felt it was the wrong moment and instead went with the ‘at least our clan is safe’ answer.

lio

June 11th, 2023, 03:19 PM

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

Ferretsnap followed after his Clan with narrowed eyes, almost glaring at the other Clans as he entered the clearing. All these scents mixing made him feel sick. Ugh. He sat down, tail curling over his paws as he awaited the announcements to begin. He felt no need to speak to anyone.

https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/characters/20475521?1681691603
MOTHPAW (https://toyhou.se/20475521.mothpaw)
fluffy cream feline with a stumpy tail and green eyes.
he/they + neos

Mothpaw was... a little shaky on his paws. He hadn't walked such distances before since his injury (or really in general, as he had hardly left the camp before) and it was causing a bit of an ache. Their eyes squinted against the rain, lips set in a thin line as they pushed themself to walk alongside their Clan. The rain wasn't exactly a pleasant feeling on their burns- still a little sensitive, but the pain was more manageable now- but they could deal with it. They had yet to go to a Gathering before, and they refused to let a stupid burn hold them back. Still, as Mothpaw walked, moth's pawsteps were clearly unbalanced, still growing used to being on moth's paws again... and having a ton of scar tissue covering moth's body.

[ ameko ]

Abyssopelagic

June 11th, 2023, 04:08 PM

☆_ Moorpaw ; WindClan ; OPEN _☆
Moorpaw trudged in agonized silence behind her leader, her paws trembling with each step. Not from the cold that seeped into her pelt, no. But rather the way the rain weighed her fur like an anchor, threatening to smother her and rob her of her life once again.
It didn't help that Twilightstar had unintentionally led the Clan the wrong way at least once, leading her to be utterly soaked in the process of their meandering.
Oh, she hated this.
Her brain was already telling her she was dying – slowly, painfully – and scrambling any coherent thought into a mess.
She wanted Lilyantler.
She wanted her dad.
She wanted him to comfort her like he always did and make this stupid fear go away. He always knew what worked. So where was he?

She sat, miserable, at the back of the entire Gathering, trying to find any shelter from the insistent and steady patter from her tormentor. She suppressed a whimper as she began to lap at her fur, desperately trying to dry herself off and make her brain shut up. She just wanted to feel okay. She just wanted to feel normal.
Please....

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♡\/ Sedgestorm ; RiverClan ; OPEN /\♡
It was the first time in so very long that he'd decided to attend a Gathering. It has long since been safe for him, he highly doubted his former Clanmates or it's leader would recognize him. Even if they did, would they care?
Hardly. He'd committed no treason other than abandonment of a Clan he no longer recognized.
But, he could no longer stand getting his information about these things second hand. The history lesson he gave the kitten's and apprentices might be easier for him had he been joining his Clan a long time ago.
No matter, the large and battle scarred sat among the scattered cats, eyes slowly slinking across the crowd, ears listening for any kind of gossip that may be whispered under the belief that their conversations were safe.
He hated perpetuating and participating in gossip, but it didn't stop him from taking advantage of those that were loose lipped in these more lax environments, among those they won't have to live side by side with in the coming moons.
He wrapped his tail around himself and sat in silence.

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¤ Honeybite ; ShadowClan ¤
The frothy white molly with patches of fire blaze and tree charring stalked through the Gathering, carefully eying the other Clan cats as she did, muttering to herself beneath her breath.
She wasn't angry or unhappy.
Quite the opposite.
She felt content. Or else she wouldn't share her nonsensical tales.
Not that anyone could really hear them with how quietly she hissed and clicked in her delighted dialect only her dear Applechatter seemed to understand after all these seasons of living with her.
She rambled to herself happily, tail lazily swishing with each step she took.

Saki

June 11th, 2023, 04:18 PM

StarryLight let out a sigh before noticing DrippingPelt, Starry flicked her tail and stared at Dripping.

"Hey! Hi," She called to Dripping, beckoning to her with her own tail.

CreeperLover649

Saki

June 11th, 2023, 04:22 PM

"Drippingpelt!" She called, "C'mere!"

Starrylight's fur flew in the wind, her winter pelt still thinning as she called Dripping to sit with her. ~

Mention:@CreeperLover649

bubble[error].

June 11th, 2023, 04:30 PM

StarryLight let out a sigh before noticing DrippingPelt, Starry flicked her tail and stared at Dripping.

"Hey! Hi," She called to Dripping, beckoning to her with her own tail.

CreeperLover649

*Drippingpelt looked over at Starrylight and went over*

ameko

June 11th, 2023, 04:34 PM

Beetlenose

June 11th, 2023, 04:34 PM

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
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Silvershadow13 - Juniperpaw
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Minnowpaw sat down next to Juniperpaw .
“Hi.” She whispered, curling her tail around her paws so no cat stepped on it.
The gathering was making her nervous, so many cats, such little space.
It was her first gathering, which was very obvious. From her slightly scared expression to the fear scent no doubt rolling off her in waves, it was clear all this was new to her.

Alchemist Kitsune

June 11th, 2023, 04:36 PM

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5366&pictureid=39125
| Mousepaw |

Despite being eight moons old, this was Mousepaw's first gathering. He'd been excited to meet cats from other clans for so long. Ever since he'd turned six moons old, he'd wanted to see the other leaders, and find out if every medicine cat was as insufferable as his grandfather. Today, however, that brilliant enthusiasm was nowhere to be found, his white dipped toes dragging on the wet sand as he slowly followed behind his clanmates. He had a good mind to return back to camp and be with his ill mother, but he knew better. It was required of a proper ShadowClan warrior to be in these gatherings, so here he was. Mingling.

Well... more like existing, really. Green eyes that had once been cheerful and vibrant, eager to approach any and all cat in the vicinity now gave almost bored looks to the cats surrounding him, uninterested in their talks. Not like he was the only one. It seemed every cat was just... waiting for someone else to go talk to them. Pathetic. What was the point of these gatherings then? Surely not everyone could have been dragged here out of a sense of duty? There had to be someone who actually enjoyed these star forsaken reunions?

In the distance, a pair of chatty felines caught his eye. Nose wrinkling, he realized it was his new mentor talking to another ShadowClanner. That seemed... pointless. You could talk to other ShadowClanners at home. We had other ShadowClanners at home. Then again... he supposed not everyone was exactly the friendliest back home to begin with. He certainly hadn't been, that was for certain.

This realization forced Mousepaw's wet, rounded ears to straighten up, suddenly self-conscious. He really hadn't been the most welcoming lately... had he? When was the last time he'd even spoken to his friends? His mum would be disappointed if she knew he wasn't being friendly and polite, wouldn't she? Some son he was.

A sigh escaping the stocky apprentice, he turned his green gaze upon the sandy clearing once more, this time attempting his hardest to appear friendly and welcoming. Stars... how had he done this so easily before? Well, it didn't matter how he'd done it before, what mattered was how he did it now. He would be his best self, just like his mum liked. To the Dark Forest with Shadowfur and his pointless lessons. What did he know? He'd abandoned him without a care.

Tail giving a twitch as his eyes landed upon a dusky WindClan apprentice who looked... out of place, if he were to be honest. He could sympathize with that... He felt plenty out of place right about now. Mousepaw took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. Right. Here was a WindClanner. All alone. Ready to be talked to. And he was going to be social. He was going to be so social, that WindClanner wouldn't know what'd hit her! No wait... Look, he'd figured a better way to put that later. For now... show time!

"Hello hello. How do you do? My name is Mousepaw. Pleased to meet you," the ShadowClan apprentice mewed as he approached the molly, his words lacking some of the pep they normally held whenever he introduced himself, but coming across as genuine and friendly at the very least. He could almost sigh in relief... if he hadn't thought that would probably make things awkward in an instant.

Now that he was closer to the molly, Mousepaw could tell she was... shivering? Huh... was she cold? Well... it was raining, he supposed... but... that didn't account for the fear that seemed to be exuding from the WindClanner. Tilting his head on the side, Mousepaw attempted his best to give a sympathetic smile, confused as to why she was so scared to begin with, but not certain it would be wise to ask. "Would uh... would you mind if I sat nest to you? It's my first gathering, if you'd believe. Have you... uh... have you been to a lot of these before?"

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Abyssopelagic [Moorpaw]

Saki

June 11th, 2023, 05:13 PM

"how's your day going?" She chirped happily with a purr.

Starry examined the she, she was even more pretty up close, her face blushed red. She looked like a cherry!

Abyssopelagic

June 11th, 2023, 05:15 PM

☆_ Moorpaw ; WindClan ; Talking to Mousepaw — CLOSED for further interaction _☆

Moorpaw jolted slightly as Mousepaw spoke to her.
She paused her attempts at drying up to look at the positively adorable child apprentice that had approached her. It was a welcome distraction.
She tried to put her fears to the back of her mind and smiled brightly at the little mousy man.
"I'm Moorpaw..."
A particularly large droplet landed right on her face and she had to screw her eyes shut for a few very long seconds before looking at her conversation buddy again.
When he asked to sit next to her, she patted the ground next to her.
"I'd kind of like to have some company, actually..."
She curled her tail around her so that Mousepaw had room to sit with her.
While the other apprentice situated himself, Moorpaw took a few moments to remove a few of the worst spots of dew that had collected on her pelt, nearly sighing in relief that it did at least a little bit if good for her mental health.
She turned back to the grey apprentice as he spoke again.
She chose to be honest, if not specific.
"I've only been to a few before, but it's.... it's been a good while since I've last attended. Kind of feels like my first Gathering, but I know it's not."
Talking to him was actually helping to distract her. It helped that he was friendly.
"From what I remember, Gatherings are rarely without their.... drama. The leader's like to fight a lot and sometimes cats fight annnd a little more rarely, sometimes a non-Clan cat finds their way in. Always a fun time."
She doubted Gatherings would ever be without their fights, especially among leaders.
She took a moment to swipe her paw at her face, specifically her whiskers, before she spoke again.
"How's apprentice life treating you so far?"

[ Alchemist Kitsune]

Omari

June 11th, 2023, 06:25 PM

Drizzlecloud
Thunderclan
She/her

Drizzlecloud purred, nodding her head in response to Springpaw’s thanks. Her eyes followed her apprentice’s gaze, eyes grazing over the cats that were attending the gathering tonight. It felt like ages since the last gathering–she could feel the excitement buzzing in the air. That, along with a mixture of other feelings, of course. Excitement, anxiety–curiosity.

With a thoughtful expression, the blue-grey spotted molly tipped her head to the side, picking out the familiar faces of her clanmates amongst the crowd. To soothe her own nerves, she began to name them off in her head, effectively managing to waver her own worry. Not entirely, of course. This would take some getting used to, being sat here and not with the rest of her clanmates.

Although many scents were currently flooding her senses, one scent grew stronger before she came to the realization that someone was approaching them. Willing herself to keep a neutral expression, she lifted her fluffy tail to rest it against Springpaw’s pelt, a reassuring gesture that she hoped would calm her down, even in the slightest. Lifting her chin to face Elmshadow, she offered the–fairly intimidating–tom a nod in greeting.

“Mhm, indeed.” She spoke slowly and softly, backing up her apprentice’s claims. “I’m sure Bumblestar will go over all of that during her announcements, too. It would be a bit odd to arrive with an entirely new team of high ranks without explaining what had happened,” It was her attempt at a joke, to lighten the mood and clear the air. Would it work? Who knows! She didn’t know Elmshadow very well–not at all, actually, so she wasn’t sure how he’d respond to her simple jests.

[ ares - Springpaw, Ravensong - Elmshadow ]

Estelle

June 11th, 2023, 06:54 PM

A gathering. The first of many. She wasn't sure what spurred her to join this peculiar gathering; Nightshiver had been fine inside the nursery looking after the heaps of kittens. She never liked big crowds anyway, and on top of that it was raining. So why she was here the feline truly couldn't even say herself; on top of that she felt a little guilty, having left her post at the nursery. But all the kits had been sleeping, and there were four other queens present to look after them for the brief she was gone, the forever queen had to remind herself. Surely attending the gathering wasn't a crime, then? She surely hoped not.

Her paws led her across the familiar, sandy ground to the crowd of cats. Having been among the last to leave the feline was also among the last of ShadowClan to arrive, thus the seating areas being nearly all taken up - including most of the sides, much to her horror. Normally always on the sidelines, the white lady wasn't sure what to do or where to sit, hesitating for a good few seconds. Stars, why had she come?

That's when she spotted it; the familiar face of a feline that had asked her to help him care for his kittens, especially now that she was a permanent queen and Dappledleaf was... Nightshiver shook her head, swallowing thickly. She shouldn't think back to the loss of Dappledleaf, not now.

Relieved to see a familiar face, almost absent-mindedly did her paws begin to move in Nighthound's direction. She approached quietly, as always, awkwardly though nimbly weaving past chatting felines and moving otherclanners to join the dark tabby. It wasn't until she was near him that she caught herself, suddenly insecure and uncertain about what to do. But certainly he'd already noticed her, no? In any case, it would be more awkward to simply stand there doing nothing or turn around and leave. So, gathering her courage, Nightshiver softly spoke up.
"m..may I... sit.. here?"

[ lio ]

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 07:24 PM

Cliffjumper poofs into existence at the Gathering

Zei

June 11th, 2023, 07:37 PM

Icebeam and Echopaw attend the Gathering. Echopaw excitedly bounds over to Shypaw. "Hi!" she meowed. "Wanna sit together?"

Dabi
Shypaw Smiled "i'd like that... this is my first gathering so i'm a bit scared... iheard shadowclan's leader is really frightning!!!"

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 07:39 PM

Shypaw Smiled "i'd like that... this is my first gathering so i'm a bit scared... iheard shadowclan's leader is really frightning!!!"
"Yeah..." Echopaw meowed, "I heard she kills cats all the time! But don't worry. She's not gonna getcha! Not if I have anything to say about it."

Zei

June 11th, 2023, 07:43 PM

"Yeah..." Echopaw meowed, "I heard she kills cats all the time! But don't worry. She's not gonna getcha! Not if I have anything to say about it."
Shypaw giggled softly "Thanks, I Knew i Could Count on you Echo!" (15/100)

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 07:45 PM

Shypaw giggled softly "Thanks, I Knew i Could Count on you Echo!" (15/100)
Echopaw let out a smile. "I wonder what the leaders will all say," she meowed. "Do you know who they are?"

Zei

June 11th, 2023, 07:47 PM

Echopaw let out a smile. "I wonder what the leaders will all say," she meowed. "Do you know who they are?"
Shypaw tilted her head... "well... Grandma said there was 4 leaders... Bumblestar, Dawnstar, uh... Pikestar and Twilightstar i think..." (16/100)

Alchemist Kitsune

June 11th, 2023, 07:53 PM

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5125&pictureid=39184
| Lightningpaw |

Rain drops easily sliding off the lithe calico's short, sleek coat, Lightningpaw kept her pace steady, undeterred by the weather conditions. Did she wish there was a nice, moonlit night without a cloud in the sky instead of this muggy, rainy morsel they'd been dealt? Well... yeah. Who liked to purposefully get sopping wet in the middle of the night? Actually no, scratch that. Who liked getting wet at any given point... ever? She wasn't about to complain, though. If anything, the young apprentice had gained a reluctant gratitude to the stormier nights ever since the fire.

It wasn't this that kept her quiet on the route to the gathering, however. Her first ever gathering! Even when she'd been apprenticed under Leechscar she hadn't been able to attend the gathering held during her moon with him. The snow fever had kept her away. And now? Instead of excitedly chatting away with her mentor over what to expect once they got to the Seastones she was on a mission. Following after Mothpaw and ensuring he wasn't overexerting mothself. So focused was she on her task, the oriental mix failed to notice the sand slowly becoming more plentiful under her paws. Or the wrong turns they'd taken on their way here from their new camp. Not that she would have known what the proper route would have been to begin with.

It wasn't until another cat joined Mothpaw that she returned her focus to her surroundings, finding herself embarrassed as she realized there were cats from every clan all over the place. Passing one dainty paw over her ear in an attempt to remove the bashful emotions from her expression, Lightningpaw turned her attention towards the towering stones, noticing Twilightstar was already sitting besides two other cats and what could only be described as an adolescent wolverine. Stars above, that cat was huge. Never mind Leechscar having badgers for breakfast. That cat - sorry, wolverine - had badgers for breakfast.

Realizing Fallownose had already taken his place next to a pair of toms that looked like bundles of chuckles just waiting to explode, the medicine cat apprentice turned her gaze towards the other high ranks gathered. One of them seemed to be an apprentice, like herself... so she assumed that by default those had to be the medicine cats... right? Two of them seemed perfectly nice and welcoming. The other seemed like he would get along splendidly with giggles and snorts next to Fallownose. Well, no time like the present to find out. It would be fine. And if they weren't and she made a fool of herself in front of everyone? Well... at least it wasn't raining. No wait...

"Hey there! Lovely weather we're havin'. Name's Lightningpaw. Pleasure to meet you all," Lightningpaw mewed as she joined the group, a playful smirk on her face as waved her tail once as she sat, promptly curling it around her paws.

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Ravensong [Elmshadow] | Omari [Drizzlecloud] | ares [Springpaw]

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 07:54 PM

Shypaw tilted her head... "well... Grandma said there was 4 leaders... Bumblestar, Dawnstar, uh... Pikestar and Twilightstar i think..." (16/100)
Echopaw nodded. "Yeah! But Pikestar's not here. There's Gingerfrost, RiverClan's deputy, but the other cat... I think his name was Beansprout? Maybe something happened and Ginger isn't ready to be leader yet, so Beansprout became leader? Is he Beanstar now? Dawnstar is that one over there. The scary looking one with a crap ton of scars. For some reason, she hasn't chosen a deputy yet? The lilac she-cat there is Twilightstar of WindClan. The cats next to her are Fallownose, her deputy, Cowtuft, the medicine cat, and his apprentice Lightningpaw. ShadowClan's medicine cats are those two next to Dawnstar. Elmshadow and Ivysnake. Oh look, there's Stonepaw, RiverClan's medicine cat."

Zei

June 11th, 2023, 07:58 PM

Echopaw nodded. "Yeah! But Pikestar's not here. There's Gingerfrost, RiverClan's deputy, but the other cat... I think his name was Beansprout? Maybe something happened and Ginger isn't ready to be leader yet, so Beansprout became leader? Is he Beanstar now? Dawnstar is that one over there. The scary looking one with a crap ton of scars. For some reason, she hasn't chosen a deputy yet? The lilac she-cat there is Twilightstar of WindClan. The cats next to her are Fallownose, her deputy, Cowtuft, the medicine cat, and his apprentice Lightningpaw. ShadowClan's medicine cats are those two next to Dawnstar. Elmshadow and Ivysnake. Oh look, there's Stonepaw, RiverClan's medicine cat."
Shypaw nodded "perhaps... but it seems as if the stars have gone mad... so many deaths... so many changes... what will become of us? " (17/100)

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 07:59 PM

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 08:01 PM

Shypaw nodded "perhaps... but it seems as if the stars have gone mad... so many deaths... so many changes... what will become of us? " (17/100)
"I don't know," Echopaw meowed, "My dad said that death can change a cat. Death usually makes a cat stronger, or more protective over who they have left. Maybe the cats that have been lost are happy to be reunited with the cats that they themselves have lost."

Zei

June 11th, 2023, 08:04 PM

"I don't know," Echopaw meowed, "My dad said that death can change a cat. Death usually makes a cat stronger, or more protective over who they have left. Maybe the cats that have been lost are happy to be reunited with the cats that they themselves have lost."
(18/100)
Shypaw nodded... "yes... thats the best thing one can hope for"

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 08:13 PM

(18/100)
Shypaw nodded... "yes... thats the best thing one can hope for"
Echopaw smiled. "It's gonna go perfectly."

Zei

June 11th, 2023, 08:30 PM

Echopaw smiled. "It's gonna go perfectly."
shypaw nodded, falling silent as she watched the high ranks move about (19/100)

RavensCall

June 11th, 2023, 09:24 PM

shypaw nodded, falling silent as she watched the high ranks move about (19/100)
Echopaw couldn't sit still, anticipating the High Ranks' announcements.

Kaybug.

June 11th, 2023, 10:22 PM

Batpaw weaved through the cats that were here at the gathering and sat down.

- Starfall

Alchemist Kitsune

June 11th, 2023, 10:32 PM

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| Mousepaw |

Alright. A name. And she was patting the ground besides her invitingly. Looked like he still had his friendlier demeanor hanging around. Good. He had to keep it that way. His mum liked him best when he was friendly and caring. He couldn't just let a bunch of sour experiences change him, right? If he turned rude and uncaring, he would be just like the ones that had abandoned and betrayed his trust. Or worse. He'd turn into Elmshadow. That thought alone was almost enough to send a shudder down his spine. No. He had to be better than that! He had to be like his mum!

Sitting down where Moorpaw had patted, Mousepaw attempted to gain some idea as to where this apprentice was from. The rain was making scents quite hard to distinguish, however, and he honestly was only familiar with WindClan's scent, having had his mentor conveniently forget to take him out on the most basic of things, like a territory tour. Gratefully he'd had a patrol to teach him some of the terrain on the way to WindClan's border, but even then the place had smelled so foul from the fire he wasn't really certain what the clan smelled like at all. His musings were quickly forgotten at the mention of drama at Gatherings, bringing out a small snort from the gray tom. "I don't think it's possible to have a bunch of cats together without any kind of drama," Mousepaw chortled knowing full well how over the top some ShadowClanners could be.

If the other clans had only a fraction of the dramatics that ShadowClan did, he could imagine the Gatherings being... well... they didn't sound boring at the very least? That was something, right? Then there was the matter of the leaders. Dawnstar sure liked to fight. Some of the enforcers were like that, too! Cougarivy in particular seemed to really enjoy fighting. If Mousepaw were to be honest, he enjoyed a good scrap every now and then too. But never to hurt anyone! Oh no. He just liked play fighting. It was always a fun way to pass the time when stuck inside camp. Or it had been... before his mum had gotten sick.

Before the young apprentice could go too deep down that rabbit hole, Moorpaw's question brought him back to his senses, his rounded ears perking up in an alert fashion as a small eep escaped him. How was... his training going? Well... honestly? Terrible. He'd had to find mentors to teach him, as his former mentor whom he'd looked up to and strived to be like had abandoned him, just like his pop and his brother had. And then his mum had gotten sick, which meant he'd had to take a break from training... not like it mattered. It seemed only Auntie Larky wanted to train him, anyways. And then there was the matter of his new mentor... who reminded Mousepaw of his old mentor whenever he laid eyes on him. He hadn't really talked to the tom yet, and frankly he didn't see why he should. Shadefrost would just disappoint him like everyone else had so far, so why bother?

Amongst his small, mental tirade, one name stood out amongst the rest. Larkfire. She was the best, wasn't she? She'd been so good to him since he was a kit. That's why she was his favorite auntie. And she always took him out training, even though she had her own things to take care of. A small smile peaking from behind his whiskers, Mousepaw turned verdant green eyes on his companion's as he offered a half shrug.

"Nothing special, I guess. Except for my Auntie Larky. She's been great. Took me out for my first hunting trip and everything. I caught a mouse. A mouse for a paw named Mouse, heh heh!" the tom purred, the memory of his first catch lifting his mood as he puffed up his chest proudly. Auntie Larky had been proud of him that day too! Oh, but he was being rude! He hadn't asked anything about Moorpaw's training! He had to fix that. He was a polite ShadowClanner, mmhmm. "How has your training been doing? Caught anything cool? Oh oh, been on any patrols? I like patrols. It's nice to get out of camp for a while."

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Abyssopelagic [Moorpaw]

Cornbread1233

June 11th, 2023, 10:49 PM

Beepaw joined the crowd of cats. Her first gathering! She was excited to meet cats from different clans. As she looked around she grew more apprehensive. What if no one talks to me because they all think I'm weird? Shaking her head she banished that thought. Even if she didn't talk to anyone new at this gathering she'd have plenty of gatherings to try to make friends. She looked up and waited for the High Ranks' announcements.

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 12:13 AM

Courage

June 12th, 2023, 12:29 AM

-Sequoiastrike-
The Riverclan she-cat padded over to sit by her clanmates, too proud to mingle with warriors from other clans, especially Thunderclan. The looked up at Beansprout, wondering what the leader would announce at the gathering. *So much has happened since the last gathering... I bet the new apprentices will be announced, though. Probably other basic stuff.* She thought.

She looked up at the other leaders, wondering what was happening in the other clans, though was still too proud to ask the warriors from other clans.

She got to her paws, curiosity getting the best of her. She looked around for another cat to talk to.
(OPEN)

poppy

June 12th, 2023, 01:30 AM

Dovefluff

As her best friend approached, the molly let out a relieved sigh, leaning in so that her side fur brushed Morningcall's fur as the tortie spoke. "Thank you, Morning. I don't know what I'd do without you." No, she did know. She'd fall apart, cry, die, have a mental breakdown.... the list went on and on. She was eternally grateful for her sister-like friend.

Not long after Morningcall arrived, she spotted her only ShadowClan friend from her time in the Clan, and timidly offered him a small smile and wave of her tail in greeting, not exactly sure how he'd react. Would Hawkbite be pissed at her? Would he come over and talk? Oh god. If he came over, he'd ask about the kits, and she'd have to tell her friend the terrible news. Glancing back at Sparrowpelt, the lapis-hued molly purred softly.

How painfully relatable, she realized as she listened to the molly speak. "I'd have to say I agree with you. If I didn't want to come support my daughter's first gathering as medicine cat apprentice, I would've been snoring away in the nursery right about now." The longhaired Russian Blue glanced around again for Darklight, but since she didn't spot him (she still inched closer to Morningcall, just to be safe) she was able to relax a bit more. "I vaguely remember it. I stayed up all night in the territory with my friends afterwards, talking about all the drama." She chuckled with a small smile, repositioning her paws so it was more comfy.

[ TawnyNeedsACoffee Roo_! SuspiciousMindz - for her smile and wave to Hawk, he can ignore her/wave back/approach, up to you :heartbounce: ]

roo!

June 12th, 2023, 06:00 AM

Sparrowfur purred in response, seemingly satisfied with her clanmate becoming more comfortable. She caught the eye of some apprentices all gathered up in a small circle, catter and snickers floating from the group, it reminded of her apprenticeship. Though, looking through an older set of eyes she felt like she had matured since then (she had not). She smiled softly as she turned her gaze to where the medicine cats from all the clans gathered.
"You must be extremely proud of your daughter, I dont think i could handle being a medicine cat. Too many herbs to remember, I'm much better at hunting and fighting." she glanced around the clearing. "Windclan is oddly late, why do you think that is?"

[ jupiter ]

Cinnamon~

June 12th, 2023, 06:44 AM

<• Eveningpaw •>

Her first gathering, this was so exciting, but also kinda scary, but mostly exciting, maybe she could meet some new friends, the closet cats to her were two warriors and an apprentice, who looked nice. Wandering over to them,
“Hi, I’m Eveningpaw”
Cinnamonear
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Silverpaw
•He/Him•Loyal•Gentle•

Silverpaw turned around as he heard another cat's voice.
"Um...Hi, I'm Silverpaw!" he mewed.
"I'm from Riverclan. Is this your first Gathering too?" the apprentice asked, noticing that Eveningpaw looked at least as excited as him.
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Silvershadow13 -Eveningpaw

Spookez.

June 12th, 2023, 07:35 AM

CEDARPAW
6/100

Cedarpaw was excited this was her first gathering! She wished she could bring her little brother, Owlkit. If anything happened to him while she was gone she would never forgive herself.

She looked around and noticed a lot of cats were already there. She slumped down. She walked backward until she bumped into another cat. When she fully turned around, she looked the cat in the eye. "Sorry! " She mumbled.

FRISK
SOMEONE JUST KILL HER ALREADY IDC IF ITS POWERPLAYING YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION.

Frisk wanted to try this again. She would sneak into the gathering, maybe kill a cat or two, have a small laugh, and leave. She had a new undercover name, Bugpaw from Fishclan. She kept studying her clan knowledge. Skyclan, Thunderclan, Darkclan, and Fishclan. Skyclan lived on a Giant tree- or uhm hill? She would learn that later. Fishclan lived either in the water or around water. Thunderclan lived in a forest. Darkclan lived in the thick forest.

She didn't know anything else about the clans, but as long as she kept a low profile everything would be fine. Hopefully, she won't run into that HUGE She-cat last time. The brown one with the scars. She had to avoid her. Even with all the training in the world, it seems she'll never beat that cat in a fight.

Minkuu

June 12th, 2023, 07:47 AM

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| Silentstalker - He/Him |

The tom was just sitting on the ground before realizing there was another cat not far from him with a somewhat odd scent, he walked up to them "hey, what's your name and also what clan are you from..?" he asked, some suspicion in him
If it turned out to be an outsider then he might as well kill them or something like that, though it's quite a bold move for an outsider to make considering how much other cats are here
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Frisk [ Froggy uh yea quite a short post]

Spookez.

June 12th, 2023, 07:52 AM

FRISK

Uh-oh. Already she was caught. Her mind searched for some reason to Ignore him. Ah-ha! Being deaf! It was a terrible idea, but it could get her out of this problem. She simply turned away from the cat. Having a smile on her face and looking around.

When she turned towards the cat who was speaking to her, she pretended to be confused.

Pangoligon

Minkuu

June 12th, 2023, 08:06 AM

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| Silentstalker - He/Him |

Seems like this cat's deaf? Well that's not an excuse for him to turn away especially since this cat has an odd scent. Silentstalker barely knew silent communication and stuff so he tried to do something. The warrior pointed towards each of the leaders of the different clans, trying to do some sort of gesture to ask which clan this cat is; hoping the cat would at least know what they're saying and then vice versa if this cat is from one of the clans then they would at least know their leader- wait what if this cat is pretending?

If this cat's mmaayyybbee pretending, then he would talk as if he knows "that's not working on me" they said, pretending to know if the cat's pretending or not even though it was just a guess. Hopefully the cat's actually pretending to be deaf, or else this'll be very awkward

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Frisk [ Froggy ]

Levi 99

June 12th, 2023, 08:17 AM

Shadefrost watched as cats from all four clans came padding into the gathering. It was actually quite nice, even with the rain drenching their pelts. However his sense of ease was short lived as a new scent, weaker than the rest, came wafting towards his nose. And though he couldn't see it, he was pretty sure the source was only a few dox lengths behind him. "For crying out loud," he said suddenly, his fur bristling with agitation. "Every time, it's literally every time we have a gathering, give me a few seconds please," he said to Sil. He sat up and turned towards the rouge who'd snuck into the sacred event, claws unsheathed as he made his way to the molly. There seemed to already be a warrior confronting the intruder, but he didn't care. "What her name is doesn't matter and I'm pretty sure you're smart enough to figure out that she isn't from a clan." Shade made sure that his words were as cold as ice with an equally hostile glare for both cats. "Also your not fooling anyone with that deaf act," said the warrior, turning his full attention to the rouge. "now because it's expected of me I'm only going to say this once leave and I won't kill you."
Froggy Pangoligon Silvershadow13

JackHunt_17

June 12th, 2023, 08:42 AM

Cougarbite padded up to the gathering

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 09:04 AM

Froggy @Pangolin Levi 99

Silverpaw didn’t even hesitate to slide her claws out when rogue scent flooded her senses. Spinning around, her gaze caught Shade’s, who seemed to be handling it. Hmm, it did seem like no amount of alone time could be spent, or even time to just relax. With Shade’s cold words, Sil, kept her amber glare on both cats, it seemed they needed a little scaring, that usually helped with the submission to wiser words.

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 09:08 AM

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Silverpaw
•He/Him•Loyal•Gentle•

Silverpaw turned around as he heard another cat's voice.
"Um...Hi, I'm Silverpaw!" he mewed.
"I'm from Riverclan. Is this your first Gathering too?" the apprentice asked, noticing that Eveningpaw looked at least as excited as him.
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Silvershadow13 -Eveningpaw

<• Eveningpaw •>

Tail swishing back and forth in excitement,
“Yeah, it’s kinda scary seeing so many warriors and cats in one place, but, I guess I shouldn’t say that, you know, Shadowclan must keep their image of superiority. “ she honestly couldn’t help but laugh at the end, “What about you, are you enjoying the Gathering”

Spookez.

June 12th, 2023, 09:37 AM

Beetlenose

June 12th, 2023, 11:14 AM

Juniperpaw nodded,
“Isn’t this place cool!”

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-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
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Silvershadow13 - Juniperpaw

Minnowpaw nodded slowly.
“Cool… sure. Isn’t it all kind of scary for you? Or is it just me?”
She glanced around the gathering again.
So many cats.

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 11:20 AM

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-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
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Silvershadow13 - Juniperpaw

Minnowpaw nodded slowly.
“Cool… sure. Isn’t it all kind of scary for you? Or is it just me?”
She glanced around the gathering again.
So many cats.

Juniperpaw

Peering at her friend, she placed her tail on Minnowpaw’s shoulder,
“A little bit, but I think having a friend to experience it with might help. “

Chrysanthemum

June 12th, 2023, 11:20 AM

Maplebloom

Following the familiar path to the gathering, she practically fell over a rock, not a great way to make a good impression , hopefully no one had noticed, finding a comfortable spot, the calico molly curled her tail around her paws and sat in wait.

Brightpaw

Bah, the other clans were boring, it was obvious Thunderclan would always be the best, but alas, she had still been forced to come, it seemed friendships were not all that useless, like she still thought, or so many cats had said. Maybe I can spar with someone, it would be a friendly spar of course, though not all causalities are avoidable dark thoughts formed in her mind, till she shook them away, harming or killing another cat was a sure way to get exiled. Guess I better look for some other apprentices inwardly groaning, she swept her hard gaze over the crowd.

(Both are open)

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Falconpaw
She/her
RiverClan
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Falconpaw sat for a while, observing the other clans around her. She was both relieved and disappointed when no cat approached or talked to her. This was her first gathering after all- she couldn’t expect the other clans to be friendly and talkative with her, especially since they’re never met her before.

If I want to meet other cats, I’m going to have to go up to someone myself.

Taking a deep breath to squash her ever present anxiety, Falconpaw forced herself to scan the crowd for other apprentices. Her eyes fell in one cat who appeared to be sitting besides ThunderClan cats. She seemed to be looking around, as if she wanted someone talk to.

Perfect! I… guess I’ll go introduce myself.

Falconpaw stood up and walked over to the ThundeClan apprentice, having to navigate around the many cats around her. She smiled at the cat, trying to seem friendly and calm, though inside she was panicking.
“H-Hi! I’m Falconpaw, who are you?”
Silvershadow13

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 11:26 AM

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Falconpaw
She/her
RiverClan

Falconpaw sat for a while, observing the other clans around her. She was both relived and disappointed when no cat approached or talked to her. This was her first gathering after all- she couldn’t expect the other clans to be friendly and talkative with her, especially since they’re never met her before.

If I want to meet other cats, I’m going to have to go up to someone myself.

Taking a deep breath to squash her ever present anxiety, Falconpw forced herself to scan the crowd for other apprentices. Her eyes fell in one cat who appeared to be sitting besides ThunderClan cats. She seemed to be looking around, as if she wanted someone talk to.

Perfect! I… guess I’ll go introduce myself.

Falconpaw stood up and walked over to the ThundeClan apprentice, having to navigate around the many cats around her. She smiled at the cat, trying to seem friendly and calm, though inside she was panicking.
“H-Hi! I’m Falconpaw, who are you?”

~•|• Brightpaw •|•~
Tortoiseshell and white she-cat with dark blue eyes •|• 13/100

Brightpaw had been getting rather bored until a Riverclan apprentice from the smell of it approached her. Falconpaw it seemed, sounded a bit nervous, hmm, another first timer, possibly, or just uncomfortable none the less it would be rude to refuse to speak. Gathering up the will to portray her false personality, kind eyes shone on the nervous apprentice.
“Hi, I am Brightpaw, of Thunderclan.” nodding to her nervous movements “Is this your first time?”

Beetlenose

June 12th, 2023, 11:41 AM

Juniperpaw

Peering at her friend, she placed her tail on Minnowpaw’s shoulder,
“A little bit, but I think having a friend to experience it with might help. “

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4 moons old - She/her
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Minnowpaw smiled at Juniperpaw.
“Yeah. You’re right.”
She relaxed a little, but kept her tail cemented by her side.
“When do you think they will start?” She asked.
there were four Clan leaders on the branch, so why were they still waiting?
They had been there for awhile.
Or maybe it was all in Minnowpaws head.
“How long have we been here?”

Chrysanthemum

June 12th, 2023, 11:48 AM

~•|• Brightpaw •|•~
Tortoiseshell and white she-cat with dark blue eyes •|• 13/100

Brightpaw had been getting rather bored until a Riverclan apprentice from the smell of it approached her. Falconpaw it seemed, sounded a bit nervous, hmm, another first timer, possibly, or just uncomfortable none the less it would be rude to refuse to speak. Gathering up the will to portray her false personality, kind eyes shone on the nervous apprentice.
“Hi, I am Brightpaw, of Thunderclan.” nodding to her nervous movements “Is this your first time?”

Falconpaw let out a sigh of relief that this cat was friendly.

“Yeah actually, I was only just apprenticed too. How long have you been an apprentice?”

Small talk was not Falconpaw’s strong suit, but she knew enough to ask about the other cat. She was carefully planning how she would respond to Brightpaw’s answer; if she’d been apprentice long then Falconpaw would ask if she had any advice. If she was just apprenticed like herself, she’d say something like, oh, that’s awesome, we’ll be warriors at the same time then!
Falconpaw knew this planning was stupid, but it was the only way felt she could take control of the situation. She felt too out-of control right now, and that made her anxious.
Falconpaw sat down and waited for the other apprentice’s answer

Levi 99

June 12th, 2023, 11:52 AM

FRISK
She's gonna die :D (Also me doing this in chorus)

Frisk looked at the First cat. She tilted her head to show signs of confusion. She hoped this time it would work, seeing it was already failing. As she turned to head towards the way the cat was pointing, her eyes went wide with fear. It was that cat! The one who attacked her last time! She had no idea what this cat was trying to tell her, but it had something to do with those cats. She shook her head before the cat noticed.

Great. Some Smartass had to come and ruin her fun. Try to be the big hero and all. It didn't surprise her. Nor scare her. She just continued to ignore him for a little while, noticing another cat who looked around her age glare at her.

When she noticed the cat who confronted her unsheathed their claws, she turned around and hissed, unsheathing her own.

Silvershadow13 Levi 99 Pangoligon

"So I take you're not backing down," said Shadefrost a tiny smile creeping across his face. If this lowly ant didn't want to take his advice and live then so be it, not like he cared. Just as long as he wouldn't get any mouth for ridding the forest of a pest. Not wasting any time, the black furred warrior forcefully lashes a claw out towards the rouge, attempting to divert her focus solely to his first attack. If he managed to cut deep into her neck and end it there that was just a bonus. If she dodged his claws, the warrior would throw himself into the Molly's side, using his shoulder to drive a bolt of pain into her ribs, and begin trying to bite into her neck.

(Give Shade a good fight okay :colorwah:)

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 11:57 AM

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-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
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Minnowpaw smiled at Juniperpaw.
“Yeah. You’re right.”
She relaxed a little, but kept her tail cemented by her side.
“When do you think they will start?” She asked.
there were four Clan leaders on the branch, so why were they still waiting?
They had been there for awhile.
Or maybe it was all in Minnowpaws head.
“How long have we been here?”

Juniperpaw

Shrugging she looked at Minnowpaw,
I don’t know at least 10 minutes”

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 11:59 AM

Falconpaw let out a sigh of relief that this cat was friendly.

“Yeah actually, I was only just apprenticed too. How long have you been an apprentice?”

Small talk was not Falconpaw’s strong suit, but she knew enough to ask about the other cat. She was carefully planning how she would respond to Brightpaw’s answer; if she’d been apprentice long then Falconpaw would ask if she had any advice. If she was just apprenticed like herself, she’d say something like, oh, that’s awesome, we’ll be warriors at the same time then!
Falconpaw knew this planning was stupid, but it was the only way felt she could take control of the situation. She felt too out-of control right now, and that made her anxious.
Falconpaw sat down and waited for the other apprentice’s answer

Brightpaw

Smiling she nodded,
“Me too, this is my first gathering.” it seemed kinda simple, but, if she was to make friends then being simple might be the easiest way.

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 12:01 PM

Levi 99 @ Pangolin Froggy

Silverpaw, back up when Shade lashed out a claw,
“What are you doing, this is a gathering” her hiss was low, and aimed for Shade’s ears only.

Levi 99

June 12th, 2023, 12:09 PM

Levi 99 @ Pangolin Froggy

Silverpaw, back up when Shade lashed out a claw,
“What are you doing, this is a gathering” her hiss was low, and aimed for Shade’s ears only.

"And she," spat the warrior with disgust as he addressed the cat he was currently trying to kill, "is a rouge, therefore the rules of the truce doesn't apply to her. Now she will die for trespassing upon this sacred meeting and not leaving when she was told to."

Chrysanthemum

June 12th, 2023, 12:31 PM

Brightpaw

Smiling she nodded,
“Me too, this is my first gathering.” it seemed kinda simple, but, if she was to make friends then being simple might be the easiest way.

“Really? That’s great! We’ll probably be warriors at the same time, then.” she purred.

Oh thank goodness she answered how I thought she would…

“I’m from Riverclan, by the way. In case that wasn’t obvious.” Falconpaw smiled at Brightpaw, thankful that she was feeling less nervous. Maybe she could be friends with this cat! She didn’t have many friends in her own clan, and it was high time she started talking to someone.
“Which cat is your leader? I’ve heard about Thrushstar before, but none of the cats up there look like how I thought he would.”

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 12:32 PM

"And she," spat the warrior with disgust as he addressed the cat he was currently trying to kill, "is a rouge, therefore the rules of the truce doesn't apply to her. Now she will die for trespassing upon this sacred meeting and not leaving when she was told to."

Silverpaw turned her gaze to the leaders, who didn’t seem to have noticed the rogue. Jaw hardening into a frown, tail flicking back and forth,
“Yes, I know, just do it quickly, we don’t need any added attention” gaze still passing over the crowd, she shielded the fight from any wandering eyes, it didn’t need to become larger than it was.

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 12:37 PM

“Really? That’s great! We’ll probably be warriors at the same time, then.” she purred.

Oh thank goodness she answered how I thought she would…

“I’m from Riverclan, by the way. In case that wasn’t obvious.” Falconpaw smiled at Brightpaw, thankful that she was feeling less nervous. Maybe she could be friends with this cat! She didn’t have many friends in her own clan, and it was high time she started talking to someone.
“Which cat is your leader? I’ve heard about Thrushstar before, but none of the cats up there look like how I thought he would.”

Brightpaw

So this cat was just a nervous first timer too, hmm, she went for the comparison angle, I can work with that.
“Yeah, just you wait, one day we will be the best warriors ever. pausing, she angled her gaze up to the tree, “hmm! Oh, yeah, we had a few problems with leadership and well our leader is Bumblestar” pointing the she-cat out she turned to Falconpaw “what about Riverclan, last I heard Pikestar was your leader, but i don’t think that’s him, he just doesn’t have the experienced leader demeanor I heard Pikestar had.” so a possible new leader for Riverclan, she was about to find out.

Chrysanthemum

June 12th, 2023, 12:49 PM

Brightpaw

So this cat was just a nervous first timer too, hmm, she went for the comparison angle, I can work with that.
“Yeah, just you wait, one day we will be the best warriors ever. pausing, she angled her gaze up to the tree, “hmm! Oh, yeah, we had a few problems with leadership and well our leader is Bumblestar” pointing the she-cat out she turned to Falconpaw “what about Riverclan, last I heard Pikestar was your leader, but i don’t think that’s him, he just doesn’t have the experienced leader demeanor I heard Pikestar had.” so a possible new leader for Riverclan, she was about to find out.

Wait, so Thrushstar wasn’t the leader of ThunderClan anymore? What in earth could have happened to him? Falconpaw decided to not ask, in case she was seen as being nosy. Besides, she would probably learn soon enough:
“Bumblestar? Oh, she was the deputy wasn’t she? Well, I wish her the best then, it must be hard to be a new leader, you’ve got a lot to live up to.”
Falconpaw briefly wondered what had happened to her previous leader, Pikestar. She had been only a kit when Beansprout took over, and she had only recently learned that they used to have a different leader.
“Yeah, I’m honestly unsure of what happened to Pikestar. I was just a kit when our new leader, Beansprout, took over. I guess we’ll both learn tonight!”

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 12:57 PM

Wait, so Thrushstar wasn’t the leader of ThunderClan anymore? What in earth could have happened to him? Falconpaw decided to not ask, in case she was seen as being nosy. Besides, she would probably learn soon enough:
“Bumblestar? Oh, she was the deputy wasn’t she? Well, I wish her the best then, it must be hard to be a new leader, you’ve got a lot to live up to.”
Falconpaw briefly wondered what had happened to her previous leader, Pikestar. She had been only a kit when Beansprout took over, and she had only recently learned that they used to have a different leader.
“Yeah, I’m honestly unsure of what happened to Pikestar. I was just a kit when our new leader, Beansprout, took over. I guess we’ll both learn tonight!”

Brightpaw
15/100

So Riverclan did have a new leader, hmm, interesting, she had guessed on the last question, not actually knowing if that was Pikestar or not, so hmm, Falconpaw must have been a pretty new apprentice if Beansprout wasn’t Beanstar yet.
“Yeah, hmm, so you must have been apprenticed recently, right.” not really waiting for an answer, she continued “well yeah, I guess the leaders will explain everything soon.”

Morrigan

June 12th, 2023, 01:20 PM

Firestream looked around annoyed, ugh no one had said hello to her yet of course she didn't want to meet a cat from another clan but still the pretty she-cat was sulking when she saw Sparrowpelt "Perfect some cat who is actually decent" she thought satisfied that she had spotted one of her "friends" she approached the other warrior with a friendly smile "Why hello Sparrowpelt lovely to see you here" she purred charmingly and sat down beside him.

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Chrysanthemum

June 12th, 2023, 01:45 PM

Brightpaw
15/100

So Riverclan did have a new leader, hmm, interesting, she had guessed on the last question, not actually knowing if that was Pikestar or not, so hmm, Falconpaw must have been a pretty new apprentice if Beansprout wasn’t Beanstar yet.
“Yeah, hmm, so you must have been apprenticed recently, right.” not really waiting for an answer, she continued “well yeah, I guess the leaders will explain everything soon.”

“Yeah, hopefully… and to answer your first question, yes I was apprenticed really recently! Only a few days ago, in fact. So far it’s been really awesome! I haven’t done much with my mentor yet though, so hopefully I’ll be able to practice my fighting moves more soon.”

Falconpw swiped at the air, pretending to fight an enemy cat. She was hoping to impress Brightpaw by her fantastic battle moves (even though she’d never fought in her life), but she ended up tripping on a pebble and falling on her face. Hot with embarrassment, Falconpaw sprang up and started grooming herself, trying not to look at Brightpaw.

CRAPCRAPCRAPCRAP WHY DID I DO THAT?! Falconpaw inwardly wailed. She was SO DUMB. Now this cat would hate her and she would have no friends at all…. Falconpaw felt like wailing, but she clenched her jaws to keep from crying out. Maybe there was a chance Brightpaw would still want to talk to her…

Spookez.

June 12th, 2023, 02:19 PM

Saki

June 12th, 2023, 02:20 PM

"Hi!" Starry purred to DrippingPelt. "How are you?"

Starry gently fiddled with her paws as she spoke. She examined DrippingPelt's fur, it was beautiful! The sun glowed on it like a sheet of light. Starry was absorbed in the pretty sight.
CreeperLover649

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Saki

June 12th, 2023, 02:50 PM

"Im alright," Starrylight meowed, staring off into the distance.

The surrounding trees hummed with noises of birds and bugs and leaves against each other. The noises were almost silent under the droning noise of cats chattering from left and right, leaders and deputies continued to speak about their well-fairs and despairs in the forest, Starry watched as the wild animals scurried around the clearing, hiding in the bushes and burrows of fourtrees.

The world seemed more welcoming around Dripping though. The buzzing of the cats cooled down and the wild creatures were all just a part of the warm background. The once loud and annoying world turned into a calming adventure. This was new, Starry had never had any of her many gatherings as an apprentice or warrior feel so... nice.

Dripping was like a friend she had been with for moons and moons but to be honest they were only acquaintances. They never really spoke except for today, and it felt wonderful to have a conversation with DrippingPelt. Even if it only last a few seconds so far, they were wonderful seconds. Hmm, Starry couldn't figure out this feeling, I mean they barely knew each other! Starry puzzled and puzzled and puzzled, she had heard of this feeling before but she could put her paw on it. She sighed, whatever, she thought. After all, it would come to her later. With a yawn, she asked,

"Would you like to go for a walk tomorrow?"

Starry looked at Dripping now, after gazing off and she awaited Dripping's answer patiently.

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Levi 99

June 12th, 2023, 03:00 PM

FRISK
Alr, but could shade take a blow to the eyes to blind her?

Frisk dodged the first attack, getting ready for another. Some of the scars on her pelt began to burn. She got used to this. As long as she could remember, she always had over 2 scars on her pelt.

The taste of battle was well-known in her mouth, this was going to be her first victim on the day she turned 12 moons old! Ah- she remember the day she killed her 2 moon old sister at 4 moons old. It was her first kill ever. Now this would be around her 10th.

She smiled and aimed a pounce on her enemy

Levi 99

Shadefrost released a sigh of frustration and then a groan, as his opponent came flying towards him. The down side to this was that she was too close for the tom to dodge. The upside, she was about the same size as an apprentice so it most likely wouldn't be hard to deal with her. Teeth bared in rage, Shade took a defensive stance and braced himself for the impact. When the rouge finally collided with him, he was thrown back a little, but thankfully his balance held firm. Raising his claw yet again he aimed a blow towards the molly's face, hitting his mark. Then using all his strength he pinned the cat before him to the sandy beach, both paws working to not let up. He was done with this battle. No, who was he kidding. This wasn't a battle, just an ants vain attempt to survive a little longer. Taking his weaponized tail, he aimed it at the rouges mid area and brought it down hard, puncturing skin and hopefully causing internal damage.

Jayvines

June 12th, 2023, 03:05 PM

~Lioncrest~

Regal pawsteps followed Thunderclan's ranks as the golden tom approached the traditional gathering-place of the clans. It had been several moons since he had attended one of these functions, but with all that had occurred in recent moons, he figured it was about time to see what the rest of the forest had been up to.

Carefully sidestepping as one of his clanmates absolutely ate sand in their quest to speed down a hill, Lioncrest huffed a long-suffering sigh as he turned to find a seat far away from the bumbling cat. Thunderclan had a reputation to rebuild! Stars give him patience...

Settling into a rather solid sitting position as near as he could get to the front, the golden tom slowly scanned the surrounding cats with a cool, amber gaze. He was pleased to see at least one of his apprentices present (but where on earth was Mosspaw...), and he gave them a nod of approval before his eyes paused on the grey queen speaking with his cousin. It was... good to see her out and about... But why did it look like she was avoiding something? The way her eyes flitted amongst certain cats, lingering on... Ah. Yes. Her home clan.

Sitting up a little straighter, Lioncrest decided he'd also keep an eye out for her. It was the least he could do, and perhaps he'd be given a good reason to yank some fur out of the mud-stinking cats that mingled around him.

[ Rani - For the avoidance of a certain whirlwind of Mud XD Starfall - for the nod to Silver jupiter - da boi is on high alert :heartbounce: ]

Spookez.

June 12th, 2023, 03:16 PM

Levi 99

June 12th, 2023, 03:31 PM

FRISK

Frisk was caught off guard, was this cat stupid? They were supposed to MOVE when she pounced.

She was proven wrong when the cat made a blow to her face. She felt a sharp pain in her eye. Everything suddenly went dark, she couldn't see anything. Or at least- barely. Everything was blood around her. She was suddenly pinned. Unable to do anything, she almost had to stop herself from whimpering. She felt a claw tear her skin, she yowled in pain.

CEDARPAW
7/100 Just to sort-of save but not save frisk

Cedarpaw was just simply listening to clan gossip until she heard a yowl of pain. This is a gathering! What-- When she turned around, she saw a sight she dreaded. Some cat, (Smelt like Shadowclan!) Was attacked a very young Apprentice? Warrior? She didn't care who this cat was. It was a gathering! When she build up all her strength, she decided to confront them.

"Hey hey- what are you doing! This is a gathering! You're not supposed to attack any cat!" She said, dread in her voice. She looked the Warrior in the eye.

Levi 99

With a single heavy breath, the warrior stared the newcomer with eyes that said, "shut up or your next", before turning his attention back to the rouge. She was going to die, whether it be here or somewhere else. Might as well end any future suffering, right. Still standing overtop of the molly, Shadefrost leaned down and sank his fangs into her neck, giving her a good bite then twisting so that a loud snap sounded a second later. "Done," he said coldly, relief flooding him as he stepped away from the corpse.

Silvershadow13 Pangoligon

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 03:46 PM

Froggy Levi 99 Pangoligon

Silverpaw, backed away from the gory sight, quietly explaining to the apprentice,
“She was a rogue, the truce didn’t apply to her.” though agreeing in full with that, Sil, still was a bit annoyed that this rogue had ruined the peaceful evening she wanted to participate in. Turning to the other warrior, she fixed her face so she only had an annoyed expression,
“Why are you still here, the shows over”

Spookez.

June 12th, 2023, 03:48 PM

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 03:52 PM

“Yeah, hopefully… and to answer your first question, yes I was apprenticed really recently! Only a few days ago, in fact. So far it’s been really awesome! I haven’t done much with my mentor yet though, so hopefully I’ll be able to practice my fighting moves more soon.”

Falconpw swiped at the air, pretending to fight an enemy cat. She was hoping to impress Brightpaw by her fantastic battle moves (even though she’d never fought in her life), but she ended up tripping on a pebble and falling on her face. Hot with embarrassment, Falconpaw sprang up and started grooming herself, trying not to look at Brightpaw.

CRAPCRAPCRAPCRAP WHY DID I DO THAT?! Falconpaw inwardly wailed. She was SO DUMB. Now this cat would hate her and she would have no friends at all…. Falconpaw felt like wailing, but she clenched her jaws to keep from crying out. Maybe there was a chance Brightpaw would still want to talk to her…

Brightpaw
16/100

Nodding thoughtfully when Falconpaw answered, she made a sympathetic face when she fell. Helping the other cat up, Brightpaw could tell she was embarrassed
“I think you need a little more training before you master that move” it was meant to lighten Falconpaw’s mood, but with her friend looking like she was gonna wail, Brightpaw was unsure.

Chrysanthemum

June 12th, 2023, 04:02 PM

Brightpaw
16/100

Nodding thoughtfully when Falconpaw answered, she made a sympathetic face when she fell. Helping the other cat up, Brightpaw could tell she was embarrassed
“I think you need a little more training before you master that move” it was meant to lighten Falconpaw’s mood, but with her friend looking like she was gonna wail, Brightpaw was unsure.

“Y-yeah, thanks…” Falconpaw’s face was still burning with embarrassment. Brightpaw’s comment did make her feel a bit better, but she still couldn’t BELIEVE she’d tried to show off and failed so miserably.

Stars… I gotta change the subject NOW if I want to forget this ever happened…

“S-so, um… Do you know any battle moves? Maybe you can show me how to do one?” Falconpaw asked hopefully. Her own mentor hadn’t taught her any battle moves yet, and she was starting to grow desperate to learn how to fight.

Saki

June 12th, 2023, 04:09 PM

"Great" Starry purred, her tail moving back and forth.

Wait a minute... why was she so excited over a walk? Starry puzzled again. A walk, in a forest she had seen a million times. A. Walk. Why did this feel like it would be brand new, a different place, a different smell, a different sight? She knew the forest so well, so why did she feel like it would be new? She could walk to thunder path, carrion place, and Swamp with her eyes closed without stumbling a bit! She was sure of that so why, why did it feel new? Again, Starry shrugged hoping the words she was looking for would come to her, someday.

"The sky is pretty" Starry added.

Starry looked up, the stars and moon were filling the sky to the brim with light and energy. Starclan must be happy. She guessed. She stared at the stars, the bright glowing beams that looked down on the clans every night. The light bulbs that she made theories about with her friends and family and by herself when she couldn't sleep. The stars were just so so comforting. They were pretty and gorgeous, the moon was pretty too. It looked like the stars but bigger. each star its own Starclan cat. The stars were glowing extra bright that night too, they made the clearing look like it was being lit by tiny white lights, and technically it was. Starry shuffled herself to a more comfortable position to look at the sky.

"Dazzling, just like y.." The words came out just like word vomit (Word vomit: used in mean girls) "Like you" She finished, embarrassed at what she had just said she smashed her eyes down to her paws. Her face went red.

Why did I say that?
Why did I say that?
Why did I say that?
Why did I say that?
Why did I say that?

She repeated in her mind, feeling stupid and nervous she looked up at Dripping.

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Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 04:14 PM

Levi 99 Froggy

Silverpaw turned back to the apprentice, keeping her face away from Shade’s eyes, her expression turned sympathetic,
”I know, it’s hard to see death. I am guessing this is your first time, at a gathering”

Levi 99

June 12th, 2023, 04:15 PM

CEDARPAW
8/100 For a sec there I thought Shade said that- xd

Cedarpaw was taken a bit aback... First of all, this cat just ignored her. Second, she just saw a cat die... at a GATHERING! A place where she was supposed to have a nice time and relax. But sadly, a cat who wanted the same thing as her was a relaxing gathering. But NO! Shadowclan HAD to ruin that. By MURDERING THEM!

No no no this isn't real... Her breathing became rapid and heavy as she stared at the corpse. This was a dream! Yea, a dream! I'm going to wake up, and everything would be fine! Then, to make matters WORSE the cat had given her the death stare! SHE WAS NEXT! Tears began forming in her eyes, streaming down her cheek. She could barely control her breathing. She just watched a cat get MURDERED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER! This is NOT a good start to her first gathering. Maybe even the end of her life!

"W-why would y-y-you do that!?" Tears were coming faster now. It was not like she knew the cat who was murdered, but it was still sad. Young cat... murdered. She just looked at the body, she didn't want to. But she couldn't look away. She began to reply to the other cat who explain something about truces.. "So what? Every cat deserves to live. She did NOTHING wrong. I'm sure she'd just gotten lost!"
Levi 99| Silvershadow13

Shaderrost blinked in surprise, as the nearby apprentice began to cry, loudly. What had he done now? You know what, no. He didn't need anyone to tell him that one, it was pretty easy to see. Now truly agitated the warrior, walked up to this cat who'd clearly never seen a dead body before. "Listen life isn't some fun adventure where nothing goes wrong, I'm sure that's probably what you were told in your nursery but it isn't." His words were unintentionally harsh, reflecting the anger he felt as his happy demeanor turned sour. "It's literally the exact opposite. Now I don't have the patience to try and make you feel better for something I did so how about you go find your mentor or mother even and act like a baby around them."

Spookez.

June 12th, 2023, 04:30 PM

CEDARPAW
9/100

Cedarpaw's ears went down, her tail between her legs. She looked at Silverpaw. At least she sees what's wrong with this... Cedarpaw mumbled under her breath, hoping nobody heard. "Yes.. this is my first gathering," Cedarpaw mumbled. She would turn a caring smile towards the other Apprentice, but this was nothing to smile about. At least to someone with a heart. Murder was a bad thing, but that seemed like a foreign language to the Shadowclan Warrior.

Was she being a baby? Starclan give her a sign that she was being a baby. Cedarpaw was a bit angry now, not only did this cat BREAK the-- Well the Warrior code. But he thought this was all okay! They just murdered someone! That was not okay!

She felt like a mother speaking to a kit. Did he not understand that this wasn't a battlefield, but a peaceful Gathering? "Listen here sometimes, some cats don't even get to experience the adventure part. Because some selfish cat just MURDERED them! "

Levi 99 | Silvershadow13

Ian

June 12th, 2023, 06:04 PM

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Talonpaw
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The three-moon-old RiverClan apprentice made his way to the Seastones with his held high. No matter what Otterslash and Stonepaw said, he was an apprentice and there wasn't dung they could do about it. He'd seen more in his time in StarClan than they ever would in their entire lives. Shooting Stonepaw a smirk from where he was, he sauntered off to mingle with apprentices from other Clans.

@carmen (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=14087) [for the Stonepaw glance]

[Open for other interactions!]

SpiritWolf_yt

June 12th, 2023, 06:38 PM

Cliffjumper approached Ashclaw. "Hey Ashclaw," he meowed to his fellow Guardian, "How's it going? It has certainly been a while since the last Gathering, let's hope nothing goes wrong..."

Ashclaw turned to cliffjumper who approached him, the tom nodded before replying"yes indeed i hope nothing goes wrong, If I recall right a loner was in the gathering the last time we were here?" he said thinking

RavensCall

June 12th, 2023, 07:26 PM

Ashclaw turned to cliffjumper who approached him, the tom nodded before replying"yes indeed i hope nothing goes wrong, If I recall right a loner was in the gathering the last time we were here?" he said thinking
Cliffjumper nodded. The reek of blood hit the tom's nose. There was a scent, not specific of any clan with that scent. He noticed a dead body of a cat he did not recognise, with Cedarpaw crying beside it, as well as Shadefrost from ShadowClan, where the scent of blood lingered, which made Cliffjumper suspect he was responsible. "What... happened here?" the Guardian asked both cats.
Levi 99 - Shadefrost Froggy - Cedarpaw/Frisk

Spookez.

June 12th, 2023, 07:35 PM

CEDARPAW
psppspsps im sure if you just explain the part were the loner tried to fight you and showed signs of aggression then shade should be fine @/levi 99

Cedarpaw turned towards Cliffjumper. She bowed. Was she supposed to? It didn't matter. Trying not to display any anger towards the guardian, she replied to his question in a quick manner. "This Shadowclan cat murdered Someone during a gathering, " Cedarpaw replied. Quickly wiping the tears from her eyes. She didn't want to look like a Crybaby in front of the Guardian, but a life was still a life.

Levi 99 | Octavia!

carmen

June 12th, 2023, 07:44 PM

Stonepaw

He appeared with the rest of Riverclans cats, trotting a bit behind Beansprout and Gingerfrost as they arrived at the gathering. He didn't mind the rain. He was used to water, it wasn't bad. The scents of Shadowclan and Thunderclan greeted him, signaling that they were the third to arrive, but no matter, at least he was here. Thunderclan seemed to be all messed up. A new cat was seated at the Streamstone, scary looking and scarred. His buddy, Sundust, was nowhere to be seen. He supposed this would be his first gathering all by his lonesome, no Gingerfrost, no buddy Sundust, no Fawnlight, no reassuring sight of Pikestar. Just Stonepaw vs Ivysheep, take two.

Except, there was no Ivysheep, and no buddy Sundust seemed to be appearing. Rather, he was faced with Meanshadow and two new cats, smelling of Thunderclan. That was odd. Who were they? Regardless, it was his job to make them feel welcome, and while Elmshadow seemed to be speaking, he wasn't the kindest cat, he had ignored his gift after all. Another cat jogged over to join them, and Stonepaw stared in amazement at the new apprentice, smelling of Windclan. Was she Cowtuft's replacement? Did he go bye-bye too? Oh no.

He could feel someone staring at him as yet again he stopped mid step, and eyes turned to see Talonpaw, a quarter of the size of the cats around him. Could he not see that it wasn't safe? The toms gloat was given a soft sad smile instead, pained that he couldn't do anything. Finally, he made it to the other medicine cats. "Hi there!" Stonepaw sat down, sad smile brightening at new faces whose names he had definitely heard, yep yep. Still, where was Star-Loving Cowtuft and The Meanest Meanie, Ivysheep? "I'm Stonepaw, and that's Elmshadow. Who are you guys?" Sure, names may be obvious, but it never hurt to say them again!

Ravensong ares Omari Alchemist Kitsune Lillian

Rose

June 12th, 2023, 07:45 PM

Larkfire
She/Her

Whatever the hell had happened, Larkfire wasn't sure. The only thing she knew was that Shadefrost had done something idiotic and no other ShadowClanner was stepping in to stop him from burying himself six feet under. On stiff, tense limbs, the youngest enforcer made her way over. It was far from where she had been stationed - which was precisely why she hadn't noticed it in the first place. "Shadefrost," She started, tone clearly a warning and an order mixed into one. And then, turning to look at Silverpaw; "You too. Come on, both of you are moving away from here." Barely casting a look in Cliffjumper and Cedarpaw's direction, Larkfire flicked her tail, gesturing for her two Clanmates to go and sit where she had been - in a far dark, shaded corner. "If you two cause any more trouble I'll be sending you home."

[ Levi 99 / @Octavia! (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=16687) / @Froggy (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=17960) / @Silvershadow13 (https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/member.php?u=17577) ]

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 08:04 PM

Rose Octavia! Froggy Levi 99

Silverpaw, backed away, so many cats were arriving and crowding around, breathing fast, she felt stuck, pressed, unable to escape, her claustrophobia was flaring up. Backing away from it all, she was glad when Larkfire called them away. Padding after the Enforcer, Sil couldn’t help but stop once they were a ways from the crowd, to breathe.
“I’m sorry Larkfire, I know you must be disappointed”

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 08:14 PM

“Y-yeah, thanks…” Falconpaw’s face was still burning with embarrassment. Brightpaw’s comment did make her feel a bit better, but she still couldn’t BELIEVE she’d tried to show off and failed so miserably.

Stars… I gotta change the subject NOW if I want to forget this ever happened…

“S-so, um… Do you know any battle moves? Maybe you can show me how to do one?” Falconpaw asked hopefully. Her own mentor hadn’t taught her any battle moves yet, and she was starting to grow desperate to learn how to fight.

Brightpaw
17/100

Shaking her head,
“Nope, I have barely even been around the territory” giving the other a smile, “So do you like your mentor”

SpiritWolf_yt

June 12th, 2023, 08:15 PM

SuspiciousMindz

June 12th, 2023, 09:08 PM

jupiter
[Hawkbite (https://suszone.weebly.com/hawkbite.html)]

A faintly familiar scent caught his attention before his eyes settled on and oddly familiar face. It took him a moment to really realize who it was, but it was Dovefluff! His green hues grew wide for a moment and oddly. . . a heat rose to his cheeks and ears as she smiled in his direction. The tom shuffled on his paws for a moment, returning the smile for a moment. He debated walking towards her, but his gaze shifted to the other warrior he was with and he simply offered a blink of appreciation. Perhaps if she broke away from that warrior, he could see how she was doing, but he wasn't going to ruin something he wasn't invited to.

-----

The Doctor
[Sparrowpelt (https://suszone.weebly.com/sparrowpelt.html)]

The tom was nearly surprised when Firestream appeared beside him.
Greetings Firestream," the tom spoke gently. His gaze rested on the she-cat for a moment, offering a smile. "Lovely night, isn't it?" The spoke, gesturing towards the stars that glittered in the sky. The large tom was relaxed, simply breathing in the scents of the night, waiting the announcements from the leaders.

Levi 99

June 12th, 2023, 10:10 PM

Shadefrost could feel one of his sapphire blue eyes give a twitch at the apprentice’s response, but he didn’t say anything further. Why would he argue with an apprentice over something she had no knowledge or understanding of. He turned to leave, but was stopped as an older warrior from the same clan as the little nuisance spoke. However, before he could reply the voice of a cat he really didn’t need to hear right now filled his ear frame. Larkfire. And now he was somehow in trouble again. Why he had no idea.
Nevertheless, the tom obediently followed both Shadowclan molly’s to a shady spot, where he was sheltered by the rain a little. With a frown, the warrior sat and began to wash any blood or sand attached to his pelt. All he did was kill a rouge who shouldn’t have been there. Something even the Shadowclan leader did, and somehow he was still getting problems for it. After he’d calmed down and cleaned himself properly, he lowered his body so that his paws rested underneath him comfortably. Then he looked to Larkfire and said, ” Not that I’m trying to sound rude or anything like that, but you know I didn’t do anything, right? Except for killing a rouge.”
Froggy Octavia Rose Silvershadow

Beetlenose

June 12th, 2023, 10:57 PM

Juniperpaw

Shrugging she looked at Minnowpaw,
I don’t know at least 10 minutes”

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
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Silvershadow13 - Juniperpaw

Minnowpaws eyes widened.
Only ten minutes?
“Really? Wow…”
She paused.
“They still need to start soon. I wanna get out of this rain.”

Starfall

June 12th, 2023, 10:58 PM

Batpaw weaved through the cats that were here at the gathering and sat down.

- Starfall

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1099949448517398538/1100287357720207370/Silver_Adult_Clan_Gen_Sprite.png
Silverpaw
ThunderClan / Apprentice

The silver tabby was smiling at her Mentor when an apprentice appeared out of thin air and sat themselves down directly next to her. Making her jump ever so slightly. A high pitched "Op." coming from her. They were so fast?? She didn't even hear them coming, granted it was rather loud. She hadn't been to a gathering yet, unsure what to do with herself.

She'd been told that she had to behave while at a gathering, yet the thought of being around ShadowClan made her antsy. She'd heard about what they've done to an apprentice, she liked her fur thank you. Granted it was while she was a kit still. "Erm. Uh. Hello. I'm from ThunderClan. Which do you belong to?" she asked gently. Praying to StarClan that they weren't a ShadowClan cat.

Kaybug.

June 12th, 2023, 11:13 PM

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Silverpaw
ThunderClan / Apprentice

The silver tabby was smiling at her Mentor when an apprentice appeared out of thin air and sat themselves down directly next to her. Making her jump ever so slightly. A high pitched "Op." coming from her. They were so fast?? She didn't even hear them coming, granted it was rather loud. She hadn't been to a gathering yet, unsure what to do with herself.

She'd been told that she had to behave while at a gathering, yet the thought of being around ShadowClan made her antsy. She'd heard about what they've done to an apprentice, she liked her fur thank you. Granted it was while she was a kit still. "Erm. Uh. Hello. I'm from ThunderClan. Which do you belong to?" she asked gently. Praying to StarClan that they weren't a ShadowClan cat.

Batpaw shifted at the noise.

"Erm.. I'm Batpaw, I come from Shadowclan," the black tom mewed, trying to be polite.

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 11:15 PM

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-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
————-
Silvershadow13 - Juniperpaw

Minnowpaws eyes widened.
Only ten minutes?
“Really? Wow…”
She paused.
“They still need to start soon. I wanna get out of this rain.”

Juniperpaw

Seeing her friend’s wide eyes, she giggled,
“Yeah, but we shouldn’t be bothered by it, we are River cats!”

Beetlenose

June 12th, 2023, 11:34 PM

Juniperpaw

Seeing her friend’s wide eyes, she giggled,
“Yeah, but we shouldn’t be bothered by it, we are River cats!”

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
————-
Silvershadow13 - Juniperpaw

Minnowpaw laughed with Juniperpaw.
“That’s true.” She said. “But it’s still not very nice when you are also surrounded by other Clans.”

lio

June 12th, 2023, 11:45 PM

Goldenpaw » Stars, they’d barely even gotten to Seastones and already he wanted to go home. He was sure nobody liked the rain, so why’d they have to have the Gathering today? Couldn’t they postpone it or something? Goldenpaw tried not to let the discomfort show on his face as he trudged along with his Clan. It was his first Gathering, he should be excited! But he just couldn’t scrounge up those happy-go-lucky feelings.

The sight of that heavily scarred cat he’d seen at the meeting a few days prior caught his eye, and he watched a moment before realizing that they really didn’t seem to be comfortable on their paws. Did they need help..? Goldenpaw glanced around, saw nobody approaching, and decided to pad up to their unscarred side. “Lean on me,” he said, speaking up so he could be heard amidst the rain and noise of their clanmates.

Goldenpaw looked over and promptly almost lost his footing on the slick ground. This was—!

“Mo—It’s you, I…” he trailed off, unable to think of anything to say. Wait, when had Mosspaw gotten so—so scarred? Thoughts suddenly a flurry of confusion and worry, he ended up turning his gaze forward and tried his hardest not to glance back over. After a moment, he said, "Are you okay?"

[ lio ]

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MOTHPAW (https://toyhou.se/20475521.mothpaw)
fluffy cream feline with a stumpy tail and green eyes.
he/they + neos

The sound of a voice had Mothpaw looking up, blinking the rain from his eyes. Oh, it was- he hadn't seen-

He opened his mouth to speak, but all that came out was a little noise of surprise. Mothpaw's uninjured ear perked in interest and he gave a relieved smile. They hadn't spoken since the fire- while they remembered hearing about Goldenpaw receiving a new mentor in the last meeting, they had yet to see him. It was... relieving to see he was alright. Mothpaw felt a spark of guilt within him at the memory of him running away from Goldenpaw at the river. But if he hadn't run away, then would Cowtuft still be alive? Would the den have collapsed anyways?

Would he still have become so scarred?

No. He shouldn't think about that. What was done is done.

The cream-furred apprentice let out a little mrrp, gently leaning over to nudge Goldenpaw's shoulder in greeting. He nodded in response to the other's question- while he was a little shaky, it was nothing he couldn't manage. He had to do this. What warrior couldn't make it to a Gathering because of some stupid injury.

(Ignoring the fact that he probably shouldn't even be out of camp with such severe burns covering half of his body and still healing.)

Having Goldenpaw beside him helped Mothpaw to steadily find a place to sit, settling down onto his side. It was the most comfortable in their opinion, given the circumstances. It seemed all the Clans had arrived, but Mothpaw wasn't paying too much attention to that. They were solely focused on Goldenpaw, pale green eyes glued to the tabby.

(Maybe they were just relieved to see he was okay.)

Apparently a loner had made it into the clearing, only to be quickly dealt with. Ah. Did this always happen? Strange. He thought that loners weren't... supposed to be allowed around the Clans. Had nobody been watching? Wasn't there supposed to be no violence?

Mothpaw could only let out a soft sigh and refocus their attention on Goldenpaw, silently waiting to see if he would speak again. They... kind of felt bad that they weren't talking, but no matter how much they wanted to, they couldn't force themself to speak. It was like their throat was stuffed with moss, unable to make out any words. He could only hope Goldenpaw wouldn't mind.

Silvershadow13

June 12th, 2023, 11:47 PM

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-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
————-
Silvershadow13 - Juniperpaw

Minnowpaw laughed with Juniperpaw.
“That’s true.” She said. “But it’s still not very nice when you are also surrounded by other Clans.”

Juniperpaw
14/100

Smiling, she laughed
”I guess not, but why complain when we could talk to other cats, c’mon, we shouldn’t waste our first gathering sitting on our butts”

Pitou

June 13th, 2023, 01:01 AM

**Elmshadow**
ares Omari

A single eye brow cocked though the rest of his face maintained its usual stoniness. The new apprentice was more talkative than he had figured he would've gotten from his question and he found himself glancing toward the new medicine cat for her reaction. None of the information was particularly secret in that it was already apparent that Thrushstar, Sundust, and Cinderpaw were no longer in their ranks and that, once again, Thunderclan had lost a whole round of high ranks. The instability of Thunderclan and Riverclan was no longer news. However, it still struck him that she should give the details so readily. And he had thought Sundust of all of Thunderclan's failures had been different. He couldn't say he liked the former medicine cat but he realized now there'd been some form of respect. "I had expected Sundust to stick around." Sundust had held a sunnier disposition than Elmshadow himself had cared for but at least he'd seemed to have some form of grit in him, he wasn't sure he could say the same for these new choices. With the conclusion of Springpaw's briefing, Drizzlecloud spoke up as Elmshadow had expected though she had only to add onto her apprentice's statements, unless, was there a hint of defensiveness there? She made sure to state exactly the thoughts Elmshadow had had regarding Springpaw's openness being not exactly a secret. All the same, Elmshadow couldn't imagine giving his own rendition without first allowing Dawnstar to put her own voice on it. His stony mask held as he looked on Drizzlecloud. He blinked against the silence that lingered after the medicine cat's input.

The silence was broken by the chipper interjection of another young voice. His green eyes turned, narrowing mildly, the windblown heather scent drifting just ahead of the young she-cat. Windclan must've gotten a new medicine cat...apprentice? He hadn't yet seen Cowtuft and he realized it was rather pathetic that he couldn't be sure whether a medicine cat was the medicine cat or an apprentice simply by their age. He didn't return the bright she-cat's greeting, simply watching her through an unreadable stoic stare. It didn't take long for his attention to switch once more as a commotion sparked among the crowd. He turned to look over the head's of the cats he could be he couldn't be sure what exactly had occurred until he heard the accusations of murder and outsider. Larkfire's form weaving through the crowd to the commotion satiated his concerns to some degree, however, though he kept his attention directed to where the young enforcer had hurried off towards in case things should escalate further.

iliri

June 13th, 2023, 02:17 AM

Okay. Springpaw felt much more uncomfortable than she should’ve been. Elmshadow’s eyes felt like they were burning into her fur, and Springpaw’s body felt like it was about to explode against the cold rain that kept hitting her sodden, long, calico fur. She had a deep, burning desire for him to believe her, as it was what Springpaw had been spewing. The truth. Springpaw’s fear-drenched eyes glanced upwards in the direction of Drizzlecloud when she stepped in, speaking out in defense of the apprentice. The oriental-shaped calico let loose a tight breath that she had been holding in for the past several minutes, silently thanking the gray ticked tabby as she—regrettably—allowed herself to look back up at the gray tom again. His stony expression still made the medicine cat apprentice feel heavily on edge—and almost hitch her own breath again—but at least it seemed that he believed her for the most part. At least, she silently hoped that he did.

Her focus on the medicine cat was quickly discarded when an unfamiliar lithe calico coat dashed onto the Seastones, the vast scent of heather and moorland escaping off of her. Springpaw cocked her head to the side to get a better look at the newcomer, squinting her blue hues to look at the calico more clearly. Why would WindClan send their medicine cat apprentice—at least, she supposed it was the medicine cat apprentice—instead of their actual medicine cat? If she remembered, wasn’t the actual medicine cat named Cowtuft? The questions felt defiant in themselves to ask, but Springpaw couldn’t help but wonder why they would have thought of it. Hesitantly swiping her tongue across her maw, Springpaw felt her chest beginning to tighten within its grasp, her paws scuttling uncontrollably against the smooth stone below them. Her throat felt too tight to even bother speaking out a proper response to the fellow apprentice: jaws agape, yet not a singular word uttered out her opened maw.

What was she doing? Why wasn’t she saying anything? Was she trying to embarrass herself? The questions throbbed through the pastel calico in a warm—no, hot—rush of both shame and embarrassment. She forcefully snapped her jaws shut as she glanced herself away from the two other medicine cats, silently muttering beneath her breath in order to calm herself down. Good StarClan this gathering was already going out like garbage, wasn’t it? She couldn’t even properly introduce herself to the medicine cat apprentice that had simply asked for her name! Eyes squinted shut, Springpaw let loose in a tight exhale of a frustrated breath before standing up more straight to turn once more towards the medicine cat apprentice. A weak attempt to give off a smile drew across her face; the smile rather looking forced than relaxed.

“I… I-I’m Springpaw… u-uh-“ her eyes rapidly glanced from one cat to another, an uneasy, stressful swallow of unease coming from the calico, “I-I’m ThunderClan’s newest medicine cat apprentice… a-as you can probably tell, that is!” She had quickly added in that last sentences to at least give her off a good impression, a strained chuckle escaping her maw as the tip of her tail uncontrollably twitched in rhythm of Springpaw’s churning anxiety and mounds of panic. “This is… m-my second gathering. Is… is this your first? W… w-why isn’t Cowtuft here with you?” Good StarClan just stop talking already! She was already making herself embarrassed enough as it is from her tunneling anxiety and her already overwhelming mounds of panic. This apprentice probably thought she was having a meltdown as it is.

Which, quite frankly, felt like it was bound to happen when yet another face popped up right next to her, a quiet, subtle ‘eep’ escaping her clenched jaws. This one smells heavily of fish and her whiskers daintily twitched in response to the scent. Of course, she easily recognized this one far more quickly than the others. This was Stonepaw, judging from her remembering from the last gathering that she had gone to that he was recently announced as RiverClan’s newest medicine cat, if she recalled. She silently waved a white paw in the tom’s direction, forcing yet another smile to draw across her tired, strained maw. She just wanted to go home, for StarClan’s sake and not deal with this at all. “Springpaw.” She spoke through clenched teeth, not out of irritation but rather from the heavily stressful environment that the poor medicine cat apprentice had been easily tossed in. She felt terribly sorry that the other medicine cats had to deal with seeing her like this. The entire situation just felt like nothing but chaos that was rumbling deeply in her chest.

[ Ravensong Omari carmen Alchemist Kitsune [I deeply apologize for Spring’s anxiety about this gathering. :sob: She’ll get more comfortable with these types of events in the future, thankfully.] ]

Red Dawn

June 13th, 2023, 02:50 AM

Blackhawk just watched, but his contempt for Thunderclan went up a notch when he saw the medecine cat apprentice from Thunderclan, tsssk... Fear and uncomfort... How could a future medecine cat could do his job if he was like that?

[Open]

Nightspark just continued to watch the gathering, calm.

[Open]

Radetzky

June 13th, 2023, 04:44 AM

Hawksprint | WindClan

The brown tabby trotted after the rest of his clan. He enjoyed the cold night breeze brushing through his fur. Quickly, the WindClan warrior glanced around the other clans. He decided to walk over to some unfamiliar cats and sat down next to them. Wrapping his tail around his paws, he glanced up to the full moon. So far, the night was peaceful, and he was thankful for that.

[open for interaction!]

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Slightpoppy | WindClan

Hmpf, she would rather stay home, sleeping in her nest. But she wanted to hear about what was going on with the other clans, especially after everything that had been going on with her own clan. The diluted molly looked around, perhaps her sister was here somewhere?

[ Omari - in case you'll have Mousefern join the gathering ]

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Spiderheart | ShadowClan

Spiderheart slow walked over to the other cats who had gathered in front of the seastones. Her smoke black pelt blended in well with the night, but the moonlight revealed her as she sat down next to another cat. She looked around, hopefully the gathering would start soon.

[open for interaction!]

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Mothdapple | ThunderClan

The tortoiseshell molly padded after her leader, excited for the gathering. She looked around for a place to sit. She spotted another cat and walked over to him. "Heyy, mind if I sit here?"

[ WhiteDawn - Nightspark, if you want to interact with Mothdapple ]

Red Dawn

June 13th, 2023, 05:43 AM

Nightspark moved a bit to the left to let sit the Thunderclanner, "I don't mind don't worry." He gave a friendly smile to the cat "You are from ThunderClan aren't you? I am from RiverClan..."
Radetzky

Omari

June 13th, 2023, 07:57 AM

Drizzlecloud
Thunderclan
She/her

Hearing Elmshadow’s comment on Sundust, she held back a quiet hum along with a comment of her own, didn’t we all? Instead, she bit her tongue, not wanting her words to come off in a way that she did not intend to.

Regrettably, the tom did not react in the way that she would have wanted. It was barely even a reaction at all, actually, and it certainly rubbed her the wrong way. Even a chuckle or even a simple hum in response would have worked perfectly fine with her, but alas, nothing. Just a hard stare with not a single word to accompany it. Intimidating for sure, Drizzlecloud usually would have cowered beneath his gaze–but the presence of Springpaw urged her to do otherwise. It’s not like she and Springpaw were particularly close quite yet, but she was her apprentice. She had to keep a strong front for her, to make sure that she felt somewhat safe here.

Although not able to return the icy look given to her, she simply tilted her head ever so slightly, holding his gaze with a much more neutral one of her own. Not a challenge by any means–she just didn’t want him to think that she was intimidated by him, despite the fact that she definitely was.

At the sound of another cat joining them, her head turned to look at them instead. A calico molly who carried the scent of the moors… Windclan’s Medicine Cat Apprentice, Lightningpaw. “Lightningpaw, hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you, I’m Drizzlecloud.” She dipped her head, offering her a friendly smile. Assuming that it was clear what her new role was, seeing as she was here along with Springpaw, so she decided against giving her the big, ‘Thunderclan’s new Medicine Cat’ spiel.

Oh, dear. Her eyes shifted to Springpaw yet again, a small frown making it’s way onto her lips. Drizzlecloud wasn’t sure if the arrival of Stonepaw made Springpaw’s anxieties worse or not, but she didn’t want to take her chances with finding that out. “Stonepaw, hello; I’m Drizzlecloud.” She greeted the tom, voice kind and gentle as she stood up, shaking out her fur as best as she could–but there was no use in that, really. It was still raining, so her pelt would be drenched either way.

“We’ll be back in a moment, I’m just going to steal Springpaw away for a second or two.” She explained briefly, stepping in front of the poor molly to shield her from any prying eyes. Gently, she nosed at her shoulder, aiming to escort her away from the group of cats so that she could catch a moment alone with her–hopefully, to soothe her nerves. Dropping her voice to a whisper so only her apprentice could hear, she spoke softly to her. “Let’s take a step back for a little, just you and me. How does that sound?”

[ ares - Springpaw, Ravensong - Elmshadow, carmen - Stonepaw, Alchemist Kitsune - Lightningpaw ]

Honey_Shimmer

June 13th, 2023, 08:49 AM

SpiritWolf_yt

June 13th, 2023, 09:01 AM

Dawnbreeze walked into the gathering space, avoiding any cat who looked at her.
She looked for a place to sit, where no cat would bother her.
As she glanced around she saw Scalescar sitting alone.
Maybe I could sit by him. She thought.
Dawnbreeze padded over.
"Hey scalescar, can I sit by you? She asked shyly.

Queen_Coral

Scalescar twitched his ear around until he heard Dawnbreeze, the tom tensed up and just sat their for a moment then relaxing he nodded"u-uh y-yes of c-course" he replied nervously

Honey_Shimmer

June 13th, 2023, 09:06 AM

Scalescar twitched his ear around until he heard Dawnbreeze, the tom tensed up and just sat their for a moment then relaxing he nodded"u-uh y-yes of c-course" he replied nervously

Dawnbreeze lifted her sleek tail happily.
He let me sit by him! She thought.
"Thanks!" She replied out loud.

SpiritWolf_yt

June 13th, 2023, 09:11 AM

Dawnbreeze lifted her sleek tail happily.
He let me sit by him! She thought.
"Thanks!" She replied out loud.

Scalescar nodded and lifted his head"so uh have you ever thought of having a mate?" he asked then sighing as he thought that was a weird question to ask

Honey_Shimmer

June 13th, 2023, 09:35 AM

Scalescar nodded and lifted his head"so uh have you ever thought of having a mate?" he asked then sighing as he thought that was a weird question to ask

Dawnbreeze tilted her head to the side.
What an interesting question to ask me.
She sat for a moment.
Wait... does he have feelings for me?
She blushed, and turned her head away from Scalescar so he wouldn't see.
No, thats impossible. No one will ever like me that way.
She sighed. "No, I never really got that far. I mean, I've always wanted a mate, but then I realized... it would always be a dream...
because who would want a mate who was broken and scarred on the inside?
No one."

Beetlenose

June 13th, 2023, 09:53 AM

Juniperpaw
14/100

Smiling, she laughed
”I guess not, but why complain when we could talk to other cats, c’mon, we shouldn’t waste our first gathering sitting on our butts”

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-Minnowpaw-
4 moons old - She/her
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Silvershadow13 - Juniperpaw

“True…”
Minnowpaw paused thinking over her options, there were a lot of cats and most of them were just sitting.
“Ok. Let’s be social!”
She stood up. Gazing around the clearing.

Radetzky

June 13th, 2023, 09:57 AM

Mothdapple | ThunderClan

Mothdapple gave the seemingly friendly tom a smile and sat down next to him. "Yep, ThunderClan born and raised" She replied, happy to make conversation with the RiverClanner. "RiverClan, huh?" She meowed, although mostly as a small comment to herself. "By the way, what's your name?" Mothdapple asked, tilting her head slightly to the side as she looked at him.

[ WhiteDawn - Nightspark ]

SpiritWolf_yt

June 13th, 2023, 10:00 AM

Dawnbreeze tilted her head to the side.
What an interesting question to ask me.
She sat for a moment.
Wait... does he have feelings for me?
She blushed, and turned her head away from Scalescar so he wouldn't see.
No, thats impossible. No one will ever like me that way.
She sighed. "No, I never really got that far. I mean, I've always wanted a mate, but then I realized... it would always be a dream...
because who would want a mate who was broken and scarred on the inside?
No one."

Scalescar batted his head at that questionwhat wrong with you featherbrainthe blinded tom listened to dawnbreeze[she's a perfect mate just ask her[/I] wait no no no his brain could be telling him to ask her to be his mate"o-oh hehe uh uh" he cleared his throat, a nervous chuckle escaping him. JUST TELL HER YOU SCARRED BLINDED WARRIOR!. his brain Yelled at him like a tom yelling at him."w-ell uh um.... I-I'm sure someone will uh Be your mate hehe" he said then putting his paw on his face he began to grab courage"W-Well uh u-uh u-um I-I, I" he paused gulping" I-I I think i like you" he said fast then covering his mouth his crushed tail wiggled along the ground to try and hold Dawnbreezes tail but one of his pas quickly stopped it and grabbed it and brought it up to his other paw to hold while covering his mouth still.

[ phew that was hard lol]

Red Dawn

June 13th, 2023, 10:04 AM

Nightspark responded "My name is Nightspark. And you?" he'd asked with a smile

Radetzky

Silvershadow13

June 13th, 2023, 10:13 AM

Honey_Shimmer

June 13th, 2023, 10:24 AM

Scalescar batted his head at that questionwhat's wrong with you featherbrain the blinded tom listened to dawnbreezeshe's a perfect mate just ask her wait no no no his brain could be telling him to ask her to be his mate"o-oh hehe uh uh" he cleared his throat, a nervous chuckle escaping him. JUST TELL HER YOU SCARRED BLINDED WARRIOR!. his brain Yelled at him like a tom yelling at him."w-ell uh um.... I-I'm sure someone will uh Be your mate hehe" he said then putting his paw on his face he began to grab courage"W-Well uh u-uh u-um I-I, I" he paused gulping" I-I I think i like you" he said fast then covering his mouth, his crushed tail wiggled along the ground to try and hold Dawnbreezes tail but one of his paws quickly stopped it and grabbed it and brought it up to his other paw to hold while covering his mouth still.

[ phew that was hard lol]

Dawnbreeze whipped her head around at Scalescar's confession, her yellow eyes wide.
In all her life, she never imagined someone would say those words to her. But yet here was a cat who understood her, and he was confessing that he liked her. She didn't even know what to say.
Just tell him you like him too! You know you do!
She opened her mouth to speak... and only a squeak came out.

[lol, Sounded like it! That last part about the tail added some extra humor, i liked it. it made me laugh!

Radetzky

June 13th, 2023, 10:29 AM

Mothdapple | ThunderClan

Nightspark, hm? That was a pretty cool name. "Name's Mothdapple" She smiled, then asked, "How are things in RiverClan?"

[ WhiteDawn - Nightspark ]

Red Dawn

June 13th, 2023, 10:33 AM

He was tempted to respond fine when he suddenly remembered what have happened in the clearing those last days... "Well... We have lost some clanmates, two warriors and a kit those days... But otherwise it's fine."
Radetzky

JackHunt_17

June 13th, 2023, 11:34 AM

Cloudpaw sat in the shadows. This was his first meeting as a RiverClan cat

Rose

June 13th, 2023, 12:10 PM

Larkfire
She/Her

Silverpaw and Shadefrost seemed to be polar opposites. The former had instantly begun apologizing, and the latter... well, if you knew Shadefrost, you knew he wouldn't go down without a fight. He was arguing, as expected. Frankly, Larkfire didn't care what they had or hadn't done. As far as she was concerned, she'd just needed to extract them from the commotion those bunnies had been stirring up. The last thing Dawnstar needed was another headache, and it wouldn't sit well with anyone if the leader had to publicly reprimand her own Clan.

At least, all things considered, Shadefrost and Silverpaw had moved off with her right away. They hadn't dallied to argue over there. So once the three of them were settled back in her shaded corner, the molly turned to look at her Clanmates. Clanmates, who, were probably older than her now that she thought about it. At a mere 15 moons, Larkfire was in no case the most senior of cats out here.

"Silverpaw," What was one even supposed to say to such a thing? "Nevermind. I'm just glad the two of you didn't cause too much of a fuss when I ordered you to move away from there. The last thing we need is ShadowClan drama. And Shadefrost, while killing an outsider is by no means wrong, especially when they're intruding, the other Clans don't think the same way as we do."

[ Levi 99 / Silvershadow13 ]

Rose

June 13th, 2023, 12:17 PM

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Post Count: 73/100

Frowning, the ShadowClan apprentice shifted in place, watching the commotion through narrowed blue eyes. Starlingpaw was quite tall, with a lanky figure and long limbs. Every part of them seemed to be.. extended. Their tail was longer than average, their ears taller and tufted, their bangs too long. To be frank, Starlingpaw probably looked rather frail from afar - easily pushed over by anyone. Alas, they couldn't help their physique. It was nature's call.

[ Open ]

SpiritWolf_yt

June 13th, 2023, 12:29 PM

Dawnbreeze whipped her head around at Scalescar's confession, her yellow eyes wide.
In all her life, she never imagined someone would say those words to her. But yet here was a cat who understood her, and he was confessing that he liked her. She didn't even know what to say.
Just tell him you like him too! You know you do!
She opened her mouth to speak... and only a squeak came out.

[lol, Sounded like it! That last part about the tail added some extra humor, i liked it. it made me laugh!

Scalescar uncovered his mouth and let go of his tail the tom frowned as he had many arguing going on in his mind, on a little squeak was heard from dawnbreeze, great job scalescar you made dawnbreeze speechless, his head twirled as he gulped" I'm sorry I uh I-I" he paused unaware his tail is wiggling back to dawnbreezes tail"I-I I love you so much" he choked out with a face that looks like he was hit in the face and yelled at. The tom gulped hoping no one else heard that

meanwhile

Fireflame is watching the 2 from afar with jaws down

[ I'm glad it made you laugh I was trying to squeeze some humor into the post, even i laughed while writing that lol:flyingpenguin: ]

Levi 99

June 13th, 2023, 12:44 PM

Alchemist Kitsune

June 13th, 2023, 02:30 PM

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5125&pictureid=39184
| Lightningpaw |

Well... she had been right about one thing. Chuckles was every bit the bundle of laughs that she had thought he'd be. In which she meant he wasn't. At all. Someone needed to check this one for the stick he obviously had up his tail. Not that... the one who kept staring at him was making her feel much more confident about her position here. Maybe it was a medicine cat thing? Were they all on the more quiet side? It certainly explained why Cowtuft was more silent around the warriors and older apprentices, she supposed. She was about to stick out like a thorn on a pad, wasn't she? No matter. She always did enjoy it best when she was at least mildly annoying.

Finally the calico with the not quite ShadowClan forest scent spoke, introducing herself. Lightningpaw's smirk faltered momentarily, concerned for... Springpaw, was it? The apprentice looked panicked. Like a rabbit caught just outside the safety of its burrow. Confirming the fact that she was ThunderClan's newest medicine cat apprentice, she seemed to try and joke - or at least, Lightningpaw thought it was an attempt at humor, it was... honestly difficult to tell - by letting her know she probably knew that already. Or maybe she just assumed that her nerves were telling on her?

Regardless of the reasoning, Lightningpaw flashed Springpaw a somewhat more sympathetic smile before responding. "That's right, love. First gathering for me," the spotted molly mewed in a chipper tone.

Before she could respond in regards to Cowtuft, Drizzlecloud stepped forward, introducing herself as well. Flashing a playful smile at the older medicine cat - Springpaw's mentor, if she had to guess - she followed her example and dipped her own head in turn. While Lightningpaw wasn't all too hung up on politeness and proper etiquette, she also wasn't about to be actively rude to a cat who was being nothing but nice to her. The arrival of a fourth cat - a light gray tabby who seemed to have water sliding off of him like it wasn't even there - marked the arrival of all four clans being present amongst the medicine cats, although at this point a prickle of worry did cross through Lightningpaw's mind. Where was Cowtuft? Maybe she should have backed up and looked for him earlier? Curse her and her impulsiveness... Just this once.

The light gray tom's introduction shaking her off the nerve wrecking rabbit hole she was heading, Lightningpaw's grin grew cheekier as she turned to gaze at the dark furred tom. Aha. So Chuckles did have a name. Not that it mattered. As far as she was concerned, Elmshadow was far too somber a name for the bright, energetic, life of the party this tom was.

With Drizzlecloud asking to be excused momentarily as she took Springpaw away - the ThunderClan apprentice still looking like a fish out of water - Lightningpaw nodded, offering a half smile to the nervous calico before setting her gaze upon Stonepaw once more. "Name's Lightningpaw. WindClan's medicine cat apprentice. Pleasure to meet you," she introduced herself again, allowing her grin to turn playful as she spoke.

There was an instance of mischief on her eyes as the spotted molly fully intended on teasing Chuckles, if only a little. Poor tom must be feeling so left out with how quiet he was being. Noticing his gaze seemingly absorbed further on the clearing, Lightningpaw followed his eyes, having her own almond shaped glare land on... a commotion. Curious, the oriental calico perked her large ears, attempting to see what the hubbub was about, but being unable to make out anything specific with all the cats chattering about. She supposed it couldn't be anything urgent if Chuckles was still hanging about. He was a medicine cat, after all. Odds were he would rush forward if someone had been hurt, right? Still... an extra pair of eyes wouldn't hurt... if she could make anything out, that was.

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Ravensong [Elmshadow] | Omari [Drizzlecloud] | carmen [Stonepaw] | ares [Springpaw]

Silvershadow13

June 13th, 2023, 04:09 PM

Rose Levi 99

~Silverpaw~

With Larkfire’s words, Sil let out a sigh of relief,
”well if you aren’t disappointed then I can stop the act.” letting Shade finish his opinion, the dark tabby could only nod.
“I mean he is kinda right, why should the other clans care if a rogue dies, and why should one apprentice’s feeling decide how we deal with things”

Poprock

June 13th, 2023, 04:19 PM

Rani
Grapevine hadn't been to a gathering in quite some time. Had the last time been when she was an apprentice? The molly wracked her brain for any memories of all four clans smooshed together. All she could really remember from her time here was hiding behind Nighthound or trailing awkwardly behind Oliveglow. She'd never felt confident enough to actually socialize.

Why she felt the need to come this moon was beyond her. Maybe it was an overwhelming sense of lonliness that she felt back in Shadowclan that was forcing her here. Perhaps it was the sadistic urge to sniff out Oliveglow's killer. Maybe she simply needed a change. Who knew? Certainly not her.

The lilac warrior had found herself a spot near the back of the group to sit in and observe. The new smells and sounds overwhelmed her senses - so much so that she was blind to the absolute disaster that was barreling her way.

A heavy force slammed into her from behind and sent her straight into the sandy ground beneath with an "oof!" Her limbs were splayed out beside her like a piece of crowfood on the thunderpath. An embarassing and slightly painful display. One that Grapevine was not happy with.

"Are you crazy?" She bit out, shaking her pelt free of the sand that now coated it. "Better question, are you stupid?" Of course this one was crazy, no one just rolled into another cat like that. Clearly something was wrong - and not just that this one was from Thunderclan. Wait a second...

She took a deep breath, hoping to calm her nerves. "Sorry... I mean are you alright? That was quite the speed you were rolling at."

wolfie

June 13th, 2023, 05:04 PM

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「☆」 THE GENTLE GIANT 「☆」
╰► COWTUFT
he | him ★ massive white tom with black splotches and floppy ears + scar over his neck; left green eye and right blue eye ★

ೃ⁀➷ Alchemist Kitsune Ravensong ares Omari carmen

Stars. It's been moons since the last time Cowtuft had attended a Gathering. Previously, the last one had been just after .. his particularly eventful ceremony. He had been out of it, Fawnlight had not been present, and he was so very tired. Cowtuft wished he could say he felt better.

The gentle giant no longer cared as strong as a shine in his round eyes, pawsteps no longer filled with innocent naive and full optimism. An exhaustion had settled in the way he carried himself. There was still a softness to him, harsh trauma did not sharpen his heart. Maybe something only those who were used to his manner could pick up. Though, no one could deny WindClan had gone through a tragedy, if his leg had anything to tell.

Cowtuft limped slowly into the clearing, his balance appeared to be awkward. His left burnt hindleg was pulled up, hindering the way he walked -- but even his frontpaws seemed to walk in front of each other. As if they weren't united and as one, and deep claw marks laced his shoulders. He surveyed the gathered clans, taking in the scents. Lightningpaw had already gone ahead to escort Mothpaw -- which meant he was entering alone. Cowtuft had long since walked this path many times. Weaving in and out of the gathered cats, he headed towards the medicine cats.

He kept his pawsteps quiet as he came up behind his apprentice, letting a smile fall upon his lips. He went to gently brush his side against hers as a comfort, it was awfully intimidating meeting new cats. Especially ShadowClan's medicine cats. Cowtuft dipped his head in greeting to all that were apparent. "Aa, simply took me longer.. Apologizes for ..the slight delay..." He gestured, primarily in response to one of the gathered cat's questions, floppy ears perking up curiously. He was sure the others were convinced Lightningpaw was his replacement, that he was long gone. (and maybe they were partly correct. ) He couldn't blame them. Cowtuft stood as the senior medicine cat, and he was only a little bit over twenty moons. Their success rate was not that high, truth be told.

"I am sure.. she has long since introduced herself.. but this is Lightningpaw - .. she is my apprentice and is perhaps one.. of the brightest cats I know.. " He smiled softly at her, hoping a proper warm, introduction would keep her at ease in case she was nervous.

Eyebrows furrowed together to form a crease, slowly tilting his head to the side. Things had changed by quite a lot. He couldn't smell the scent of Ivysnake nor Sundust. He clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth. Hm..? It appeared the two new medicine cats (he knew one was springpaw, but the other's name was completely missed) were taking a step back. He waved his tail in response, a small farewell but not quite, before turning to the others. "How has.. everything been..?" Cowtuft questioned, taking a seat.

Rose

June 13th, 2023, 05:37 PM

Shade released a sigh, something he'd been doing a lot lately, as Larkfire spoke. He'd admit that what she was saying made sense, but only for the first half. "So why should we care about what other clans think again?" He asked with indifference, "the last time I checked it was our right to kill rouges at this gathering and no other clan could say otherwise. Now that some apprentice who's never even seen a battle comes crying that's changed."
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~Silverpaw~

With Larkfire’s words, Sil let out a sigh of relief,
”well if you aren’t disappointed then I can stop the act.” letting Shade finish his opinion, the dark tabby could only nod.
“I mean he is kinda right, why should the other clans care if a rogue dies, and why should one apprentice’s feeling decide how we deal with things”
Larkfire
She/Her

Maybe it was too much to ask for some quiet sometimes. "One apprentice overreacting could escalate to way too much." Sending a frown in Shadefrost and Silverpaw's direction, Larkfire continued; "Both of you are grown cats, even if you don't have a warrior name, Silverpaw. I'd expect you to behave accordingly."

Slim tail flicking, Larkfire wrapped it around her paws, directing her fiery hues back towards the crowd to look for any more problems. Where the hell were the other Enforcers? As long as ShadowClan had no deputy, they had a job to do. "Dawnstar would rather her own Clan not cause a scene, even if it's initiated by someone else. I drew you two out of there because, Shadefrost, you were talking back to that apprentice. Had things escalated quicker, or had I not intervened, there was chance that a leader would involve themself, or the WindClan apprentice would decide to screech her false plight to anyone. As far as I'm concerned, you were in the right when you killed that outsider, but talking back to the apprentice was a no."

Radetzky

June 13th, 2023, 06:05 PM

Mothdapple | ThunderClan

The smile on the molly's lips faded as she heard the news from the RiverClanner. "Oh.. I'm really sorry to hear that" She said apologetically. That sounded awful, and she felt bad for Nightspark. He seemed like a nice cat, and even though Mothdapple herself didn't have any connection to RiverClan she understood it must feel horrible for him.

[ WhiteDawn - Nightspark ]

RavensCall

June 13th, 2023, 06:30 PM

Ashcla turned his head turns towards the comotion his eyes following cliffjumper as his paws walked. The tom stopped and saw what was happening"Hm... was the cat part of a clan or a loner? if its a loner the shadowclan has right to kill it if the loner did not leave" he said to cederpaw wanting to understand what was happening, of course a dead body won't explain and the shadowclan cats are movingto a different spot of the gathering so Cederpaw had to talk.
Froggy Octavia!
Juniperpaw
16/100
Nodding excitedly, the gray calico searched for any signs of boredom. Spotting a few cats gathering around something on the ground, she beckons Minnowpaw
“C’mon, over here!” trotting over, she lets out a meek gasp.
“Is th-that a d-dead cat” Juniperpaw’s legs were weak, having only seen a dead body once before, and the cat had looked like they were sleeping, this was worse, bile rose in her throat, she felt like throwing up, blood gushed from a wound on the cats neck, draining out onto the ground. Backing up, she fell on her haunches.

Froggy Beetlenose Octavia! Queen_Coral

Autumnpaw noticed Minnowpaw and Juniperpaw had seen the dead body. Poor cat... She thought

Cliffjumper nodded. "You're right," he meowed to the grey tabby(Ashclaw) next to him. "Cedarpaw. It's ok. The loner wasn't supposed to be here. Though I'm not sure killing them was the best option. They could have simply been escorted away." Cliffjumper was a pacifist and knew fighting wasn't the best option. Noticing the RiverClan apprentices(?), Cliffjumper's focus diverted to them. "You three look a little young to be here. Is Pikestar making kits under 6 moons apprentices? Especially that little tortoiseshell(Autumnpaw). Besides, you don't need to get involved here." The last sentence was added in a gentle tone.

Froggy - Frisk/Cedarpaw

Spookez.

June 13th, 2023, 06:39 PM

Tecumori

June 13th, 2023, 06:42 PM

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Lionpaw
Riverclan | Apprentice | He/Him | 2 moons | 9/100
a cream-pelted, thick-furred tom
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Lionpaw had a bit of trouble traveling to Seastones, being so young and all, but once there he began to search for a familiar face. Among the crowd of cats, he spotted Darklight. He bounded over and sat next to him.

It looked like he was talking to some stranger. He didn't recognize them from his clan and wondered if Darklight would introduce him. While his mentor was still busy talking, he examined his surroundings.

The Seastones were crowded with more cats than he'd ever seen before. The smells of the different clans merged together and confused his senses. He realized how lucky he was to have found his mentor so quickly. Lionpaw then noticed the large stones jutting from the sand. Many cats sat atop and around the stones, Beansprout and Gingerfrost being some of them. He didn't know who the others were but guessed he would find out eventually.

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*Image of my oc was created using Clangen Cat Maker*

Eden

June 13th, 2023, 06:53 PM

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Springpaw
long haired torbie - 6/100 - She/Her - 5m

Finally she was seeing someone whom was familiar to her, of course after she just spotted her sister. Which of whom looked to be with someone else already so she went to the next best cat. With out a second thought she ran over once she spotted the cream colored apprentice with a grin on her maw. "Puff!" she yelled out, while on her way she over heard a conversation. Now she was just annoyed and confused, why did others have to point out her age so much. She may not be 6 moons yet but she was close enough to it, not her fault she seemed small. Everyone else kept pointing it out at the meeting and she planned to prove to them that she was good enough to be an apprentice early. "You're slow!" she said quite loudly once she was close enough to the other. She didn't want to think about any of that stuff anymore, for now she was going to try and enjoy this gathering.

Woodlow

Silvershadow13

June 13th, 2023, 06:56 PM

Beetlenose Octavia! Froggy

Juniperpaw
17/100

Shaking her head she barely heard the cat.
“Sorry, uh, we were just looking for someone to talk to”

RavensCall

June 13th, 2023, 06:59 PM

CEDARPAW
12/100

Cedarpaw was tired of all these questions. Every time someone came over here, it was a Question or an answer that made her feel stupid. The gathering was basically ruined for her, she had no reason to be here.

"Listen i-" She stopped mid sentence. She looked towards Cliffjumper. "I need some time alone," She mumbled, feeling the tears reaching her eyes again. Before she could cry in front of a bunch of cats, she ran off into the forest.

Queen_Coral | Octavia! | Silvershadow13 | Levi 99
Beetlenose Octavia! Froggy

Juniperpaw
17/100

Shaking her head she barely heard the cat.
“Sorry, uh, we were just looking for someone to talk to”
Cliffjumper sighed. "It's alright," he reassured Cedarpaw, "Take a deep breath." He turned to face the riverclan apprentices. "It's not your fault. I'm sure there's someone to talk to."

Levi 99

June 13th, 2023, 07:00 PM

Larkfire
She/Her

Maybe it was too much to ask for some quiet sometimes. "One apprentice overreacting could escalate to way too much." Sending a frown in Shadefrost and Silverpaw's direction, Larkfire continued; "Both of you are grown cats, even if you don't have a warrior name, Silverpaw. I'd expect you to behave accordingly."

Slim tail flicking, Larkfire wrapped it around her paws, directing her fiery hues back towards the crowd to look for any more problems. Where the hell were the other Enforcers? As long as ShadowClan had no deputy, they had a job to do. "Dawnstar would rather her own Clan not cause a scene, even if it's initiated by someone else. I drew you two out of there because, Shadefrost, you were talking back to that apprentice. Had things escalated quicker, or had I not intervened, there was chance that a leader would involve themself, or the WindClan apprentice would decide to screech her false plight to anyone. As far as I'm concerned, you were in the right when you killed that outsider, but talking back to the apprentice was a no."

The black-furred warrior barely managed to stifle a scoff as Larkfire went on some rant about him and Sil not acting like “adults”. For crying out loud, she sounded just as bad as Dappledleaf, worse even. However, he didn’t argue any further. ”Alright, alright,” huffed the tom, agitation flickering across his face as he spoke. ”I won’t fuss with apprentices from now on. Happy now?”

Rose

June 13th, 2023, 07:00 PM

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Starrypaw (https://katlike1.wixsite.com/kats-wco-characters/starry)
Post Count: 3/100

Emerald eyes bright with excitement, the black and white ShadowClan apprentice found herself stranded in the midst of Seastones. On giddy paws, she'd followed her Clan out here - except, as they'd reached the place, Starrypaw had noticed that everyone was dispersing, mingling among each other and catching up with old pals. And.. Oh no, she didn't have anyone to talk to!

Pip wasn't here - he was in the medicine den healing from ouchies. Mossy looked busy, talking to another apprentice she'd never seen before. Shader and Seedling were nowhere to be seen! But aha! Their father, Mr. Plant, was here. He was sitting with a buncha other cats, and some of them looked her age! Starrypaw wondered why Mr. Plant was sitting with little cats. Maybe he wanted to be cool.

Black and white, mismatched gloves tapping away at the ground in a random rhythm, Starrypaw sat down right there in the midst of the Clearing, even going so far as to lift a paw and wave at - whichever apprentice between Stonepaw, Springpaw, or Lightningpaw noticed. She had no idea who they were, but they were at the front of the crowd. That had to be awesome, right? Super duper cool?

[ Open! ]

Zei

June 13th, 2023, 07:02 PM

Burntpaw Pranced about, looking through the crowd as he walked about Looking for Someone to talk too (12/100)

(open)

Shypaw Sat Silently, Looking Sky wards... (20/100)

(open)

Chrysanthemum

June 13th, 2023, 08:05 PM

Brightpaw
17/100

Shaking her head,
“Nope, I have barely even been around the territory” giving the other a smile, “So do you like your mentor”

Falconpaw blinked in surprise. She knew this cat was young like her, but she didn’t realize just his recently she’d been made an apprentice.

“Yeah, he’s pretty nice. We haven’t done much yet but he’s been very busy. Hopefully I’ll see more of our territory soon!”

Inside, Falconpaw was slightly disappointed her mentor hadn’t done much with her yet, but she held onto the hope that she would learn everything soon.

I just have to keep hoping…

Silvershadow13

June 13th, 2023, 09:09 PM

~Juniperpaw~
18/100

Nodding, she barely managed to keep herself from falling into a pit of panic, a cat had died and at her first gathering too. Staring the warrior in the eye
“So uh, what’s gonna happen to the” she swallowed “the body” Octavia! Froggy Beetlenose
Silverpaw

With the words of Larkfire filling her head, she looked up, staring the Enforcer in the eye.
“What do you think is gonna happen, you know to the body and everything, do you think that apprentice is gonna blab about the entire thing?” Rose Levi 99

Silvershadow13

June 13th, 2023, 09:15 PM

Falconpaw blinked in surprise. She knew this cat was young like her, but she didn’t realize just his recently she’d been made an apprentice.

“Yeah, he’s pretty nice. We haven’t done much yet but he’s been very busy. Hopefully I’ll see more of our territory soon!”

Inside, Falconpaw was slightly disappointed her mentor hadn’t done much with her yet, but she held onto the hope that she would learn everything soon.

I just have to keep hoping…

Brightpaw
18/100

Nodding thoughtfully, the tortoiseshell gave a stretch then laid on her stomach,
“That’s good, mine has a daughter my age, who I have made friends with, which certainly makes training more fun. So do you know when the Gathering is supposed to commerce, because, I am hating” shakes water off her pelt. “This rain” her tone had a light and joking air to it.

Rani

June 13th, 2023, 09:23 PM

Ya'know in the wake of the crash Mudhound couldnt really remember the point of collision itself.

That might just be the head trauma though.

Because Mudhound took that entire impact with their head. Yeaaaaaah all that remained of the memories of briefly becoming high veliocity cat limb spagety with another warrior was mutual yelping a bright white flash and pain. Pain that was still very much present in the sprawled warriors head. Pain that was not mitigated by a shaky paw reached up and lightly rubbed against the now throbbing head from where the warrior was sprawled. And they were sprawled. The tripod was as pancake like as they could be, flopped naturally there from their tumble brown pelt covered in sand.

The speaking of the other cat was what prompted Mudhound to open their eyes, squeezing them open as the full moons light made seeing things throbby. For a long moment all the warrior did was blink uncomprehendingly at Grapevine brain still coming to function after the hard reboot.
Then things clicked and the warrior struggled to their paws apologies spilling from their mouth.

It wasnt apologies though. It was sand.

Yep! On top of head trauma and general embarrassment (good thing Mudhound had no such thing as shame) the cat turned tumbleweed had unwittingly decided sand was edible! And only knew that lovely tid-bit of information when they tried to speak and only created a small waterfall! Blegh. Ok saying sorry could wait a moment while the maine coon mix coughed up everything that didnt belong in their mouth....... Ok now was time to apologize!

"ARE YOU OK?!?!? IM SO SO SORRY I TRIPPED AND COULDNT STOP AND PLEASE TELL ME I DIDNT SQUASH YOU?!?!" Mudhound had to stop to wheeze, dry mouth blegh again, they couldnt even go drink something too sea was salty and thats no go (The warrior didnt get why but that didnt matter continuing on) "My head hurts but Im fine. But I think my head went right into you though and Grandma always said I had a hard one that could break a rock if I hit it enough, she maaaaaay have been joking but Ive never tried to do it before so maybe she is joking I need to test- argh! Distracted, sorry!" Too much talking- head still hurt- kinda dizzy- Mudhound was gonna sit down for a moment. "Uhm Yeah again Im so sorry Im Mudhound Im from thunderclan I hope I didnt hurt you...."
Poprock

Beetlenose

June 13th, 2023, 10:09 PM

Juniperpaw
16/100
Nodding excitedly, the gray calico searched for any signs of boredom. Spotting a few cats gathering around something on the ground, she beckons Minnowpaw
“C’mon, over here!” trotting over, she lets out a meek gasp.
“Is th-that a d-dead cat” Juniperpaw’s legs were weak, having only seen a dead body once before, and the cat had looked like they were sleeping, this was worse, bile rose in her throat, she felt like throwing up, blood gushed from a wound on the cats neck, draining out onto the ground. Backing up, she fell on her haunches.

Froggy Beetlenose Octavia! Queen_Coral

(Honestly had no idea I was double pinging you, so sorry!)
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-Minnowpaw-
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4 moons - she/her

Minnowpaw stood besides Juniperpaw. The dead cat in front of them was… startling, but the blood besides that cat was even more scary.
“Yup… definitely a dead cat…”
The cat smelled different than the other Clan cats, more like the woods, but different than ThunderClan.
“Maybe we shouldn’t be over here-“

Silvershadow13

June 13th, 2023, 10:14 PM

Beetlenose

June 13th, 2023, 10:23 PM

Beetlenose

-Juniperpaw-

Nodding, it was hard to not scream, dead cats were everywhere, at camp and in the other clans, even at a place of peace. It was freakish, and creepy and completely unnatural. Voice quiet, Juniper uttered a response
“Yeah, maybe the Gathering will start soon”

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-Minnowpaw-
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4 moons - she/her

“I hope so.”
Minnowpaw shivered.
“That brought back unwanted memories…”
She said quietly to Juniperpaw, who, as Minnowpaw remembered, had also been orphaned like her.
“Do you still want to go talk to someone else?”

beau

June 13th, 2023, 10:41 PM

It had been a hot second since Wolfpaw had been in an environment quite as overwhelming as this - he had grown used to the business of ThunderClan, but he did not like having cats at all sides of him. The bright, cautionary orange scent of ShadowClan was thick in the air, which did not make this experience anymore comfortable. He hadn’t seen nor scented a ShadowClan cat since the attack that sent him to ThunderClan in the first place, and their presence now left him tense.

His name was called, and he realized Pebblepaw was talking, for stars know how long at this point, so he attempted to tune in and catch up on what he had missed. Something about sneaking out? Huh, he’d never considered it. He did think seeing the territory at night would be neat, but after getting lost during the camp move he wasn’t sure if he’d want to do it without a warrior - then again, his friends had lived in ThunderClan a lot longer, so surely he wouldn’t get lost if he was with them? This story did provide some insight as to why he was supposed to dislike Flameheart, which was helpful.

”I don’t think rock climbing is that different from tree climbing? They might be slippery though.” Wolfpaw shrugged as he attempted to answer Pebblepaw’s question. He had never tried to climb a rock, but his climbing lesson with Bumblestar had gone well enough, and rocks were generally much smaller than trees. Though, they didn’t have branches which might make it difficult.

[ Poprock Quasar ]

Silvershadow13

June 13th, 2023, 11:41 PM

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-Minnowpaw-
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4 moons - she/her

“I hope so.”
Minnowpaw shivered.
“That brought back unwanted memories…”
She said quietly to Juniperpaw, who, as Minnowpaw remembered, had also been orphaned like her.
“Do you still want to go talk to someone else?”

-Juniperpaw-
20/100

Shaking her head, it didn’t sound very appealing anymore,
“Maybe we should just wait till the gathering starts, somewhere out of the rain”

Red Dawn

June 14th, 2023, 06:21 AM

"I didn't knew them... So I only feel coldness, no sadness or such things... I am... immune to them..." He looked at her, his gaze cold and inexpressive now that he had spoken about that

Radetzky

Morrigan

June 14th, 2023, 11:39 AM

Firestream smiled sweetly "Why yes the stars are particularly beautiful tonight" she purred as she gazed at the stars, really she didn't care about some small lights but she did want some compliments it didn’t matter who from.

SuspiciousMindz

Honey_Shimmer

June 14th, 2023, 01:29 PM

Scalescar uncovered his mouth and let go of his tail the tom frowned as he had many arguing going on in his mind, on a little squeak was heard from dawnbreeze, great job scalescar you made dawnbreeze speechless, his head twirled as he gulped" I'm sorry I uh I-I" he paused unaware his tail is wiggling back to dawnbreezes tail"I-I I love you so much" he choked out with a face that looks like he was hit in the face and yelled at. The tom gulped hoping no one else heard that

meanwhile
Fireflame is watching the 2 from afar with jaws down

[ I'm glad it made you laugh I was trying to squeeze some humor into the post, even i laughed while writing that lol:flyingpenguin: ]

Dawnbreeze looked down shyly, not knowing what to say.
As she did so, she saw Scalescar's tail creeping towards her.
With butterflies in her stomach she glanced up, and placed her sleek gray tail on his.
"I-I really like you to." She whispered.

[Sorry it took so long to post. I lost what i had typed TWICE because my computer shut off unexpectedly. I had to keep rewriting it.]

iliri

June 14th, 2023, 01:49 PM

• Cormorantpaw •
long-furred smoky-black mackerel tabby molly with bits of white; yellow eyes
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Awe, no one wanted to come talk to the newly appointed apprentice. Pouting, the mackerel tabby irritably played in the sand with her paws, caking them with bits of sand. It wasn’t like the young apprentice had much to do, huffing a little as her eyes glanced around the dark clearing. So many cats were talking to one another, yet there was so many that wasn’t even talking to each other! Lame.

With a quick snort, the rather young molly abruptly stood up, flinging sand everywhere as she glanced around the clearing to look for someone to at least talk with. It could be another apprentice, another warrior, just anybody that won’t make her feel so dang lonely. A distinctive black-and-white pelt caught her eye, the black tabby whipping her head in the direction where a lonely apprentice sat, a rather large smug grin growing across the RiverClan apprentice’s maw. Bingo. Someone she could talk with and finally make herself not be so lonely.

With ease, the young molly excitedly ran herself in the direction of the other apprentice, the weird stench of pinecones eliminating off the black-and-white figure as Cormorantpaw grew closer. Was this what those creepy Shadow Kitties smelt like? Yuck! Twitching her nose, she trotted her way up towards the fellow apprentice and gave off a wide beaming grin. “Hi! I’m Cormorantpaw! I’m from RiverClan! Are you from ShadowClan? You smell like it. Is this your first gathering? It’s mine too! What’s your name?” She was happily bounding up and down, flinging bits of sand in random directions as she excitedly rambled out random questions and statements to the much older apprentice. Cormorantpaw was only at least around two moons old, after all.

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Rose [Hopefully Starrypaw doesn’t mind Cormorant, lol]

SpiritWolf_yt

June 14th, 2023, 01:56 PM

Dawnbreeze looked down shyly, not knowing what to say.
As she did so, she saw Scalescar's tail creeping towards her.
With butterflies in her stomach she glanced up, and placed her sleek gray tail on his.
"I-I really like you to." She whispered.

[Sorry it took so long to post. I lost what i had typed TWICE because my computer shut off unexpectedly. I had to keep rewriting it.]

Scalescar's cheeks began to look red as his tail touched dawnbreezes tail, had he eaten butterfliesor what... The tom purred at the whispered words dawnbreeze said.should I ask if she should be my mate? no no we've only been together throughout the day that be ridiculous, he thought to himself the taking a deep breath he fiddled his paws"I-I U-Uh Kinda w-want t-to b-be" he paused then trembling he choked out the word that had been in him since they met"m-my M-M-M-M" he stopped in shyness"M-M-Mate! m-my mate uh yes uh i mean no uh I-I mean uh do you uh wanna be my mate?" he asked in a very nervous tone.

meanwhile

Scalescars friends stormpaw peachpaw and cinderpaw gagged

Fireflame just sits their with ide eyes and a jaw dropped with surprise

Ashclaw who just got done with cliffjumper and cederpaw sat next to fireflame then looking at scalescar and dawnbreeze his jaw dropped after seeing their tail together.

[ No worries take your time no rush] [ also i think scalescar and dawnbreeze broke ashclaw and fireflame they are now statues staring at the 2 lovers lol]

Beetlenose

June 14th, 2023, 02:17 PM

-Juniperpaw-
20/100

Shaking her head, it didn’t sound very appealing anymore,
“Maybe we should just wait till the gathering starts, somewhere out of the rain”

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-Minnowpaw-
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4 moons - she/her

“Got it.”
Minnowpaw glanced around for a dryer place to sit.
“How about over there.”
She pointed with her tail towards a semi dry area near the edge of the clearing.
“It’ll be better than this.”
She gestured again towards her soaked pelt.
“I look like a black cat after all this rain!”
She wasn’t sure if her feeble attempt at a joke would cheer her friend up, but it was worth the shot!

Morrigan

June 14th, 2023, 02:17 PM

Nightgaze yawned as she sat in the clearing , she was so bored nothing was really happening the small black she-cat gazed at the clearing with shoking, bright green eyes waiting to talk to someone.

OPEN

Honey_Shimmer

June 14th, 2023, 03:34 PM

Scalescar's cheeks began to look red as his tail touched dawnbreezes tail, had he eaten butterfliesor what... The tom purred at the whispered words dawnbreeze said.should I ask if she wYesould be my mate? no no we've only been together throughout the day that be ridiculous, he thought to himself the taking a deep breath he fiddled his paws"I-I U-Uh Kinda w-want t-to b-be" he paused then trembling he choked out the word that had been in him since they met"m-my M-M-M-M" he stopped in shyness"M-M-Mate! m-my mate uh yes uh i mean no uh I-I mean uh do you uh wanna be my mate?" he asked in a very nervous tone.

meanwhile

Scalescars friends stormpaw peachpaw and cinderpaw gagged

Fireflame just sits their with ide eyes and a jaw dropped with surprise

Ashclaw who just got done with cliffjumper and cederpaw sat next to fireflame then looking at scalescar and dawnbreeze his jaw dropped after seeing their tail together.

[ No worries take your time no rush] [ also i think scalescar and dawnbreeze broke ashclaw and fireflame they are now statues staring at the 2 lovers lol]

Dawnbreeze blushed and blinked slowly.
"I would love to be your mate, Scalescar."

[:D lol]

Silvershadow13

June 14th, 2023, 04:00 PM

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-Minnowpaw-
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4 moons - she/her

“Got it.”
Minnowpaw glanced around for a dryer place to sit.
“How about over there.”
She pointed with her tail towards a semi dry area near the edge of the clearing.
“It’ll be better than this.”
She gestured again towards her soaked pelt.
“I look like a black cat after all this rain!”
She wasn’t sure if her feeble attempt at a joke would cheer her friend up, but it was worth the shot!

Juniperpaw
21/100

Smiling she followed her friend to the shade,
“And I look like a white cat covered in ash.”

iliri

June 14th, 2023, 04:11 PM

Okay, Lightningpaw didn't seem all that irritated at her. That was good. Springpaw let loose a tight, shaky exhale as Lightningpaw responded to the panicking calico, as if trying to keep her at bay. In all honesty? It didn’t feel it was helping much, even if Springpaw could heavily use the comfort and confidence that she desired. Her eyes glanced briefly towards the charade of cats, her ears angling themselves in their direction as a brief moment of puzzlement flashed through Springpaw’s eyes. What’s with the commotion down there? Why did it sound like there was someone… Who died?

Dread overcame the calico like a storm, the cold rain feeling like it was pressing her fur against her body like an heavy anvil. Why would someone just die in a gathering? From what she had gathered, she supposed that some rogue snuck into the gathering and two ShadowClan warriors handled it. Or, rather, one of them simply just killed the rogue by a simple killing strike to the throat. Springpaw felt her chest tightened against its grasp as her heart throbbed from the heavy unease that bore through her like a hurricane. Great StarClan she just wished she was home now.

Springpaw jumped slightly by the sound of her mentor’s soft voice coming from behind, her oceanic hues rapidly shifting in her direction as she ticked tabby spoke. In regards to her asking if she wanted to take a short break from the gathering, Springpaw eagerly nodded her head. Springpaw felt like her heart was bound to pop out of her chest by any chance if she sat here any longer. These cats probably meant no harm—except maybe Elmshadow—but Springpaw felt like her anxiety and panic was on a roll. Heck, she didn’t even notice poor Cowtuft making his appearance there due to her heavy anxiety. “P… P-Please,” she croaked, glancing up at Drizzlecloud was a heavy yearning in her eyes, “I need a short break. I… I-I’m not used to this yet. Not yet...” She mumbled, voice only loud enough for merely the kind molly to hear.

Sadly, it was true. The whole gathering had been nothing but a heavy hazard for the molly and everything felt like it was wearing her down. Surely she’ll get used to this soon, right? Springpaw desperately hoped so. She wanted to try to make herself comfortable. Try to introduce herself to these other medicine cats without making herself look like a fool. Without her stuttering and voice breaking at every second; along with the heavy dreadful awaiting of outgoing terrible drama possibly happening at this gathering, Springpaw felt less prepared than what she had originally hoped for.

[ Omari Alchemist Kitsune Ravensong carmen x ghostie ]

Dakotaa

June 14th, 2023, 04:26 PM

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TW - PANIC ATTACK!
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| Queen_Coral , Honey_Shimmer , Open to anyone else! |
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FrogPaw didn’t show up until later due to her own personal chores… After sleeping in for a little too long, she had to do her duties with utmost care. Finally arriving, she made eye contact with someone she was once very fond of… ScalePaw… he looked so big now, muscular… FrogPaw felt nervous. However, as she made her way over, she heard some words that would crush her…

No…

He moved on…

I’m not special anymore…

He already forgot about me…?

FrogPaws heart sunk and she felt herself wanting to puke… everything was so loud, and too much was happening. Her first love, her true love, had found better. Someone prettier, Someone more interesting, and someone definitely more deserving of his heart than herself… The brown mollie fails miserably at not making a scene as she begins to back into someone (open,) and let’s out a shriek loud enough for everyone to hear…

It’s too loud, it’s too loud, it’s too loud…!

Shaking her head, she bites her tongue to hold back tears… She didn’t know if she was allowed to go home but she wanted to… She wanted to so badly…

I learned my lesson, StarClan…
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(This was tragic to write!)
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Radetzky

June 14th, 2023, 04:34 PM

Mothdapple |ThunderClan

"Oh.. hah, I see.." Mothdapple replied with a nervous chukle. She eyed Nightspark, what a strange cat.. Mothdapple herself had always been on the more emotional side, and she couldn't imagine how some cats could feel so cold about the death of others, especially clanmates. Well, each to their own, she thought. Wrapping her tail around her paws, she quietly looked away, over at the seastones.

[ WhiteDawn ]

Rose

June 14th, 2023, 06:06 PM

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Starrypaw (https://katlike1.wixsite.com/kats-wco-characters/starry)
Post Count: 4/100

So many things to see! So many cats to stare at! Starrypaw probably looked like a freak doing so, to be honest. Practically panting with her excitement, the long-haired molly barely even noticed the cat approaching her until she was bombarded by an onslaught of words.

And boy, Starrypaw was glad to answer them. "Hullo!" She responded cheerily, rapid-fire and not missing a beat as the RiverClanner beside her badgered on. "I'm Wre-" Skies, she'd almost introduced herself as Wrenny. That wouldn't do at all. "I'm Starrypaw! Oooh, RiverClan! Yeah I'm from ShadowClan! I.. smell? This is my first Gathering, yeah! I just told you my name, silly!" Breathing heavily as she finished the montage of words, Starrypaw finally got a good look at her new friend.

"Oh! You're quite sma-"

Starrypaw never got to finish, for someone had run straight into her back. And then they'd shrieked so loud Starrypaw's ears were still ringing. "Crikey!" The black and white molly yapped with alarm in her trademark British accent, whirling around to fixate wide green eyes on her assailant. But one look at Frogpaw had Starrypaw doing a double-take, startlement long forgotten. "Ya good, mate?"

[ ares - Cormorantpaw / Loveless.Fawn - Frogpaw ]

SpiritWolf_yt

June 14th, 2023, 08:20 PM

Dawnbreeze blushed and blinked slowly.
"I would love to be your mate, Scalescar."

[:D lol]

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TW - PANIC ATTACK!
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| Queen_Coral , Honey_Shimmer , Open to anyone else! |
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FrogPaw didn’t show up until later due to her own personal chores… After sleeping in for a little too long, she had to do her duties with utmost care. Finally arriving, she made eye contact with someone she was once very fond of… ScalePaw… he looked so big now, muscular… FrogPaw felt nervous. However, as she made her way over, she heard some words that would crush her…

No…

He moved on…

I’m not special anymore…

He already forgot about me…?

FrogPaws heart sunk and she felt herself wanting to puke… everything was so loud, and too much was happening. Her first love, her true love, had found better. Someone prettier, Someone more interesting, and someone definitely more deserving of his heart than herself… The brown mollie fails miserably at not making a scene as she begins to back into someone (open,) and let’s out a shriek loud enough for everyone to hear…

It’s too loud, it’s too loud, it’s too loud…!

Shaking her head, she bites her tongue to hold back tears… She didn’t know if she was allowed to go home but she wanted to… She wanted to so badly…

I learned my lesson, StarClan…
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(This was tragic to write!)
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scalescar smiled at dawnbreezes reply then all of the sudden thinking about frogpaw the tom gulped wondering and hoping she wasn't nearby oh how it would hurt to see him hurt frogpaws feelings and yet the blinded tom is only to try a live his life.
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Stormpaw walked up to frogpaw" are you gonna talk to scalescar? You 2 are friends right?" to the tom asked

Honey_Shimmer

June 14th, 2023, 08:36 PM

scalescar smiled at dawnbreezes reply then all of the sudden thinking about frogpaw the tom gulped wondering and hoping she wasn't nearby oh how it would hurt to see him hurt frogpaws feelings and yet the blinded tom is only to try a live his life.
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Stormpaw walked up to frogpaw" are you gonna talk to scalescar? You 2 are friends right?" to the tom asked

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TW - PANIC ATTACK!
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| Queen_Coral , Honey_Shimmer , Open to anyone else! |
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FrogPaw didn’t show up until later due to her own personal chores… After sleeping in for a little too long, she had to do her duties with utmost care. Finally arriving, she made eye contact with someone she was once very fond of… ScalePaw… he looked so big now, muscular… FrogPaw felt nervous. However, as she made her way over, she heard some words that would crush her…

No…

He moved on…

I’m not special anymore…

He already forgot about me…?

FrogPaws heart sunk and she felt herself wanting to puke… everything was so loud, and too much was happening. Her first love, her true love, had found better. Someone prettier, Someone more interesting, and someone definitely more deserving of his heart than herself… The brown mollie fails miserably at not making a scene as she begins to back into someone (open,) and let’s out a shriek loud enough for everyone to hear…

It’s too loud, it’s too loud, it’s too loud…!

Shaking her head, she bites her tongue to hold back tears… She didn’t know if she was allowed to go home but she wanted to… She wanted to so badly…

I learned my lesson, StarClan…
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(This was tragic to write!)
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Dawnbreeze, after seeing Scalescar gulp and hearing a cat's shriek, asked him, "Are you ok?
You seem to be anxious all of a sudden."
She peered closely at him.
"Do you know who shrieked?" She turned and searched for the cat. A brown she-cat seemed to be having a hard time controlling her emotions.
"Do you know her?" Dawnbreeze meowed turning back to Scalescar.

iliri

June 14th, 2023, 09:43 PM

• Cormorantpaw •
long-furred smoky-black mackerel tabby molly with bits of white; yellow eyes
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Starrypaw? Pretty name for a not-so-scary Shadow Kitty, in Cormorantpaw’s opinion. Cormorantpaw began to let out thrilled giggles in response to her questions being answered, sticking out her tongue in expanse of the apprentice ahead of her. “That’s great to hear that it’s your first gathering! And you don’t smell! You just… uh…” the two moon old molly paused for a moment, raising a white-tipped paw to gently tap at her chin for a moment as she thought of a good response to say, “… I don’t know! You just smell like a weird pinecone! Do all Shadow Kitties smell like that? Weird pinecones? If so, then what do I smell like to you all?” she questioned with a simple tilt of her head, lips curled into a rather large beaming grin up at her fellow acquaintance, feeling as if she will get along just fine with her. Starrypaw seemed fun to be around for a Shadow Kitty!

Then, somebody bumped into her new friend! And they decided to scream very loudly, probably enough to rupture someone’s eardrums. Ouch. Cormorantpaw stumbled a little in response to the loud screech, ears quickly pressing against her little head as her front paws rapidly moved to press against her pinned ears, wincing slightly from the loud sound. This resulted with her clumsily flopping into the sand, causing her almost completely jet-black striped fur to cake more with sand. Boy, she was gonna need a bath from Auntie Lily when she got home, and she knew Auntie Lily wasn’t gonna like seeing her all dirty. “Wowzieee,” she awed, glancing up in the screamer’s direction with wide yellow depths, “you surely got some lungs! Not even I can be that loud!” She explained, taking her paws off her ears just so she could look at the newcomer. She looked… scared? Stressed? Worried? Meh, all the words that Cormorantpaw couldn’t properly understand.

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Rose Loveless.Fawn

Beetlenose

June 14th, 2023, 09:56 PM

Juniperpaw
21/100

Smiling she followed her friend to the shade,
“And I look like a white cat covered in ash.”

Minnowpaw

Minnowpaw laughed a little, this gathering so far had gone very unexpectedly and Minnowpaw wasn’t sure if she was ready for another.
“I think your pelt is perfect.” She told her friend happily.

Silvershadow13

June 14th, 2023, 10:27 PM

Minnowpaw

Minnowpaw laughed a little, this gathering so far had gone very unexpectedly and Minnowpaw wasn’t sure if she was ready for another.
“I think your pelt is perfect.” She told her friend happily.

Juniperpaw
23/100

Giving a bright smile, Juniper wrapped her tail around her paws, though still raining, the spot they had picked certainly had sheltered them a bit. Pelt now drying, she began to groom down the dried fluffs.
“Thanks, I like yours too”

Red Dawn

June 15th, 2023, 07:06 AM

"Starclan called them back early..." he watched the sky, and a gleam of zeal lightened his eye, "Some are called early, for some Starclan have projects and they live long..."
Radetzky

Dakotaa

June 15th, 2023, 07:58 AM

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꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷ ☁︎ ☂︎ ☁︎ ꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷
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| ⛆ Queen_Coral , Honey_Shimmer , Rose , ares , Open to anyone else! ⛆ |
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˚₊‧꒰ა ☁︎ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

⛆ Tears fall like raindrops
Memories haunt every thought
Love fades with the sun… ⛆

⛆ There was a pain in her chest she had never felt before. Her shattered heart pounded like rain during the heaviest of storms… Her eyes flooded like a river and down-poured onto the ground beneath her… Never in a million moons did she think she’d be in this position… She was standing in the distance, just trying to make sense of the moment and her own feelings… The pain she felt just took her breath away, and she gasped repeatedly just to get in any bit of air she could…

⛆ FrogPaw couldn’t stop herself… She couldn’t stop herself from crying, from panicking, from freezing in place… Her only thoughts were about him… That was her ScalePaw, and even though it was wrong to love someone from another clan, she would have pushed mountains just to sit next to him… Her heart went out to him, every second with him felt like a dreamland… He had valued her, he thought about her, she thought he had loved her…

⛆ He even said he loved me… Why doesn’t he love me anymore…?

⛆ She was happy… She once WAS happy… That was all ripped away from her because of her own foolishness… What if she didn’t leave? What if she joined him in WindClan instead? Was she stupid for doing her own thing? Was she selfish? FrogPaw questioned if her own decisions made him upset, if her own destiny made him lose interest in her… Maybe if she had followed him helplessly, it would be her and not the new mollie…

⛆ The world around her didn’t exist, and quite frankly, it didn’t even matter… Only she and ScalePaw existed now… She didn’t want to let go. Yes, he seemed happy but why couldn’t he be happy with her? Why couldn’t he be with her? Hours she had spent helping him, and she would’ve devoted herself like that for many many more…

⛆ If only he had picked me…

⛆ She felt a stinging pain coming from her eyes as the whites of them became a pale pink, almost red. As the sounds around her finally got to her, she heard the first cat address her… ‘Ya good, mate..?’ The word mate just caused her more distress, and looking around, the froggy apprentice could see nothing but couples and cats together. She and ScalePaw were supposed to be mates… They had basically promised each other….

⛆ The next cat to address her was one that seemed almost too young to be here… Maybe a kit…? Never mind that, FrogPaw wanted kits, but truthfully, just with ScalePaw… Maybe she shouldn’t have flirted with CracklePaw or CrowPaw! She should have settled for ScalePaw because then, she wouldn’t be here watching him give his heart to someone else… FrogPaw wanted to take back the fragments of her shattered heart…

⛆ Getting mad at her own vulnerability, she began to hiss quietly… The forest would be better without him, the forest would be better without stupid WindClan! If I oh so see anyone from that disgusting clan outside of a gathering, I will gladly be tearing them to shreds whether I’m comfortable with fighting or not…! CinderPaw was right… FrogPaw quivered sadly to her own thoughts…

⛆ CinderPaw was right…

⛆ Many moons ago, CinderPaw had told her how selfish cats from other clans were and how falling in love was no good… She so badly wanted to believe her own words but this… This just proved that Cinders was right… Her gaze that still seemed rested on ScalePaw darkened… To prevent a murder, The mollie needed to get out of here… Finally darting her eyes, she found an exit and left the gathering in tears…

⛆ FrogPaw hated herself, she hated her life, she hated her decisions, she hated the path she was upon… Surrounding her clan were many selfishly disgusting cats and she had to live with it… ScalePaw being the worst of all… What hurt the most was that she was only pretending to hate him and his anonymous heart. Never in a million sunrises would she ever want him out of her life… And it hurt so badly because that is what she needed…

FrogPaw has left the gathering

⛆ Silent screams echo
Lost love, a painful goodbye
Heartbreak's bitter sting… ⛆

˚₊‧꒰ა ☁︎ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚
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(So this touches really close to home, I totally didn’t cry while writing this post! You cried! This is one of my most heartbreaking, longest posts in a while and I’m shook by it- Frog now devotes her heart to starclan. At least they won’t break her heart… or will they…?)
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SpiritWolf_yt

June 15th, 2023, 08:48 AM

Omari

June 15th, 2023, 09:39 AM

Drizzlecloud
Thunderclan
She/her

Drizzlecloud slowly nodded her head, offering her apprentice a small, reassuring smile. The sight honestly broke her heart a little. She could tell just by looking at her alone that she had been feeling anxious about this gathering as soon as they set a single paw near Seastones, she just didn’t know that it would get this bad. That was not a problem, though. She wasn’t going to berate her about this–not that she would ever berate any cat unless it was actually warranted. Springpaw couldn’t put her anxieties into a hole and leave it there until the gathering was over, those kinds of things really stuck with a cat. It was something they had to personally overcome with time.

“Okay, that’s okay. Come on, let’s find somewhere away from all of the commotion.” As far away from the commotion as they could possibly be, at least.

With a gentle press of her nose to Springpaw’s forehead, she pulled herself away from her apprentice to instead lead them away from the other Medicine Cats, away from the large stones that the leaders sat atop, away from the huge murmuring crowds… And instead, she seated herself behind all of the other cats, her tail gently patting the space beside her, for Springpaw to sit there if she wished.

“You’re doing very well, you know. All things considered, it’s only your second gathering, and it’s your very first gathering with your new rank.” Drizzlecloud began softly, her eyes drifting over to land on the seastones, and the cats who sat atop it. “It will take some getting used to, is all. We’re new to this, both of us. I’m sure you feel just as alienated as I do when we sit up there with them, but… ‘Thunderclan’s new ranks, ha, like they’ll last very long’, right? We know how some cats think, with how Thunderclan’s high ranks have basically been dropping like flies.” The blue-grey spotted tabby stared up at where they had been sitting before, among the clan’s Medicine Cats–where all of their own previous Medicine Cats sat, too… And now here they were, just hoping that they would be able to hold up the mantle. “But Bumblestar chose us for a reason. That omen… This all happened for a reason. It’ll take us a lot of time, but I know that we can do it. I’m dedicating myself to this clan, and I’m dedicating myself to learning, so that I can teach you, too.”

Drizzlecloud’s eyes returned to Springpaw, her green eyes peering down at her with a certain reassuring warmth behind them. “We’ll be okay–you’ll be okay. I’ll be with you each and every step of the way, too. I’m your mentor, but the difference between most mentors, their apprentices and us is, they won’t be–quite literally– working shoulder to shoulder with them for the rest of their lives. You won’t be getting rid of me just by finishing your training, you’re stuck with me until the moment I die or retire.” She lowered her head, offering Springpaw a playful smile. “Which means, I want you to talk to me whenever you have any worries. Anything at all, silly little things like whether or not you think your fur is groomed well, advice, needing someone to help you with your anxiety… I’m here. I’ll be here for you from this point on, okay?”

[ ares ]

Honey_Shimmer

June 15th, 2023, 09:48 AM

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Scalescar nervously twitched his ear all around,"a-anxious n-no hehe no" he said then hearing the squeak the tom nodded at dawnbreezes question"f-frogpaw from thunderclan s-s-she's a friend yes a friend" the tom added as his paws fiddled. The tom breathed heavily as he knew he messed things up*what have i done!* the tom thought.

His head lifted as he felt the ground with vibrations and one was frogpaw who left"i'm sorry Frogpaw i'm sorry" he whispered as he cried silently. His head lowered as he grieved, he had made things worse, he makes everything worse why was he still alive if he messed things up.

Scalescar lowered his ears as he felt broken and sad again, it was all his fault. how could he break frogpaws heart, he said he loved her and here he feels guilty not showing any love to her. Did he have love left in him? with the loss and hatred in him how could he live in a clan. Starclan has been unkind to him but yet windclan is kind to him, the tom shook his head as he tried to ignore his anger that was coming up from his heart.

[ My heart is broken, this was the hardest thing to write in my life, this is sadness is harder to write than my Story i'm writing!:bawling::bawling]

Loveless.Fawn Honey_Shimmer

Dawnbreeze felt confused. Scalescar had said she was just a friend, but his reaction said otherwise.
She felt something like hurt that he wouldn't tell her the truth.
He just asked me to be his mate, but he's already hiding things from me!
So much for trusting him.
"Scalescar, you can tell me the truth you know.
It hurts me more to know your hiding something from me, than to know the truth."
She looked down, hoping to hide the feeling shown in her eyes.
She had known she wouldn't not be hurt again in her life, but it was worse when her mate-What did it seem like?- loved someone else! Without thinking, she pulled her tail back to her paws.
She felt hatred towards Frogpaw.
How dare she come to the gathering and have a fit because she liked someone-who wasn't even in her clan, let's add- and that someone she liked, just happened to like someone who was actually in his own clan!

[That was kinda hard for Dawn with all her trust issues. I guess she really liked Scale! I hope she's not planning revenge :wut:]

Queen_Coral Loveless.Fawn

Beetlenose

June 15th, 2023, 10:16 AM

Juniperpaw
23/100

Giving a bright smile, Juniper wrapped her tail around her paws, though still raining, the spot they had picked certainly had sheltered them a bit. Pelt now drying, she began to groom down the dried fluffs.
“Thanks, I like yours too”

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
———-
4 moons - she/her
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(Quick question, for the post count, do you have to restart it after cats become an apprentice?)

Minnowpaw smiled back at Juniperpaw. She thought of her own pelt again at her friends words.
I wonder what my mother looked like… was she also grey? Or was my father grey?
Minnowpaw wondered for a moment, she had never met her mother or father. “Juniperpaw… did you ever meet your parents?”

Silvershadow13

June 15th, 2023, 10:24 AM

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
———-
4 moons - she/her
————
(Quick question, for the post count, do you have to restart it after cats become an apprentice?)

Minnowpaw smiled back at Juniperpaw. She thought of her own pelt again at her friends words.
I wonder what my mother looked like… was she also grey? Or was my father grey?
Minnowpaw wondered for a moment, she had never met her mother or father. “Juniperpaw… did you ever meet your parents?”

Juniperpaw
25/100
(Yeah, I keep getting confused lol, I think I have double counted a bunch )

Giving an odd look to Minnowpaw, the apprentice searched her memories. Shaking her head,
“Only a few times. I remember, dad was I think he was black and white with super short fur, and mom, I remember her name, Amberbright, she was a golden tabby with patches of white. I don’t remember much other, except mom died when I was really young, and it was my fault, she was never able to replenish the blood loss she experienced in child birth. Dad died soon after, I don’t know what from though”

Beetlenose

June 15th, 2023, 10:57 AM

Juniperpaw
25/100
(Yeah, I keep getting confused lol, I think I have double counted a bunch )

Giving an odd look to Minnowpaw, the apprentice searched her memories. Shaking her head,
“Only a few times. I remember, dad was I think he was black and white with super short fur, and mom, I remember her name, Amberbright, she was a golden tabby with patches of white. I don’t remember much other, except mom died when I was really young, and it was my fault, she was never able to replenish the blood loss she experienced in child birth. Dad died soon after, I don’t know what from though”

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
———-
4 moons - she/her
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(Same! Lol)

Minnowpaw sighed then racked her brain for any remembrance of her parents.
“I don’t remember anything about mine.”
She looked at her dark grey paws for a second before glancing back up.
“I don’t think you killed your mother, it just happened it was the will of StarClan!” She mewed mysteriously.
“Did you have any siblings? I don’t think I had any siblings…”
She thought about Autumnpaw and her siblings.
“I have Blizzardnight and her kits though! their the best!”

Silvershadow13

June 15th, 2023, 12:13 PM

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
———-
4 moons - she/her
————
(Same! Lol)

Minnowpaw sighed then racked her brain for any remembrance of her parents.
“I don’t remember anything about mine.”
She looked at her dark grey paws for a second before glancing back up.
“I don’t think you killed your mother, it just happened it was the will of StarClan!” She mewed mysteriously.
“Did you have any siblings? I don’t think I had any siblings…”
She thought about Autumnpaw and her siblings.
“I have Blizzardnight and her kits though! their the best!”

Juniperpaw
26/100

A sympathetic smile made its way to the apprentice’s face,
“Thanks, I guess I only think that way since dad did. And yeah, I had two siblings, but they died, I think mom named them Dovekit, and Olivekit, both symbols of peace, after they died, since both were stillborn. I guess mom wanted them to have peace.” brightening at the next comment “Upur adoptive family sounds nice, I wish I had one, but I guess I was just community raised.”

iliri

June 15th, 2023, 12:37 PM

Springpaw’s chest ached like hell. Her body felt like it was heavy from the rain drenching her fur, puddles dripping rapidly from the bottom of her sodden coat. Oceanic hues followed up after Drizzlecloud, the panic-stricken molly slowly following after the ticked tabby. The shoveling anxiety and panic dimmered slightly as they went as far as they could go from the crowd, behind the Seastones and away from the other high ranks. Springpaw’s eyes slowly fluttered shut for a moment as she took in deep, shaking breaths; chest heaving as she settled herself down. Her stomach felt light like butterflies and her paws felt heavy against the damp, sandy soil. Being away from all the commotion just for a little bit made Springpaw’s nerves at temporary ease and relief. She wasn’t emotionally or mentally prepared to just simply sit in front of a bunch of cats so she could just simply listen to the leaders giving out their speeches and for her name to be called as the newest medicine cat apprentice…

Springpaw shivered from the thought, muscles uncomfortably tensing up against the steady stream of the rain hitting against her slick coat. The thought made her heart want to cry and tiredly pound aggressively against her chest once more. Her own breath almost hitching against her throat from the bitter thought itself. The simple thought of hearing cats chanting out her name in such a loud manner and focusing on her made her feel uncomfortable. Springpaw couldn’t handle that. Other cats probably could, but she couldn’t simply just… handle it on her own. The faint thought of Dovefluff flashed through her mind, a small frown growing on the pastel calico’s lips. What would she think of this? What would she do? Her mother could probably do a much better job at doing this than her own daughter could… would she be ashamed of the fact that Springpaw couldn’t even sit on the Seastones without her starting to panic from having to speak with the other medicine cats?

Ears quickly angled themselves in the direction of Drizzlecloud as her words broke through her thoughts, one eye cracking open to look at her mentor. Springpaw could easily feel herself getting more sick to her stomach, the calico shifting herself uncomfortably in her place as she slowly moved herself right next to the ticked tabby, silently sitting down right next to her and curling her tail promptly around her paws. Springpaw remained civilly silent as she quietly listened to Drizzlecloud’s words, eyes shamefully averted away from her warm green gaze. Drizzlecloud’s words felt familiar to when her mother was speaking to her a few days ago. When Dovefluff felt like she was proud of her. Proud of her for being so brave and overcoming her problems. Did Drizzlecloud feel the same way? That she was proud of Springpaw for doing well… well for her first gathering as a new rank? Springpaw couldn’t see herself as doing well for such an event, just from the little fiasco that happened with Lightningpaw and Elmshadow. How was that doing well? She was quite clearly panicking by the time Lightningpaw had arrived and from Elmshadow’s cold stare in her direction.

Springpaw’s tired eyes slowly shifted towards Drizzlecloud’s direction as the kind-hearted molly continued to speak. Her mentioning how ThunderClan’s high ranks always were deemed to fail made Springpaw’s heart clenched tightly in her chest as another impulsive thought came to her mind. What if they failed just like Sundust and Cinderpaw? What if they got demoted just like Cinderpaw did? What if someday, Drizzlecloud didn’t want to be medicine cat anymore and just… left and never returned Like Sundust did? Like how Rabbitchatter did? The thought of her old mentor made her heart ache. It still was unknown for why the tabby tom left ThunderClan, but Springpaw could’ve possibly known one reason. All the chaos. All the change. Everything has just been nothing but an absolute disaster for her clan. Clan-mates were dying, arguments spewed about, and there were newly-promoted high ranks that were just getting used to their positions. Why else wouldn’t he have left because of that? Drizzlecloud’s words were undeniably true about how former high ranks kept failing them each and every time, almost every time causing a major strain to ThunderClan itself.

The quick mentioning of the omen only made Springpaw’s muscles tense more with unease, lips curling into a sharp frown. That omen… didn’t feel right to Springpaw. The thought of StarClan picking her and Drizzlecloud as ThunderClan’s next medicine cats left nothing but a sickening jolt in her stomach. What if Bumblestar made it up? What if… there truly wasn’t an omen and Bumblestar was only choosing from her own opinions? That she was just choosing who she thought was best fit for the role? Springpaw kept silent about the thought, yet Drizzlecloud’s comment still hung over her head like a storm cloud. Just from the simple thought, Springpaw couldn’t help herself but glance up at the dark abyss of the sky above. Her eyes squinting as they tried to look past the dark clouds that covered the night sky, rapidly blinking away raindrops that landed on her face. Did StarClan really send that omen? Did they really think that Drizzlecloud and her were meant to be ThunderClan’s medicine cats? The question hung like a heavy fog, left to be answered by time itself. Springpaw didn’t know yet, but she surely hoped that time itself will answer that suppressing question.

Drizzlecloud’s next set of words caused the calico molly to quickly face the ticked tabby once again, blinking away stray drops of rain that had been collecting around the corners of her eyes. Springpaw felt a spark light up deep inside her heart as Drizzlecloud emphasized the fact that she would be dedicating herself for their clan. For their new rank. For her as Springpaw’s new mentor and to teach her the ways of a medicine cat. With her being so open about wanting to help Springpaw, wanting to step in and be there for her every step of the way… reminded the calico so much of Dovefluff. Dovefluff made that same promise. That she will want to help Springpaw and be there for her whenever she was hurting: emotionally or physically. Drizzlecloud’s words was different. She was meaning this in the way that a mentor would. A mentor that was going to be by her side for the rest of her life until she retired or stepped down. Springpaw felt the heavy burden of Rabbitchatter’s words echoing from her head of when they first met. To trust ones only that she was closest with. He taught her that. He taught her to trust the ones that she knew wouldn’t break their promises. It was a shame that he betrayed his own word by leaving her alone without even saying a peep about it.

Dovefluff was one of the ones that Springpaw trusted. Rabbitchatter used to be one of them. Could Drizzlecloud be the same? Could she be someone that Springpaw could look up to? That she could grow close with? Form a bond with?

The questions hung in the apprentice’s mind as silence drew among the two felines. The only sound eliminating between them was the steady pouring of rain landing by the stream by the Seastones. The distant chattering of cats echoing from the clearing right by Seastones and the quiet rumble of thunder up in the dark sky. All that was left to clear that silence was Springpaw’s answer to Drizzlecloud’s statements. To bring her voice whether to accept the molly’s offer or decline it. Springpaw knew just the answer to that statement alone.

“Drizzlecloud, I…” she stated, voice quiet and steady; Springpaw slowly drew the confidence into her words to keep speaking, the molly silently drawing in a shaking breath, “I understand, Drizzlecloud. I just… I don’t want you to leave me like how my old mentor, Rabbitchatter, did. He left without even saying he was gonna leave. I had no one else to look up to after he left. All I had was my siblings and they are gone as well. I only have Dovefluff left to look up to. She’s someone who stepped up and wanted to become my mother after my birth giver left me at four moons old. I don’t want you to leave me alone like how Rabbitchatter did… I want a mentor who is going to stay by my side until the end and won’t abandon me like how my own birth giver and former mentor did…” her voice cracked and shook as she spoke, wavering slightly as she stared up at Drizzlecloud. Was those words the right thing to say? Did she even say them correctly?

Springpaw mentally hoped they were. She hoped that she gave out the message that she was giving Drizzlecloud all her trust and dignity. That she was giving the older molly all the trust and compassion that she was giving to her. That she was trusting heavily in Drizzlecloud and hoping that she will vow heavily to her words and not leave her behind like her own birth giver and old mentor did.

[ Omari ]

lio

June 15th, 2023, 01:47 PM

Spiderthroat
lio

The tom followed the group out to the Gathering. It had been a while since one was held...or he was just avoiding them, as he often did. Being around groups of cats, let alone most of them being strangers, wasn't his cup of tea. But, he was apparently a keeper now, something about putting up a good something for ThunderClan. He couldn't remember, he was tired.

Ears twitched as he spotted a familiar face sit down, ah, so that's where they would sit. Why not just sit with everyone else, why did they have to have their own spot? They were just a warrior with extra steps. Letting out a snort as he sat beside the other Keeper, giving her a nod of his head in greeting.

https://i.postimg.cc/02xyjpFB/asterdance-headshot-toyhouse.png
「❀」 THE MENACE 「❀」
╰► ASTERDANCE
they | them ✿ fluffy brown cat with darker brown flecks and a stubbed tail; orange eyes ✿

ೃ⁀➷ Starfall lio

Asterdance trotted into the Gathering, their nose twitching at all the scents. It was a bit overwhelming, but now they had a really good spot to see what is going on. Purrks of being a keeper, they guessed! Since they were one? It was, new. It was pretty nice.

Spotting Gentledoe in the crowd, with a perfect next to her, Asterdance was quickly making a small jog towards her. "Yo!" They mewed, and then. Betrayal. Spidey, their brother, their absolute amazing devious sibling, stole their spot. Asterdance paused, staring at him for a long period of time. "Okay then. "

Expect. Asterdance was able to adapt. They approached the two, "Let me just... kinda.. scoott in here.. mhm, don't mind me, " They babbled, trying to situate themself inbetween the two.

https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/characters/20474513?1680687351
GENTLEDOE (https://toyhou.se/20474513.gentledoe)
messy-furred brown she-cat with heterochromia.
she/her

Her plan to have Asterdance sit next to her was foiled!! And by... what was that smell? A messy tabby head turned to see that Spiderthroat had settled down in the place she had left for Asterdance, and suddenly she had to stifle a gag. Gentledoe raised her paw, attempting to subtly cover her nose. She offered strained smile to the tom- they were both Keepers, so she couldn't just... move. It'd be rude to do so regardless!

But thank the stars above, as a familiar voice reached her ears, Gentledoe's face lit up. She lowered her paw from her nose and shuffled slightly to the side, allowing Asterdance to scoot in between her and Spiderthroat. Her gaze softened upon the sight of the other warrior, and she brushed her tail against their side in greeting.

"Hi there, love," she purred.

Beetlenose

June 15th, 2023, 02:41 PM

Juniperpaw
26/100

A sympathetic smile made its way to the apprentice’s face,
“Thanks, I guess I only think that way since dad did. And yeah, I had two siblings, but they died, I think mom named them Dovekit, and Olivekit, both symbols of peace, after they died, since both were stillborn. I guess mom wanted them to have peace.” brightening at the next comment “Upur adoptive family sounds nice, I wish I had one, but I guess I was just community raised.”

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
———-
4 moons - she/her

“Community raises sounds nice.”
Minnowpaw laughed.
“Maybe one day we can ask around camp to see who knew our parents! Someone has got to know!”

Silvershadow13

June 15th, 2023, 02:56 PM

https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5831&pictureid=40383
-Minnowpaw-
———-
4 moons - she/her

“Community raises sounds nice.”
Minnowpaw laughed.
“Maybe one day we can ask around camp to see who knew our parents! Someone has got to know!”

Juniperpaw
27/100

Nodding in anticipation,
“That sounds nice”

Ian

June 15th, 2023, 04:49 PM

Fallownose’s ears twitched as the rain continued to fall, his gaze distracted from Alderstep’s reply, whatever it may be, by a commotion. Scalescar and… was they the same apprentice from all those moons ago? He remembered having to break them up when Scalescar, then Scalepaw, had gotten aggressive. The deputy had thought it was a harmless crush, and there had been no other signs or was nothing more, until now. Fallownose couldn’t believe he hadn’t noticed during the time Scalepaw had been his apprentice.

What was worse was Scalescar was a warrior now, and the other she-cat still seemed to be an apprentice if her reaction was anything to go by. It was… disgusting. “I suggest you speak with that apprentice about this matter. I will handle my warrior,” he said to Alderstep before leaping off the rock and weaving his way through the crowd to where Scalescar was sitting with Dawnbreeze.

“Scalescar. I don’t know what just happened between you and that ThunderClan apprentice, but you are a warrior. That type of behavior is disgusting, not to mention she’s from a different Clan. Cliffjumper will be escorting you back to camp, where you will remain until Twilightstar and I return from the Gathering and decide a fitting punishment.” Fallownose’s tone was cold, leaving no room for argument as he signaled Cliffjumper over with a kink of his tail.

valery dino. Moonraven Queen_Coral Honey_Shimmer Loveless.Fawn Octavia!

RavensCall

June 15th, 2023, 05:48 PM

Cliffjumper let out an annoyed flick of his tail when Fallownose began to scold Scalescar. He left where he was sitting with Ashclaw when the deputy ordered the orange tom to escort the newly named warrior back to camp. The flame-coloured guardian led Scalescar back to camp, somewhat feeling bad for the ThunderClan apprentice who threw her tantrum.
Lillian - Fallownose Queen_Coral - Scalescar/Ashclaw Loveless.Fawn - Frogpaw

Saki

June 15th, 2023, 06:41 PM

Bump
CreeperLover649

bubble[error].

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