ThunderClan Clearing

[nyme]

IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE
AND YOU WERE FULL OF JOY

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GOLDENPAW . 6 MOONS . HE/SHE/THEY . THUNDERCLAN

"Ohh...feathernest...I've been meanin' to pad mine out with some stuff, just haven't decided what. Ma had hers, in the nursery, stuuuuffed with feathers 'n ferns 'n stuff...I'd've stolen some but she gave it up t'some other queen on her way out." Goldenpaw whisked his tail against the ground idly, seemingly for no other reason than a desire to fidget. "Guess I gotta go find my ownnnn bedding like a big cat.

Stormpaw mentions a Dawnpaw which is a name Goldenpw has certainly heard around—like any other name; clan life, etcetera—but he doesn't yet know who that is, and Stormpw seems excited about 'em, so it seems like a good topic of discussion. "Dawnpaw, who's that? Sibling? Other buddy a'yours?"

They'd keep the questions coming, only, something's—up. Alpinepaw has gone from merely quiet to something else, something that has Goldenpaw's mottled ears pricking in concern.

"Heyyyy uh, Alpinepaw, you good?" Cypresspaw sees it too. Goldenpaw watches him step in, sweeping his meal aside and hunkering down close to comfort the upset apprentice. They're charmed and relieved by the display in equal measure; Cypresspaw seems like a really good buddy to have around, and if he's known Alpinepaw for a while then that probably makes him the best cat here right now to provide comfort. Goldenpaw would have no trouble snuggling up to someone wigging out over something but they know that most panicked cats really really really don't want some stranger breathing on them like that.

"Is there anyone we need'a go get?" A mentor, maybe? Family? One of their medicine cats, even??

❊

"Flower day..." Some time later, Goldenpaw is sprawled across the ground, belly to the sky. She's a little hoarse and rickety sounding—courtesy of a lingering, weather-induced cough; dang apprentice's den collapse!—and hasn't been very attentive at the moment. Frankly, she wants a nap, but that's more of a body-want than a mind-want and she'd rather chew thorns than give up on her mind-wants just to sleep the day away. She already does that plenty when she's healthy.

The faint concern she's got right now is that the sleep-monster might come back if she's sick. The last time she'd met it, Goldenpaw had been sicker than ever—feeling under the weather again just seems like an awful good way to lead it back to her.

So she just won't do that. Sleep can resume when she's healthy. It'll be fine.

Only, they just dozed right then. Whoops. Goldenpaw jerks, startling themself awake over nothing and rolling back the right way up to blink around the clearing. Uh. Is Flower Day still a thing, or had they nap-dreamed all of that? The mottled youth stretches up to his paws and shakes off, glancing around to find—

Oh, cool. Good. Great.

"Cypressstormbuddies hold up I'm comin'—gimme a sec," he rasps. "If you take all the good flowers I'll cry 'n cry 'n cry...nobody wants to see that. You better save some for Alpinepaw, too, if she shows up."

@Eucalyptuspaw ; CYPRESSPAW
@Highsnow of Matterhorn ; ALPINEPAW
@Rowan ; STORMPAW

[Bluest+r~]

Flowernose wandered in a circle and grumbled. " Hey, Hawkthorn? " She called to her mate. Hawkthorn's ears perked up and he padded over. " Yes, love? " He asked and licked her shoulder. Flowernose frowned. " My stomach feels funny. Like there's something kicking it. " She explained and sat down. Hawkthorn sat beside her and tilted his head. " Kicking? " He wondered and looked at his paws, thinking hard. Flowernose yawned. " I've only eaten a fat rabbit and drank some dew. " She muttered half to herself.

[OPEN to anyone that wants to talk to them!]

@Badwolf - Antpaw

[Badwolf]

Originally Posted by Bluest+r~

Flowernose wandered in a circle and grumbled. " Hey, Hawkthorn? " She called to her mate. Hawkthorn's ears perked up and he padded over. " Yes, love? " He asked and licked her shoulder. Flowernose frowned. " My stomach feels funny. Like there's something kicking it. " She explained and sat down. Hawkthorn sat beside her and tilted his head. " Kicking? " He wondered and looked at his paws, thinking hard. Flowernose yawned. " I've only eaten a fat rabbit and drank some dew. " She muttered half to herself.

[OPEN to anyone that wants to talk to them!]

@Badwolf - Antpaw

[Antpaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Thunderclan

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"Maybe it's the rabbit?" Antpaw meows carelessly. It was a joke, of course, to match his mother's joke in turn. Kicking? He didn't see anything kicking his mother in the belly. Though it did appear swollen. That makes Antpaw feel worried, though he doesn't say it out loud.

"You should go to Wolfpaw if it hurts too much." He meows sensibly, glancing over at his father. He would offer to go with her to the medicine cat den, but he didn't feel a need to, since Hawkthorn was here.

[Highsnow of Matterhorn]

《 Alpinepaw 》
216/100
she/her | Thunderclan apprentice | 6 moons

Alpinepaw was sitting and staring at the ground absentmindedly. She was thinking about things. She did not hear the conversation between Goldenpaw and Cypresspaw.

Cypresspaw - @Eucalyptuspaw
Goldenpaw - @nyme
Stormpaw - @Rowan

[Bluest+r~]

Originally Posted by Badwolf

[Antpaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Thunderclan

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"Maybe it's the rabbit?" Antpaw meows carelessly. It was a joke, of course, to match his mother's joke in turn. Kicking? He didn't see anything kicking his mother in the belly. Though it did appear swollen. That makes Antpaw feel worried, though he doesn't say it out loud.

"You should go to Wolfpaw if it hurts too much." He meows sensibly, glancing over at his father. He would offer to go with her to the medicine cat den, but he didn't feel a need to, since Hawkthorn was here.

Flowernose shrugged. "Maybe it was." She meowed and listened to her son's advice. "Yes, perhaps I should. Not now though. It's not that bad." She replied and tilted her head. Hawkthorn glanced at Antpaw and nodded to acknowledge him. Hawkthorn didn't need his mate to go off on another rant about behavior. Flowernose glared at Hawkthorn as if reminding him then turned to Antpaw. "Any idea who your new mentor is?" She asked.

[Idiotic.Bean101]

Orangepaw-He/Him
5 Moons
PURRKS
Silver Tongue-Inactive


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Oh, woe is he!

The lack of training is detrimental to his health, for sure!
He was sure it had to be because of the lock down, because Mountaintalon probably(aka he actually has no idea) probably prefers to do training outside of camp. Or maybe he was busy. Cool cats like that are probably busy a lot.

Plus!
The apprentice's den had been destroyed!
What a sad time for the great Orangepaw!

He was splayed out on the ground, as if looking for an excuse someone to talk to him.


[OPEN]

[Badwolf]

Originally Posted by Bluest+r~

Flowernose shrugged. "Maybe it was." She meowed and listened to her son's advice. "Yes, perhaps I should. Not now though. It's not that bad." She replied and tilted her head. Hawkthorn glanced at Antpaw and nodded to acknowledge him. Hawkthorn didn't need his mate to go off on another rant about behavior. Flowernose glared at Hawkthorn as if reminding him then turned to Antpaw. "Any idea who your new mentor is?" She asked.

[Antpaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Thunderclan

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"Some idiots caught whitecough, and I heard it's spreading. Mom, I think it'll be a good idea to get it checked just in case." Antpaw tries his best not to sound too caring or concerned- that wasn't cool, and it was embarrassing. Then his ears twitch and he flicks his tail as he hears the words 'new mentor'.

"I don't know." Antpaw meows in reply to Flowernose's question, "It hasn't been long since Sunflowerswirl just disappeared from the last patrol, so I'm not even sure if I will get a new mentor before she comes back."

Despite his dislike of Sunflowerswirl, his voice has no worry and he is firm in his belief that the warrior will not be in any harm. Though he was dissatisfied with her as a mentor, she was still a warrior, after all, and they weren't even patrolling a dangerous part of the clan territory at the time of her disappearance. Yes, she was surely safe. She probably just forgot and took a nap on a too-cozy rock or something. Antpaw's only worry is that he won't be granted a new mentor before she returns.

[Bluest+r~]

Originally Posted by Badwolf

[Antpaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Thunderclan

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"Some idiots caught whitecough, and I heard it's spreading. Mom, I think it'll be a good idea to get it checked just in case." Antpaw tries his best not to sound too caring or concerned- that wasn't cool, and it was embarrassing. Then his ears twitch and he flicks his tail as he hears the words 'new mentor'.

"I don't know." Antpaw meows in reply to Flowernose's question, "It hasn't been long since Sunflowerswirl just disappeared from the last patrol, so I'm not even sure if I will get a new mentor before she comes back."

Despite his dislike of Sunflowerswirl, his voice has no worry and he is firm in his belief that the warrior will not be in any harm. Though he was dissatisfied with her as a mentor, she was still a warrior, after all, and they weren't even patrolling a dangerous part of the clan territory at the time of her disappearance. Yes, she was surely safe. She probably just forgot and took a nap on a too-cozy rock or something. Antpaw's only worry is that he won't be granted a new mentor before she returns.

Flowernose leaned back a bit at the word 'idiots' but quickly recovered. "I'm sure I'll be fine." She meowed and shrugged it off. Hawkthorn cleared his throat. "Your mother can get through anything." He meowed then leaned forward slightly. "Mostly." He whispered. Flowernose smacked her mate's head and stood up. "Well, I'm sure that your new mentor will be great, whether it be," Flowernose meowed and glared at both of the toms, "it be Sunflowerswirl or not."

[Badwolf]

Originally Posted by Bluest+r~

Flowernose leaned back a bit at the word 'idiots' but quickly recovered. "I'm sure I'll be fine." She meowed and shrugged it off. Hawkthorn cleared his throat. "Your mother can get through anything." He meowed then leaned forward slightly. "Mostly." He whispered. Flowernose smacked her mate's head and stood up. "Well, I'm sure that your new mentor will be great, whether it be," Flowernose meowed and glared at both of the toms, "it be Sunflowerswirl or not."

[Antpaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Thunderclan

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Antpaw winces. "Yeah." He meows lamely, looking away from his mother's stern glare, his face burning with something between embarrassment and shame. He's really glad that he didn't say his thoughts out loud now. If he did, he'll probably be getting the Flowernose treatment and be reprimanded for a long while.

He glances slyly at Hawkthorn for his father's reaction, wondering if he's also avoiding his mother's gaze.

[Bluest+r~]

Originally Posted by Badwolf

[Antpaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Thunderclan

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Antpaw winces. "Yeah." He meows lamely, looking away from his mother's stern glare, his face burning with something between embarrassment and shame. He's really glad that he didn't say his thoughts out loud now. If he did, he'll probably be getting the Flowernose treatment and be reprimanded for a long while.

He glances slyly at Hawkthorn for his father's reaction, wondering if he's also avoiding his mother's gaze.

Hawkthorn cringed and looked at his paws. "I was just trying to-" He started before Flowernose cut him off. "Trying to bully another cat?" Flowernose spat and walked inside the warrior den. Hawkthron shook his head. "Geez. There must still be snips of the Flowernose treatment sneaking out of there." He joked.