by eagle, » Sat Aug 12, 2023 9:08 am
QUICKCLAN
cyanstar | tom, leader, 82m, tagged: fogspirit
indent"A cat? Getting eaten?" Cyanstar asked, his eyes wide with concern. "That sounds horrible. I barely like getting my paws wet on a regular day, I don't think I'd be able to keep my fur on if something like that tried to [b]eat me!"[/b] he said, alarmed by the very thought of the strange creature. He would have to send thanks to StarClan for keeping crocodiles away from his territory. "Who could possibly turn up their nose at a comfortable patch of sunshine? That's the best reward after a long day. But it's also so difficult to get apprentices up and about to train when the weather's like that," he paused, taking a moment to reconsider his words. "Though, it's also not easy to get them moving on rainy days either. But maybe your cats are more eager and disciplined than mine," he said with a laugh, nodding to where it seemed Russetpaw had started to make a friend with a young FogClan apprentice. "What types of skills do your apprentices learn during training?"
splashfall | tom, deputy, 86m, tagged: northstar
indent"We get decent amounts of snow, some winters more than others, of course. A lot of our warriors have short fur, which is fine for running long distances in the warmers seasons. But, in the past we've had to be strict about watching how long cats out exposed to the wind and snow," he explained. "Thankfully we've never had issues in the past with frostbite, but sometimes we do get enough snow that we'll be almost to our stomaches with it." Splashfall had only known the moorland and the surrounding forests, so it was very interesting for him to hear more about Northstar's territory. "Oh wow, uou hunt owls? That must take a lot of skill and practice. Very impressive." When Northstar asked about rabbits, Splashfall nodded enthusiastically. "Oh yes, rabbits are our primary prey for most parts of the year. They're very common on our territory, and hunting them has become something of a tradition in our clan. Our young warriors like to pride themselves in who can run the fastest, because that means that they usually have the best chance of catching rabbits on patrols," he said. "Of course, I was one of the young warriors that started that tradition, but that was a long time ago." It was a fond memory, one that felt like it came from a different lifetime. Before he was deputy, had a mate and kits, when Redstar was still alive. "You mentioned greenleaf hunting grounds. Does that mean that you move your camp as well, or do you just choose to hunt in different parts of your territory?" he asked Northstar.
alpinemask | tom, medicine cat, 87m, tagged: charcoalgleam
indent"That makes sense," Alpinemask said, nodding in understanding at Charcoalgleam's assessment of whether or not she imagined herself having a family in the future. "I honestly never thought it would happen to me. I didn't want much to do with any cats when I was younger. I lived as a housecat, and I thought that I was happy enough as I was. But, StarClan does have strange plans for all of us," he said. "If anyone told me that I would wind up as a clan medicine cat, I would've said that they had bees for brains, and here we are today. I mean, did you ever imagine that you'd wind up as a warrior?" He tipped his head, thoughtful. "What's meant to happen will come to pass, don't you think?"
shellpond | tom, warrior, 31m, tagged: moonblink
indentShellpond ducked his head, bashful as he spoke to Moonblink about his crush. It was a secret that he'd worked to hide for the past several moons, since the other tom had arrived in QuickClan - so much so that Shellpond had neglected to confide in any of his family about his feelings. So, when Moonblink offered her advice, Shellpond managed a tight smile. "I'll try. Thank you," he said. Though he wasn't sure if he was confident enough to make himself known, let alone have any clue what he could do to make Marigoldstream notice him, he knew that Moonblink was right. He'd never be happy unless he tried something. He let himself get caught up in her description of the coast. For a moment, he could've sworn that he felt the pull of wind in his fur and smelled the salty sea. "That sounds so strange," he said, though not unkindly. "Salty water that you can't even drink? That sounds useless. Could you at least fish or swim in it?" he asked. He felt an immense respect for Moonblink, having traveled so far, seen more in her lifetime than Shellpond supposed that he ever would. "It sounds like you've seen everything. That's amazing."
ambergleam | molly, warrior, 16m, tagged: bearstripe
indentambergleam hummed thoughtfully at bearstripe's words, thankful that she wasn't alone with her anxiety surrounding the gathering. "i'm not sure. i hope that they do, so we aren't alone feeling like this," she said. she turned her head, looking to where the leaders were gathered. though her view was partially obscured, she saw a flash of cyanstar blue pelt, and smiled to herself, feeling more secure with the knowledge that he wasn't far away if anything bad were to happen. "on the way here, cyanstar told me that he used to be super nervous when he started coming to gatherings. but that was ages ago, when he was a brand new warrior. now, i don't know if anything makes him nervous."
indent"no twolegs? that sounds like a dream," ambergleam gushed. just the thought of twolegs and their massive dogs made ambergleam shudder. but instead she leaned forward, ears pricked as bearstripe described meadowclan's territory. "meadowclan sounds gorgeous. we have some flowers in quickclan, but nothing like yours, i'm sure. but, don't you have to worry about bees? when i was a kit, my moms were always super nervous when we went near flowers, because she was scared that i'd get stung." she laughed at the memory of dandelionspring and autumnflower fussing over her and her siblings. "oh! or does anyone ever breathe in too much pollen and have to sneeze a lot? if i lived in meadowclan, i think i'd do that all time, i'd try to get to close to a flower to sniff it, and then regret it right away!"
russetpaw | molly, apprentice, 9m, tagged: lotus
indent"Oh! I'm sorry, I'm being super rude," she said, feeling her pelt suddenly burn with embarrassment. "I forgot to introduce myself. My name's Russetpaw, and I'm from QuickClan," she said, turning to follow Lotus' line of sight towards the leaders. "There's Cyanstar there," she said, pointing out the lithe QuickClan leader. "Is that your clan's leader?" she asked, craning her neck to try to get a better look at the leaders. She noticed the leaders look their way, and she ducked her head, hoping that Cyanstar wouldn't think that she was being snoopy. "Do you like your leader? She looks nice," Russetpaw said, turning back to her new friend.
