[crexmii]

Username: crexmii
Which Kitten: right
Cat Name: venus
Gender: female
Rank: goddess of beauty
Clan: softclan
Age: eons
Prompt: venus poked her head through the bushes and stared at amorette, the goddess of love herself. the apricot chinchilla seemed more subdued than usual, her arrows, bow and crimson-red threads untouched on the grass beside her. her tail and ears were drooping. amorette seemed...sad.

the pink tortie hated seeing her best friend sad, so she ran over to her side and poked her nose gently. "what's wrong, amorette?" she asked softly. amorette glanced at her once, deep blue eyes meeting her brighter-coloured ones, seeming unsure whether to tell venus the source of her unhappiness. "i...it's just...everyone falls in love with each other. but...what about me? am i destined to be alone, matchmaking cats together and watching them have the one thing i can't? it's lonely."

amorette seemed to choke on her last words. venus smiled at her sadly, then patted her left paw. "if you're lonely, you have your friends! like me." she grinned, bouncing on her paws around the love goddess. then, out of nowhere, she conjured a little sculpture of her best friend laughing, happy and looking the complete opposite of sad. amorette's eyes widened, sparkling in amazement as she marvelled and cood over the miniature carving. "venus!" she cried, using her paw to boop venus's nose.

venus laughed. "i knew that would make you happier. amorette, stop thinking like that! you are loved! you have friends here. you have halcie and cordelia and me!" venus twined her tail around her bestie's, reassuring her. "besides, if you're sick of making cats fall in love, you can always....reverse things." venus giggled. "HEY! that's only for serious cases! no breaking up my lovely couples!" amorette yowled, tackling venus onto the ethereally soft grass.

"no, no, don't worry! i wasn't really suggesting that!" venus laughed nervously, holding her paws up in surrender. "but really, you should take a break though. hang out with me and the others more! pleeeeeease? you're always so SO BUSY."
amorette smiled ruefully. "fine. i guess i could ask to take a break. BUT WHAT IF I GET INTO TROUBLE?" she groaned, tail bushed up in anxiety.

venus pounced on her own tail, chasing it in circles while she talked. "i highly doubt sirius or moira is going to scold you for simply taking a break. it's not like you're neglecting your duties, anyway, because it's not like mortals fall in love that often. OR i could do some matchmaking with the strings and arrows and bow instead! OOOO THAT WOULD BE SO FUN."

amorette glared at venus, cuffing her ear playfully. venus simply grinned innocently back. yes! her cheer amorette up plan had worked. now everything was back to normal, and there were no depressed gods feeling lonely. hooray! venus felt filled with satisfaction and relief.

amorette booped venus's nose. "really, venus, thank you. your advice is certainly going to help me sleep better." she meowed, a warm smile appearing on her features.

venus smiled wholeheartedly back, and immediately pulled her best friend into a hug.

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[blshluhvy]

Username: Timid-Decidueye
Which Kitten: Left!
Cat Name: Rosebud
Gender: Tom (he/him)
Rank: Kit >> Gatherer
Clan: Hill of Sunflowers
Age: Kitten
Prompt:

Rose loves Mammoth like there's no tomorrow. He follows her around everywhere she goes and doesn't do anything without Mammoth's help. Rose looks up to Mammoth and wants to be just like her, no matter what. While Rose looks up to Mammoth dearly, he would rather be a gatherer than a caretaker, mainly so he can bring back little trinkets for Mammoth when she's feeling down.

He listens to Mammoth's stories and takes them as fact. If she were to tell her that the StarClan didn't exist, and that the cats who've passed on didn't actually swim with the stars, he would believe it. He would believe it if she told him that foxes were actually kind-hearted creatures and that twolegs were nice to their kittypets.

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Username: Timid-Decidueye
Which Kitten: Top Right!
Cat Name: Tulipstripe
Gender: Non-binary (they/them)
Rank: Kit >>
Clan: Hill of Sunflowers
Age: Kitten
Prompt: Tulip is always cheering up one cat or another, most of the time it's Mammothfluff since they spend all day every day with her, but sometimes they're trying to cheer up some of the elders in the clan who've been through many hardships and just need a good laugh, perhaps a funny, made-up story.

[Echo Revna]

Username: Echo Raven
Which Kitten: top left
Cat Name: Moonstruck
Gender: tbd
Rank: tbd
Clan: KENC
Age: tbd
Prompt: Moonstruck would never tell anyone this, but they look up to the gorgeous lone white she-wolf that lives nearby. They have watched the she-wolf on many occasions, normally from safe in the higher branches of a tree, while the wolf goes on about her daily business. She is fearless and strong, independent and capable, and Moonstruck is in awe of her power. The thought had even crossed their mind that they wished they had been born a wolf. No one else seemed to share their awe of this magnificent creature though, too gripped by fear. So with mouth shut, Moonstruck would sneak off at least once a week to go observe the ways of the greatest being they had ever seen.

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[Aizaka]

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[uunicorn]

Username: Sei It
Which Kitten: Left
Cat Name: Berrykit
Gender: She-cat
Rank: kit
Clan: Spiritclan
Age: 9 moons
Prompt:

Every single morning, without fail, the first signs of daylight would bring a chirping little voice to the Elder's den,
'Tell me another story Halfear!' The bright eyed and bushy tailed young Berrykit would insist, and the other elders would grumble and go to lie in the sun, out of earshot of the weary enthusiasm of the youngling.

And every single morning, without fail, Halfear would chuckle, and send Berrykit off on an adventure through the camp, to gather up the 'supplies' he needed for his story. The tale of the frozen kingdom, required a nice big piece of unbroken ice, It had taken Berrykit a week to successfully bring that one back, then there was The two kings, for which he requested the kit bring him some cobwebs from the medicine cat den, and some sticks to bind together with it.

Each day, Berrykit would trot off to gather whatever supplies needed to tell the story, while she knew stories didn't really require materials to tell, the way Halfear would use the props to convey what was happening was so thrilling and exciting to her, and she always felt like the most responsible cat in the clan when she managed to gather the materials successfully, and watch another harrowing tale unfold before her.

So when the medicine cat asked Berrykit what role she aspired to take on in the clan, impressed by her ability to correctly identify the herbs at such a young age, and the young kit answered 'Elder', the medicine cat was quite surprised, and asked why?

'I want to be an elder just like Halfear when I grow up! I want to tell exciting stories with exciting things, and I want to make the little stories happen all by myself one day! Just like Halfear does! I want to be an Elder apprentice!'


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[SilentMelody]

Username: SilentMelody
Which Kitten: top right
Cat Name: Aurelia
Gender: female
Rank: ortus (kit) -> solaris (leader/founder)
Clan: Saguaro Syndicate
Age: 122 sunsets (4 months)

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Aurelia has been on her own for as long as she can remember, wandering the desert and counting the sunsets. However, being completely alone doesn't stop her sunny disposition.

The sun rises over the Rincon Mountains, shining light onto the Saguaro Forest. On this particular morning, she's lucky to find a sleepy packrat emerging from its burrow and swiftly kills it. Although, her luck soon changes on her way home.

She comes across a Mojave Rattlesnake awakening. As the reptile peeks out of its burrow, its tongue slips out to test the air. Slitted eyes fixate on her over a crested, triangular snout. It raises its narrow neck, slithering the rest of its sturdy body out. Once it emerges, the black-and-white tail rattles a furious warning. Aurelia's heart drops to her stomach.

Despite trembling paws, she releases the packrat slowly from her jaws. "Um... good morning, Mr. Rattler! I hope you're doing well. I didn't mean to disturb your slumber, that is," Aurelia rambles nervously.

The rattlesnake makes no moves to get closer to her, which she takes as a good sign. She decides to lighten the mood by joking, "So... what's it like being cold-blooded? I can't imagine having scales instead of fur." Her eyes scan the greenish olive scales, segmented into a chain of brown diamonds with intricately colored markings.

"Your diamonds are really cool. Do you like my spots? They're my roses. Not that you see many roses in the desert. But I really love prickly pears too," Aurelia comments nonchalantly, waving a paw towards one of the towering cactus with magenta fruit. At her sudden movement, the rattlesnake slithers closer to her. Its head sways back and forth in a serpentine motion.

Her fear threatens to choke her. "So, you're not a fruity guy... but that's okay! Um, so then, what do you like?" she questions.

Luck is on her side again. Or perhaps it's just her quick thinking that saves her life. "Oh! I know! Do you like to eat meat? Do you want this pack rat? I mean, I was gonna eat it... but that's really no problem! You can have it. Actually, I insist. You must take it." In a swift motion, she dips her head down and throws the packrat in the air. Simultaneously, the rattlesnake lunges, fangs extending and gleaming in the morning light. Aurelia swallows a scream, eyes wide as she waits to be bitten.

But the rattlesnake snatches the packrat up midair. Seemingly satisfied, it fixes her with a look... perhaps even cheerful, if a snake could imitate such an expression. Blinking a film over its eyes slowly, it turns back into its burrow and slithers into the depths with the packrat in tow. Adrenaline rushing out of her, Aurelia falls to the ground and inhales deeply, exhaling hard enough to send dust flying.

Recovering soon enough, she calls to the rattlesnake, "Okay, Mr. Rattler! It was nice to meet you! But... I hope I'll never see you again!"

[olivionary]

Username: olivionary
Which Kitten: Left
Cat Name: Elke
Gender: Female
Rank: Kit > Apprentice > Patroller > Council Member
Clan: Ivy Hollow
Age: Kitten
Prompt: Who is this cat’s role model? 412 words

Elke was raised closely to the Gods that her parent's worshipped and the tales that her parents, as well as other religious cats within the clan, would share and pass down to the kittens. It was the Prophet of the clan that Elke truly looked up to. She admired their relationship with the Gods and could only desire to one day be as close to the Gods as the Prophet.

The Prophet took notice of Elke's interest and encouraged her to find something that interested her outside of religion as well. "Some cats get too deep into respecting our Gods that they forget to respect themselves too." The Prophet would tell her, "Find something that makes you happy without the divine."
"But it's fascinating, all the history and the love that they show us."
The Prophet smiled down to the kitten, "The Gods are far more complex than that and you will understand when you are older, but for now, you are young. Go and play with the others. You will have many moons to converse with our Gods, if that is the path they have planned for you."
"But I want to be as close to the Gods as you!" Elke paused, "Mum says I need to know the Gods and learn from their mistakes."
"And that is a lovely sentiment, little one, but you can not know the Gods without first knowing yourself. Go discover yourself. Make some mistakes yourself and learn." The Prophet patted some dust off of Elke's head, "Do not make the same mistake as I did though. I love our Gods wholely, but I do wish I had had some more fun." The older cat smiled gently. The kitten didn't really understand, but one day she would.

Even as Elke matures and her identity separates from religion and the image that her parent's attempted to craft for her, the Prophet's dedication is something that she admires. Elke can only hope that one day she will find something that she is passionate about to the same degree as the Prophet, but she is young and has so much yet to experience. She is thankful that the Prophet encouraged her to find herself and make her own choices, even if it meant not believing in what the Prophet taught her anymore and finding conflict with her parent's choices. She'd one day be an important part of a clan that means more to her than any deity ever could.

Username: olivionary
Which Kitten: Right
Cat Name: Barbie
Gender: Female
Rank: Kit > Medicine Cat Apprentice > Medicine Cat
Clan: Ivy Hollow
Age: Kitten
Prompt: Who would this cat cheer up? 490 words.

Barbie has never been awfully good at making friend's and bonding with other young cats, to the point that she would often be seen playing amongst the flowers of Ivy Hollow alone. If you creep close enough it would appear that Barbie is talking to herself while batting at the tall grasses and flowers, chatting away facing into the foliage. This did create some concern amongst the older cats, though some theorised that she may have a connection with their ancestors and are talking to the cats that have passed beyond. This eventually led to Barbie being taken aside by the leader and their council to be quizzed on whether she had been told any prophecies.
"Barbie, we need you to tell us if you have been speaking to our ancestors."
"I, um ..."
"It is very important that we know, so we are able to support you, especially if the information doesn't make sense or is scary for you."
"I'm not ..."
"You won't be in any trouble for keeping this to yourself. We just want you to feel comfortable enough to tell us these things."
"I'M NOT TALKING TO THE ANCESTORS, I'M TALKING TO TIMMY!"
The council murmured between themselves for a moment. "Barbie, who is Timmy?"

Unsure how to answer, Barbie panicked and sped off into the flowers.

As Barbie wandered further, she spotted the small hunched ball sniffling against a rock. He turned his pokey face to look up as she walked closer, "Barbie, hey." The rat remained hunched, clutching something in his tiny paws.
"What's wrong?"
The rat held out his favourite bottle cap, that he'd often wear as a little hat and do impressions with to make Barbie laugh. It was damaged, beyond repair. "I don't know what to do. It's the only thing that is really mine. It was." Looking defeated, Timmy tossed the bottle cap aside.
"Hey!" Barbie chased after it and carried it back, "C'mon, climb up."
Timmy sighed, "I just want to sit here."
"C'monnn."
Timmy grabbed her fur and climbed up onto the pink cat's back. She walked out of the flowers, the rat flinched behind her ears when he saw the crowd of council cats waiting for them. "This is Timmy and we have something important to do." Barbie walked past the cats, Timmy looked back at them nervously.
"Where did that confidence come from?"
"Well, we need to get you a new bottle cap and you're important."
"Oh, Barb," The rat hugged the back of Barbie's neck, "Thank you." He paused, "But where do you plan to find bottle caps?"
She kept walked towards the two leg house, heading towards her recylcing, "I'm sure the two leg has some kicking about."
Timmy quietly asked, "Are we going to be safe?"
"Don't worry about it."

To cheer up Timmy, Barbie found him a new 'hat' and fashioned the damaged bottlecap into a necklace, which he made her promise to keep.

[canadianhowl]

Username: Swishy & Broken
Which Kitten: Left
Cat Name: Rosalind
Gender: Female
Rank: Island Inhabitant
Clan: https://toyhou.se/Nirochii/characters/folder:4221734
Age: Baby
Prompt: -snip-

Username: SilentMelody
Which Kitten: top right
Cat Name: Aurelia
Gender: female
Rank: ortus (kit) -> solaris (leader/founder)
Clan: Saguaro Syndicate
Age: 122 sunsets (4 months)
-snip-

Congrats!!

[SilentMelody]

Ahhh thank you so much!! I'm very grateful, I'll cherish my girl for a long time <3