by eagle, » Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:12 pm
HIGHGARDEN
tawnyrose: queen, molly, she/her, 71m. tags: open
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solsticestand: herbalist, molly, she/her, 26m. tags: open
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otterfur: knight, tom, he/him, 107m. tags: fadedsun + jasminepaw
indentotterfur felt his heart lift in his chest when he looked towards the flank of the gathering patrol to see his daughter talking excitedly to buttercupnose. the young knight was patient, nodding along as jasminepaw told him about her training, about how excited she was to see her family from vagaryclan, about all of the stories otterfur had told her about the numerous clans. it was only when they reached the hollow that otterfur beckoned his daughter closer, and jasminepaw's eyes lit up eagerly.
indent"do you think he's here yet?" she asked quietly. otterfur smiled gently at her.
indent"i hope so. your father is usually very punctual," otterfur said. sure enough, as soon as highgarden began to file into the gathering, otterfur's eyes found his mate's familiar shape. "fadedsun!" he called, in the same moment that jasminepaw called out to her father:
indent"dad!" jasminepaw didn't wait for otterfur to keep up when she bounded forward to meet her other father. by the time otterfur caught up, jasminepaw was craning her neck up to touch noses with fadedsun. after their brief and joyous hellos, jasminepaw looked between fadedsun and otterfur. "are the others here?" she asked with round eyes, curious and eager.
veerypath: knight, tom, he/him, 32m. tags: stallion's canter
indentdespite what any of the strange warriors may think, veerypath was able to navigate the gathering with ease, even without his eyesight. his pale green eyes were clouded and unfocused, but he walked with a purpose, even if it was only to find the nearest quiet spot to sit and wait for the gathering to end. it was an honor to be asked to attend the gathering, veerypath knew, but his mind wandered elsewhere, all the way back home. before he could make it out of the crowd, however, he found himself surprised to feel how he knocked into another cat's sturdy flank. he blinked, surprised at how far his mind had wandered from the present. veerypath flicked his ear as a sign of apology. "sorry," he murmured. "guess i should be keeping better track of where i put my paws. i thought i'd be more used to crowds like this by now," he said, shrugging his shoulders. "but maybe you can help me. which direction has the smallest crowd? i'd like to make sure the path is clear before i step on someone's tail."
buttercupnose: knight, tom, he/him, 21m. tags: melpomene stud kit squad
indentwhile the other highgarden cats split off in different directions, buttercupnose hung back from the rest of the group, unable to help but feel a pang of regret that one of his siblings wasn't with him. with primrosebriar in the nursery, maplefrost never leaving her side, and asterblink stepping up with more patrols, buttercupnose knew that it might be good for him to split off and doing something for himself, for one night. even still, it wasn't until he arrived at the gathering that he realized it might have been a step too far out of his comfort zone. he wasn't confident like his littermates, and he didn't have any established friends or family in other clans that made it feel easy to fit in. it was with all of this in mind that buttercupnose lingered on the edge of the gathering, teetering between wanting to find a friend, and wanting to keep his head down for the rest of the night. the cream tom curled his tail around his paws in consideration.
geyserbloom: rose, molly, she/her, 17m. tags: renegade stud kit squad
indentgeyserbloom had always been the most outgoing of her littermates, though their mother always joked that it must have come from her father's side of the family - riverfoam was boisterous only with her friends, and reserved when in big company. the thought of attending her first gathering excited geyserbloom, and she weaved comfortably through the crowd, more than happy to take in all of the sights and scents of the strange clans, trying to identify any that might be even slighly familiar. though the thought lingered in geyserbloom's mind that she might come across her father, or, even, a half-sibling, drizzlestone's warning of caution also stuck with geyserbloom to not get her hopes up. drizzlestone had never been interested in meeting renegade, and even the mention of their father made drizzlestone turn up her nose.
jasminepaw: thorn, molly, she/her, 6m. tags: fadedsun + otterfur
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QUICKCLAN
cyanstar: leader, tom, he/him, 68m. tags: open
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splashfall: deputy, tom, he/him, 72m. tags: open
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autumnflower: med. cat, molly, she/her, 36m. tags: open
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plumblossom: warrior, tom, he/him, 36m. tags: ryeheart
indentit had been some time since plumblossom had been able to attend a gathering. even though siskinskip had been a great apprentice, no doubt, mentoring took even more work than plumblossom expected. it was only now that siskinskip passed her assessment and received her full name that plumblossom was ready to take the journey to the gathering again, with the hope resonating deep in his chest that he might, maybe, just maybe, see ryeheart again. it felt like a lifetime ago when they first met and became friends. he wanted to know how she was, how her apprentice had been faring. he wanted to tell her about siskinskip, and he hoped that she might be proud of him, despite the difficulties along the way. he wondered if she would understand the way being a mentor made him reevaluate his skills and merits as a warrior. a part of him knew that, no matter what, ryeheart would understand him in a way that no one else ever could.
siskinskip: warrior, molly, she/her, 13m. tags: oakpelt
indentso much had changed since the first time siskinskip came to a gathering with plumblossom. she was older, now, taller, and with a new name. she knew that, if she voiced her thoughts aloud, plumblossom would tease her and say that she certainly hadn't become any wiser, but there was a piece of siskinskip that felt nostalgic for when she was just barely an apprentice. then, the world had seemed so much larger and more vibrant. she still felt energy thrum in her paws when she gazed out around the hollow. when siskinskip hesitated from following him deeper into the gathering plumblossom turned back towards her. but there was a twitch in his whiskers that siskinskip saw and understood. she grinned at her former-mentor. "i'll catch up with you," she said. "my paws are a little sore from the walk, i'll find you later."
indenttrue to form, plumblossom rolled his eyes at her. "you're a warrior, now. your paws aren't supposed to be sore," he teased, but siskinskip didn't miss the affection between his words. she blinked warmly at him.
indent"go on, you elder. i'll catch up." when he had gone, siskinskip took her time to sit and groom her paws while listening to the fragmented conversations in the nearby vicinity.
