( 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 | 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 )

[Maplejay]

﹙♞﹚－－ 𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑟
deputy ; tom ; 37 moons ; long, black fur and amber eyes ; pansexual ; tags: open

the sleek black tom had been above deck on the ship for quite a few hours, watching as the sun rose over the wooden sides of the massive twoleg creation. he was deep in thought, his long pelt being ruffled by the consistent sea breeze. they had recently discovered how to go above deck on the ship, and arriving into the open air while seemingly moving across the forbidden sea was quite confusing for many of the cats. ashenbriar had concluded that, essentially, they were on a large piece of driftwood floating at sea. this made the tom feel conflicted. on one hand, he was concerned about the cats running out of food. it was a limited supply, after all. on the other hand, he was deeply curious about the possibilities of this new chapter in the clan's life. ashenbriar was doing his best to be optimistic. personally, he thought the clan could take on any challenge. he believed in the strength of sandclan as well as he and venusstar's ability to lead the clan through thick and thin.

snapping back to reality, the black tom realized the clan was stirring below as he started to hear faint pawsteps. he closed his eyes, feeling the ocean mist on his face. there was something deeply comforting to the brave tom about the feeling and smell of the ocean breeze. he knew the clan had secluded itself in the forest for a reason but... the ocean was so pleasant. as long as it didn't kill them, anyways.

deciding he had enough of the fresh air, ashenbriar stood up, his tail in the air to remain balanced - this was especially difficult on the ship. he approached the stairs to the deck below and leaped down them with grace. it took a moment for his amber eyes to adjust to the dark atmosphere of the below deck area, but once it did, his gaze scanned the clan members. he was looking for any sign of distress in his clanmates. ashenbriar was a very attentive deputy, often studying the clan members for ways to help out. he noticed currentpaw pacing and made a note to check on the apprentice later. his gaze also shifted over his sister, who was beginning to stir, and he felt more at ease once he realized she seemed to be doing okay. it seemed as though the majority of the clan was awake, simply resting below deck.



﹙✦﹚－－ 𝑡𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑤
apprentice ; tom ; 9 moons ; light grey fur, icy blue eyes ; bisexual ; tags: currentpaw

the ship jolted and tidepaw's icy blue gaze snapped open. in his dreams, he had forgotten about the clan's predicament. now, reality was flooding back. he unsheathed his claws for a moment, digging them into the hard wooden floor he had been resting on. the cat nearest to him was currentpaw, who seemed to have been awake for quite some time judging by the way he was sitting up. tidepaw stretched his body momentarily before crouching down and walking very carefully towards currentpaw. he looked a bit funny but he was attempting to not lose his balance, and over-compensating a bit.

"good morning, currentpaw, how did you sleep?" the caring young tom questioned quietly, trying not to wake up the few cats still slumbering.




﹙❇﹚－－ 𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑦𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑠ℎ
warrior ; she-cat ; 37 moons ; light warm brown tabby, golden eyes ; heterosexual ; tags: open

melodysplash yawned as she woke up, perched atop a crate by herself. she was further away from most of the cats, in a dark corner of the ship. her tail curled around her body tightly as a big wave hit the ship. she shivered with fear and her eyes widened with embarrassment, hoping nobody paid attention to the scared molly as she did her best to stop her overwhelming fear. i wish i was in the forest right now, warm dirt beneath my paws. the molly thought to herself, taking a deep breath. she was not a fan of the ship, or what it meant for the clan, and the fearful energy she was excreting made this obvious.

[Freg||FrogWithAnE]

Venusstar

34 moons|She-cat|Calm|None mate/crush|Tags;Ashenbriar|Location;Below deck|

Venusstar glanced around looking over the cat she saw awake making a mental note. She noticed Tidepaw, Currentpaw, Melodysplash, and... Ashenbriar. She stood, gracefully hopping off her crate and padding over to the tom. "Goodmorning Ashenbriar, how was your sleep?" She meowed casually her tail flicking quietly as normal. She felt another chill run down her spine, this time shivering, she fluffed her fur.

[Maplejay]

﹙✦﹚－－ 𝑡𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑤
apprentice ; tom ; 9 moons ; light grey fur, icy blue eyes ; bisexual ; tags: currentpaw

the ship jolted and tidepaw's icy blue gaze snapped open. in his dreams, he had forgotten about the clan's predicament. now, reality was flooding back. he unsheathed his claws for a moment, digging them into the hard wooden floor he had been resting on. the cat nearest to him was currentpaw, who seemed to have been awake for quite some time judging by the way he was sitting up. tidepaw stretched his body momentarily before crouching down and walking very carefully towards currentpaw. he looked a bit funny but he was attempting to not lose his balance, and over-compensating a bit.

"good morning, currentpaw, how did you sleep?" the caring young tom questioned quietly, trying not to wake up the few cats still slumbering.




﹙❇﹚－－ 𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑦𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑠ℎ
warrior ; she-cat ; 37 moons ; light warm brown tabby, golden eyes ; heterosexual ; tags: open

melodysplash yawned as she woke up, perched atop a crate by herself. she was further away from most of the cats, in a dark corner of the ship. her tail curled around her body tightly as a big wave hit the ship. she shivered with fear and her eyes widened with embarrassment, hoping nobody paid attention to the scared molly as she did her best to stop her overwhelming fear. i wish i was in the forest right now, warm dirt beneath my paws. the molly thought to herself, taking a deep breath. she was not a fan of the ship, or what it meant for the clan, and the fearful energy she was excreting made this obvious.

﹙♞﹚－－ 𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑟
deputy ; tom ; 37 moons ; long, black fur and amber eyes ; pansexual ; tags: venusstar


upon hearing the voice of the familiar tabby she-cat, ashenbriar turned. his gaze settled on venusstar. he scanned her face, trying to figure out how the leader was feeling. "good morning. it was brief but good. how about you?" ashenbriar said simply, alluding to the fact that he had been up for many hours. he was curious to hear what venusstar's plan was for survival on the ship, if anything.

[Freg||FrogWithAnE]

Venusstar

34 moons|She-cat|Calm|None mate/crush|Tags;Ashenbriar|Location;Below deck|

The tabby she-cat thought for a moment, considering she had just awoken she guessed she had been asleep for at least a little while. After a moment she finally meowed, "I slept fine I believe, although many things have been going through my head due to the recent events seeing as were stuck on this giant piece of wood.." The she trailed off.

[xayah]

ＦＩＮＣＨＣＬＡＷ castaway warrior
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tags; beaverbounce // apprentice; tidepaw // currently; hunting, chatting // feeling; proud, calm, relaxed
Focused isn't the first word that comes to mind when thinking of Finchclaw. In fact, it's the complete opposite. A clumsy cat that can hardly keep his mind on one thing at a time is how most of his clanmates view him. And he's well aware of his attention issues though he manages to get his warrior duties done just fine...most of the time. Like at the moment, Finchlaw's hazel eyes are set upon the small, bouncing form of a bird that landed on the ships deck. In the dim morning light it looked like a tiny shadow dancing across the wood planks. It's feathers were soaked, probably from a poor encounter with the very water that carried them to seemingly nowhere, and had most likely stopped to dry off. Finchclaw sat perched atop a crate, his tail swaying gently behind him to counteract the rocking movement of the ship. The bird hadn't noticed him yet, now was his chance. With one strong leap forward and a lightning fast strike, the bird was now his prey. Finchclaw studied his catch with pride before gently picking it up and carrying it below deck. It took his eyes a moment to adjust to the change it light, the area they slept in and spent most of their time being much darker and eerie. When he caught sight of a fluffy tabby he quickened his pace. "Good morning, Beaverbounce!" he purred, his voice raised a little for the molly. "Look what I caught!" Finchclaw dropped the bird at the other warriors paws, smirking and puffing his chest slightly with pride. "It never even saw me coming. Please, have some, it'll take your mind off of our current predicament." he settled down beside Beaverbounce, nudging the bird towards her as he curled his tail over his paws and began his morning grooming routine.

ＢＲＩＡＲＰＡＷ castaway med. cat apprentice
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tags; none; open // mentor; morninglight // currently; worrying in a corner // feeling; stressed, nervous, unsure
"Borage leaves for fevers, chamomile for strength, chickweed for greencough, marigold for infections..." Briarpaw quietly repeated to herself. The small tabby sat tucked in a corner of the ship below deck, running through the herbs she knew best. This was a method she often used when she found herself plagued with troubled thoughts. Which happens more often than she'd like to admit. But she found the simple mantra to be quite effective in calming her nerves all while keeping the skills she's learned at the front of her mind. Out of the corner of her right eye Briarpaw saw a small shape dash behind a pile of rope. "Burdock root for rat bites!" she mewed triumphantly, before trailing off in a whisper, "Rat bites...I hope nobody gets bit, surely we don't have anything to treat it." And back to worrying she was. She continued to run through the list of herbs in her head, mumbling their names when she couldn't remember one, while scanning her gaze over her sleeping clanmates. The young molly had no idea what time of day it was. Judging by the cats slowly beginning to wake it must have been morning already. Ever since the ship they now called home broke off from the shore she wasn't allowed on deck for she was too small she could easily be tossed overboard or carried away by a hungry bird. She shuddered at the thought. Briarpaw worked her paws nervously on the ground, searching for her mentor among the sleeping cats but having trouble spotting the bright calico form of Morninglight just yet.

[[kat]]

✼ Duckswim

17 moons ; tom ; castaways member ; sleepy ; tags: open
location: on the ship

Duckswim awoke below deck, tucked behind a crate in a small corner. Shivering a bit at the chilly air inside the ship, he rose into a stretch, giving a small yawn. He shuddered again at the cold, and began to groom himself in order to try and warm up a bit. He glanced around the room as he did so, wondering what was going to happen today. Not much happened on the ship, but he had to admit, it was pretty interesting to be in such a different environment, and he did enjoy going to the upper level to watch the waves as the big, strange hollow tree floated on. He watched as the other cats began to stir, ears pricked curiously, still licking at his fur.


✥ Canopylight

17 moons ; tom ; castaways member ; analytical, observant ; tags: open
location: on the ship

Canopylight watched from a shadow through narrowed eyes as his Clanmates woke in reaction to the soft dawn light. He had been awake for a while, thinking a lot, mostly about what he was supposed to do. To say the least, he was bored. Really bored. Usually he didn't much want to talk to other cats, but even that would be better than the nothingness that had been happening on this stupid floating wood thing for the past few days. He was also hungry, but knew that other cats were hungrier- even though he knew he could have easily snuck some extra food while the others were sleeping, he knew that would put everyone else at more risk than they were already in. Sighing, he set his head on his paws, tail flicking in slight agitation as he continued to watch and observe.

❈ Currentpaw

8 moons ; tom ; castaways member ; mentor: wolfcall ; agitated, worried ; tags: tidepaw
location: on the ship

Currentpaw jumped slightly as a shape appeared next to him. He turned towards Tidepaw as the older apprentice asked how he was, making a show of casually shaking out his pelt. Secretly, he was a bit glad that the gray tom had come to talk to him, but also very annoyed at how he had been caught off guard. Although, these past few days he always seemed to be off guard- something else that had been annoying him.

"H-hey, Tidepaw. Um, I slept fine, you?"

[wildsight]

██xx𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 ───────
𝐚𝐠𝐞. twenty-nine ms 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫. female 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤. warrior 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡. -- 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. -- 𝐥𝐨𝐜. ship 𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬. open

☪ ── Fluffy white molly with deep amber eyes

Sitting below deck on one of the many crates, Whitefern's deep amber eyes seemed to glow in the dark. It was especially difficult to see the cats with darker pelts down here, as they blended in with the shadows. Her ears pricked as she watched a few forms move around, thankfully with the dim light of dawn shining through the entrance to the deck, it was easier to pick out those below. Never in her entire life did she think that they would ever be near the ocean again let alone practically live on it! She shook her head slightly, though a smile was visible on her muzzle. Whitefern truly didn't mind if she actually thought about it, there was adventure every day on this ship! Who cared if they were stuck here with no place else to go? They should be proud and proud the molly was. It had only been a few days since they had set sail, but to some it felt like moons. Not to Whitefern though. She actually enjoyed the fresh salty air, and the beautiful blue water below. Everything was just fine she was sure. If, everyone else just took the time to realize that everything would be a lot better.

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██xx𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 ───────
𝐚𝐠𝐞. thirty-six ms 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫. female 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤. warrior 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡. -- 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. -- 𝐥𝐨𝐜. ship 𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬. finchclaw

☪ ── Plump brown tabby molly with rich amber eyes

Beaverbounce blinked in the dim light, as she watched familiar forms stir. How could she ever forget the forms of her fellow clanmates? The thing is, Beaverbounce sometimes did have problems remembering her clanmates, even the ones she saw every day. However, she typically recalled them after a few moments of thinking it over. The molly was glad that because of her memory issues she had not been swept away from being a warrior. However, she didn't like feeling like a elder who couldn't recall the name of a apprentice who brought them prey and fresh bedding. She pushed her thoughts away, probably to be forgotten only a few moments from now anyway and turned to watch her clanmates. One cat was currently heading down here and she tilted her head slightly, at the brown and white tom. A bird dangled from his jaws, and he approached her with a proud stride. Warriors should be proud at their catches like apprentices once they caught their first prey out here. Hunting was sparse, but cats enjoyed trying to catch the birds, even if it was dangerous. The molly blinked as the bird was dropped at her paws, and turned toward the tom. "Ah, good morning Finch..." her voice trailed off into silence for a few moments. Finch what? Finchtail? Finchheart? Finch...claw. Yes. "Finchclaw." she said, before giving the tom a apologetic smile. "My apologies for acting like a elder this morning. Thank you for the bird though, don't you think you should have a few bites as well?" she asked the tom, her tail swaying slowly.

[FallingCelestial]

《 ♕ ──────── ＭＯＲＮＩＮＧＬＩＧＨＴ 》

[ age . 36 moons gender . she-cat rank . medicine cat mentions . briar tags . briarpaw ]

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tail swishing back and forth across the wooden ground, morninglight sat beside two crates, her gaze traveling across the dark, cold den. her mind raced as her gaze stopped on a crate and her stare went blank. it had been days since they are first set their paws onto this hollow log that trapped them in the middle of the ocean. all of her stores of herbs where who knows how far away in an empty camp. each day her worries got worse and worse for her clan, knowing that if someone did fall ill then she would have nothing to treat them with except a bunch of wood. morninglight sighed, she felt restless stuck in the middle of no where. without herbs and a forest she had very little do other than pray to starclan and do what she can to help her clan mates in other ways.

her gaze moved across the den, searching for a familiar young she-cat. after not spotting her in plain sight she got to her paws and moved farther in towards the back of the den. she was then able to hear mumbling and eventually see the shape of briarpaw. morninglight padded closer, seeing the worried look on the molly's face. she let out a comforting purr and came to sit next to her, "good morning briarpaw." she pulled her fluffy tail around the small she-cat. "how did you sleep last night?" she asked, a bit of concern in her tone.

《 ♕ ──────── ＷＯＬＦＣＡＬＬ 》

[ age . 36 moons gender . tom rank . warrior mentions . current, tide tags . currentpaw, tidepaw ]

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wolfcall's jaws opened wide, revealing sharp white fangs, as he yawned. laying on his side, he stretched out feeling the tension his muscles release. he pulled himself to his paws, glancing around at his clanmates. some still remained in their slumbers while others were already wide awake and chatting since there wasn't much else to do. wolfcall was lucky in that he had an apprentice to train which gave him something to do. at the thought of his apprentice, he spotted the tom talking with tidepaw. wolfcall took a moment to clean off his pelt before moving towards the two apprentices. "morning." he spoke brusquely, "we are going to be training today currentpaw." he stated before seeing the worried look on his face. he shrugged it off knowing that most cats were nervous, even he was worried at times about things that were out f his control but he knew if he took the tom's mind off of it he would settle down.

《 ♕ ──────── ＳＰＡＲＲＯＷＰＡＷ 》

[ age . 10 moons gender . she-cat rank . apprentice mentions . melody, canopy tags . canopylight ]

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sparrowpaw lay curled up in a tight ball in a small space between some crates. she was hidden away from everyone, where no one could bother her slumber. she was so warm and comfortable but she knew she couldn't stay there forever. as she got to her paws she let out a yawn and leaped onto the crate in front of her. she stood atop the crate as she scanned the den. sparrowpaw searched for her mentor but was unable to see her in her direct sight. one cat she could see was the mysterious canopylight as he sat in the shadows diagonal from her. she leaped off the crate and made her way to the tom hoping to get some kind of interesting conversation or something from him. "morning canopylight!" she mewed, trying to sound cheerful but as a small wave came up an hit the boat she felt her heart sink. a flash of worry and fear crossed her gaze but she pushed those feelings away and sat down next to the tom, not waiting for an invitation. "i hate this mouse-brained log or den, whatever you want to call it" she stated, "it's so boring, there is nothing to do. i can't even go outside because melodysplash says i am too small." she raked her claws along the wooden ground.

[Maplejay]

﹙❇﹚－－ 𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑑𝑦𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑠ℎ
warrior ; she-cat ; 37 moons ; light warm brown tabby, golden eyes ; heterosexual ; tags: open

melodysplash yawned as she woke up, perched atop a crate by herself. she was further away from most of the cats, in a dark corner of the ship. her tail curled around her body tightly as a big wave hit the ship. she shivered with fear and her eyes widened with embarrassment, hoping nobody paid attention to the scared molly as she did her best to stop her overwhelming fear. i wish i was in the forest right now, warm dirt beneath my paws. the molly thought to herself, taking a deep breath. she was not a fan of the ship, or what it meant for the clan, and the fearful energy she was excreting made this obvious.

﹙✦﹚－－ 𝑡𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑤
apprentice ; tom ; 9 moons ; light grey fur, icy blue eyes ; bisexual ; tags: currentpaw, wolfcall

the short pelted tom's ears twitched as currentpaw replied to him, looking a bit frazzled.

"sorry, i didn't mean to sneak up on you... i slept okay." tidepaw purred with a teasing tone in his voice. "i just wanted to see how you were holding up with this.. situation. i'm kind of nervous myself." of course tidepaw had his worries. but he mostly just added in the part about his own feelings to make currentpaw feel better. he wasn't quite sure what the other apprentice was thinking, but he knew currentpaw wouldn't admit it if he was scared too. no cat deserved to be going through this experience alone. his blue gaze settled on wolfcall as the older tom approached, and tidepaw dipped his head out of respect for the mysterious warrior. he knew that currentpaw was even less likely to open up with his mentor around, so he sat down, curling his tail around his paws patiently.






﹙♞﹚－－ 𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑟
deputy ; tom ; 37 moons ; long, black fur and amber eyes ; pansexual ; tags: venusstar, finchclaw


"yes, of course. i think we just need to keep as much normalcy as we possibly can." ashenbriar said to venusstar thoughtfully, his tail lashing back and forth. noticing finchclaw nearby with a catch, ashenbriar realized how hungry he was. this meant his clanmates were probably hungry too. prey was very scarce, but the morning seemed like one of the best times to catch birds on deck. "good catch, finchclaw." ashenbriar called to the tom who was settled by beaverbounce. "i'm going to attempt a hunt. we need prey." the confident tom said simply to venusstar, dipping his head to her before turning away and heading to the deck of the ship.

[[kat]]

✼ Duckswim

17 moons ; tom ; castaways member ; curious ; tags: melodysplash
location: on the ship

Duckswim spotted his Clanmate Melodysplash a little ways away, sitting on a crate and looking... well, petrified. Fear-scent was flowing off her in waves, and he felt bad for the tabby she-cat. He stood carefully and made his way over to her with a little difficulty, still unused to walking while on water. He dipped his head to her as he approached.
"Hey, Melodysplash..." he called softly up to her, "How are you? Need someone to talk to?" He waved his tail in the air, hoping that the friendly look on his face would convince her to talk to him about what was bugging her.


✥ Canopylight

17 moons ; tom ; castaways member ; analytical, observant ; tags: sparrowpaw
location: on the ship

Canopylight blinked in surprise as Sparrowpaw padded up to him and just began talking, before situating herself next to him. He wasn't used to cats coming to him, but he didn't mind the company either. After she had finished talking, he gave a little scoff.
"What do you mean? I love it here." he told her sarcastically, rolling his eyes at nothing. He didn't look at the apprentice as he spoke. Her fear-scent was making him just a tad uncomfortable.
"I know it sucks not being able to go up, but wouldn't you rather be bored and safe than drowning?" he questioned her. He rested his head back on his paws.


❈ Currentpaw

8 moons ; tom ; castaways member ; mentor: wolfcall ; agitated, worried ; tags: tidepaw, wolfcall
location: on the ship

Currentpaw stiffened a bit as Tidepaw mentioned how he had been startled. However, the other apprentice admitting he was nervous too caused him to relax a little, and he curled his tail around his paws. He had just opened his jaws to reply when he spotted Wolfcall walking up to them easily. Swallowing hard, he nodded briskly after his mentor told him they would be training, and got to his paws. The wood suddenly lurched slightly under him, causing him to stumble a bit, but he shook it off and made to follow Wolfcall.
"Okay. Uh, see you later, Tidepaw," he mewed, swinging his head to look at the gray tom before going to his mentor's side.