Username: Placebo
Cat's Name: Dahliapaw --> Dahliablossom --> Dahliabloom
Cat's Gender: Female
Cat's Age: 7 moons
Clan Thread: Floodclan
Prompt:
Dahlia- She was named for the rare golden petals of the dahlia flower that grows along the boundary of the twoleg place that lies on Floodclan's far northwestern border. As a young kit, she adored playing within the bright, impressive wildflower clumps and dig up the funny-looking tubers growing under the gorgeous blooms. The first time she saw a two-leg planted dahlia, she was mesmerized by its sheer size and beauty.
Blossom- In the early moon-cycles of her position as a medicine cat apprentice, Dahlia will ask for her full medicine cat name as soon as she is able to. Amused by her apprentice's enthusiasm and impressed by her knowledge, Lilyfrost will give her apprentice the suffix -blossom to signify the she-cat's innocent, budding beauty, bright personality, and love for flower-based remedies. Her suffix -bloom will also signify how she introduces the concept of agricultural cultivation into Floodclan. That goofy-looking dahlia tuber she forgot about while playing in the fertile soils of Floodclan's drier regions (Imagine her surprise when, moons later, she found an elegant sprout with a neat little bud in place of the tuber) will certainly pay off.
Bloom- In the wake of tragedy striking her clan when they least expect it (an unexpected war alongside moons of Blackfever sickness), her quick thinking, efficiency, and near-flawless teamwork with her aging mentor will serve to pull her clan from the brink. Her invaluable service will earn her the suffix -bloom (by the very spirits of the floodplains who helped nurture her spiritual medicine cat career), to signify her and her clan's triumph despite the hardship that will plague them in those fateful moons.
Much like a flower bud ravaged by the cold of winter, come spring they will bloom once again.