by eagle, » Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:46 pm
HIGHGARDEN
tawnyrose: queen, molly, she/her, 71m. tags: open
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solsticestand: herbalist, molly, she/her, 26m. tags: maplesong
indentsolsticestand knew that merlinsong was always highgarden's chosen delegate to show up as a member of their herbalists. but, with several of their roses injured and merlinsong trying to train squirrelpaw, they had both decided that solsticestand should take the opportunity to learn about gatherings and to meet medicine cats from other clans. so, when a molly approached solsticestand, the young herbalist barely batted an eye, instead offering an easy smile. "new to gatherings? well, i've been to one before, but never alone. maybe you'd know my mentor? his name is merlinsong, we're both from highgarden. or, well, i guess i'm considered his former-apprentice now, though he's never done teaching me new things," solsticestand said with an easy laugh. "unfortunately, one of our patrols had a run-in with a coyote last moon, so merlinsong decided to stay back at camp to keep an eye on their injuries and to train his new apprentice." solsticestand blinked, realizing that she had been rambling in her explanation. she dipped her head shyly. "anyway, my name's solsticestand. what's yours?"
otterfur: fmr. knight, tom, he/him, 107m. tags: fadedsun + jasminepaw
indent"i have great stories and you both know it," otterfur said, fixing his mate and daughter with a pointed look. when fadedsun said that he would like it if otterfur visited more, the chocolate oriental purred. at the same time, jasminepaw purred and tried to move her tail away from fadedsun's reach. at last, she stood and stalked around her fathers, practicing before pouncing at fadedsun's shorter tail. "i wish we all could've been together tonight," otterfur said, watching jasminepaw with a loving smile. "isn't it crazy how they've all grown so quickly? i can't help but think of sparkstorm and burrwhisker, and their kits... i feel like i spent so much time traveling and trying to be a good knight, to make up for everything in the past. and i want to slow down now, before they're too grown up. i want to enjoy this, i want to be with you, to see them playing in the camps and though all of their achievements. if they have your brains and my looks, i know that they'll be some of the greatest cats in any of the clans."
veerypath: knight, tom, he/him, 32m. tags: stallion's canter
indentveerypath smiled wistfully when the other cat mentioned his namesake. "when i was young, my mom took my sister and i to listen to birdsong. she named us both after birds, it's something of a family tradition, i guess. my sister's name is waxwing, and she named her kits dovekit and eaglekit. and my son's name is nuthatchkit. i was told that he doesn't look much like a nuthatch, actually but i've always liked their songs," veerypath explained, unable to help his smile when he spoke of his family. he listened politely to the explaination of kyanite keep's territory, nodding along thoughtfully. "i don't think i could ever live underground like that," he said after a moment's consideration. "but i can admire that it would be easy to defend, that's important. have you always lived near the mountains?" he asked before pausing. "or... have you always lived in the mountains? it sounds like a very interesting choice, do you ever have to worry about a tunnel collapsing?"
buttercupnose: knight, tom, he/him, 21m. tags: melpomene stud kit squad (young lyre)
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 (tournesolpaw & turtle's shell)
indentgeyserbloom had finally stopped weaving through the crowd, standing tall as she craned her neck to get a better look at the crowd around her when, suddenly, she felt someone step on her tail. letting out a surprised sound, she turned with round eyes to look down at the little tom that stood there, and she felt her heart instantly swell in her chest when she realized how frightened her looked. "hey there, it's alright. what clan are you from?" she asked, taking a moment to get a sense of his scent before she smiled gently at the little apprentice. "are you from chessclan, then? is your mentor here, or one of your parents? i can try to help you find them, what do you think." as she looked at the little tom, she couldn't help but feel some strange sort of kinship and familiarity with him, though it wasn't until another cat approached a moment later that it registered. for a long moment, it was all geyserbloom could do to look between the two strangers, from the apprentice to the grown molly, and she felt, momentarily, speechless. "my father's name is renegade," she said at last, only to find her sense when she looked at the scared little tom again. "hey, listen... um. how do you know him? and, i think this little fellow's lost. come with us, won't you?" she said. and then, to the younger tom: "we'll help you find where you're supposed to be, okay? what's your name? my name's geyserbloom."
jasminepaw: thorn, molly, she/her, 6m. tags: fadedsun + otterfur
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QUICKCLAN
cyanstar: leader, tom, he/him, 68m. tags: sea stride
indentthe lithe quickclan leader had seen more than his fair share of gatherings in his time. though the tide of warriors and unfamiliar pelts was ever-changing, the rhythm offered a familiarity that left cyanstar feeling oddly comforted. the greenleaf night's breeze warmed through his pelt as he claimed his place along with the other leaders, his bright blue eyes wide with the curiosity of a cat half his age. he nodded politely to the nearest leader, another tom. "good evening, i don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting. my name's cyanstar, and i'm the current leader of quickclan. how have you been?" he asked kindly. he drew one paw over his ears, smoothing out his fur. "i, for one, am so excited to have some warm weather. you're young, but my old muscles need the warmth," he said with a hint of a laugh running through his tone.
splashfall: deputy, tom, he/him, 72m. tags: open
indentwhile cyanstar went off to join the leaders, splashfall allowed himself the chance to settle with the deputies, offering friendly nods and short greetings with familiar faces before claiming a space for himself. still, it wasn't too long before a large white tom approached quickclan's deputy. the lithe tabby tom offered his new companion a smile. "i'm glad for it, actually. my name's splashfall from quickclan," he greeted. he allowed for a short beat of silence before nodding his head towards the leaders. "which one's yours? mine is the blue tabby with the long tail, his name's cyanstar."
autumnflower: med. cat, molly, she/her, 36m. tags: halepen
indentautumnflower kept her composure despite the younger tom's obvious temper that shone through his tone alone. though gorseberry, her former mentor, would claim that autumnflower had never been particularly gentle with other cats, she liked to think that she had softened from her younger moons, if only because she had a family and kits of her own to care for. so, whereas others might have been appalled by halepen's lack of respect, she merely smiled wistfully in a way that was neither sympathetic or patronizing. "were you a member of another clan before your current one?" she asked simply, curious. "the clan i come from has a lot of refugees from other clans. maybe i'd know one of your old clanmates," she added before flicking her tail. "do you not enjoy living in your clan at all? i understand that getting to know the traditions of new homes can be very challenging. i was fortunate that i came to quickclan as just a kit. i don't remember my old home or my family. i remember... trees, i remember hearing the rustling of leaves in trees. but that's all. it must have been a hard adjustment for you, and i'm sorry for that."
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.
