CaC - Roleplay thread - Calling all cats,Calling all clans -

[Kazin]

Nox Invictus


Fluffy -- leader -- she-cat (she/her) -- 28 moons old -- Hyena’s Breath (Order of the Hyena)

Giving the other she-cat a respectful nod, Fluffy couldn't help but admire the other cat's strength and fortitude. "Your clan sounds quite respectable," Fluffy noted, impressed that Hyena's Breath would choose to stay in such a dangerous area because of predators. "I am sure your cats must be quite strong." She took a slight pause, thinking of the few and far between predators that Nox Invictus would get. "There's been our fair share of predators, though from the sounds of it our opponents are not quite as formidable as yours in that regard, so kudos to you and your clan for not letting them run you out."




Watcher -- deputy -- nonbinary (they/them) -- 34 moons old -- Marchsnow (DuckClan)


Feeling their head give a slight tilt as they drifted off into thought about life on the farm Watcher found themself reflective. “I suppose farm life means there’s never a dull moment. There’s always different animals to talk to or interact with, and the Twolegs are constantly bringing more. There’s also a plethora of cats coming and going, both friendly and hostile, so it keeps us vigilant.” Yeah, life was pretty busy on the farm, but Watcher would be lying if they said they didn’t enjoy it. “DuckClan sounds much more peaceful than Nox Invictus is, at least right now.” They allowed themself a small, tentative laugh.





Honeycrisp -- healer -- she-cat (she/her) -- 27 moons old -- Lilybloom (MoonClan)


a serene smile played at Honeycrisp’s face as the other healer approached her. “Yes,” she affirmed, dipping her head and curling her tail around her paws as a gesture of relaxation. “I’m from a clan that hasn’t been around for very long, at least not yet - we live on a farm.” Another slight pause as Honeycrisp took in the other cat. “My name is Honeycrisp, it’s nice to meet you!”



Thunder -- warrior -- tom (he/him) -- 22 moons old -- Leafgale (VagaryClan)

Feeling heat creep up to his cheeks, if cats could blush Thunder would be doing so. He dipped his head in embarrassment and shock at the subtle compliment Leafgale gave him for a moment before blinking and lifting his head again. "I... uh, the words are in a foreign language that our leader once heard, I-I think. She says it means 'victorious night,' and chose the name because we strive to keep the night safe for the farm we live on." Leafgale. He liked the sound of the tom's name, though it was also unfamiliar to him. Almost all the names he had heard here seemed slightly strange. "C-can... Can I ask how you got your name?" He asked suddenly, intrigued by the concept of these clan names. "I've never really heard names like yours and others before. It's.. almost like two names in one, to me..." He trailed off, stopping himself from rambling to let Leafgale respond.

[chaotic creativity]

CHESSCLAN !!
ROOKSTAR - Tom - 54 Moons - Roi - Tagged: Minkstar (PineClan)


Rookstar could feel the gentle breeze whisking through his fur playfully, almost dragging him along as his paws pounded across the ground. The pull towards the Gathering was almost unbearable, and he turned his head to watch his clanmates as he ran faster and faster towards the familiar sight. He burst into the clearing with a large leap, soaring down the edge of a hill before skidding to a halt. His chest heaved as he fought to catch his breath, and his eyes were wide with a wild excitement. This was the kind of feeling only a truly wild and free cat could feel, one that a kittypet could never even begin to imagine existed. He threw his head around to look for his Clan, and he watched them stream over the hill in a more civilized manner. "Darling, please don't embarrass us," he heard Chasmstar hiss in a mocking manner, and he turned his nose up. He had no problem denouncing their mateship now, and he was not afraid of the consequences of their breaking their vow to ÉtoileClan. Pure and utter hatred filled his body, and he turned to spot a familiar pelt in the crowd. "Minkstar! So good to see you again," he called as he padded up to her, raising his tail in a friendly, yet respectful, greeting.



CHASMSTAR - Molly - 45 Moons - Dame - Tagged: Wolfsnarl (Pinewatch)


"Suffixes aren't as important in ChessClan. They simply note what rank you hold in our Clan. Kit means you're a Pion, Paw means you're an Apprenti, Star means you're a Roi or Dame. I honestly cannot remember the suffix I had before I became Chasmstar," she meowed with a chuckle in her voice. It was a strange concept to the molly that a Clan would place so much honor and faith in a simple name. To her, a name was simply that. A name was only what you were called. To ChessClan, who you called your friends and family were far more important. "It's rather charming, though, to hear of such a unique tradition. Tradition is what sets us apart from each other," she meowed simply, flicking her tail over her head as if she couldn't care less. Her eyes traced across Wolfsnarl's rather beautiful and swirling pelt, wondering just how many mollies and toms threw themselves at his paws. She wouldn't deny that he was handsome, and she found it rather funny when striking cats led Clans. If a cat was beautiful or handsome as well as in a position of power, then many cats would most definitely be trying to catch their attention.



RICHTERSCREECH - Tom - 64 Moons - Tour - Tagged: Lycan (HazeClan)


Richterscreech’s eyes widened in excitement as Lycan introduced herself as Pumpkin’s daughter. Her laughter and energy were infectious, and he couldn’t stop himself from grinning as she rambled. “I’m so glad to meet you! Butterflyleap and my kits are doing just fine, two of them even have kits of their own now! You’ll have to tell her I said hi. She is doing well, isn’t she?” he meowed with a smile. Lycan was everything he had hoped she could be, and he was glad that she seemed to be thriving. “I’m so glad that Pumpkin was able to have you. I know she wanted kits of her own so badly,” he chuckled. Pumpkin’s litter had been one of the first he’d sired, and it astounded him to see how grown up Lycan was. Then again, his own first litter with Butterflyleap had kits of their own now. The thoughts of Charbonpaw, Chaleurpaw, Brûlerpaw, Tournesolpaw, Ancoliepaw, and Asterpaw caused a wistful smile to cross his face. He had been so constantly in the nursery for both litters, even though a litter Butterflyleap had had as a surrogate and ultimately kept two of were also in the nursery at that time. His thoughts snapped back to Lycan, and he smiled gently at her.



WOLFWHISKERS - Tom - 64 Moons - Fou - Tagged: Smokefur (The Fallen)


Wolfwhiskers nodded as Smokefur revealed similar feelings as his own. "The Gathering will be over sooner, rather than later, and then we'll all get to return to our comfortable nests. Odd question, though. Have you had any apprentices yet? Faonpaw was my first, and she sure was a pawful. Lichenpaw is proving to be much more subdued and quiet, and Lindtpaw rarely speaks. It's quite funny how different they are from the first molly I taught," he chuckled. He genuinely cared for Faonpaw, seeing her as the daughter he never had. She was in no way replacing Galetpaw, his son who had unfortunately passed away, nor was she taking the place of Rocherpebble, the son who stood by his side whenever he needed him. Wolfwhiskers could scarcely believe Faonpaw was all grown up and would even potentially be starting a family with Tritonsnap soon. It was rather obvious the two had feelings for each other, and Wolfwhiskers had bet on her asking him to be his mate within three moons of returning from her final assessment.



GODIVAPAW - Tom - 11 Moons - Apprenti - Tagged: Cocoapaw (HazeClan)


Godivapaw was bouncing up and down, slamming into Tournesolpaw's side, and spinning in circles as they neared the Gathering. As if on cue, Rookstar took off at a full sprint, and Godivapaw turned towards Chasmstar for permission to follow. She immediately raised her tail, and Godivapaw hung his head as he had to slow to a trot behind the Dame. "She's no fun. I just want to get there already!" Godivapaw hissed under his breath towards Tournesolpaw. The tom quickly turned away, and Godivapaw was left to pout as they reached the Gathering. He stumbled over his paws as he saw how grand the place truly was, and he quickly slid down the hill towards the apprentices. As he came to a stop, he bumped gently into a molly and watched her with large eyes. "I'm sorry, I don't really know what I'm doing. It's my first Gathering you see, and I'm oh so excited! My mother told me that I might meet more kits of my father, Caesar here. She said he had many, and I just thought it would be grand to meet some half-siblings of mine! Do you know any of his?" he rambled quickly, eyes wide as he looked at here with sheer joy and excitement. He hoped he hadn't scared her, and he spun around to chew anxiously on his claws before spinning right back to face her and smiling. His smile, however, showed just how nervous he really was to be here.



TOURNESOLPAW - Tom - 7 Moons - Apprenti - Tagged: Geyserbloom (Highgarden) & Turtle's Shell (Golden Kingdom)


Tournesolpaw looked at the two cats who he quickly realized to be kits of Renegade with wide, fearful eyes. Geyserbloom continuously mentioned that he was lost and needed to find his parents, so he quickly stood up and puffed his chest out. "My parents aren't here, and I'm not lost! I'm just... kind of... looking for other children of Renegade," he mumbled, his words falling quieter as he felt the fear creeping back up his throat. He swallowed before raising his eyes back to Geyserbloom and Turtle's Shell. The mollies were both extremely pretty, and they has the same speckles on their faces, tails, and limbs that he had. He offered a sheepish smile as his confidence slowly returned. Being so young and left alone at the Gathering was a daunting task, and Tournesolpaw knew he wasn't doing the best. He did know he was doing better than others would have, but it felt rather strange to be talking to cats so much older than him.




KATTER AV DEN FROSNE ØYA !!
MOOSESTAR - Molly - 64 Moons - Dronning - Tagged: Ploverstripe (GustClan)

Moosestar looked up at the tom who began talking to her, and she sniffled. She raised a paw to wipe away the tears, and she pulled herself up into a sitting position. “I’m so sorry, you shouldn’t be seeing me like this,” she murmured, her voice filled with the sorrow of a freshly broken heart. She could see Rollingfog nearly every where she looked, and she gently shied away from the tom who only seemed to want to help. He was awkward, almost beyond belief, but she just offered a weak smile. She could feel her legs trembling, and she quickly wondered how she had ever made it to the Gathering.

SKUASOAR - Molly - 69 Moons - Hertuginne - Tagged: Berry Scorched by Flames (Court of the Butterflies)

Skuasoar recoiled in shock at the face Berry Scorched by Flames made when she asked if they had any kits. She cleared her throat awkwardly as they mentioned they didn't like them, and she quickly shuffled her paws in the dust. "That's one thing about having a council. I was able to take the time to raise my own kits without having to search for a temporary replacement," she meowed simply. She wondered how a cat could genuinely dislike such tiny bundles of joy, and her face warmed as she remembered the feeling of having Aventurineeyes, Tanzanitegaze, and Carneliansight at her belly, requiring her for every aspect of life. "Nevertheless, how are things going for your Clan? This past leafbare was particularly rough, though I don't know for how far," she meowed, wrapping her tail around her paws.

MAPLESONG - Molly - 69 Moons - Helbreder - Tagged: Solsticestand (Highgarden)


Maplesong nodded with a smile as Solsticestand mentioned that her mentor was Merlinsong. "I've definitely heard of him. To be rather honest with you, most medicine cats here have probably heard of him. Highgarden is one of those Clans that is well-known," she chuckled. As Solsticestand mentioned a run in with a coyote, she quickly offered her condolences. "A new apprentice is always a pawful. My name is Maplesong," she chuckled, quickly realizing that her name and Merlinsong's were rather close. Quickly, her eyes darted to where a rather familiar tom was standing at the edge of the Gathering. Brownie, the surrogate for her and Glacierbloom's litter, had attended. She was forever grateful to the tom, and she noticed that Grizzlypaw constantly glanced at the tom while speaking to another tom who looked suspiciously like Brownie. Maplesong shook her head as she scattered the reminiscent thoughts of her tiny family, and she smiled. "I also have a sister in another large Clan. Sweethen of ChessClan is my older sister, but I highly doubt you know her. I haven't seen her at a Gathering in moons," she chuckled with a smile.



TOMBECHO - Non-binary - 57 Moons - Helbreder - Tagged: Petrelhop (WheatClan) & Cream of Wheat (CocoaClan)

Tombecho's eyes widened drastically as they looked between the two cats who seemed to show a genuine interest in their cloths. "Well, it was one of the things my previous twoleg used to wrap me in to keep me warm. This just happened to be what I was wearing when I left," they shrugged. They hadn't thought much about them, but they nodded slowly. "My Clan does use the pelts of larger mammal prey as cloaks to keep those with shorter fur warm in the colder moons as well. I'm surprised there's so many cats without fur in your Clan, Cream of Wheat," Tombecho meowed, turning towards the younger molly. "I haven't actually seen many other cats like me," they chuckled, sticking their paw out to inspect the wrinkly skin they had. Tombecho just rolled their eyes and made sure to include both of their companions in their question. "So what are your Clans like?"

GRIZZLYPAW - Tom - 12 Moons - Lærling - Tagged: Neptunepaw (ShoreClan)


Grizzlypaw's eyes widened as the tom confirmed his suspicions. Grizzlypaw let out a vibrant purr as he nodded enthusiastically, his tail twitching with delight as his worries over Sablefrost were quickly forgotten. "Oh, I'm so glad to meet you! Brownie is my father, but only biologically. He's actually just the tom my mother used as a surrogate so that she and my other mom could have kits together. I'm so glad to find out there's more half-siblings out there. My three littermates would love you," he chuckled excitedly, nodding enthusiastically. Grizzlypaw could scarcely believe he actually had half-siblings out there, even if he had spotted the tom he knew to be Brownie hanging around the edge of the Gathering. Maplesong and Glacierboom were wonderful mothers, but Grizzlypaw couldn't smother his eagerness to know more about his biological father and said tom's other kits.




THE ORDER OF THE HYENA
HYENA'S BREATH - Molly - 30 Moons - Matriarch - Tagged: Fluffy (Nox Invictus)

Hyena's Breath bit back a retort. She almost wanted to mock Fluffy, the feeling that she was mocking her nearly overwhelming. Her Clan, despite it currently only being herself, was the strongest there would ever be. She unsheathed her claws and dug them into the dirt underneath her paws, churning it until she had dirtied the white fur on her toes. She cleared her throat as she stared down her nose at Fluffy. "Is your Clan thriving?" she asked simply, her voice gruff and lower than it had been previously. She was building a barrier around herself, quickly receding into her tough exterior. They didn't deserve to see her at her weakest, only at her strongest. She scoffed aloud, knowing that she never would have a weakest. She was powerful, and would only ever be so. She may have come from the lowest order, but they were taking over the Savanna. The Order of the Hyena was rising in power, and she should present herself as so.

[NightWolf950]

HazeClan
Pantherstar | Female | 66 moons | Leader | Tagged: One (The Fallen)
As Pantherstar listened to One speak, she nodded a bit understanding where he was coming from. Not wanting to make the situation any more uncomfortable for the white tom the large fluffy molly decided to move on to a lighter topic. "As long as you know who you are now that is all that matters. I can tell just by being around you that you mean well. So tell me One, how is The Fallen fairing this season?" she questioned.

Starlingflight | Male | 68 moons | Deputy | Tagged: Jadegaze (StormClan)
"We are doing better. Hoping to have some new kits soon. I feel like for now HazeClan can have some peace. What about StormClan? How are you all fairing?" Starlingflight meowed. He gazed over, taking notice that Pantherstar had found someone to talk to as well. He was happy that Pantherstar had finally settled into her role as leader.

Jayfur | Male | 76 moons | Adviser | Tagged: Marsfang (DuckClan)
With a small nod, Jayfur could understand. After all some cat's first gathering could always be a bit stressful if they didnt have someone they where close to they could stick with. With a small gesture of his tail, the older tom motioned for Marsfang to join him a bit away from the more chaotic center of the gathering.

Cloudynight | Male | 38 moons | Med. Cat | Tagged: Open
Open

Vaporwind | Male | 19 moons | Med. Cat | Tagged: Glowpool (BreezeClan)
As Vaporwind made his way through the sea of cats, the gray tabby tom almost fell back on his haunches when a young female stepped in his way. She seemed friendly as she purred a hello and introduced who she was and what clan she came from. Excited to meet someone close to his age the tom smiled and dipped his head a bit before speaking. "I'm Vaporwind of HazeClan. I just passed my final assessment and I am now a full fledged medicine cat." Vaporwind purred.

Lycan | Female | 21 moons | Warrior | Tagged: Richterscreech (ChessClan)
The ticked tabby let out a happy purr, pleased to hear that things with her father and mate where going well. She was sure to report it back to mother, knowing Pumpkin always seemed to fret about those dear to her. Richterscreech being one of those cats. "Mother is doing well. She's got two other kits now, but I know she's wanting more. I mean she came from a big family afterall. Who could blame her." Lycan chuckled, smiling ear to ear.

Cardinalpaw | Male | 8 moons | Apprentice | Tagged: Venuspaw (ShoreClan)
Upon making sure his sister was fine, he promised he wouldn't be to far off from her if she needed him. However he wanted to explore a bit and experience the gathering at full force. He was determined to find some cat to talk too. As the ginger tabby padded onward a she-cat roughly around the same age as him caught his eyes. She seemed to be looking for someone to talk to, and thus Cardinalpaw padded over and slightly bowed. "Hello. I'm Cardinalpaw of HazeClan." he meowed, his natural charm seeming to just ooze out.

Cocoapaw | Female | 8 moons | Apprentice | Tagged: Godivapaw (ChessClan)
Cocoapaw sat by herself near a group of apprentices, not really sure how she would go over and introduce herself. Lost in thought the longhaired chocolate molly didn't have time to see another apprentice sliding down a hill before coming to a stop upon bumping her a bit. Cocoapaw jumped a bit before dipping her head and smiling. "I'm Cocoapaw... My dad was also named Caesar... well that's what my mom told me anyways." she explained.

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Sahra Kingdom

Holly | Female | 32 moons | Adviser | Tagged: Noel (ScarabClan)
Seeing Noel and being able to breath his scent in again, Holly couldn't help but lean against him. Pressing her nose into his fur as she embraced the ginger Persian tom. He always had a way of making her heart flutter like he did the from day one. He was her other half, her reason she strived to fight and live another day. "I have missed you my love... It's so good to see you doing so well. As for the Kingdom we are slowly growing but fairing well. How is ScarabClan?"

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IvyClan

Turnstonefeather | Female | 36 moons | Spy | Tagged: Looking for Eaglespeak (Court of Butterflies)
As the fluffy calico made her way through the crowed once more, she spotted the oh so familiar ears
and pelt of Eagelspeak. Smiling a bit to herself, she crouched down and began to sneak up on the tom. As she made her way close, Turnstonefeather waited until the last moment to spring up and gently pounce on the unsuspecting tom. She had grown more confident and easy going when she was around him. She didn't always have to be so fearful with him around. "Surprise." she purred, gently nuzzling his cheek before getting up to allow Eagelspeak to return to his paws.

[salvation.]

the fallen

one|leader|tom|pantherstar (hazeclan)

"the fallen is, doing okay." one began, his mind going back to all the things that has happened in the past moons. "the apprentices are nearing their final assessments which is always exciting, not to mention a number of kits soon to be born. but i've been struggling trying to choose a new deputy, our past one died a few moons ago." he looked down when he mentioned the deputy, darkheart was his previous one, a good friend of his as well, and he wanted to make sure his replacement was good enough for the job.

badgermask|filling in as deputy|molly|aldernight (cascadeclan)

badgermask was grateful that he too thought the same way about medicine cats. his question to her did spark some thinking. "he does have a mate, who will be having kits soon, i am hoping that he will be plenty distracted then." the thought of removing asheyes crossed her mind, and she tried to hide her amusement from it on her face, although she had already made two kits in the clan motherless and was not planning to add another to her list.

smokefur|med cat|tom|wolfwhiskers (chessclan)

smokefur shook his head at wolfwhisker's question, but was surprised when he mentioned he had two already. "i have not had an apprentice yet, although i do think i may be getting one soon, with all the kits that are coming to the clan." he hadn't really thought about an apprentice yet, it seemed only a few moons ago he was an apprentice that had been pushed into the role of medicine cat too early. "unfortunately i do not think i would be the best teacher. do you have any advice?"

stormfang|warrior|tom|stripedhood, blinkblase (risingclan)

stormfang listened to the cat introduce both of them. "i am stormfang, from the fallen." the name of his clan was certainly different, but it didn't surprise him that the two were also from a clan, stormfang had once been apart of a traditional clan, but he would not trade his life in the fallen to return back to one.

pinewatch

wolfsnarl|king|tom|chasmstar (chessclan)

the tom listened to her speak of her clan's ranks intently, they were certainly interesting. especially the part about suffixes changing, kits in pinewatch were born with a single name, earning your second was a great honor and triumph within the kingdom. "i do suppose we care more about them since we are born with only one name, and do not receive our second until we are done with training." wolfsnarl added, he noticed that she was eyeing him he let out an amused huff and decided not to draw any attention to it. "how have these past moons been treating your clan?"

hawkstorm|hunter|tom|crackerheart (paragonclan)

hawkstorm settled down on his haunches to tell the quite jovial cat about his home. "pinewatch is in a large pine forest, very far from here. this is our second time coming to a gathering." he followed crackerheart's gaze towards the leader, they had not managed to point out the right leader but hawkstorm could spot wolfsnarl, he motioned his head towards his king. "that is wolfsnarl, he is the king of pinewatch."

yewclaw|soldier|tom|coypond (moonclan)

yewclaw glanced over when heard a familiar voice speak towards him. he had an amused look on his face as he recognized coypond from the last time he had come to the gathering. "am i? i suppose its because we've been coming across more cats, these past moons." he looked down at his paws trying not to let the she-cat see the happiness in his eyes, that wolfsnarl and his patrols had been finding pinewatch cats that were separated from them in the hollow. "how is everything going in your home?"

snowfall|soldier|molly|finn, flaxduck (duckclan)

snowfall could see the confusion in the younger's eyes when she stated her title. she was especially interested in duckclan, hawkstorm had mentioned that the groups of cats had different names usually ending in clan, and to say the least she was fascinated by it. she was puzzled by flaxduck's question about ducks. "i do suppose ducks are okay. i see them quite often in the warmer seasons by the crimson lake."

[beebun]

SnowClan !
those attending; briarstar, emperorflock, jinglenose, glimpsebark, snowballpaw, foxpaw, wispwillow, cocopuff

briarstar, she-cat, leader, tags; open
briarstar watched her mate, grateful that he was attending with her.

jinglenose, tom, deputy, tags; fishleap, tidalclan
“snow.. cold. but it’s very nice, even if sometimes I can’t stand the cold. what about.. tidalclan?” jinglenose smiled brightly at fishleap, his yellow eyes almost shining.

glimpsebark, she-cat, medicine cat, tags; swancry of lightclan
glimpsebark laughed. she smiled softly at swancry, “yes, actually. though.. I usually spend the time with myself. you know, in the outskirts of the gathering.” the tortoiseshell gestured to the outskirts of the gathering before mewing, “so.. how’s lightclan?”

emperorflock, tom, warrior, tags; open

snowballpaw, nb, apprentice, tags; aulandrapaw of cascadeclan
snowballpaw was so happy that her friend was here! the gathering probably would’ve been a bummer if she wasn’t. that was when aulandrapaw asked about the clan. snowballpaw gulped behind their smile. a.. a lot had happened in snowclan. their mom had said to not tell.. but aulandrapaw was their friend, and they couldn’t stand lying to her. and so, they said it all really fast, “mymentorfrosteyes-alsothedeputy-gotkilledbythisguycalledbonecallandtheclanisreallytenseweonlycameheretoseemokintheotherclanseyesidontknowwhymymomcaressomuch.” snowballpaw then blinked at aulandrapaw, hoping that she got the message. “it’s fine. we’re fine.”
[if you want the whole thing; my mentor frosteyes -also the deputy-got killed by this guy called bonecall and the clan is really tense we only came here to seem ok in the other clans eyes i dont know why my mom cares so much]

foxpaw, she-cat, apprentice, tags; wispfur, duckclan
foxpaw tried to smile at wispfur. “foxpaw of snowclan.” she mrowed shyly, glancing around before trying to maintain eye contact with wispfur.

wispwillow, she-cat, warrior, tags; open

cocopuff, tom, warrior, tags; redvines, cocoaclan
cocopuff smiled widely, “hello!!” he exclaimed. “I’m fine!! nice to meet you redvines!” the big, fluffy tom swung his tail like a dog would when it’s happy. “I’m cocopuff of snowclan.”

[chaotic creativity]

CHESSCLAN !!
ROOKSTAR - Tom - 54 Moons - Roi - Tagged: Minkstar (PineClan)


Rookstar could feel the gentle breeze whisking through his fur playfully, almost dragging him along as his paws pounded across the ground. The pull towards the Gathering was almost unbearable, and he turned his head to watch his clanmates as he ran faster and faster towards the familiar sight. He burst into the clearing with a large leap, soaring down the edge of a hill before skidding to a halt. His chest heaved as he fought to catch his breath, and his eyes were wide with a wild excitement. This was the kind of feeling only a truly wild and free cat could feel, one that a kittypet could never even begin to imagine existed. He threw his head around to look for his Clan, and he watched them stream over the hill in a more civilized manner. "Darling, please don't embarrass us," he heard Chasmstar hiss in a mocking manner, and he turned his nose up. He had no problem denouncing their mateship now, and he was not afraid of the consequences of their breaking their vow to ÉtoileClan. Pure and utter hatred filled his body, and he turned to spot a familiar pelt in the crowd. "Minkstar! So good to see you again," he called as he padded up to her, raising his tail in a friendly, yet respectful, greeting.



CHASMSTAR - Molly - 45 Moons - Dame - Tagged: Wolfsnarl (Pinewatch)

Chasmstar's eyes widened as Wolfsnarl mentioned their kits being born with only one name. It certainly was a unique naming system, she thought quietly to herself, but it is one that certainly commands respect. As he asked how her Clan was going, she slowly stiffened her spine until she was sitting as straight as a tree trunk. "ChessClan has been faring just fine. Several litters of young kits were just recently born," she meowed, her voice carrying just a hint of the pride she felt. The young kits that were now bouncing around her paws every step of the way brought joy to those even on their darkest days. There was something to be said about a Clan with a surplus of kits. "And how fares the moons on your Clan?" she asked politely. She answered his, so it was only fair that he answer hers. That was how a conversation went, right?

RICHTERSCREECH - Tom - 64 Moons - Tour - Tagged: Lycan (HazeClan)

Richterscreech's heart warmed as he imagined Pumpkin with two more tiny bundles of joy to call her own. "She certainly deserves all the love and joy a family brings," he purred gently. He watched Lycan with a keen eye, hoping to learn more about this daughter as the minutes of their conversation ticked by. "Well, enough about your mother. Tell me a bit about yourself," he meowed, quietly pleading that she would oblige his curiosities. He knew some cats didn't particularly care to speak of themselves, and he respected that, but all he wanted was to learn more. This was his first meeting with Lycan, and he wanted to make the absolute most out of it as he possibly could. Richterscreech always wanted to be the best father he could be, even if he wasn't there for all of his kits all of the time. He only hoped that Lycan could see that, and for her not to judge him as some tom who didn't care for his kits.

WOLFWHISKERS - Tom - 64 Moons - Fou - Tagged: Smokefur (The Fallen)

Wolfwhiskers nodded as Smokefur seemed to entertain the idea of obtaining an apprentice soon. As soon as he asked for advice, though, Wolfwhiskers was caught off guard and spluttered out a few incoherent syllables. "I... uh.... there's really no guide to this kind of thing, you know? It's a lot of trial and error, but also try and find what works best for the apprentice. Study them a lot in the first moons, and then you'll be the best mentor by catering your teaching to the way they seem to learn best," he chuckled. Faonpaw had not taken kindly to his stern method of training, and Lichenpaw required an even gentler touch. He only hoped that Faonpaw would be able to handle Lindtpaw when she took him on, because Wolfwhiskers knew that tom could be a handful. He may doze and sleep a lot, but he had more energy than a squirrel terrified by a hunter. He chuckled softly to himself as he thought about Faonpaw chasing the young tom around the den, and he had to quickly pay attention to Smokefur so that he didn't seem feather-brained.

GODIVAPAW - Tom - 11 Moons - Apprenti - Tagged: Cocoapaw (HazeClan)

Godivapaw smiled sheepishly as he looked at the molly who was apparently his half-sibling. "Well, it's nice to meet you!" he chirped. His eyes widened in shock at the pitch his voice reached, and he quickly began to giggle like a new apprentice. "I'm really not good at these introductions. I guess you could tell, but I wanted to make that blatantly clear. I'm sorry if I'm scaring you, I just never seem to know when to stop talking," he chattered, snapping his mouth shut to freeze the flow of words. They seemed to fly so carelessly and effortlessly from his mouth, and it terrified him when he thought about talking forever and never stopping. Instead of saying something else, he simply smiled.

TOURNESOLPAW - Tom - 7 Moons - Apprenti - Tagged: Geyserbloom (Highgarden) & Turtle's Shell (Golden Kingdom)


Tournesolpaw looked at the two cats who he quickly realized to be kits of Renegade with wide, fearful eyes. Geyserbloom continuously mentioned that he was lost and needed to find his parents, so he quickly stood up and puffed his chest out. "My parents aren't here, and I'm not lost! I'm just... kind of... looking for other children of Renegade," he mumbled, his words falling quieter as he felt the fear creeping back up his throat. He swallowed before raising his eyes back to Geyserbloom and Turtle's Shell. The mollies were both extremely pretty, and they has the same speckles on their faces, tails, and limbs that he had. He offered a sheepish smile as his confidence slowly returned. Being so young and left alone at the Gathering was a daunting task, and Tournesolpaw knew he wasn't doing the best. He did know he was doing better than others would have, but it felt rather strange to be talking to cats so much older than him.




KATTER AV DEN FROSNE ØYA !!
MOOSESTAR - Molly - 64 Moons - Dronning - Tagged: Ploverstripe (GustClan)


Moosestar looked up at the tom who began talking to her, and she sniffled. She raised a paw to wipe away the tears, and she pulled herself up into a sitting position. “I’m so sorry, you shouldn’t be seeing me like this,” she murmured, her voice filled with the sorrow of a freshly broken heart. She could see Rollingfog nearly every where she looked, and she gently shied away from the tom who only seemed to want to help. He was awkward, almost beyond belief, but she just offered a weak smile. She could feel her legs trembling, and she quickly wondered how she had ever made it to the Gathering.



SKUASOAR - Molly - 69 Moons - Hertuginne - Tagged: Berry Scorched by Flames (Court of the Butterflies)


Skuasoar recoiled in shock at the face Berry Scorched by Flames made when she asked if they had any kits. She cleared her throat awkwardly as they mentioned they didn't like them, and she quickly shuffled her paws in the dust. "That's one thing about having a council. I was able to take the time to raise my own kits without having to search for a temporary replacement," she meowed simply. She wondered how a cat could genuinely dislike such tiny bundles of joy, and her face warmed as she remembered the feeling of having Aventurineeyes, Tanzanitegaze, and Carneliansight at her belly, requiring her for every aspect of life. "Nevertheless, how are things going for your Clan? This past leafbare was particularly rough, though I don't know for how far," she meowed, wrapping her tail around her paws.



MAPLESONG - Molly - 69 Moons - Helbreder - Tagged: Solsticestand (Highgarden)


Maplesong nodded with a smile as Solsticestand mentioned that her mentor was Merlinsong. "I've definitely heard of him. To be rather honest with you, most medicine cats here have probably heard of him. Highgarden is one of those Clans that is well-known," she chuckled. As Solsticestand mentioned a run in with a coyote, she quickly offered her condolences. "A new apprentice is always a pawful. My name is Maplesong," she chuckled, quickly realizing that her name and Merlinsong's were rather close. Quickly, her eyes darted to where a rather familiar tom was standing at the edge of the Gathering. Brownie, the surrogate for her and Glacierbloom's litter, had attended. She was forever grateful to the tom, and she noticed that Grizzlypaw constantly glanced at the tom while speaking to another tom who looked suspiciously like Brownie. Maplesong shook her head as she scattered the reminiscent thoughts of her tiny family, and she smiled. "I also have a sister in another large Clan. Sweethen of ChessClan is my older sister, but I highly doubt you know her. I haven't seen her at a Gathering in moons," she chuckled with a smile.



TOMBECHO - Non-binary - 57 Moons - Helbreder - Tagged: Petrelhop (WheatClan) & Cream of Wheat (CocoaClan)


Tombecho's eyes widened drastically as they looked between the two cats who seemed to show a genuine interest in their cloths. "Well, it was one of the things my previous twoleg used to wrap me in to keep me warm. This just happened to be what I was wearing when I left," they shrugged. They hadn't thought much about them, but they nodded slowly. "My Clan does use the pelts of larger mammal prey as cloaks to keep those with shorter fur warm in the colder moons as well. I'm surprised there's so many cats without fur in your Clan, Cream of Wheat," Tombecho meowed, turning towards the younger molly. "I haven't actually seen many other cats like me," they chuckled, sticking their paw out to inspect the wrinkly skin they had. Tombecho just rolled their eyes and made sure to include both of their companions in their question. "So what are your Clans like?"



GRIZZLYPAW - Tom - 12 Moons - Lærling - Tagged: Neptunepaw (ShoreClan)


Grizzlypaw's eyes widened as the tom confirmed his suspicions. Grizzlypaw let out a vibrant purr as he nodded enthusiastically, his tail twitching with delight as his worries over Sablefrost were quickly forgotten. "Oh, I'm so glad to meet you! Brownie is my father, but only biologically. He's actually just the tom my mother used as a surrogate so that she and my other mom could have kits together. I'm so glad to find out there's more half-siblings out there. My three littermates would love you," he chuckled excitedly, nodding enthusiastically. Grizzlypaw could scarcely believe he actually had half-siblings out there, even if he had spotted the tom he knew to be Brownie hanging around the edge of the Gathering. Maplesong and Glacierboom were wonderful mothers, but Grizzlypaw couldn't smother his eagerness to know more about his biological father and said tom's other kits.




THE ORDER OF THE HYENA
HYENA'S BREATH - Molly - 30 Moons - Matriarch - Tagged: Fluffy (Nox Invictus)


Hyena's Breath bit back a retort. She almost wanted to mock Fluffy, the feeling that she was mocking her nearly overwhelming. Her Clan, despite it currently only being herself, was the strongest there would ever be. She unsheathed her claws and dug them into the dirt underneath her paws, churning it until she had dirtied the white fur on her toes. She cleared her throat as she stared down her nose at Fluffy. "Is your Clan thriving?" she asked simply, her voice gruff and lower than it had been previously. She was building a barrier around herself, quickly receding into her tough exterior. They didn't deserve to see her at her weakest, only at her strongest. She scoffed aloud, knowing that she never would have a weakest. She was powerful, and would only ever be so. She may have come from the lowest order, but they were taking over the Savanna. The Order of the Hyena was rising in power, and she should present herself as so.

[/nyx.]

CASCADECLAN has arrived!
Attending: Silverstar, Shoreabranch, Aldernight, Langsat, Halepen, Basmatiswerve, Rhizomecinder, Orchidpaw, Aulandrapaw

Silverstar | Eye of the Cascade | female | 41 moons | Tags: Halfmoon, Quailjaw [MoonClan; LooneyLani]; Shoreabranch [CascadeClan; bmkmb]

When Shoreabranch moved out of the way, something flashed. Not literally (though, she supposed, a firefly had flown past), but figuratively. The leader felt her heart beat faster. She'd never been one for public speaking. Just as Aldernight enjoyed reminding her so, Silverstar's head tended to stay in the clouds, and if for whatever reason the clouds were blocked, she still thought to herself, only then, she'd do it in the mist. The molly's mind was rarely clear, rarely sharp. Fantastical, more like. She was a daydreamer—one who'd miraculously brought her dream to life, guided by luck and the Storm's desperation—nothing more. Definitely not leader material; that made itself clear enough when she compared herself to most high-ranking felines stalking about. Another thing about Silverstar—she could get lost in her own maze of ideas just about anywhere. Including, it seemed, in the middle of a Gathering—not to mention in the middle of an important meeting at said Gathering.

Trust. Silverstar needed to prove her trust. How? This was bizarre and remarkable and outright terrifying... where was her Tempest when she needed him? "I... well... the Cascade takes trust very seriously," she offered. The leader ignored Shoreabranch's expression for a moment (whatever it was, it likely wasn't one of approval) in favor of continuing, "And if it's worth anything, we've not yet had any traitors from our clan." Then again, their clan was still rather small. "I've never paid much attention to the courting styles of my warriors; however, I trust their judgment." Was that the wrong thing to say... again? She flushed with embarrassment. "I'm sorry; I've never done this before. The Cascade is stronger than I make it look, and we're also... incredibly lucky. Growing so fast that I'm almost having trouble keeping track of it." Sadly, she wasn't even bluffing. Silverstar herself was likely the clan's weakest link; an apprentice might be able to take her down. "If you want to send an ambassador over to test the truth in my words, please feel free. No harm will come to them under the protection of the Storm."

Shoreabranch | Skullhunter | female | 43 moons | Tags: Halfmoon, Quailjaw [MoonClan; LooneyLani]; Silverstar [CascadeClan; bmkmb]

Despite her usage of we, this was all on the leaders. At least, it was supposed to be. The dappled feline very nearly butted into the conversation when Silverstar immediately messed up (seriously, how could she be so incompetent?); however, she reined in her urges to give the molly a fair chance. After all, some didn't learn unless absolutely necessary. When Silverstar faltered the second time, Shoreabranch couldn't help but make a face. Honestly. No wonder the resident Tempest always stormed up to Shoreabranch to complain. Rather than ruining her mind by listening to her leader's rambles, the dappled molly shifted her gaze to Quailjaw. He'd step in if things got too out of paw, or so Shoreabranch hoped. Though, the skullhunter would likely be able to handle it herself if need be,

Aldernight | Storm's Tempest | male | 44 moons | Tags: Badgermask [the fallen; salvation.]

Kittens. Also meddlesome creatures—though, he supposed, not as bad as older, more influential felines, and certainly not as bad as apprentices who, despite their naive appearances, easily trumped all other ranks in terms of mischief. Even worse, they knew it and had no reason to hide it. Adults rarely glanced twice at the warriors-in-training, but Aldernight knew better than to ignore them, especially when whispers of skyhunters began breezing through camp.

The Tempest hummed. "It might serve well to have a backup plan just in case. I know little as to how your clan functions, though if something bad were to happen to the kits, it may cause a distraction. A sudden, suspicious death to some unimportant feline may catch everyone off-guard, though that has a chance of backfiring."

Was he seriously discussing murder scenarios with an otherclanner? Why, yes he was. And it was actually rather intriguing, concerning as it was.

Langsat | Aura of Ripples | female | 57 moons | Tags: Blizzardchirp [PuddleClan; Bugbelly]

Dark eyes watched discreetly as the stranger approached, and while Langsat wasn't one for idle talking, she flicked her ear amicably at the newcomer. "Greetings," the old healer returned—it was the least she could do; no one in her clan was quite as respectful to her as this white-furred molly. "Langsat of the Cascade. And who might you be?"

Halepen | Aura of Ripples | male | 18 moons | Tags: Autumnflower [QuickClan; eagle,]

It was rather amusing that the other healer simply assumed that he'd never dealt with tradition before. Too bad for her. He'd been born and raised for one reason: to fulfil a prophecy. And Storm, was he sick of prophecies by now. Though, he was an adult, and she hadn't snapped at him... so whatever aura he was emitting, he tried his best to reign to negative emotions in and to keep his composure clean. "No," Halepen replied, "I've never been part of a different clan. The Cascade... I wasn't born there, per se, but I was born for them. Raised by the stars, raised to seek, to heal... I spent the first few moons of my life living with cats who were technically dead." He frowned a bit, never having told even his leader about his life story before he came for her. Before fate forced him onto her, more like. "You'd think I'd be alright with tradition if I've known it all my life. But living with the Storm... they're not like what my clan thinks they're like. My mentor—well, former mentor now, I suppose—she's never seen them. She's from a different clan—not the Cascade—and she was the first healer they had, so she brought her old clan's traditions with her and Silverstar never questioned it but..." A growl escaped him. "They're wrong. They've never seen, and the traditions... they don't understand them. They're not my traditions, and I'm literally bound to the Cascade. I would know. But they think... ever since Langsat arrived, I'm... pushed aside. Because she's older, but that doesn't make her wiser. So what if I act like a brat sometimes?" Halepen winced at those words. "Sorry 'bout that, by the way—but Langsat's just a jerk. Only around me. Maybe I act like an apprentice because that way, they're not super wary of me." He shut his maw, deciding that that was enough. It wasn't like him to monologue. It felt... nice, getting all that off his chest—actually, no, it didn't. It made him feel like a fool and it didn't prove anything. Great. Just great.


Basmatiswerve | Gladehunter | male | 44 moons | Tags: Sanderlingfrost [TidalClan; DaniCalifornia]

"That sounds... relaxing," Basmatiswerve admitted. He curled his tail, then decided to share, "The closest thing to a beach in my clan is probably the cove. It's rocky, though not perilously so, and there are waves. Occasionally, exotic creatures stop by. Despite being much larger than any cat and seemingly predators, they never harm us."

Rhizomecinder | Cyclone Champion | male | 57 moons | Tags: open to all, especially former Larch's Advance members

[He tsks at his sister's grumpy expression before wandering through the non-high-rank section of the crowd.]

Orchidpaw | Torrent | female | 13 moons | Tags: Catopsispaw [ParagonClan; Chamrosh]

Oh, she adored his apprentice. Whether in a platonic or romantic sense was open to interpretation because frankly, Orchidpaw didn't know yet. She'd never heard "hola" before, but it was a cool greeting, so the molly smiled nonetheless. "ParagonClan," Orchidpaw repeated under her breath, testing out the strange word that she'd never heard before. Then, her ears perked up. "You're the leader's apprentice? Oh, that's so amazing!" the torrent gushed. She chuckled. "I'm from CascadeClan! My mentor's the Champion Gladehunter—that means he's one of the three best specialized hunters in the clan! He's incredible!"

Aulandrapaw | Torrent | female | 10 moons | Tags: Snowballpaw [SnowClan; beebun]

...oh. That wasn't good. Definitely wasn't good because now Aulandrapaw felt this absurd need to cheer up her best friend. "Well," she said, and she wasn't sure whether it would work or maje things worse but it was worth a try. "All the apprentices in my clan are trying this thing—we're gonna pick a special day to bring presents to our mentors and surprise them all because they think we don't appreciate them but we really do. Um..." And she knew that Snowballpaw might be mentorless at this moment; maybe not, but not with her real mentor... "Maybe you could try organizing something like that in your clan? It might make you popular and increase everyone's morale. Or you could do it for siblings, or parents, or... or give the high ranks a day off? They're probably really stressed out, considering—"

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[tigerclaw]

WHEATCLAN

attending ─ feralstar, petrelhop, lynxcry

feralstar.
(1) leader , female [she/her] , 28m ─ tags : @ textreader [risingclan] & coalstar [lightclan]


Feralstar gave a friendly nod to Coalstar, "it's nice to meet you." The silver leader paused for a moment, realizing that she hadn't answered the other leader's question. "Oh, pardon me," she apologized, "this is the first gathering I've attended." Feralstar twitched her whiskers, asking Coalstar the first question that came to mind "how many gatherings have you attended?"



petrelhop.
(2) medicine cat , female [she/her] , 43m ─ tags : @ cream of wheat [cocoaclan] & tombecho [frosne Øya]
Petrelhop twitched with interest as she listened to Tombecho speak. She had never even considered using animal pelts to keep warm before. The medicine cat briefly wondered if there was anything big enough in Wheatclan's territory to take the fur from; that would be incredibly helpful if there were.
"Wheatclan's territory is mostly pine trees, but we have some farmland in our borders, hence the name." Petrelhop gave a swish of her tail, "I haven't been in the clan long but, I've enjoyed my stay so far." The medicine cat eyes flickered between Tombecho and Cream of Wheat, curious as to what their clans were like.
lynxcry.
(3) warrior , nonbinary [they/them] , 60m ─ tags : @ fioled [gustclan]
Lynxcry flicked their tail, repeating the young cat's name in their mind for a moment. "Fioled is a nice name," they complimented, hoping that they had pronounced it correct. The older warrior hesitated for a heartbeat, unsure if they wanted to delve into their memories. Eventually, they let out a small sigh, "memories of being young and carefree again, being an apprentice was much easier than being a warrior is."
"It also brings me memories of my parents; specifically my mother," they mewed, carefully pushing away the emotion that threatened to breakthrough. "I met my mother for the first time at my last gathering."

PUDDLECLAN

attending ─ blizzardchirp, dipperpaw

blizzardchirp.
⸙ warrior , female [she/her] , 15m ─ tags : @ langsat [cascadeclan]
"Blizzardchirp of Puddleclan," the young warrior responded. Blizzardchirp sat back on her haunches, gently curling her silky white tail over her broad paws. "Pleasure to meet you; I hope that your gathering has gone well so far?" the white molly gave a curious tilt of her head.

dipperpaw.
⸙ apprentice , demigirl [she/they] , 14m ─ tags : @ cardinalpaw [pineclan]


the apprentice tipped their head, raising a paw up to their chin. they could barely recall the journey from the island to the clearing, excitement clouding their memories. "pretty far! it took a longgg time to get here" they finally chirped, they didn't remember the journey exactly but they did remember how long it had taken. the apprentice giggled, "i'd say its pretty wet."
The apprentice perked up, "but its really nice! i haven't been in puddleclan for long but i've really enjoyed it so far." the colorpoint tilted their head, their optics widening, "what's pineclan like?"

[amethyst14]

Loststar - Leader - Houndstar of Breezeclan
"Do you have traveling herbs? Our medicine cat gave them out when needed to the cats that complained a lot and it seemed to have help. We don't come every gathering either, too much going on for me to worry about the gatherings and I sure am glad Starclan does not mind that." Loststar smirked. The leader was happy to hear that his journey was a small one, maybe he would throw that seven day trip at the complaints next time.



Jadegaze - Deputy - Starlingflight of Hazeclan
The tom nodded at what Starlingflight said, growing clans is always great and it's a big reason why Loststar asked for a queen recently, "We are growing in numbers as well, and we just found out that we have an expectant queen so we have to clean the nursery a bit more. The way our numbers grew in the last moon though is a bit sad honestly, we just pull the cats from the sea after a bad storm. It's not new to us but when we look at it, more than half the cats have come to the Clan this way. It makes me wonder if Starclan has anything to do with it." Jadegaze thought out loud, maybe he will run that by Loststar later.



Featherpool - Medicine Cat - open
The grumpy medicine cat scanned the clearing, great. So many cats. "Mouse brained leader... don't know why I have to be here. I already go to the medicine cat meetings, I don't want to do these ones.." The molly grumbled to herself as she weaves through the growing crowd of cats. She wasn't headed in any particular direction, not much caring for these types of things.





Peachblossom, Berryblossom, Springblossom- Warriors - Briarthorn of Vagaryclan
"Its a very big rule in Stormclan, don't have kits outside of the clan." Peachblossom started. Berryblossom looked away, almost as if tears filled her eyes and she was looking for a distraction.

Peachblossom continued on though, "Stormclan had a bit of a hardship not to long ago because the leader refused to abide by the traditions set by our ancestors and Starclan got angry. So Loststar had to pretty much fight his way to power to appease Starclan. It didn't quiet work out the way he wanted because Starclan still got involved and killed a lot of us, but we are growing rather fast still." She tried to explain.

Springblossom seemed unaffected by it, she did just join the clan with her family, but she knew what they went through from stories. "Must be different for every clan? " She added. "And I agree, I would never give up any of my kits." She added.



Genetpelt - Warrior - Oak with Frosted Roots of Court of the Butterflies
Genetpelt smiled kindly at the molly, "I like clan life. I would have never known about these gatherings and I would have never got to meet you." Genetpelt looked around, "I bet there are a lot of cats here that think gatherings are great." He mentioned.

(He isn't hitting on her I swear, he's just a carefree, kind and a dum dum. Which makes him a flirt when he is being honest.)

[sunny-skies]

lightclan

coalstar / leader / female / 34 moons / tags; textreader (risingclan), feralstar (wheatclan)

coalstar nodded, listening intently as the other leader spoke. her ears perked upon hearing the other molly mention that this was the first gathering that she attended. she remembered her first gathering herself, though it already felt like lifetimes since then. her clan had only just been formed, with her as the sole member. though the molly's clan was still a fairly young one, it had already grown so much since then.

with a small shake of her head, the leader brought her attention back to feralstar. "hmm..." the molly hummed, a thoughtful expression on her face. how many gatherings had she been to now? she knew that it had to be a few at least. in all honesty, coalstar hadn't really kept track of how many she had attended. after a few moments passed, the leader gave a small nod. "three or four, I'd say. I've gone to a good few since lightclan was first founded."

stagleap / male / deputy / 32 moons / tags; sandpounce (duckclan)

the tom's yellow eyes scanned the area for a moment, his gaze watching over the gathering area. most of the others already seemed to be meeting up with others they had met at gatherings prior, already deep in conversation. as this was only his second gathering, stagleap couldn't say he knew many others. but he didn't have much trouble socializing, either, and was more than happy to talk to the other cats. it was interesting to learn about how the outside clans worked, anyway. after a few moments, his eyes fell upon an unfamiliar tom in the crowd, who seemed to be standing by himself. taking the chance to start conversation, he approached the other tom, who luckily didn't seem to be too far from where he was. "hey there!" he called out, hoping to get the other cats attention. "I'm stagleap, of lightclan."

swancry / medic / female / 22 moons / tags; glimpsebark (snowclan)

the molly nodded in understanding as her fellow healer spoke. she could understand that. swancry always had a distaste for larger groups of cats, too, though after some time she had grown used to these kinds of clan gatherings. and besides, she'd never gone very far from the outskirts of the gathering either. there were always much too many cats there for her liking. "that makes sense." she said, nodding thoughtfully.

her brow furrowed in thought upon hearing glimpsebark's question. it was a pretty vague thing to ask, though thankfully there wasn't much going on in lightclan at the moment. "it's been alright. a bit tiring, being the only healer and all, but all good besides that." she said with a small nod. nothing notable had happened within the clan yet, which she was perfectly fine with. better than anything bad happening, anyway. "what about snowclan?"

pebblepaw / apprentice / female / 11 moons / tags; ebonypaw (tidalclan)

pebblepaw listened intently as the younger apprentice spoke, her ears perking upon hearing ebonypaw mention her friend. it must be nice to have another cat your age around. by the way she was describing it, peppermintpaw seemed like a good friend. after a few moments, the molly only gave a small shake of her head in response. "hmm... theres a pretty big gap in age between me and most of the clan. I've been the only apprentice for quite some time actually." though it would've been nice to have someone else to train along with, pebbepaw truly didn't mind being the only apprentice in lightclan. it made training a bit boring sometimes, but that was fine with her. it was almost over now, anyway, so she couldn't complain much.

"it's cool, though! eggnog's pretty nice, and I hang around her a lot." she nodded, a grin on her face as she spoke. out of all the cats in lightclan, eggnog was probably the closest to her in age. the fluffy molly was basically an apprentice at heart, too, and she was always there to liven up conversations.

the marina

sea stride / male / 26 moons / captain / tags; open

sea stride stepped forward, an look of genunine curiosity on his face. it was seldom that he ran into other groups outside of his own back at home, and there were already so many other cats gathered together in the area. he had only established his clan a few moons prior, meaning that this was his very first gathering. luckily for him, the young leader was easily able to keep track of the few other clan members he had brought along with him. the marina was still a fairly small group, after all, and only a handful of cats had volunteered to attend along with him this moon. not like he minded, the journey to the gathering had definitely been a long one, almost a full day's journey. but sea stride was eager to speak to other clans, which he had barely known of until just a few moons ago.

gentle rain / female / scout / 16 moons / tags; pewee (tidalclan)

the molly couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle at pewee's question, which came seemingly out of the blue. what an odd thing to ask. she had caught glimpses of flying fish a few times, gliding over the waters. they were always so quick, though, that it was always so difficult to spot one. they did have really cool fins though, from what she could remember.

gentle rain tilted her head slightly to one side, pondering over the question for a moment. in all honesty, it wasn't really something that had ever crossed her mind. what kind of fish would she want to be? there were loads of fish that she saw back at home, by all the boats. there weren't any twolegs to scare them away, so plenty of the fish could be relied on as a food source. "hmm..." she hummed with a thoughtful expression. "I'd be a minnow. you know, the ones that swim along the shores?" a small smile crept across her face as she spoke. "they're so quick, too. it's almost impossible to catch them." cats usually left them well alone, too, since they weren't exactly filling in terms of food. gentle rain had always been fond of the little ocean creatures, which she saw from time to time.