by eagle, » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:48 am
HIGHGARDEN
tawnyrose: queen, molly, she/her, 71m. tags: open
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solsticestand: herbalist, molly, she/her, 26m. tags: maplesong
indentsolsticestand let out a breezy laugh at maplesong's comment. "i'll be sure not to pass that on to merlinsong. i'd never hear the end of it with his ego, unfortunately, to be known by outside clans like that," she said with a grin. "it's very nice to meet you." for a long moment, it seemed that both mollies were lost in their own thoughts, and solsticestand followed maplesong's gaze, first to a young tom, and then around the rest of the crowd, in awe at the number of cats in the hollow. it was only when maplesong mentioned chessclan that solsticestand pricked her ears. "oh, i know chessclan," she said brightly. "one of my friends has mentioned having a friend in chessclan that she met at a gathering. it's nice how many of our clan seem to have friends and family in other clans, too." she thought that maplesong would make a very nice friend to have, and solsticestand was grateful for the company. "do you have any other family in your clan?"
otterfur: fmr. knight, tom, he/him, 107m. tags: fadedsun + jasminepaw
indentwhen otterfur watched the way jasminepaw nudged closer to fadedsun, clearly eager to spend as much time with her father as she could, he purred, his gaze soft and warm as he regarded the pair. "my dear, i think they took the show a long time ago. when i look at highgarden now, i realize how many of us started with the clan, but it's coming to the time when we start to pass it down to them. and the gods willing that they're more capable than we were at their age," he said with a laugh. there was no bittersweetness with his sentiment. his soft expression only grew softer when fadedsun's paw touched his own, and otterfur pressed his forehead against fadedsun's. "it's always you, you are the greatest good i could've asked for, when so much else seemed so bleak."
veerypath: knight, tom, he/him, 32m. tags: stallion's canter
indentthe chance to talk about his family and his son seemed to make veerypath more open, much more eager to talk, and he ducked his head shyly. "my sister says that he looks as much like me as he could without being a shadow," he said. "i wasn't sure how serious she was at first, or if she was just being kind, but i've heard it from a few different cats, so i'm inclined to think waxwing wasn't being hyperbolic this time." as the conversation opened up, veerypath listened with pricked ears and genuine curiosity. "that's good about the tunnels, then. do you ever miss the farm, though?" he asked. "it sounds like it was lovely, though i'm sure that kyanite keep is as well."
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 was plesantly surprised when the little tom seemed to stand up straighter, finding his confidence when he said that he was also one of renegade's kits. geyserbloom glanced once more to the other molly before letting out a gentle purr. "well, i was also looking for renegade's other kits. it looks like we've all found each other, then," she said with a broad smile. "my name's geyserbloom, and i have a brother and a sister. their names are sleetfreckle and drizzlestone. they couldn't make it to the gathering, but, maybe you'll be able to meet them sometime. what about you two, do either of you have littermates?" she asked before scuffing her paw against the ground. "i wonder how many of us are out here..."
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: blizzardstorm
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
indentfrom a surface-level meeting, autumnflower had no way of understanding the intricacies of this stranger, nor did she know his clan and the different levels that he might suffer or undergo in his day to day. it was beyond her comprehension, but she tried. for what it was worth, she tried. she had never been known for her mediation skills, after all, but she tipped her head to the side and did her best to try to understand. "i'm sorry," she said after a long moment. "it never feels good to be pushed aside or dismissed like that, and i'm sorry that you have to go through that. have you ever tried to tell your mentor and leader how you feel, though?" she asked. "clearly you have a gift that surpasses you, even if it doesn't feel that way. perhaps, if they knew, you would be taken more seriously and then they'd be able to see and understand why you feel the way you do."
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.
snakespots: warrior, tom, he/him, 85m. tags: turtledove
indentsnakespots peered over the heads of several cats around him, trying to see if he might catch a familiar face in the crowd. of course, as always, his thoughts went to his mate, and how he hoped that, perhaps, she might have been able to attend the gathering. it had been a while since he had the chance to step away from quickclan long enough to make the trip to hazeclan, especially since he had been given another apprentice to train. still, he spotted pantherstar among the leaders, and snakespots allowed himself to start to cross the clearing to the leaders. if he had a chance, he'd ask pantherstar if turtledove had been able to join the hazeclan patrol.
indentjust as he set his sights on pantherstar, however, a familiar scent caught snakespots' attention, and he turned just in time to see her familiar fluffy pelt not too far away. "turtledove!" he called out to her, smiling broadly when he caught up and was able to touch his nose to hers in greeting. "there you are, i was hoping to find you," he said with a gentle purr. "i've missed you."
siskinskip & wisteriavine: warriors, mollies, she/her, 13m & 14m. tags: peachblossom, berryblossom, springblossom, briarthorn
indent"so strange how we're trained to fight as warriors, but its the medicine cats who usually seem the most vicious and scary," wisteriavine mused aloud, flicking her tail. it seemed that siskinskip, at the same time, took their inclusion into the conversation as a welcome to join the group. she wasted no time in settling down and stretching out her long legs on the ground.
indent"i think that's why alpinemask sent me on a wild berry chase that time," siskinskip said with a smile at peachblossom's words. "he doesn't trust me to not bring back deathberries - even though i know what they look like and i'd know better than to bring them back to camp, for starclan's sake. so he had me run myself out instead. when i came back exhausted, he said it would keep me out of trouble for a while," she said, though wisertiavine was quick to nod at the other warriors.
indent"he thought wrong, siskinskip has never kept out of trouble," she said, only to smile politely at the introductions. "nice to meet you all. this is siskinskip, and i'm wisteriavine." when the others started to talk about the potential for a fight, wisteriavine looked up towards the night sky. "isn't it against the code for a fight? it might be worse for medicine cats to fight, don't you think?"
indentbut siskinskip didn't seem to listen to her friend in that moment. instead, she looked to peachblossom. "has featherpool ever gotten into a fight before? do you think they really might fight?"
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