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

[recognize]

duckclan - attending: duckstar, marchsnow, appleclaw, miragewater, the tree, sycamoretail, marsfang, pinepaw

duckstar - female - 59m - the yellow guide (leader) - mate: littleink - tags: swanstar (islandclan)

marchsnow - male - 61m - the blue guard (deputy) - mate: asterblizzard - tags: open

winterwood - male - 70m - the green magician (med cat) - tags: open
winterwood hoped he wasn't too late. on the journey he had stopped to inspect some strange mushrooms he spotted. by the time he looked up everyone else had already disappeared. luckily this wasn't his first time going to the gathering, and he was able to trace his way to the area. he looked around. it looked like almost everyone had someone to talk to, but it looked like he didn't miss anything important. he decided to pause and catch his breath from running.

appleclaw - male (trans) - 44m - warrior - tags: with miragewater, open
appleclaw found a good place to sit, then turned to miragewater, who had suddenly started talking at him. he tried his best to answer all of his questions, but miragewater just kept talking and there didn't seem to be an end.

miragewater - male - 47m - warrior - tags: with appleclaw, open
miragewater glanced over to his friend, feeling a little awkward. it had been a while since the two toms attended the gathering, let alone together. "it's been a while since we talked!" he said brightly. "i'm glad we're able to come to the gathering today." "you're always with that spiderrun guy lately," the tom responded casually, licking his paw. miragewater wasn't sure how to respond. "sooo... what have you been up to?" "hunting, mostly." "how're the ducklings?" "they're warriors now, miragewater..."

the tree - male - 34m - warrior - open for relationships, straight - tags: zebra's gallop (chessclan)
while he was distracted he almost didn't notice the other cat. he stopped pacing and smiled at her. "hi! i'm the tree, of duckclan!" he introduced himself, putting emphasis on his name. "it's nice to meet you, zebra's gallop! you have such a unique name!" he wasn't sure what a zebra or hyena was, but it sounded cool.

sycamoretail - female - 19m - warrior - open for relationships, pan - tags: open
sycamoretail hung out by herself, not sure what to do. there were too many cats crowded in one area and it was too loud for her to hear even her own thoughts. she should've known she wouldn't like any sort of social gathering. she glanced around, looking for friend marsfang, but he was nowhere to be seen. he was probably talking to someone by now. she should've brought one of her brothers.

marsfang - male - 22m - warrior - open for relationships, gay, sterile - tags: open

pinepaw - male - 12m - duckling - open for relationships, straight - tags: snowballshine (snowclan)
he nodded eagerly, trying to match their excitement. "i'm from duckclan! this is my first gathering," he mewed. he peered at snowballshine. "have you been to many gatherings?"

[/nyx.]

CASCADECLAN !
Attending: Silverstar, Aldernight, Halepen, Choralpaw, Orchidrise, Aulandrawhisk, Pilferplum, Castedbreak, Caperpaw

Silverstar | Eye of the Cascade | female | 46 moons | Tags: open! [clan; username]


Silverstar waits patiently for someone to approach her.


Aldernight | Storm's Tempest | male | 49 moons | open! [clan; username]


Aldernight scans the crowd, searching for someone powerful to approach.


Halepen | Aura of Ripples | male | 22 moons | Tags: Ostrich's Cry [The Order of the Hyena; sharpiesandhamilton]

Halepen stood as the other feline approached, silently signalling for Choralpaw to run off already. If she was desperate enough, the seeker could always hang out with Orchidrise instead. It might've been the cat's tone or her tail, but something made the newcomer seem dangerous. Halepen almost wanted to laugh at that. After Langsat and Aldernight, Storm, even after himself, he should be immune to danger. The cats of the Cascade lived out in the open; the only dens were dug into the earth and reserved for the sick. Pre-dug graves, if anyone felt like being critical about it. Herbs were easy enough to find in a rainforest; they were stored away around camp—far enough away from the Lachlan that they weren't carried off into the lake during rainstorms, of course. And since it rained literally every other day, cascadors always carried a strangely unique fresh-and-exotic scent. That being said, extreme luck was the only reason that hordes of predators hadn't descended upon the clan yet. "I am Halepen, born from the Storm, healer of the Cascade," the tomcat returned the greeting. "Not much happens, to be honest. The leaders talk amongst themselves, the deputies make treaties, healers do whatever they want, and normal warriors hang out and talk. Oh, and apprentices use this time as a chance to make friends and earn a name for themselves outside of their birthclan." He inspected Ostrich's Cry impassively. "That's an interesting name, by the way," the healer remarked. "Where's your clan from?"

Choralpaw | Seeker | female | 10 moons | Tags: open! [clan; username]

Choralpaw dashes away, then glances around frantically. As long as she can see Orchidrise, she's not lost.

Orchidrise | Gladehunter | female | 18 moons | Tags: open! [clan; username]

Orchidrise looks on as Halepen begins to speak, then decides to mind her own business. She keeps an eye on Choralpaw and looks for someone to talk to.

Aulandrawhisk | Hayhunter | female | 15 moons | Tags: Seapaw [snowclan; beebun]

The grey-furred molly pads along with a bounce in her step, her grin widening upon spotting a bored-looking apprentice. Bingo. Aulandrawhisk hastens to catch up to the other feline. "Hi!" she greets excitedly. "I'm Aulandrawhisk of CascadeClan. How are you?"

Pilferplum | Cyclone | male | 19 moons | Tags: sycamoretail [duckclan; recognize]

Pilferplum walked around the clearing and hid a snort of amusement. Last time he was here, he'd been a little kitty. Now here he was again, seasons later as an experienced cyclone. Time sure did fly.

He padded up to another feline and mock-bowed with a playful grin. "Greetings, I'm Pilferplum of the Cascade. And who might you be?"

Castedbreak | Skullhunter | male | 32 moons | Tags: open! [clan; username]


Castedbreak waits for someone to approach him while he watches his apprentice from the corner of his sight.


Castedbreak | Caperpaw | male | 10 moons | Tags: open! [clan; username]


Caperpaw scans the sea of pelts, vibrating with excitement. He's ready to make some friends!

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[salvation.]

the fallen

one|leader|tom|open

one led the rather small group, mostly consisting of younger warriors into the gathering. badgermask was closest to him while smokefur hung back a little still walking close to the two. one knew the look on smokefur's face, he was listening waiting for badgermask to say something to the leader. the molly said nothing, she held her head up high and continued to walk into the clearing.

badgermask|deputy|molly|open

badgermask could feel smokefur's amber eyes burning into her fur. she tried to not let it bother her, but she found it to be rather annoying. once they were a decent way into the clearing she broke off searching for someone of equal rank to talk to.

smokefur|med cat|tom|open

smokefur watched one and badgermask intently, he had always been very cautious of badgermask but after her threat last moon he felt that anything she said towards one would be a hint as to what she was planning. he watched as she left the group, he allowed himself to relax a little, at least she wouldn't be hanging around them tonight.

owltalon|warrior|molly|hornetsting, open to others

owltalon excitedly followed one and the others. it was her first gathering ever, and her first gathering as a warrior. hornetsting who was walking alongside her did not wear a similar expression. she was busy watching her mother, badgermask. "hey! its the gathering, you should cheer up a bit."

hornetsting|warrior|molly|owltalon, open to others

hornetsting watched her mother leave the group with an upset look. she wanted to be around her mom, and maybe talk to some leaders with her. her head turned to owltalon's voice. "sorry, i was just thinking about something else. lets go find a cat to talk to." she suggested adding a bit more excitement to her tone.

sunlight|warrior|tom|open

sunlight wanted to experience his first gathering by himself. so he broke away from the group rather early, eagerly setting out to find someone interesting to chat with.

[[kat]]

ᴠᴀɢᴀʀʏᴄʟᴀɴ

♪ Foxcatcher
tom ; warrior ; tags: ploverheart
Foxcatcher fluffed up his fur- as much as he could with such a short coat- and marched himself into the Gathering with head held high. It was his first Gathering after being named a warrior, and he was going to let everyone know it. He drew himself up as tall as possible and circled the edges of the crowd bunched together in the middle of the clearing. Should he go in? He wrinkled his nose as all of the scents hit him- he would suffocate if he tried. So he turned instead to the outskirts and searched for someone to annoy.

❋ Brindlebirch
molly ; perma queen ; tags: mapleshadow
Brindlebirch's paws tingled with a soft excitement, so that she almost couldn't feel the cold dirt underneath her paws. With every passing moon she had found herself looking more and more forward to the Gathering, for reasons she couldn't quite pinpoint. Her ear tips warmed as she thought of Minkmuzzle and Fernglow, who had teased her by saying it was most definitely due to the Highgarden molly she often spoke so fondly of. But she shook the thought off, unwilling to accept the feelings in case Mapleshadow might not feel the same. No sooner had she crested the hill than she was able to spot her friend's shape sitting at the edges of the clearing, waiting for her. Mapleshadow's silky fur rustled gently in the breeze, and Brindlebirch had to pace herself as she trotted over.
"Hey, you." She mewed, lightly butting her head into Mapleshadow's shoulder.

✥ Lotusfall
molly ; warrior ; tags: splitfire
Lotusfall peered over the hill, taking in the many different pelts and scents before taking a tentative step in. She drew in a slow, nervous breath and padded down, looking anxiously for her mate's colorful fur. She wanted to update Splitfire on their daughter, Lilykit, but it had been a while since the two had seen each other, and she hoped that Splitfire would be happy to see her again. Unable to see her yet, Lotusfall took a seat near a large fern bush and waited for IslandClan to arrive.

ᴋʏᴀɴɪᴛᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ

♛ Night of the Stars
molly ; queen ; tags: rookstar
Night of the Stars trotted into the Gathering with her chin and tail high. While she really may not be all that confident, at least she could look like she was and fool the others into believing it. She remembered how at her last Gathering she had met the regal but kind Crown of Embers, and wondered if she might see him again, or someone entirely new.

[beebun]

snowclan

briarstar / leader / 56 m / tags: open

the tabby molly sits near the leader’s area, but doesn’t seem to want to interact with anyone yet. she looks annoyed, her tail flicking back and forth.

jinglenose / deputy / 36 m / tags: open

the tom blinked around, his eyes scanning the crowd. jinglenose held a rock in his paw, rolling it back and forth as a kit would. he had a wide smile plastered on his face. ever since he had become deputy, gatherings had been a treat. but he didn’t like being so far away from his mate and kits.. it made him nervous.

glimpsebark / med cat / 34 m / tags: open

“have fun, wispwillow!” glimpsebark mewed to the other molly— she had become fond of wispwillow over the moons she had known the blind cat. wispwillow nodded, a solemn smile on her face as she slipped into the crowd. glimpsebark sighed and walked away, going towards where the medicine cats met.

wispwillow / warrior / 35 m / tags: civet’s scurry the order of the hyena

what was an aide? a deputy? wispwillow thought, but kept her questions to herself. order of the hyena? sounded like a tribe. the molly in front of wispwillow had a tribe-ish name as well. “in snowclan its mostly.. snow, and cold. but in the summer we get relatively nice weather.” wispwillow tried to loosen up in favor of the conversation. “I don’t know if I'd be able to survive the hot weather, I’ve gotten too used to the cold.” the molly attempted a small smile.


snowballshine / warrior / 13 m / tags: pinepaw duckclan

they shrugged, "not really? but I love it when I do! this place is amazing! so many different smells and cultures together..! so many cats to meet! so many things to learn.. not just clans attend gatherings! there are some rouges here, too, and tribes, plus other groups. this place is just.. fascinating to me.." snowballshine paused and blinked at pinepaw, "sorry. I get carried away sometimes. so, your first gathering, huh? how are you liking it so far?"

seapaw / app / 12 m / tags: aulandrawhisk cascadeclan

aulandra. that name sounded familar. why? "hi. I'm fine.. bored, actually." seapaw's eyes gazed past aulandrawhisk into the crowd of cats around them. "seapaw, nice to meet you." the apprentice paused before adding, "how are you?

[deimido]

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PINECLAN
cats attending [high ranks]: minkstar, ratnose, cloudtongue
cats attending [other] [3/10]: ryeheart, frostflower, ploverheart

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[ minkstar | leader | 95m | she/her | tags: open ]
Waves of unease fell off the leader's back in droves as she and her Clan approached the hollow; it took many conversations between her and her higher ranking cats to decide whether it was a good idea to attend the Gathering with how serious their situation in PineClan was getting regarding the twoleg camp grounds, but it was ultimately decided that no matter what - they had to make a showing to ensure their allies that they were well, despite the inside chaos. Minkstar watched her Clan spread to mingle with everyone else before padding quietly to the leader's area, a quiet and thoughtful look on her face.

[ ratnose | deputy | 68m | he/him | tags: open ]
Ratnose was slightly more nervous; did the guards he choose were suitable to keep an eye for his Clan? Were the messengers he assigned fast enough to reach him and Minkstar if anything went wrong? He wasn't sure and the thought of it was affecting his ability to relax, with a twitching tail and quivering whiskers, Ratnose settled underneath a tree and laid down on the cool ground, hoping that he'd be able to start relaxing surrounded by so many happy faces as he watched everyone from his little secluded area.

[ cloudtongue | medicine cat | 27m | he/him | tags: faondapple (chessclan) ]
Cloudtongue wanted to enjoy the festivities more, but with everything happening in PineClan, his usual excitement was dimmed and replaced with an ill unease. It didn't help that Penstemonpaw, his apprentice, now slunk away to confide in her brother Turkeypelt instead. He didn't mind at first, knowing the importance of keeping family close, but now he worried that she was keeping something from him and the Clan. Shaking his head, Cloudtongue tried to keep his mind off it to instead focus on the other medicine cats around him. It was nice seeing cats his age, especially since his seniors were much older. Before he could settle somewhere among the rest, his ear twitched when he heard someone coming up beside him, blue eyes blinked in interest when he looked toward them to see a small, cream molly who quickly introduced herself. "I'm Cloudtongue, of PineClan." He responded, his head tilted to the side as he curiously brought up his first question. "Faonpaw? I wasn't aware some Clans' used that as a grown suffix."

[ frostflower | warrior/queen | 64 | she/her | tags: cricketpounce (spruceclan) ]
It took some convincing from the other parents and Frostflower's older litter that Ramkit would be fine without her for a single evening. Nevertheless, the senior queen felt strange attending a Gathering with a kitten waiting for her at home. Even stranger, being in the hollow again, this time in her third Clan, was quite sobering. She would've looked around for anyone from CloudClan or SummitClan now that she was here, but many seasons spanned since their disbandments, and she knew her former Clanmates led their own lives and respectfully moved on by now. It didn't bother her too much, and Frostflower inwardly remarked that she must be getting old if she's starting to spend this much time reminiscing while surrounded by many other cats. Bringing herself out of her reverie, Frostflower became aware of a distinctive scent that began to flood over the crowd. Salty, crisp mountain air, with a trace of spruce. SpruceClan, she reckoned, had attended tonight. And a good thing too, given all the turmoil in PineClan, she hadn't been able to make arrangements to ask of her kits and their family in their father's Clan and hoped that Cricketpounce was among the attendees. She headed towards the crowd, waving her long, white tail high as she noticed his black-and-white pelt ahead of her.

[ ryeheart | warrior | 44 | she/her | tags: plumblossom (quickclan) ]
Minkstar chose her attendees sparingly for this moon's Gathering, and with good reason, so Ryeheart was surprised when her leader announced that she would go. Pleasantly surprised, anyway - She was grateful her leader trusted her that much, and she never passed the chance to attend a Gathering in the first place. Ryeheart was always curious about the Clans outside her own, so it was nice to break out of the PineClan bubble and socialize with others for the evening until she needed to return home. She'd made a couple of friends in other places, and although it wasn't nice to pick favorites, Ryeheart kept an eye out for a longstanding friend in particular. She recognized Plumblossom's ginger-and-white pelt from a while off; his back facing towards her gave her the excellent idea to tap into that PineClan stealthiness and approach the tom quietly from behind, making herself known as she padded right beside him. "Your ears are clean enough by now, practically sparkling." She remarked teasingly.

[ ploverheart | warrior | 29 | she/her | tags: foxcatcher (vagaryclan) ]
Ploverheart had been a quiet observer to all the Gathering happenings tonight, laying by the edge and unsure of how to slot herself in with everyone else. She'd been excited to attend but worry over accidentally offending someone held her back from socializing, so she kept her nose clean. She still waited for a chance to participate and kept her eyes open, tucking her paws under her chest as she casually watched from a distance. It didn't take long for her to grow aware that one of their neighbors - VagaryClan - entered the hollow, so Ploverheart got up to her paws to see them enter. She quickly took notice of a young tom, maybe a little younger than her, strut pridefully around the edge of the hollow and couldn't hold back a snort of amusement. Ploverheart headed closer to him, ready to introduce herself.

[LooneyLani]

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾Moonclan☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙
attending: halfmoon, blizzardstorm, lilybloom, fluttercloud, birdpelt, fairytail, neptunepaw

Halfmoon - leader - 49 moons - female - tags; silverstar [cascadeclan]
Having already lead her clan to the past gathering (her first as leader), Halfmoon felt more sure in her pawsteps as the group travelled from down the mountains. Her dark grey pelt still felt heavy with the burdens of a leader, but some of the earlier anticipation & anxiousness has left her now, allowing the she-cat to stand taller beside her clanmates. Upon entering the clearing Halfmoon turned slightly to allow the others to disband and mingle among the many strangers while she stood still beside the almost towering frame of her deputy. There didn't really need to be any words exchanged between the two, something Halfmoon had learnt to grow grateful for, as the two had come to understand eachother and find a certain comfort in shared silent company. Giving herself another moment Halfmoon drew a breath before stepping fully into the gathering, tail swaying gently in goodbye to Blizzardstorm as she headed towards the other leaders, grey-blue eyes already locked on a familiar face.

"Silverstar". Halfmoon greeted the younger leader with a gentle smile as she came to settle beside the molly. With their clans' recent alliance Halfmoon found the quieter she-cat easier to talk to, and perhaps even, if she let herself think so boldly, a friend.

Blizzardstorm - deputy - 46 moons - male - tags; open
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Lilybloom - healer - 54 moons - female - tags; winterwood [duckclan]
It hadn't been too long since the healer was last at a gathering, though she did prefer to send Snowpetal while she stayed back in the caves, and glancing around at the number of gathered strangers Lilybloom realised why she tended to stay home. The she-cat didn't so much mind the number of cats as much as she did the noise, stars knows she dealt with enough given the state of the nursery tunnel at the moment - four litters all born at once, it truly felt like sheer luck they had all gone smoothly. Not to mention there was another on the way. Yeah, Lilybloom was about to lose her head. Releasing a small sigh the healer returned her focus to the group of healers around her, light green eyes scanning each for a possible familiar face. Having no luck, Lilybloom instead turned to focus her gaze on the tom nearby, breaths heaving as if he'd sprinted all the way to the clearing. "You okay there"? The amusement radiating off the molly was hard to hide, though Lilybloom did try to soften her tone.

Fluttercloud - warrior - 41 moons - female - tags; open
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Birdpelt - hunter - 23 moons - female - tags; open
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Fairytail - hunter - 43 moons - female - tags; wildebeest's stampede [order of the hyena]
Fairytail often wondered why she so readily volunteers to attend gatherings when, once she enters the usually packed clearing, she tends to find a quiet place to sit in comfort, exactly as she had done now. She was quiet by nature, a calming presence to most of her clan-mates, and usually easy to fall into conversation with. But at such large gatherings the hunter always found herself shying away from larger groups of conversing felines, prickles of anxiety coating her long fur as she went about finding her own spot. From where she now sat, between the roots of one of the many tall trees, Fairytail caught sight of a potential new companion as she watched the tom walk around closer to the outskirts of the gathering. "Hello there", Fairytail's soft voice called out a greeting before she even realised the tom had stepped closer, the hunter could feel her fur warming as she called his attention and suddenly words came up short. Shoot, why did she have to become so awkward around strangers?

Neptunepaw - warrior-to-be - 10 moons - female - tags; open
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[Vaporeon03]

Claritysong - Cis Female - 33M - Melody - Open
Claritysong brought the clan into the Gathering, trotting at the front. The clan had originally not planned to come along, but Snowblindsoar and Messcurl eventually managed to convince Claritysong. Now, the Melody hopped up to where the other Leaders were, and carefully tried to avoid stepping on someone's tail.

Claritysong opted to sit alone, batting away other tails from around herself. Seriously, there were so many cats that it was harder to avoid everyone's tails than it was to avoid every leaf on the ground of the rainforest.

Nightmist & Halftwist - Trans Female & Cis Female - 25M & 25 M - Tenor & Tenor - Open
The duo of cats settled down with the mass of cats and immediately decided to stick together. Neither was thrilled to talk to others, so instead Nightmist took the chance to nap on the ground. They were the only Tenors to come, and technically anyone apart from Claritysong who came here. Snowblindsoar and Messcurl were checking up on their children, while Holdwhisper and Spiritshackle were busy looking out for Healpetal.

[broken*]

celestial beings

fernmist (osmunda) - rit zien (med. cat) - tom - open to tag!
the young medicine cat couldn’t remember the last time that he attended a gathering, aside from when he was just a cheribum training under his mentor. but with everything going on at the moment in the clan, he was the one chosen to attend this time. with two of the clans highest ranking mollies being heavily pregnant, neither of the older rit zien wanted to leave the camp in case of birthing complications.

brunostpaw (mesost) - soldier cheribum - tom - open to tag!
the small tom was excited to be able to go to the gathering this moon; he hadn’t been able to go before because he was so focused on his training, but his mentor had told satinstar how well he was doing and that he deserved a treat, if he wanted to go, which he did obviously. ever since the death of his father, he had been leaning on his extended family a lot more; his aunts and grandfather and cousins. but more than anything he just wanted to see his mother and his littermates; he wanted to be pressed against his mother’s soft fur as he cried, and he wanted to be able to catch up and even play with his siblings like when they were kits.

woodchuck (whistle) - messenger - molly - open to tag!
the young mackerel tabby molly hadn’t been to a gathering since she was a fresh young cheribum only recently assigned to a mentor to begin her training. she had never shown much interest in going, to be fair, because she wasn’t the most extroverted or outgoing cat around. she was far more comfortable just being in a place she was familiar with like her clans camp, surrounded by cats she already knew. but her step-father hickorywink had always encouraged her to step outside of her comfort zone and finally she took his advice and asked to attend the gathering. who knew, maybe she’d actually make a new friend or two.

willowdancer (ivy) - soldier - molly - open (here for pyrespire)
the ticked tabby molly had never seen herself as the type to settle down, but something about her mate had struck her from the very beginning, and they had formed an instant bond that no one could break. she hadn’t seen the laperm tom since their son burntbark had received his full warrior name, and she wanted to share the joyful news with her mate, as well as tell him about how burntbark had taken up a mate from hazeclan named kinkcloud and she was overly happy for the couple as they were the perfect balance for each other.

rippledream (papyrus) - messenger - molly - open (here for badgersniffle)
the grey and white molly was thankful for the chance to be able to go to the gathering, as she was hoping to see her mate from islandclan. it hadn’t been forever per say, but with everything going on in the clan lately, she just felt the need to see her mate. with all of the sudden random deaths occurring for one reason or another, her mind had been wandering back to the loss of two of her own kits many moons ago, crowcall and ravenstalker, and she wanted to reminisce with her mate about the two cats who were residing now in the heavens.

[eagle,]

HIGHGARDEN

tawnyrose: queen, molly, she/her. tags:
indenttawnyrose watched through half-lidded eyes as her clanmates passed her on their way into the gathering. she could feel their energy buzzing around her, eager and happy to reconnect with friends from distant clans. at the same time, she could feel cherryfire's pelt prickling as highgarden's heir took in the sights around her.
indent"there are so many clans," cherryfire murmured absently, and tawnyrose stifled a laugh.
indent"there are," she mused. "and you'll come to know them all. all of their leaders and deputies, their most skilled warriors and those who may one day become leaders."
indentcherryfire smiled at that, her eyes gleaming with enthusiasm. "like me," she said, looking to tawnyrose for further confirmation.
indent"like you," she agreed. she allowed her tail to brush her daughter's, nudging her forward. "go ahead, you've got to meet them," she urged. without hesitation, cherryfire raced down into the hollow, and tawnyrose watched her go. when her daughter had disappeared completely into the mass of cats, tawnyrose turned and headed for the rest of the leaders.

cherryfire: heir, molly, she/her. tags:
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solsticestand: herbalist, molly, she/her. tags:
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quakestone: rose, molly, she/her. tags: oiseaudapple
indentit was easy to be with oiseaudapple and laugh. he had always been able to make her laugh and smile, and it was clear that nothing had changed. when he struck a pose, quakestone's shoulders shook with laughter. when he asked about the tournament, quakestone shook her head and let out a breezy sigh. "no, i wish i could, though. only the knights can participate in spring tournaments. but i wish i could join, i know that tornadocrash and i could work together to send our dad on his tail, and it would be so funny." her whiskers twitched in amusement. "apparently there's another tournament for roses, but that's only if the queen dies and we don't have an heir, so someone has to take over. i'm glad we haven't had it, though, and we have cherryfire who is going to be our next queen, so i hope it'll never happen." with that, quakestone shrugged and tipped her head at oiseaudapple. "does chessclan have any fun traditions like that? i'm guessing you don't have tournaments, right?"

mapleshadow: rose, molly, she/her. tags: brindlebirch
indentas soon as mapleshadow spotted the vagaryclan patrol entering into the gathering, she felt as though she was frozen. suddenly, the gesture seemed incredibly foolish and silly, and there was a lump lodged in her throat. before she had the chance to kick the flower away, however, brindlebirch came over to her, and mapleshadow subtly laid her tail over it to try and hide it. "hi stranger," she said with a soft smile. "long time no see, i was hoping you'd come." she trailed off for a moment, considering her words. but, as she looked into brindlebirch's eyes, she knew that she didn't have another choice. the molly before her was all she could think of, and mapleshadow needed her to know how she felt. "i - uh - i'm actually really glad that you're here. see, i found this rose, and it made me think of you." she moved her tail, revealing the flower. "and i'd really like you to have... uh, i'd really like to give it to you, i mean."

dingowhisker: rose, molly, she/her. tags: fernmist
indentdingowhisker had never been to a gathering before, and her curiosity to meet the different clans drew her deeper and deeper into the crowd, following massive warriors twice her size and small herds of apprentices. nearby, a pungent scent of herbs washed over her, reminding her of merlinsong's den. she spotted solsticestand and waved her tail at her friend and clanmate but, before she could move further, a distantly-familiar pelt caught her eye, and she paused. when realization struck her, she padded over to the young tom and smiled. it had been a long time since she saw her brother. "hey, fernpaw, is that you?it's me, it's dingowhisker. it's so good to see you again."

QUICKCLAN

cyanstar: leader, tom, he/him. tags: pantherstar
indentit was an old comfort to sit with one of the dearest cats in cyanstar's life. quickclan and hazeclan had been closely entwined for seasons, as hazestar and redstar maintained a close relationship that, cyanstar suspected, transcended their lives on the ground. without a doubt, pantherstar and tutledove were family, and cyanstar nodded along with pantherstar's words. "i'm so glad that you're doing better, and that hazeclan is starting to heal. if there's anything you need, you know you always have quickclan behind you." at the mention of turtledove, cyanstar purred warmly. "it's no wonder to me that snakespots has been requesting that splashfall send him on more border patrols along the hazeclan side of the moor. snakespots and the kits are always dying to see your mother." when the conversation turned to life in quickclan, cyanstar could barely contain his broad grin. "well... actually, i think you and turtledove might have an interest in coming by quickclan next time you have a chance. falconflight and i welcomed a new litter of kits last moon. their names are thrushkit, skykit, and ceruleankit. and dandelionspring had a litter of her own. our family keeps growing, and all of the kits are adorable."

splashfall: deputy, tom, he/him. tags:
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autumnflower: med. cat, molly, she/her. tags:
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plumblossom: warrior, tom, he/him. tags: ryeheart
indentplumblossom couldn't help but remember his first gathering. he'd been young, then, and perhaps more than a little foolish, but most apprentices were. he'd been lucky that he found friendship in the middle of so many cats, all so strange and different from his own. there was still so much that he didn't know about pineclan and ryeheart, but he would always consider her a friend. so, when he spotted minkstar in the distance, he sat up a little straighter, hoping that he might spot his friend. after several moments passed, frustration began to sink in. but, before he could lose hope, she appeared at his side, making him jump. "hey, no fair! sneaking around like that, you'll give me a heart attack," he said, though he shook out his pelt and flashed a lopsided smile. "well, still not clean enough to hear you, apparently." he brushed his nose against's ryeheart's in a friendly greeting before he was able to settle back down again, making sure to glance over his shoulder. "you forest cats are always up to something, i swear it. i'd love to see you try to chase down a hare."

pearsblossom: warrior, molly, she/her. tags: vaporwind
indentemotion washed over pearsblossom in a swell as vaporwind came closer, and she was overjoyed to be able to tuck his nose into her son's shoulder. "you've grown so much," she said, nearly in awe. it had been too long since she had been able to greet her family in hazeclan, and she regretted that she hadn't been able to make her way over sooner. she would need to. "you look well, you're taking right after your mother," pearsblossom said when she managed to collect herself again. she bent her head forward to lick her son affectionately between his ears. "you need to tell me all of the great work you've been up to. i do hope that cloudynight hasn't been working you too hard, right?"