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[BingoDingo03]

I’m telling some secrets, and keeping others!

Username and ID: BingoDingo03 1113749
Link to Personal Archive: x
Cat Name + ID: B007-4|Chrri
Calling: Rouge
What secret will they share? Chrri
What secret will they keep? Chrri's scared of plush toys (and many more that'll threaten his band cred)




"Wait, we have to share secrets?" Chrri yelped. "I- don't think I want to share- I mean, not that I have anything better to say than what I'll usually say." Sure he had secrets, but it's not like he'd want to share them! Sharing would only make his band think he's a fool!

Chrri was interrupted as heavy paws met his back. Skkrik, as excitable as ever, looked as though he'd burst with impatience. "Come on, darling I know you'd have something amazing to tell us!"

He muttered an excuse to Skkrik as he made way to the exit. His attempt to leave was thwarted by none other than Lomm itself. Chrri gasped under its dark glare. Chrri ran with his eyes still locked onto Lomm, stumbling backwards into Dig and De in the process.

"Why are you so scared, Chrri? Just tell us a little something." Dig asked. "It's not like you'd have to say your deepest fears or anything. As he picked up Chrri by the arms, De chimed in.

"Yeah! It's not like we'll bite! Then again, maybe I will if I decided to." De gnashed her teeth too close for Chrri's comfort. Frowning, he scrambled backwards, only to end up in the center again.

At once, Chrri was surrounded by his curious band. His paws felt wet. He tried to avert his eyes but to no avail. Their eyes bore into him as if he was some kind of storyteller about to share an amazing tale. Why did he have to share his secrets?!

Indok meekly tilted hir head. "Two little secrets won't hurt, right? You can share, we won't judge you... Just say whatever is deep in your heart."

"You know what? Fine! I'll tell you" Chrri gulped as he tugged his bandana. “Well, uh… um..." He had to think quickly. He had way too many embarrassing things to tell; those had to be buried deep under ground. But what could he say?!

After some awkward silence, an idea popped in his head. That's it! He could just make it up! He slapped his paw to his face. Why didn't he think of that earlier!

"Okay! So you fellas know about that huge pile of debris that's outside of our village. Want to know how our pathways are clean? It was my; I cleaned our grounds! It makes me feel good."

The band looked at each other in confusion. What?

"And here's another thing! I like hearing slow talk. I got some real..information about the color green."

Silence fell over the band again. Their awkward stares said all Chrri needs to know.

Dig just made a face. "That's it? What a rip! I'm going back to my post."

One by one, the others went their separate ways. No one (save Lomm) broke their disappointed, and slightly disgusted out expressions.

Once out of sight, Chrri let out a sigh. My name may be tarnished for a while, but my real secrets are safe.

[DovieCaba]

I’m telling some secrets, and keeping others!

Username and ID: DovieCaba 41778
Link to Personal Archive: xxx
Cat Name + ID: Snowball S-034
Calling: Wanderer
What secret will they share? Snowball grows his own catnip in a secret location.
What secret will they keep? Hickory is good friends with the house mouse. They enjoy deep psychological conversations in the middle of the night.




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[Lor.O.Stars]

I’m telling some secrets, and keeping others!

Username and ID: Lor.O.Stars 1111506
Link to Personal Archive: boop!
Cat Name + ID: Spire (B006-6)
Calling: Wanderer
What secret will they share? Spire has… a liiiittle crush on Anthe(S-029). Oh, who are they kidding, it’s far from little.
What secret will they keep? The reason Spire is so scared of heights is because, when they were really young, they almost fell off a cliff. If it wasn’t for quick thinking, they absolutely would have fell then.




Spire’s been afraid of heights for as long as they could remember. As for why, thats one of the few things they’re unwilling to share with others. And for a good reason; trauma. The reason for Spire’s acrophobia is genuine trauma from when they were a little fledgling.
Even before becoming a genuine adventurer, Spire has always had a habit of wandering off. Once, they were on a small hike with a couple of friends, and after a bit, Spire ended up wandering away from the group. Nobody knows why, not even Spire, since it was more of a subconscious movement. (How they haven’t gotten more than mildly injured all this time is anyone’s guess. They still wander off, if not more than before.) After walking for a bit, they came to a cliffside clearing. As they approached the edge, they slipped on some wet moss, stumbling forward and over the edge, but thankfully managed to grab ahold of the ledge to catch themselves, not before screaming their lungs out. Luckily for Spire, their friends managed to hear them, and helped get them back onto solid ground. Out of anything Spire’s been through, any trials they have faced, nothing has scared them more than that.

[cookie]

I’m telling some secrets, and keeping others!

Username and ID: cookie + 871
Link to Personal Archive: link!
Cat Name + ID: Ghoulwish B002-8
Calling: Leader
What secret will they share? That xe likes to hide xyr father's glasses around the house just to befuddle him.
What secret will they keep? That xe admires the archfey Lazarus, and attempts to understand and be like him.




Secret sharing filled Ghoulwish with dread, as xe padded on the outskirts of the crowd, hands drawn behind xyr back, the lanterns and candles casting his shadow every which way. It wasn't that he was for lack of secrets to tell, in fact, he had many. Too many. As many secrets as there were leaves in the great pile that the kittens of the town ran and jumped through, giggling away.

The secrets he kept weighed on his mind, some of them he carried for so long that their weight was hardly noticeable, until now, his pawsteps growing heavier until he finally stopped, sitting down on a bench next to a small tabby, who greeted him with a nod and a "Beautiful night tonight, isn't it?"

"Oh," Ghoul hadn't noticed that his paws weren't tingling with cold as they usually were at this time. "warmer than usual."

"Quite!"

The two sat, side by side, eyes cast over the weaving crowd, humming with laughter. Ghoul sat forward, paws tightly pressed together and brow furrowed.

"Most of the time I make people tell me a secret to sit on my bench." the tabby spoke up through the silence, grinning at Ghoulwish deviously.

"This is your bench?" She asked, as much an attempt to change the subject as it was to tease.

"Yes!" They said, "I'll give you one chance to tell me a secret." Their paws busied themselves with a handful of hazelnuts, they rattled together quietly as they spoke. "Otherwise I'll kick you off!"

Ghoul side-eyed the tabby, averting her eyes for a second in obvious bewilderment. "I don't think I have anything worth sharing," they lied.

"Liar!" the Tabby spoke, leaning in close. "Don't worry, I have a terrible memory... I'll never remember."

Mind racing, Ghoul stared infront of xymself. Part of xym wanted badly to say something, and the other part wanted nothing more than to tell the tabby that this was ridiculous.

A paw reached out to xyr, touching xym softly on the shoulder. "I think you need it."

Ghoulwish relented, and with a shake of xyr head xe leaned in, paw cupped around xyr mouth... and told a secret. It was something small, but it felt vulnerable. It didn't leap up and jump and dance, it fell out of xyr mouth like rocks, words tumbling awkwardly and unceremoniously to the tabby.

"... You hid his glasses?" The tabby asked.
"Yes,"
"Why?"
Ghoulwish shrugged.
"What a silly secret." The tabby laughed, much to Ghoulwish' dismay. Xe rolled xyr eyes, and hid an incredulous smile from the catshee that shared their bench with xym.
"Was the secret that bad?"
"No, I just don't understand why you felt you had to keep it."

Ghoulwish didn't know either, not at all.

[Griff]

I’m telling some secrets, and keeping others!

Username and ID: Griff 254592
Link to Personal Archive: Here!
Cat Name + ID: Today's Problem S-024
Calling: Leader
What secret will they share? Yesterday's Ashes is not so bad to be around. They make life entertaining of nothing else.
What secret will they keep? He admires Penny's Worth kind heart and boundless energy... and would like to perhaps one day ask if she would go on a date. But he does not want to ruin what is building now between all of them.




Today's Problem exhaled out, knowing this was the season. This was the time to either let it all go, or keep things close to his heart. He glances around, trying to ensure none of his bandmates would hear what he spoke of next. "I have made a lot of mistakes in my life, so I do not wish to ruin something before it can even start. I have seen so many bonds break and fall apart before of rushing into things. I do not want that to happen again. I want real friends, lasting bonds. And yet..." He sighs out, ears twitching back.

"...I think I like that Penny's Worth. NO, more than like. She is always so positive, so determined to help others before herself. She always has a smile, a kind word, a nice gesture. She... never judges. She just accepts. And she even can look at a terrible cat like myself and want to remain nearby. I would love to be... more. But I do not wish to ruin this developing band. I want... well. Anyways, that is my awful secret." What he did not realize is that nearby, Penny's Worth had been resting in a tree above him.

"It's... it's not awful," she whispered, before exhaling out sadly. "What's awful is that you fell for a rotten gal like me..." (224)

[Darkodraco]

‎The Archfey is pleased...
"You have all kept me well entertained this night. As a Keeper of Secrets these tid-bits of knowledge will be held securely... If any were worth keeping. "

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[womelsdorf]

I’m telling some secrets, and keeping others!

Username and ID: womelsdorf + 1118619
Link to Personal Archive: here
Cat Name + ID: Flea NPC-04
Calling: Leader
What secret will they share?
Minty secretly cleaned up Dilly's garden, which looked disastrous! Had Minty accidentally destroyed it and had to clean it up before Dilly found out? Most likely~
What secret will they keep?
Flea was the one who did it. He had been walking and accidentally fell and ended up in a complicated mess that ruined the plants. He ran away to hide when he heard someone coming. Minty found it and cleaned it up because she knew Dilly would be devastated...




The plants of harvest swayed gently in the wind as cats gathered to share secrets. Quiet chatter of gossip slipped between catshee as easily as the wind carried words to lurkers watching from afar, listening in for the juiciest of information and rumor.
Flea made his way past them all, settling in on the edge of the stalks that have started to wither. He didn’t need to tell anyone his tidbit this year, he had someone specific he wanted to speak to this year. His companion for life would be a bit of a scapegoat if anyone asked why he was seemingly alone and talking, though it was half true. King Arthur already knew this story from when it originally happened, as the rat was there. The one he really wanted to hear about this was listening especially closely, as this festivity was likely a favorite of the knowledge seeker.
“You’ll never believe it,” Flea started enthusiastically, like he was about to tell the grandest of scandals. “Earlier in the spring season, I was wandering around as I do, taking Arthur on a stroll. Lo and behold, I saw a mess of stems and leaves, vegetables and flowers all over the place! Dirt clumps still attached to some roots and buds that hadn't even opened up yet, all the mess surrounding a garden plot near a sturdy tree.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes!” He dramatically gasped. “I knew it immediately. It was one of Dilly’s personal gardens!! She adores bringing the greenery and plant life to different areas to brighten up the place. It was a tragedy, see all those poor plants torn up from their homes! And who do I see in the middle of it, trying to replant and clean up?”
He paused for dramatic effect, though no one was there to ask or answer his question.
“Why, it’s Minty! Minty of all people!! She was frantic and worried as she patted dirt around replanted flowers. How could she, knowing that Dilly would be so upset seeing her beautiful work all jumbled like that?” He threw a paw over his forehead, again for dramatic effect, “It was such a surprise! I didn’t disturb her attempts to remedy the problem she created, as that would have been more embarrassing to have someone find out what she had done. But I just had to let you know this year…”
He glanced a blue eye into the thick sets of stalks, the gentle rustle giving away nothing. Flea set his paw back down and smiled, “I do hope that satisfies your boredom for a momentary spell.” He rose to leave, Arthur climbing from his shoulder to his catshee friend’s head and Flea’s long tail swaying high with pride in his story spinning. But in the soft winds that carried the whispers of secrets told to ears of higher power, it blew back over the black cat’s back, a chill seeming to prickle him on purpose. Odder yet, the cold breeze carried an amused chuckle, dark and almost ominous.
Flea whipped his head back, only to find no one there. Glancing around at everyone else, they kept chatting and giggling, not having heard a single thing. He shuddered a bit, the tone of what he had heard telling him enough. He quickly strolled away from the groups of gossip, knowing he had been caught with his lie of a story. Amber eyes watched from behind a tree losing leaves as the silly tomcat retreated away, a smirk on the beings face as they chuckled again at the amusing fabrication… (597)

[existentialBurden]

I’m telling some secrets, and keeping others!

Username and ID: existentialBurden + 1115576
Link to Personal Archive: Link
Cat Name + ID: Mystique B002-6
Calling: Leader
What secret will they share? A memory of the past, of what he was before finding his true calling. Mystique was once far from a leader, serving dutifully as an advisor. No larger-than-life plans, no doting followers... Just him and his old group, doing what they could to get by.
What secret will they keep? It was his own ambition that drove him from his previous group, not any natural split. He got greedy, fighting with the cats he was supposed to advise. His greed drives him even now, unperturbed by the consequences if it means he gets the recognition and idolatry he craves.




Mystique has always been a cat who prefers to keep his secrets close to his chest, but sometimes, entrusting another cat with a smaller secret prevents them from looking too closely to discover the truly important ones. Recently, he's noticed Milk Dud's nervous behavior around Barkley, and tonight, he's taking matters into his own paws.

"Milk Dud. Walk with me." His words are neither a suggestion nor an order, but he doesn't bother looking back to see if Milk Dud follows, knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that the other tom will be hot on his heels. "It's a lovely night, is it not?"

"It is! It's so clear, and it smells like rain might be coming, don't you think?" Predictable as any of the cats in his group, Milk Dud trots after Mystique, pressing closer than either tom usually would in the chilly air. "Did you need something from me, or are we just--"

Mystique flicks his tail over the other tom's shoulder and motions with a paw for him to lower his voice. "Shh. I don't have any particular task for you tonight. Instead," he pauses, sweeping his gaze over Milk Dud in analysis before continuing, "I wanted to confide in you. Barkley may be my advisor, but she is not the only cat who has earned my trust. Will you keep my secrets, from outsiders and denmates alike?"

Milk Dud blinks, startled. "You... want me to keep your secret? Not Barkley, or... Or someone else?"

A purr slips into Mystique's tone, and his whiskers twitch in amusement. "Of course. You've been loyal, have you not? Obedience begets trust, and you have been a dutiful follower. It's only fitting that you partake in Samhain's festivities with me this year."

"I would be honored to! I promise, I'll keep your secret from everyone." Milk Dud's tail shoots up, slightly quaking from side to side in his excitement. "Should I share one with you, too?"

"That's not necessary." Mystique smiles. "I know you better than you know yourself. That's why I can tell you this in confidence." He lowers his voice, ears pricked for any eavesdroppers. When he hears no movement, he settles, turning his focus fully to Milk Dud. "I was once an advisor to another group. It was no natural-born quality that led me to my calling, but something I forged for myself. In truth, I look back on those days fondly, and often miss those simpler times... but it is the role of a leader to take on their group's burdens, and I would never shirk my duties for such passing whims. Your support reminds me of that duty."

"Mystique..." Milk Dud's eyes glisten, clearly touched by the trust placed in him. His untouchable leader was once just like any other catshee? It seems impossible, looking at him now... and what of that previous group? He almost wants to ask, but Mystique's contemplative look quells his curiosity. He's been trusted, and pressing for more would be unthinkable. "I won't tell a soul."

[SpiritX]

I’m telling some secrets, and keeping others!

Username and ID: SpiritX 981441
Link to Personal Archive: x
Cat Name + ID: Sage B004-2
Calling: Wanderer
What secret will they share? “There’s a perfect little spot in the forest, led by a river into an opening adorned in flowers and the loveliest willow tree. A gentle waterfall brushes by in a lake and trickles into the river that brought you here. I like having my picnics alone here, the serenity is beautiful.”
What secret will they keep? “I’d like to travel the world some day, but I am admittedly afraid. I don’t know when I’ll have the courage to trek beyond, as dazzling as I imagine the planet to be.”

[DovieCaba]

I would like to barter with the Archfey!

Username + ID: DovieCaba 41778
Link to Personal Archive: xxx
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