Gathering - Jan + Feb 2018

[Stormy]

Let's kick off the forum with a gathering! This is a great opportunity for everyone's characters to interact.

Because there are many open high positions right now, all Clans are already present, so if you have a warrior or an apprentice, please feel free to post!

To ensure everyone can keep up, please wait until two posts have been made between your posts.

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Willowstar trotted toward the Great Oak, her tail waving in the air and her eyes alight with glee. Newleaf promised a wonderful year, having already given the Clans several warm, sunny days in a row.

The gray tabby sat atop one of the massive roots that connected the oak tree to the earth, her chest puffed out. She watched the Clan cats mingle while preparing the news she intended to give when the gathering started.

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Oaktalon padded after his sister, his ears perked. He'd been unwell over leafbare. It'd been so long since he'd attended a gathering that he almost forgot what it was like! The warriors' scents mixed together and he felt a headache bubbling up, but he managed to shake it away before it overwhelmed him.

WillowClan's deputy took a deep breath and approached the first group of cats he saw, desperate for conversation. "Hello," he said, intending to greet anyone willing to listen.

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Featherfur was excited. Not that she had never been to a Gathering before, mind you, but it was just a time to mingle with the other clans and find some sexy toms to flirt with. It was after all, a known secret that WillowClan cats were the type to look for love outside of their own clan. Okay, maybe some poor lucky saps were able to find something inside the borders but most, like herself, wanted more of an option. A more dangerous and forbidden thing than anything else. Ohh, what if she could get a handsome FireClan cat? It was unlikely for they seemed a little too..what was the word, to busy stuck up their own tails to loosen up and have fun? Yeah, that sounded about right, but still, maybe there was a handsome tom who held the same type of attitude as she herself did and just wanted to mingle  with a beautiful and attractive feline like herself?

"Of course who wouldn't," The molly spoke rather boldly and arrogantly, " I am after all the prettiest thing in all of the clans, who wouldn't want to speak to me?" Conceited and highly full of herself, the molly let a grin spread to her lips as she continued to follow behind her clan. Yet once paws hit the gathering site, she parted ways just as fast as she could breath with her clan mates, choosing to saulter over towards the middle of the area, to give herself some better "viewing" pleasure. " Alright, whose worthy of my attention?" She purled softly casting her attention at the cats around her.

 OOC: the sassy conceited bitch is here, have fun with her lol

[Sloth]

Aspenstar

Aspenstar walked calmly towards the great expanding roots of the Great Oak. She looked well put together, her pelt groomed and her scars exposed proudly to any cat passing by. She dipped her head in greeting to familiar passing faces and eyed new comers with quick precision as she moved through the crowd. There was a buzz of friendship in the air but the white and orange molly tried not to get swept up in it. She was here as a representative and the Great Oak called to her. Her brown eyes surveyed the roots and its sole occupant before lightly jumping on an old root. She made her way to Willowstar and sat down beside her. The root was big enough for the both of them but anymore would have pushed it. To Aspenstar it was the perfect vantage point and one she held over her fellow leaders. Willowstar was the only leader not in her own clan and she was too interested in Willowclan's affairs to miss out on speaking to Willowstar herself.

She dipped her head in greeting, her tufted ears pointed forward in interest. "Hello Willowstar." she said. "How has the last moon treated you?"

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[Maple]

F ernheart walked into the clearing with some trepidation. She still wasn't confident with her place as full Medicine Cat. As time passed and she made her way through the throngs of cats, more of the clans were starting to arrive. She thinks that FireClan may have been the last to get here but she isn't quite sure. She sighed, attempting to build up her confidence before she walked to where she knew her place was. She could see that the WillowClan leader and deputy are close by, already taking their positions on the Great Oak. She couldn't imagine being born with the expectations that those two did. What a weird and foreign concept.  She made her way and found that she was the first Medicine Cat to arrive. RavenClan's had not arrived yet. This wasn't her first gathering as full Medicine Cat but she hadn't been to many at this point. She was still expecting her old mentor to pop around the corner and yowl, 'surprise!'. She almost wished that were possible. Fernheart settled in her place and turned her eyes back towards the gathering clans. She could see that one of her leaders had arrived and was relieved that she wasn't completely alone up here but she still felt largely uncomfortable. There were a few sets of eyes on her and she knew almost everyone would pay her no attention, but she couldn't help but feel like everyone was staring at her. Words: 243 TAG:

credit to nat of adoxography.

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Petalflight

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Ravenclan Medicine Cat

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    The moon hung high in the night sky by a thin string, or at least that's how Petalflight saw it, dangling above with the hanging threat of falling to the ground and crushing her beneath it. At least the stars seem to have confidence in me, she thought with a wary heart while gazing at the way they twinkled at her. This was her first gathering as the clans' new medicine cat, in which she had very little experience. Her pale green eyes seemed tired from the last half-moon of ... her own special kind of training. Never having had any prior knowledge of herbs and healing methods, just as every other warrior in the clan, she'd been blessed with the privilege to meet with Starclan in her dreams and learn through the guidance of every medicine cat in Ravenclans' time. However, this did take its' toll on her body --- but tonight the young medicine cat seemed tense and unsure of her surroundings. Some might have even guessed this was her first gathering!

As Ravenclan arrived, Petalflight emerged from among her clanmates after giving her new apprentice, Finchpaw, a small nod as she steered the two of them closer to where Petalflight knew the other medicine cats to gather. 

    Moonlight reflected off of her pale green eyes as she took a glance at where the leaders of the other clan perched, her wary gaze hovering ominously over Willowstar -- Her previous leader, if Petalflight dared to call her one. Feeling her ears swivel with unease, Petalflight quickly looked back to a low root that seemed to be calling her name and swiftly took her place. Willowstar has no power over me, Petalflight reminded herself, I proved that when I joined Ravenclan in the first place and Starclan chose me to be the medicine cat... So why do I feel so uneasy?

    Petalflight wondered if her former leader would dare speak out against Starclans' will to defend her own inability to keep her clan members. She had abandoned the clan as nothing but a rebellious apprentice and now she was standing among them as a medicine cat. How would Willowstar feel? How would her family feel? Part of her hoped they'd be proud...

"Evening everyone," she greeted in a cool voice loud enough for any cats around her to here but refused to let her eyes settle on anyone in particular. 

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Mentioned: Finchpaw (@nessie) Willowstar (Stormy)
Notes: Maple This is Petalflights first gathering as RC new MC with Finchpaw and no one in the other clans has been made aware of it yet, until now!

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Finchpaw

~Male | MCA | RavenClan~

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The whole way to the gathering at the Great Oak, Finchpaw felt both pride and worry. He was the medicine cat's apprentice, after all, and it was absolutely an honor... but there were going to be so many cats! He had only been apprentice to Petalflight for about half a moon, and already he felt at ease with his responsibilities. The gathering was a whole other thing, though! 

As soon as they arrived, Petalflight herded both herself and him to where the other medicine cats would meet. The smells and sights of so many cats in one place caused Finchpaw's usually calm demeanor to become twitchy and nervous. Everything felt more open but too crowded, as he was used to the cats of his own Clan being spread out and free to be where they wished to in the territory. His ears flicked back and forth between the sounds of casual conversation and the occasional cackle or jibe from the older warriors.

Nodding a brief farewell to his mentor, he watched with careful eyes as she approached the roots where the announcements were made. He felt pride at her swift and decisive move to take her place, and knew she would do great.

But what about him? This was his first time in a gathering and his paw pads prickled with anxiety. Outwardsly, he looked much more calm and aligned as his fur lay flat and his attentive glances made him seem very much awake. After a solid few minutes of sitting next to the ginger she-cat, he decided he should probably speak up and introduce himself; she wouldn't know who he was so for all he knew, she thought he was just a lost apprentice. Clearing that up would be easy but whether or not she would accept his place in the group was to be seen. After all, he was chosen by a mentor who was given the role by StarClan, since their own medicine cat had passed with no apprentice. 

Flicking his bobbed tail and smoothing his chest fur with a quick swipe of his tongue, he turned to the orange she-cat and gave a respectful nod to her. She seemed to be glancing around herself, and he brought his voice from his throat with the quick thought that the other Clans were much more talkative than his own.

"Hello! I'm Finchpaw, from RavenClan," he opened, feeling more at ease with each word. "What is your name?"

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words . 410
tags . Maple
notes . enter, tiny finch!

[tansy]

Palepaw's eyes were filled with wonder as he followed his clan into the gathering. His very first gathering! He was so excited! He assumed his brother Wolfpaw was just as excited, seeing as they lost each other in the crowd.

The whitish grey apprentice bounced back and forth between cats. Seeing as there were many cats around him, he thought that maybe introducing himself would bring forth another apprentice, or warrior even. "Hi! I'm, well.. I'm Palepaw.. Of uh, Fireclan." He said meekly. He sounded so unsure of himself, like he had never introduced himself before. The young apprentice's pelt grew hot with embarrassment, even if no cat had even heard him. He gulped down his pride as his ears flicked, his wide eyes settling on the leaders above them.  

Even if he had just embarrassed himself, Palepaw was determined to make the most of this gathering. He wanted to meet a cat from each clan, or at least that was his plan. His short tail flicked as he weaved his way between the numerous amounts of felines, each smell a little different from the one before.

They all smell so weird! Is that normal? Maybe it's the clan scent, or something like that.

Each scent hit his nose a little harder, and suddenly he was overwhelmed. Not by just the smells, but the cats, basically everything! This was his first gathering indeed, this was way different than what he expected it to be. 

Palepaw looked around slowly. Wasn't there anybody that he could possibly talk to?

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OOC notes: lonely palepaw enters 

[Maple]

F ernheart watched with interest as two cats that she didn't recognize walked towards the great oak. Did RavenClan recently lose their medicine cat too? The she-cat, who Fernheart assumed to be the medicine cat, looked confident as she took her place and turned to speak. She addressed everyone, but Fernehart didn't feel like speaking up when there were leaders nearby. The younger of the two stood closer to Fernheart and turned to speak to her, "Hello! I'm Finchpaw, from RavenClan." Fernheart inclined her head in a respectful acknowledgment. The apprentice looked more put together than she did so she resolved to feel more confident as she stood here in front of everyone. "What is your name?" "I am Fernheart," She replied, standing up straighter, her tail curling around her paws. "I am the Medicine Cat of FireClan."  She was relieved to now have someone to talk to, even if it was just an apprentice. The last medicine cat of RavenClan hadn't been as approachable. "Is this your first gathering?"  All around them the gathering cats were starting to relax and talk amongst each other. Queens and Elders were finding their old friends, apprentices were meeting each other for the first time. This was a chance to get to know people you would otherwise have no chance to talk to.  WORDS: 219 TAG: @nessie

credit to nat of adoxography.

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D awnpaw looked around the clearing in fascination. His first gathering! His paws twitched in anticipation as he saw his clan begin to mix with the others. There were so many warriors here, cats twice his size in both height and width. He could only dream of being that big one day. He was still small in size because of his rough upbringing and he was waiting for the day he'd at least grow bigger than his sister, Duskpaw. He had meant to come to the last gathering but he'd been sick and told that going to a gathering would not be a good idea. His sister had practically pinned him to the ground to stop him from going anyway. He hadn't talked to her for a few days as a result and was still a bit sore about it. Now it was her turn to miss out by being sick. She made him promise to tell her all about it when he got home.  Dawwnpaw jumped out of his skin when a cat next to him spoke."Hi! I'm, well... I'm Palepaw... Of uh, Fireclan."  Dawnpaw snorted, "You don't sound so sure." He scoffed, looking towards the other apprentice. Some FireClan cat this was, the apprentice looked like he was about to wet himself. Weren't all FireClan cat's supposed to be fierce? Belatedly, he could hear his sister scolding him for being too brash. He sighed, "Is this your first gathering too?" He asked, attempting to be more polite. "I'm Dawnpaw... of RavenClan." WORDS:252 TAG: tansy

credit to nat of adoxography.

[tansy]

The large whitish grey apprentice blinked in surprise as his green eyes rested on a handsome tom before him. "I uh, well.. Nice to meet you Dawnpaw." He stammered out, mentally cursing himself for being so goddamned awkward. It seemed even more embarrassing now that it was in front of another cat, a cute one at that. 

Palepaw shook out his pelt, trying to calm his spiking nerves. He was pretty sure if his heart was beating any harder, Dawnpaw would be sure to hear it. He nodded in agreement at Dawnpaw's question. "Yeah, my very first. Pretty uh.. Pretty exciting, huh?" He asked as he tilted his head. His large paws shuffled nervously. The only cat he was used to associating himself with was his much better brother, Wolfpaw. He sighed at the thought. Wolfpaw had probably made loads of friends by now. But at least Palepaw had made one! From RavenClan at that. He always thought RavenClan seemed cool, laid-back and quiet. Not like the rowdy, head-strong clan he had to call home. 

"How um.. How are you? You know, considering this is your first.. your first gathering as well as mine. I mean, there's.. there's so many cats. It's awfully.. uh, awfully loud too. But I'm pretty excited!" He noted. He hoped his stutter hadn't annoyed Dawnpaw too much. Otherwise he'd figure that he'd have to find another friend, he didn't want to pester this tom.

tags: Maple
words: 260
OOC notes: i think palepaw has taken a lil fancy to your dawnpaw, maple :3 poor guy

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Finchpaw

~Male | MCA | RavenClan~

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Feeling the eyes of the she-cat glance over him before she nodded, Finchpaw made an effort to try to sit taller and appear more confident in his place in what he would call a crowd. Being towards the front of the circle of cats was a little intimidating to him, like eyes burning fierce holes in his pelt, but he was glad to have someone to chat with for a distraction.

"Fernheart. That's a wonderful name, very fitting I'm sure," he said, smiling gently with both his mouth and eyes. Wanting to clear any confusion up, he also offered a small quip. "I'm the new medicine cat apprentice."

His paws kneaded into the ground. It had felt like such a long time since he'd been cuddled against his mother in the nursery, but at only 7 moons and surrounded by the other Clans, he also felt that he wanted to return to her. "Yes, it is! Is it always so... crowded?" His bobbed tail twitched behind him with a bit of embarrassment.

To a cat from either FireClan or WillowClan, surely the amount of cats around them for a gathering wasn't so major, but to an apprentice from RavenClan it felt that he was being swallowed up. He sent a silent thought of appreciation to StarClan for allowing him to have a calm aura about him and quell the nervousness that had started in the pit of his stomach. The cacophony of so many cats talking and boasting was distracting, but over time as they sat, Finchpaw was able to spend less energy to focus on his conversation with the FireClan medicine cat.

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tags . Maple
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[Maple]

F ernheart smiled as Finchpaw's compliment. "Thank you." The new medicine cat apprentice was respectful andFernheart had a feeling he'd do well.  Finchpaw introduced themself as the medicine cat apprentice and Fernheart was not surprised. She herself both wanted a medicine cat apprentice and wasn't ready for one. The extra paws would be undeniably helpful but it was also a huge responsibility to train another medicine cat when she was barely a medicine cat herself. "I'm sure you'll receive an equally fitting name one day." "It is," She said, eying the mass of cats milling around them. "It can feel quite intimidating at first but it'll get easier." Fernheart turned to look towards where the leaders were standing and noticed that none of the FireClan leaders had arrived yet. Hopefully they'd make their way up soon. "What's your favourite part of being a medicine cat apprentice so far?" She asked, having to turn her eyes away from the crowd. "I loved collecting herbs and learning their uses."  WORDS: 166 TAG: @nessie

credit to nat of adoxography.

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D awnpaw watched as the other apprentice turned to him in surprise. The tom looked nervous and Dawnpaw started to regret starting up the conversation. Hopefully he wouldn't pass out or anything, he looked like a nervous wreck.  "Yeah," He grunteded, looking around at the cats milling about. "I guess. It isn't quite what I expected." He wasn't sure what he was expecting exactly, but this was beyond that. The amount of cats here was something Dawnpaw had been unable to expect.  "There are more cats than I thought would be at one gathering." He said, "I wonder if that is normal." He turned back towards Palepaw. "How long have you been training for then?" Palepaw was pretty big for an apprentice, with more fat on him than most cats in RavenClan following leafbare. It made Dawnpaw feel a bit self concious about his small size. Even his sister was bigger than him. He couldn't wait until he grew to match his age, if he ever did.  "My sister didn't want to come last moon so I stayed with her," He lied, he wasn't about to admit he hadn't come because he was too sick.  WORDS: 191 TAG: tansy

credit to nat of adoxography.

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Boulderfang of Fireclan

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Boulderfang followed Aspenstar to the Great Oak with the rest of his clanmates. He flicked his amber eyes around moving around at the crowded cats. He took in the sights his eyes watching as Aspenstar greeted the Willowclan leader Willowstar. Moving around some more he noticed the deputy of Willowclan Oaktalon as well. Though Boulderfang pushed his way away from the leaders of the clan looking for a more relaxing area to sit and wait for the gathering to start. Thats when he was moving around he bumped into a she-cat. Her calico fur stood out and he just looked a her and said his voice gruff, "Sorry." Then he stepped back and dipped his head before moving around her heading off to a open area. He didn't know who the she-cat was but he did notice that she was a pretty cat. But looks wasn't something he was looking for, he needed a strong female to have kits with. One that will give him a son that he can train and raise. He just looked over to see if he could get another glance at the she-cat. Hoping that she wouldn't catch him looking at her. 


@jen for Featherfur

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Some of Featherfur's excitement had dimmed down around the edges as she stood waiting. The pretty calico was quick to pout just a bit when there didn't seem to be much attention drawn towards her. The busy bustle of quiet conversations not involving HER or ABOUT HER was actually causing her fur to stand on end. But a quick dip of her head and a few gentle licks of her tongue smoothed that down enough. Anyway back to search- the thought was cut short when she felt someone brushed against her. She blinked slowly, bringing her lips into a small frown before turning to glare at the cat who had dared bump into her. Yet the mild glare was quick to dim down when she realized....the tom who HAD bumped into her was rather attractive. And aww he had even offered an apologetic and simple, "sorry" before moving away from her. And yet...even when he moved away from her, she could see almost feel eyes, his eyes turning back towards her. Of course! Who wouldn't want to stare at her! Finally someone who knew what a beautiful specimen of a cat that she was! 

She took a small breath, and inclined her head slightly back in his direction, smiling softly at him, while batting her lovely eyelashes. He was a tom, she realized that she had never seen before. Which meant that he was definitely from another clan but where exactly? Her fluffy tail twitched in response to this question. She didn't even try to hide the fact that she was eyeing him fully and very intently. This handsome mysterious stranger, intrigued her and what was the best way to get her questions answered? Why, go and explore the unknown of course. With that she was off. With grace and dignified paw-steps she padded towards the tom, smiling softly at him as she approached and closed the distance between them simply. Perhaps she was being rather forthcoming and maybe a little aggressive but this was Featherfur and when she was intrigued with someone or something there would be turning back now. " Hello," She purled softly when she was close to him, the smile still lingering on her maw, "You know you shouldn't stare so hard at a stranger  because most would get the wrong idea. Fortunately I'm not like most. My name is Featherfur, what is yours, handsome, hmm?" Flirting straight off, it was who she was and nothing was going to change that any time soon.

TAG: @edda , - xD

[tansy]

Palepaw blinked, tilting his head a bit. "Y-Yeah, there is just s-s-so many cats!" He said as his green eyes looked over his surroundings. There was so much chatter that it was stressing Palepaw out, just a bit. Not that he was complaining, he couldn't wait for the leaders to talk and to experience everything he could here.

The young tom's ears perked up at Dawnpaw's question. "M-Me? Well, not, uh.. Not for too long. I, I just recently had my apprentice ceremony, maybe a m-moon ago? Or two?" He said with a small shrug, warmth spreading around his pelt. That was a little embarrassing, he supposed Dawnpaw was probably older.. "I-I mean, at least you c-could've come." He gulped. "I think I was s-still in the nursery." He said bashfully, his tail swaying lowly. "Wh-What about you?"

tags: Maple
words: 148
OOC notes: they're so cute agh

[feather]

FireClan

Wolfpaw hadn't been to a gathering before, but his golden eyes couldn't help but scan the crowd for the different faces. Pausing on his brother's form as he talked to a RavenClan apprentice. Sending a slight glare at Dawnpaw as if in warning to not to do anything to threaten his younger brother. The light silver tom was probably being overly paranoid at a gathering of all things, but the only family he had was Palepaw. Their father had essentially abandoned the two of them after all.

Maple (Dawnpaw) , tansy (Palepaw)


RavenClan

Elkpaw had automatically started chating with a group of apprentices. The white furred tom was always the fairly social. Gatherings had always been his favorite thing about being an apprentice.