LOOK AT YOU NOW, ANOTHER FACE IN THE CROWD / meeting ; 3.5

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HAWKSTAR, 63 moons / SKYCLAN LEADER
A long-legged short-furred seal point tortie with one electric-blue eye; heavily scarred
Mentoring ROSEPAW ; mother of STARLITPATH
Prone to corporate attitudes, harsh words, hazing practices ; generally morally dubious
Tagging SKYCLAN

Dark clouds circle above Hawkstar's head, threatening some pallid attempt at a springtime squall to match the leader's stormy expression. The proud king of the skies, it seemed only fitting that the weather seem to be affected by the comings and going of her tantrums. StarClan's chosen certainly had a way of showing the favor she curried with their ancestors - intentionally or not.

"To me," but the flick of her tail today was no lazy action upon instinct, no, today came a stern beckoning, the kind usually followed by a tempest. Electric blue whizzes from pelt to pelt, measuring the expressions in turn with her own jaunted glare.

Clearly, Hawkstar had no intentions of letting go what had transpired the last weeks.

"It has become crystal clear to me that some people believe that this is the clan in which we may do whatever we want, which is so funny because not even under Coffeestar were we able to just give ourselves our own agendas. Or do I forget the reign I supported for so many seasons so readily?"

Coffeestar is wielded in front of her clan like an olive branch, even if the steely glint of her successor's teeth prove more like a weapon than an offering between them. Ironwood, wrapped tightly around the standing roots of the pines, choking out the softer ferns that might have been. Electric blue flicks past Fitzgerald and Flowercloud, both carved in Coffeestar's image - even more than her own protege,

A mockery of the dead.

"Cometglow, you will be my new deputy. Congratulations, very good, meet me in my den after this. Good? Good." Flowercloud is not mentioned, barely passed over, and the motor-mouth promotion is skipped along with all the pomp and circumstance as a daily report: let's keep it moving, people, nothing to see here.

"Stormcrow," Hawkstar clips forward, putting on the distinct airs of being unbothered, even if the words that fell from her maw were more hail than summer rain, "take over Teaselpaw's training assignments. I fear that they have lost valuable lesson time in exchange for dalliance. You will report their progress to myself, directly. And Fitzgerald," temps the serpent, glittering darkly against its own wicked scales, "I expect Milkheart's kits to have round bellies by sundown."

/ raaaaaah late post ; will do the other half of the announcement here once ppl get in to reply but YES congratulations styx w cometglow as our temporary deputy for a few months !!!! wheeeee !!

 


TEASELPAW


Over hill, over dale, through the valley and vale do not weep, do not wail, I am coming home to you




The Clan was called forward, and Teaselpaw swallowed hard as they slowly made their way toward the leader. Not at the front, never at the front. Not after what had happened between Hawkstar, Fitzgerald and Mama. They weren't sure how Hawkstar felt about them. After all, they were the apprentice of Fitzgerald, who now was looked down upon by their leader. And they were Flowercloud's child, the kit of the warrior who had stood against her leader. Teaselpaw still remembered Stormcrow's suggestion, the weight of it pressing against their ribs.

Fear curled in their chest like a snake. So they sat, shoulders hunched, ears pinned back, eyes locked onto the ground as if it could shield them from what was coming. Could this have been avoided? If they had told Fitzgerald to stay home when they went to the Twolegs, would things be different? The familiar burn of regret clawed at them, but they forced it down. But not for long. The words rang out. Flowercloud was demoted. Teaselpaw's head snapped up, their dual-colored eyes widening in shock. Their mother, reduced to a normal warrior. Their breath hitched, but the announcements weren't finished.

Stormcrow was appointed as their new mentor. A small, almost inaudible cry slipped from their muzzle, barely a sound, unless one was standing close. A new mentor. A demoted mother. Teaselpaw's eyes darted through the crowd, landing on Fitzgerald for a heartbeat, an almost pleading look in their gaze. But it was useless. This was the will of the leader, and no cat could go against it. Head bowed, they forced themselves forward. Step by step, dragging their paws toward where Stormcrow sat.

They flicked their gaze up just once, just long enough to give a small, respectful nod, before sitting down.


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Stormcrow settles at the front of the crowd, though off to the side. Her whole body is turned towards her king, devoted as ever. Flowercloud is demoted– good. There had to be consequences for one's actions. Otherwise they were no better than a group of ragtag loners. Her name is mentioned, and she is assigned the duty of being Teaselpaw's mentor for now. For the better, she thinks, even if it's temporary. Consequences. Fitzgerald had rarely felt them, she suspects. If he had, maybe he wouldn't have made the choices he did.

Soft footsteps approach, and she looks down to see Teaselpaw settle next to her, the young cat giving her a respectful nod. A victim of circumstance– of adults who did not act their age. They would no doubt be unhappy with their reassignment, Stormcrow expects no less. Hopefully, in time, they would see it's for the better.

Her ears flick with annoyance as she suddenly remembers Fujimoto's words– preying on opportunity. What nonsense. Stormcrow was no happier with this situation than anyone else. It was simple; Fitzgerald had to face consequences for his wrong doings, and if she was to play a part in it, she would do so gladly, if Hawkstar asked it of her. And she has. That was the long and the short of it. She wasn't preying on anything; only doing her duty. As long as the daylight warriors did the same, they would have no issues.

She bends down to Teaselpaw, speaking under her breath. "Tomorrow, at the break of dawn, we'll have your first training session. Meet me at the entrance to the camp."



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    Stromcrow, - 42 moons / Skyclan warrior/scout
    Daughter of Snowveil, temporary mentor of Teaselpaw
    Strict, devoted, rational. Peaceful powerplay allowed.


 
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Fujimoto's shoulders feel tense as his strides bring him to the attention of Hawkstar, anticipating an address to follow Fitzgerald's actions toward the new twolegplace. The toms report echoed, hearing of a sudden spring in Clans that were unheard of for many moons. SkyClan had not been the first, Hawkstar thought this to be obvious, but if these were new, hardly older than the time they took to journey here, what could that mean?

Hawkstar does not say anything from the daylight warriors findings, in fact they are completely disregarded to drop Flowercloud from the council entirely. Fujimoto's eyes grow wide to hear Cometglow take her place, not because the tom is incapable, but because Flowercloud had been doing well. He thought, at least. Would a single discrepancy earn his neck to be chopped, too?

"C-Cometglow, Cometglow!" His cheer is awkward, but the tom is still his friend. He deserved the respect of the title he was being given. It came as no surprise to follow up with the consequence of Fitzgerald's actions then, too, his apprentice to be given off to Stormcrow. Fujimoto does not shy away from her gaze should she spot him with purpose, knowing the accusation he spun on her. He did not back down from it, believing it still to be true. There was a lack of decorum in her methods that he found unappealing.

 
hawkstar looms over her subjects, beckoning them forward with a simple call. there's nothing special about this meeting. the general mood from swallowpaw's clanmates is tense and awkward. she sits, her tail curled around her paws, twitching against the flattened earth.

whatever coffeestar saw in hawkstar, swallowpaw couldn't figure out. she feels embarrassed when fitzgerald is indirectly called out, even though she hadn't done anything. it's one of hawkstar's weapons. "cometglow!" the promotion should be celebrated, cometglow is a fine choice. his attitude will hopefully fill the hole that flowercloud has left behind.

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The warrior gathers at Hawkstar's call not out of a sense of loyalty, not entirely at least, but to bear witness to the conclusion of what had happened not too long ago with Fitzgerald. They had not seen the whole exchange when the tom was ratted out by Rosepaw to Hawkstar, but they had seen enough of the tail end of it when they returned from their hunt to see Skyclan's leader in a new light that brought a frown to her face. The anger about leaving the territory was understandable- but the punishment felt like too much. Stripping Teaselpaw of their mentor was cruel. A casualty of Hawkstar's tantrum. Stormcrow taking advantage of it all left an equally sour taste in their mouth when she had suggested taking over the apprentice's training.

It's when Coffeestar's name is drawn from the leader's mouth that Sagesong's eyes narrow. The mottled warrior had not been a part of Skyclan for long enough to know the late leader as well as some did but she was sure that the molly would not have responded as severely as Hawkstar had. Maybe it was unfair to compare the two but Coffeestar had handpicked Hawkstar and they found themselves wondering just what it was that she had seen in her that the rest of the clan did not. Either way...

This felt like more of a performance than a genuine attempt at smoothing things over and the mottled warrior's frown only deepened. Flowercloud is demoted without so much of a mention of her own name and mismatched eyes search briefly for her in the crowd before rising to her paws with a 'tch' of disapproval before padding away. Hunting would be a better use of her time, she decided, than sitting here for even one more second to listen to whatever farce this was.

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    ✿— Small, Curly-furred, Mottled Black And Brown She Cat With Heterochromia.
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HAWKSTAR, 63 moons / SKYCLAN LEADER
A long-legged short-furred seal point tortie with one electric-blue eye; heavily scarred
Mentoring ROSEPAW ; mother of STARLITPATH
Prone to corporate attitudes, harsh words, hazing practices ; generally morally dubious
Tagging person here

"Anyways..." she continues, her skin prickling at her own judgement. The tension in her shoulders solidified to ironwood and she stood a little straighter, clinging to the throne she had claimed for herself, clutching at her own power to soothe her. "I have met with the leader of RiverClan. He is ... unexperienced by my count. The apprentice he had with him looked barely old enough to be out of the nursery, let alone out on patrol to meet a clan. I advise being on your guard along our southwestern border. These RiverClanners seem fool-hardy ... and untrustworthy. Any leader who flubs the Code so brazenly is not one I expect good tidings from."

From the stories passed down from elders and caretakers, Hawkstar had expected RiverClan to be noble, elegant, stunning - beautiful by all accounts. The RiverClan she had been met with was none of those things (except, perhaps, one she-cat who turned out to be nothing but a foot-soldier to her more facetious king.) Shameful. Absolutely shameful.

She flicks her tail, annoyed, "I'll be seeking out the other leaders shortly. StarClan willing, there is at least one decent cat in this bunch. Be on the lookout for some missions in the future, but until then ... dismissed."

And with that, she's off, back down beneath her throne to hide from the (imagined?) shameful looks. Even Tigerfoot, pressing as he was, was not mentioned. She just couldn't bear another failure today.