HELLO WCO!! my babies are growin' up :3c come August, my four main kits are gonna move on and become apprentices so i figured i'd do up a li'l mentor finder for that.

i am not picky—i just need someone who'll be around and interested in having some longterm developments with these guys, is all. i've got one kiddo per clan and their deals are thus:

SALAMANDERKIT of RIVERCLAN — a boisterous little bruiser with a mighty high opinion of herself. salamanderkit's most excited to learn how to fight and...well, not much else.
challenges: salamanderkit'll be difficult to keep engaged when it comes to anything that isn't explicitly battle-related, and she'll unfairly judge any mentor of hers that doesn't seem 'tough' enough. this kid is gonna bicker. i'm also making her a drypaw for the fun of it; she'll have a harder time than most young Riverclanners getting comfortable in the water.

PEACHKIT of THUNDERCLAN — a tryhard dork fronting as a toughguy. peachkit's eager to please and ready to learn, and although he's hoping to excel in battle, he's due to find out that his talents lie more in hunting and tracking.
challenges: peachkit's desperate to prove himself, and with his burgeoning rivalry with @/Idiotic.Bean101's whitekit, he's bound to go to some extreme (and likely stupid) lengths to come out on top. he can be prone to snippiness and any mentor he has will undoubtedy find themself on the receiving end of a snide, bitter temper—but he'll nearly always seek to make things right in the end.

MOSQUITOKIT of SHADOWCLAN — a timid, inquisitive kid who's coming into his own. mosquitokit's a little daunted by this impending next step, but he's excited to have new things to learn about.
challenges: mosquitokit's an extremely nervous little man, so there's gonna be that to get around. he'll also have a pretty rough start and be slow to pick up on all the new physical skills he'll have to learn, which is going to tank his motivation and mood. mosquitokit's slated to go through a bit of a nasty, broody arc. he'll prrrrobably come out the other side better for it, but there'll definitely be some gnarly teen angst to look out for.

MAGGOTKIT of WINDCLAN — strange, dishonest, pot-stirring little beast...maggotkit is busy right this moment pretending that it'll never have to be an apprentice.
challenges: maggotkit is likely the most troublesome of the bunch purely because it has no real desire to learn or train or help the clan (though it'll make an exception for the elders). it wants to listen to stories and take naps and be doted on all day. it'll lie, cheat, waste time, and drag its feet through its duties...at first. i do intend for maggotkit to grow into itself and find some aspect of training & warriorhood that it enjoys, but it's gonna be off to a very frustrating start.

 

NAME:
CLAN/WHO'RE YOU TEACHIN'?:
ABOUT: can be a short blurb or a bio link or whatever—lemme know what you think's important to know about 'em!
PLOT/DYNAMIC IDEAS?: plot ideas aren't necessary, just lemme know what kinda teacher they'd be :3c

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NAME: Strawberryfur
CLAN/WHO'RE YOU TEACHIN'?: ThunderClan/Peachkit
ABOUT: Strawberryfur is loyal to a fault, sociable, and protective of her littermate (who she sees as her "younger" littermate). She's optimistic (or tries to be), peppy, and brave (but sometimes reckless). She's a younger warrior (14 moons), so this would be her first apprentice. She'd probably try to have a lot of fun at first.
PLOT/DYNAMIC IDEAS?: Aside from this being her first apprentice, I think it would beneficial for her to interact with and understand Peachkit. She'd likely be empathetic, and try to encourage Peachkit to open up to her. Her brother (Sunnystreak) has a similar complex about constantly feeling the need to prove himself because of how Strawberryfur treats him, but she's blind to it. So it might be good for her for to have Peachkit notice and point out her behavior towards her brother as the cause of the rift between them.

As a mentor, she'd probably focus on ice breaker and bonding type activities at first, and mix that into the training. This being her first apprentice, she'll have hopes/expectations of them developing a close relationship, and will see Peachkit as a younger sibling.

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NAME: beastflame
CLAN/WHO'RE YOU TEACHIN'?: riverclan/salamander
ABOUT: link to bio in signature!
PLOT/DYNAMIC IDEAS?: beastflame loves battle as well, he’s quite an aggressive cat. he would be more than happy to focus on that aspect of training, and probably just as reluctant to teach the other stuff. he would have a low tolerance for bickering and would probably be easily annoyed by that, actually, which could make for some interesting interactions! also, he can totally relate to salamander’s swimming fear - he struggles with swimming to this day because he’s afraid he’s going to sink lol.

&& mention @nyme

oho i have been waiting for this

NAME: Lostspark
CLAN/WHO'RE YOU TEACHIN'?: ShadowClan / Mosquitokit
ABOUT: Daughter of Dawnstar (albeit adopted), formerly ShadowClan's Medicine Cat, currently an Enforcer, here is the lady's wix site page ! it is not updated so a lot of it (esp the relations page) is old lmao but yeah there is that. also her th page!
PLOT/DYNAMIC IDEAS?: Lark comes across as rough, sure she's kinda a weirdo, but i am forcing her into gathering apprentices who are polar opposites of herself. will be real with you, she won't be a mean mentor - will be more supportive / patient / understanding. i can't resist gathering her little flock of birds ... er, winged creatures.

&& mention [ @nyme ]

OKAYITSVERYMUCHAUGUSTNOW !!! let's get it:

☆ beastflame (@ophelia) will make a good fit for salamanderkit (:< i think she'd be easy to manage for the first few days before getting over her awe and going from a desire to impress to an overambitious desire to surpass. salamander will hold him in high regard...this is a threat /lh
— i'm still very interested in throwing her at caveclaw (@Idiotic.Bean101) to fulfill some lessons and probably give beastflame a BREAK; it'll be a good opportunity for her to learn from someone who she may not feel as compelled to provoke (though she'll likely have somethin' snotty to say about cave's appearance v_v)

☆ strawberryfur (@Luna16) is who i'm thinking'll be a good match for peachkit. it'll take some time for him to work up the nerve to be able to call to attention how her dynamic with her brother must be making him feel, and it might come out in an instance of supreme brattiness—'how do you NOT SEE (etcetc)'—but i think he'd really grow to appreciate strawberryfur & her influence.
— i'll absolutely be down to have him kick it with almondbay (@PINTO BEAN) for some lessons/extra training once she's back to her warrior duties >:} it'll do him good to have a bit of time getting some instruction from an older cat, though he might be a little frosty with her

☆ lostspark (@Rose) can take mosquitokit under her wing! i'm in full support of her growing collection >:). mosquito is probably going to be absolutely petrified until caving under the pressure of one million questions to ask. he's too curious not to come around eventually.
— i would absolutely love to fling the scrawny dude at squirrelrise (@furrensic) for some lessons, too!! training with a newer warrior'll be a nice bit of variety, and they can have a moment or two of joint-awkward Learning Experiences (': i think mosquito'll be very keen to ask what to expect when his turn to be a fresh warrior, too

☆ @/PINTO BEAN :eyes: if opossumbug is still available to teach maggotkit then this may also come to pass? otherwise i'll leave the li'l beast's tutelage up in the air/figure it out later—unless there's anyone else that'd like to either mentor it or pitch in for some lessons on tha side

will always be open to having these guys train with any more warriors who've got a thing or two to teach 'em o7

THENKYEWALL !! i'm going to shoot for getting these kids' ceremonies in asap :heartbounce: