[Poprock]

Originally Posted by naiad

tw for mild anxiety + overstimulation

Of all the things Ro had imagined when he was being led to ThunderClan, he had not expected the sheer noise of it all. He thought he knew loudness from hearing the dogs at the junkyard bark, or the twolegs tossing those large shiny sheets around, but both of those were nothing compared to the overlapping chattering which pounded at his ears as cats gathered for the meeting.

It was claustrophobic, almost, to be in such a large crowd and he found himself slipping his way to the edge of the clowder, trying desperately to avoid the uncomfortable sensation of others' pelts brushing against his own. He tried to watch Sparrowstar, though he was much too far from the big tree now to clearly make out her figure. Instead she was just a beige blob on the branches that now blurred together.

His breath caught in his throat, perplexing him, and he dug his claws in the soil in an attempt to sooth himself. The blackbirds in his chest were beginning to rustle their wings once more, and he hoped they wouldn't try to take flight. His gaze flicked to his paws and locked on one of the scars that ran up his foreleg, a thin slice which had resulted from grazing himself against one of the large shiny sheets at the junkyard - turns out they had sharp edges. He'd rather notice anything, really, than the sheer commotion that was happening around him.

[ @Poprock - i think this takes place pre-ptsd pebble since jay would have likely referenced the border fight in their post. ]

Pebblepaw had been a little too busy to attend the meeting. And by that- Pebblepaw had been busy chasing her tail in the apprentice's den to recognize that a meeting had been called. Oopsies. Jokes on them! I caught my tail twice! Hehehehehehe. The little gremlin thought gleefully as she snuck out of the den and into the clearing. Whoops. Looks like she was the only one who missed the memo.

The little monster plopped herself down to an unknown tom; someone around her age. "Um who're you?" She whispered as not to attract the attention of Birdiestar who sat tall and mighty on the Thunderwillow. She didn't need any more punishments. Her head tilted in confusion as she noted the stinky new cat was a little... out of it. "Hello? Mr. Dunce?" A small bap of a white paw to his shoulder. "My name is Pebblepaw and I can catch my tail. Do you wanna see? Its pwetty cool."

Without waiting for an answer, Pebblepaw began showing her new pal her super cool trick. It was only a matter of time before he began gasping at her awesomeness.