RiverClan Skyridge

[Fallenpine]

Koipaw looked at Lionstar with a I think your crazy but I'll keep my thoughts to myself look and asked Brambleblaze, "Can we do something now? AS FAR AWAY FROM THE CLEARING AS POSSIBLE?" @SilentLamb @The Shadow Flower @pathos

[Fawn]

One would assume after being Lionstar's closest confidant for who-knew-how-long--most of his life?--that he would be able to predict where this was going, but Fawnsqueak was rendered completely stunned by this unusual turn of announcements. Weirdness and unpredictability were Lionstar's forte, though. Eyebrows hitched, Fawnsqueak shifted his questioning gaze to where Sootflare sat and faintly huffed a surprised laugh because... what? It was hard to believe he needed help finding a special someone. With his curiosity piqued, he trotted over to Sootflare, expression softened by understanding-- quite frankly, he hadn't much luck in the... ahem, love department either.

"Congratulations on the apprentice, well..." Fawnsqueak shot a glance over his shoulder. "Kind of. The guy seems a little..." A wince. Behavior issue central, but he imagined Sootflare could rein him back in, and maybe even Fawnsqueak could get to know him a bit better. Coughing to move on, he beamed almost shyly to tease, "Cheating on me, huh?" It was a play on the absurdity of it, the dating proposition, the idea of them being more than friends, particularly Sootflare was evidently into she-cats. More seriously, he added in cheeky earnest, "I'm kidding, man. You're going to find someone for sure, you're really sweet and everything-- handsome, responsible, empathetic, mature.. y'know." Okay, maybe that list was getting a little long--

Fawnsqueak's head tipped, he fidgeted. "I should probably, uh, let you... get to your speed dating, huh? I'll see you around!" He hoped that sounded casual. It was supposed to be breezy. And it was. ...Sorta. Breaking from his thoughts, he padded from the Streamstone to attempt to find a decent spot where he could watch this go down in morbid curiosity.

@shortstack

[Jynx]

Galedust'es eyes widened at Lionstar's odd announcement. Deciding that he'd rather not stick around for... well, whatever this was, he turned to his apprentice. "Okay, F-F-Fogpaw," he meowed, "w-w-would you like to go-go take a look around the b-borders?" He assumed the young tom would be itching to explore outside of camp now that he was officially allowed in the territory. A run along the borders would be a great way to become more familiar and wear the young tom out.

- @Blissie Bliss -

[Wings]

Okay then. It was really weird to have a dating show for a cat in her opinion. And announce missing cats right before it. Other than that the she had nothing else to do. She padded over to a spot and sat down waiting for something interesting to happen, or just something she could do.

[fr0ggy]

[ @Slatepaw ]

At Lionstar's announcement of the dating show, Ripplefur's interest was piqued. He figured that Sootflare was into she-cats based on what Lionstar had said, but he did enjoy flirting quite a lot. I have been meaning to start flirting with more cats recently... This'll be some nice practice! With his decision made, he decided to look for his sister, he was always in the mood for some teasing...

[duckie]

Sootflare
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The deputy was altogether unfazed by the demotion and search party. Mossythorn- Mossypaw’s behavior was frankly appalling, something you might expect from a kit, not a full grown warrior. Sootflare’s golden eyes trailed after the tom for a moment as he stormed off before returning his attention to Lionstar. That was an issue to be dealt with later - and it would be dealt with - for now, there was a meeting to finish.

However, the leader’s next statement gave him pause. What was this, Lion’s Love Lineup? And what did he mean about being ‘desperate for a mate’? He said that like he’d been trailing after every she-cat in the clan. Which he hadn’t been, unless some sleepwalking shenanigans were afoot and he’d been hitting on she-cats in his sleep. Very unlikely. In any event, this was less than ideal. He simply didn’t have time for a mate and, honestly, wasn’t interested in any of the she-cats in the clan. They just weren’t his type. He had yet to find one that was. If he had, his life may have gone in a different direction. Fawnsqueak’s appearance, though always appreciated was another piece to this puzzle that inevitably left Sootflare reeling.

“Ah, thank you, I suppose.” Yeah. The ‘apprentice’ would be a bit of a pawful but nothing he couldn’t handle. Lionstar’s schemes, on the other paw, were something else entirely. The ‘cheating’ comment also threw him for a loop. What was that even supposed to mean? They were friends. Fawnsqueak just happened to be a very warm and pleasant friend who’s company he enjoyed deeply. Simple. He wasn’t able to get another response in before the other tom made his leave. It seemed he was in to deal with this madness by himself.

“Seeya,” he replied halfheartedly. This was going to be a very long day. At least Lionstar had called him handsome.

[ @Dipper ]

[wolfie]

silvershade raise a brow, a mischievous grin growing on their face. oh.. they had to drag their sisters into this. after all, to their knowledge both ripplestep and pebbleskip had not much interest in any romance. which such a downer! silvershade hop to their paws once lionstar dismissed the meeting- going off to plan their matchmaking plan.

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wormpaw let out a sigh of relief once lionstar dismissed the meeting. "i'm-- i'm going to go take a nap before I deal with this, " the tom smiled softly to shimmeringpaw, nuzzling against her once more before dragging himself back into the apprentice's den. it was the only time he actually got to sleep in it, afterall.
@Shimm

[Greenleap]

After that, Greenpaw wanted to show that she could wait. So she sat there longer than the other cats.

[Cloudsky]

Ooookay, this is really weird. She thought to herself as she listened to the announcements.
"Imma take my leave." She thought out loud as she left the clearing

[Slatepaw]

The sandy-orange tabby was sitting by the warrior's den, watching their leader with great attention. Sandwhisker, who seemed so eager for this announcement, was quickly turned with disgust. A scoff left her maul as she shook her head, grumbling, "What a waste...pathetic. You'll never catch me being that desperate." She rolled her eyes in annoyance; the fact that their leader would participate in such nonsense. He's such a disaster.

@BILL. @senpai.