RiverClan Clearing

[Idiotic.Bean101]

art by @/Marigoldwhisper
Caveclaw-She/They
32 Moons
PURRKS
Kitty Softpaws T2-Inactive
Killer Aptitude T1-Inactive
LionHeart


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After an attempt at getting over her own disbelief, which wasn't very effective, Caveclaw glanced at Salamanderpaw as she spoke up.

"Yes." They replied "That was..."
They didn't know how to continue.
She has no idea how to even begin to describe what they just witnessed.


@nyme - @Snowyfeathr

[Minku]

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Sunsetgleam
RC Warrior. They/Them. 20 Moons
Mind Reader | Herbal Knowledge T2 | Rapid Recovery | Bewitched [always active]
"I'll search in these shadows, as it's eyes pierce through my skin"

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Sunsetgleam had been laying in their nest, trying to shut their eyes and get some sleep. But the noises and whispers kept getting to them as soon as they shut their eyes. When a bright light goes through the clearing, they promptly got up. Was..was the sun rising? Already?? No..no that wasn’t the sun. The sun didn’t look like that. At least they had an excuse to keep themselves awake now, because what..what was that? It really didn’t seem too..dangerious, at least for now. But they can’t just ignore it. Was it a sign of sorts? A signal of something? It was unexplainable. Was it starclan? But the cave was blocked off, wasn’t it? It’s not the sun, not the moon, and most likely not the stars. It passes the clan multiple times, like a signal. A light in the shadows. What kind of..what kind of thing was that? Was it a signal for Riverclan? To find where that light was coming from? Was something gonna happen?

“Saw that as well” they said, walking out into the clearing. An odd sight..they can’t help but be slightly wary. Did Owlstar know about it? Sunheart? Berryshine? Sunsetgleam hasn’t seen any of them in the clearing yet. Were they asleep or were they busy? And considering a ‘certain she-cat’ seemed rather uncomfortable in the warrior’s den earlier, from..whatever reason it may be..that could just be a coincidence though

[FANNIBAL]

Juniperberry stared at the light, his eyes wide with fear. This was it. Starclan was coming for justice. That was probably his last sign before he'd painfully die in his sleep. Probably. Maybe he was being crazy. But probably not. The tomcat swallowed and tried acting like nothing happened, failing miserably. (Open for some cat to realize he's hyperventilating in a corner)

Moonstone laid in the elders den still, asleep. (ACTIVITY POST)

[Marigoldwhisper]

`~Owlstar
She, Her\Leader\50 moons\Riverclan
"My pulse is clear, rushing through my ears."

Purrks: Agatha Kitty [ACTIVE] Killer Aptitude (T2) [INACTIVE]


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Admittedly, she was asleep. Emphasis on was.

The leader was in her den, tightly coiled within her own matted pelt and rough scars. Owlstar had a tendency to sleep lightly, something that probably came with being half blind. As usual, her face was directed towards the entrance of her den, just encase anycat decided to come in.

But what came into her den wasn't a cat, it was light, strong, harsh, and fading in and out from the lichen that shielded her den. The light chased away shadows before melting away, slow circles that strobed. Owlstar immediately opened her eyes. Her first thought was the sun, but this light offered no warmth, and the sun... It didn't do that? She didn't think it could spin. Unless she was spinning...

The leader briefly glanced down at her paws.

No. She wasn't spinning.

After the light had come and gone three times now, the leader rushed out of her den, nearly slipping on the ice beneath her. With a short and abrupt yowl she regathered herself. She took note of the cats who'd already gathered and gave them a sluggish wave of her tail in greeting.

There was no telling what that thing was... Owlstar had never seen anything like it. And them poof, gone. The leader wrinkled her maw in suspicion. Was... Was the Starcave back? No, no, that was a stretch. She had to restore that herself, no way was it just suddenly back. All she could do was blink at where the light once was. After awhile, she finally spoke. "In all my years a livin', yes I'm old, I 'aven't seen anythin' like that." she narrowed her eyes, trying to make out a silhouette behind the fog, but nothing. She had to investigate.

Her gaze then flickered over to Juniperberry. "Aye chap, no need ta stress. This kinda stuff could maybe be two-leg junk 'er somethin'. Possibly the best thin' it could be." Possibly... But she was merely guessing. For all she knew, that was the world's warning sign before it blew up. But no no. That was silly.

Tags: @FANNIBAL // Juniperberry (minor interaction!)

[Sonwytheafr]

@nyme @Idiotic.Bean101

Featherpaw blinked. "U- uh yeah- I- I s- saw that t- too . . ." She was questioning what it was, or if it was even real. However she was doubting the second part less and less as she saw more and more cats looking confused.

[nyme]

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

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SALAMANDERPAW . 10 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

Her whiskers twitch. More cats are up, now, reacting to the strange traveling light—so at least she knows she isn't losing her mind alone.

"Should...someone get, like, Berryshine? Do we think this is some Starclan nonsense? Only, Starclan's still stuck under a bunch of rocks..." she devolves into a round of thoughtful grumbling. Dangit, this is a problem for a smart cat to solve, and Salamanderpaw is not that. She huffs, marching over closer to Featherpaw to try and give the other apprentice a slightly-too-rough headbutt of assurance before looking back out at the older cats in the clearing. Caveclaw's a super smart cat, but even they look mystified by the weird light. Sunsetgleams out and about too, and they've seemed pretty clever in Salamanderpaw's limited experience, but they don't appear to be offering up any explanations. And then there's Owlstar, who must be the smartest of them all by virtue of her rank, but while she's present amongst them right now she doesn't appear to know any better than the rest of them. She's, instead, comforting someone...so no answers yet.

"Hey uh! So! D'you all think someone should go check what that was? Someone big and," she clears her throat, standing up as tall as she possibly can for being the stubby little thing that she is and squaring her shoulders in a vain attempt to look impressive, "strong, and stuff?" The wink, wink, nudge, nudge are hardly implied so much as they are shouted right now.

 

@Idiotic.Bean101 ; CAVECLAW
@Snowyfeathr ; FEATHERPAW
@FANNIBAL ; JUNIPERBERRY
@Minku ; SUNSETGLEAM
@Marigoldwhisper ; OWLSTAR

[Hex]

════ ʚ Nightweb ɞ ════
• Tom • 26 Moons • He/Him •
☆ | Long black fur w/amber eyes | ☆
Purrk: Mind Reader

Open

Nightweb who was asleep in the clearing, woken to the weird light. Was was it? He squinted his eyes, looking at the sky. The warrior looked around, his clanmates had also noticed the light and Owlstar? Did she knew what this strange occurrence was? The tom not sitting up, looked towards the leader before looking back at the sky.

[Johrog]

Leafshine 22 moons
Leafshine reacted the same as her clan mates. It was really strange whit the light bold.

[bambi]

am I supposed to be grateful
to have survived this?

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✶ FAWNPAW ;; riverclanner
╰┈➤ she/they ; gentle , enigmatic ; 10 m - + every 12th
36/100 ; finder ; tracker
- open

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Uncomfortably rustling in her mossbed,Fawnpaw scooted across the clearing, not wanting to socialise at all. Maybe if she only....oh. There was a unnatural beam of light that hit the clearing,and the apprentice was definitely freaked. More cats seemed to notice too, and she could feel her legs tremble as she scrambled back into the crowd. It was very bright. What in StarClan?! She backed away, clearly terrified, looking around for a seeable explanation.

[kittycatburmise]

Irisfrost

Irisfrost wasn't an insomniac. She usually slept well, but lately she had been waking up in the middle of the night and been unable to get back to sleep, her mind spinning with the worries she had pushed down, ignored in the day. After all, she had duties to fulfil, an apprentice to train. She couldn't afford to be distracted, couldn't afford to dwell on the things that troubled her. But now, during the hours of darkness, all her anxious thoughts surfaced. It had been like this when Bearsnout had gone missing, and it was like this now.

Giving up on trying to get back to sleep, Irisfrost headed into the clearing and sat down, curling her tail around her paws to protect them from the freezing night air. She gave her pelt a few brisk licks to smooth it (there were still cats out here after all), but her attention was on the sky. It was cloudy, but the sky wasn't completely covered, and Irisfrost could see stars speckled among the darkness. The sight always comforted her when she felt like this; it reminded her that although the Starcave may have collapsed, that although StarClan's connection with the living may have broken, their ancestors had not abandoned them. They were still there, watching over them.

She was still looking at the stars when the light came, bright and unnatural, cutting through the night. For a moment Irisfrost was blinded; she scrunched her eyes shut, slowly opening them to slits. What was that?

It was as bright as the midday sun, but the sun didn't act like that. The sun didn't spin. Irisfrost watched, awestruck, as it danced, her mind scrambling to make sense of this phenomenon. After five rounds, it spluttered and died, darkness falling over the camp again like it was never there. She didn't doubt it had been, though; if her sweaty paws and thumping heart wasn't enough proof, the shocked chatter that broke the silence was. It was all a variation of one thing: what had just happened?

Even Owlstar was here; the leader must have been woken by the light. She heard her saying it might have been something to do with two-legs, but Irisfrost didn't think that was the case. Sure, two-legs could do some pretty extraordinary things, but this? Maybe her theory was influenced by what she had been thinking about when the light came, but Irisfrost was almost certain it had been sent from StarClan. It was a sign. They were trying to tell them something, maybe that they were still here, still guiding them despite the Starcave's collapse. It was a fragile hope, but she clung on to it, because she needed to believe that, despite everything, their ancestors were still watching over her clan from above.

(Open)