RiverClan Leader's Den

[Ever]

Goldencloud considered what would result in walking our while saying he would simple take up quarters in the den. After a moment of thought he figured Lionstar probably wouldn't like the disobedience. The dad part did make him snort though, Goldencloud had never really seen himself as such a character. He found half the time he spent with Shimmeringpaw the truths he told her made her on the verge of tears. His tail tip curled amusedly behind him as he gave the lion one last glittering look.

"Well, when you've decided you've had enough of your fun with these auditions and would like to tell me what you need or want in a medicine cat, let me know. My offer doesn't die with your NEXT!" He tried to mimick the way Lionstar kept calling next at cats, though a little more shrill to add some bite to the word. He aught to not mock the leader but the chance was there and he couldn't resist a jab even if it meant a snarl.

[CheetahPelt]

Originally Posted by BILL.

"It is reckless, terribly so.." Lionstar gave Otterleg a sympathetic smile. "I had high expectations for him, but he single-pawedly ruined everything I hoped for. I wish things could have been different.. I thought he was a better tom than he showed me he was.

"Alas, it's best he showed these colors before much time in the position has passed. I am glad.. this was revealed within a couple moons of his position.. and not many moons along.

"I appreciate your honesty, Otterleg. I know it's difficult to put aside your personal feelings, and I would understand if you found yourself ever in a wavering position. I have not made up my mind yet on who will take the position of medicine cat.. and I will leave auditions open for a bit longer, but know that you have had one of the best ones so far.

"I don't need personality traits preached to me. A conversation about intent goes a long way.. and it's nice to know there's a level headed but firm cat out there, prepared to sacrifice a relationship for the greater good."

Lionstar nodded to her, wrapping his tail around his paws as he took a seat near the center of his den. "You are dismissed. It may be in your best interest to see what Dirtfur is up to.. keep an eye on him for me, while I'm dealing with these lame audition attempts?"

[ @CheetahPelt ]

“Thank you very much, Lionstar.” She meowed, dipping her bead once more.

She needed to talk to Dirtfur again. She needed to know if this was true. She needed to know if her Tom was as sweet as she thought.

“It’s good to know that I’m a strong competitor.”

She rose from her spot and padded out of the den, heading back into the clan.

[marshall]

Morningmeadow tilted her head slightly. Acting skills? she didn’t know what Lionstar has meant by that. But she bowed her head and said “Thank you for your time.” Before leaving.

[wolfie]

Originally Posted by BILL.

Lionstar didn't know what Silvershade was talking about, and frankly he didn't want to. Perhaps he would have been more inclined to act along if he hadn't already dismissed this one, and it seemed this one.. was incapable of understanding that? He might be dealing with another Flintstar here!

"Didn't I tell you to leave?" He was more than a little annoyed, having wanted to see someone new-- fresh! Silvershade would probably be better off trying to pretend to be someone new. "Scram! Silver-be-gone! NEXT!"

[ @x ghostie ]

slivershade nodded. yes. of course lionstar had told them to go off blah blah. "but i said i was going to go come back because of course, darling. you cannot make a proper audition in such a short time! you did not reject therefore you agreed to this " they explain, not moving an inch besides grabbing the twig from the pile.
determination was key. ish.
slivershade gently tap lionstar on the head with their twig, tilting their head to the right. "cmon, goldie. work with me. only for a few minutes. it doesn't have to be on your stomach! ill just check your side. then i'll leave you for a day. let me entertain you, please?" they pleaded, knitting their eyebrows together. oh hopefully this wasn't pushing it to far. slivershade moved the imaginary wound up and started to examine lionstar's stomach.
so much fluff. "i told you. i'm going to seriously commit to the role, "
slivershade moved to their withered herb pile and picked up a random herb. poultice. how did.. "chew, chew, chew." slivershade mumbled out-- not wanting to actually chew the herb up. they dab the herb on lionstar's 'wound'-- circling it. "tell me if im being too rough!"

[Kitty Mama]

Omenshade took the criticism calmly, it was to be expected when this was probably Lionstar's first experience with evaluating himself. "Don't fear," they meowed clinically, "denial is very common a defense mechanism. I will help you get past that. See you in.. lets say three sunrises?" Waving their tail in parting, Omenshade disappeared from the leader's den.

[marshall]

Well, this wasn't going to go as expected.

Honeywhisker was prepared to tell Lionstar of her personality and how she could do this and do that, and that she was a good pick for medicine cat. But considering the way he had reacted to the other trait listers, she felt that wasn’t the right path to go down. She made a quick and rushed idea in her head and prayed to Starclan that it would work.
“Hey Lionstar, I’m here for medicine cat auditions.” She started. “I WAS going to tell you all about my personality and such, but considering how well you reacted to the other trait listers, i thought, Hey! Maybe i shouldn’t talk only about my personality, Maybe it’d be a good idea to also talk about something a little more unique. ” She said. Honeywhisker wasn’t about to get herself lectured by Lionstar, it wasn’t going to help her low self-esteem, that’s for sure. “So, this may seem a bit rushed, I hope you forgive me.” She said. “I’ve always wanted to be medicine cat, ever since i walked into their den and got honey all over my face. That, was how I got my name. It just always seemed so appealing to help others in need, sometimes i used to dream about what i’d be like. Now, dreams don’t mean anything, unless you follow through with them. Unlike other’s, I won’t sit just on my ass and expect high positions in the clan to be handed to me on a silver platter. I’m not like Eveningpaw, I’m willing to work for those positions, and i’m willing to work to keep those positions.” She said.
Was that enough? Would she need more to convince Lionstar? She calmed herself down a bit, as she was getting a bit too excited. She didn’t want something to accidentally slip out that wasn’t suppose to. “In short, Even with my flaws, I won’t let cats die just because i’m too lazy. I’m not going to start out strong and then decline into a useless pile of dirt. I will stay strong, and i’m willing to do anything to prove that to you if you don’t believe me.”
Honeywhisker had finally finished. She hoped this was enough for Lionstar to at least consider her. She had talked about her personality some, but she hoped it balanced out with the other things she said. She was acting a bit out of her personality, usually she wasn’t so mean about other cats and she was usually a bit nicer. But she was determined to get this role, whether she had to fight for it or not.

[BEAR.]

Lionstar was glad when Omenshade got the hell out of his den, and he certainly wasn't going to meet him again in a few days.. what a freak.

But, perhaps that freakiness could be put to good use one day.

Originally Posted by Ever

Goldencloud considered what would result in walking our while saying he would simple take up quarters in the den. After a moment of thought he figured Lionstar probably wouldn't like the disobedience. The dad part did make him snort though, Goldencloud had never really seen himself as such a character. He found half the time he spent with Shimmeringpaw the truths he told her made her on the verge of tears. His tail tip curled amusedly behind him as he gave the lion one last glittering look.

"Well, when you've decided you've had enough of your fun with these auditions and would like to tell me what you need or want in a medicine cat, let me know. My offer doesn't die with your NEXT!" He tried to mimick the way Lionstar kept calling next at cats, though a little more shrill to add some bite to the word. He aught to not mock the leader but the chance was there and he couldn't resist a jab even if it meant a snarl.

"I told you, boring. Shoo, shoo, get out of here! If you want to act like a kit, Goldencloud-- you can play with Omenshade's leaves in the nursery."

Lionstar had lost interest in Goldencloud a long time ago, and further attempts of Goldencloud trying to be snarky would be met with disregard.

Originally Posted by x ghostie

slivershade nodded. yes. of course lionstar had told them to go off blah blah. "but i said i was going to go come back because of course, darling. you cannot make a proper audition in such a short time! you did not reject therefore you agreed to this " they explain, not moving an inch besides grabbing the twig from the pile.
determination was key. ish.
slivershade gently tap lionstar on the head with their twig, tilting their head to the right. "cmon, goldie. work with me. only for a few minutes. it doesn't have to be on your stomach! ill just check your side. then i'll leave you for a day. let me entertain you, please?" they pleaded, knitting their eyebrows together. oh hopefully this wasn't pushing it to far. slivershade moved the imaginary wound up and started to examine lionstar's stomach.
so much fluff. "i told you. i'm going to seriously commit to the role, "
slivershade moved to their withered herb pile and picked up a random herb. poultice. how did.. "chew, chew, chew." slivershade mumbled out-- not wanting to actually chew the herb up. they dab the herb on lionstar's 'wound'-- circling it. "tell me if im being too rough!"

In a flash, Lionstar was on his paws with an angry hiss! "I told you to get out, Silvershade! Get away from me and get out of my den! I don't want to see another piece of your hair, do you understand me?"

Originally Posted by :Grimm:

Well, this wasn't going to go as expected.

Honeywhisker was prepared to tell Lionstar of her personality and how she could do this and do that, and that she was a good pick for medicine cat. But considering the way he had reacted to the other trait listers, she felt that wasn’t the right path to go down. She made a quick and rushed idea in her head and prayed to Starclan that it would work.
“Hey Lionstar, I’m here for medicine cat auditions.” She started. “I WAS going to tell you all about my personality and such, but considering how well you reacted to the other trait listers, i thought, Hey! Maybe i shouldn’t talk only about my personality, Maybe it’d be a good idea to also talk about something a little more unique. ” She said. Honeywhisker wasn’t about to get herself lectured by Lionstar, it wasn’t going to help her low self-esteem, that’s for sure. “So, this may seem a bit rushed, I hope you forgive me.” She said. “I’ve always wanted to be medicine cat, ever since i walked into their den and got honey all over my face. That, was how I got my name. It just always seemed so appealing to help others in need, sometimes i used to dream about what i’d be like. Now, dreams don’t mean anything, unless you follow through with them. Unlike other’s, I won’t sit just on my ass and expect high positions in the clan to be handed to me on a silver platter. I’m not like Eveningpaw, I’m willing to work for those positions, and i’m willing to work to keep those positions.” She said.
Was that enough? Would she need more to convince Lionstar? She calmed herself down a bit, as she was getting a bit too excited. She didn’t want something to accidentally slip out that wasn’t suppose to. “In short, Even with my flaws, I won’t let cats die just because i’m too lazy. I’m not going to start out strong and then decline into a useless pile of dirt. I will stay strong, and i’m willing to do anything to prove that to you if you don’t believe me.”
Honeywhisker had finally finished. She hoped this was enough for Lionstar to at least consider her. She had talked about her personality some, but she hoped it balanced out with the other things she said. She was acting a bit out of her personality, usually she wasn’t so mean about other cats and she was usually a bit nicer. But she was determined to get this role, whether she had to fight for it or not.

"Honeywhisker," Lionstar had to face-paw as he spoke. ".. at what point did you not list personality traits? Helpful, not lazy, strong-willed. That was the gist of the speech you gave me." But he could see the tension in her shoulders that screamed otherwise. "You're dismissed, and I think I'm done with these auditions."

What a waste of his time, honestly. He had been hoping for more creativity and all he received was annoyance, disappointment, .. there were only a couple cats he felt he could seriously consider for the role of medicine cat.

Shaking his head, Lionstar headed out of the den to check on the idiot of a former deputy he injured.

[wolfie]

Originally Posted by BILL.

In a flash, Lionstar was on his paws with an angry hiss! "I told you to get out, Silvershade! Get away from me and get out of my den! I don't want to see another piece of your hair, do you understand me?".

slivershade didn't seemed too bothered by the explosion. it was bound to happen. such a big fluff. they wondered how lionstar didn't get annoyed with the fluff. they would nod, "yesssirrrrrrr. take care and destress yourself!" he replied, hopping (quickly) out of the lionsden.
slivershade should probably send lavender the leader's way.

[BEAR.]

Lionstar was starting to get a headache, and he had chosen to sit outside his den to try to reduce the noise that would make it only throb harder.

Not only did he just sit through a dozen painful auditions, but he had to informally banish an idiot and disband the rabble in the medicine cat den. He was annoyed beyond all belief!

And now, Raccoontail was approaching him.. but Lionstar was more concerned with her apparent disobedience. "You didn't take Dirtfur far."

[ @Pepperkins ]

[Pepperkins]

Raccoontail

As she padded up to the leader, Raccoontail deliberately decided to ignore what he said, considering she surely hadn't been the only one to hear him say he would willingly leave on his own. If he was found on the territory he knew what would happen, so that was pushed to the back of her mind for now. "I just wanna start with, your little attitudes are becoming a huge problem in this clan! Every time something happens that you don't like, because trust and believe, I'm starting to think Dirtfur was actually told that kit was gonna be put down, some innocent cat gets some huge unnecessary punishment that leaves a permanent mark on this clan. For Starclan's sake, Lionstar, you just banished your deputy! What type of leader banishes his own warriors without even bating an eye?" as she ranted everything she had held onto since she became a warrior, the grey molly paced back and forth, occasionally looking up to emphasize something big or important. This was literally the most she had ever said to Lionstar, or to anyone for that matter, and she wasn't even done. "I swear you are just doing this out like of impulse! Some of it is just plain stupid at this point! Let me bring up a prime example for you if you don't believe me! I respect you with all my heart, and I can't decided your love choices for you, but maybe don't ask a cat to be your mate at their warrior ceramony? It makes you look ten tails desperate and it puts all types of pressure on the cat! The way you acted after you got rejected was insane just a much, those kits were so happy to be apprenticed, and you just slid through them without the slightest care! I honestly can't say I've seen you show your love for your clan as long as I've observed! As she finally finished her speech, the young warrior tried to catch her breath, as she had gotten to worked up while talking. Finally breathing steadily again, she sat back down, ears flat in a angry, but not threatening way. She was already being way out of line, she didn't wanna start any fights, especially when she was out of it like this. "I say this with the utmost respect, as I've looked up to you since I was an apprentice, but you can't keep doing this to your clan, it's not healthy for everyone or you alone." With the last bit, she looked at her leader warily, just feeling something bad coming. Yet, even though she knew she was right, she couldn't help but feel wrong at the moment. It was an odd feeling, but until she knew why, Raccoontail held her ground as she awaited a response.

[ @BILL. ]