sing a new song [open, introduction]

[fancypost borderwidth=0pt; font-family: arial; text-align: justify; width: 350px;]Winterballad had not officially joined. Really, she just sort of showed up and settled in and no one questioned her yet, so she took it to mean that it was ok. Dusk was here, and so were Blue and Sky and Ignatius, so she assumed she would be welcome as well. Leave it to Winnie to feel entitled like that.

The white feline was now sitting outside, watching others go about their day and finding that she knew none of them. Winterballad was used to a life on her own, but even she knew the importance of building relations if she intended to call this place home. Admittedly, butting in and settling without notice wasn't exactly the best way to go about that, so she decided that this would be the evening she would introduce herself to her new clanmates.

[fancypost borderwidth=0pt; font-family: arial; text-align: justify; width: 350px;]Despite her resolve to meet her peers, Winterballad was not motivated to greet any of them first. It was convenient that Mei approached her first instead. She tuned and smiled, at first put off by the awkward uncertainty of her hello but figuring she'd greet a stranger with similar hesitance herself. Her disdain was directed more at the idea of all these uncomfortable first meetings. Winterballad's entire time in SkyClan so far had been spent on tense reunions and introductions, and though they were necessary beginnings, she looked forward to when conversation would come easy. Realizing she's been staring, Winnie blinked apologetically. "Superstition says it's bad luck when a black cat crosses your path." She said, noticing Mei's dark fur. "That sounded rude. Of course it's not true, just a thing I read. I'm Winterballad." About to go on, any thoughts were cut off by Superhero's rapid approach. He was definitely more upbeat, although Winnie doubted she could match his enthusiasm. "We haven't met, but it's a pleasure now that we are." Her words were coming out much easier now, less spontaneous, though the question caught her off guard. Her experience so far had been fifty shades of uncomfortable, but that was mostly her own fault, and due to the strangeness of seeing her siblings again. Despite that, she had no complaints about the Clan. "I do like it here, I think. My family is all here."

[fancypost borderwidth=0pt; font-family: arial; text-align: justify; width: 350px;]"And I blame all my misfortunes on you because of it, Ignatius." Winter retorted, smiling faintly. She still felt far from having a totally normal sibling relationship with most of them since they'd spent so long apart, but it was becoming easier to fall back into the old rhythm, to feel comfortable around them again. Still, there was a level of distance with Ignatius. Winterballad didn't recall him being so secluded when they were young, but now he stood off to the side, a gap maintained. She brushed the thought off and instead turned to Domino.

"I only came a few days ago. My ears are just like that. I can do this, though." She focused on the air above Domino, microscopic water particles forming into snowflakes. Winter let the mini flurry fall, then winked. "N-ice, am I right?" The pun was bad, even by her standards, but she still couldn't help it.