In a Garden So Green // Medic Team Announcements!

Approaching in silence, Sweetophelia took a seat, her pale tail draping neatly over her paws as she looked over to the Head Medic, waiting patiently for the other BlizzardClanners to assemble and hear her announcement.

Jerseyboy perked his ears at the mention of a medic team announcement. None of this stuff interested him, honestly. All of his friends were on the team, though. Jacob and Imperia were in training and Lottie was at the head. The tuxedo tom didn't move far from his position, figuring that he could just watch from where he was sitting now.

★ ★ ★ Natasha made her way over at Lottie's call, sitting down and waiting for the announcements to begin.

Chesspieces hadn't realized there were medics in BlizzardClan until one had come to Navigator's rescue when he had collapsed on the bridge between two of the islands. He had seen Imperia since then but it wasn't like to openly announced she was a medic. Perhaps it was because they weren't often needed. Since his time in BlizzardClan, Navigator's case had been the only one he knew that a medic had came to the rescue. That left Chesspieces pondering how the head of the field decided who would join the team. With such questions racing through his mind, Chesspieces made his way over. He took a seat beside Doug, neatly wrapping his tail around his paws and then turned his attention to Lottie.

The black and tan canine trotted up, and raised an ear curiously to find out what would be announced.

Jacob would make his way over, glancing around to see if Imperia had arrived yet. He felt anxiousness picking at him. He knew Lottie didn't blame him for not finding anything for his Dad but he felt awful about it. What if she didn't want him to be her apprentice anymore because he didn't know how to make his Dad better? He felt his heart pounding in his chest but he would sit down and wait to hear what Lottie wanted to say.

Shortly after Jacob's arrival, the slender figure of young Miss Arceneau emerged through the gathering bodies, bobbing and weaving through the crowd in order to find her desired place to sit. Initially, she spotted Jerseyboy and almost decided to situate herself beside him, but quickly thought against it. After how rude she had been to him? No, that would be much too awkward, even if she desired to try and make amends. Now was not the time for that sort of thing. Instead, the she-wolf chose a place near Jacob, pressing against his side in an affectionate manner. She was just as anxious as the boy, really. Reason told her that everything was fine and she was doing a good job as Iselotta's apprentice, but she could not silence the nagging feeling that it simply was not enough. Chewing on her bottom lip, Peri simply wished to get the whole thing over with--she was not particularly fond of waiting to hear her fate.

The deputy padded over, interested; his purple eyes scanned the scene. What was the femme to announce? He wondered what it was going to be. He didn't like being near the medics at times; it brought painful memories of Eggpaw, his former lover. However, he had to support those close to him, so for now he'd listen in.

No Body Exists On Purpose

^{? ― Morty had arrived at the tail end of the announcements. The pup didn't know what was considered appropiate after the news of a promotion. He sorta just gave a small round of applause from the back. That was okay right?}

for once, jaune was on time to hear an announcement. he wasn't exactly known for his punctuality — he last lost count of how many times he'd been late to these things — and so to see the skinny black-and-white tom appear at the front of the crowd was highly unusual. jaune was even a little surprised himself at how eager he'd been to attend this particular event; like jerseyboy, he didn't care much for announcements, and would skip them altogether if he could. this one, though, was different: this one was about imperia. ( he liked jacob very much also, but the silver-furred girl would always take precedence. ) at the sound of her name — he wondered if it had always sounded this songlike, or if his favorite name was even more pleasant than usual today — the tom was practically sprinting toward the crowd that iselotta had gathered. eager to find out what iselotta had in store for his beloved imperia and her sweet little brother, he'd wasted no time in finding a spot near the front, a few paces away from jerseyboy. his dull green gaze seemed to shine brighter as he rested it on her.

because he was early, he knew he'd have to wait for his less enthusiastic peers to arrive. jaune shuffled his paws impatiently as he awaited iselotta's remarks, his mind wandering. he knew imperia was passionate about her job, and that she'd been working hard toward a promotion. of course, he was sure jacob had been too, but he wasn't nearly as close to him. it was obvious that there would somebody would be becoming a full medic today, but he couldn't be sure which of the two. both, maybe... then again, jacob was rather young, as talented as he was. the she-wolf was nearly full-grown, now, and had proved herself time and time again to be the kind of healer blizzardclan needed; jaune decided then that his money was on her, pretending as if he hadn't been secretly rooting for her the whole time.

fortunately, iselotta didn't keep her crowd waiting very long. his black-tipped ears perked as he listened to the head medic confirm what he already knew to be true: imperia had been promoted to a full medic, and jacob had been commended for his work. his chest swelled with warmth; even if he wasn't the one being promoted, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. he knew that the girl had wanted this for a long time, and to see imperia happy made him happy. from his place in the crowd, he could see the way her sweet lips curled into a smile and her bright eyes sparkled at the sound of her name. quickly, jaune pushed through the crowd, mumbling sorrys and excuse mes as he went, and made his way towards her side.

"peri," he rumbled, his voice melting into a warm purr. "congratulations. you earned it," with that, he gingerly pressed his berry-pink nose into her gray fur, admiring how soft it felt against his muzzle; he reckoned he might want to spend the rest of his life buried in her silky pelt, but withdrew after a few moments. "you'll make a great medic... jacob will too, when he's ready." for good measure ( jaune was in a good mood, for once ) the black-and-white tom sent a smile in the younger boy's direction, before fixing his attention on imperia again.

That was a rather long winded announcement with not much substance, the kitsune would note as he quietly listened from the crowd. Or perhaps he was just used to his mother's blunt way of getting straight to the point of the meeting. So in essence, there was a new full medic and now they were searching for more trainees. Made enough sense. Hopefully, they'll get some trainees that would actually stay after they were promoted. He couldn't help but be disappointed in the ones who stepped down or just simply disappeared. But with these notes taken, the apprentice would then depart from the scene.

If Imperia were not anxious before, she was certainly anxious now. While the girl most certainly appreciated hearing her respected mentor practically sing her praises, it also built up her anticipation and eagerness for the conclusion. Anyone with common sense would be able to predict where this was all leading: Imperia's eventual promotion. As proud as she was, some parts of her psyche still struggled to grasp the concept that she somehow managed to make anyone happy, or achieve something worthy of being proud. It has to be a joke, it whispered to her, somehow managing to make her feel upset in the midst of a rather long-winded compliment. The inner demon was right; best not to get her hopes up just yet.

Unsurprisingly, however, her name was announced as a fully graduated medic. Luminous silver orbs widened in shock, as if everybody and their brother had not been expecting those exact words. Perhaps low self-esteem was a "bad thing," but at least her expectations were so low that they were easily exceeded. "T-thank yo--um--merci beaucoup, Iselotta," she stammered, tripping over her own tongue in the midst of her joy. Speaking her gratitude en francais seemed to hold much more weight than a simple "thank you" in the common tongue. "Félicitations, Doudou," she gushed to Jacob, responding to the compulsion of needing to make sure that he knew how proud she was of him. In the midst of Harrison's disease and his own suffering, the boy had managed to acheive great things. Imperia was prepared to say something more when she was interrupted by another creature.

"Jaune," hummed the newly promoted medic, voice warm with affection. He had no idea how much it meant to her for him to be praising her like this. He had accomplished so much in her life, and as a person whom she both loved and respected, his words held much weight. "You flatter me," a nervous chuckle spilled from her lips, though a wide grin danced upon her lovely visage. She pulled him into a tight embrace, tucking his head beneath her chin and pulling him close. Imperia would never admit it, but it pleased her how much smaller Jaune was compared to her. He was so small and cute, like a teddy bear.

The tuxedo tom kept his eyes trained on Lottie as she made her announcements. She made quite the damn speech, but the basic gist of it was that her medic team was doing a good job. Jacob hadn't been promoted, but he supposed that was understandable. He was a still a kid, but it's not like he had that much to learn. Pretty much every time Jerseyboy had come across Jacob, he had been studying his ass off or sorting the medicines (or whatever medics did).

There was indeed a promotion, though, and it was none other than Imperia. Jerseyboy couldn't say that he was surprised, as she had been working her butt off for as long as he could remember. Once Lottie had concluded the announcements, he instantly felt the need to jog up to her and bump her shoulder, y'know, act friendly with her. Joke about how they should share a congratulatory drink. Smile and just... celebrate the moment like anyone else would. He didn't have it in him, though. Things had been tense as of late. All the tom could do was watch on as Imperia flashed that sheepish smile of hers, though he knew that she was genuinely happy about her promotion. For a milliesecond, Jerseyboy could feel a smile drawing onto his features, purely just by watching Imperia's reaction.

His stomach sank.

Someone else had come along to congratulate her. Jaune. In this moment, he almost felt inferior, which frustrated the usually dominating tom to no end. They were close, they had a history, he probably knew Imperia much better than he ever would. Was there a chance that she felt-- god, who knew what was going on in that mind of hers?

Jerseyboy watched the two friends relish in the moment and he found himself staring, burning into the two. He was being way too friendly for Jersey's liking, and he felt his fur start to prickle. Then, he caught himself. What the hell was he doing? Why was he feeling so protective? And for what, thinking that two friends could possibly be something more? God, what was he, a lovesick idiot? Stupido.

The tom finally got to his paws and turned away from them, instead choosing to approach Jacob. He was his little brother, after all, and he had also been mentioned in he announcements. "Not bad, kid." Jersey said, aiming to bump his side gently. Though he tried to focus on what was happening in the moment, it was vaguely hidden in his green eyes that his mind was elsewhere. Soon, he found himself briefly glancing towards Jaune and Imperia again, his smile slightly faltering.

Having a designated medic team was such a controversial topic to Rajahcrowns - a subject which he struggled with when it came to liking or disliking the concept. Of course there had to be medics of some sort, or people with herbal knowledge in case if anyone got sick or during times of war, but yet the tiger felt like he couldn't trust his life in the paws of others. What if a medic was improperly trained and didn't know what they were doing? Hopefully Raj wouldn't end up getting hurt or else he'd have to trust them a little bit, and he really didn't want to. He wasn't invincible though, so it wasn't likely that his wishes would come true. So they were on the lookout for new medic team members? He could only hope that whoever they chose had their heads screwed on right. The tiger just sat and nodded, not really interested in trying out for a position or anything, but it was good to know what was going on.