TAKE A LITTLE DIVE INTO THE RIVER / promotions + other stuff

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    for the second time in his leadership, the young and muscular raven-furred tom leapt up onto the high rock, looking down to address his clanmates after having let out a yowl loud enough to call them all to attention. the last time he'd stood up here, he'd announced the death of his closed companion and father; now, he got the opportunity to announce good news.


    as you all know, shadowclan has been through some rough patches lately, but i'm happy to announce that today i have only good news for you all, he began, offering them all a smile, blue eyes glistening with excitement. before i announce who i've determined is going to be my deputy, first, i'd like to give some long overdue warrior ceremonies. honeypaw ; you are a warrior of great wit and strength, much like your father. from this day forth, you shall be known as honeysuckle. shadowclan welcomes you as a full warrior and thanks you for your dedication. octavia, my fine apprentice, you possess greatness and skill beyond your years. shadowclan welcomes you as a full warrior as well.


    he paused for a moment, allowing the clan to cheer for the two females before proceeding.


    dreamcloud has been missing since before my leadership began, so that leaves some positions open for senior warrior. mustangheart, octavia; both of you have been incredibly helpful clan members and i would like to recognize you both as senior warriors of shadowclan and members of my council.


    pride flooded through him. mustangheart was a wise member of the clan, and he was glad to see that she had been an active participant in the clan. and octavia, well, he'd never imagined that the tiny little scrap of fur that he'd carried back to camp would stay in shadowclan after recovering, but she'd definitely proven him wrong. he'd never been more proud of her than in this moment.


    and now, for the moment that you've all been waiting for. rose, you've been one of my closest friends and supporters since flaxenstar's unexpected death, and your friendship means more to me than you would ever know. you've proved to be of good council to me, so i would be honored if you would accept the position as my deputy. and of course, as you asked me earlier, from this day forth, you shall be known as sweetrose, for you are truly the sweetest rose that i've ever met.


    inherently pleased with his decisions as his clanmates cheered on those who had been newly promoted, the dark-furred leader let out a purr of approval before dismissing the meeting and leaping down off the high rock.


    @[ rose ] RIDDLE!   nadia   mustangheart

    rose was happy to hear the call, to see the male up on the rock. this time, this was good. no death, no raids - ceremonies. celebration for her clanmates. and, the fem knew full and well that she'd be mentioned during the meeting, after asking for a name change. she'd changed in her time here, and her name ought to reflect as much.


    two warrior ceremonies made her smile. the fem's deserved in; though she didn't know either well, she'd encountered octavia often enough to be sure she deserved it - as well as becoming a senior warrior. she would search the crowd in an attempt to beam a grin at the fem.


    nightstar mentioned her name, and excitement filled rose at the rpospect of what she'd be called now, with a real clan name. she listened to him talk about their friendship, her features softening into a warm smile. however, what came after was not her warrior name; he named her deputy.


    immediately, her chest squeezed tightly. who was she? a former loner, an outsider. sure, she'd made friends, but she was among the newer members of the clan - surely someone more experienced ought to be given the opportunity. for every strength, she had a fault.


    but she'd promised nightstar she'd stand by him for anything, everything. so, she was named sweetrose, and she did her best not to cry froma mixture of joy and shock and honor.


    "thank you nightstar." she said, a small laugh escaping her lips. "of course i accept."



    [literally just choked on a nacho when i read that mate lmao

    thanks so much, super honored <3 rose will low key be the most chill deputy ever lmao]

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    // ayyy thank you quinn! <3 and congrats rose boi!!

    octavia and mustang working together as senior warriors thats going to be uh interesting >)


    Glad that the apprentices had gotten their ceremonies, Mustangheart settles back onto her haunches still feeling a little rattled from her late hunting patrol last night. Octavia she gave a half smirk for, remembering the femmes comment about her being a 'mouse-brain'.


    Her eyes widen as Nightstar announces that both she and Octavia would be senior warriors. "On a day I haven't cleaned my pelt, seriously Nikky..." She mumbles under her breath, bowing her head to the congratulating crowd, taking on Butters' nickname for the tom. "I'll do my best to advise you were possible."


    Sweetrose was announced deputy and Mustangheart cheered heartily for her. A thought struck her though, giving Nightstar a blanking stare at his sweet words to Rose. Oh no. Her situation was just hitting her fully. She and Octavia - a scrappy just-warrior - were going to have to advise too love-bird young cats about leading a clan. She glances at Starclan, torn between feeling joy for the announcements or deep dread.


    //jk she loves them both <3




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    Jadefeather padded into the clearing, sitting to listen as NightStar performed ceremonies. Sweetrose was to be the new deputy, and Jadefeather purred in congratulations to her. "You deserve it SweetRose." She meowed to the she cat.


    //suck post XP

    hearing her father call for a meeting caused the scrappy kitten to halt the playing she'd been doing with a moss ball, and curiously pad over to join her mother. as she listened to octavia and honeypaw, now honeysuckle, receive their warrior ceremonies, she couldn't help but dream of the day that she would become a warrior of shadowclan. what would her father name her once she'd proven her worth? once octavia and mustangheart were promoted to senior warriors, she couldn't help but wonder how that would turn out. featherkit had been witness to the two she-cats bickering a few days earlier, and could only hope that the two would get along now that they were a part of her father's council.


    these ceremonies hadn't really had much of an affect on her, not until her father had called rose's name and promoted her to his deputy. pride flooded through her as she loudly meowed her mother's new name. sweetrose. she'd always thought that rose in general was such a pretty name, but sweetrose seemed to suit her mother so well. the happiness and the shock in the ginger feline's eyes filled her with happiness.


    Falconbreeze listened as the two apprentices were made warriors. It warmed his heart to see the Clan growing with every meeting. The tom blinked as Sweetrose was appointed the deputy. Two young cats. I never would have guessed it while Cinderstar was here. But perhaps together, they'll surprise us. He purred his congratulations to the she-cat. "Well done, Sweetrose."


    //I just realized that Sorrelkit and Featherkit would make such good friends. Can they have a thread together?


    Sorrelkit blinked as Nightstar called the meeting. I hope it's not any more bad news. She thought as she made her way to sit beside Featherkit and Featherkit's mother. The little kit glanced at the newly appointed senior warriors. Hopefully they'll get along now that they're both in Nightstar's council. When Rose was made into Sweetrose, and appointed deputy, she smiled.



    //Lol, Amberpaw needs a mentor.


    Amberpaw listened and smiled at all the new appointments. I still don't have a mentor. Oh well. the torti she-cat thought. Maybe next time. She watched the Clan, happy for everyone.

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    LIONSIGHTED

    "I should have saved you when I had the chance... I should have stopped it... I'm sorry...."

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    IC: Lionsighted had settled down, just in time to hear the promotions. As Rose was named 'Sweetrose', and then further announced as Deputy, he couldn't help but grin in approval.


    "Congratulations Sweetrose." He mewed, having made his way over soon as the meeting had been dismissed.


    Lionsighted| 45 moons|Loner// ShadowClan



    LICHEN;;


    The blue-furred tom would scoff, flicking a single eat before pushing himself to his paws sand passing forward a bit, voice raising. "Are ya serious 'bout makin' that girl ya deputy? She jus' recently joined th' clan, I don't believe tha' she should be allowed a position o' power. Not jus' tha', but it's clear tha' ya jus' chose 'er 'cause ya like 'er. She hasn't shown 'er loyalty or dedication t' th' clan quite yet. Hell, I jus' barely learned her name a few days prior t' now. I hope ya don't expect me t' respect ya choice, 'specially since it's clear tha' ya playin' favorites 'mong th' members o' this clan. There are many more suited for th' position. But ya have always been poor 'bout chosin' who t' 'ave at ya side. This isn't th' first time ya made a stupid choice. Ya must'a gotten ya preference o' deputies from Flax." It was clear that Locked was not comment with this. How was he supposed to respect someone he didn't know. Someone who hasn't even been there for a whole month. Somebody that he had only encountered two to three times. She was only chosen as deputy because she kissed up to Night's ass. Hell, he would have been fine with almost anyone else. " Not only tha', but ya are breakin' th' warrior code. A deputy has t' have mentored an apprentice 'fore they can become deputy. She hasn't been 'ere long 'nough t' 'ave done tha'."

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    (c)trexgirl

    [[good point Lichen.. ?]]


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    LIONSIGHTED

    "I should have saved you when I had the chance... I should have stopped it... I'm sorry...."

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    IC: He nearly bristled as Lichen started questioning Nightstar's decision. But seeing as Lionsighted himself was new, he had no place to be saying anything and simply waited for Nightstar's response


    Lionsighted| 45 moons|Loner// ShadowClan


    he'd kind of expected lichen to make a fuss, but probably just because he hadn't been made deputy, but everyone else seemed generally pleased with the decision. sure, rose had been around for maybe a moon, but there was no question as to where her loyalties lied. if you aren't pleased with my decisions, you're allowed to be, but i was promoted to deputy and i am now your leader because flaxenstar believed i would lead shadowclan best, the tom meowed coolly, not wanting to get into an argument with the senior warrior. i know that you may not like how i run this clan, and if you're that upset by it, you always have the option to leave. i picked sweetrose because she is helpful and kind and respectful, and that is what this clan needs right now. perhaps you'd get more respect if you were more respectful towards others.


    god he would've loved to have cinderfang's calmness and patience right now.


    / friendly reminder that these are all ic opinions


    LICHEN;;


    He couldn't leave. He didn't have anywhere to go. He had constantly thought about it, but the thought of leaving, of being forced to leave, it made his chest tighten and his legs shake. Honestly, he was terrified of being on his own. But he couldn't admit that. So, he would ignore the subtle shaking of his body, tail lashing in annoyance. "Why th' 'ell should I respect those tha' are stupid, ignorant, and don' deserve respect? I was respectful t' Cinder near th' end, I was respectful o' Flax most o' th' time, but ya haven't earned any respect from me. An' neither has tha' bitch. Ya aren't m' leader, an' she is not m' deputy." His voice held a certain amount of passion, of emotion, before he would turn around and exit the camp. He would not be following either of those in power.
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    mustangheart ☆ ☆ ☆

    Nu uh. Theres no way a fight was happening on one of the best/worst days of her life.


    Tired and irritable she casts Lichen a frustrated look as Nightstar talks. "I get where your coming from Lich, cos when I first joined I didnt believe this fresh as mint warrior was the leader but you learn and adjust. Its what we're all doing. It's why Nightstat chooses Senior Warriors so we can help guide him in leadership. And Rose will get more experience as we all grow." She hoped she was getting through to the tom. She eas growing to learn that sometimes younger generagons had smarter ideas that werent always that dumb. Most times but not always.


    //CLAN FITE!!



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    while sweetrose hadn't been expecting total support, she gave thankful smiles to those who offered congratulations, thick tail wrapping around her daughter, giving the fem a smile, happy to have her there.


    right up until linchen began speaking.


    it felt like her heart stopped. her throat grew tight, and, for a solid minute, she stopped breathing. she'd never done very well with tension, but this, this was a step above it. rose had never had anyone explicitly speak against her - she wasn't sure if it was just because she was liked, or because she wasn't worth the breath. harsh words hardly resonated with her.


    but linchens words made her shaky. what was she supposed to do? to say? she wasn't sure if this was a solitary opinion, and she didn't need hoards of felines attacking her, verbally or not.


    more so, she wondered if he was right. was nightstar just biased towards her? she'd spent a moon-and-a-half here, healing up, trying to prove she was a somebody. she'd been hunting for them, fighting for them. she hadn't trained an apprentice, but neither had a number of warriors. she was young, but so were most of the warriors.


    she'd never been great at standing up for herself, but when he attacked nightstar, something kicked in. others, she couldn't see being mistreated. she was reminded, in that moment, of when nightstar had told her he'd faced opposition being named deputy. but that was because of something out of his control, of deathwish turning into someone he hadn't expected.


    this, though? this was about sweetrose's relationship. this was about her newness. this was about a lack of trust.


    "linchen, there's no reason to get nasty." she finally spoke up, standing and subconsciously moving almost in front of featherkit, not wanting her daughter to witness the situation. she had half a mind to send her to the nursery, but she figured her daughter would only watch from there.


    but he left. she wasn't sure to where, or how long, but the warriors eyes immediately shifted to nightstar. "should someone go after him? i don't know if it's wise, having him roaming the territory in that kind of... state." what else could she call it?

    //totally should have a mustang lichen thread where she tries to convince him that young cats arent bad lmao

    nightstar simply shook his head. just let him cool off, he meowed gently. he needs his space. following him will only make him more angry.


    / "he's not my leader and she's not my deputy" literally when i read this i thought of the #notmypresident hashtag on twitter xD lichen.

    mustangheart ☆ ☆ ☆

    //PPFTT SAVAGE


    Despite Nightstars instructions Mustang was definetly going to follow the tom later and try and get him to understand that this was the way Shadowclan worked for now and eventually Night and Rose would age and be good leaders.


    Roses' reply was light and simple and Musty bit her lip to stop herself from grinning at the scene. Calm and cool is exactly the kind of ice needed in Shadowclan. There was no pride in being needlessly angry at clanmates. "Well done Rosie passed your first deputy test - unsatisfied customers."



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