UN POCO LOCO | Meeting 3/27!

^{even now i lie awake —}

Poe was smiling today. If one bothered to go out to the edge of the hollow they were staying in, they could see the ground. Actual, solid, ground beneath the tree. Poe had almost laughed out loud when he had seen it this morning. A quick trek down the branches to the forest floor had told him that the ground was wet and mucky and gross, but it was solid. Maybe another day or two and they could return to their homes and try and salvage what was left from the storms and floods. The treehouses had to be in shambles; perhaps a Clan-wide (and ally?) work day was in order to get their territory back in shape.

Poe shook his head to clear his thoughts an began to address the Clan. "Hey HawkClan, gather for a meeting!" Yavin flapped down from the branch above to perch on Poe's back, cawing as he typically did. Poe grinned and began. "Alright, we didn't have any joiners this week, but that's okay! It would have been hard for us to greet them anyways." He gave a good-natured laugh. His stress was lessening, he had found, ever since this morning. "However, I want everyone to still be as welcoming as they can."

"If you bothered to look outside today, you might have noticed we can see all the way to the ground. This is awesome! It looks like the flooding is over. However, I still want everyone to be careful. I checked earlier, and the ground is a little unstable, and there's all kind of debris everywhere. Be safe, and please let me or Belladonna know if you plan on going to the ground. In a day or two we should be able to officially move out of this hollow and get back to being ground-dwellers rather than tree-dwellers." How ironic that HawkClan would have to become hawks for a few weeks. "I'm thinking perhaps we could also have a clean-up day? The debris won't move itself, and we can make it into a fun day with socializing and working together. Maybe invite an ally or two. Does that sound fun? Soon, we'll be back to normal everyone!" Hopefully everyone was happy about that.

Now, onto events and such. "Ally events, let's see... the Frontier invited us to a stargazing event this week, so be sure to attend if you like stars!" Poe certainly did. "As for within our own Clan, we have an OOC Prompts thread, as well as a brainstorming session for events. If you want to sign up to host weekly tasks or prompts, please check out the newly-updated sign-up thread here. The Thunderlands and the Wind Haven are our only two allies without ambassadors, so feel free to sign-up here if you'd like. Any questions before I move on?"

^{— knowing history has its eyes on me}

^{even now i lie awake —}

Poe glanced out across the small group and smiled softly. Alright then. “Shoutouts go to all four of you here- Piedpiper, Belladonna, John, and Cherrylove. Thank you all for sticking in here with me. No promotions this week, but Paperpaw and Whisper are demoted. That’s all for that.”

“Now, onto some big changes. A while back we discussed new traditions in the Clan, and I’d like to hear any opinions you guys have on it. Of course we have our traditions of receiving a hawk companion, or another kind of bird, and burying the dead with a hawk feather. However, I have more to add to that. When a new member joins HawkClan, they will have nothing. Once they receive their hawk, however, they will receive the feather of their hawk to wear on a necklace or bracelet. As that member grows in rank, they will receive different feathers to denote their various ranks- and other feathers for titles as well. I believe it will be a simple yet beautiful way to show off how much someone has done for the Clan. Maybe even a type of feather for ambassadors as well, or as awards for battles and such. Does that sound good? Also, a little birdie told me that the hawks are growing a little tiresome of just receiving prey. From now on, they will be expecting something of value from you. If they are going to pledge their lives to being your companion, they want to know you are willing to give up just as much for them. I don’t make the rules on that... sorry. But we can vote on the feather-rank thing. Does everyone like that? If so, we’ll have to discuss what feathers stand for what. Feel free to give your own comments or ask questions.”

^{— knowing history has its eyes on me}