[Riley]

The sky is clear. Not a single cloud in to be seen. The stars are bright tonight, but the half-moon glows brighter.

Medicine cats. Medicine cat apprentices. Welcome to the HALF. MOON. MEETING.

You will have seven days to post your characters arriving and interacting. After the seven days, your characters will receive the dreams from StarClan. After which they will have another seven days to react and think it over, maybe discuss it with the other medicine cats if they want to!

READYSETGO.

[Twoster]

Creeksky lumbered through the forest, knowing she was arriving at the glowing cavern a bit early. The night was young, with birds still floating around in the trees with their noisy chirping. Her hearing was still better than ever. She swiveled her head, looking behind her and making sure Swiftheart, her keen-learning apprentice, was right on her tail. She smiled at the cat before passing the four maples, a prime landmark in the Forest of the Clans.

She saw no other medicine cats; maybe she was a bit too soon in arriving, but she had come too far—it was useless to stop moving. She waded through tall weeds, her tail swishing around them, and as she exited the patch, she eagerly saw the opening that led to the glowing cavern. She fastened her slow gait and sped up through the bits of grass that led to the glowing cavern, feeling the soft, moist ground touch the tips of her paws. She relaxed, feeling comforted by the presence of StarClan.

They had only just entered when she squeezed through the tunnel and made her way out, putting a paw forward and widening her eyes at the glowing stone she had seen multiple times. She nodded at Swiftheart to follow and sat by the stone, feeling the warmth of the moss and the glow of the stone calm her. Her paw tapped as she patiently waited for the other medicine cats she had grown fond of to make their way here too.

[Copperbeanz]

This would be his third time attending a medicine cat meeting without Lilytooth. Acorntwig had set off a bit later than usual, having been forced to pluck a thorn out of a foolish apprentice's paw pad after they had a rough fight with a bramble thicket. The small tabby hurried over as quickly as he could, sparing little attention to the chilly night air and the scenery as he normally would. There was a small part of him that was filled with dread, but he shook it off; he was probably nervous, as usual, and the darkness of the night certainly was no help. At least the moon was bright enough to guide him tonight.

As he arrived at the cavern, shaking out his fur to rid it of some of the dew drops that had caught on his coat prior, he noticed Creeksky, the SkyClan medicine cat, with a new face. A new apprentice? Acorntwig dipped his head to them both, but chose to keep his silence. Creeksky was a nice cat, but maybe her new apprentice might want her mentor by her side tonight.

[chaoticcrow]

Dacetail had been sure to give her apprentice his traveling herbs and some Willow Bark to chew on for the trip ahead. She left earlier than normal to give Sunpaw the time he needed to rest along the way. The pain the young tom showed was more than the usual growing pains and the trip to the Half Moon meeting would be a good time to think of some solutions to ease his pain.


The shadows of other cats could be made out in the clearing as Dacetail and Sunpaw got closer to the end of the Moonstone Cavern’s tunnel. A soft sigh escaped her lips. It was nice to see the other medicine cats, and all seemed to be well. “Hello Creeksky and Acrontwig!” Dacetail mewed with enthusiasm. She gave a brief nod to Creeksky’s apprentice before sitting down and flicking her tail at Sunpaw to do the same.

[speedy]

Swiftheart kept up and very close to her mentor. She was very eager to meet the rest of the medicine cats. She was new to the role but had been lucky enough to meet Dusklight already as well as Sunpaw. The white furred extravert was wanting to get to know all of the med cats.



As soon as they reached the stone she gave a happy smile to her mentor Creeksky and sat by her side.

The moonstone was beautiful as she remembered from her first trip her as an apprentice.

As she saw the others coming she gave a warm welcoming purr and dipped her head respectfully to them both.

"Acorntwig, good to meet you I'm Swiftheart the new skyclan apprentice"

Turning to Dacetail her eyes absolutely lit up with excitement, although she had not met the riverclan med cat she knew of her from her apprentice 

"Dacetail its good to meet you too!  Sunpaw must be just behind then right?"
she meowed happily very excited to see her good friend again.  She looked expectingly towards the entrance expecting at any moment for the big apprentice to make his appearance.

She had thought about a little something for him that she wanted to give to him and had carried the gift from her lands to here.

A pinecone, a very common thing in skyclan lands but she thought it represented her territory well and she hoped he could use it as decoration should he choose to pick more flowers or even just to have it around.


She hoped Dusklight would be here soon as well as the other med cats she had not yet met

[viv]

dusklight

she/her ○ shadowclan ○ medicine cat

won't you come and dance in the dark with me?
show me what you are; i am desperate to know

It was unfortunate that half-moon meetings always had to be at the time when Shadowclan was most active; Dusklight didn't like leaving her clanmates when they were awake. She at least still had Snowthistle alive and in the elders den, who didn't need to be told twice (or, sometimes, even once) to take over in case anything happened while she was gone. It gave Dusklight a little reprieve, even if she'd still have preferred if Snowthistle came with her, even six moons after she retired.

Still, it was nice to see the other medicine cats, and hear of what had been happening in other clans. She just quietly hoped it wouldn't take up too much of the night.

She paused by the precipce of the five maples underneath Shadowclan's tree, breathing in the scents. There was the faint scent of Skyclan and Thunderclan that intertwined with each other, and the more recent scent of Riverclan-- but only Dacetail. Sunpaw must have still been hobbling his way to the cavern.

It seemed like they'd already entered, too. If they weren't missing Sunpaw and Finchfang, Dusklight might have worried they'd started without her. The dappled tortoiseshell hopped down into the clearing and crossed into the maw of the cavern, tail curled at the tip and mewing her hellos.

"Hello! It's good to see you all. How are you handling having a new apprentice, Creeksky?" She asked, good-naturedly, as she took a seat near the moonstone and folded her tail over her paws.

[Silverfrost]

Sunpaw

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Sunpaw followed Dacetail to the medicine cat meeting, occasionally lagging behind her as he didn't move particularly fast. She had already loaded him up with enough traveling herbs and willow bark to hopefully last the entire trip and back. But he had another piece of willow bark in his jaws to chew on when making his way back. He wasn't quite sure how sleeping on the floor of the glowing caverns would aggravate his joints. He had lagged a bit behind Dacetail as he needed a second to catch his breath. And he looked up to see she had already disappeared into the cavern.

Sunpaw lumbered towards the entrance and barely managed to squeeze through the entrance. He realised he was one of the last ones to arrive, embarassment dawning on him. He dipped his head towards Dusklight, then Creeksky, Swiftheart, and Acorntwig. He sat down behind Dacetail, almost seeming like he was trying to hide behind her. He didn't like being any part of the center of attention. He placed the willow bark at his paws so he could speak.

"H-Hello," he said. With some relief, he realised they weren't the last one. Finchfang and Heatherpaw still weren't here yet.

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Profile | Riverclan Medicine Cat Apprentice | He/They

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[hailstormsdown]

Heatherpaw 16 Moons | She/Her/Hers | Medicine Cat Apprentice "While I live, I want to shine. I want to prove that I exist. If I could do something really important... That would definitely carry on into the future."

Heatherpaw stepped carefully down the path that led to the glowing cavern. The half moon was high in the sky, a clear night revealing Starclan's will to the medicine cats who gathered below. This was Heatherpaw's first Medicine Cat meeting, and she knew that tonight was an important one for her, as it would truly show whether she had chosen right to pursue the medicine cat path, rather than the warrior her parents wanted her to be. She felt like she had failed her sister, Dovekit once, she would not fail the rest of her clan. She blinked as she stepped into the softly glowing light of the moon reflecting off the cavern walls. She nodded to the other medicine cats there, keeping to herself as she reflected on her grief.

[Riley]

After chatting for a bit, the medicine cats all settle down around the Shining Stone and press their noses to each, each falling asleep.

To Dacetail, Sunpaw, Finchfang, Heatherpaw, Creeksky, Swiftheart, random, inconsequential cats appear with warm greetings and peaceful conversations.

To Dusklight, nobody appears. She does, however, appear in what looks like ShadowClan's camp. The sky is overcast, and a thunder rumbles heavily enough to shake her bones. A bright flash of lightning crashes down onto the nursery, setting it ablaze.

To Acorntwig, he also appears in ThunderClan's camp. It's empty, but for a small flower. He approaches it to get a closer look, but slowly the flower is covered in frost. Once it is covered completely, a black shadow swallows it up before the shadow gets big enough to swallow everything.

[chaoticcrow]

Dacetail was warmly greeted by a starclan cat. She walked alongside them as they talked about the recent events in Riverclan; as well as some advice she needed for tending to her own apprentice. Although he was much larger than herself, Dacetail still worried about him and his condition she'd recently learned about.