WhisperClan Ceremonies 6/21/2015

[Lionhearted]

OOC: Sand has PMed me to let me perform these ceremonies. Without further ado, let's begin! :3

Cats receiving ceremonies: 

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Willowkit >Sunfeather 
Lizardkit > Adderfoot 
Petalkit > Bramblefeather 
Finchkit > Thrushleap 
Mothkit > Rainfall 
Heronkit > Lostwhisper 
Adderkit > Icepelt 
Blizzardkit > Lakepounce 
Wishkit > Echowhisker
Shimmerkit > Cinderstep
Hickorykit > Whisperstrike 
Stoatpaw 
Snowpaw 
Applepaw 
Wolfpaw

The young deputy sat near the entrance of the camp, gathering his thoughts and his confidence. Words chased each other around in his head, and he took a deep breath. Fangstar had instructed him to give the ceremonies today, for reasons he did not fully know himself, but he didn't dare question further. Things had gotten complicated, and Thrushleap was determined to step up his game and help uphold WhisperClan's pride and strength. They had to move on, no matter how stuck everything seemed. 

He made his way into the middle of the clearing, taking more breaths to calm himself down. He stopped, his yellow-green eyes sweeping the camp. It's a nice day for ceremonies. How should I start...? He opened his mouth, and called out: 

"Let all those old enough to run with the wind join me for a Clan meeting!" he yowled. He then sat down, waiting for the cats to congregate and dipped his head in greeting to those closest. He wished Fangstar could've given him some advice before he started, but he was on his own now. And he had watched enough ceremonies to know how to pull by. 

"We will begin with the kits who are due to become apprentices," he said. "Willowkit (Legit), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Willowpaw. Sunfeather (Skiv), you are a dedicated warrior. I hope you can pass your skills down unto Willowpaw.

"Lizardkit (Isilme), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Lizardpaw. Adderfoot (Carotius), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your knowledge unto Lizardpaw.

"Petalkit (@frostheart), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Petalpaw. Bramblefeather (@pawsfun), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your skills unto Petalpaw.

"Finchkit (Lightningtrail), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Finchpaw. I (Lionhearted) will bring you forward as a warrior.

"Mothkit (Lightningtrail), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Mothpaw. Rainfall (@lilykit), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your knowledge unto Mothpaw.

"Heronkit (Flight of the Thunderbird), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Heronpaw. Lostwhisper (@makememapie), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your knowledge unto Heronpaw.

"Adderkit (Ambrose), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Adderpaw. Icepelt (Isilme), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your knowledge unto Adderpaw.

"Blizzardkit (Ambrose), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Blizzardpaw. Lakepounce (Lionhearted), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your knowledge unto Blizzardpaw.

"Wishkit (Isilme), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Wishpaw. Echowhisker (@lilykit), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your skills unto Wishpaw.

"Shimmerkit (Isilme), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Shimmerpaw. Cinderstep (Ambrose), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your skills unto Shimmerpaw.

"Hickorykit (Lionhearted), you have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to begin your warrior training. Until you have received your warrior name, you will be known as Hickorypaw. Whisperstrike (Isilme), you are a dedicated warrior, and I hope you can pass down your knowledge unto Hickorypaw."

Thrushleap paused to take a small break. He now felt more confident, and he raised his chin. "Now, we will begin the warrior ceremonies. These apprentices have all trained hard, and they are ready to receive their warrior names. Stoatpaw (@pandya), step forward. You have completed your training. By the powers of StarClan, I name you Stoatfrost. WhisperClan honors your endurance and strength, and welcomes you as a full warrior.

"Snowpaw (Skiv), step forward. You have completed your training. By the powers of StarClan, I name you Snowhare. WhisperClan honors your speed and loyalty, and welcomes you as a full warrior.

"Applepaw (Babylonranger), step forward. You have completed your training. By the powers of StarClan, I name you Applestrike. WhisperClan honors your hunting skills and excellent memory, and welcomes you as a full warrior.

"Wolfpaw (Phantomspirit), step forward. You have completed your training. By the powers of StarClan, I name you Wolf-flight. WhisperClan honors your speed and creativity." He looked down upon his apprentice, and a small smile graced his face. He stood up, and took a breath. Turning to the rest of the Clan, he dipped his head briefly. "A final congratulation to all the hard-working new warriors, and the will-be-hardworking new apprentices. I hope you all continue to strive to be your best. We are WhisperClan, and we will continue to stay strong. This meeting has come to an end; you are all dismissed. Thank you."

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OOC (please read!):

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If I have made a mistake on anyone's ceremony, please PM and tell me so! This includes duplicated ceremonies (I don't know exactly where Sand left off with the last ceremony, so if your cat has already received a ceremony, please notify me), duplicated names (I have checked on the Actual List of All Cats, but if you know of a cat who has the same warrior name, then I will change it), or anything else. This does not include typos of words in the thread.

Lastly, don't forget to update your cat on the WhisperClan Roster and post if your cat can take a mentor here! Also, click on the Actual List link above (in spoiler) and post your cat's name there to place a reservation! :3 Thank you!

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Thrushleap peered through the crowd, seeking out his new apprentice. Approaching Finchkit, he smiled. He knew something had changed within him; it was so big that he could detect it himself. He no longer felt so... closed. And cold. And it felt good. "Hello," he said, nodding in a greeting, "welcome to the first day of apprenticeship."

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Lakepounce felt proud as she received another apprentice. After Shimmerpaw had disappeared, she had been left with no one to train. Thank you, Thrushleap! She made a mental note to thank him personally later. "Hi, Blizzardkit!" she exclaimed with renewed enthusiasm. "I'm Lakepounce. I'll be your mentor throughout your training."

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Hickorypaw weaved through the mass of cats, trying to remember Whisperstrike's face. "Whisperstrike?" he called out. "Whisperstrike?" why was no one answering? Did his mentor not hear him? "Where's Whisperstrike?"

[Lightningtrail]

((Something...something is flowing through me. Is this what muse feels like?! XD))

Neither Finchkit nor Mothkit were overly excited about the upcoming ceremonies. Mothkit would much prefer doing nothing in the nursery for the rest of her life, though she had to admit that she was the slightest bit excited about the prospect of being able to leave camp whenever she wanted to. Finchkit, on the other paw, was perfectly happy staying in places where he had been before and felt safe. He would have been perfectly fine staying in the nursery forever if it meant that he never had to leave his safe little bubble. His mother, Foxbriar, nearly had to drag him out of her nest and into the clearing when the deputy called for the clan to gather.

"Come on, Finchkit, you can't stay small forever!" She had groaned, struggling to pull the no longer little kitten out of the nursery. His claws dug into the floor and he tried to stay inside, but Foxbriar managed to force him out. "You have to become an apprentice, and I know you don't want to but you have to," She told him, smoothing down his fur with her tongue. Finchkit let her this time. He would miss having her around, even if she annoyed him.

"I know, mom," He groaned, and then broke from her side to sit with Mothkit.

He looked at his sister as she stared fondly at the deputy. "I am gonna be up there one day," She purred softly. "And you will be my deputy! If you can get past your fear of, well everything"

"I am not scared of everything," He grumbled. The ceremony began, and the two kits went silent as Thrushleap spoke. As their names were announced, Finchkit nearly leapt out of his seat and shouted at Thrushleap. There must be a mistake! He would have yelled, telling the tom of how he was not ready nor deserving to be an apprentice, not to mention the apprentice of the deputy. but he was not about to argue with the higher ranked tom, so he stayed seated. He felt something bump into his side as turned to see Mothkit brushing up against him warmly, though Finchpaw could see her jealousy despite how she tried to hide it. He sighed quietly. He hoped that she would not be angry for too long.

Once the ceremonies were over, Mothpaw left Finchpaw to find her mentor, Rainfall, and Finchpaw stayed where he was as Thrushleap approached. He looked up at the older tom, his eyes wide as though he were staring at a adder. "Um, hi," He mewed in awe. He was still finding it difficult to believe that he was going to be mentored by the deputy of WhisperClan. "Thanks." He dipped his head slightly in respect, not knowing what else to do.

[Babylonranger]

The newly named Applestrike allowed a grin to steal over her ginger muzzle, though she momentarily ducked her white chin to lick her chest fur to hide her pleasure and happiness. The young tabby she-cat nodded at Wolf-flight, her fellow former apprentice. They and Snowhare and Stoatfrost would keep their silent vigil together this evening. Applestrike was looking forward to that.

Falcon

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The gray she's clouded eyes rolled over the clan cats, though she had no sight. . . Another one to train? I haven't even been done with Falcon for two moons yet! She thought with a low set hiss. She remembered how she had trained Falcon. Her tail lashed out behind her showing off her agitation. This kit say's one word about my voice and I'll claw it's ears off! She thought grumpily and sat down next to the kit by finding his scent lingering amongst the rest. Her voice squeaked and croaked after every word as she spoke. "I'm Lostwhisper." She said with a hissed tone. Sometimes I wish could train a cat like Ceaderpaw. . .She thought almost with a sigh. Her face remained stern, and almost emotionless as she looked down at Heronpaw. "You are Heronpaw, correct?" She asked her apprentice hastily, though her voice once again cut off into what a mouse would sound like.

OCC: (Want me to start the thread?)

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Bramblefeather lifted her head from her nest in suprise as Thrushleap called a Clan meeting. She jumped up and gave herself a quick grooming before bounding out of the den. She settled down among her Clanmates, and listened quietly as kits became apprentices. It came to Petalkit (@frostheart) and she starting to lose interest, but her ears perked up at the sound of her name. Wait, she was a mentor?

The young warrior stood up and puffed up her chest in pride. She scanned the crowd for Petalkit-no, paw- and gave a small smile at the sight of Finchkit cowering I front of the deputy. Hopefully Thrushleap would coax him out of his shell.

"Petalpaw!" She bounded over and greeted the newly named apprentice. "Ready for training?"

[Legit]

Skiv

Willowkit was excited that her apprentice ceremony was going to finally come. The white she-kit bounded out of the nursery at the call, but when she saw that Thrushleap was giving the ceremonies, her tail dropped faster than one could say 'mouse'. Willowkit didn't want the cat that had stolen Wolfshadow's job to make her an apprentice. She'd rather stay in the nursery for another moon! Willowkit wanted her daddy to make her an apprentice! She wanted her daddy to see her do good in her training and become a warrior and grow up! Fangstar should have waited longer for Wolfshadow to come back before finding someone to replace him!

When Thrushleap called her as the first cat to come forward, Willowkit froze. What should she do? After a few seconds of deliberation, her eagerness to become an apprentice won out, and the white she-cat stepped forward to receive her new name and mentor. Sunfeather... I know them! The newly-named Willowpaw stepped back to allow the rest of the ceremonies to go on. The whole time, she thought about her parents. She knew that Dawnwillow--Willowkit had been named in honor of her mother who had died giving birth to her kits--was up in StarClan and was watching over her. Wherever Wolfshadow was right now, Willowpaw was sure he was still watching out for her too. The she-cat vowed to make them proud. Maybe if she did good enough, her daddy would finally come home and accept her...

Thrushleap dismissed everyone, and Willowpaw bounced over to Sunfeather. "Sunfeather! Sunfeather!" the smaller she-cat exclaimed. She could barely contain her excitement as she stood all jittery before her mentor. "When are we going to start training? What are we gonna start with? Can we go to the StormClan border? Please!"

[Skiv]

Snowhare Roselocke
Snowpaw took a step forward just like her deputy asked her to do. This was finally it. She was getting her warrior name. The small brown and white she-cat was excited but she face didn't show it much. The newly warrior dipped her head when she was given her warrior name. It was Snowhare. Snowhare. That would take some getting used to. Because she was Snowpaw for so long she couldn't believe that her name a Snowhare. but she narrowed her eyes slightly. She wondered if the leader Fangstar or the deputy picked out this name. She hoped it was the leader. She just then waited for the other apprentices to get their warrior names as well. Once that was done Snowhare stood up. Her green eyes scanned for a black pelt her, best friend hopefully soon to be mate Scorchclaw. Now that she was a warrior she could actually have a mate, or declare him as her mate anyways. She just hoped that he felt the same way about her. She just padded by Stoatfrost and she dipped her head to the tom. She then weaved through the crowd looking for Scorchclaw. He had to be here somewhere. She just didn't know where he was. And well she wasn't all that big herself so she couldn't see over the crowd of cats very well. "Where is that mouse brained tom?" She just mumbled to herself.

Sunfeather Legit
The golden tom stepped out of the warriors den when the deputy called for a meeting. He just blinked his golden eyes at the deputy, slightly confused. Fangstar wasn't doing the clan meeting. He knew it was a ceremony and it was weird to have the deputy be doing it. but the tom respected the deputy very much and went along with it anyways. He just padded out of the warriors den and sat in the middle of the crowd. His feather like tail swept around his paws. He listened to the deputy. The tom looked a bit nervous at first but spoke with a clear voice. Sunfeather just listened as he called up the first kit. Her name was Willowkit. She watched as the kit move up and then he heard his name be called. The tom just dipped his head respectfully at the deputy. He was excited to have the honor of training an apprentice. He just then looked at Willowpaw before turning his attention back on the deputy. Listening through the ceremonies the tom smiled at the name of the new warriors. Then when the deputy dismissed them he was about to stand up to find his apprentice Willowpaw but she actually was right in front of him in no time. She seemed a bit excited because she could barely stand still while in front of him. He just purred slightly and said, "Hello Willowpaw, its nice to meet you." Then he reached down to touch nosed with his new apprentice. Before standing up and shaking out his golden pelt. He he just blinked at her and said, "Woah there young one. We will start training bright and early tomorrow. Why don't you go the the apprentice den and get your nest set up and talk to your new den mates. I'm sure they would all be happy to meet you." Then he just flicked his tail towards the apprentice den.

[Carotius]

Isilme
OOC: I'm so sorry Adderfoot's such an ass right now XD

Adderfoot had been seated at the mouth of the warriors' den, grooming his pelt in a deliberately slow manner, having ignored the entries and exits of his Clanmates, only seemingly caring about his appearance. In truth, he was still in a foul and gloomy mood, heavily mixed with anguish and deep sadness that weighed heavy on his heart. This jumble of emotions had made him much more irritable and terribly hot-tempered than most were used to, and only a handful of them truly knew the reason behind this drastic change. You're all lucky. He thought bitterly when he saw a bunch of kits already lining up near Thrushleap in the clearing. Wait, why were they gathering?

Oh, a ceremony. Without Fangstar. Adderfoot didn't even bother to question why as he followed at the edges of the crowd, narrowing his green eyes at the WhisperClan deputy. The sooner they were done with this ceremony, the easier it would be on his already aching heart. None of you will appreciate your lives. His tail tip twitched impatiently, waiting for the ceremony to start. When it did and the names were called, the brown tabby was taken by surprise at the call of his own name. An apprentice? What, was this his leader's way of getting the tom to think about something else besides his dead child?

Growling low, Adderfoot padded forward to greet the newly-named Lizardpaw, looking at the apprentice with hard green oculars. The warrior was, unfortunately, looking a bit intimidating with his expression. "Looks like you're stuck with me for the rest of your apprenticeship. We'll go on border patrols tomorrow. Get down to your chores first; if you're fast, maybe we can get to hunting training."

[Isilme]

Lizardpaw raised a eyebrow at the warrior, he was in a bad mood hum? Well, that was certainly not her problem. "Look, it´s not my fault wathever happened in your life so you better not discount it at me." She said not really caring if she was going to hurt his feelings or not. "Bad stuff happen, but I certainly don´t deserve to be punished by it, I would like if we have a nice relationship but if you keep this attitude up, I can also make your life worse." The white she kit said waving her tail side to side really mad with her mentor attitude.

Carotius
OOC: sorry but you got the worse apprentice ever >.>

[Carotius]

Adderfoot would have liked to be patient, but the words that came from his apprentice's mouth was only aggravating his mood and inner turmoil. Wants to be a sassy mouth, does she? Fine then! He'll just neglect her training for all he cared; in fact, he'd probably be glad if Fangstar appeared and decided to change Lizardpaw's mentor. Barely meeting each other for thirty seconds, and already they were at each other's throats. This apprentice was lucky the tom was going to hold in his temper in front of everyone. Instead, he just gave a long sigh.

"Make it worse, if that's really what you want. I can't care anymore if I'm already drowning at the bottom," he muttered, heading for the camp entrance with not much show of emotion. "If you find a way to kill me on your first day, that'd be great; won't that make your life and everyone else's easier without mine to interfere?"

If any of the other cats were listening, he'd hope they have the tact to shut their mouths until Adderfoot was out earshot of all of them to say anything. Hm, if someone were to hint at his tragedy, that'd be great too. Or not. Oh, that's right, who cares? Not this tabby - he didn't want to have to speak to anyone at the moment, or maybe even ever. All because of that stupid mistake.

As he neared the entrance, he called back over his shoulder quickly and with a slightly defeated variation of his sigh, "Do what you want. If you need me, I'll be somewhere."

With that, he disappeared through the tunnel.

[Flight of the Thunderbird]

I'm so excited! I'm a apprentice! Heronpaw thought. Where's my mentor? He heard Lostwhisper padding up to him. He had always respected Lostwhisper, she must be very strong and brave to get to a warrior being blind. "I'm Lostwhisper. You are Heronpaw, correct?" She sounded a little frustrated and angty, her voice squeaking and croaking every word. but Heronpaw didn't care. He felt luck to have such a good, honorable mentor. "Hello there," Heronpaw said respectfully. "Yes, I am Heronpaw." He dipped his head in respect. "To be honest, I feel very lucky to have a mentor like you, Lostwhisper. I admire you. Falcon wasa difficult cat to ytrain, but you did it, so I believe you are a very honorable and awesome warrior! " He grinned.
OOC- @makememapie yes please! And it seems Heronpaws personality works so well...

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Lostwhisper was almost taken back by the respectful and cherry tone of her apprentice. How many kits know about Falcon? she thought before wondering why the Tom had dipped his head to her. Though she knew he had because the breeze that was guarded by him disappeared, then was blocked again.

"Well, I'm glad you think so." The gray she said with the tilt of her head. "I like to train in the later hours of the day, so you should get used to sleeping during sunhigh like me. Since it's dark already we can go ahead and start." She mewed as her voice ached away at her pride.

The femora bounded out of the camp entrance without another word, her tail wavering calmly behind her. Opposed to her rude introduction.

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The newly named apprentice almost jumped at her name, and after the feel of embarrassment, she felt a rush of excitement and smiled a little. Her amber glare twinkling.

She then heard her name being called again, and saw that it was her new mentor. Petalpaw padded past the large crowd of cats and finally reached the warrior, "Yes, I'm ready!" she exclaimed quietly, but was still in earshot. Her smile got wider as she flicked one of her ears. @pawsfun

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Bramblefeather smiled at the pretty gray apprentice as Petalpaw approached her. "That's great! I can see that you will be a wonderful asset to the Clan. We can start by exploring WhisperClan territory." Bramblefeather paced slowly as she tried to remember her recent apprenticeship. "Tomorrow, try to be up bright and early so we can learn how to hunt." She walked out of the camp slowly, letting Petalpaw catch up.

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Lightningtrail

Rainfall raised his head slightly, standing in the back of the crowd. He hadn't thought he would actually receive an apprentice, to be honest. He knew that he was a good warrior to the clan, but to teach a little one to be a great asset, now that was a different topic. However, no matter how much he thought he didn't deserve it, he wouldn't let it show. He would train this apprentice as best as he could. Rainfall gazed around for his apprentice, but he, himself, was surprised that she was looking for him. He called for her, waving his tail to indicate his coordinates, "Over here, Mothpaw. Congratulations on becoming an apprentice."