✣ { ＡｅｔｈｅｒＣｌａｎ } ✣ { 7+ years together! } c l o s e d ✣

(Wait omg Equinox is the father of sunnydawn's kits?! That sneaky bastard lmao, how do I not remember this plot?)

<sub>[ Equinox's expectations, probably: a beautiful/handsome cat to flirt with
reality: a nosy apprentice *-*

I just threw out there that Pebblepaw was on patrol, so anyone else that wants to join in feel free to do so! ]</sub>


      Pebblepaw had been one of the cats called out for a border patrol for the day, not that he appreciated it. It's not that he was particularly lazy or a slacker or anything - far from it, and he'd claw the ears off anyone who suggested it! - but the bad weather seemed not too keen on going away anytime soon and, while the young tom didn't mind the rain (getting wet was generally an unavoidable occurrence, frankly speaking), his patience had its limits and he didn't like to come back to camp dripping wet. Furthermore, he didn't really see the point in doing border patrols at this rate; any cat or other invader would surely be confined to their dens as well, what with the rain and all! Nevertheless, he knew better than to question the wisdom of the deputy and leader... but it didn't mean he couldn't complain about it.
     Having split ways from the rest of his patrol - divide and conquer and all that - Pebblepaw was walking along the territory when he thought he detected the whiff of an unfamiliar scent. Instantly, the little tom was on alert. He couldn't be too sure since the rain was washing most smells away, but he couldn't go back to camp without having checked it out. He'd surely get an earful from his mentor if he did! Following the scent trail, he eventually spotted a handsome black-and-white tom in the distance with... was that a kittypet collar around the tom's paw? How odd! Well, it seems that Pebblepaw stood corrected; there was a mousebrain dumb enough to cross the borders in this ridiculous weather. He could tell from the smell and the looks of the older tom that this was a stranger, and that made him an intruder.
     Now, you might have expected the normally forthright tom to burst out and chase the stranger off, but Pebblepaw stopped himself. It had been just a few sunrises ago that he'd been thinking about the true identity of his mysterious father. He didn't like to bother his mother and littermates about his concerns because he wasn't sure they would understand, but he'd heard the rumors that it was someone from outside the clan, and that bothered him more than he liked to let on. Now, he wasn't thinking that this stranger was his father per se but it didn't hurt to get a closer look, maybe? Perhaps this stranger knew his father, even! If there was any chance of learning more about the mystery that was his absentee father, Pebblepaw had to try. That was what urged him to step out of hiding and walk up to the dashing tom boldly, abandoning all pretenses of a surprise attack. "What are you doing here? This is AetherClan territory!" he hissed out, trying to sound as serious as possible to hide how antsy he was really feeling. He was trying to gauge if the stranger was looking for someone - a friend from the clan? A lover? Needless to say, Pebblepaw was getting a bit carried away!

{ Hi everyone! And once again, welcome to the clan Venn I read all your character descriptions on the joining page. First off, I love Moose he’s such a cute elder character lol and also I’d love to rp with Wren at some point to explore her social issues. I have a couple ideas, but it depends on what you want for her. Are you thinking it’d be better for her to be rped with an empathetic character who can try to get her to accept kindness or a more cynical cat who wouldn’t be generous or sympathetic or anything, and therefore wouldn’t trigger her defensiveness? lmao

(Sorry if this is a bit overwhelming for you as a new member but I’m excited to be rping and seeing activity again ) }

{ That would be cute ngl }

{ Venn Aww that’s cool

If that’s the case then I think Snowpool would be super interesting to rp with Wrenpaw. He’s cold and kinda rude and I think it would be cool to see how they react to each other.

Ofc! We’re all really rusty at rping so honestly I think we’ll pretty much all be in the same boat there for a while. If there’s ever anything you’d like advice on though I’m happy to help if I can. Like for ways to incorporate plot points or anything like that. ^.^ }

{ Sounds good! I’m down to rp whenever you are.

gotcha lol }

{ Okie just lmk! }

{ Oop sorry didn’t see this. So in some clans I think people try to spend a certain amount of time rping almost daily but here we’re lazy and busy and tend to procrastinate so basically it’s just responding whenever you get a chance, no pressure to do so right away or anything. It always goes faster when it’s an immediate back and forth ofc but we all usually just go at whatever pace works with our schedules and motivation. Every once in a while we do try to set up a planned time to rp tho.

As for rping now, if you’d like you can set the stage or if you’d prefer I can make the starter and then you can build off of that. Totally up to you. }

{ Np! I’ll probably write the starter tomorrow as I’m trying to get to sleep early tonight (and yes I’m aware it’s 1am and that really shouldn’t be considered early lmaoo) }

{ You're not overexplaining at all, that's very helpful! Ok so literal first time rping here, anything at all you notice I might be doing or not doing that might benefit from some sort of advice please feel free, I'm eager to get better and more comfortable with this. 
Also, small thing but I have absolutely no idea how to rp a character like Wrenpaw and haven't ever had somebody similar to her in any of my rp experience with d&d so let me know if her personality isn't really coming through very well and I can work on it a bit more. }

Wrenpaw padded quietly into the camp and settled down right next to the entrance, trying not to draw attention to herself. She had just been trying to go back out into the forest to teach herself to climb trees while she had the time, but only succeeded in making herself even wetter and more miserable than usual. A few glances told her that there were still a couple cats close enough to properly pay her any attention but it would have to do. At the very least it’d be better than going back to the Apprentice Quarters with all the incessant chatting, bragging about learning this and that, noise enough to fill the whole damn camp. She snorted with something like disgust and shook some of the water off, then settled down to groom herself right to the left of the cave entrance, suppressing the urge to shiver as she did. After all, a proper warrior wouldn’t get that cold from just a little rain and there was no way she’d show her clanmates just how drenched she’d ended up.

Snowpool watched his clanmates mill about as he sat in his nest, eyes catching on the form of an apprentice quietly returning to the camp. She was soaking wet. Mousebrain must have thought she could handle the weather, he thought with a huff. He hadn’t looked outside since morning, but if it was anything like it had been earlier he couldn’t understand how one could be foolish enough to attempt to train. Curiosity pricked at his paws until he found himself getting to his feet and padding over to the waterfall, now determined to see just how right he was. Just to the side of the camp entrance was the drenched apprentice in question. He shot her a glance with raised eyebrows, looking between her pelt and the path outside. “How’d that work out for you?” he meowed snidely, not waiting for an answer before he kept moving toward the exit.

{ I'll probably experiment with different formatting for a while depending on with whom I'm rping, thanks for letting me know. }

Wrenpaw looked up at the gray tom as he padded past her and felt a hint of embarrassment on her cheeks in contrast to the freezing cold that permeated her fur. She pushed it down with a scowl and rose up to her paws, determined to get a word in before he was out of earshot. “At least I’m making an effort, instead of sleeping the day away like you and all the rest.” she said indignantly. “Or are you really more scared of a bit of water than an apprentice that’s half your size? Maybe you ought to get out there, just from the way you walk even I can tell you could use the practice.” Wrenpaw continued after him, sneering. This is fun, she thought to herself, feeling her tail swish back and forth slowly. And Starclan knows some fun would be nice after today.

{ I mean hey if anybody needs to vent a little aggression it's her, this is how she enjoys herself  }

Her fur prickling, Wrenpaw advanced on the older cat in front of her, stopping just short of running straight into him. He was right, as much as it infuriated her, just hunting had taken up half the day to come up with some decent prey with how slow she’d been, plus the time she spent training with her mentor. How had he finished everything so quickly? “What business is it of yours what I’m doing with my time? Besides, I’m not sure a cat that only ever does what he’s told and nothing more is in a place to give lectures about how to serve the clan, finishing in the morning and heading back to sleep isn’t something to be bragging about.” She made a brief show of looking his lean frame up and down with contempt. “Give it a few moons and even I could grow to be bigger and stronger than you, but damn sure I’m already more useful.

As refreshing as it was to not have him just pitying her, she certainly wouldn’t let these insults slide.