so many new faces! {splash & tiger}

[splashmist ★]

splashmist had awoken bright and early this morning to the high-pitched tones of her sons, mottledkit and scorchkit, as they argued. the two seemed to get into more trouble everyday, and she was half-surprised flamingstar hadn't kicked her and her mewling offspring out of vertigoclan already. luckily, breaking up fights was somewhat easy in that she could just put both paws between them and push outward, sending both tumbling in opposite directions. conflict resolution in and of itself was not quite as easy, and throughout the day their arguments continued over such and such reasons. both were apparently just in the mood to fight and not interested in the other kits whatsoever.

the queen wasn't too worried about it though. she'd barely gotten any sleep last night and all she wanted to do was curl up on a warm boulder at the edge of camp and let the sunlight filter down onto her silvery gray fur. she was doing just that when she heard a little mew from far below, and scrabbling sounds as her son mottledkit tried to reach her up on the boulder, failing to even leave the ground. splashmist jumped neatly down beside him as he cried, "mom! i can't find scorchkit!" what came afterward was a tumbling mess of him explaining what had happened and why the dusk tabby kit had gone off, but she barely listened. her baby was missing. she scooped mottledkit up in her jaws and dropped him off in the nursery among lilythorn's litter. "you stay here until i find him," she ordered, before dashing out of the nest scenting for her kit.

it was very difficult to pick out her son's scent among all of the unfamiliar scents of her new clanmates, but she didn't detect it going out into the woodland. as she kept her head to the ground, green eyes focused intently, she didn't notice the tabby shape of a vertigoclan cat she had yet to meet, and bumped headfirst into him, letting out of a small noise of surprise and alarm. "oh! i'm so so sorry!" splashmist looked up at the tom, the fur standing up a little on her small frame. "i'm looking for my son, scorchkit, and i can't find him, and then i wasn't looking where i was going and- i'm sorry!" she tried to explain herself, stupidly.

[Tigerstripe ◂]

If there was anything a cat learnt for certain upon receiving their full name and adjusting to clanlife, when it included all the responsibilities of a warrior, was that there would always be something going on. The tom had given up believing there was a version of life that was completely and utterly peaceful, and quite honestly, he was glad for that. Undisturbed peace sounded more exhausting than it did ideal. Having things to do and problems to solve and crises to avert was much more rewarding than peace would ever be. And while he didn't have actual proof to back up his theory, the tom had still convinced himself that times of trouble brought the clan closer together. Who was there to say that they wouldn't all choose to be on their merry way and seek out their 'great perhaps' if life never threw hardships at them? If there were never any reasons for them to stay united? StarClan alone couldn't keep them together if they tried, considering how much incentive certain warriors needed simply to be obedient and carry out the tasks their leader assigned them. Leading an easy life sounded appealing, but Tigerstripe knew he wouldn't give up the recurring chaos of clanlife for anything. And so the tabby tom barely appeared annoyed in the slightest when he felt a body collide with his own, his only response being a nearly inaudible surprised yelp as he was jolted back to the present. "oh! i'm so so sorry!" Bright amber eyes looked down at a beautiful grey tabby she-cat, piercing green eyes staring straight into his own. Tigerstripe's expression turned into a confused one as he looked around, trying to make sense of the situation. "i'm looking for my son, scorchkit, and i can't find him, and then i wasn't looking where i was going and- i'm sorry!" A purr rose in the pale tabby tom's throat, as he managed to find a name to match the she-cat's face. Splashmist. She'd only been accepted as a full VertigoClan warrior few moons ago, and had brought her litter into the world soon after. She looked flustered facing him now, but he'd yet to figure out whether that was to be blamed on her missing son, or her having to confront a warrior from a clan she hadn't quite settled in yet. "No worries," he reassured her, the corner of his mouth curling up in amusement. "Nothing wrong with bumping into others. I'm told it brings luck." His smile vanished momentarily as he scanned the camp, looking for any signs of the missing tiny bundle of fur. When he failed to spot him, he turned back to Splashmist. "Well, having been a kit myself not too long ago," he joked, "I'd guess he's just hiding around here somewhere, and we're playing hide-and-seek without knowing." 'where did you leave him last r u sure u didn't leave him in any drawers' tags // splashmist ★

[splashmist ★]

splashmist's fur lay flat as the tom's mouth curled in a smile. his calm nature helped her relax a bit and she took a small breath. "luck...?" she murmured uncertainly, surprised that he wasn't angry at her for running right into him. true, her small frame likely hadn't made much of an impact, but it was still pretty rude to go running around not looking where you were going. it was really taking her some time to get used to not being in tempestclan, where seemingly every cat was out to pick a fight. just about every cat she had met in vertigoclan so far had been one of the nicest cats she'd ever met, and it shocked her every time. she'd never had friends before, but she was fast making friends now. it was a completely different environment for the former tempestclan warrior.

"you're.... tigerstripe right?" she smiled hesitantly, looking the cream-furred tabby over and wondering if he was any relation to lilythorn, the pale she-cat who shared the nursery with splashmist. he was around the same age as she was, perhaps a little older. at his comment about her kit playing hide and seek she looked around anxiously. "well... he and his brother have been fighting a lot and i was worried he'd run off! but there's no trail out into the woods so..." she chuckled nervously, feeling smaller even as she stood up. "you're probably right.... yeah." splashmist sighed and tried to think of where her troublemaker of a son might have run off to. "hmmm... maybe he's poking around the apprentice den." she was about to dash off to look when she realized that it was probably rude to just run off in the middle of a conversation. her social skills definitely needed developing. "i'm splashmist by the way! ...you uh, probably knew that already, huh?" she smiled, guessing probably everyone had heard about the tempestclan born cat in their midst. "i'm still new here.... kinda..." 

[Tigerstripe ◂]

For several heartbeats, the tom could have sworn the expression on the she-cat's face was best described as awe-struck, as she processed his words and almost inaudibly echoed his last one. He couldn't possibly begin to imagine what sort of thoughts could be going through this cat's head. She'd abandoned her birth clan to raise her kits among cats she'd previously thought of as her enemies, though now she had to treat them as clanmates. Perhaps the mere realisation that one of them was being polite with her was something she didn't experience so often. It wasn't like Tigerstripe would know, or be able to relate. He'd been a part of VertigoClan since birth, with pure warrior blood running through his veins. "you're.... tigerstripe right?" Smiling warmly, the tabby nodded his head once. At least she'd made progress getting to know her clanmates by scent and by name. Perhaps all she needed was help in acknowledging there was no reason in being as anxious about it as she appeared to be. "well... he and his brother have been fighting a lot and i was worried he'd run off! but there's no trail out into the woods so..." Tigerstripe continued to nod his way through the she-cat's rapid explanation, trying to recall exactly what the young tom looked like. He wasn't a cat to pay frequent visits to the nursery. He was hoping that when he did, it would be to check on his own kits. Giving his pelt a vigorous shake, he tried to break that trail of thought, aware that it would be quite an inappropriate time to allow himself to be distracted with those fantasies. Instead he focused his attention back on the pretty she-cat in front of him, eyeing her questioningly. "hmmm... maybe he's poking around the apprentice den." He was about to nod for yet another time, when he realised Splashmist was poised to flee. Her eyes were fixed in the direction of the apprentices' den, but the next second she seemed to think of it better, quickly turning back to him. The tom suppressed a chuckle as he let his eyes widen. "i'm splashmist by the way! ...you uh, probably knew that already, huh? i'm still new here.... kinda..."  "Well, I had a vague idea," he smiled, shrugging his shoulders. "It's nice to have it confirmed. And even nicer to meet you." A faint purr rumbled in the tom's throat as he smiled at the she-cat once again, before angling his ears towards the den where the apprentices made their nests. "Let's solve this mystery, shall we?" Waving his tail, he began to pad towards the small den, looking over his shoulder once to make sure the mother was following him. As they arrived in front of it, Tigerstripe eagerly stuck his head in, letting his eyes adjust to the dim light before scanning it carefully. "Do you see him?" and then they were all sherlock tags // splashmist ★