This is going to be their first proper meeting since their arrival, isn't it?  The thought makes him rather nervous — it's been a long time since he's held a something as important as this for as so many people and talked as much as he intends to.  And somehow he feels that this will set the tone for the group as a whole, so if it doesn't go well... he doesn't know what he'll do.  It's silly, he knows, to place so much meaning in something that'll likely seem so insignificant in a few weeks time, but Jericho just knows how important meetings are.  He hopes he won't mess this one up.

His paws scrabble against the fountain's stone as he attempts to climb up on the lip.  The Helion is rather short and his missing hind leg takes away from his jumping ability a bit; he finds himself for a moment with his bottom half dangling below before he hauls himself up.  The tom finally sits upright, sheepishly smoothing down the ruffled fur on his chest with a light exhale.  For a moment his blind eyes flicker across the open town square as his attention scans for any nearby Sunhaveners, jaws parted to taste the air.  It's mostly quiet, a warm summer day just beginning to draw to its close as the sun dips low in the sky and sending vibrant orange and pink streaks across the sky.  He waits in this moment of silent refuge, and then supposes that now is as good a time as ever.

"Sunhaven!" the ginger feline calls, his typically soft-spoken voice raised to ring out through the town.  He by no means bellows powerfully, and he sounds awful hesitant in making himself so loud, but it works well enough.  "Ah, g-gather over here, please!  It's time for our... our first meeting!"  Jericho's next words are more like his normal self in volume, though still projected enough to be heard from throughout the square.  His body tense and weight shifting awkwardly on his paws, the leader falls into wordlessness once more in order to allow his clanmates time to gather beneath the fountain.

He waits until he can hear pawsteps nearing and settling, until he assumes that the majority of the group has joined him.  It then and only then that Jericho realizes he's been holding his breath as he waits — he exhales again, straightens, and then clears his throat.  "Um... so I wanted to start by, ah, w-welcoming everyone who's joined us recently.  So welcome to... Quantum, Ja'sunna, Bridgette, Monroe, Pele, Warsongs, Reflet, Geiszler, Mama, Revas, Sulahn, La'miyla, Ilijas, and... Prismaticgaze.  I... I-I think that's everyone, anyways.  I hope that I've already met most of you, but, if not... or, uh, if you've forgotten, I'm Jericho.  W-We're very glad to have you!"  He pauses again, rather needing a breather for himself.  Gods above, that's a lot of names.  Jericho doesn't think he's fully realized how much their little town has grown until just now, but... it makes him feel warm inside.

There's no time to dwell on that, however; Jericho knows he can't get all sappy while everyone's waiting on him for these oh-so important announcements.  With a hint of red brimming beneath his pelt, the gardener sheepishly continues, "...And I also wanted to p-promote Quantum, Monroe, Warsongs, and Ja'sunna to Hearthkeepers.  I've seen you guys, ah, a-around and being welcoming and helpful, so... um, thanks, basically!  Keep it up, I appreciate it."  The ginger-furred tom relaxes slightly after that; those are what everyone looks forward to, right?  "O-Oh, and since we've gotten so many newcomers, I thought I'd remind you all that, ah, if you want to join a guild, post in their guide!  I-I'm still looking for guild heads."

The Helion sure feels like he's talking an awful lot.  He shifts around again, blind eyes flickering about as he tries to gauge his audience and whether they're still with him.  The male kneads the concrete with his paws and continues, "Politics-wise, we're allies with... w-with the Ascendants now.  I'm still, ah, working on other groups, so after I see how th-that all goes I'll start working on ambassadors.  Otherwise w-we can keep trading everywhere, considering we don't have any enemies."  Jericho takes another moment to breathe and runs through the list in his head; what's he forgetting?  "Ah!  And if you'd like, feel free to check out our mass adoptions and high position tryouts."

Okay, he knows that's it for real this time... and yet, as Jericho finishes speaking once more, he feels there's more he's left unsaid.  Or, more accurately, something he feels he would be wrong to not acknowledge, something to do with that fuzzy feeling from earlier.  Maybe nothing on his list, nothing that he's prepared, and though he's never been one to improvise (a planner through and through), he swallows and dives in headfirst nevertheless.  "On... another note, I just wanted to th-thank all of you for taking a chance on Sunhaven and sticking around so far.  Things have gone better than I ever could've asked and I just — I-I know we're small still, but we've grown so much in such a short amount of time and I... well, I'm excited to see wh-what else we can do.  So... ah, thank you."

Goodness, here he goes again, blushing under his fur.  The tiny leader smiles, and though he cannot see the crowd before him, it holds a shy but genuine brightness.  So much for not getting sentimental — he knows he's always been a mushy sop at heart.  "A-Alright, that's all.  I'm always around for questions and suggestions, of course, but th-thanks for listening today."

OOC: aaand now i'm gonna give an ooc summary to what jericho just said!
- WELCOME TO SUNHAVEN! here's to everyone who's joined in the past week or so: quantum, ja'sunna, bridgette, monroe, pele, warsongs, reflet, geiszler, mama, monroe, revas, sulahn, la'miyla, ilijas, and prismaticgaze. i'm genuinely so excited that all of you have decided to join aaahh!
- warsongs, quantum, ja'sunna, and monroe are promoted to hearthkeepers!
- politics are still a work in progress but we're allies with the ascendants so far, hoping to also ally with snowbound. feel free to trade everywhere and anywhere, though! sunhaven considers everywhere else neutrals for now.
- reminder that if you'd like to join a guild, please post in their respective guide (links here). i'm looking for guild heads as well, but i wanted to make sure that i gave everyone a chance to join first.
- we've got a mass adoptions and high positions tryout here
- and basically i just wanted to say thank you all for joining! we're unboarded and new, so i feel like y'all took a bit of a chance on me and i'm super thankful because we've already got relatively strong numbers! i'm sure most of you have seen the animal group rp voting for new boarded clans (if you haven't, click here!) and sunhaven is... actually in the lead right now? by a wide margin? regardless of whether we get a board or anything, thank you all so much for the support, in that regard and otherwise. it's super humbling and i'm excited to see where we'll go from here!!

It is a slow and tiresome process growing familiar with the environment about her, as far removed from her own home as was truly possible, unsure as to what each day might bring as she settled in to a new routine, yet the draw of it, being apart of something more than herself, kept her from moving on once more. With time she might seek once more to push beyond the borders of this place, to seek something different, for the moment she would stay, allow herself to hope.

Small ears perked and swivelled around at the sudden call, head rising soon after, a soft sound of confusion escaping pursed lips. Ishayu was unaccustomed to such calls and so it took some time for her to rise, struggling to do so without a forth limb to help her balance, drawn to the meeting more out of curiosity more than the fact it seemed necessary for her to show. It took some time for the mountain lion to make her way towards the fountain, much down to her slow progress and the many times she had to stop to question others for directions, but she seemed one of the first to appear, only a small group of those unknown to her present.

A soft rumble arose from the depth of her throat at the welcome, not wishing to break his flow she offering nothing else to acknowledge the words until he was done, taking only what she deemed necessary in which proved very little. “Congratulations,” she spoke somewhat softly as the promotions were announced, a small smile lacing her lips as Monroe's name was spoken, the hybrid one who had caught her interest rather quickly, falling silent once more for she had nothing to say within regards to questions or suggests just yet.

[ almost forgot, thank you for the welcome and i'm already loving this group, it is so nice and welcoming ]

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PELE
I AM A COSMIC CHILD

A clan meeting, how long since she'd actually heard a call like this? Technically it'd been months, but she couldn't really remember, or count them. When she'd asked a healer how old she looked, they'd said Ten, so it had been at least four months since she'd been fully active in a clan. She kept reminding herself that she would not, could not, stay here.

Nevertheless, she was here for the time being and keeping up with events would be courteous to her hosts. Elio clung to his spot inbetween her shoulders as they walked, no bag today. A familiar form was found in Mama, and so Pele took a seat beside her as her companion climbed her own neck to get a better view.

Her old home was now an ally, the male named Monroe who'd greeted her first was now of some power. She'd ask around to see what 'Hearthkeepers' meant in this clan. Some clans had no semi-high positions at all, and though her old home did, she didn't think they did much more than act as a titled shout out there.

She noted that Jericho was more, confident, than he'd been at the border. Then again, no one was dripping blood and calm about it this time.

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