The last meeting is still so fresh in Jericho's mind — it hasn't been a week, not nearly, but so much has occurred since he last summoned the clan at the fountain.  He knows they won't make it 'til Monday without another update, but he doesn't exactly mind the idea of an earlier meeting.  Mondays are an odd day, aren't they?  Jericho's perception of time, given he's a feline, tends to be feeble at best, but somehow he likes Saturdays better.  He thinks that moving the meeting up by a few days isn't the worst of ideas regardless, necessity aside.  The sun is beginning to set once more as his claws scrabble against the fountain's stone, his entry slightly more graceful than the last.  The lip is still too tall for his stubby three legs to reach and he's no good at jumping, but he manages to pull himself up rather swiftly.  Jericho seats himself against the backdrop of the mountains, the setting sky over the ocean bathing his front in a glow of amaranth pink from the vibrant heavens above.  He exhales to ready himself and calls, "S-Sunhaven, gather over here!"

There's a few minutes of pause in which he allows his clanmates to follow his voice to their usual assembly spot, and in the meantime the ginger tabby, his rich fur turned a more muted peach shade, shuffles his paws against the rough concrete below.  When all of the voices and footfalls turn to but a soft murmur among the crowd, the tom clears his throat to signal his beginning.

"Ah, well, I wanted to start again by welcoming everyone, because we — I-I mean, our numbers have grown quite a bit again.  So welcome to Stellamaris, Buckingham, Amnia, Foxtrot, Pierce, Jeanne, Persephone, Chippedstone, Boywonder, Fang, and Samuel!"  Jericho has to stop to let himself breathe after all those names.  Goodness, have they really grown so much so swiftly?  He smiles rather sheepishly from his perch on the fountain, and adds, "We're very happy to have you all.  H-Hopefully I didn't miss anyone... and, um, since I don't think I've properly introduced myself to all of you, I'm Jericho — er, the Helion or leader here.  If you have questions or need help getting settled in, just l-let me know!"

He hopes to know all of them soon, but with the recent influx it's been difficult to keep up with each and every newcomer.  Jericho's honey gaze flickers blindly through the crowd as his focus moves about, pricked ears rotating about before his attention settles.  "Uh, moving on to rank stuff, Warsongs is... um, I think she must've left or something?" he tries not to wince at the words as he speaks them with a rough swallow.  It's odd, thinking about his sister.  He can't say he knew her well, but he truly wanted to.  Jericho's holding out hope that she'll return, but for now all he knows is that she isn't around anymore.  "...So she's, ah, demoted I suppose.  That said, I'd like for Stellamaris, Pele, and Mama Ishayu to step up to Hearthkeepers, please!  Ah... c-congrats."

At least that bit allows his tense muscles to relax; it's always nice to move onto the more pleasant topics, and he knows that promotions tend to be things that make people happy.  "And Quantum and Monroe, you've b-both been really involved and active lately, so I'd like you to both step up to Dawnguards.  Um, thank you both, and keep up the great work!"  Jericho smiles again at that, this one bigger than the last.  They've been a great aid lately, and the tiny Helion doesn't know what he'd do without them.  It's nice to share some of the burden, though at the end of the day the tabby is the one in charge.  "Ah, to change gears slightly, I'd like to talk about guilds.  I'm g-going to be heading the Divines, but I'd like Quantum to step up to Head Slayer and Ja'sunna to step up to Head Impressionist.  These... uh, a-aren't high positions, but you guys are gonna be in charge of the war and art guilds, so it's definitely a promotion!  Ah, I want to get guilds rolling, so you can start doing meetings, events, traditions... um, whatever you want for your guilds, really!  Y-You're in charge, after all."

Jericho falls into wordlessness for another moment to allow everything to sink in that's been said thus far; Apollo and Artemis above, he feels like he's rambling on and on.  Hopefully they've caught all that's been said so far, because Jericho has lots more to get to.  The striped feline inhales and continues, "Okay, so we've got l-lots of events right now!  Be sure to check out our weekly tasks, mass meet & greet, a-and random adventure event.  Big sh-shoutout to Monroe and Quantum for setting those up!"  The tomcat nods a little into the audience, though it's cast in the crowd's general direction due to his own being unable to see where exactly the newly-made Dawnguards are seated.  "And speaking of weekly tasks, w-we've got new guides and threads for certain stuff: high position requests and notices, ambassadors, and weekly task sign-ups.  Look into those if any of that sounds interesting!"

Nearly there, right?  Jericho begins mentally checking over his to-do list, chewing lightly upon his lower lip in thought.  "Oh!  We've also introduced a l-little homes system just for fun, if you — ah, if you'd like to show off where you live and let others visit.  You... um, can always visit me of course."  The last bit is spoken with another shy smile, although one that's warm and genuine nevertheless.  "Okay, ah, almost done.  W-We're on a trial alliance with Snowbound right now, so... be nice to them, please.  We'd like to make it a permanent one.  For now we're only allies with them and... a-and the Ascendants, but we're on trading terms with everyone else if you'd like to travel around with your shop!"

They're in the home stretch now, and Jericho shifts his weight where he perches on the fountain lip.  He almost feels physically tired from speaking so much (is that possible? maybe it's a mental thing, because he sure does feel as though he's rambling), but the feline carries on.  "A-Alright, lastly, I wanted to announce that since Sunhaven is still new, we'll be having a little founding day event to celebrate our great start!  That'll be coming up soon, but... um, b-but if you have ideas or would like to suggest anything just let me know!"  He lets out a big sigh now, and it's as if a giant weight has been lifted from his shoulders.  That's everything off the list, right?  He flicks an ear and his brow furrows in thought, but slowly he gives a hurried nod to himself.  "That was... well, a lot, I know, s-so if you have any questions feel free to ask!  Ah, that's it though, thanks for listening, everyone."

OOC: Hey!! This is earlier than last week but it's because I want meetings to be on Saturdays and not Mondays.  Anyways, here's a quick OOC summary of what was said:
- Welcome to Sunhaven to Stellamaris, Buckingham, Foxtrot, Pierce, Jeanne, Persephone, Chippedstone, Boywonder, Fang, and Samuel!! Sorry if I forgot anyone, but we're really happy to have you all!
- Warsongs has been dropped by their roleplayer, so they're assumed missing/having left
- Stellamaris, Mama Ishayu, and Pele are promoted to Hearthkeepers!
- Quantum and Monroe can step up to Dawnguards!
- As for guilds, Quantum can step up to Head Slayer and Ja'sunna to Head Impressionist.  Since Guilds are sort of meant to be their own separate entities within Sunhaven, you're free to start doing events and meetings and making traditions and stuff with 'em now!  Guild Heads are also responsible for promoting guild Seconds in case they fall inactive, but you can really do that whenever.  Basically, guilds should be good to roll now!
- For current events we have weekly tasks, a mass meet & greet, and a random adventure event.
- Also be sure to check out our new homes system!
- Guides have been created in the leader board for hp requests/notices, ambassadors, and weekly task sign-ups.
- For a lil politics update, we're having a trial alliance with Snowbound to see how it goes.  We're visiting other clans right now, but basically we're neutrals with everyone besides Snowbound and the Ascendants, aka on 'trading terms' so we can still sell stuff to them, but allies get first pick.
- By the way... you may not have noticed, but we're boarded now!  We're gonna be having a sort of founding day festival that'll hopefully become an annual tradition.  If you've got any ideas or stuff you'd like to see, feel free to throw 'em out there now or message me here/on discord!

PELE
I AM A COSMIC CHILD

She'd been here for a little over a week now, and so much had happened since then. Elio kept explaining that she was not ready to begin travelling. It'd gotten to the point that she thought the little puffball was up to something.

Though with the meeting being called, she had no time to question Elio or his methods. Trotting over she took a seat by Mama yet again, mimicking the first Sunhaven meeting. A few shout outs to newcomers, she hadn't realized they'd garnered so many. Though she'd kept away from joinings because she felt she shouldn't greet new members of a clan she did not belong to.

But then, came the rank, the rank she wasn't prepared for. Sure, no one was ever really prepared for a rank, but she wasn't even a full member of this clan! She was a temporary fixture until she fully healed and went on her way. She couldn't fathom why Jeri would promote her, he was there when she was found on the border. She shook her head and said her congratulations, feeling uneasy about the whole thing.

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