FIRM BUT SUPPLE TIGHT EMBRACE ☆ MEETING 12/22

[RHINESTONE.]

RHINESTONESTAR ❝ RHINE ❞ LEGATE
"TALKING" || "TELEPATHY"

As Drifting stepped forward, Rhine felt a glow of pride within his chest, glad that she still seemed excited about the ceremony of it all. The serval dipped his head to her, purring out, "I'm very glad to hear that... as I've said before, you are free to keep your name as it is right now. As for your mentor... well, I would like to ask Sherbet to step up as your mentor, actually. Sherbet is a newer member of the group, but I hope that will be to your advantage, and that the two of you can grow and learn together, as a team. So, I hope that you will pass on all that you know... both of you. You may now touch noses to complete the ceremony, if you'd like. It's fine if not." He chuckled a bit, fondly remembering when he had assigned Tree as his own apprentice. The pup had ended up misunderstanding the ceremony, and had even ended up headbutting Rhinestone, instead of just touching their noses together.

With that particular ceremony done, it was time to move on with the meeting. He glanced down at his paws thoughtfully for a moment before he said, smiling, "Ah... next up, I'd like to tell all of the new members that our medici rank is open. The medici rank is essentially the apprentice of the medicus legionis, and they end up learning under the medicus legionis until they are ready to step up as their own medic as well. So, if you have any interest in learning medicine, feel free to tell me, and show activity around the group." They didn't really need a medici, considering they had Vaas, but an assistant medic certainly wouldn't hurt, especially with all the recent injuries. Speaking of injuries... Rhine's smile fell temporarily before he continued, "In other news... the Coalition of the Condemned are now enemies of ours. Needless to say, I have no interest in associating with them after we helped drive them away from Typhoon territory. In addition to this... it seems as though our other allies, Alithís Evgenis, has disappeared." His gaze seemed to somehow darken further as he sighed, shaking his head, "This is very unfortunate, but as I'm sure all of you know, not every group makes it. So, if any former Alithís Evgenis members arrive at our border, be sure to welcome them in with open arms." He hoped that Bai Shi was alright, wherever they were.

"As for things going on within the group in the past couple of weeks... well, Quasar has been handing out winter tasks for everyone. One of these tasks was Sorbet's, making hot chocolate. He took it a step farther, and made hot chocolate bombs. Vaas was also giving out cloaks for everyone, so if you wanna stay warm during the season, be sure to get one." A lot had happened during the past two weeks, mainly due to the influx of joiners, but that seemed like a decent handful of events, at least to Rhine. Shaking out his blue patterned fur, the legate then continued, "Concerning upcoming events... I think we'll have a little ice skating event to enjoy the winter season sometime between Christmas and New Years. Also, once all this nonsense with the Coalition is over, I think it would be in our best interest to host a little event to bring together some of the other groups. It may allow us to make some new allies, or at least mend old wounds." He wasn't sure exactly who they'd be inviting just yet, but he knew that The Typhoon would be on the list, considering past events.

Feeling his voice beginning to give out, Rhinestone knew that it was getting to be time to wrap the meeting up. Taking a deep breath inward to try and ease the burn, the feline then spoke with a smile, "Finally... I'd like to just thank you all for your activity. Not just in the last couple of weeks, but in the last couple of months as well. We have grown so much in such a short time, and I'm so proud of us all... thank you." He dipped his head to the crowd after that, his smile widening to a grin before he jumped down smoothly from the meeting rock. Once he was back on the ground, he mentioned casually to Sorbet, "There's plenty of time for you to do the Warrior's Plight, considering it has several steps. The first step is fairly easy – just explore the territory, and then find your favorite part of it. Then, you tell everyone why it's your favorite." That was, in Rhine's opinion, the easiest part, since the entire territory was a dream – at least to the legate.

meeting recap:

》A big Palm Glades welcome to Lucent, Silas, Sherbet, Sorbet, and Icthvan! If any of you would like your characters to do the Warrior's Plight, you can see an outline of all the steps within the traditions section of the main group guide!
》Dovah hasn't been seen for some time now, and has been demoted from Keeper.
》Vaas has been presented the Battle Medic title.
》Activity shout outs to Foamkit and Onyxkit.
》Jamie and Sorbet have both been promoted to Gladiators as a trial run to see how they do!
》Quasar was offered a promotion to either Keeper or Centurion, with Axiom oocly informing me that he will be a Centurion!
》Drifting-Feather is now Sherbet's apprentice, and a discens.
》A reminder that the medici rank is open, so if your character wants it, all they have to do is show interest and remain active!
》The Coalition of the Condemned are now enemies after the Typhoon raid that the Glades assisted with.
》Alithís Evgenis has oocly been disbanded, and icly there have been no sightings of them in some time. Any former AE members at the border are to be welcomed in with open arms.
》A few thread shout outs!: Quasar winter tasks, hot chocolate bombs, and cloaks for everyone!
》There will be a little ice skating event between Christmas and New Years for everyone to enjoy!
》Once the sitewide Coalition plot is done, Palm Glades will be hosting a social event to bring different groups together and potentially make new allies / make amends for past events.
》Thank you everyone for how much activity we have had recently! We've officially broken 1k posts, and I'm so proud of you all! Our platinum / official status is still processing due to staff being busy lately, but I'll be sure to let you all know when it goes through!

tags + roleplayed by stilly + the palm glades