The New Colonies

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Hhh I love roleplays to death but this is my first on Cattails so please be patient while I try to figure out how roleplays on Cattails are.

~Casually sips from information juice box~

Alright, here we go.

This roleplay is currently shut down--if it is continued, I will reopen it and tell anyone previously interested unless it is requested I don't.

~ Introduction ~

It's been many moons since the new Colony, Storm Colony, had been formed, and Storm Colony had grown a fair amount. The other Colonies despised Storm Colony and wanted them to leave--one day they drove Storm Colony out, sick of how they were taking their territory and prey. Storm Colony was forced to flee, and traveled for moon upon moon, until they found a place they could call home. But not long after settling there, another Colony passed through. This was Sea Colony. Sea Colony had also been driven out by the original Colonies and desperately wanted a part in the large territory, so Storm Colony accepted, and they created borders. Soon enough, another Colony appeared. All of these Colonies had the same exact story. This one was Dark Colony. Storm Colony and Sea Colony were kind of scared of them at first, but they allowed them to stay and they created more borders. Yet another Colony came. This Colony had the same story as well, and was called Breeze Colony. The Colonies agreed to let Breeze Colony take a part of the territory and created yet more borders. Those Colonies stayed for a long time, and now, generation after generation has passed. Leaders have been made, kits have been born, and battles have been waged. Now you are a part of this story.

~ Territory and Colony Info ~

Storm Colony territory/info ~ Storm Colony lives in a forest surrounded by a river. They normally eat squirrels, birds, mice, and sometimes fish from the river, though they prefer land prey. Their camp is in the heart of the forest, a hollow in the ground. A creek runs just above the hollow and during spring and fall the creek water increases. The Storm Colony dug out two lines that go straight down into the camp on either side of the leader's den, which is a boulder with a crack down the middle used to enter in from. When the creek water increases, it flows down the dug-out troughs and makes two small waterfalls. Inside the camp you must make your own den, but the dens kept since the start are the leader's den, described earlier, healer's den, which is a carving in the right side of the hollow near the leader's den with several nests and holes carved out in the back to hold herbs, and the shopkeeper's den, which is on the far left side of the hollow, near a tunneled out entrance to the camp. It's a bush with a nest underneath and a decoration of leaves and little moss scraps all over the outside. Dens are built wherever you wish in the camp. Storm Colony is known mostly for their kindness and rather hyper nature, and come in variations of brown, amber, orange, and cream. Their founder was Thunder, an excitable and energetic tabby. Meetings are held on top of the leader's den.

Sea Colony territory/info ~ Sea Colony lives on a beach like the beaches in the original territory, but larger. They eat many types of fish and sometimes land animals that dwell near water, such as voles. Their camp is in a cave not too far away from the ocean, where there are several dens laid out for whoever needs to use them and a small creek that runs through it. The leader's den is right beside the entrance to the cave, covered with moss and lichen, the healer's den is on the other side of the entrance, many nests inside and a crack in the cave wall storing herbs. The shopkeeper has a den near the back of the cave, also covered with moss and lichen, prey and other items scattered inside along with a nest. Anywhere else is pretty much fine to make your den, there's plenty of half-walls to guard new dens, boulders with cracks to make your home in, etc. They are known for their elegance and calm nature, usually coming in variations of white, silver, gray, and blue-ish gray. Their founder was Sea, an intelligent and calm she-cat. Meetings are held on a huge rock in the center of the cave that they call The Sea Rock.

Dark Colony territory/info ~ Dark Colony lives in a small mountain a little ways away from the other Colonies, their den a cave like Sea Colony's, which is hidden by a waterfall--if you read Warriors, they are much like the Tribe of Rushing Water. Anyway, they have a leader's den as a dip at the back of the cave protected by a short yet stable barrier of rocks. The healer's den is in the middle of the right side of the cave, entrance covered by lichen like the leader's and shopkeeper's dens in Sea Colony. They store their herbs in a large curved rock with a crack down the front. There are several nests inside, as well. These shopkeeper's den is on the opposite side yet in the exact same place against the wall--or, rather, inside the wall. The den is a carving in the wall like the healer's den in the Storm Colony, but smaller and guarded by a short rock barrier. Anywhere else is free to make your den. The Dark Colony is known for their stealth and cunning and was founded by Void, an outsider who hates others. They are usually black, dark gray, or dark brown. They normally eat anything they can find. Meetings are held in front of the waterfall.

Breeze Colony territory\info ~ Breeze Colony lives in a meadow-like moor and eat rabbits, field mice, harvest mice, thrushes, and shrews. They make their den in a dip in the ground surrounded by thickets. There is a long tunnel made to get in, and several guards line it. Inside the camp, the leader's den is at the back in between the shopkeeper's den and the healer's den. Each are made of brambles and bushes and the healer stores their herbs underneath a shrub. Anywhere else is fine to make your den. Breeze Colony is known for its agility and speed, as well as its humble nature, and come in variations of brown, pale versions of other colors, and cream. Their founder was Prairie, a quick and intelligent tan she-cat.


The Church ~ There is a small church that is abandoned and slightly broken down in the middle of the territory. Seasonal festivals, weddings, leader ceremonies, and funerals are held there, and a truce is laid over that building. Once you step paw in there, it is said you are being watched over by the Spirits, which is basically heaven, and if there be any bloodshed in that building, the fighting cats would be forced to leave the territory. It is a sacred place.

~ Rules ~

1. No powerplaying. (Ex: The kit easily beat the fully grown cat without an ounce of effort.)
   
2. Follow the Cattails rules.
3. Password: Rules
4. Any rules not listed before-hand will not effect someone who broke it when not on the list.
5. Breaking the rules will result in a ban from this roleplay.
   
6. Have fun!
   
7. You can have as many characters as you want, but don't overflow one Colony with your characters.
   
8. PM me if you want to create your own Colony or prophecy or whatever.
   9. None of the characters should be from the original Colonies
   10. There can be former kittypets who've traveled, but no twolegs live near the new Colonies.
   11. You cannot have over nine kits in a litter. You don't need to make a little army there, friend.
   12. Try not to double post. Edit instead. If you're not roleplaying, though, you may double post.

~ Form ~

Name:
Gender:
Age ( Please use this: catageconverter.webs.com/ ):
Role:
Mentor (if apprentice):
Colony:
Kin (family):

Mate\crush (optional):
Appearance (pic and/or description):
Personality:
Background:
Password:
Other (optional):

~ Roles ~

Guard:	Someone who protects the camp
Hunter:	Someone who hunts for their Colony
Shopkeeper:	A cat who runs a shop inside their Colony.
Healer:	A doctor in a Colony.
Leader:	One who rules a Colony

Apprentice:	Someone who is training to be a guard, hunter, shopkeeper, or healer.
Elder:	Someone who is too old to hunt or fight.

Deputy:	The second in command of a Colony and future leader of that Colony.
Kit:	Someone who is too young to hunt or fight.

Queen:	A nursing or expecting mother.

Other stuff: It is currently the 2nd month of autumn. The weather is cloudy with a bit of rain soon.

Storm Colony ~	Owl, Leaf, Robin, Hummingbird, Red, Sparrow, Cardinal, Finch, Wren, Blackbird, Fox,  ~ Coming Soon ~
Sea Colony ~	~ Coming Soon ~
Dark Colony ~	~ Coming Soon ~
Breeze Colony ~	~ Coming Soon ~
Outsiders ~	~ Coming Soon ~

The Spirits ~	Thunder, Void, Prairie, Sea, Talon, Muddy, Leafy, Starling, ~ Coming Soon ~

You don't have to read anyone else's forms, but if you're confused on anything, the form is a nice place to go for help, or you could ask the player that owns the character.

The roleplay will start on the 20th, but you are welcome to sign up at any time!

Name: Owl

Gender: Tom

Age: 34 moons

Role: Shopkeeper

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Leaf {Mother, living} Talon {Father, deceased} Sparrow {daughter, living} Cardinal {Son, living} Finch {son, living} Wren {daughter, living} Blackbird {sister, living} Fox {daughter, living}

Mate: Robin

Appearance: 

Personality: Owl is patient, humorous, and humble, but can be irritable and snappy when provoked.

Background: Owl and his sister, Blackbird, were born to Leaf and Talon. Owl was almost a copy of Leaf, except she had green eyes, shorter whiskers, and a little less fluff. Owl was always fascinated by everything he saw, and that irritated the short-tempered Talon. He wanted a perfect son to follow in his pawsteps as a guard. He attempted several times to persuade Owl into training to be a guard, but Owl became Muddy, the current shopkeeper's apprentice. Owl and Muddy got along very well and Owl was very sad when his mentor passed away about a year ago only days after he finished his training. Only a season later, Talon died in battle with the Dark Colony, and Owl grew a distaste for everything that had to do with the Dark Colony, as it became a constant reminder of his father's death. During the hard times of grief for both his mentor and his father, a cheerful and energetic she-cat, Robin, attempted to cheer him up from his sad state. She succeeded and gained a close relationship with Owl, soon becoming his mate and about two seasons later, she bore his kits and is currently nursing them.

Password: Rules



Name: Robin

Gender: She-cat

Age: 27 moons

Role: Queen

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Hummingbird {Mother, alive} Red {Father, alive} Sparrow {daughter, living} Finch {son, living} Cardinal {son, living} Wren {daughter, living} Fox {daughter, living}

Mate: Owl

Appearance: 

Personality: Robin is joyful, cheery, optimistic, bouncy, excitable, lovable, caring, and energetic. She never holds grudges and doesn't care what others think of her, though some are thoroughly annoyed by her.

Background: Robin was born to Hummingbird and Red, who loved her very much and supported her throughout her entire life. Hummingbird is a hunter and Red a guard and both visit Robin, Owl, and the kits very often, fussing over them all the time. Robin grew up in a seemingly perfect family, but didn't have many friends, as others thought she was a pest. When she saw how down Owl was one day, she tried to comfort him.  She continued to do so for a moon, until she and Owl had bonded well, and they became good friends--throughout the season, even more. Eventually, they had kits and are now living a happy and fulfilling life.

Password: Rules



Name: Sparrow

Gender: She-kit

Age: One moon {Five weeks}

Role: Kit

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Robin {mother, living} Owl {father, living} Finch {brother, living} Cardinal {brother, living} Wren {sister, living} Fox {sister, living}

Mate/Crush: ?

Appearance: Whoaaaa sorry I don't know how to make it smaller xD Just ignore the sizes of pics from now on lol

Personality: Sparrow is normally rude, tough, rough, bossy, and stubborn, but she also has a kind side... just it's rare to see.

Background: Sparrow was born to Owl and Robin with four siblings, Finch, Cardinal, Wren, and Fox. She is currently one moon old and is still sharing a den with her parents and littermates.

Password: Rules



Name: Fox

Gender: She-kit

Age: One moon {five weeks}

Role: Kit

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Robin {mother, living} Owl {father, living} Sparrow {sister, living} Wren {sister, living} Finch {brother, living} Cardinal {brother, living}

Mate/crush: ?

Appearance:  Pretend it's a kitten

Personality: Fox is arrogant and elegant, but also loves to play and can be very generous if you're close to her.

Background: Fox was born to Owl and Robin with four siblings, Sparrow, Finch, Wren, and Cardinal. She is currently staying in a den with her mother, father, and littermates.

Password: Rules



Name: Finch

Gender: Tom-kit

Age: One moon {five weeks}

Role: Kit

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Robin {mother, living} Owl {father, living} Sparrow {sister, living} Fox {sister, living} Wren {sister, living} Cardinal {brother, living}

Mate/crush: ?

Appearance: Pretend it's a kitten

Personality: Finch is rough and playful and loves to play-fight and explore the den, though he's not allowed outside yet.

Background: Finch was born to Robin and Owl with four siblings, Sparrow, Fox, Wren, and Cardinal. He currently stays in a den with his mother, father, and littermates.

Password: Rules



Name: Cardinal

Gender: Tom-kit

Age: One moon {five weeks}

Role: Kit

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Robin {mother, living} Owl {Father, living} Fox {sister, living} Wren {sister, living} Sparrow {sister, living} Finch {brother, living}

Mate/crush: ?

Appearance: 


Personality: Cardinal is kind, chatty, playful, and adventurous, usually being quite hyper. He is very fun to be around!

Background: Cardinal was born to Robin and Owl with four siblings, Fox, Wren, Sparrow, and Finch. He currently shares a den with his immediate kin.

Password: Rules



Name: Wren

Gender: She-kit

Age: One moon {five weeks}

Role: Kit

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Robin {mother, living} Owl {father, living} Fox {sister, living} Sparrow {sister, living} Finch {brother, living} Cardinal {brother, living}

Mate/crush: ?

Appearance: 

Personality: Wren is rather shy, but when comfortable, she is actually quite chatty and playful.

Background: Wren as born to Robin and Owl with four siblings, Fox, Sparrow, Cardinal, and Finch. She currently shares a den with all of those mentioned.

Password: Rules



Name: Blackbird

Gender: She-cat

Age: 34 moons

Role: Queen

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Leaf {mother, living} Talon {father, deceased} Owl {brother, living} Crow {son, ubk} Raven {daughter, ubk} Magpie {daughter, ubk}

Mate: Starling {deceased}

Appearance: 

Personality: Blackbird is intelligent and calm, but also has trust issues and carries a strong hatred for Dark Colony members.

Background: Blackbird was born to Leaf and Talon with her brother, Owl. She always felt left out--Talon always focused on Owl and Leaf seemed to love Owl more. She grew up with a damaged self-esteem, thinking that just no-one cared about her thoughts or opinions, since her parents never listened to her and were always so busy with Owl. Other kits also teased her for her eye color, calling her names like "Two-Eyed Freak" and some even seemed somehow scared of her. She only looked after herself and didn't care much about others, growing a cold personality over the moons. She became a guard apprentice and was taught to fend for herself and that the world was cruel and she was there to protect her own from those who wanted to take their lives. She became very intelligent and, still not trusting that the leader would want her in the Colony, taught herself to hunt. Eventually her world turned upside down when Talon died in battle only a season after she had finished her training. She wished she could've been there in that battle to protect him and to fight for him--but then after a moon of grieving and self-hatred, she realized she didn't need her father. He hadn't been there for her anyway, and the same thing that had happened to Talon would happen to her if she didn't get herself together. So she got up again and sought to increase her skills, and she had now grown a new hatred for the Dark Colony for killing her father. One day--in the same winter since her father had died--she met Starling, an outsider who lived on the edge of the Storm Colony's border. He was much like her--lonely and forgotten. They became good friends, then, one day, even more. By summer they had become mates. In fall, Blackbird began expecting and is currently in her second--and last--moon, though she is also grieving for the death of Starling just a quarter moon ago--he had drowned in the river surrounding the forest.

Password: Rules



Name: Mud

Gender: Tom

Age: 50 moons

Role: Deputy

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Leafy {mother, deceased} Muddy {father, deceased} Acorn {brother, living} Sun {son, living} Sunlight {daughter, living} Sunbeam {daughter, living} Sunshine {daughter, living} Sunny {daughter, living} Sol {son, living} Summer {daughter, living} {All those "Suns." >:3 It's the Sun Family. BEWARE.}

Mate: Golden

Appearance: 

Personality: Mud is brave, kind, humble, and honest. He may seem like a Mary Sue at first, but he has made his own pawful of mistakes.

Background: Mud was born to Muddy and Leafy {I couldn't come up with names hh} along with his brother, Acorn. They were kind of in the background a lot, but they were loving and caring, and paved the way for the brothers' future. Mud became a guard apprentice and worked hard to learn all he could to defend his Colony. He grew stronger and stronger over the moons and eventually, when he was 20 moons old, became the Colony's best guard. A yellowish she-cat named Golden, who was the best hunter at the time, began to talk with him now and then. After a season they became very good friends, and more developed between them, so much that they were mates within the next season. They were reluctant to have kittens, though, as they thought it would take up much of their time and they didn't quite feel ready. Still, three seasons later, on a sunny Summer day, seven kittens were born. Golden and Mud were very proud of them, and most of them had Golden's sun-like yellow, so they named them after that. Sun, Sunny, Sunlight, Sunbeam, Sunshine, Sol, and Summer. The family has now grown and are closer and stronger than ever. Once the kittens became apprentices after two seasons, Mud became deputy of Storm Clan and his reign began. {Plot hole: Doesn't mention Acorn much, but too lazy to fill that in, so... pretend I did ~ Cough, cough ~ Continue}



Name: Golden

Gender: She-cat

Age: 47 moons

Role: Hunter

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Sandy {mother, deceased} Tiger {father, deceased} Sunlight {daughter, living} Sunshine {daughter, living} Sunbeam {daughter, living} Sol {sun, living} Sun {Son, living} Summer {daughter, living}

Mate: Mud

Appearance: 

Personality: Golden is sassy, bossy, and overprotecting of her kits, even though they're already grown. She has been branded the nickname "Mama Goose" by her kin, representing her fierce protection of her several kits.

Background: Golden was born to Sandy and Tiger, actually into the Forest Colony. But when they started seeing multiple symptoms of some disease that Golden was carrying that the current healer didn't recognize or understand, they took her to a twoleg after hearing rumors that twolegs could heal cats better than other cats themselves. Golden was, in fact, treated, and is a survivor of "Feline Hepatic Lipidosis," a liver disease that caused her skin and some of her already ginger fur to turn yellow and her eyes that were originally amber to turn yellow, as well, and she kept those signs, even though she was cured. After that, Sandy and Tiger wanted to go back to the Forest Colony, but Golden, who was around apprentice age at the time, didn't feel safe there anymore, knowing that if the sickness ever came around again, the healer wouldn't know how to treat it. Eventually the kin split; Golden became a loner that simply traveled, while her parents went back to Forest Colony. One day Golden found the new Colonies and was invited into the Storm Colony, which she reluctantly excepted, being tired of her lonely state. She quickly became the best hunter in the Colony and met Mud, the best guard at the time. They became good friends, and, after two seasons, even mates. Golden didn't really want kittens, however, because she was afraid it would interfere with her role and that, if she ever had to leave, she would be abandoning her own kittens. But, nonetheless, they had seven kittens the next summer, all of which had inherited at least some of Golden's ginger-yellow fur and all had her yellow eyes. After these features they named them Sun, Sunny, Sol, Sunlight, Sunbeam, Sunshine, and Summer. Once they were apprentices Golden returned to her duties as a hunter and Mud became deputy of Storm Colony. Now, moons later, they're still here as a strongly bonded family and strong cats of the Storm Colony.



Name: Sun

Gender: Tom

Age: 15 moons

Role: Hunter

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: Golden {mother, living} Mud {father, living} Sunlight {sister, living} Sunshine {sister, living} Sunbeam {sister, living} Sol {brother, living} Sunny {sister, living} Summer {sister, living}

Mate/crush: None

Appearance:  

Personality: Sun is laid-back, loyal, honest, humorous, and trustworthy. Though he takes his role seriously, he tends to make most everything else seem like a joke. He loves his Colony, especially his family, but at times he sometimes feels he needs to be alone, to separate himself from the constant hassle of socialization. He often isolates himself by going hunting alone many times, putting himself at risk, but he doesn't mind. Still, he enjoys others' company, just sometimes needs some time to himself.

Background: Sun was born to Golden and Mud with six littermates, Sol, Sunny, Sunshine, Sunbeam, Sunlight, and Summer. As a kit he was very adventurous, often exploring around the den and sometimes attempting to sneak out, though Golden always caught him. He was taught to be respectful and humble, he and Sol, and since they were the only brothers out of the litter, Sun and Sol became very good friends. You would often find them play-fighting and wrestling wherever they went, but later on Sol and Sun became more distant as their personalities changed and began to differ. Sun was loyal, brave, and honest, while Sol became a more... "dark" soul, hiding himself away from others and becoming easily angered. He was the one who first began the separation of the two brothers, and when Sun noticed one day in their apprenticeship that he seemed especially distracted he followed him to the edge of the forest leading to the mountains, where Sun witnessed Sol with a she-cat from the Dark Colony. ~ Not finished ~



~ Not finished with characters ~

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Side characters do not have to be made forms for, but you have to explain who they are and have a valid reason for including them.

[Deleted]

Ooo! Could I add a character??

If so, here's the form:

Name: Gravel

Gender: Tom-kit

Age: 2 moons

Role: Kit

Colony: Storm Colony

Kin: ??

Crush: Sparrow


Appearance: 

Personality: Gravel is a very shy and anti-social kitten, all because the kits of the colony would tease him, and most of the colony wouldn't trust him. (If it's ok with you, Robin can feed him. Otherwise, he could have been forced to eat prey as soon as he could open his eyes.)

Background: Gravel was born to a loner who, at the last minute, came into the camp. She was very sick, and when she gave birth, got struck by lightning. Two kits died from it, and the other two got the genetic sickness from their mother, and only lived for three hours. Gravel was the only survivor, but because of that, Gravel gets sick very often and easily, and that is how it will stay. Gravel is sort of weird, and most cats who meet him will not talk to him, usually a bit afraid to.


Password: Rules

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@bone

Gasp

Now I know my roleplay isn't entirely horrible and I'm not just gonna have to roleplay alone in a corner .o.

Gravel would've already starting eating prey by a moon old so no-one has to feed him =3

Accepted!

By the way, now I'm concerned it'll all be about Storm Colony xD But that's fine I'll just pretend there's NPCs in other Colonies if no-one wants to try out any other Colonies =3 Usually when I start a roleplay and there's not enough people but everyone's complaining to start the roleplay already I just do that hhh

Also, are you gonna keep that as your profile pic? It's awesome xD

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Since Gravel already eats his prey, can he have later maybe tooth problems? Not to make my little kitty struggle, but that or gum problems....

The profile picture will stay if Flooof says I can't use her drawing. 

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@bone

Sure, I don't mind.

Also kewl! I prefer not to use drawings as pics because of the constant hassle of assuring either it's not mine or the constant worry of "What if someone hates it? It does look ugly... I should burn it and change the picture. Or throw the device out the window along with a grenade."

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@bone

I could set a start date at some point, and then the roleplay would have to start by then, but people could still sign up.

Do you like that idea?

[Deleted]

Yes.

[animalliterature]

Alright. How about the 20th? Only about a week away and it gives me plenty of time to throw in some characters that I should add so there's actual rp characters in each Colony xD

[Deleted]

Yeah, I think that's reasonable, but if it's still the two of us, could you slide it to the 5th of next month? And if it's still us two I guess we could start.

[sensible]

*casually slides in conference room*
"I'd like to pitch an idea for a new character.."

Name: Truffle
Gender: Tom
Age: 2.3 years (27 months)
Role: Hunter
Mentor: None
Colony: Takin' the RP by STORMM (please appreciate this failed pun)
Kin (family): His younger sister, Hazel. No other positive influences.
Mate\crush: Wants a mate. (there aint no avaliable cats for crushess)
Appearance: the cattails choc. bengal pelt w/ emerald eyes
Personality: Truffle is an easy-going young tom. He's always quick to crack a joke, or puns. Quality varies. He puts himself out there to try and make as many friends as possible. Truffle usually doesn't give up. Usually. He can be headstrong at times, and takes an interest in the dragonflies that fly about in the autumn.
Background: Truffle was always running around his family's paws as the second youngest of an 8-cat family. He always aimed to please. One night, Truffle and Hazel made a plan to escape the rough life of being under the infinite blanket of their family's verbal abuse. Truffle and Hazel made a run for it. His oldest brother, Colo, caught them and ran after them. That night only Truffle made it out.
Password: rulessss
Other: do spoiler in these [] to create a spoiler and to end the spoiler do /spoiler also in these [] to hide the pics because they're extremely big.

"So, now that that idea was pitched, what do you think? Go or no go?"

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sensible

Accepted!

I usually go by Egg Cave roleplay terms so I was just laughing to myself at the "pitch" term xD

Edit: Also, I tried the "hide spoilers" thing and it hid the entire rest of the thingy hh I think until I can figure it out more I'll just keep it

[sensible]

animalliterature there's a tab labeled BBCode. You can find all the screw-ups and important things there. I'd recommend hopping into that coding mess and trying to find the /spoiler. if not we can always tag a moderator, maybe spottedleaf--

*realization that spotted may not be active anymore*

yeah, try to fix it yourself then we might ask someone to help >.>

[86]

Hi! I'm interested in this. I'll make a form soon. I'm working on stuff rn, so it might take a little bit.

[Deleted]

Could we start now?