Mallardripple

Template:Template for TFCRP Infobox. Use this one`` I know how hard it is to be confident in your abilities. I didn't believe in myself, but look at me now. Even us cats who think we can't. Really can. `` - Mallardripple to Snowsight about her confidence.

## Personality

(I got this idea from the Snowblossom wiki.) Mallard is an INFJ-T Advocate. (Still after a second test :D)

Original personality:

Mallard is a little anxious floof, he's skittish and paranoid sometimes, he's got a stutter like his dad but is friendly and enjoys being around cats but won't go up to cats he doesn't know, he struggles to make friends so often talks to the bugs walking around Wc camp, I might have him have a cricket friend or something. Cats (May) think he's weird because he loves bugs so much. He's a massive pushover and is the kind of cat who would decline treatment if he stepped on a bee and got stung "B-B-But it was my fault! I killed the Bee!" More in Disabilities/Conditions. He's very emotional and feels emotions fully

Updated Personality:

Mallardripple is an anxious tom. He's a massive pushover but his heart is in the right place. He loves treating cats and helping out but sometimes his emotions and past experiences can get the best of him and cause him to make rash decisions weather good or not. He's a wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve kind of cat. Even through his fear of talking to strangers he can be very brave when he needs to, taking on hard challenges with his medicine or running into the middle of a fight to try to save a cat. He often has low self-esteem and losing a cat in his care beats him up. He tries to be optimistic but will never lie to a patient just to make them feel better. If he thinks they are going to die, he will tell them that in the most gentle way possible.

Mallardripple is Straight Demisexual

16Personalities stats

Mind:

11% EXTROVERTED

89% INTROVERTED

Energy:

51% INTUITIVE

49% OBSERVANT

Nature:

12% THINKING

88% FEELING

Tactics:

65% JUDGING

35% PROSPECTING

Identity:

21% ASSERTIVE

79% TURBULENT

## Looks

Mallard is a dark ginger tom with four darker ginger paws. He has a white patch on his chest that covers his whole chest and leads down to his belly, also covering that. His body is covered in small mottles that are the same color as his paws. They're almost like broken dapples. On the bottom corner of his left right eye there is a splash of the paws ginger (the same ginger that his paws are) and below the other eye there is a paws ginger spot that trails from in line with the horizontal middle of his eye and it curls around to just past the vertical middle of his eye. He has a paws ginger tuft on his head. His tail and ears are tipped with white and there are a few white splashes mixed in with his paws ginger splashes.

### Gene type

Short version: Ll (Shorthair, carries long) blbl (Cinnamon Base) XOY (Red) DD (Non-Dilute) ApbA (Tabby Bengal) mcmc (Classic tabby) spsp (Normal spotted) tata (Normal ticked) Bmbm (Bengal/Toyger pattern) Wsw (0-50% white)

Long version: Ll RR ReRe lplp whwh blbl XOY DD dmdm ApbA mcmc spsp tata Bmbm ii wbwb EE CC Wsw acac sfsf JbJb mm mkmk pdpd

(Ty @AppleIAm on scratch for helping me with that.)

(https://www.sparrows-garden.com/advanced-cat-coat-calculator)

## Backstory

### Kit

Mallardkit was born on the 6th of May 2020 to Wolfstep and Clovewillow as the youngest kit. Mallardkit was named after one of Wolfstep's old friends. He was one of three, Him, Mothkit and Iriskit.

###### The following might be in the wrong order

Mallardkit meets a beetle named Wolf, his closest friend.

Mallardkit became friends with Beepetal.

Mallardkit became friends with Smallflower, they become close.

Mallardkit meets a rogue named Spice.

Mallardkit becomes friends with Brushflame.

Smallflower died tragically. Mallardkit was sad.

Clovewillow also died.

Mallardkit has a few mini herb lessons with Starlingpaw

Mallardkit wants to be a medicine cat.

Mallardkit is going to become a medicine cat!

###### End incorrect order.

Mallardkit meets Fidgetspark.

Mallardkit met Wrenripple. They connected relatively quickly after Mallardkit got over his fear due to the fact they both have vocal disabilities.

He met Mintpaw

Mallardkit met Wrenripple's daughter Beamkit.

### Apprenticeship

Mallardpaw was apprenticed to Starlingfrost, as a medicine cat apprentice.

Mallardpaw went to his first gathering. It made him feel very woozy and made his ears ring. He collapsed because of the pressure.

His brother and sister became warriors.

Wrenripple passed away. Mallardpaw is depressed.

Beampaw and Mallardpaw become closer over Wrenripple delivering messages from Starclan though him,

He and Beampaw bound a couple of times

Mallardpaw meets Puddlekit

Mallardpaw and Beampaw confessed to each other ahhhhhhhhhhhh MallardBeam

Mallardpaw had to tell Wolfstep about him and Beampaw

Wolfstep passed away. Saying Mallardpaw is depressed is a massive under statement.

Mallardpaw and Puddlekit bond

Mallardpaw had his first panic attack :(

Mallardpaw talks with Dovefreckle

Mallardpaw helps Quillsong deliver her kits

### Full Medicine Cat

Mallardpaw receved his medicine cat name, Mallardripple, from Starlingfrost.

Mallardripple and Beambird became mates!

Mallardripple rescued Puddlekit from a badger. He gained a scar on his shoulder

Beambird was captured by twolegs after being hit by a monster. She is missing and presumed dead, Mallardripple is heartbroken

Mallardripple yelled at Legend. He snapped at him after he was being very annoying. His heartbreak put strain on his emotions and it broke him

Mallardripple talked to Puddlepaw a few times.

Starlingfrost died. Mallardripple is extremely stressed because he is now the sole medicine cat of Windyclam.

Mallardripple became Puddlepaw's mentor.

Training with Puddledude

Mothwhisper passed away. He was the last cat of Mallardripple's biological family and he regrets not having much of a connection with him.

Mallardripple is currently living in Thunderclan to care for Sunstar.

Mallardripple met various Thunderclan cats like Sunstar, Rabbitfoot, Heatherpaw, Rainpaw, and Burrowpaw. Not in that order.

Mallardripple caught Sunstar's greencough.

Talking to various Windclan cats over the border

Mallardripple is through the worst of his greencough and is coming out the other side.

Mallardripple was appointed honorary mentor of Snowsight, the Thunderclan medicine cat, by Beeflight.

Mallardripple Snowsight training session.

He found out Puddlepaw is missing.

Meeting Bouldercrumble

Leaving Thunderclan, Being greeted by Horentflight and Sorrelfrost

Socializing with Frostkit

Puddlepaw is back! Mallardripple is thrilled,

(Lots of other stuff I forgot to document)

Poppyblaze and Eaglespark died. Puddlepaw is distraught so Mallardripple tries to comfort him.

(Trying to be more descriptive of the roleplays)

Mallardripple was sitting outside the medicine den when Ravenkit came up to him. Wolf was on his head and Ravenkit was going to attack him but Mallardripple told him that Wolf was a friend. Ravenkit asked how he could be friends with a beetle and Mallardripple told him that Wolf had been with him since he was a small kit.

Mallardripple approaches Padpaw after she makes a catch

Windclan camp was attacked by badgers and Mallardripple was out grieving. He came back with a "wtf happened here". Puddlepaw told him and Mallardripple wishes he was there. They talk for a bit and Mallardripple looks at Frostkit's bindings and praises Puddlepaw on it. Puddlepaw doesn't want to leave Frostkit without a fully trained warrior. Mallardripple makes the argument that he has a little bit of training but Puddlepaw isn't convinced.

Other things happened

Mallardripple developed feelings for his friend, Birchbrook. He's very conflicted about it because Beamy was never conformed dead.

Puddlepaw became Puddlespirit :D

Mallardripple confessed to Birchbrook and she confessed to him! They're mates now!

Lots of random things happen

Mallardripple figured out that Birchbrook was expecting kits! Mallardripple is the happiest tom in the forest.

Mallardripple met a Riverclan tom named Newtchaser, they hit it off instantly. Mallardripple feels like he has known the tom his whole life.

Padwish was hit by a falling branch and killed. Mallardripple is distraught.

Mallardripple helped Birchbrook deliver their kits, Wolfkit. Starlingkit, Willowkit and Birdkit. Mallardripple is overwhelmed by love.

Waspsnow lies to Mallardripple, telling him Newtchaser is dead. He is distraught.

Mallardripple sees Newtchaser and now knows he's alive, Newtchaser is angry with Waspsnow.

Waspsnow and Mallardripple meet (not on purpose) at the border. They hiss at eachother before Waspsnow pushes Mallardripple into a rock slide. Mallardripple's leg gets stuck and his side sliced up, but he's mostly fine. He runs away, but Waspsnow follows him. He collapses on the moor and Waspsnow tries to help him, but he fights back. Mallardripple falls unconscious (rp in progress)

Lots happens, including Sorrelfrost dying

Puddlespirit also dies. Mallardripple comes out worse off than he has ever been.

Mallardripple's best friend, Newtchaser, died of a snake bite. Mallardripple got over it quickly, but only at the request of Newt before he died. He still sometimes can't handle being around the Riverclan border.

## Disabilities/Conditions

**(Mild) Glossophobia** -

New Version: Mallardripple's Glossophobia has gotten better over time. He's better at talking to strangers and now sometimes attends gatherings and tries to go up and talk to new cats.

Old Version: Mallardpaw is has a version of Glossophobia, he's terrified of talking to strangers and will start breathing quickly, her heart rate will rise, his eyes will widen, tears might form at the edges of his eyes and he will dig his claws into the ground. If you mention that you know one of his family members he'll relax a bit but he'll still be quite worried.

**Stutter** - Mallardpaw has a stutter, He inherited this from his father (I looked it up, Stutters are likely to be inherited from another family member). For example, a normal cat they would say "Hi, How are you?" but Mallardpaw would try to say that but it would come out as "Huh-Hi, How ah-are you?"

**Separation Anxiety -** Due to the early death of a lot of his close relatives he's very scared about losing cats he's close to or even being separate from them for a long period of time.

**Chronic Low Self Esteem -** Mallardripple thinks very little of himself, If a cat he loves has been distant with him or does something that even remotely rejects him, his mind flips to "they hate me, I've wronged them."

**Unknown Heart Condition -** Mallardripple's mother (WIP)

## Relationships

### Family

Clovewillow - Deceased father, Moderate relationship, Deceased, Wc

Wolfstep - Mother, Close, Deceased, Wc

Irispool - Sister, Not very close, Deceased, Wc

Mothwhisper - Brother, Closer than him and Irispool but not super close, Deceased, Wc

Brushflame - Friend/Adopted sister, Wc

Beambird / Beamy - Close Friend, Ex Mate, Split up due to Beamy going missing, Good terms, Unknown

Wrenripple - Close Friend, Son figure for her, Mother-In-Law (Deceased), Wc

Horentflight - Adopted Brother-In-Law, Wc

Sheep - Grandmother, Deceased, Never knew, Loner

Eaglespark - Grand-Uncle, Doesn't know well, Wc

Poppyblaze - Grand-Aunt, Doesn't know well, Wc

Puddlespirit - First cousin once removed, Complicated. They both think the other hates them, Adopted Son, Deceased, Former ApprenticeWc

Sheeppaw - First cousin once removed, Doesn't know, Wc

Bloomsprout - First cousin once removed, Doesn't know, Wc

Fireflyburn - First cousin once removed, Acquaintance, Wc

Lakestar - Great-Aunt-in-law, I think, Doesn't know, Deceased, Sc

Birchbrook - Mate, Wc

Juncokit - Nephew, Wc

Lavenderkit, Neice, Wc

Carnationkit, Nephew, Wc

Fallenkit, Nephew, Wc

Wolfstance, Son, Wc

Willowpool, Daughter, Apprentice Wc

Birdglide, Daughter, Wc

Starlingfade, Son, Wc

Newtchaser - Best friend/Brother Figure, Deceased, Formerly Rc

Thrasherkit - Adopted Grandson (Willowpool), Wc

Sunshinekit - Adopted Granddaughter (Willowpool), Wc

### Acquaintances

Spice - Loner

Fidgetspark - Wc, Deceased

Mintpaw - WC (The link doesn't link to the proper Mintpaw)

Snowblossom - Wc.

Baypaw - Tc

Dovefreckle - Wc

Legend - Loner

Burrowpaw - TC

Rainpaw - TC

Rabbitfoot - TC

Sunstar - TC

Heatherpaw - TC

Bouldercrumble - TC

Ravenkit - Wc

### Friends

Smallflower - Close friend, Wc, Deceased.

Beepetal - Friend, Wc

Starlingfrost - Friend/Role model/Mentor, Wc, Deceased

Wolf (the Beetle) - Very close, Closest friend.

Sorrelfrost - Friends, Wc

Snowsight - TC, Former Apprentice

Frostdrift - Wc

### Enemies/Bad Terms

Waspsnow - Waspsnow and Mallardripple despise eachother, Rc

## Trivia (Idea from Beampaw's page)

* Mallardpaw often doubts that he should have been chosen as Starlingfrost's apprentice.
* He often fears that Beambird is going to go to RiverClan and leave him
* He calls Beambird, Beamy, and she calls him Duck Boy
* Mallardripple has rogue blood through his mother. He is half rogue
* (More of a note to self) Mallardripple and Beamy are 10 moons apart
* Mallardripple has this thing called his "medicine cat state". He ignores the fact that he doesn't know the cat and kicks into full gear with treating them. It's actually quite mesmerizing to watch.
* Mallardripple wishes he could've had kits of his own but he doesn't want to let go of Beamy.
* Mallardripple's favorite prey used to be rabbits, but since the rabbit disease he's begin to love mice instead. He doesn't eat rabbit very often anymore.
* Mallardripple is Heteroflexible. He developed little feelings for his best friend, Newtchaser, but thought they were just best friend feelings because the only wives he's had were his best friends.

## Nightmare(s)/Vision(s)

### Dead darkness

Mallardripple has this reacuring nightmare/vision (it's not a starclan vision) where he's falling through blackness and the cats he wasn't able to save are falling around him. Their bodies are mangled and their fur is matted with blood. Some cats that are alive are there too, the more common variation of this is he's walking through darkness and the cats are walking beside him, they look the same as if they were falling.

#### List of cats:

Wrenripple, Wolfstep, Beambird, Hootpaw (Hootpaw is different. His body is fine but his eyes are torn out because Mallardripple was unable to save his sight, (He's farsighted)), Fidgetspark, Puddlekit (Puddlekit is covered in frost in the vision because Mallardripple found him out in the cold nearly dead and is worried about him), Starlingfrost

### Captured

This nightmare sprung up after Beambird was captured by two-legs after being hit by a monster. In the nightmare he is captured by two-legs and he sees Beambird again, before they can reunite the two-legs sprout claws and tear Beambird apart

## Theme songs (Idea also from Beampaw's page)

* Song - Artist - Why
* False Confidence - Noah Kahan (Not clean, if you want to listen) - I think the lyrics fit with how Mallardpaw is always trying to be the best medicine cat but he keeps taking blows to his confidance and no matter how bad he feels his friends and family always are there to pick him up.
* Catching Feelings - Drax Project ft. SIX60 (More a MallardBeam song) - Because at the beginning they both thought the other would never love them, look at them now :)
* Blame - Air Traffic Controller - I feel like this fits him because he's always blaming himself for the deaths of his loved ones, simply because he is a medicine cat and should have been able to save them.
* Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots - It fits with his anxiety.
* This is Home - Cavetown - I think that it fits with his and Puddlepaw's relationship.
* Snail - Cavetown feat. chloe moriondo) - I think it works with his relationship with his anxiety. Specifically the line "there's another snail, living with me in my shell and it's fair to say I don't like it."

## Other Cats Opinions on Mallardripple

Wolfstep - “Hon you’re more than an ‘okay cat’. You’re so admirable for your perseverance I wonder how you do it. Even if you don’t feel like you’re enough you will anyways be enough to me, Mallardpaw.” \*licks him lovingly on the head\* (From Scratch)

Beambird (before they became official - "M-Mallardpaw? He's great! Yes, great, absolutely great, and handsome- what?! Nevermind, don't look at me like that!" (Beampaw proceeded to knock over my camera and escape the studio :'/) (From Beambird's page)

Padkit - The medicine cat with his soft eyes and kind face hadn’t changed all this time. whilst bloomkit and puddlepaw seemed like totally different people, next to them mallardripple seemed so familiar, like the feel of her mother’s body close to hers (From a rp chain)

Rosehaze - Mallardripple - Reminds me vaguely of Beeflight, except he's got more courage. He's got a kind heart and does whatever he needs to when it comes to saving lives. I like that about him.

Frostdrift - Mallardripple’s a great cat! He’s like a father to me, and he’s really caring and tries his best.

## Quotes

- Mallardripple stared at the falls, his head held high fighting the urge to shed tears. Mallardripple, Mallardrippe. Wrenripple. He couldn't stop it, tears of pride fell down his face. He had made it. He had won. He was good enough. He deserved this. This is what he deserved. His name. His life. This was what he had worked for his whole life. Tears ran down his face but there was a wide smile on his face. This is for you Mummy, Wrenripple and all the cats I lost - Mallardripple after receiving his full name

- `` I know how hard it is to be confident in your abilities. I didn't believe in myself, but look at me now. Even us cats who think we can't. Really can. `` - Mallardripple to Snowsight about her confidence.

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