Grottonose

Grottonose is a calico tom with startling green eyes.

## Personality

Grottonose is... an interesting character, to say the least. He has a very opinionated personality, and is usually obnoxiously loud when it comes to being around a group of cats, often lowkey making fun of his personal problems or stereotypical problems that he finds to be stupid, such as jealousy with mates, relationships in general, etc. He is constantly talking, whether it be to someone or himself, usually never staying still in one place or keep completely quiet, even when the leader's talking. He makes it a point to make himself the first involved or first to be heard when a group is asked for an opinion, whether he's in it or not. He is seen as sort of an "honorary medicine cat," since he seems to be about as 'religious,' per se, as one. He absolutely loves confusing and provoking cats; it's a hobby of sorts that he enjoys visibly. The thing that's funniest to him is the fact that he doesn't mean anything he says, and enjoys it when other cats chastise him or snap back at him, and rarely holds grudges about any verbal spats. Around other cats that he's closer to, he's much more mellow, only acting the way the Clan sees him occasionally. Around any potential friend, he will share a plethora of horrible dark inside jokes with his (preferably) small group of friends, and he makes it a point that he isn't about to change himself, mainly because he can't - but he keeps that to himself. He is secretly a really private cat, and holds any information that gets leaked to him close to his heart, locked in the safe that he ate the key to. Despite his loud and often offensive tendencies, he is a great confidant, and he expresses this part of himself to his 'circle.' Also contradictory to himself, he does not under any circumstances gossip for any reason whatsoever - which accents his remarkable confidential ability. Grottonose is actually a very, very deep romantic, often dreaming of a mate that understands him and loves him in every way despite his many faults, and he often rehearses by himself what "lines" he would use on his mate, and what romantic gestures he'd apply. This leads him to be a little glassy-eyed afterwards - he hasn't been detected desiring a mate yet, so even his 'circle' thinks that's just another part of his misunderstood self. He sometimes has the problem of developing crush a little easily, but since he makes fun of it, he wouldn't be able to joke about it anymore, so he stiffly remains single with his brick walls closed in tight. He sometimes feels as if his Clan truly hates him, and that they think him anything less than a cat - of course, he knows that's not the case, or sure hopes so - and gets the impression that cats don't take into account that he has feelings, too, however guarded with an easy-going attitude, and they're sensitive once his walls are torn down. He'll sometimes get anxiety, fearful he actually hurt a cat's feelings, but he doesn't know how exactly to approach them, so he makes a point to accidentally get them the best piece of prey, or make a very public conversation starter, and once the conversation is started, he somehow digs himself a hole he isn't quite sure how to get out of. He tries to empathize with others as much as possible (he isn't the worst at it, either) and is genuinely concerned about his Clanmate's well-being, and will do the best he can to try and help. He won't hesitate to do a favor, and in battles Grottonose would be put in the "front lines," so to speak, because he loves it and he's good at the job. There he will fully flaunt all of his taunting nature, talking to the cat he's fighting or to himself. Basically, he's a cat who really does want to help, but is held back by the scuff because of his super-fun nature that no cat really wants trust with their problems.

## History

He was born an only kit. His mother died at birth, and his father had nothing to do with him (which may be the reason why he's the way he is; he never developed a bond with another queen or tom) until he was apprenticed, who offered a kittypet life for him once he'd learned the death of his mate. He immediately rejected it, preferring to stay in the Clans - his life changed after that, though. No one knew his father was a kittypet, as his mother had told everyone that his father was a tom in CliffClan, including himself, so it was a shock for him, too. He's had friends die in his apprenticeship, but to no one's knowledge has he grieved for any of them, or his mother.