warrior: NIGHTINGALESONG [wip]

Nightingalesong of WindClan

-- Adroitness
Nightingalesong is characteristically good at following social cues to make sure she benefits the most from every encounter she comes across, and how to manipulate others into achieving exactly what she desires. Besides flattery, she also uses more subtle methods of getting what she wants, including misdirection and circumspection. This she-cat can come off as well put together and simply kind hearted and a great listener - but beneath her outer shell is a quick-witted cat who is always working to better her own interests.  

-- Conscientious
Nightingalesong does not do anything without thinking it completely through. This often makes her seem stuck-up or as though those that she surrounds herself might as well be walking on glass. While some may mistake it for being uptight, in actuality Nightingalesong simply has too much care for her own appearance socially and physically. To ensure that everyone treats her with the utmost respect and gives her the princess-like treatment she deserves, she treats her fellow Clanmates almost as a queen would her followers. While respecting them and giving them advice where she sees fit, she seems entirely closed off and all too careful of her speech to ensure that she never does anything unfit of one such as herself.  

-- Empathy
Beneath her hard-earned shell of royalty air is a very caring cat, who can relate all too quickly with those she is around. She uses this to her advantage and often draws the advice she can give from her empathetic nature. However, when around those who she truly trusts - this hard earned shell is practically nonexistent.  

-- Femininity
Along the lines of royalty - she has a very feminine air to her, that can almost be overwhelming for some. As part of the front she puts on, this is also an added layer of something entirely not actually her. Nightingalesong has no quarrels with getting her paws dirty or fighting to protect her Clan and those she loves, often actually holding out grudges for far longer than most would think appropriate and never quite forgiving those who have wronged her or others she cares for. When not needing to hunt or fight, she resorts back to her closed off, feminine composure.

-- Sarcastic Optimism  
Most of her advice is just this, well veiled sarcastic optimism. Although she is empathetic, and will usually give advice pointing toward the happier of two decisions, she will usually be thinking that the opposite is most likely to happen. She does not place faith in happiness, but rather in hard-won respect.  

-- Loyalty
Of course, Nightingale is fiercely loyal to her Clan and her Clanmates, and would put them above herself at a moment's notice. While she might not show it much, and would much rather other cat's to see her as above them, she has an incredible sense of loyalty and is even more so protective of those who she holds close.  

-- Excitement
To those she is close to, she discerns a part of herself that has been hid away since kit-hood. When excited about a subject or enthused about anything, she resorts to bursts of kit-like excitement and wonder. Usually, immediately afterwards she feels sheepish and incredibly miss-placed and is apologetic, yet nonetheless these outbursts do happen when around cats who are close to her. Nightingale is also incredibly afraid of being intimately close to anyone, and will become flustered and at a loss for words when presented with an opportunity to be so. This confident she-cat is reduced to shy mumbles by intimate proximity, quite frankly.