Amberstar smirked as the broadcast began, but quickly replaced it with a smile.
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen!" The pale cream tabby yowled. "Welcome to the 25th Thinning Games!" The small, but live, audience screeched and cheered. Amberstar smiled even wider.
"Today, we will be picking the special twist added on every 25 games, for some zest!" A roar of cheers. The crowd had become so into the Games that this new development, told only three years ago, had been totally accepted. All according to plan.
A spotted tabby walked onstage, head bowed, and presented Amberstar with a single seashell. Amberstar touched it with her nose, and tensed as though she had been given an electric shock. Opening her eyes and raising her head, she announced,
"For the 25th Thinning Games, the gender roles will be switched. ShadowClan and ThunderClan will be submitting three she-cats and two toms, and RiverClan and WindClan will be submitting three toms and two she-cats, instead of the other way around."
Silence.
A beat.
And dozens of cats blinked awake to scream.