08-28-2019, 09:13 PM
[glow=#000,1,400]MY MAMA SAID THAT I'M NOT LIVING RIGHT. YOU RAISED A LION, MAMA, I AIN'T LYING, MAMA — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]
Wormwood watched as the flames licking over Roy slowly moved backward in order for him to be able to perform the task at hand, and a soft smile came to his face as he nodded slowly to Roy. He rumbled softly as his tail flicked from side to side, a sense of warmth passing through his chest and down through his limbs at the fact that the young tiger seemed so interested and delighted in Worm's silly little activity, [glow=black,1,400]"Yes, you can make one for anyone, and as many as you want. If we run out of supplies, I'll even go and get more so you can make more if you want."[/glow] Faintly in the back of his mind, he was aware of the the fact that he was probably spoiling Roy at this point, but he really couldn't help it. The younger male was most of the reason that he had hosted this little event, and seeing Roy pleased with the prospect of making bracelets for everyone here that he knew made Wormwood feel incredibly happy and he found that he wanted to put a smile on the tiger's face more often. A faint smile came to his muzzle as he pushed one of the bowls of supplies faintly forward so that it was easier for Roy to get to them.
His attention was then pulled away from the young tiger by the approach of V, someone that the lion hadn't seen around too much and didn't know greatly yet. Still, she was a member of Tanglewood, and he felt the same degree of caring for her as everybody else he did in the group. Because of this, when he saw the tears faintly rolling down the female's cheeks, he froze up and frowned a bit in worry for her. Still, he noticed the pain in her eyes and the way she seemed to be steadfastly ignoring the crying that was going on, so he ignored it as well, offering her a small and comforting smile to try and communicate that she had others who cared about her here. Sure, he didn't know her that well yet, and he certainly didn't know why she had showed up to the bracelet making event so upset, but he really didn't have a leg to stand on if he questioned her. After all, just a few days ago he had collapsed in the middle of camp, just sobbing his eyes out over everything that had been going on without much of an instigating act besides just a little tumble onto the ground. He was pretty sure that most of the time now he was wound up so tightly in his own tangled web of emotions at the moment that it was entirely possible he could end up crying right now if someone just said the wrong thing. He of course wasn't hoping for such a thing, but he he was just being honest with himself over the pain he was feeling so often these days.
Gritting his teeth, the lion shook his head to get rid of the warring thoughts within his brain, the mix of excitement and strange sorrow causing him distress at what was supposed to just be a nice and friendly event to bring the group together. After taking in a deep breath to even himself out, the lion nodded to V and let out a soft pleased chuff before speaking, [glow=black,1,400]"Yes, of course you can make one as well, miss V. This is an event open to everyone, and if you've got somebody you want to give a bracelet to, feel free to give them one... even if you don't have anybody in particularly in mind, you can always make one for yourself. A little bit of self love, you know?"[/glow] He joked softly, trying to lighten the mood from the oddly somber cloud that had fallen over it since V had arrived. He knew that the other hadn't been around for long yet, so he couldn't really blame her if she didn't have anyone here yet that she wanted to give a bracelet to. After all, if he was back in the days of the Pride, then he definitely wouldn't have anybody else that he would have wanted to give a bracelet to after spending a lot of time making it. But things were different here, and there were many of his clanmates – in fact, practically all of them – that he would gratefully give a bracelet to, just to see their smiling faces. It made him feel quite similar to Roy, whose sentiment to give one to everybody was practically identical.
Turning to look at the table, he pushed some stuff towards V before moving to grab some things for himself and begin twisting differently colored strings together. He wasn't exactly sure how it would look yet, but... he knew he was going to make one for first: Red. The male had been missing now for several days, and every evening that passed without the gorilla returning made more and more concern fill the lion's entire body, distracting his thoughts and driving tears to his eyes even when he had been feeling fine just a few moments before. As he began to twist strings of black and red together, his eyes seemed to gain a far off look, thinking about the pain that Red could've possibly been going through. His own eyes began to sting with unshed tears, similar to the ones that had been occupying V's eyes briefly, but he swallowed down the lump in his throat and focused on the elaborate task he was doing with his paws and mouth. There was absolutely no way that he was going to cry right now, especially when he had to be a comforting presence for everybody else here, especially V. She had seemed quite caring thus far, and he didn't want her to have to deal with his emotional problems so soon, or make Roy feel bad.
His attention was then pulled away from the young tiger by the approach of V, someone that the lion hadn't seen around too much and didn't know greatly yet. Still, she was a member of Tanglewood, and he felt the same degree of caring for her as everybody else he did in the group. Because of this, when he saw the tears faintly rolling down the female's cheeks, he froze up and frowned a bit in worry for her. Still, he noticed the pain in her eyes and the way she seemed to be steadfastly ignoring the crying that was going on, so he ignored it as well, offering her a small and comforting smile to try and communicate that she had others who cared about her here. Sure, he didn't know her that well yet, and he certainly didn't know why she had showed up to the bracelet making event so upset, but he really didn't have a leg to stand on if he questioned her. After all, just a few days ago he had collapsed in the middle of camp, just sobbing his eyes out over everything that had been going on without much of an instigating act besides just a little tumble onto the ground. He was pretty sure that most of the time now he was wound up so tightly in his own tangled web of emotions at the moment that it was entirely possible he could end up crying right now if someone just said the wrong thing. He of course wasn't hoping for such a thing, but he he was just being honest with himself over the pain he was feeling so often these days.
Gritting his teeth, the lion shook his head to get rid of the warring thoughts within his brain, the mix of excitement and strange sorrow causing him distress at what was supposed to just be a nice and friendly event to bring the group together. After taking in a deep breath to even himself out, the lion nodded to V and let out a soft pleased chuff before speaking, [glow=black,1,400]"Yes, of course you can make one as well, miss V. This is an event open to everyone, and if you've got somebody you want to give a bracelet to, feel free to give them one... even if you don't have anybody in particularly in mind, you can always make one for yourself. A little bit of self love, you know?"[/glow] He joked softly, trying to lighten the mood from the oddly somber cloud that had fallen over it since V had arrived. He knew that the other hadn't been around for long yet, so he couldn't really blame her if she didn't have anyone here yet that she wanted to give a bracelet to. After all, if he was back in the days of the Pride, then he definitely wouldn't have anybody else that he would have wanted to give a bracelet to after spending a lot of time making it. But things were different here, and there were many of his clanmates – in fact, practically all of them – that he would gratefully give a bracelet to, just to see their smiling faces. It made him feel quite similar to Roy, whose sentiment to give one to everybody was practically identical.
Turning to look at the table, he pushed some stuff towards V before moving to grab some things for himself and begin twisting differently colored strings together. He wasn't exactly sure how it would look yet, but... he knew he was going to make one for first: Red. The male had been missing now for several days, and every evening that passed without the gorilla returning made more and more concern fill the lion's entire body, distracting his thoughts and driving tears to his eyes even when he had been feeling fine just a few moments before. As he began to twist strings of black and red together, his eyes seemed to gain a far off look, thinking about the pain that Red could've possibly been going through. His own eyes began to sting with unshed tears, similar to the ones that had been occupying V's eyes briefly, but he swallowed down the lump in his throat and focused on the elaborate task he was doing with his paws and mouth. There was absolutely no way that he was going to cry right now, especially when he had to be a comforting presence for everybody else here, especially V. She had seemed quite caring thus far, and he didn't want her to have to deal with his emotional problems so soon, or make Roy feel bad.
— Reggan