never over - o, joining

[wormwood.]

i was born, on the highway, in a train wreck

with a heart, that was beating, out of my chest

Aurum wasn't sure if he was beginning to feel more annoyed or uncomfortable by Abathur's strange and invasive circling and questioning, but either emotion probably would've worked. A small frown came to his muzzle as the spider reached out and touched his wing, the large limb twitching slightly and feathers spreading out in response. Part of the lion wanting to snap at Abathur for the invasion of personal space, but a larger part of him just wanted to be polite and keep the peace. After all, Abathur sort of just seemed like a strange guy in general, not to mention his status as a new member of Tanglewood... it wouldn't exactly look good for the Captain to be ripping his head off just for a stray touch. So, instead Aurum took a deep breath inward before answering, his voice a soft rumble as he pulled one of his wings away a bit, "Erm... not very recently. A few months ago, I think? It's been a while since it happened. I've gotten used to having them, so..." He awkwardly shrugged his shoulders as the wings settled against his spine once again, not really having a concrete answer. At one point in his life, Aurum had been counting every day that he was in Tanglewood, desperate to get out and leave, but... that wasn't the case anymore, and it felt like time just went flying by now. When Abathur asked if the growth of his wings had coincided with anything important, Aurum struggled to think of an answer, both because he was very uncomfortable and because he truly couldn't remember, "...I don't quite remember. I think my Mother had just joined the group at the time? I never had a very good relationship with her... but I don't think that caused my wings to grow." The arrival of Judith in Tanglewood had certainly been a very stressful situation for Aurum, but it had ultimately ended up being a good moment, since he had stood up for himself with the help of Sam... he had really been coming into his own, but it didn't feel like that would cause something like wing growth, would it?

Aurum watched for a moment as Kaz and Abathur interacted, holding back a snort when Kaz was caught off guard by the questioning. It seemed as though Kaz was just as confused as Aurum was, at least as to why he had been asked. It kinda hurt, hearing Abathur say that Kaz had a more authoritative attitude than he did, but... it was sort of true. Aurum had a tendency to be more warm and welcoming rather than authoritative. Still, he found that he didn't mind it being that way. His attitude didn't change his rank or the knowledge he had, and when Abathur turned to him questioningly, he found himself smile. Tail flicking back and forth lazily, Aurum rumbled to the unusual new spider, "Well... Miller was right. Leroy is our General, and the one who runs everything around here, and I'm his right hand. Technically there's a rank above me known as Proxy, but we don't have one right now due to a very recent leadership change. Our medical team is split into two, with one medic being the head medic known as the sawbone. There are also chasers, which are our stepping stone rank, and guardsmen. They're who I'm the captain of, and they're in charge of welcoming in joiners, hosting events, guarding, all of that... that's pretty much it." All in all, Tanglewood didn't exactly have a huge amount of ranks, but that had never been a problem in the past, and Aurum found he liked it that way. Even if sometimes it seemed like they could use some sort of "party thrower" rank exclusively for Feza.

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