12-24-2019, 11:14 AM
i was born, on the highway, in a train wreck
with a heart, that was beating, out of my chest
Tanglewood was not the kind of group where you would get too horrendously in trouble for organizing some kind of event without consulting anyone. Hell, organizing events without consulting people had been part of the reason that Aurum had been promoted, much to his own surprise. Still, to organize an event where you were making a giant fucking fire and not tell anyone? Well, that did leave a bit of a bad taste in the lion's mouth. The moment the first coils of the scent of smoke reached his nose, he felt himself tensing up. It wasn't as if using fire as a weapon was unheard of around here, and Aurum wasn't too keen on the entire swamp going up in flames. He had come to love this place, despite its many flaws, and he didn't particularly want to have to go bolting through the territory to make sure that everyone made it out alright... constantly petrified that he had missed someone. Anyways, needless to say, the sight of smoke bursting up in large curling clouds above the trees did not exactly put Aurum at ease, and the lion found himself up and in the air before he knew it, his own flame colored wings carrying him above the tree tops. The wind blew strong through his fur as he soared above the swamp towards the source of the smoke, eventually coming upon the bonfire that Snarl had constructed. He frowned slightly when he spotted the tiny form of Crowley down below, but opted to ignore the demon's presence, instead focusing on the far more urgent matter of the fire. It didn't look to be a threat or anything besides a random fire constructed by one of the members of Tanglewood, but that still didn't exactly make him happy, and he wished Snarl had at least mentioned to someone what the fuck she was going to do.
As he descended down towards the ground, Aurum faintly wondered why exactly Snarl had decided to set up some kind of giant bonfire. If it was Feza, he probably would've been able to understand, since she was constantly putting together events that were vaguely disruptive, although she had been getting better at that as of late. Still, the excuse of boredom probably would've never crossed his mind in a million years. Perhaps it was just because of his position, or perhaps because he had a family, or had been here for longer than Snarl had, but Aurum never really found himself to be bored. He was constantly always patrolling somewhere, doing something, taking care of something, or even just reading something. It felt like his time was constantly full, and he probably would've relished in the feeling of boredom for a while. However, even where he did get a bit of downtime, it was often just spent on sleeping for hours at the request of Roy, so he hardly had time to just feel bored then either. This wasn't entirely a complaint, really. Aurum loved his life, and he loved having things to do that could benefit Tanglewood, so it was really a win win. But he just didn't really feel like he could ever relate to the feeling of just setting something on fire just for the hell of it. He would've said he was ashamed of Crowley for participating in such a thing, but he honestly wasn't all that surprised by it. Crowley liked heat, and was usually too much of a pushover to refuse a plan, so why wouldn't he go along with what Snarl had constructed? The presence of Miller surprised him somewhat, simply thanks to the fact that he would've figured the other wouldn't be particularly fond of such a meaningless extra activity that wasn't meant to be honing anyone's skills, or really benefiting Tanglewood at all, save perhaps for morale.
Aurum firmly shook off his slightly cruel thoughts as he came to a landing nearby, padding closer and making a soft noise as the warmth of the flames soaked into his golden fur. It did feel a bit nice, but Aurum was prone to overheating thanks to his thick fur, so he found himself skirting the edge of the fire as he ignored Crowley, moving over to where Snarl was. Eying the flames in front of him, the angel rumbled softly, looking at the hyena with the hint of a frown, "Hardly a campfire... it's a bonfire. You better be careful not to get anything else on fire. I'd prefer if our nice big forest didn't go up in flames." He was trying not to be a buzzkill, and his tone wasn't even particularly demanding or irritated, but he just wanted to make sure they were being watchful. No offense meant, but Snarl didnt particularly seem the type to go over every safety precaution in her head.
As he descended down towards the ground, Aurum faintly wondered why exactly Snarl had decided to set up some kind of giant bonfire. If it was Feza, he probably would've been able to understand, since she was constantly putting together events that were vaguely disruptive, although she had been getting better at that as of late. Still, the excuse of boredom probably would've never crossed his mind in a million years. Perhaps it was just because of his position, or perhaps because he had a family, or had been here for longer than Snarl had, but Aurum never really found himself to be bored. He was constantly always patrolling somewhere, doing something, taking care of something, or even just reading something. It felt like his time was constantly full, and he probably would've relished in the feeling of boredom for a while. However, even where he did get a bit of downtime, it was often just spent on sleeping for hours at the request of Roy, so he hardly had time to just feel bored then either. This wasn't entirely a complaint, really. Aurum loved his life, and he loved having things to do that could benefit Tanglewood, so it was really a win win. But he just didn't really feel like he could ever relate to the feeling of just setting something on fire just for the hell of it. He would've said he was ashamed of Crowley for participating in such a thing, but he honestly wasn't all that surprised by it. Crowley liked heat, and was usually too much of a pushover to refuse a plan, so why wouldn't he go along with what Snarl had constructed? The presence of Miller surprised him somewhat, simply thanks to the fact that he would've figured the other wouldn't be particularly fond of such a meaningless extra activity that wasn't meant to be honing anyone's skills, or really benefiting Tanglewood at all, save perhaps for morale.
Aurum firmly shook off his slightly cruel thoughts as he came to a landing nearby, padding closer and making a soft noise as the warmth of the flames soaked into his golden fur. It did feel a bit nice, but Aurum was prone to overheating thanks to his thick fur, so he found himself skirting the edge of the fire as he ignored Crowley, moving over to where Snarl was. Eying the flames in front of him, the angel rumbled softly, looking at the hyena with the hint of a frown, "Hardly a campfire... it's a bonfire. You better be careful not to get anything else on fire. I'd prefer if our nice big forest didn't go up in flames." He was trying not to be a buzzkill, and his tone wasn't even particularly demanding or irritated, but he just wanted to make sure they were being watchful. No offense meant, but Snarl didnt particularly seem the type to go over every safety precaution in her head.
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