CRAWLED OUT OF THE ROCK YOU CAME FROM;; open - joining

[wormwood.]

☆ HUNG PICTURES OF PATRON SAINTS UP ON MY WALL TO REMIND ME THAT I AM A FOOL. TELL ME WHERE I CAME FROM, WHAT I WILL ALWAYS BE: JUST A SPOILED LITTLE KID WHO WENT TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL —

Most everything that Aurum knew about the past of Tanglewood was through secondhand information. Obviously he knew of pretty much everything that had happened since he had arrived nearly a year ago, but anything before that remained as somewhat of a mystery to the lion. He knew of certain incidents that were talked about a great deal by the general public, and from the occasional reminiscing of older members – although there weren't very many of those around anymore – but he knew nothing of Ophelia, nor her relationship to Leroy. Thus, he also had no frame of reference for how Leroy could have children. It was a given that Leroy could've had escapades before he came to Tanglewood, or just generally in the past – considering Aurum wasn't in the business of knowing every personal detail of every single other Tangler – but kids were sort of a big deal, and it seemed odd that Leroy would have children that he never talked about. Unless, of course, he hadn't known about them either, which was always a possibility. After all, Aurum hadn't told Whisper about their children until very shortly after they had been born, so it wasn't as if mothers couldn't keep secrets.

Either way, the proxy generally wasn't the type to ignore the arrival of a newcomer, even in his current fragile state. Plus, the arrival of others gave him something new to focus on, other than the rampaging unpleasant thoughts that had taken up residence in his head as of late. So, the angel found himself padding up behind Leroy and Vignere not too long after they had arrived, his tail flicking calmly behind him. Coming up on the other side of the General, Aurum found himself pausing, blinking a couple of times as he glanced between Leroy and Ryder. The resemblance really was uncanny, although he tried not to focus on that too much. Perhaps it was just because they were similar species of canines, so they had a shocking resemblance? It seemed unlikely, but hardly impossible, so Aurum allowed himself to ease slightly, just waiting to see what Ryder would answer with. Leroy had asked the essential question after all, in his own way.

[div style="text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; text-shadow: 0px 0px 2px #1B1B2F; font-size: 24px;"][color=#44437F]— AURUM

#psychosocial.