light is running low / joiner

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A low hiss escapes the hybrid's mouth, grumbling about how they had gotten lost. One day, they were adventuring, just fine. And suddenly, they got torn away from their friends, left to wonder where they had went. Blue paws tapped against the border of this place. Had they not changed territories when the child was last here? How interesting, that they decided to stay in a place possibly detrimental to their health. Eyebrows furrow and the blue cat detects the border.

Perhaps words needed to be said, perhaps not. Either way, the cat sits down, flicking their kinked tail and waiting for the next passerby.

✧ don't forget, i'm with you in the dark

[wormwood.]

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AURUM

DO NO HARM BUT TAKE NO SHIT !

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It seemed to be a more and more common occurence that people were questioning why Tanglewood chose to stay inside their little swamp, and honestly Aurum was pretty sure it was a question that would remain until Tanglewood completely vanished off the face of the earth. At least in this case they weren't actually saying it out loud, just thinking it. Aurum had been taking a walk through the area, a book about herbs clenched carefully in his jaws, when the unfamiliar scent of Kris hit his nose. Carefully putting the book down on a nearby tree root, the lion then made his way over to where the much smaller cat was, sitting back on his haunches. Once he was comfortable, he offered Kris a warm smile, rumbling to them, "Hello there, little one. You're on Tanglewood territory. Would you mind telling me your name, and why you're here?" It was straightforward, but the little feline didn't seem like that much of a threat, so Aurum didn't feel the need to ask more questions.

━ I'M GONNA WIN┆PROUD. WARM. PROTECTIVE. ━

[deimos]

Detrimental to her health. Yeah, that was funny. The radioactivity of the area was less danger to her then the chemicals she fed her body. Since her recent return, she hadn't managed to smoke until very recently, the scent clinging to her fur as much as it had before when she quit. Well, she quit because she couldn't find anymore smokes, considering her best friend had burned them. That was.. definitely detrimental to her health.

She had been wandering the border, trying to keep her strength up by moving her muscles in a.. gentle way that was suggested by close friends. She had grumbled throughout the treck, not exactly enthused by stuck with it anyways. When she spotted commotion, the deer-cat stepped closer, mismatched eyes observing the rather blue counterpart.

"SPEECH"

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[align=center][div style="text-align:justify;width:55%;font-family:verdana;"]Aurum's ability to shift in and out of a fatherly guise was as amusing to watch as it was terrifying. One moment he was raging fire, and the next, he was calling an unfamiliar kit "little one" and treating them like one of his own; funny, how people put on masks and took them off so easily. The kit would surely never imagine the kind of hatred Aurum could direct towards a threat when he offered a smile so warm. Sam, less so - she appeared a bit disgruntled, but from what little Kazuhira had seen of her since her return, that seemed to be a default. She wasn't particularly unfriendly, just seemed less-than-pleased about her current circumstances and cautious of anything out of the ordinary. That was, of course, fair enough.

The young feline at the border appears only apprentice-aged, and peculiar in their appearance. Much like their neighborhood party-thrower, Kris had brightly colored fur unlike the camouflage-conducive earth tones that shaded most pelts. He supposed Aurum had already asked the more important details, though he couldn't help wondering where Kris had ventured from, be it another group or some far-off land. He'd ask later, he supposed. For now, the cheetah came to a halt beside the Proxy, nodding calmly in greeting to the stranger and saying nothing else for now.

[charactercemetary.]

How interesting. A lion had appeared before them. The genderless child blinks, though it's likely not able to be seen behind their eyes, and their tail flicks. They move their scarf, looking for a notebook. Then they sigh, realizing it is not in their inventory. Besides, more and more people were gathering. They flick their tail. "Hello." Their voice is neither feminine nor masculine, and is quite monotonous. Then they gaze up to Aurum, the one who had asked the question.  "I am Krisriel Dreemurr. Can I stay here?"

✧ don't forget, i'm with you in the dark

[wormwood.]

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AURUM

DO NO HARM BUT TAKE NO SHIT !

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This new kid was... odd, certainly, be it because of the strange way they spoke in an almost detached tone, or because of the fact that they weren't too worried about the group had begun to gather around them. Either way, Aurum wasn't about to turn.someone away just for being a little bit strange, so he found himself smiling warmly down at Kris, sparing a glance and a nod towards both Sam and Miller before he spoke, "Stay here...? Yes, of course you can stay here, Krisriel. Welcome to Tanglewood. My name's Aurum, and I'm the proxy around here, or the second in command. If you have any problems, you can always come to me." The lion had certainly been pretty damn tired as of late, but he would never let himself slip into aggravation or exhaustion in front of a child, especially not one that was so polite and straightforward.

━ I'M GONNA WIN.┆PROUD. WARM. PROTECTIVE. ━