This thread takes place during the Ursa Raid.

Avi lived a good life. Thrice she ate granite and once a bone.

But she knew not everyone had it as well as her. War wasn't something the eternal summer child understood well, but it was there. And just a little bitty time ago two of the Bonebound's members had to go off to fight in one. Giggle, the motherly hyena that told her fortune, and Nemo, the bird that looked like Ozzie. Hey, it's true!

Aviva didn't know how to react. Just moping around, poking some bones with her scythes, and waiting for some news-- anything-- from the faraway legion. Were they doing awesome? She bet they were doing awesome! Incredible, in fact! Not a single instance of infighting among their loyal and true ranks! The gryphon sure hoped they returned safe and victorious soon, because the environment in Canis became tense at their absense. Avi didn't like tenseness.

Eventually, boredom overtook her and the alien flopped onto her back with a dramatic sigh. How could doing nothing be this mind-numbing? She'd been doing nothing for four cycles without a problem!

The Bone duchess's head lolled over, to where she could see Giggle's bone casting place... thing. Aha! What if... she made her own bone pit! Avi liked bones, didn't she?

With a renewed pep in her step, Avi popped up and started rolling together fossils for her little project. Er, would've, if she wasn't lolling about and flopping goofily every time she exerted a little bit of effort.

Our hearts are like firestones,

Sparks will fly, they ignite our bones

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Kerberos's home was Canis. The Bonebound often had to deal with the affairs of the caves, but the hell hound had his own duty. He was a big, lazy lug that functioned as a guard dog: the Bonebound's first line of defense back at their home base, no matter who was home or not.

Giggle being away from home was enough to make the dog feel a little on edge. She wandered, sometimes, but the current mission-- what few details the big dog had-- seemed particularly harrowing. He didn't like it one bit.

On the bright side, some of the Bonebound were still around. Including one of the younger members, one who Kerberos hadn't had the pleasure of interacting with outside of... well, right now. Kerberos spotted the scythe-bug-dog?-friend from afar, nudging bones about, and with a wag of his long, snaky tail he began to trot over.

"Hey!" He woofed, "What're you doing?" The huge dog bounced over, reaching down his snouts to sniff at the bones. "... Can I help?"

@Avi