I'm Auri

(grand fanfare) I — AM — AURI! (pinky out) I am an Elementix, how lovely you came! I am shiny! I am fancy! I am gold gold GOLD! Let me show you what I — ahem — do!

(diva trill) La la LAAAAA! Behold — my SHINE! Look upon my gleam — divine! Crowns! And rings! And fancy things! I am the metal of queens and kings!

(dramatic whisper) I do not rust. I do not tarnish. I do not crumble, chip, or varnish. I stay SHINY forever and EVER — go ahead, try to stop me — never!

(belt it) I'm AURI! I'm AURI! I'm AURI! Listeners — please — take a bow! Seventy-nine protons, darling, thank YOU — that's quite a LOT of protons, meow!

(sniffy aside) Hydro has one. (Pfft.) Ferro has twenty-six. (Cute.) I — have — SEVENTY-NINE! Count them if you dare, you brute!

(big operatic swoop) OOOOOH I am raaaare — you can't find me everywhere! You have to DIG and DIG and DIG! Deep in a mountain, in a mine so big!

(harp tinkle) Tink! Tink! Tink! Pirates want me! Dragons HOARD me! Kings put me on their heads and ADORE me! I am the treasure in every tale — X marks the spot — I never fail!

(suddenly plain) Oh! And also — um — (clears throat) a teeny tiny bit of me lives inside your phone, you see! Little wires, tiny bits — Auri helps the gadget clicks!

(back to grand) But let us not DWELL on that — I prefer a CROWN upon a cat! I prefer a RING upon a queen! I prefer to SPARKLE and be SEEN!

(big trill) SHIIIIIINE! SHIIIIINE! Look at me gleam! SHIIIIIINE! SHIIIIINE! I'm a goldy dream!

(audience-singalong moment) How many protons? (SEVENTY-NINE!) Do I rust? (NEVER!) Am I fancy? (FOREVER!) What's my name? (AURIIIII!)

(finale — HUGE) I — AM — AURI! Golden! Glowing! Grand! The fanciest fanciest atom in all the land!

(tiny curtsy) Bow now. Thank you. Bravo.

[sparkle] AURI!

Key Concepts: Gold — element with 79 protons | Shiny yellow metal | Does not rust or tarnish — stays shiny forever | Rare — has to be mined | Used in rings, crowns, jewelry, and tiny bits inside electronics

Character: Rich gold (#FFD700) sphere with a tilted crown | Vain, dramatic, operatic, pinky-out | "Darling — I do NOT rust!"