Woof.

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[There's a black jackal critter padding through the hallways of the dressing room now. He's searching for a certain shiny thing he misplaced during his arrival. The missing item in question is an ancient-looking key charm. And he wants it back. Needs it back, really, or he'll be spending the rest of his days looking like the poochie you see before you.]

[He probably would have no trouble finding his gold charm if it weren't for all the distractions. The allure of young hearts waiting for judgment... the smell of food and cat-people.]

[Eventually, the frustration gets to him and he sits down, looking mighty unhappy about the situation.]

Why do these things always happen during important ceremonies?

Comments

[twilitchild.livejournal.com]

[twelve-year-old Riku-kid is staring at you.]

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Stares back, big ears flicking.]

You look familiar...

[skittlesky.livejournal.com]

--hey!

[fluttering over on golden wings, staff in hand and colorful bead-lined robe billowing about.]

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Tilts his head, curious about all the bright colors.]

Hail to you, stranger. Have you seen a small key around?

[godmoddingly.livejournal.com]

[oh hay what's going on in this thread]

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Not much, not much. Little deity dog sitting here, secretly admiring those pants you've got on.]

[godmoddingly.livejournal.com]

Well, this extremely unusual.

I am fairly sure I have never seen a dog that looks like this.

[unwaking-waters.livejournal.com]

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Sanity is overrated, Aqua. Embrace the dark side. We have cookies and strange animal forms.]

[Glances over.]

[unwaking-waters.livejournal.com]

A fitting form, the God of Death, a gentle god of endings and of Earth.

Then what am I? Lady of the Unwaking Waters, is there a mirror? A parallel...?

[godmoddingly.livejournal.com]

[glance]

Aqua.

Do you know what this is?

[unwaking-waters.livejournal.com]

A god. A jackal.

You.

[changingsuns.livejournal.com]

[Hello. You have a Ven now wandering up, carefully. He knows, somehow, that it has to be Terra...but give a jackal your hand, and he'll bite off your arm.]

...Terra?

[godmoddingly.livejournal.com]

[is standing over here with Aqua, hi]

[godmoddingly.livejournal.com]

...

Ven?

[changingsuns.livejournal.com]

[Glances over, then at Aqua, then to the jackal again. Aaaannnnd slowly back to Terra.]

...oh. Hi Terra.

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Sniffs in Ven's general direction. His ears pin back for a moment but pop back up just as quickly.]

Hello.

[changingsuns.livejournal.com]

[Inspects him carefully.]

Is that you, really?

[todomarishi]

[Well, not like this Terra has anything else to do right now. Might as well stare at the jackal.]

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[You could go find my key, you lazy bum.]

So many with the same face around here.

[todomarishi]

[Find your own key, dirty scavenger. Bet you carry fleas on that coat of yours.]

You have no idea.

[Has lost count of all the Vens and Roxases.]

[changingsuns.livejournal.com]

...hi Terra.

[todomarishi]

Hello Ven.

[cross-paths.livejournal.com]

[well, haven't seen you in a while.]

Lost something?

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Perks his ears up, yipping an answer.]

My key. Have you seen it?