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?

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[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.]

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[I'm part deity, thanks. If I have any fleas, they glow. Magically.]

Oh?

[todomarishi]

[Awkward.]

... Yeah.

Why exactly are you... like that? I don't remember any worlds that involved that kind of form change. There were lions and mermen, but...

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Something certainly is but I don't know if it's my theoretical fleas.]

I am what I am. Why are you as you are? Why those clothes? Why that heart?

[todomarishi]

[Clever little beast.]

... I would say fate, but that answer seems... cheap lately. Cheap or wrong. Maybe Ven was right all those months ago.

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Takes one to know one.]

I'm not relegated to the dealings of fate. Not directly.

[todomarishi]

[True enough.]

That's a shame.

[Wanders closer, getting a better look of the ribbon and charm around the jackal's neck.]

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

[Backs up, dropping his head.]

We each have our place. Shai spoke fate. How did it go...

Do not set your heart upon seeking riches,
For there is no one who can ignore Shai;
Do not set your thought on external matters:
For every man there is his appointed time.

[todomarishi]

Shai?

... I'm not searching for riches. I never was.

[keyofthenile.livejournal.com]

Shai of fate. It's easier when we all know our place.

I suppose some would consider the search for my key to be for riches but its value isn't measured in gold munny. And as for external matters... Well, I really should go search for my key now.

[Resumes searching the ground near him for any hint of a scent trail.]

[todomarishi]

I imagine it is.

You might want to look in the kitchen then. It seems a lot of things turn up there.