[PRP] A Whole New Plane (Al-Ha/Mtima)

[Meepfur]

Al-Hattal lounged in the icy city of the gods, stretched out comfortably but still alert. His tail flicked lazily back and forth as he kept an attentive eye on his surroundings, but he wasn't here for the scenery...well, not the inanimate scenery, anyway. It was lovely and all, but he was here for the goddesses. As a mortal, he'd had the pleasure of a few chance encounters, but now he could actively seek them out! Or sit and wait for them to happen by, as it were, which was exactly what he intended to do.

What wasn't to love about a goddess? Except their ability to make you regret offending them, if you slipped up in some way that displeased them. They were exotically beautiful, endlessly fascinating with their wings and other exceptional features. He, in comparison, was as plain as one could be, still solid black from his eyes to his tufted tail, with nothing whatsoever to distinguish him from a mortal, save perhaps size.

Not that he minded! As it had yet to inhibit his...productive inclinations, he didn't particularly care.  

[Meepfur]

Al-Ha, though he'd noticed the brightly-colored goddess approach out of the corner of his eye - it was hard not to - but he still acted pleasantly surprised when she came up to say hello. He offered a charming, friendly smile, and rose to his feet unhurriedly but politely, then a bent a foreleg and tipped his head in a sort of informal bow. "Why hello, Miss."

Her hair was quite lovely, longer than a mortal lioness'. "It's quite a pleasure to see someone else about on this fine day."  

[Meepfur]

Al-Hattal chuckled, a deep-throated and pleasant sound - something he had praqcticed, but would never admit. Wooing females was essentially the sole purpose he had in life, so he had to do it well. "I suppose I do." He glanced at his paws, as thought noting this himself. "I could say the same for you - you're quite bright, in the best way possible, of course."

"I am Al-Hattal," he offered in return, "God of Rogues." A rather simple domain, compared to hers.  

[Meepfur]

"You're quite welcome," Al-Hattal responded with a cheeky wink. The goddess' little butterfly companions were fascinating, almost distracting, but he rather preferred her smile.

"I like a change of scenery now and then. You never know what you might find."  

[Meepfur]

"I'm glad you think so." Al-Hattal looked quite flattered by the compliment, and in fact he was - he knew he was and always had been a prime example of a lion, of course, but approval from an exotic creature like a goddess was something special!

"Well, theoretically, any god could fit in if they wanted," he allowed with a chuckle. "I don't really have a choice." The way he said it, though, indicated that he didn't mind.

"But since you approve, well, I won't complain." The dark-eyed god winked.  

[Meepfur]

"No, nothing spectacular," he answered with a laugh, "This really is what I look like. I am starting to get the hang of illusions, though..." To demonstrate this, he shifted his form to that of a wild dog - something he was becoming quite fond of. It did, after all, open up a whole new realm of conquests!  

[Meepfur]

Al-Hattal struck a brief pose, unable to help himself. He was very glad, and a little relieved, that she was impressed by his demonstration! He suspected some gods would have dismissed it as ordinary, just another of their common powers, but luckily Mtima was not among them.

"That's all I have so far," he admitted, returning to his natural form and shaking out his mane. "Well, and I can sort of float, but I think that's only impressive to mortals." He'd been rather disappointed at first not have wings, but it hadn't taken him long to figure out that he apparently didn't need them. It was some consolation.  

[Meepfur]

"Why, I'd be more than happy to practice with you," he offered with a charming grin and another slight bow, aware that she probably hadn't meant it entirely seriously, but...well, he'd take any excuse to spend more time in her company (with his usual goal in mind, of course).