Proposed to the God of Death (PAFP BXG Egyptian Mythology Thread with an Urban Fantasy Twist) Anubis Needed

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    “Well for starters you shouldn’t glare and snarl at people who are trying to help you,” Emma sighed. “I know how much you want to get the prophecy over and done with, so if you just let me help you become less rude, since you know, girl are into that, we can accomplish that.”

    The god frowned for several moments before forcing himself to stop glaring needlessly at her. Sighing for a moment he slowly nodded his head although he still looked reluctant to even take her up on her help considering she was calling him rude of all things. "Of course I want to get this stupid prophecy over with. But, I doubt that another mortal is going to come wandering into my temple even if I did change enough." Anubis muttered narrowing his eyes still.

    The jackal headed god paused for a moment seeming to considering it for a moment. "Fine if you wish to waste your time." He muttered after a moment waving his hand in the air, not seeming to pay her much mind. Finishing off the crepes before he stood himself up. As he finished he looked like a dog with peanut butter not quite sure how to eat still. Anubis stood back up stretching for a moment.

    Finishing her crepes, Emma got up and brushed herself off. “Great. Well, I’m stuck in here for all of eternity so I might as well find something to do.” She muttered. Not to mention it’ll be a lot more bearable if I have a nicer roommate. “Alright, so let’s get started with some etiquette basics. Do you have some sort of living room we could use?” She asked, preparing herself. She tried to hold back laughter as she noticed Anubis licking up his face like a dog. It was kind of cute actually, though more cute in a cute animal sort of sense.

    Huffing in frustration the god suddenly seemed remember why he had been avoiding eating for so long. Turning his head around he motioned for her to follow him. Moving his way into through the temple seeming able to be able to navigate through the temple without much trouble. He moved his hand along the wall to a small corridor and walking through a small door way. There was a small living room that had clearly had not been used in quite a while.

    Emma tried to hide her excitement for the beautiful architecture and artifacts in Anubis’s living room. She sat down on a chair nearby and looked him in the face, smiling. “Alright, what lesson do you want to do first?” She asked, casually.

    Despite her best attempts to hide it, he could still feel her excitement as she glanced at the different things decorating the small living room. He glanced around seeming fairly uninterested in what was around him. He hadn't stepped a paw in this room for a long time. He heaved a shrug turning around to look at the mortal. "I don't know you are the one who wanted to 'help' me. So, what do I need to learn the most?" His question was almost taunting since he was still a little sour at her insisting that he needed to learn manners. It made him feel like nothing more then a common dog she was trying to teach how to sit. He visibly scowled at this thought already not sure if he cared enough to put much effort into changing, but he would give her a shot.

    Emma snapped her fingers, or whatever were the jackal equivalent. “That there was the first lesson. You’ve got to be bit more submissive. Not to doormat levels, but still. You politely ask people what they want. Doesn’t always have to be what you want,” she responded. “Sadly, you appear to take everything you hear as a threat. I try to be nice and ask you a question? You snap back at me in return. You have to try to not make everything about yourself. Besides your godly powers, you need to give people other reasons to worship you.”

    Anubis rolled his eyes as she snapped her fingers pointing out that he just displayed his biggest problem. "Submissive?" He scoffed in disbelief narrowing his eyes at her. "How should a god who has been alive through many centuries act submissive exactly?" He questioned her frowning when he realized he was again proving her point. Growling under his breath he closed his eyes to recompose himself for a moment before opening them again. "How do you think I can improve how I act?" He asked the question again although it didn't should like an easy thing to do for him. "Better?" He muttered sitting himself back.

    Emma smiled. “Much better.” She responded. She got over and walked towards him. He was a bit taller than her, so she had to look up. “First, you’ve got to be willing to change yourself for the better. Are you up to the task?” She asked. The she jackal sighed a bit. “I know this may sound like an obvious question, but in order to be successful, you have to really try.”

    The jackal headed god stayed silent for several long moments before he slowly gave her a slow nod. "Of course I am up to the task." He had to bite back the slight aggression that came through in his voice. Taking a labored breath he watched the mortal before waving his hand in the air at her his mouth pointed down in frown. "Can we get things started now?" He narrowed his eyes shifting impatiently in his seat.

    “Certainly.” Emma responded, standing up. The she jackal cleared her throat before beginning. “Now pretend there was some impossible chance someone made it into your house, and I’m that person. How would you greet me?”

    There was a pause and the god slowly cocked his head to the side like a dog would who wasn't quite sure what was happening. Anubis was already having trouble before they even really started, so he had no idea how he was going to be able to "change" in any meaningful way. "Hello, I suppose." He muttered his head still cocked the side still not very confident in his answer. He wouldn't normally even greet anyone especially someone coming into his temple now a days.

    wild charm Hey! Sorry I’ve been away for so long. I’ve been taking a long hiatus from FeralFront but now I’m back! Would you like me to revive this thread where we last left off or no? I’ll leave it entirely up to you.

    OOC: Great! I’ll start.

    IC: “Come on, say it like you mean it!” She said, grinning. “Like this; Hello, my name is Emma Jean. How are you today?” She waited for the god to respond after shaking his hand, er, paw. She didn’t care if he mimicked her example or responded to it. She just hope this plan worked or otherwise life was going to be a nightmare here. Still, Emma had faced deadly lava and venomous snakes unscathed, so she had hope things would be okay.

    Sighing a little to himself he took her paw to shake although it was after quite hestitant. “Nice to meet you, I’m Anubis, God of Death.” He said with forced enthusiasm sighing a little once he finished. This felt beyond unnatural. “I don’t think it’s working.” He muttered his ears folding back against his head. The god looked more disheartened then anything else. He suppressed a light whine that he knew would only make him seem that much more pitiful to the girl.

    “Come on, I know you can do this. I mean, you don’t have to if you don’t want to. Just be yourself just less...abrasive.” She said, wincing a bit. She didn’t want the god to get into an angry rant again, but she had to be honest if he was going to improve. Besides, she was honestly starting to get strangely used to him.

    “That is what I’ve been trying to do.” The god growled,!pulled his lip back into a snarl before flopping back on to the couch putting his head in his hands until he was sure he wasn’t going to loose his temper. Sighing loudly he looked at the female jackal. “I am sorry.” He did apologize at least.