Mephisto “Mephi” parade () unordinary ordinary

Instructions

Mephi smiled warmly, hissing a string of curses under his breathe. His stylist had forced him to remove his usual comfortable cloak, leaving his scarred back exposed. All the scars running along his body was painted with a strange golden paint, which seemed to catch the light. A flowing charcoal scarf hung from his neck, the only thing guarding him against the cold. His usual white bandages were exchanged for dark gray ones that complimented his dark red eyes. His stylists had styled his hair into what seemed like a trending hairstyle of the capitol. Numerous chains of gold that resembled gold coins dangled from his darker accessories, ornamenting him like a tree. As the velvet curtains swept away to reveal a festive street, Mephis senses were bombarded with more color he had ever seen in the bleak districts. Dazzling festive lights hung in every tree, laughter and the Capitol's joy brightly contrasting every district 10 Christmas he had always experienced. One would feel envious just to see such a sight in their lives. Croft would have wanted to witness this type of sight. Too bad he will never be able to. Due to his status as a criminal awaiting execution, one of his hindlimbs were shackled by a thin black chain. None of the Capitol cats noticed it, believing it to simply be a prop of sorts. Seeing the happy families, Mephi couldn't help but feel a sense of loneliness in the world. Nevertheless, Mephi plastered on his practiced smile, waving warmly at the citizens of the Captiol. His stylist had given him a bag of coins, which he held up to catch the attention of the money hungry children. Mephi couldn't help but chuckled to himself as a swarm of greedy gremlins swarmed the barriers of the parade. "Merry Christmas dear Capitol~" He threw the coins in a shower of gold shimmer into the waiting crowd of cats. As their attention was to the floor, collecting the fallen coins, Mephi climbed onto the too of his carriage, quicker then anyone had noticed. Holding up another ordinary seeming coin, Mephi mischievously winked as he flicked it up. A bright gold light flowed from the coin, catching the attention of everyone around it as if it was a miniature sun. It floated in the sky for a few seconds, painting the surroundings gold. This light seemed to have triggered a reaction to the golden paint on his body, causing it to melt. As the light dispersed, the darker garments he was wearing were stained by a gold substance, as if it was his own blood. It golden paint shined brightly against his gray fur, which revealed the many scars on his body. Satisfied with his own performance, Mephi bowed dramatically. "Thank you and Merry Christmas to you all~" As the carriage was pulled off stage, Mephi held up the ordinary coin he had pretended to flick into the air. Holding it up to his eye, he quietly muttered to himself "who knew someone could mistake this normal coin for something so dazzling?" Smiling to himself, "at least i got some change~" The end