Muse is quite confused. And unamused.

[dovahkitty]

I don't appreciate the username, Mun. Didn't you call it racist, yourself? And how are you supposed to get more icons if you can't draw?

*He's not normally so naggy, but he's so very confused and just wants to go back to journeying and trying to put an end to the civil war and figuring out all this Dragonborn stuff. Why can't the mun see that?*

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[cheese_for_everyone]

My my! If it isn't the Dragon Born! Well one of them anyway.

[dovahkitty]

You know a Dragonborn on sight? *Wait a minute. His ears twitch, causing his piercings to jangle against one another. This is shortly followed by an uncomfortable twitch of his tail.* One of them? You've seen others?

[cheese_for_everyone]

Of course! There's literally thousands or even millions by now!

[He pauses.]

Oh you haven't met me yet, have you?

[dovahkitty]

*Nope! He has Pelagius's hip bone in his pack still. That quest gives him bad vibes and he wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. Well, yet at least. His curiosity will get the better of him someday.

For now, he's taking a defensive step back.*

I...haven't. How could there be thousands of Dragonborn?

[cheese_for_everyone]

Because new universes are born every second! Yours is just a drop in the pond!

[dovahkitty]

New universes.

*He's having a hard time with that idea. But that's not really important right now.*

...What are you?

[cheese_for_everyone]

I think you're supposed to try to answer that question first.

[dovahkitty]

Well, you look, uh...

*Okay, he has a bit of a hard time telling the human races apart. Except this guy can't be...anything mortal. There's another noisy ear twitch. And this guy's supposed to be stealthy, too - maybe that's why he wears those enchanted hide boots, needs the magic to make up for his metal.*

...Could I ask your name?

[cheese_for_everyone]

Mm I guess I'll make this simple if you've read many of the books you've found. My name is Sheogorath.

[dovahkitty]

*Oh. Oh shit. Well, uh.*

...I see. It's, uh. Nice to meet you.

*Please don't make him go crazy, he's got a big adventure ahead of him.*

[cheese_for_everyone]

I'm not going to make you crazy. If you just listened to Haskill you would of gotten a staff from me actually.

[dovahkitty]

Oh... Oh, uh. Thanks for telling me. *His ears are still flat. Skittish Dovahkiin, this one.

He should probably be honest with a god, huh?*

I'll be honest, though, I'd probably just wind up selling it. I don't use magic.

[cheese_for_everyone]

Well at least you're honest. Still turning an opponent into a sweetroll would be fun the first couple times at least.

[dovahkitty]

*That gets the slightest hint of a smile and a nervous laugh as he slowly starts to let his guard down.*

I can't imagine what the reaction would be if someone saw me turn one of those dragons into a sweetroll.

*He's...had to kill a couple dragons lately. It's a bit scary, but he's slowly gaining confidence in that area.*

[cheese_for_everyone]

Just remember not to take one of those things on by yourself. A distraction makes it easier to survive.

[dovahkitty]

*He had to put it like that, huh? Ma'sud can't seem to hold on to traveling companions when he does give in to the urge to not travel alone. Even Lydia, hardy as she was, didn't survive.*

...I've been lucky enough to encounter them with others.

[cheese_for_everyone]

[He was painfully honest.]

So tell me a little bit about your exploits.

[dovahkitty]

My exploits? Uh...well, I've been helping to quell the Stormcloak rebellion. I've saved a couple towns from dragon attacks...and I'm halfway into the Ratway in Riften to find someone where Mun last saved.

*And he managed to piss off the Thalmor before ever encountering them, somehow. That hunting party had been quite the unwelcome surprise. And then he gave his real name to Elenwen when he infiltrated that party. Good thing she obviously didn't care. Ma'sud: Good at sneaking, bad at espionage.*

[cheese_for_everyone]

Hmm. I thought you would of been on the side of the Stormcloaks. Especially when the Empire tried to kill you for just being in the vicinity of that ambush.

[dovahkitty]

*And that's when it hits him that Sheogorath's "other universes" must have meant other saves. It's a good thing it's so very hard to ignore the fourth wall here.*

I might have, if it wasn't for the rampant anti-mer sentiment.

*The tip of his tail lashes to the side. Of note, perhaps, is that his accent seems to suggest he may have spent his formative years...well, not in Elsweyr, that's for sure.*

[cheese_for_everyone]

Fair enough but need I remind you of-

[And then he imitates the woman's voice from Helgen.]

Next, the cat!

[dovahkitty]

No, you don't need to remind me. *A frown and a more severe flick of the tail. There's a fierceness in his posture now, a sharp focus in his eyes. Congratulations, Sheogorath, you've found a subject he's very passionate about.*

But there's a difference between being called a cat every now and then and being forced to live in a series of cramped, poorly-lit alleys. I may be a Khajiit, but there's nothing beyond the insults. It doesn't keep the Jarls from seeing me, it doesn't keep people from talking to me.

The way the Dunmer in Windhelm are treated is inexcusable.

[cheese_for_everyone]

That is a fair point. But what of the complacency to the High Elves that the Empire has? I'm sure you've come across one of those groups of Inquisitors dragging some poor soul to be killed or tortured just because he worships someone they don't like.

[dovahkitty]

I haven't, yet. But I've met perfectly agreeable Altmer, too. Besides, I wouldn't call it complacency so much as common sense. If the Stormcloaks got their way, the Thalmor would have their eyes on Skyrim all the time. Right now, I couldn't care less about the Dominion or the Empire. I'd just rather not have eyes where they don't need to be.

[cheese_for_everyone]

But are those Altmer members of the government? Every race has an agreeable set of folks and less agreeable set.

However a conflict between the Empire and the Dominion WILL happen at some point.

[dovahkitty]

Of course. But I can't waste time worrying about that. The Gray Quarter? That's happening now. The rebellion? Now. The dragons? Now. I literally have bigger problems.

*And considering he's joined the Legion, he might well have to fight then. But really? It's not happening now. And as he said, he has some much bigger, fire- and frost-breathing problems.*