Ginger GingerVoice-acted by Kim Cattrall “I haven’t been a cat all my life you realize. Far from it. I once stalked the dunes of Ægypt as the Avatar of Bast and brought blessings and sorrows to the human masses with mere flicks of my oh-so perfect tail. People worshipped me as a living goddess. They recognized my regal birth and trembled at my power. There are shrines built to me. Don’t believe me. Well, you go there someday and have yourself a look-see, bud. Then you’ll find out. “Yes, true. I’m now stuck as the Familiar of some droopy—if somewhat magically-inclined—milksop. But even an Avatar can fall from grace, you know. Not that this punishment is in any way just or right, you must realize. So what if I slept with Bast’s favorite Tom? And clawed Queen Hetepheres' favorite armchair. And knocked over Prince Kha’s canopic jar. These are mere triflings. I’m a cat, remember? These things happen, damn it! “So here I am, forever doomed to watch out for this mildly entertaining girl. I guess it’s better than being mummified and gathering dust in some smelly, old tomb like some… "Ooooh, fishheads!” |
