"...mrrp!..."
a small cream colored cat brushes against your feet
and looking closer, he holds a koban with a small question mark.
before you can reach down to pet him,
he beckons you closer to the shrine, to an olden omikuji box.
you approach the small box, and the cream colored cat lets out a small meow -
perhaps it wants you to make a small offering to receive your fortune?
you dig around your pockets, and finding something somewhat satisfactory,
you place it in the offering box.
oh - the small tom lets you know of his pleasure -
a low thrum of his purr permeates the quiet morning air
now with the approval from your new small friend,
you put your hand in the box to pull out....
a koban?