She saw them, an entire race of beings she had never seen before and she was struck by their beauty. She knew her normal form might startle them, the spirits of this place told her that much, so she observed them from a distance for a bit before creating an illusion of that form. It was a perfect visual and physical representation, but she'd need to mingle to learn their behaviors to make it truly perfect.
Note: Sachi is a(n Egyptian OC) goddess of illusions, she is not a true shifter other than her feral, 'furry' and kemonomimi/human forms. Her 'shifted' (alternate species) forms are illusions she weaves that are completely inter-actable as if she shifted shape.
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XiaoMao
This form is super cute!