Tarot post mark 3.

[harpbeat]

It has been quite a while since I've done this. Would anyone like a Tarot reading?

[A deck is on the table in front of her.]

Simply focus on your question while shuffling the deck, and inform me of your question when you return the deck to me. Then I can read your fortune.

[Any game, any character will be read with a real shuffling of a real Tarot deck!]

Comments

[ifbymyhands]

Hi.

*Kano rubs at her wrist unconsciously.*

There's kind of a lot of drama going on between my friends, and everyone's picked a side. I know the person I've sided with isn't perfect, but neither are his sister and girlfriend, and they won't even listen! Just... I want to know how to fix it for everyone.

[harpbeat]

I see.

[Eater hands her the deck.]

Please shuffle while focusing on your question, and I will do my best to read you the answer.

[ifbymyhands]

*Kano takes it and hesitates before she shuffles, concentrating deeply. After another pause, she hands it back.*

[papillonmagique]

Hmm, interesting... So we can ask about anything at all?

[harpbeat]

Anything that you like! About yourself and your situation, I mean - I won't do readings for celebrities.

[papillonmagique]

Very well... [Zoe taps her chin in thought, and then sighs quietly.]

... Considering that I can not die, I am curious if I will be able to find someone I could bond with and not have to fear losing them to old age.

[warriorscribe]

*Enoch sat down again across from the young woman who had too accurately predicted everything- ...everything except one thing.*

Armaros is not at peace.

*He's aware he's said that in place of a greeting. While their previous meeting was one of curiosity, there's a purpose to this one. Such a purpose that has him reaching for the deck immediately and beginning to shuffle it as he talks.*

But the Tower-... all too true. We've made several accomplishments but for every truth we wanted more horrifying ones reveal themselves. But it's no longer our goal there I worry for, it's-... it's myself. I fear the road to our goal is a dark path, and I fear that in succeeding I may give up a vital part of myself... I just don't know why I feel that way or what that is.

*He hands the shuffled deck back.*

I don't know what to do. I need something to reflect on.

[harpbeat]

I am sorry.

[Eater takes the deck back and deals out the seven cards of the reading.]

Your immediate past is the Eight of Cups. Weariness. You are drained by what you have been through, and losing some of your hope.

Your present situation is the World. The World is a card of involvement, of action together - it speaks to your role in the goals that you have set before yourselves.

You will be helped by the Six of Swords. In this position, it stands for recovery. Beginning to cope with trauma, allowing yourself to feel hope again.

What hurts you now is the Three of Cups. This card stands for the community around you... You are expected to do many things, yes? It may be to your benefit to let others lead, and focus more on getting by for now so that when you succeed, it is not as a broken person.

The Seven of Swords shows those around you. Shirking responsibility, or trying to go alone. Do you feel as though too much of the burden has been placed on you?

Your actions should reflect the Ace of Wands. Act with confidence. Sustain your belief in yourself and that you will make it through without losing the most important parts of yourself.

Finally, the result: the Sun. A card of greatness and vitality, of assurance and understanding the truth. As the answer to the question you have posed, the Sun stands for wholeness of the self and of the spirit.

I hope that was somewhat helpful to you.

[warriorscribe]

It was. *There's considerably less nervousness in his posture now, and a relief evident in his voice.* Thank you.

I... *He's desensitized to the feeling of shouldering a burden alone. It's the condition he was in for over three hundred years, after all, and while he's tasted the relief of working in a team again in Animus, slipping back into solitude doesn't register.

But speaking of solitude...*

...May I ask another question?

[unbroken_chain]

"Oh hey, what's my love life look like?"

[harpbeat]

[After she shuffles the cards and gives them to Eater, Eater deals seven.]

Your past: the Six of Wands. You have a history of taking pride in yourself, of great triumph and acclaim.

Your present: the Two of Wands. You are bold, are able to achieve your own goals, and create your own style of doing things.

You are helped by the Emperor. Take leadership. Seize your opportunities rather than waiting for someone else to act.

You are hurt by the Knight of Wands. The Knight of Wands can seem superficial, a braggart, or reckless. Do any of these sound like you?

The others around you are represented by the Knight of Swords. Intelligent, logical, and outspoken, this Knight can be on the unfeeling side.

Your actions should reflect the Queen of Wands. The Queen is attractive and energetic without the Knight's shallowness. She is confident in herself, but not to the point of being bigheaded.

Finally, the result: the Three of Swords. This card warns of loneliness and heartbreak. Disappointment.

It may be that you lack some sensitivity, miss, and this can cause problems in your love life.

[unbroken_chain]

"..."

That hit disturbingly close to home.

[lifeisbrief]

Um, hello.

I...I don't want to make you do my job for me, but I would like to know if I'll be able to help people as the Priestess of Genbu.

[harpbeat]

[After the cards are shuffled, Eater deals seven.]

Your past is shown by the Four of Swords. It is a card of rest and preparation for what is ahead.

Your present is the Nine of Wands. Stamina, and perseverance.

You are helped by the High Priestess. Appropriately enough, it is a card of understanding the unknown, using your intuition, and being aware of a larger reality.

You are hurt by the Seven of Swords. Do not run away from events or try to go alone; you must work together with others.

The others around you are shown by the Five of Wands. They may come to disagreement, have hassles, or compete against each other. In any case, they are not completely at peace.

Your actions reflect the Knight of Swords. Act intelligently and decisively, as befits your station.

Finally, the Eight of Wands shows your results. Things being brought to a conclusion; the results of quick action.

You will not be able to do it alone, but there will come a time when you are needed and should not hesitate to act.

[needsteaplz]

It has been a while...

[There's a soft smile on her lips and she begins to shuffle the deck.]

I've been struggling to have intimate relationships on physical and emotional level lately. While my husband and I have an open marriage, I find it hard to explain that to people. I have only a small handful of friends who I can consider to be close. I would like to know if there's a way to get out of this struggle of mine.

[harpbeat]

[When Saori hands her back the deck, Eater deals seven cards.]

Your past is shown by Judgment. Rebirth, an inner calling. Making a fresh start of things.

Your present is now the World. You are seeking to connect to others, as your question makes plain.

You are helped by Justice. Accept the consequences for your actions. Not everyone will respond positively to you, but some will.

You are harmed by the Eight of Swords. You feel powerless in this situation. It is that feeling more than the situation itself that holds you back.

The others around you are shown by the Five of Cups. Someone around you is feeling loss or regret, I believe.

Your actions should reflect the Six of Pentacles. An interesting card, this is both having and not having: in this case and with Justice, it shows that there will be both good and bad as a result of your decisions and that you should accept and prepare for this.

Finally, the Two of Cups. A card of connection emotionally and of attraction.

Not everyone will be able to understand your open relationship with your husband. Not everyone has to. If you put yourself out there and accept that you will lose some, you will win some as well.

[needsteaplz]

The five of cups...Yes, I'm sure that's referring to my friend and roommate.

[She closes her eyes as she lets it sink in.]

I'd rather not lose anyone but that wouldn't be realistic. So I jut have to go out and hope for the best. Though I wonder if should pursue that while my friend is coping with his loss.

[ringbeast]

Ooh, me me me!!

[harpbeat]

What is your question, sir? [Handing him the deck.]

Have a Godworth.

[truthsnomiracle]

[Eater may have felt, for the past three readings or so, as though someone has been judging her from on high. A good look around, however, would reveal that it's not so much "on high" as "across the street"... at least, in any literal sense. Figuratively speaking, it's rather accurate, given that this is the god of prosecution himself watching your operation with suspicion.

Funny thing about becoming able to actually detect the sorts of things he once fervently denied: Edgeworth can now check to see whether someone's a charlatan fleecing the public or not. In this case, it doesn't seem like it... but he'd like just a little bit more evidence before he considers things conclusive. At least his glare has cooled off a little by the time he begins to walk over...]

Re: Have a Godworth.

[harpbeat]

[What an unpleasant feeling. Still, Eater is all smiles when he approaches - he isn't one of her gods. She knows that already.]

Good afternoon, sir. Are you here to receive a reading?

[brbtalkingtogod]

Very well.

[Lucifel likes to try things humans do, so why not try something like this? That and... he does have some questions that He won't be able to answer him as long as he is in the Tower.

Once he has shuffled the deck he hands it back to her.]

I'm Lucifel. And my question is if my Fall can be avoided.

[harpbeat]

Enoch has asked me that very question for you already. Nine of Cups, Emperor, Four of Wands. Be careful of your choices and think them through, and there will be new possibilities aside from what was foretold.

[She doesn't read the same thing twice, bro.]

[rosejam]

[Shuffling the cards because she knows how this is done! S-shush, she totally has hands right now.]

Ah, well. I'm in a bit of a tight space right now. It's my brother... I know he's doing what he can do to protect me but I'm worried that he's going too far. How should I proceed?

[harpbeat]

[When she's given the cards, Eater deals out seven.]

Your past is shown by the Seven of Wands. Aggression, conviction, defiance. There are those who have meant to harm you and you have withstood them.

Your present - the King of Pentacles. This is a man who undertakes a venture and continues it to the successful conclusion - reliable, steady, and practical. Your brother failing is not your fear - rather it is that he goes too far.

You will be helped by the Hermit, and hurt by the Three of Wands. The Hermit is a card of introspection, looking for understanding, and seeking solitude. The Three of Wands explores outward, leaves the secure behind and is a card of plans for far ahead.

Those around you are shown by the Seven of Cups. Wishful thinking. Caught up in illusions, they do not see the truth of the matter and the state of the world before them. They fall into dissipation and become disorganized.

Your actions must reflect the Two of Cups. This card stands for connection, a bond forged or reforged between two people.

The results: the World. A positive card of synergy, and one's efforts going to accomplish something good.

Your brother, he does too much without understanding what it is you really want, yes? You may need to ground him and make him realize that he is spending his energy on achieving something you don't want to happen. Turn his focus on the two of you instead of the outside world.

I wish you the best of luck in this.