Tarot post.

[harpbeat]

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

[harpbeat]

That much can be useful.

[truthsnomiracle]

Indeed, often critically so. There is, after all, a reason why court exists in the form that it does.

[harpbeat]

Court is not my area of expertise.

[truthsnomiracle]

Ah, my apologies. It is mine, hence why I often speak in such terms.

[harpbeat]

I am only a minstrel with a slight hint of magic. The matters of law are beyond me.

[truthsnomiracle]

To summarize, those accused of a crime have both a prosecutor arguing their guilt and a defense attorney arguing their innocence for the sake of a disinterested judge.

[harpbeat]

I see. A balanced argument is required for the truth to be revealed.

[truthsnomiracle]

Precisely.

[harpbeat]

Sadly, most stories I tell are exaggerations.

[truthsnomiracle]

To wrest the truth from imperfect testimonies is also part of the job description.

[harpbeat]

My, are you particularly skilled?

[truthsnomiracle]

Yes, but I'm unlikely to get far on skill alone. I'd need evidence as well -- something the story could contradict.

[harpbeat]

Thankfully for me, when my stories are old enough, little evidence is kept.

[truthsnomiracle]

That is one of the reasons why justice needs to be swift.

[harpbeat]

I wish you success.

[truthsnomiracle]

Er, thank you.

(Under the circumstances, the question that presents itself is, "Success at what?" She could as easily be referring to law or to the new path I mentioned yet didn't specify.)

[harpbeat]

You are most welcome.

[With Eater you can never tell.]