Pick a card, any card.

[badluckbabe]

Who: Jinx and anyone who's curious
What: Tarot readings, see your future, or have a drink with a girl trying to find herself.
Where: Roaming Park
When: Monday, all day.




The day is just starting in Roaming Park and a curious new structure sitting peacefully under a tree.

Lounging in a lawn chair and thumbing through a mystery novel a Tsukaimon and at his side was a simple sign with elegantly painted words.

" Lost? Need Guidance? Seeking answers? Inquire within."

How curious are you?

Comments

[velveteenmage]

He looked sympathetic himself at that, hands fidgeting restlessly as Waver considered what he was supposed to say.

"Just because of bad luck...that's awful." Waver shook his head, trying to get back on track to avoid making her uncomfortable. "A-anyway, to answer your question my mother's probably the only figure like that I ever had. My family wasn't really, uh...too unusual, as far as I know."

[badluckbabe]

"Well then it makes sense that this card would be in your past. And something about her, maybe a lesson she taught you may be informative to the other cards. Speaking of..."

She drew the next card and flipped it over revealing the next card to be a strong looking King on a throne holding an impressive sword.

"My my, an interesting couple we have here." Jinx purred thoughtfully, "But an excellent card to have for someone seeking answers. The King is logical and reserved. He doesn't let passion cloud his judgement, and he imparts his wisdom upon others. Do you have any one you would consider an authority figure in your life? A mentor or associate who's opinions and advice you respect?"

[velveteenmage]

There was only ever going to be one answer to that.

"I did, just before I came here. But I'm not sure I'd ever have called him 'reserved' in any sense of the word."

[badluckbabe]

"Well not all mentors are the same." She shrugged.

"So tell me about this unreserved man who you respect."

[velveteenmage]

"I'm going to sound crazy, but..." Waver sighed, shaking his head before simply going ahead and saying it:

"Have you ever heard of Alexander the Great of Macedonia?"

[badluckbabe]

Now that...was an interesting answer. She had to bite back a more well informed nerdy response. "One of the world...or at least my worlds, greatest leaders. A great warrior, tactician and ruler." She stated while running through a much longer list of facts she had stored in her head from her studies.

[velveteenmage]

"It's the same on my world." Waver confirmed with a slight nod. "And it's a long story, but...we've met, to say the least."

It sounded crazy even to Waver--of course it'd seem unbelievable to anyone without a cursory knowledge of the Holy Grail War or even magecraft.

"He was 'authority' in a category entirely his own; the kind of person who acted exactly like he wanted to and let the rest of the world fall all over themselves trying to compensate or catch up. After a while I stopped being annoyed with it and...ended up looking up to him." In both the literal and metaphorical sense. "Nobody else ever really talked to me with respect or took the time to correct my stupid mistakes rather than mock them. So if you want me to pick some kind of mentor, there's no question it would have to be him."

[badluckbabe]

"An excellent choice for a mentor." Jinx praised as she drew the last card laying it face up.

"Aha, one of my favorite cards, The High Priestess." She purred.

"The High Priestess is also known as Persephone, Isis, the Corn Maiden and Artemis. She sits at the gate before the great Mystery, as indicated by the Tree of Life in the background. She sits between the darkness and the light here and here." She explained tapping the card in various locations.

"This card represents wisdom, serenity, knowledge and understanding. She is often described as the guardian of the unconscious. She sits in front of the thin veil of awareness, which is all that separates us from our inner selves. The High Priestess knows the secret of how to access these realms. She represents spiritual enlightenment and inner illumination, divine knowledge and wisdom."

After that dump of information the pink haired girl settled her eyes on Waver's.

"It would seem to me that you have sought guidance and support in the past. You've needed a hand to hold or footsteps to follow in. But in this brave new world you've lost your way without anyone to show you the path." She explained her interpretation of the cards. "But what can you do? Your mother, your mentor, neither are here to help you right?"

The way she phrased it, it was obviously some sort of trick question.

[velveteenmage]

He knew full well that it was a question with an obvious answer. Still, Waver considered the matter carefully before answering.

"You're right, they're not here. But it's not as though I've forgotten the kind of influence they had. It's just...this isn't the kind of thing I was really prepared for, y'know?"

[badluckbabe]

She smiled again, in silent acknowledgment that he had answered correctly.

"The High Priestess is a card of trusting in what you know deep down. Instinct, subconsciousness, lessons and skill bestowed unto you by your mentor and mother."

Leaning forward her voice dropped so he would have to focus more.

"Now think, if you could pick the most important lessons both of them have taught you, what would they be?"