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route_10652016-02-05 04:26 pm
occultigen) wrote in route_10652016-02-05 04:26 pm
I'm Dreaming of the Life I Once Loved
Who: Meridiana (occultigen) and YOU!
Where: Goldenrod City
When: Anytime during the month of February!
Summary: What do you get when you cross a Victorian-era seeress with a pack of tarot cards? There's one easy way to find out...
Rating: PG!
Log:
[It's not particularly nice out these days, but at the very least it's not snowing most of the time and the weather's usually above freezing, and even on the worse days of the month, with the benefit of a couple of Fire-type Pokemon (and a few who happen to know Sunny Day) it's not altogether difficult to keep warm in spite of the chill in the air.
Which is why, at various times during the month of February, you might just see Meridiana bundled up and sitting at one of the outdoor tables of a cafe in Goldenrod, facing the street and playing with a pack of tarot cards. Every so often, she'll make a face and shake her head at a card she turns up; most of the time, though, she's shifting and arranging them with practiced and familiar ease. She's done this sort of reading before, in a similar way, and made a little bit of money at it and helped give passerby some guidance into their circumstances and futures, so all in all it's a reasonable enough way of passing the time on a quiet afternoon.
On days when she's out, she's got a little handmade sign up to advertise her business (which her Tropius is helpfully displaying for her), so if you happen to be passing by and would like to sit and have your fortune told — or even just stop by to chat a while — feel free to pause and say hello!]
[OOC: Okay, so! This is an open log for people in Goldenrod who'd like to stop in and interact with Meridiana, either just to hang out or to use her fortune-telling as a hook! As a standard disclaimer, I am not anywhere close to being an expert at this myself, so I'll be using this website for any readings she's asked to give and just going with whatever it returns; if you'd prefer to handwave something or for character/plot reasons would prefer to have her give your character a specifically-tailored prediction or result (that is, specific cards, a particular overall meaning, whatever), feel free to let me know and we can swing it that way as well! And of course, you're not obligated to ask for one; you're just as welcome to chat and hang out with her instead!
This log is good for the entire month of February, so please give me a rough date of when a thread is taking place on your starter, along with anything else I might need to know before we get rolling!]
occultigen) and YOU!Where: Goldenrod City
When: Anytime during the month of February!
Summary: What do you get when you cross a Victorian-era seeress with a pack of tarot cards? There's one easy way to find out...
Rating: PG!
Log:
[It's not particularly nice out these days, but at the very least it's not snowing most of the time and the weather's usually above freezing, and even on the worse days of the month, with the benefit of a couple of Fire-type Pokemon (and a few who happen to know Sunny Day) it's not altogether difficult to keep warm in spite of the chill in the air.
Which is why, at various times during the month of February, you might just see Meridiana bundled up and sitting at one of the outdoor tables of a cafe in Goldenrod, facing the street and playing with a pack of tarot cards. Every so often, she'll make a face and shake her head at a card she turns up; most of the time, though, she's shifting and arranging them with practiced and familiar ease. She's done this sort of reading before, in a similar way, and made a little bit of money at it and helped give passerby some guidance into their circumstances and futures, so all in all it's a reasonable enough way of passing the time on a quiet afternoon.
On days when she's out, she's got a little handmade sign up to advertise her business (which her Tropius is helpfully displaying for her), so if you happen to be passing by and would like to sit and have your fortune told — or even just stop by to chat a while — feel free to pause and say hello!]
[OOC: Okay, so! This is an open log for people in Goldenrod who'd like to stop in and interact with Meridiana, either just to hang out or to use her fortune-telling as a hook! As a standard disclaimer, I am not anywhere close to being an expert at this myself, so I'll be using this website for any readings she's asked to give and just going with whatever it returns; if you'd prefer to handwave something or for character/plot reasons would prefer to have her give your character a specifically-tailored prediction or result (that is, specific cards, a particular overall meaning, whatever), feel free to let me know and we can swing it that way as well! And of course, you're not obligated to ask for one; you're just as welcome to chat and hang out with her instead!
This log is good for the entire month of February, so please give me a rough date of when a thread is taking place on your starter, along with anything else I might need to know before we get rolling!]
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Buuut I already asked Hakky the future I wanted to know about...
[As she thinks, Meowth paws at the table.]
Toraliar, stop that... oh, hey, a card game?
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[But even so.]
Mm, did your friend not use these sorts of cards to tell your fortune? Well, perhaps there's still some fresh diversion to be had, then! I'd be happy to tell yours with these cards, if you'd like.
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[She eagerly claps again!]
I'd really like to know how my boyfriend is back home... but anything you find out is fine! I'm all ears! ... Oh, how much?
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[As for the question of money, though, she shrugs and motions to a little basket nearby, which has some scattered money in it.]
I'm happy to do it without charge, really, but I'll not refuse a tip of sorts, if you're pleased with your reading? I like to think that's a fair compromise, between the two.
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Okay... I'm ready!
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[She picks up the cards, expertly shuffling them back into a stack, and mixing them up thoroughly before presenting them facedown to Draculaura, fanned out for easy picking.]
Think clearly about your gentleman, please, and take just one card, whichever one feels right. Then simply set it down on the table, facedown, and we'll see what it says for you.
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Clawd Wolf... Big brother of one of my best ghoulfriends... Strong, handsome, athletic, nice, kind, smart, loyal, and the best werewolf ever...
[That's when she grabs the card, and slams it face down!]
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Which...uh. Rather conflicts with all those attributes that Draculaura was just rattling off, so she glances up, seeing the need to dig a little deeper with this one.]
...I see...so it's the Devil, is it. Mm...
[Her brow furrows slightly.]
If I might ask, would you mind telling me a bit more about the relationship, between the two of you? I ask because the Devil is a card about...well, fixations, of a sort, and the question you asked was about how he's doing in your absence, so...
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... Well... I was told that since we're in a game, no one will notice we're gone, and we'll get back soon, but... I miss him so much. And I wonder if he misses me. If he knows I'm gone... If he's doing his homework, if he's won any games, if he's getting along with all his sisters... If he's okay...
[It appears Draculaura is fixated on her boyfriend. Is this fortune telling or therapy?]
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[Her expression turns gentler, sensing Draculaura's simmering distress.]
Well. I asked because one of the meanings behind the Devil is that of an unhealthy relationship, something that...does a person more harm than good, and signals that in a reading. But it sounds as though this isn't signaling the relationship itself, which is rather quite good, as you say! So I think it's more likely that it's turned up here to guide you toward something else.
This card does come with a sense of being bound or restricted by something — what you say about being here, and apart from him, I should think that perhaps that's the place from which that "trapped" feeling is coming. It's not your relationship with him that has you feeling trapped and restricted, but rather that you wish very much to be with him, and being powerless to do anything about it leaves you feeling confined.
If I might ask another question — would you say that he's a very dependable sort of person? Or rather, would you say that perhaps you find yourself quite dependent on him?
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... Well, I do rely on him for a lot of things... He's been teaching me how to drive, he helps carry my things, and he always knows how to cheer me up...
And the longest we've ever been apart was a whole week. Ooh, when I had to tell him that, we were both about to cry like crazy!
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[She pauses.]
I think, in hoping to learn something of your gentleman, what you've come away learning is something of yourself. I think that what the cards are trying to show you is, perhaps...well, certainly you care about him very much, and I should think that he feels the very same. But I think that in missing him, you may also be holding yourself back. Perhaps that's the unhealthiness the Devil card is truly hoping to show you.
Or perhaps, to put it another way: the news you've sought of your gentleman is, that he wouldn't want you to be feeling this way about him, chained to the sadness of missing him instead of making the most of the possibilities you have here until you see him again.
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Oh My Ghoul... you're right! If I keep thinking about how much I miss him, I'm, like, never going to get anything done! And he wouldn't want me to be such a total drag all the time! He likes me because I'm me, not because I like him! I have to stop asking about him, I have to ask about myself!
[She's going to come around the table and give you a great big hug, hope you don't mind.]
Thank you sooo much!
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Why — goodness, you're quite welcome! Really, I'm so very glad I could help, and if you'll allow me to say so, he really does sound like a most charming gentleman.
[Who...is a werewolf...apparently...]
Really, I'm very happy for you!
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And I'm happy because you made me happy! I totes owe you!
[Draculaura still hasn't really got a good concept of 'seriously stop spending all your money', so she begins dumping literally all the money she's got into the basket.]
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...on the other hand, money...
Okay, but seriously, after a while she'll stop Draculaura, goodness, girl.]
My! Really, that's more than enough, thank you, I'm so very pleased I was able to help, that's all!
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[As... as opposed to...? Nevermind.]
Oh, and I never said my name, right? My bad. I'm Draculaura! And this is Toraliar, and Kazimir!
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[She nods at the Pokemon.]
My name is Meridiana — Miss Meridiana Everett, of London. And this is my dear Tropius, and running about making the weather are a few of my others, Kitty and Fawkes.
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[That's your nickname now. She's going to take your hands.]
Since I'm going to make my own future, I won't need another prediction, but we can still be friends!
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I love it! Merry and Laura, best friends forever!