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[ownshissword]

[In this corner of the mess hall, there's a girl sitting and shuffling a deck of ordinary playing cards.]

I'm bored. Who wants their fortune told?

((eta: whoops, dropping for the night! ping me tomorrow if you wanna pick up.))

Comments

[mywifeaneva]

... don't you need special cards for that?

[ownshissword]

Nope! You can do it with ordinary cards too. There's just more memorisation involved.

[mywifeaneva]

...

Will it still work if I don't believe in it?

[ownshissword]

Only one way to find out!

[mywifeaneva]

... [sitting cautiously and slumping over the table, waiting]

How does it work?

[ownshissword]

You ask a broad question while I shuffle the cards. Or if you don't want to say the question out aloud, you can shuffle them while you think of it in your head. Then we draw the cards to get an answer. It's fairly simple.

[mywifeaneva]

... [looking up at the ceiling]

Uh, what's for lunch tomorrow?

[ownshissword]

... Seriously? What part of "broad question" did you miss? That's kinda specific...

[mywifeaneva]

... [opens his mouth]

[closes it again] Fine, what might be for lunch tomorrow?

[ownshissword]

...

I think you're kind of missing the point.

[mywifeaneva]

Okay, new question. What's the point, then?

[ownshissword]

They give answers like, "good luck, keep doing whatever you're doing," or "a change will come soon," or "avoid poor financial decisions," that kind of thing!

[mywifeaneva]

...

Does it count if I think this would be a "poor financial decision" for you if you were charging for it?

[ownshissword]

I'm not charging. God, what's your problem? It's a game.

[mywifeaneva]

[chewing on his bottom lip, clearly biting back a retort]

Sorry. I have one. Will people return books to the library on time this week?

[ownshissword]

[Without drawing a card] No. Never.