[ Not far from a series of stalls selling cotton candy stands a new addition to the circus. It's a coin-operated fortune-telling machine of the kind usually inhabited by cackling animatronic caricatures of old gypsy women. This time, the occupant is just as robotic, but looks rather different than those gypsy witches. It's Aigis in the glass case,
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Out of curiosity, she puts in two Reds.]
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Welcome, seeker of fate. Please introduce yourself so I may begin your reading.
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Nimueh.
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[Her hands twitch across the table in front of her and shuffle the cards until they blur. Finally, she lays down five cards in front of her.]
Your reading will describe your mind, body, and soul, as well as the force that drives all three of them.
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She sees Aigis and claps her hands in glee. A tarot card reading! How romantic! She quickly puts in two Reds.]
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Welcome, seeker of fate. Please introduce yourself so I may begin your reading.
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[Moving stiffly, she shuffles the cards on the table before her.]
Your reading will describe your past, present, and future, as well as the influences that guide it.
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I've never been one to put much faith in this sort of thing.
[But it reminds him of his sister. ... A pause. ... And in go two Reds.]
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Welcome, seeker of fate. Please introduce yourself so I may begin your reading.
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And I wonder what you'll tell me.
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[She shuffles the deck with jerky motions.]
The cards will describe your past, present, and future, as well as an influence over them.
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[She stared and listened to the advertising, making a face at the cost.] Two reds. Awwwk... Wish I had them! Geez, it sucks to be broke!
...But wait. I swear I had a couple of those left for a snack. [She checked her pockets and produced a couple of candies and some coins. Fortunately these included the two reds. In they went into the machine.] Yesss! Okay, here goes nothing. It's not like I can do a lot with these anyway.
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[The lights shift and change, and Aigis abruptly focuses on Umi as the coins rattle down.]
Welcome, seeker of fate. Please introduce yourself so I may begin your reading.
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My name's Umi! Ryuuzaki Umi.
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[Her hands blur jerkily in front of her as she shuffles the deck.]
Your reading will describe your present situation, a problem that confronts you, and one possible path to solving it, as well as the forces that influence the matter.
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The mechanical voice catches his attention, and he finds himself walking towards the strange machine. He blinks and eyes the cards on the table for a while with an inquisitive look, but doesn't do anything else.]
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Do you wish to have your fortune read?
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[Setsuna glances up at the robot. Fortune?
He doesn't quite believe in fortunes, or destiny, or whatever else it is termed. The future is something people make for themselves. Still, there is the nagging feeling at the back of his mind, the what if: What if he could alter the future the rest of his comrades had already seen? One false decision, and everything could turn out differently. Will he continue to bring about the end of the war, or will he fail? And his answer, will he ever find it? The path towards mutual understanding (does he even know where he is going anymore?). His eyes move back to the cards on the table.
Regardless of its truth, it wouldn't hurt, right?
He fishes out two reds from his pocket and drops them inside the slot.]
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