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[onerthes]

[Vira-Lorr was seated in her shop, reclining in her chair and looking at the table, her omni set up on the other side. She had a frown on her face, her eyes narrowed. The third eye glittered a little, seeming to almost glow softly in the low light of the room. The candles that were set out flickered and gave the fortune teller's chamber a soft, almost eerie glow.

On the table in front of her were a set of three tarot cards. She steepled her fingers, looking them over before sighing and turning her gaze to the feed, shrugging.]

Well, I never said my visions were always pleasant. Just a thought for my fellow sleepers, as you get ready for the next month. The locals call February a bitter month, and the story of Doorway is not exactly a happy one, trapped and forever waiting for someone who may never return.

Next month, you may be plagued by the possibilities, the imaginings and wishes that you might have in your hearts. Unsure, you might just find yourself at a crossroads, an important decision to be made. And if you choose one way, you may find yourself... what is the saying? "Crying over spilled milk" while you do not see the cups there, full on the shelf and waiting. But a choice always has at least two possible outcomes, yes?

[She reached over and drew another card. She smirked softly.]

Perhaps you might find what it is you want. The season of the Egg Moon is supposed to be a time of Rites, after all. Follow your hearts and choose wisely.

[And with that vague smirk, she flicked the camera feed off.]

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[retsuden]

[ He doesn't like the sound of ANY OF THAT so the best thing to do is ignore it. Completely. He shouldn't even really say anything, and yet... ​]

To think that Eudaimonikos person thought you didn't ramble.

[ Chances are he butchered that pronunciation with his totally not Japanese phonetics, but the idiot never got Michael's actual name. ]

[onerthes]

Ah, dear sweet Michael. Of course he would. We both ramble just about as much as each other. Haha.

[Nope, she was totally aware of it.]

Some paths need a little meandering to get to the right place. Dangerous to cut too many corners, especially in matters of the heart.

[She didn't say 'how is that friend of yours,' but the twinkle of mirth in her eyes said it loud and clear.]

[retsuden]

[ It figures. Michael had done a good job in not rambling so much with him, but he had that Vibe about him anyway.

But that doesn't matter, because he hears that call out, and he gives her a LOOK. ]

Being straight forward isn't cutting corners, it's just cutting the flowery padding and unnecessary metaphors.

[onerthes]

True. But one of the secrets is knowing when you're cutting a corner, and when you're simply getting to the point. In this case, though...

I think the problem may be different, and have more to do with knowing what you might actually want, and deciding to go after that. You strike me as more of a swords man than a cups one, so it might be a tricky choice...

If it comes up at all.

[retsuden]

I don't care for knowing the future. And your warnings are too vague to be of any use even if I did. I already run into problems regularly from not knowing what I want, so your cards may as well be telling me my daily plans.

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[onerthes]

mmmm, fair.

[She flicked the feed to private. It just seemed wise.]

My warning to you will be more specific. Next month is the month of the Doorway, the Pthumerian who is patron of relationships and promises kept. It is also the Egg Moon, a time where rites and blood rituals are common and powerful.

Be ready for something related to your relationships to feel like it is pushed more quickly than you are comfortable, and to feel like you have a decision to make. You might be fortunate and escape it, but I am expecting it for many.

more than that? Seeing the future is never that specific for me.

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[retsuden]

[ ... Alright, fine, PROVE HIM WRONG. That's a little more than his daily plans, and he's quiet for a minute because he's not sure how much he likes knowing about it.

He looks away from the feed, his forehead wrinkling with frustration over it. ]

Tch. How annoying.

What's the use in having visions if you can't see anything in detail?

[onerthes]

If it was too specific, it might be impossible for it to change. And what if that ending was something you didn't want? Better... [She held up the two of cups and five of cups.] ... to have options.

Also, I'm trying to get a feel of what might affect two-hundred people. There are limits to how clear I can be. Knowing the future is a double-edged sword anyway. This, however, felt like something to warn people of.

They tend to be a little flippant about their relationships at times. You, on the other hand, are almost too serious.

[retsuden]

No prophecy is impossible to change. [ Wow that came out sharper than he intended. He lets out a slower breath. ] And there is no such thing as being too serious about a relationship. Particularly a romantic one. One should never be flippant with emotions.

[ He tilts his head. ]

If it were of just one person, are you capable of seeing more? Actually hypothetical this time, I'm just curious about your abilities.

[onerthes]

Any vision beyond a lunar month is encountering very vague fogs and almost impossible to decipher. [She didn't sound like she was about to disagree with him about the ability to change the future. She did, after all, agree howevermuch she wished to warn.]

With that in mind, hypothetically. I could perform a reading specifically for a person. It's my job. I give counsel and guidance of spiritual and other topics. If you knew someone that might gain from a vision of their future... you can send them my way.

[She didn't say 'I can do a reading for your lover.' She'd let him figure that one out.]

[retsuden]

I'll keep that in mind, should the need ever arise.

[ Like when he starts to get hyper paranoid later on in the month as he gets more corrupt and determined to keep Sakura safe from... everything ever. ​]

Do you ever see your own future?

[onerthes]

I try not to. Experience has shown that this place likes to show me the ten-thousand horrible ways I will die in the next week when I do that, so it's better just to assume it would be awful and not look.

Back home I used to, until it was wrapped around one family's life, and then seeing their future was seeing mine.

[retsuden]

Mm. A reasonable reaction. It's unfortunate how prone you are to dying.

[onerthes]

[Ahem]

I am not actually as prone as some people think I am to dying. Something you should be aware of is that sometimes, your powers, skills and abilities will be stolen away at a key moment and the matter forced.

My visions are different. I've seen thousands of deaths, far more than ever happen here.

[Look, you little shit...]

Also. I haven't died since coming here. So that we're clear.

[retsuden]

[ He arches a brow, somewhat out of curiosity, but he's sure that it's about as straight forward as it gets. Dying is usually about a lack of luck, that's something he's always understood, but it's more fun to see her irritated than admit to that. ]

Congratulations. Is it a record for you?

[onerthes]

[She gave him a sickly sweet smile when he said that, folding her arms and raising her eyebrow.]

When I find out who your lover is, I'm going to give her a palm reading and tell her so much about her love line.

[retsuden]

[ ............................................................... He probably deserved that, and yet he still has the audacity to look pissy about it. ]

I don't have a lover. If you're referring to my friend, you'll leave her love line alone. She wouldn't want it read.

[onerthes]

Ngh. [She almost argued, to be churlish.] Fine. But, just so you know?

A lady doesn't like people repeatedly asking her about that time her head didn't attach to its shoulders. It's actually, surprisingly, a very unpleasant memory.

[retsuden]

I never mentioned your head. Or did all of your deaths involve decapitation?

[ Maybe he shouldn't continue to be an ass about that considering the circumstances. ]

But fine. My apologies. Next time, if you've a problem with what I'm saying, you take it up with me directly. Retaliating with anything related to the people I care about is off limits.

[onerthes]

That... should honestly have been more obvious. Sorry. You just... keep touching that nerve. And it's not that it happened more than once. It's just... I was like that almost a year. It was hard to forget. Convenient example.

[ahem]

That said... let's return to a more pressing topic. [for once she felt safe bluntly changing the topic.] something to be very careful of is any promises you make next month. You don't seem the sort to take it lightly, but ...

Pthumerians are extremists, and she presides over promises made.

[retsuden]

You should find a way to come to peace with it. Anyone who asks around enough could learn of your circumstances and if you're so easily disturbed by it, it will be more than efficient in manipulating you. Whether it's by this place or the people in it. Your head is firmly attached to your shoulders now. That's what matters.

[ There's some hypocrisy there, but at least he's tried to apply that to most of his old traumas. ]

I never make a promise I have no intentions of keeping. But thank you. For the warning.

[onerthes]

Easier said than done, but I will take that under consideration.

[She was aware that she was sensitive about it, but he wasn't the only one who could be stubborn about things.]

I'm not necessarily surprised to hear that. You strike me as a very serious sort, so I'd expect as much. Never hurts to know clearly.

[retsuden]

[ He's quiet for a second and debates just leaving it all at that, but he also knows at the back of his mind, there's more he can offer here. Ugh. Why is he trying to be a better person again? ]

If you ever need assistance, my friend... She's... Studied how to help people who have been through traumatic events. She's better skilled at helping people overcome them than I would ever be.

[ God this means disclosing who she is though has he thought this through ]

[onerthes]

... She's a counselor?!?

[There's a serious pause there for a moment. Vira-Lorr looked legitimately a little shocked. Her eyes were wide and she coughed into her hand after a moment before she laughed once, softly.]

I... we have not had one of those since the nightmare ended, and we only had one for a very short time. A student counselor who was immediately inundated.

On the one hand, I want to ask her name. On the other, I don't want to push the task on her. She might get a little... well...

There's a lot of trauma in this place. I don't want her overwhelmed.

[retsuden]

If that's what you want to call it. She's a medical ninja, but she specialized in these sorts of things after the war, or so I've heard. She runs our village medical facility. I don't foresee her becoming overwhelmed so easily, she's no student.

[ Seriously, just look at the challenges in Konoha. He has faith. ]

Haruno Sakura. She'll likely make herself known eventually anyway, there's no point in hiding it.