It's a Persona game, time to get some readings done.

[grancenturio]

Who: Nessiah and everyone else
Where: The entrance to the Libra Ward hotel
Summary: Nessiah has a mind to see what magic still works in this place - and he's chosen Tarot cards to experiment with.
Warnings: None so far, none likely.

[In the lobby of the hotel, there is a strangely-dressed man - well, he looks younger than that, really - set up at a table with a deck of Tarot cards. A small sign says only "Tarot readings".

Nessiah rarely did this. He was known as the Prophet for the ability to manipulate events as much as an actual gift at prophecy; however, he did possess a knack at telling the future with a bit of help. It seemed time to see if this still worked in a foreign place.

For the moment, the readings would be for free, as he had no idea if they would be accurate or not and was merely trying to test his own skills rather than make anything out of it.]

[Tarot readings will be real readings from an actual deck.]

Comments

[electricyousei]

Ruri peered over at the table and the man, then the cards as she walked in from one of her trips to the park, curious she walked over.

"Those are those cards they classify the persona under, correct?"

[grancenturio]

"Indeed they are. However, in many cases, their original use is that of fortune-telling. I wish to see if they have that capability here," Nessiah answered. "Would you like a reading?"

[electricyousei]

"Hrm, would it help you keep in practice? I'm not sure I really believe much about divination, but seeing as people here practice magic and there are demons about I'm not entirely certain it is as vague as back home."

[grancenturio]

"I am a bit rusty," he admitted with a small sigh. "So I wouldn't charge anything for my guesswork. But it could turn out well for you."

[electricyousei]

She nods a bit.

"If it helps you out then I'll do what you need. I do know what it is like to not get to practice needed skills on a regular basis."

She lets out a small sigh at that.

[drakenguard]

[Yamato normally didn't go to hotels or the like - why should he when he had his own, functioning apartment? - but a familiar spiritual signature caught his interest as he walked past, and well...

He entered, spotting Nessiah. Ah, he hadn't seen him since he gave him his enchanted Dragon]

Nessiah.

[Yamato greets as he comes close. Tarot Readings? Hrm...]

You can estimate the future?

[estimate because the future was never set in stone]

[grancenturio]

Prophecy is one of my talents. Of course, that is always helped by being familiar with the world I'm in - so I felt it prudent to find out exactly how much my talents have suffered here.

Care to help me?

[drakenguard]

I normally don't put much faith into such things.

[Yamato looked pensive]

Not that I am denying their accuracy, but the future is a very unpredictable thing, even if one can see it.

[Since Yamato and Co. defied the Akashic Records that foretold many people's deaths on a regular basis]

...but what harm can it do? Very well, let me think of something to ask...

[grancenturio]

Thank you.

[Nessiah pushed the cards toward him and waited.]

[theothermist]

[Chrome had just been walking past when she sees this, and though she pauses for a second, curiosity prompts her to walk over.]

... Nessiah-san?

[grancenturio]

Hello again. Did you come for a reading?

[theothermist]

[Her one eye looks curiously at the deck of cards on the table, her head tilting to the side for a moment before she nods.] ... Okay. Do I just shuffle the cards?

[grancenturio]

While you tell me your question, yes.

[meaningdies]

[When Naoya comes downstairs, he raises an eyebrow at the strangely-dressed man. He headed over towards him, eying his deck.]

Interesting...

[grancenturio]

Would you care for a reading? For today I won't be charging anything.

[meaningdies]

Why not? I might as well.

[It was always interesting to see how much other people could See.]

[grancenturio]

[Nessiah hands over the deck.]

I presume you know how this goes.

[plunderbunny]

[Well hello, neighbor! Elaine's going to wander over to take a look at what you're up to.]

I've been seeing an awful lot of those around lately!

[grancenturio]

I'm not surprised. They seem to have some connection with the workings of this place.

[plunderbunny]

Where I come from, they're powerful tools for foretelling the future. Am I correct to assume the same of your world?

[Why yes, she totally wants a reading.]

[grancenturio]

You would be correct. Would you like your future read?

[misery_hates_company]

Oh lord. What's this nonsense then?

*Fortune telling. Swell.*

[grancenturio]

It's an experiment of sorts, to see if my gift at prophecy is as good here as in my home.

[misery_hates_company]

Think you can see the future, eh? Ho ho, wouldn't that be a nice gift? If I believed in fate, I might be convinced. Do you think your powers would work on even a non-believer?

[grancenturio]

They often do. The threads of fate care as little about what you believe in as a puppetmaster cares what the puppet thinks of its strings.