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

[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.]

[drakenguard]

...

[Hrm, Yamato couldn't think of anything. His meritocracy idea fell through, he was no longer bound to his duties, he had a job now, and he was currently drifting in an aimless direction...]

I suppose I will be generic. Will my future be somewhat passable?

[Translation: will I have a happy future?]

[grancenturio]

Please shuffle the cards, and then I will answer your question to the best of my ability.

[drakenguard]

[Yamato picked up the deck of cards and shuffled them quickly yet efficiently, before setting it down on the table. This was the first time he would witness a tarot reading - he had only read about it in passing during his studies into the supernatural]

[grancenturio]

[Nessiah deals seven cards.]

Your past is reflected by the Seven of Cups. This represents having too many options in a negative sense - matters may become disorganized when the path is not clear to you and those around you.

Your present is shown by the Four of Pentacles. This card shows possessiveness, wishing to maintain control, and blocked change. You are a stubborn person and you insist that your path is the correct one.

You will be helped by the Page of Swords. A young person wishing to find the just and ethical path in life, intelligent and full of fortitude.

You will be harmed by the World. It is difficult for you to synthesize your efforts and your desires with those around you, I believe.

The others around you are represented by the Eight of Swords. Restriction, confusion, powerlessness. In this present state, there is not much we can do to fix matters here, nor do we know much of what is really going on.

The Three of Pentacles shows the path you should choose - one that involves working together with others in order to accomplish something. A group can do more than one can alone.

Finally, your result is shown by the Five of Pentacles. Before the end, you will have hard times and go through ill health. But, I could have told you that much from mere experience.