[ over in oz, anders will find zuriel in the house of cards, up in the attic and trying to grab the tarot deck herself to stop it from auto-shuffling. this is not going well, and she's frowning as they begin to deal a reading for her. ]
Whatever you have to say probably won't be anything new, you know.
[ this is to the cards, not anders. but she may not be aware anders is there either. ]
It's a card of possibilities. Potential, if you will. It's been "my" card for as long as I can remember, and I don't know why I thought that'd change here either.
I wouldn't say potential's bad, but it depends on what that potential could bring. I don't think my mom ever thought it was bad for me, but... [ she shrugs. the cards begin to shuffle again. ]
[ you've stumbled on the exact dragon age tarot fanartists dilemma. the eternal tug of war. anders and his two very precise and accurate cards, its the kind of greed they talk about in the bible.
going to sit down as well, pulling the card over to look at it - not able to quite look zuriel in the eye. the imagery is clear enough. a tower in flames, two figures in free fall. the halo of a shattered circle of magi bobs very lightly over his head. ]
[ she doesn't mind that he can't look at her. she lets him have that moment to himself and allows him to take the card for himself. i'm glad fandom also agrees. anyway... the tower can in fact be a scary sort of card. ]
You think so? [ lightly. gauging where his head is. ] What kind of change does it seem to be? There are different variations of "not good."
[ he's not having the easiest time handling a flat card with bandaged hands, but is doing his best. ]
Change rarely comes peacefully. Those who oppose it will blame you for upsetting the "peace" - so they can continue to peacefully ignore everything around them.
Ignorance and peace are very rarely the same thing. If anything it's actually worse because the only person you can blame is yourself in the end for ignoring all of the signs.
[ ...there's a sigh. ]
And still, people die. [ there's a pause. ] ... we'll find them somehow. They're not completely destroyed, just lost.
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Whatever you have to say probably won't be anything new, you know.
[ this is to the cards, not anders. but she may not be aware anders is there either. ]
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[ he'll come up and take a peek at the cards? ]
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Oh, Anders. [ a pause. ] That wasn't for you.
[ the cards are doing their fancy lil shuffle, and the first card it spits out is the page of cups. she's back to watching... ]
I don't know why I expected anything different.
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What does it mean?
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It's a card of possibilities. Potential, if you will. It's been "my" card for as long as I can remember, and I don't know why I thought that'd change here either.
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[ it was never really his bag though. ]
Is potential bad? It doesn't seem like the worst one you could get.
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[ so, you know. ]
I wouldn't say potential's bad, but it depends on what that potential could bring. I don't think my mom ever thought it was bad for me, but... [ she shrugs. the cards begin to shuffle again. ]
You may as well pick one for yourself, too.
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well, he'll hesitate ... but reach to pull one. ]
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... the Tower. It's symbolic of change. Dramatic change, really.
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going to sit down as well, pulling the card over to look at it - not able to quite look zuriel in the eye. the imagery is clear enough. a tower in flames, two figures in free fall. the halo of a shattered circle of magi bobs very lightly over his head. ]
It doesn't seem like change for the better.
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You think so? [ lightly. gauging where his head is. ] What kind of change does it seem to be? There are different variations of "not good."
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Change rarely comes peacefully. Those who oppose it will blame you for upsetting the "peace" - so they can continue to peacefully ignore everything around them.
Still, people die.
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Ignorance and peace are very rarely the same thing. If anything it's actually worse because the only person you can blame is yourself in the end for ignoring all of the signs.
[ ...there's a sigh. ]
And still, people die. [ there's a pause. ] ... we'll find them somehow. They're not completely destroyed, just lost.