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Jancis Milburga smiles, turning, "Lady Ameline. Lord Ciceroix. Very happy to have you come with us all here."
Ciceroix Pellicier: "Well, you put on a great show my dear, how could we not attend? Beyond that, the land is greatly wanting I the upper crust making it's presence known yes? "He smiled, bowing his head. "Jesting aside....marvelous evening Jancis. You should be proud. "
Ameline Valtin bows her head to Jancis, "Lady Jancis, what a lovely evening you have arranged. Thank you and your performers ever-so-much."
Jancis Milburga: "Thank you, I must pass it on to everyone who truly filled the night with emotion. Have you both met Lord Vaughn?"
Ciceroix Pellicier: "I shall let my better half attend to introductions I imagine. "
Ameline Valtin shakes her head, "I have not had the pleasure. Ameline Valtin, at your service."
Vaughn Antain: "Vaughn. No titles. Pleased to meet you."
Ameline Valtin: "Might I add, what a lovely story. Quite moving, Vaughn."
Ciceroix Pellicier: "Ah...or not. And I am Ciceroix Pellicier, a wayward noble, quite far from Ishgard. "
Vaughn Antain blushes a bit. "Well...thank you for your compliment." He turns to Ciceroix. "Ishgard, hmm? What's it like?"
Ciceroix Pellicier: "Cold...mostly cold. "
Ciceroix Pellicier: "Both in the weather, and in the temperament of it's people, from my experience. "
Vaughn Antain chuckles.
Vaughn Antain: "It's one of the few places I've never travelled. I'd love to see it sometime."
Ciceroix Pellicier: "I dare say, your gift of story would do that land well. As it would any land you tread upon Sir. "
Vaughn Antain: "Ah, well, thank you for your kind words. Truth is I've been working on them since I was only a few cycles of age. After over thirty cycles, one must be good at something."
Ciceroix Pellicier: "Mm...well said. "He reflected on that, his own uselessness being how he even wound up here.
Vaughn Antain smiles. "What about you two? What brings you?"
Ameline Valtin sees Ciceroix's demeanor shift and tugs on his coat. "Let's off then? Back to La Noscea?"
Ameline Valtin looks to Vaughn, "Oh, sorry, apologies! I am mortified!"
Ciceroix Pellicier: "No..the gentlemen is still speaking, would be rude to wander off. Though, perhaps I shall dart along ahead, and you catch up my dear. For what we spoke of, I'd like to get changed. "
Vaughn Antain chuckles.
Vaughn Antain nods. "Well, save travels to you both. May the Twelve guide you."
Ameline Valtin gestures to Vaughn, "I reckoned the fresh air and fertile earth would do us some good. I wish you well in your travels, Vaughn - Twelve walk with you where ever you may head."
Ciceroix Pellicier: "A pleasure. Ameline, I'd suggest you mingle a bit more...I shall return to you soon enough. "The noblemen nodded, bowing his head to the lady.
Ameline Valtin sighs, "Alright. ."
Ameline Valtin: "Well now. I feel a right fool." She muses to herself.
Jancis Milburga: "Surely you can handle anything that might come your way, Lady Ameline?"
Jancis Milburga smiles, "Lady Ameline is quite versed in combat, as it were."
Jancis Milburga: "Not at all, such men seem to be quite flighty. He must be looking for an excuse to prepare something for you."
Ameline Valtin smiles to Jancis, "Your positivity is a beacon of light, Lady Jancis. It truly inspires." She dips her head in deference.
Jancis Milburga: "Vaughn here, despite his delicate music, is quite strong as well. I have seen him handle a bow even at close range."
Ameline Valtin looks to Vaughn, "Is that so? A delicate art in its own right, as I understand it."
Vaughn Antain wrinkles his nose slightly. "Lady, please. I'm hardly the warrior."
Jancis Milburga: "Forgive me, I would not speak a fib."
Vaughn Antain shakes his head with a light laugh, returning to the fortunes.
Ameline Valtin: "I beg your collective pardons, but I have an intrigue in tempting fate by having my fortune told. Would you excuse me but for a moment?"
Jancis Milburga: "Not at all, Lady. Go right on ahead."
Ameline Valtin removes her hat, dusting it off before tucking it under an arm.
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Ameline Valtin resituates her cap on her head.
Iskierka Stormspeaker shuffles her cards. "Next?"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: Thank you for waiting all this time, ma'am.
Ameline Valtin approaches the masked form. She looks uncomfortable and rests her hands on her hips with a frown. "Tis no trouble. I have but a question."
Iskierka Stormspeaker: Aye?
Ameline Valtin leans close, placing a cupped hand over her mouth to whisper into the ear of the woman.
Ameline Valtin >> "Will I ever see home again after craven exile?"
Ameline Valtin blinks to Iskierka somberly.
Iskierka Stormspeaker nods in understanding to Ameline. She fans the cards out in front of her.
Ameline Valtin fidgets her fingers indecisively for a moment before choosing the card on the far right end of the fan.
Iskierka Stormspeaker: You've drawn The World. The World symbolizes fulfillment. Integration with ones surroundings on all levels, physical, mental, and spiritual.
Ameline Valtin looks to the woman, confused.
Iskierka Stormspeaker: Whether this is done by adaptation or making the world adapt to you is uncertain, but the outcome is the same. Harmony, equilibrium with ones surroundings, and most important... home.
Iskierka Stormspeaker: You WILL go home.
Ameline Valtin nods, "Thank you." She slinks back, feeling a bit out of sorts before craning her neck politely and turning away.
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Iskierka Stormspeaker: Next? Thank you for waiting.
Iskierka Stormspeaker: How may I help you, ma'am? What do you seek help with?
Leggerless Hanzou: "Uh... the card thing you've been doing earlier. How about that for me?"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: And what would you like to know in particular?
Leggerless Hanzou: "...Not real sure, honestly. Maybe something about my future?"
Iskierka Stormspeaker fans out the cards before Leggerless. "Pick one, then."
Leggerless Hanzou takes one of the cards located a little above the middle of the pile, and shows it to Iskierka.
Iskierka Stormspeaker can be heard sucking air through her teeth. "Aaah, The Tower."
Leggerless Hanzou: "...I'd imagine it's not a literal tower?"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: The Tower isn't necessarily a BAD card... but it's one that always bears a little bit of easing into.
Iskierka Stormspeaker: Be prepared for a rapid change. One that might even be pretty violent.
Leggerless Hanzou: "A rapid... change. Hm. That could be both good or bad. I suppose the best thing to do is to welcome it when it comes, right?"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: That's the spirit!
Iskierka Stormspeaker: An open mind and heart is best when dealing with The Tower.
Iskierka Stormspeaker: Just like an open stance is best in a fight, all the better to take on all comers.
Leggerless Hanzou: "Heh. You basically described what it takes to survive my line of work. How... eerie."
Iskierka Stormspeaker: There is wisdom in the cards.
Leggerless Hanzou: "And I thank you for showing me that such is proof of it."
Iskierka Stormspeaker: You're quite welcome.
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "Scuse me ma'am, what's going on here?"
Roysia Stone: Ah, hello. It's a fortune teller, reading out the cards of our fates.
Whran'a Mhakaracca: ... Really? Heh, one of my sisters said there was a commotion around here. I... I think I might try that.
Roysia Stone: If you wish to have your fate read, you can go stand in line.
Arielia Ryella moved to loom over Roysia's figure. "Indeed. Though..."
Arielia Ryella: "If you've a tale to share, she, too, listens."
Arielia Ryella: "You should. In fact, the line is behind her."
Arielia Ryella thumbed over her shoulder.
Whran'a Mhakaracca smiled, goofily. "Ah, well Thanks ladies!"
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "Huh! Well, now I'm curious as to how this works!..."
Whran'a Mhakaracca flicked his ears forward, trying to listen in on the card readings.
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "Hm?"
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "Well! Now I'm very interested!!"
Leggerless Hanzou: "I'll let the person behind me come now, if that's alright?"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: If he's ready.
Leggerless Hanzou gestures towards Whran'a behind her a few steps.
Leggerless Hanzou: "I'd imagine he is."
Whran'a Mhakaracca jumped a bit, his idle musings not much more than daydreams as he thought. "Oh! Uh, hi there ma'am! So, uh, what are you doing here exactly? Offering advice?"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: C'mere, I won't bite.
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "Aheheh, sorry."
Iskierka Stormspeaker: What do you want insight on?
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "Insight eh?... Well, let me think... These cards, they can give a bit of advice on choices, right? Or just life advice?... Wait that's the same thing... Uh, ahehe apologies ma'am. I've just never had anything like this done before."
Iskierka Stormspeaker: It's alright. I've helped many a lad with his first time.
Iskierka Stormspeaker begins shuffling his cards. "Let's just do a general reading. You like it, you come back for more sometime, yes?"
Whran'a Mhakaracca blinked, blushing a bit at the remark. "Ahh, sure! Heh, maybe it'll start some cogs!" He said, smiling like a goof and watching the deck shuffle.
Iskierka Stormspeaker lays the cards out for Whran'a in a fan pattern. "Here is your future laid bare. Pick a card and see what it holds for you."
Whran'a Mhakaracca took a deep breath, armored finger hovering over the fan like a ball on a roulette table, eventually he picked a card, left of the center and just a tad towards the end. "This one..." He said, slipping it from the stack.
Iskierka Stormspeaker: You have a lot of inner doubt, don't you. You're indecisive, yes? Some would even say finicky?
Iskierka Stormspeaker: You've drawn The Moon. This is a card representing indecisiveness.
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "Er, somewhat. My last impulsive decision left me in a bright place, with a lot of dangers. But it's why I look like I do now."
Whran'a Mhakaracca smiled, blushing at the card. "Aye... I've been dithering on... Quite a few things."
Iskierka Stormspeaker: You also have some pretty lofty dreams, I'd imagine.
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "It's probably a bit much to go into detail right now, but ah. Yes."
Whran'a Mhakaracca: Is it, solely indecisiveness? The meaning I mean."
Iskierka Stormspeaker: My advice to you, then, is to keep your eye on those goals. You'll be able to work your path to them much easier. The traveler who looks at his feet for every step will lose his way upon the road.
Iskierka Stormspeaker: It's not just indecisiveness.
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "I'll keep that in mind ma'am. Thank you... very much!"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: You're quite welcome, sir.
Whran'a Mhakaracca: "Uhm, Is it alright if I sought you out for another reading sometime? I uh, can imagine if you're backed up on clientele, but I find this interesting to say the least!"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: Of course. Anytime.
Iskierka Stormspeaker shuffles the cards and puts them away.
Whran'a Mhakaracca smiled, a bit nervously as he tapped his fingers together. He muttered something under his breath, though from the tone he seemed introspective. He nonetheless looked back to the seer, nodding his head with a smile before turning away. "Aye well, I've needed to get back to Ul'Dah. Thanks again!"
Iskierka Stormspeaker: You're quite welcome.
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