[OPEN] *draws a tarot card* oh sh—

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who: Noah & You
what: Tarot readings~
when: Post-Disney fieldtrip, so 02/12 and on
where: Dorm Common Room
warnings: I'm on my pagan bullshit again it's fine

[If you venture into the dorm common room at any point after the fieldtrip ends, you will find Noah sitting in the middle of the floor with a deck of tarot cards, Trying His Best. He only recently acquired these cards (they were scattered about his room, see) and he hasn't had too much time to play with them.

Obviously, the correct thing to do is to play with them now. Step right up and get a very amateurish tarot reading free of charge! He has a book open in his lap about how to do this, including multiple spreads that he can use. If he spots you while he's nose-deep in studying, he'll wave you over with a hand and ask if he can read your fortune — you just have to tell him what you're interested in knowing. Past, present, future? Love? Interpersonal relationships of a non-romantic nature? Just ask!

As a disclaimer, Noah is not responsible for any harm that comes to you if he divines your future and it turns out really badly. That is not his fault. Your fate was written in the stars, after all.]

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[Ah, a fellow useless bisexual!

The readings do come out of the goodness of the teller's heart on account of Noah has not realised this is something he can do to make money, but also because he's still learning his way around the art of tarot reading, so he wouldn't want to charge anyway. Noah's deck is moderately different from your standard tarot deck; all of the major arcana are astral bodies, though someone with knowledge in tarot would be able to derive after a bit that they mean the same things as a normal deck would.]

Love life, huh?

[Noah nods and shuffles the deck a couple of times, cuts the cards, and then settles on a five-card spread, laying out cards in a plus sign shape. He flips the middle card first, and squints like he's trying to recall what the card means before speaking.]

Draco, Upright. [The Wheel of Fortune, basically. But with a dragon on it.] This card represents you as you are now. It seems like there are some big changes coming your way. If you resist them, you're going to find they manifest in a less-than-desirable way, so go with the flow. [Beat.] You might have issues with resisting big change, being here, which I get. Don't do that.

[The deck says do not. Noah flips over the card on the left side of the plus sign. It's the Three of Cups, upright.]

This second card in the spread is about past relationships and influences on your life. It's the Three of Cups — a card about sharing love. I don't know what you did before coming here, but you must have had someone important to you, right...? Keep them in your mind if that's the case.

[Noah moves on to flip the bottommost card.]

This position in the spread is about the issues in your life you need to address before you let love in. The card is the Eight of Wands... it seems like you might move too fast. Whoever you find, you'll probably connect with them quickly, you might even become obsessed with them, but that could come back to bite you in the long run. Being obsessed with someone isn't good. Remember to slow down and go with the flow.

[He taps the Wheel of Fortune Draco with his finger, then moves on to flip the topmost card.]

This card represents areas that need more development before you let love in. It's a little like the third card. In this case, it's the Queen of Swords. ...are you maybe not that good with displaying emotions, or someone who can be overanalytical? Or maybe you're hiding emotions behind something like a smile? [He's just guessing based on card meaning, but if that's the case, he absolutely gets it.] She's asking for you to work on being more genuine, if that's true.

[Finally, he flips the rightmost card in the spread. It's labelled "XIV -Horologium" with an image of a ticking grandfather clock on it, a constellation drawn through the actual art itself. In a normal deck, this would be Temperance.]

This last card is the likely outcome in your quest for love. Um... basically, if you find balance in your life — going with the flow but remembering not to get obsessed or move too fast, and working on showing your true colours rather than hiding under a mask, and keeping what you care about close to your heart, you should find a fulfilling but balanced love life. [He taps the Three of Cups, wondering if there really is anyone in Akira's life who had showed him love before, but he doesn't ask because he doesn't want to be nosy.] Horologium wants you to make sure you have perfect balance before getting started, though.

[All of the fluff from the Eight of Wands and the Queen of Swords are in agreement.]