voice | un: vsmith

[banworthy]

Hello.

How are you all doing? [ A beat. ] Actually, you all know I don't care so let's ignore that question, hm?

So, who would like to have their fortune, romantic future, or whatever told?

I know, I know... tarot is still a [ Longer pause. ] hobby of mine, but one you get to reap the rewards of today.

Fun, right?

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[restingstitchface]

You prefer it when people don't take themselves too seriously?

[banworthy]

I prefer if people didn't irritate me, but that rarely ever happens.

But I'm a magnanimous person who is willing to endure for the sake of what they can do. [ A beat. ] See? I feel it's better to be honest how I am than have someone find out later I only care how useful they are to me.

Saves me some headaches, at least.

[restingstitchface]

You think so. But you will always get people willing to offer their little barbs. The overconfident sort who hold too high an opinion of their own, well, opinion. Not naming names, of course.


[ nate ]

[banworthy]

Yes, well, that's why people are awful.

One of the many, many flaws that they have.

[restingstitchface]

Yes, well, people are flawed. Such is the nature of being human.

[banworthy]

That's just an excuse to be irritating.

And did you want a reading on yourself? Or just want to ask about someone else?

[restingstitchface]

[So he does notice.]

I agree. It's not very thoughtful.

So how about a thoughtful reading. What is my state of mind right now?

[banworthy]

State of mind?

[ He hums. ]

Look at that? The Nine of Pentacles, again. It's reversed. It means you are, unfortunately, lacking fulfillment. There is something that you're looking for but not yet acquired it. Unfortunate.

[restingstitchface]

That would be accurate were I interested in the goal and not the journey. After all, the greatest part of work for some is the process. How would you adjust your reading to account for that?

[banworthy]

It means that even the journey isn't being that enjoyable, either.

[restingstitchface]

Or I'm on more than one journey.

[banworthy]

How exhausting for you.

[restingstitchface]

Perhaps. But I do love the exercise.

[banworthy]

Suppose we all have to do some exercise here.

[restingstitchface]

Yes. Though I suppose were Aurora to make a more accurate representation of earth, we could pay people like our superpowered friends to take on missions on our behalf.

But where's the challenge in that?

[banworthy]

It's fine.

They'll do it for us anyway, so -- [ He shrugs. ]

[restingstitchface]

Well, that's true. It affords one more room to relax.

[banworthy]

If you have no power, you can use them.

[restingstitchface]

And to think people call others unethical for being so pragmatic.

[Us. He means us.]

All that power yet they are only quick to act when they can punch down.

[banworthy]

It is how it is, but it's also fine.

Those power-wielding [ There is a hand gesture put here instead of a word. ] all jumped at the chance to be useful and helpful and save people. So, they can't be mad that others want to ask for them to do things for them. Unless they want to be hypocrites about how they use their power.

[ Will Claudia involve herself in those kind of posts? He can't imagine she will. He hopes she won't. Not out of any desire to keep her from being used, but because of how irritating it would be to see. ]

[restingstitchface]

[Such a vivid and colourful use of language, father!]

Being hypocrites would make them more interesting case studies, honestly. There's always been something boring about a picture perfect hero. Other than knowing such things cannot possibly exist.

[banworthy]

So use them as they wish to be used - to help the helpless for I, at least, am helpless.