Destiny & Free Will, Week VII [Monday, Period 4]

[atreideslioness]

The students should have gotten a handwaved notice to dress nicely and meet at the Danger Shop, where they were met by a Ghanima waiting just outside the door.

"Right." Reaching inside her coat, Ghanima retrieved a deck of the Dune Tarot and fanned the cards at them. "Step right up, and ask me what today holds for you. Through there --" she gestured at the door to the Shop with the cards, " -- is the Monte Carlo Casino of Monaco. One of the most famous casinos in the world, renowned for its elegance and architecture."

"Your mission is to take the future I forsee, and try to beat it. If I tell you that you are destined to win big, sit outside and give away chips. If I say you fail, go cheat the casino by whatever means you choose. The only rule is not to get caught doing anything illegal by security; that would be a failure of the exam." Not that Ghanima was actually grading them based on the final, she preferred to look at their overall body of work. "I want to see how many of you manage to flaunt destiny."

"After all," she grinned humorlessly, flipping up the Hanged Man with ease. "Navigating the future is a family talent. Who wants to try and beat the oracular Atreides?"


[OOC: OCD Awaits! And now, I crassssssssssssh. Feel free to tag me ooc if there's a future you want Ghani to give your student, otherwise it will be randomized.]

Comments

Sign-In #7

[atreideslioness]

One last time.

Re: Sign-In #7

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

Jennifer Walters

Listen to the Lecture

[atreideslioness]

It's short, so pay attention!

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[trigons_child]

Raven listened, but she was still squirming a bit from the discomfort on her back.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri had been worried about this final, honestly, but . . . she could deal with this, she decided.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah was listening to Ghanima, wondering how she'd do on this right now.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir was somewhat confused as to how this would tell anything, but he was going to try his hardest.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[puppy_fair]

Zack was a wiggly puppy at the best of times, true, but this was just ridiculous. He paid attention to the lecture as best as he could, but somewhere midway, it became very important to chew on his own paw.

It was fascinating, okay?

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[finding-x-dream.livejournal.com]

Agnes brightened up and cracked her knuckles.

Then she frowned. "What if we like the future you predict?" she asked.

Activity: Get Your Future

[atreideslioness]

Ask Ghanima for a prediction before you enter the Danger Shop and the glitz and glamour of Monaco!

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[glacial_queen]

"Will you read my future, Lady Ghanima?" Karla asked, amused. She liked this exercise.

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[trigons_child]

Defying destiny was something Raven was greatly interested in. "What will the day hold for me, Lady Ghanima?" she asked.

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[thatsamilkshake]

Francine eyed the casino dubiously like the icon says but dutifully approached to receive her fortune. "I can'timagine me winning anything in a place like that," she said. "I can't even play card games that don't involve asking if somebody has any twos."

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[weetuskenraider]

"What do the cards have to say about what my assignment is today, Professor Atreides?" asked Tahiri, who would then take great pleasure in doing exactly the opposite.

Hey, might as well enjoy it when it was easy to do.

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"What you say my future will be?" Firekeeper asked plainly.

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda took a deep breath and stepped up. She looked marginally better than she had last week. Okay let's get this over with.

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah waited until she felt she was ready to do this, and approached.

"Will you please tell me what day holds for me, Lady Ghanima?"

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Shilo was interested, so she approached. "Lady Ghanima, will you please read the cards for me?" she asked.

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[momslilassassin]

Ben walked up and away a good half-dozen times before finally staying still long enough to say, "Very well. Let's hear the future."

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir stepped up.

"Professor Atreides?" And he bowed his head in invitation before smiling back at her.

Re: Activity: Get Your Future

[puppy_fair]

Once he was satisfied that his paw had been good and gnawed on, Zack made his way over to Ghanima, took a seat on the ground in front of her, and then looked up at her expectantly.

Yes, he was still bound and determined to pass his final. Why?

Activity: Monaco

[atreideslioness]

Mod thy fate and your adventures at-will! If the NPC security holograms throw you out, she'll laugh.

Re: Activity: Monaco

[momslilassassin]

Ben wasn't using the Force to cheat at cards. Growing up around Uncle Han and Lando had its own rewards.

He was winning, but he wasn't being consumed by the feeling. Those creepy cards of Master Atreides could bite him, oh yes.

Talk to the TAs

[atreideslioness]

Once they ping in!

Re: Talk to the TAs

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin was there, of course!

...this week. Shhh.

Talk to Ghanima

[atreideslioness]

She's around, both before and after class.

Re: Talk to Ghanima

[glacial_queen]

Karla came in early to speak to Ghanima. "Lady Ghanima? Do you have a moment," she asked. "I wanted to beg your pardon for missing class last week. I was summoned home to Kaeleer."

OOC

[atreideslioness]

As always, it's been a treat having you all in class! \o/

Today's readings have been brought to you by Facade or the Vertigo tarot deck, depending on where I was when it was your turn to get your fortune told.

Re: OOC

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

Katchoo is toooooooooooooooooooooooootally facepalming at Francine right now, yes. *g*