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fandomhigh2009-08-16 09:58 pm
atreideslioness) wrote in fandomhigh2009-08-16 09:58 pm
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Destiny & Free Will, Week VII [Monday, Period 4]
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.]
"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.]
Re: Activity: Get Your Future
Re: Activity: Get Your Future
"The first possible outcome for you is the Five of Swords: Stubbornness. Refusal to move into the future, to forget the past or to face pressing responsibilities. Dishonor or stagnation," she said, tapping the image. "The second possible outcome is the King of Swords, reversed: Abuse of power. Tyranny. Cruelty. The empty striving for control. A failed attempt at mastery."
"The Page of Swords lures you towards the first outcome; a Passionate young person given to seeking out the heart of the matter, even to the point of spying, while The Star tempts you towards the second option with blessedness and tranquility."
"The last card represents the critical factor that decides what will come to pass. The Devil, reversed: Irresponsible pleasures. Prankishness. Childish panic. Undignified behavior. Fare baccano, to 'paint the town,'" she said. "So long as you remain master of yourself in the casino, and don't let pleasure blind you, you should be able to flaunt both futures easily."
Re: Activity: Get Your Future
"Okay." she nodded thoughtfully.