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.]

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Re: Talk to Ghanima

[atreideslioness]

"I always have a moment for my students, Karla," Ghanima replied warmly. "A trip home is always an excused absence for my class. Is everything alright?"

Re: Talk to Ghanima

[glacial_queen]

Karla smiled at Ghanima's obvious warmth. She was really very fond of the Atreides clan as a whole. "It's better now," she answered. "Though the two weeks I was there--time difference--were fairly stressful. Though I did learn to fly, which was pretty, uh, astral."

Picking up new slang is hard, even for a teenager.

Re: Talk to Ghanima

[atreideslioness]

"Time does tend to pass differently between worlds, I've noticed," Ghanima agreed. "I've been here for two years, and yet only a few months have passed in my homeworld."

The use of new slang didn't go unnoticed, however, and Ghanima hid a smile. "What type of flying?" she asked. "Leto and I are both fond of piloting thoppters." And using it to terrify Irulan to no end.

Re: Talk to Ghanima

[glacial_queen]

"With wings!" Karla announced proudly, calling in her pair. They looked vaguely mechanical, with metal and leather struts, though there was no obvious way to move them; no machinery, no cogs, nothing of that nature. In the center of the back of the wings was a Sapphire chip, easily the size of Karla's thumbnail, and shimmering sapphire fabric provided the webbing. "I can soar like an eagle now," she didn't-quite-boast. "I'm no Eyrien, but I was trained by one."

Because that was helpful, Karla.

"I gave Ben and Ender each a pair, and Dinah's getting one, too, later. For now I have another set so I can teach others. Would you like to learn, Lady Ghanima? Do you think Leto will be interested?"