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

Re: Talk to the TAs

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

A pause. "...they were prostitutes?"

Re: Talk to the TAs

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Excuse Shilo while her mun dies laughing.

Shilo fought back a giggle, just barely. "Um. Yeah, they were."

Re: Talk to the TAs

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Oh sure, shatter his illusions. "So that's why she said--"

Oh dear.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Oh God, she'd broken Merlin.

"Your face will stay that way if you don't change your expression soon," she said. Because that really helped, Shi.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Will not!"

Re: Talk to the TAs

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Now she couldn't help it, she had to giggle. "Will too!"

Shilo Wallace: picture of maturity.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"So will not."

Re: Talk to the TAs

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

"Got you to change your face though," Shilo pointed out.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin did the mature thing and stuck his tongue out at her for a raspberry.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Shilo shook her head. "Merlin," she intoned, deepening her voice to sound serious. "Slayer of dragons. Wise man to a king. Blower of raspberries..." Her voice went back to normal. "Doesn't work well, does it?"

Re: Talk to the TAs

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Great and powerful wizard," he added proudly.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

"Okay, yeah, I forgot that part," she admitted.