Defying Expectations, Tuesday, Per 3

[glacial_queen]

Karla had promised the class no final last week and she had no intentions of going back on her word for that, especially after the weekend the island had just had. They were meeting in the Danger Shop for their last class, though the food and drink from JGOB and the Perk were all real enough. The Danger Shop was programmed to look like an amusement park, complete with rides and games, though there was one pavilion tent sitting rather prominently in front of the midway.

"I hope you've all gotten some ideas on ways to avoid or defy whatever expectations you're facing in the future. Whether it's just carving out a little more room for yourself under the weight of your parents' wants or deliberately turning your back on whatever fate has in store for you, I wish you all the best of luck." Karla toasted the class with a cup of tea, giving them all a smile. "For the next hour, feel free to ride the rides and play games of skill to your hearts' content, though any prizes you win will be unable to leave with you. But for those who are interested, I've programmed another guest."

The tent flap opened to reveal an older woman standing there. "This is Helene--sorta--my mentor in the Hourglass. As a Black Widow, she is capable of seeing into the future." There was more than just simple Damger Shop protocols involved with that, but Karla saw no reason to get into that. "Black Widows are the caste of dreams and prophecies. For those who are interested, she'll take a glimpse of into your future and tell you what she sees." Helene didn't look much like an amusement park fortune teller; she was dressed sensibly, in sturdy blues and grays, with no shawls or turbans in sight. And she made no grand pronouncements or tried to entice anyone in to see her, she simply nodded at the class and returned into her tent.

"Regardless of whether you want your fortune told, have fun for the next hour and perhaps I'll se some of you next semester. Either way, I wish you best of luck for whatever life holds for you."

Comments

Sign In (12/09)

[glacial_queen]

Like your final is an unexpected trip to the amusement park

Re: Sign In (12/09)

[giveherahand]

Mara Jade

RE: Re: Sign In (12/09)

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Elsa of Arendelle

Re: Sign In (12/09)

[notamascot]

Kaylin Neya

Re: Sign In (12/09)

[shippedtomaine]

Emma Swan

Listen to the Lecture

[glacial_queen]

Okay, there's not much of one. Instead, eat your moddable goodies and snacks and plan how you want to spend an hour.

Best part? No lines!

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[giveherahand]

Mara's childhood hadn't exactly been full of theme parks, so aside from the carnival at Homecoming, this was really her only experience with one.

She wandered around and sampled the goodies.

...not dirty.

RE: Listen to the Lecture

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Well, this... was big. And loud. And reminded Elsa a little too much of the carnival that had tried to kill everybody only a few months ago for her to be at all okay with any of it. She knew it was the Danger Shop, and that Karla wouldn't do anything to hurt everybody here, and that helped, but it was all just a tiny bit overwhelming for the shut-in princess, all the same.

She was going to hang around the pastries until she could nerve herself up to making a break for the nearest, quietest carnival attraction.

Ride the Rides and Play the Games

[glacial_queen]

All rides and games are completely moddable, so have at!

Re: Ride the Rides and Play the Games

[justwantedfriends]

Kira had no interest in hearing her fortune, partly because she didn't believe in that stuff and partly because she was afraid of what she might hear, so she focused on the games. Sure, some of them were probably rigged, but she was determined to get some prizes anyway.

Re: Ride the Rides and Play the Games

[justwantedfriends]

Kira had no interest in hearing her fortune, partly because she didn't believe in that stuff and partly because she was afraid of what she might hear, so she focused on the games. Sure, some of them were probably rigged, but she was determined to get some prizes anyway.

Get Your Fortune Told

[glacial_queen]

Enter Lady Helen's Tent of Mystery, which really isn't all that mysterious. The inside is decorated to look like a small sitting room, complete with tea (for drinking, not reading), some comfortable chairs, and a nice book. The only thing out of place is a large web made out of silk inside a wooden frame on the coffee table.

[Without further input from a player, all Helen's fortunes will be vague references to canon. No major spoilers will be given without permission from the player and I'll be more than happy to edit if the prophecy gives too much away.]

Re: Get Your Fortune Told

[giveherahand]

"I don't really believe in this stuff, you know," Mara said as she sat down.

Re: Get Your Fortune Told

[glacial_queen]

Helene didn't look fazed by Mara's announcement. "It may not be real in your world," she said, sipping at her tea. "Darkness knows that this world's images of witches is ridiculous enough. I wouldn't be surprised if the same idiocy surrounded the idea of seeing the future."

Her voice was tart, more like a teacher with limited patience than a fortune-teller trying to lure in customers.

"You don't have to believe in what I can do for it to work," she added. "Besides, you believe enough to sit down and try it."

Re: Get Your Fortune Told

[giveherahand]

"I was being polite," Mara said with a little smile. Tartness she was used to. Open hostility was homey too.

Re: Get Your Fortune Told

[glacial_queen]

Then she was going to love Helene. She'd overseen a large coven, including a traumatized, nine year old Karla who'd been prone to acting out. Suffering fools gladly was not in her repertoire, even as a hologram.

"I'd rather have you be polite and disbelieving, than rude and convinced," Helene said, pouring herself more tea. "Care for a cuppa, dear? Or would you prefer we get right on? You were curious enough to come inside, even if it was just to tell me you were too smart to fall for anything."

RE: Get Your Fortune Told

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Elsa had really mostly just ducked in here because out there was loud, and she needed to go somewhere that was less in your face to catch her breath for a few minutes. She blinked in confusion at the sight of the room within, though, and for a half a second, her knee-jerk thought was that she was clearly in the wrong place, and maybe she should leave.

It probably showed on her face a bit, at that.

"Oh! I-- I'm sorry. I was expecting..." She stopped and frowned a little. She wasn't sure just what she was expecting. The last person (or troll) she'd met who had told her fortune for her had been right at his figurative doorstep out in the mountains. Why not a living room?

Re: Get Your Fortune Told

[glacial_queen]

"You didn't expect me, dearie, and that's just fine." Helene was pouring herself more tea, and waved at a second teacup in invitation. "We approach things differently in Kaeleer than people do here. What we do is real, so we don't bother to dress it up. Care to sit down?"

Re: Get Your Fortune Told

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Oh, tea. Elsa would never say no to that, and she even smiled and dropped a slight curtsy before making her way over to sit.

Whether she needed her fortune told or not, this was by far preferable to the noise and bustle going on outside.

"Thank you," she said, smiling faintly. "I'm not terribly used to all of the spectacle outside, I'm afraid."

Re: Get Your Fortune Told

[glacial_queen]

"You're going to need to get used to it," Helene said bluntly, indicating the chair across from her before picking up the pot and pouring into a delicate bone china teacup. "You may not be a Queen the way I'm used to, but I'd have to be a deaf and blind failure of a Black Widow to miss the signs."

She offered Elsa a wry smile to go with the tea. "If it helps any, the reluctant Queens are usually the best ones. They know too well the price of failure."

Talk to the TA

[glacial_queen]

Who has been wonderful this semester.

Thank you, Kaylin!

Re: Talk to the TA

[notamascot]

Kaylin was here and very entranced by all the rides and games. And the food, of course.

So she nibbled and played and tried to decide if she wanted to go see Lady Helen.

Talk to the Teacher

[glacial_queen]

Who, at 32 weeks along, is pretty much relegated to the carousel. Boo.

OOC--Fortune Telling

[glacial_queen]

If you'd like to specify what Helene should see/talk about, or what NOT to talk about, or give any further detail/direction, feel free to ping here with instructions.

Again, I'll be sticking with generalities. No mention of Skywalkers for Mara Jade, for example, or Hans for Elsa, or Storybrooke for Emma, etc etc etc.

OOC

[glacial_queen]

Kinda ambitious class, especially since I'm finally getting my Remicaid treatment today (only two weeks overdue--oops!), but anyone who pings to Helene will get a fortune. Possible SP'd, but definitely a fortune!