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[drewthetower]

Private convos or messages! These messages may or may not be delivered by raven. Julian's nice like that.

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[whiteshroud]

[He listens to all that and just...]

...Wow. I knew America had a rather lively Underground scene, but it seems the rumors doesn't do it justice. [Who knew the midwest had such a thriving gay demon community. Wild]

But that explains a lot about you. It sounds like you were throw immediately into the deep end, so no wonder you're clueless about most stuff.

[drewthetower]

[Look, Beleth and Sylphide are special.]

You have no idea.

[whiteshroud]

Uh....no, August, you're the one with no idea. That's my point.

[drewthetower]

[August just snorts and nearly chokes on his bean-bird.]

You're a little shit.

[whiteshroud]

Haha, I can't help that it's true!

[but anyway-]

So I heard you can do tarot card readings.

[drewthetower]

Yup. Always accurate, too. Want one?

[whiteshroud]

[He considers for a moment]

Sure, why not? I'm a little curious what it'll say.

[He's had one before. It's vague enough where it shouldn't give away anything he wants secret]

[drewthetower]

Cool.

[August gestures for Jun to sit down, moving his snack to the side (and away from Julian) before he gets his deck out and starts shuffling.]

Just a standard past-present-future reading, three cards, pretty basic. What I get from the cards will be different from what someone else gets, and the future card isn't set in stone.

[Shuffle, shuffle, deal, and the first card is:]

Upright Tower? [Good lord, Jun.] So, at some point in your past--distant past, not so distant past, I'm not sure--there was something that lead to a massive and sudden change. Something happened and you had a moment where you were just "oh fuck" and something had to give right then or something was going to break. Could have been an illness, could have been an accident, could have had a sudden emotional insight. Any of that's fair game.

[whiteshroud]

[He'll sit down, giving a nod as August explains. Sounds standard enough.

And sure enough the description is vague enough. Good. He puts his hand to his chin, listening and giving a "hmm" sound. There's a couple moments that could fit.]

Hmm...alright.

[...Not that he's going to disclose what that moment COULD BE. Thanks Jun]

[drewthetower]

[He's not gonna ask, so it's fine.

Second card: upright nine of cups.]

Things are good right now. What you wanted has happened and now you just get a chance to enjoy that. You're mostly at peace with yourself and the stuff going on, so relax. Enjoy it. Probably when we're not helping Forneus, though.

[whiteshroud]

[Another card that reads pretty accurately. Not bad. He smiles a little]

Haha...I'd like to do that, assuming I stop ever getting pulled into other worlds' matters.

[he wants nothing more to get back to Morimiya. He's well aware he'll only be there until his next mission, and he wants to enjoy what time he has left. ]

[drewthetower]

Seriously.

[Third card: reversed ten of wands.]

Whatever's coming up? Ask other people to help. Don't do it all yourself, that's just going to end in tears and probably injury. Probably yours.

[whiteshroud]

[ ..... 💧 ]

Now you just sound like Kou...

[In other words: called the fuck out ]

[drewthetower]

[August just chuckles as he wraps his deck back in its box and then cloth and puts it away.]

Maybe you should listen to him! If the cards agree, he's probably right.

[whiteshroud]

[He sighs]

Yeah, I know. I have been trying to work on it, really.

[Even if today was...not the best showcasing of it. ]

[drewthetower]

This stuff's just been so much bullshit?

[Julian hops over from where he's finally done gorging himself on birdseed to just.

Gently tap Jun's hand with his beak. Patpat.]

[whiteshroud]

Mm, something like that..

[Aww Julian. Jun will glance at the bird, a corner of his mouth twitching with a fond look]

Seal Knights have a policy to stay out of the affairs of the world, and here we're expected to help resolve a civil war of a country we barely know. It's...a big shift in responsibilities.

[drewthetower]

Going from working in the shadows to being in the middle of it all is kind of a shock, yeah. At least it's not Earth, so you're not breaking any rules?

[whiteshroud]

Mm, this is an unprecedented situation, so I'm unlikely to be reprimanded.

...At least, it shouldn't be any worse than the reprimand over Orden weaponry finding its way to, uh, a less savory underground group.

[Understatement]

[drewthetower]

...Jun. Did you smuggle weapons to people who shouldn't have weapons.

[whiteshroud]

No. I imported those weapons legally and there was no monetary transaction involved.

[So!!! Not smuggling!!]

[drewthetower]

Details, oh my God Jun.

[whiteshroud]

[Look it's an important distinction! He sighs]

I'd been working with the Japanese military on an operation, and they had ordered a surplus of sanctified weaponry. [Because of course they did] Before we wrapped up that operation, a large threat emerged and pulled the entire city into the Ecli- Spirit Realm and cut off all outside contact.

So I had weapons, but I needed more manpower. [He shrugs] It was the most logical choice.

[drewthetower]

Did you give the weapons to the yakuza, Jun.

[whiteshroud]

...Something like that.

[Yes.]