[ Ah, but that's forgetting the best possible word to describe her: a weirdo. ]
Yeah. It's...a thing I like to do. The stars whisper to me and I like to whisper back.
[ See? Certifiable weirdo.
It's more complicated than all of that, obviously. It's astromancy and it's sentimental, and it has more to do with comfort than anything else. To channel one's fortune from cards and from the stars into something tangible for combat. It's more like she's asking for guidance from both and twisting it to her own advantage. But outside of life-and-death? Cards are just fine for divination too. And sure, they don't always need to be accurate to the moment...
...but sometimes, the message comes back around. ]
You ever been on a ship? Sailors use the stars not just to divine where they are but they'll use hints to figure out what to do. Cloud cover can mean poor favor or a storm; red skies a sign of warning. To see the stars clearly is its own message.
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Yeah. It's...a thing I like to do. The stars whisper to me and I like to whisper back.
[ See? Certifiable weirdo.
It's more complicated than all of that, obviously. It's astromancy and it's sentimental, and it has more to do with comfort than anything else. To channel one's fortune from cards and from the stars into something tangible for combat. It's more like she's asking for guidance from both and twisting it to her own advantage. But outside of life-and-death? Cards are just fine for divination too. And sure, they don't always need to be accurate to the moment...
...but sometimes, the message comes back around. ]
You ever been on a ship? Sailors use the stars not just to divine where they are but they'll use hints to figure out what to do. Cloud cover can mean poor favor or a storm; red skies a sign of warning. To see the stars clearly is its own message.