first prediction ☆ wheel of fortune

[future_sight]

[VIDEO]

[A young woman comes into view, the lighting a bit dim. Were those candles? Regardless, she seems to be dressed a bit oddly, the flickering light doing even more to make her seem mysterious. Even still, she smiles.]

Hello~ With things winding down from the difficult situation in Caldera, it looks like we've grown quite a bit! I don't know how many Calderans have warp bands, but if you do, welcome! I hope that everyone is settling in all right.

My name is Nozomi Toujou, and I work with my family at Etteilla, a shop in Ninetails Vale. You may not have heard of it. Our specialty is in fortune telling and charms, and because of the sudden influx of visitors, as well as the Kurain School of Channelling opening the public, we're running a short special! Anyone who brings a friend to Etteilla will get 10% off for themselves and anyone with them; and 25% if you enroll with our school~

[It's such a great deal, and after a few shameless plugs for her cousin's school, she draws a strange-looking card, holding it close to her face. The Wheel of Fortune.]

My cards say you should take a chance, and they're never wrong!


[ACTION]

[All around Union, Nozomi, Mithra the male Nidoran and Lakshmi the Purrloin are out and about! She is doing what she can to talk up the Channelling school, as well as taking the time to do a fair bit of work getting new customers for her shop. Business hadn't been slow per se, but with the population burst that came from all the new refugees filtering into the city, she would be stupid not to take advantage of that.

In the business district, she is focusing purely upon passing out literature to varying degrees of success. For some odd reason, people didn't take as much stock in psychics and channellers and the like, which always seemed odd to her.

She can also be seen around the market, although she appears to be more focused upon getting groceries than meeting with people. She gets the usual--produce and other foodstuffs, treats for Mithra and Lakshmi--although she stops at a meat vendor and watches for a bit. Is that a small look of longing? It was so expensive, but...

Finally, once her errands are done, she can be seen at the park, letting her two pokemon get all their pent up energy out by running and chasing each other. She, however, seems content with people watching. She doesn't appear to be looking for anything or anyone in particular, but has a bit of a smirk on her face, as if there's some joke there that only she gets.]

Comments

[erichika]

[Eri purses her lips and nods, but otherwise says nothing]

[future_sight]

Do you mind if I ask what you did in Caldera?

[Sounding like she's trying to make conversation to make her feel comfortable. In actuality? She's just being nosy.]

[erichika]

Ah... I was training to join the Steel Battalion.

[future_sight]

The Steel Battalion?

[erichika]

Our military.

[future_sight]

[That puts the card in perspective a bit.]

So like the Guard or the Swords of the Savior here.

[erichika]

Probably? I haven't had a chance to really look.

[future_sight]

You should. I think it'd be a good match, if you're looking for something that will remind you of home.

[erichika]

...I guess that's not a bad idea...

[Something about her tone very clearly says that wasn't at all what she wanted]

[future_sight]

[She didn't need to be a psychic type to figure out that she must have struck a nerve.]

There are lots of other things to do here, too.

[erichika]

Such as?

[said quite briskly]

[future_sight]

[So intense Ericchi]

There're lots of different groups around Union, not just the Swords or the Guard. There's the Rangers, the Medical Operatives who you probably met in Caldera, the groups with the University, or the Divine Theater. And those are just a few.

[A beat.]

There's the Kurain school too, but I don't know if that'd be something you would be interested in.

[erichika]

Kurain school?

[future_sight]

It's a school for mediums, psychics and other related areas of study. My cousin Maya runs it.

[erichika]

Ah, I see. Are there so many psychics in Union? In Caldera there aren't many at all.

[future_sight]

Not really. Not any more than any other type of Enlightened.

[She looks surprised.]

Really? What kind of Enlightened do you have there?

[erichika]

Our Earthkin tend to be more Ground, Rock, Fire, and Steel.

[future_sight]

So what type are you?

[erichika]

Should I be offended by that question?

I'm Ice and Fairy. Very unusual in Caldera.

[future_sight]

[Was that a bit of hesitance?]

Ice and Fairy? But isn't Caldera really hot?

[erichika]

Yeah. It is.

[That's one thing she doesn't miss]

[future_sight]

You'll like Union, then. It doesn't get too hot even in the summer, and we usually get a bit of snow in the winter.

[erichika]

[Her tone softens considerably]

I've never seen snow I hadn't made myself.

[future_sight]

[Nozomi smiles gently.]

It's really pretty, especially when it falls at night.

[erichika]

I'll have that to look forward to, then.