September 17 - Cartomancy
“You seek your fate, boy?”
“Y-yes. I need to know.”
A beat.
The First Draw: A Poor Decision.
The Second Draw: An Untold Cost.
The Third Draw: An Unseen Victory.
“The cards speak, boy. Need you any change?”
“I-I, uh. Change the, uh, the Untold.”
A Card Becomes Ash.
Fate Has Been Rewritten:
The Second Draw: An Immense Cost.
“This was your choice, boy.”
“Oh. Oh no. You, uh, you can’t change it. Right? That’s how this works. Right? Oh no.”
“Further draws will make it worse, boy. The Fates are not toys to be played with.”
“Please. Please I can’t have this. Please, please change the Cost. Please. I need anything.”
A Card, Drawn from Ash.
Fate Has Been Exploited:
The Second Draw: An Immense Torment.
“This was your choice, boy. Leave this place.”