Mug's little huff startled Anna; she almost dropped the handful of cards she held. She shot him a little glance out the corner of her eye, just to see if she were the one to have garnered his attention like that. He was, thankfully, looking at something under the counter, not her. I really hope he begins accepting bribery soon. I hate feeling so jumpy around him.
"All righty-roo, let's see," she sang, flipping over Elk's card of choice to reveal the image of a baseball player holding up their glove. In the middle of it was a lidless eye, tears pouring from it like a waterfall. The baseball player's eyes refused to meet the viewer. Anna nodded and reshuffled her deck.
"Good card, a lucky one," she said, as if the imagery by itself wasn't somewhat ominous. "Well, at least it is when it's the bottom edge upwards. You should feel confident in yourself today." Then suddenly, her sight blurred, as if her eyes had welled up with tears. Her breath hitched in her throat ‒ the illustration's gaze had suddenly shifted to look directly at her ‒ but then she blinked, and it was gone. The card looked the same as it always did. She cleared her throat. "Huh. That's... Never mind."
Anna looked at Elk a little sheepishly. "I don't know how much stock you put in stuff like this, but if anything, I hope you feel encouraged to do whatever you planned on accomplishing today?" She pushed the card toward him. "You can have it, if you want. I'll find another to take its place."
"All righty-roo, let's see," she sang, flipping over Elk's card of choice to reveal the image of a baseball player holding up their glove. In the middle of it was a lidless eye, tears pouring from it like a waterfall. The baseball player's eyes refused to meet the viewer. Anna nodded and reshuffled her deck.
"Good card, a lucky one," she said, as if the imagery by itself wasn't somewhat ominous. "Well, at least it is when it's the bottom edge upwards. You should feel confident in yourself today." Then suddenly, her sight blurred, as if her eyes had welled up with tears. Her breath hitched in her throat ‒ the illustration's gaze had suddenly shifted to look directly at her ‒ but then she blinked, and it was gone. The card looked the same as it always did. She cleared her throat. "Huh. That's... Never mind."
Anna looked at Elk a little sheepishly. "I don't know how much stock you put in stuff like this, but if anything, I hope you feel encouraged to do whatever you planned on accomplishing today?" She pushed the card toward him. "You can have it, if you want. I'll find another to take its place."
There was something odd. Something happened, but he wasn't certain what. She seemed thrown by something, but only for a moment. Should he question what she'd seen? Then again, he didn't want to get too involved with her or her magic. That might be catastrophic for both of them. He chose to let it go.
"No thanks, I am good," he chuckled. I don't need a card. That wasn't bad, though. I can see why it's your bread and butter." He smiled and made a vague gesture. "But you should show more confidence in your cards! Project the fact that you have full confidence in your cards and what they say. Sell the flair. People love a little bit of a show, especially when you have the skills to back it up."
"No thanks, I am good," he chuckled. I don't need a card. That wasn't bad, though. I can see why it's your bread and butter." He smiled and made a vague gesture. "But you should show more confidence in your cards! Project the fact that you have full confidence in your cards and what they say. Sell the flair. People love a little bit of a show, especially when you have the skills to back it up."
"Yeah, I don't know, there was something ‒ odd there, for a moment. But that's just magic sometimes, I think." She didn't want to admit just how strange she thought it was. She would have to investigate it later, somehow. Maybe the bookstore they had walked past the other day would have something interesting in it.
"Most people I read for are some level of desperate, so I try not to be too ‒ carnivalesque about it, if you know what I mean," she said, shuffling the strange baseball card into the mismatched deck. "It's actually fairly rare that I do casual pulls like this for people other than myself. But thank you for the encouragement." Anna smiled, once again struck by the odd, red hue of his eyes. "It's always nice to be cheered on. And thank you for listening to me ramble, also." She hadn't expected that to mean so much to her. When she realized she had to move somewhere else, finding a roomie who even tolerated magic in their shared space had been something she hadn't dared to put on her own little wish list; landing in a place with not just tolerance, but polite interest, was a gift.
"Anyway, I won't keep you from the rest of your morning." She shot a sideways glance at Mug, mulling over her decision to work in the living room. Call it exposure therapy?
"Dinner tonight?"
"Most people I read for are some level of desperate, so I try not to be too ‒ carnivalesque about it, if you know what I mean," she said, shuffling the strange baseball card into the mismatched deck. "It's actually fairly rare that I do casual pulls like this for people other than myself. But thank you for the encouragement." Anna smiled, once again struck by the odd, red hue of his eyes. "It's always nice to be cheered on. And thank you for listening to me ramble, also." She hadn't expected that to mean so much to her. When she realized she had to move somewhere else, finding a roomie who even tolerated magic in their shared space had been something she hadn't dared to put on her own little wish list; landing in a place with not just tolerance, but polite interest, was a gift.
"Anyway, I won't keep you from the rest of your morning." She shot a sideways glance at Mug, mulling over her decision to work in the living room. Call it exposure therapy?
"Dinner tonight?"
"Mmm, yes, I was planning on making pig and potatoes, if that's alright with you," Elk said. He yawned, stretched, and caught the robe as it started to open to reveal his bare chest. He did not care much if people saw his chest, but a new female roommate might not appreciate it. Especially after the incident just a bit ago where she thought he wasn't wearing anything on his bottom half. "I should go change, probably brush my hair, and then I have some errands to run out and about. That'll give you plenty of time to settle in, I should think, and some private time for your business."
He headed into his bedroom and changed into regular clothing by his standards: Black pants, a shimmery blue top, and the darkest of green jackets. Eventually, he worked the snarls out of his long hair, braided it properly, and walked out again. Now he was ready for work. He called Mug to him and took the dog with him on his first round of errands, returning for lunch, and leaving again without the dog. Mug ignored Anna, going to sleep in his human's bedroom for most of the rest of the day. Elk returned a little late, but still upheld his promise to make a simple but delicious potato and pork dish. He did get distracted at one point and almost burnt it, but remembered just in time to save dinner. He took Mug out to deal with his business, and then he was out again until very late.
The rest of the week passed much the same. Elk's schedule was not much of a schedule. Some days, he arrived home shortly before Anna got up and slept until noon. Other days, he was up and making breakfast for her before she got up. If he needed to, Mug would wake him up to take him out, but then sometimes Elk went straight back to bed. Some days he was out all day, but he did try to make it back for dinner every evening.
One evening, he got home late, and instead of trying to quickly throw together a dinner, he invited Anna out to a food truck for tacos. He promised they were the best tacos ever, and they were! Relatively cheap, too. Friday evening, he came trotting in and demanded Anna go to the movies with him, his eyes sparking with excitement. His favorite movie of all time was back in theaters for only a few nights, and he was determined to see it! It was the best movie ever! It was actually a little cheesy, but it was a fun, light-hearted movie with a bit of romance and adventure. Afterward, as a treat, he took them to a reasonably nice restaurant and enthused about the movie until he realized he was probably making a fool of himself and tried to calm down.
For the entire week, Mug sometimes watched Anna as she worked and sometimes slept in Elk's room. He still wouldn't accept her bribes, but he did seem to be coming around to her. A little bit. Maybe.
Saturday morning about mid-morning, Elk came out of his room in what was very much a lady's dressing gown, flowing and floral pink, and laid down on the carpet in the living room to stare up at the ceiling.
He headed into his bedroom and changed into regular clothing by his standards: Black pants, a shimmery blue top, and the darkest of green jackets. Eventually, he worked the snarls out of his long hair, braided it properly, and walked out again. Now he was ready for work. He called Mug to him and took the dog with him on his first round of errands, returning for lunch, and leaving again without the dog. Mug ignored Anna, going to sleep in his human's bedroom for most of the rest of the day. Elk returned a little late, but still upheld his promise to make a simple but delicious potato and pork dish. He did get distracted at one point and almost burnt it, but remembered just in time to save dinner. He took Mug out to deal with his business, and then he was out again until very late.
The rest of the week passed much the same. Elk's schedule was not much of a schedule. Some days, he arrived home shortly before Anna got up and slept until noon. Other days, he was up and making breakfast for her before she got up. If he needed to, Mug would wake him up to take him out, but then sometimes Elk went straight back to bed. Some days he was out all day, but he did try to make it back for dinner every evening.
One evening, he got home late, and instead of trying to quickly throw together a dinner, he invited Anna out to a food truck for tacos. He promised they were the best tacos ever, and they were! Relatively cheap, too. Friday evening, he came trotting in and demanded Anna go to the movies with him, his eyes sparking with excitement. His favorite movie of all time was back in theaters for only a few nights, and he was determined to see it! It was the best movie ever! It was actually a little cheesy, but it was a fun, light-hearted movie with a bit of romance and adventure. Afterward, as a treat, he took them to a reasonably nice restaurant and enthused about the movie until he realized he was probably making a fool of himself and tried to calm down.
For the entire week, Mug sometimes watched Anna as she worked and sometimes slept in Elk's room. He still wouldn't accept her bribes, but he did seem to be coming around to her. A little bit. Maybe.
Saturday morning about mid-morning, Elk came out of his room in what was very much a lady's dressing gown, flowing and floral pink, and laid down on the carpet in the living room to stare up at the ceiling.
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