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SHOW AND TELL FT A COW GOD AND A GREEN CHILD - & askr

PROMPT ( grants reason or faith +1 ) ;     Reason and Faith band together to put on this month’s special seminar: the history of tasseomancy! You will be learning the “magic” behind divination and how the old masters used the remains of tea leaves and coffee grounds to predict future events. Just in time for the moon of love, you will all be divining your romantic futures from a delicious cup of white rose tea.

TASSEOMANCY WAS A PRACTICE midori knew little in, though she could clearly remember the name within conversation among some friends in her deeprealm.  it had been a practice that the older girls whispered and giggled at after lessons were over.  midori always took it as a practice she would familiarize herself in once she grew to their age.  it only hit her now, as she entered the spacious classroom, that she was the exact age as the older girls; and that it was the older girls that did not reach a higher age.  they spoke mostly of romance; the boys they would see outside the realm and the marriage proposals they would receive upon the war’s end.

of course, as a sixteen-year-old, midori cared little for romantic affairs.  the most she experienced was a shy first kiss with a friend—  that of whom she crushed on before losing interest shortly after—  and her mother encouraging her emotions towards any of her male friends.  uh, and female friends?  well, her mother was a force even her father couldn’t shake off, especially when father was so adamant in her love life being idle.

midori sighed and glanced around the room, being careful to not stand directly in the way of anyone passing by.  there were multiple tables open, mainly since the seminar had just opened, but the ideal table depended on the tablemate.  hazel eyes widened in surprise and she was quick to follow her line of sight; amused by the size difference between her and the counselor she followed after.

“   mister askr!   ”   midori called out, waving a hand at his side to catch his attention.   “   do you have a partner for this seminar?  if not, would you mind being mine?   ”   askr was a man of many words.  midori learned that after a single session in his office, when she was curious on the implementation of meditation classes for stressed students and staff.  she liked him!  he didn’t remind her of father but that was fine; no one could kaze better than kaze himself, after all.  still, askr was kind and open-minded— the latter being a trait that could benefit the seminar practice.

midori pointed to an empty white table,   “   we can sit there, if you’d like.  i think they said that the first trail would exclude instructors, so we can start whenever we’re ready.   ”   thankfully, there were a few scrolls on the table that were probably for instruction.  or maybe they were surveys that the participants were to fill out afterward.

your turn ! say ‘aah’ , @opnaskr !!