#pi:alicia

[arch-sorceress]

Sorcery Empress

@crystalball-predictions

It became apparent that Pandora couldn’t rely on Luna for supplies. What kind of minion doesn’t give their master funds for world domination. As much as she hated the idea, Pandora needed a job. This would be no problem for someone with her skill set. After acquiring a job, she would oust the owner of the establishment and take their place.

Although her first choice of a government position didn’t work out, Pandora preferred her next destination. The Sorcery Emporium. What a fitting occupation for a master sorceress such as herself. 

The Sorcery Emporium was disappointingly dull, but once she was in charge, that would change. Pandora entered the small building and her eyes lit up at the sight of so many potions and ingredients. She had been there once before, but was quickly shown the door when she tried to confiscate some potions. 

Thankfully, the first person Pandora spotted wasn’t the one who so rudely kicked her out. A rather well endowed woman with long, pink hair stood in what Pandora could only assume was the uniform.

“You there, who’s in charge here?”

[jvckofhearts]

clarity | jack & alicia

[ @crystalball-predictions ]

•｡ ♡ If Jack did not pause once to reconsider his venture, then he must have paused at least a million times during his trek to where the fortune teller lived. He would have figured that after living on this island for a couple of hears, he would learn to expect the unexpected - or rather, believe in the unbelievable. Magic ran its course through the roots of this land, and so, that same magic ran through the veins of many of the inhabitants here - so why was it otherworldy to him that this mystical woman was a clairvoyant who saw into the future? On the mainland, this was just another scheme to trick fools into handing over their money for mediocre advice that was universal - but he also supposed it was his own foolishness that got him to this point in the first place.

He carefully approached the building that he was searching for - uneasy with nervous jitters in his step that made him sweat ever so slightly. Alas, the young man swallowed his pride, rubbed his hands together, and knocked firmly on the front door - the audible silence giving him the creeps.

“Hello? Is, uh... anyone here?” Jack rolled his eyes - he could hardly believe himself. 

[sofiaquitecontrary]

time is money | sofia & alicia

[ @crystalball-predictions ]

•｡ ღ “𝒜licia! Good evening,” Sofia pulled open the door with ease and expressed warmth upon setting her sights on the beautiful fortune teller. It was crystal clear why she feigned surprise each time she visited - her alluring nature must keep customers returning for more and more. “I have disappointing news to share with you,” she rubbed her no longer protruding stomach and giggled, “I have given birth to my daughter, Leo, and I could not be more upset. ♥” Given that she has asked questions about her second child to Alicia, she thought it would be relevant to share - all with an upbeat tone to her voice as she sat in the vacant seat across from her.

“How are you? Have you been languishing since the last time we have spoken?”

[noctemises]

Evermore || Skye & Alicia

@crystalball-predictions

Skye is minding his own business, as he usually does before things go awry. It's not his fault he's a gravitational pull for death, but it seems to find him in his quietest hours, the moments when he feels most at ease. 

Just as he finishes counting the till, his head snaps up at the sound of a hard thud against the store window. There's a flash of black feathers, and he has to wonder if Alicia would make him pay damages for freak accidents. 

Thankfully, the window is unscathed, but the raven outside... not so much. The sound Skye makes is something of feigned pity, drawing the poor dead animal up between two careful hands and cradling it against his chest. This is a bad omen. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out.

His eyes slide shut, drowning out the universe turning on around him. It's much easier to salvage a soul in complete silence, but this does fine. It's a fresh death, and he doesn't have to search far. 

The birds eyes lose their glaze like fog clearing from a mirror, black wings beating back to life. 

"It's not your time, my friend." 

There's that familiar lurch. The raven quickly departs from his hands, but doesn't settle far, scrutinizing from the table as Skye stumbles toward the trash. Black ichor spills from his lips, the taste of death on his tongue like ash and smoke.

[silukaura]

not what it seems | siluka & alicia

[ @crystalball-predictions ]

•｡ ❀ 𝒲hen nature calls, she listens - so when a patch of flowers beckoned to her, Siluka naturally deviated from her path toward the wispy wildflowers nearby. She basked in the sunlight shimmering down unto them, listening to the gentle voices of the flowers with her eyes closed and her mind silent - any waves of brain activity at a halt to take in what the plants wished to communicate and convey a message about; then, like a passing cloud casting a shadow, a cryptic aura entered her vision and caused her to open her eyes to the sight of a cabalistic woman whose piercing gaze stole her breath - like a sharp exhale.

“𝒴our aura... who are you?” 

[iamnottuxedomask-blog]

What? Me? || Alicia & Rylan

@crystalball-predictions

It was good to know that his pick-pocketing skills weren’t rusty, even after the change.

Rylan leaned against the wall of a building, looking at a small charm dangling from pinched fingers. Today, he wasn’t out for specific earnings of cash and valuables. No, today was mainly for testing himself to make sure he could do so in the future. So today, he collected little trinkets on the road. Charms dangling from purses. Change held loosely in someone’s pockets. Just something small enough to test himself on. 

Things were a bit more difficult, though. This body’s fingers couldn’t feel around as well. Everything he touched was numbed, so he needed to concentrate on what he felt more than anything else. So, it was a good thing to know for the future, when he aimed for the more dangerous prizes.

He paused for a moment, and then slipped the charm back into his pocket. And he smiled, looking to his side to meet the eyes on him. Well...it looks as though he had a spectator. And a favorable one, if they weren’t calling the police outright.

“Why hello there,” Rylan spoke, looking the woman over with a curious grin, “May I help you, Miss?”

[forte-days-and-knights]

Boyage Preparootions

[3050G] to @crystalball-predictions for 2x Navigation Potions, 2x Antidote Potions, & 1 Life Bottle

[6000G] to @gun-nun for "Bon Voyage" blessing

1x Nav Potion to @strawberrypriestess for le booyage

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NEW BALANCE: 407,127 G

[theperfectheir]

Reunions || Max & Alicia

@crystalball-predictions;

[♫] — He doesn’t know what brings him here, exactly. One moment, Max had been taking a leisurely stroll through the streets of Arcadia, taking in the sights that he had been deprived of for so long. And the next, he finds himself in a peculiar little shop, lined with shelves of potion vials and worn tomes. Trinkets of magic and mystique lingered all around, giving the building a sense of enchantment, with a dash of eeriness, due to the uncomfortable silence in the air.

As the heir moves deeper into the shop, he spots the back of a rather curvaceous woman, intensely focused on something that was out of his immediate view, and he raises a brow in recognition. And perhaps, a bit of appreciation. For as asinine as this particular woman could be, he would be lying if he claimed her to be unpleasing to the eye.

Max could always appreciate beauty, in all its forms.

“Still up to your old tricks, I see?” He says, his airy voice cutting through the silence. With a lazy smile, he waits for her to acknowledge him. Max had no doubt Alicia would have a few choice words, the moment she realized who he was. She always did have a rather sharp tongue, especially when it came to him. “You seem to be doing well for yourself, though. I had no idea you had an actual storefront for your fortunes now.”

[jake-out-the-humans]

Hocus Pocus || Jake & Alicia

@crystalball-predictions;

[ ⚔ ] — Jake heard the stories. Quiet buzzings around the guild about a fortune teller on Arcadia, who could cast a variety of charms and spells. Ones that healed, boosted strength, even erased memories and swayed feelings--- and she could even foresee the future, apparently. Of course, skeptic that he was, the half-elf didn’t readily buy into all the gossip.

But while he had been on a work trip to Arcadia, he couldn’t help but stop and offer a curious glance towards the woman in the witch hat and eccentric outfit, set up at a stall with several people lined up in front of it. He hadn’t really been planning on checking it out or anything, but the pushy behavior of one of the male customers had caught his attention. 

He was pestering the lady about something... probably hitting on her or asking for a date. Jake rolls his eyes. Typical. They see a pretty face and nice figure, and they dive in like the damned thirsty dogs they are. Human men were such a fucking disgrace.

The man’s harassment persists, and Jake steps forward to give a piece of his mind. He wasn’t the hero type, far from it, but he didn’t like seeing women getting bothered, either.

[slackoffandplay]

A Fortunate Encounter || Witchie and Alicia

Witchie wanted to see what other magic places Arcadia had to offer. Since she’d been asleep lots of new stores and places had popped up, things were pretty different from when she went to sleep. Was she upset? Nah. When you’re a witch and live for a long time you get used to things coming and going.

As for magic places, there was the Sorcery Emporium, and uncle Gale also ran a planetarium. There was also a place called Crystal Ball Fortunes, where you could get your fortune told! That sounded pretty cool so Witchie decided to check that out.

She zoomed her little way over there. When she entered she was amazed by the atmosphere. Yep this was definitely a magical place.

Witchie spotted an incredibly beautiful woman, by the look of her outfit she must be magical. And she wore a witch hat! Was she a witch? Another witch! How exciting!!!

“Hello, miss!” Witchie exclaimed, “Are you a witch too?”

@crystalball-predictions

[strawberrystarwatcher-blog]

Flower Festival: Planetarium

@constellux | @crystalball-predictions | @dearestfrey | @bathlovingwitch | @ofspicesandstars

While Maru was a relatively new addition to the Kismet Planetarium crew, she was already starting to feel close to her fellow staff. She joined in on the flowery festivities, passing out bundles of a couple yellow roses, white freesias, and sunflowers each.

“Happy Flower Festival, everyone! It’s too bad they’re not selling asters down at the city hall. Although, sunflowers are close enough in namesake. And I think they’re in the same family of plants, if I remember right?”

[bathlovingwitch-blog]

Flower Festival: Kismet Planetarium

@constellux, @crystalball-predictions, @ofspicesandstars, @strawberrystarwatcher & @dearestfrey YOOO STAR FAM ★

[★] — Melody never grew up with a family. Not a conventional one, anyway. 

And though it remained to be a source of both motivation and sadness for her, even to this day, she was grateful for the people she did have in her life. The wonderful friends and co-workers who, in her short time here, had already become like family to her. She had truly been blessed.

So when the Flower Festival comes around, she bursts into the Planetarium, excitedly giving out bouquets to every and any one she came across. Each one consisted of pink peonies, blue roses and red alstroemerias--- all a very colorful way of representing her relationship with them, she thinks. Good-hearted and close knit friends, all with a shared love for something out of their reach.

And yet, they never stopped reaching. That was a philosophy Melody herself personally lived by.

“Happy Flower Festival, everyone! I love you~! ♡”

[ofspicesandstars-blog]

tied together

~★ Though she may not be the best at expressing her emotions, Cinnamon would rather believe that she can say what needs to be said than not. And there’s a lot that needs to be said about the planetarium. Family, friends, a place she can easily access one of the things that always seems to ground her...

~★ She’s forever grateful for the environment here, which is why there is one lavender rose (love at first sight) settled in a vase somewhere in the area, no note needed. For the employees, though-- namely Alicia, the proud icon, Maru, the genius, and Frey, the compassionate friend-- there will be one red alstroemeria for each, accompanied with a note settled near the small bundle.

These stand for friendship and devotion. I hope you accept them as tokens of my own devotion towards you and this place, and that they may also signify the friendships we’ve built.

- C

@strawberrystarwatcher & @dearestfrey & @crystalball-predictions

[heart-of-lapis-blog]

Of Vibes and Visions

@crystalball-predictions;

【✝】~ Lara was conflicted.

Standing before her was a fortune teller, a woman famous across the island for her divination magic and visions. Even with as sheltered as she was, Lara had heard her name many a time (and often got rather... sinful confessions involving her). But as a holy woman of the church, devoted only to the word and omniscience of God, she held a certain skepticism towards the art of witchcraft and clairvoyance.

But with the predicament she was currently faced with, she couldn’t be picky. She had to seek help from what she has determined to be the top authority on this form of spiritualism, even if she was a Witch.

Once her current customer leaves, Lara slowly steps up to where the woman is set up, a nervous smile on her face as she addresses her. One wrong step, Lara, and she just might curse you. “Hello, miss. I hope the day has been treating you well...” 

She trails off, eyes briefly running over the woman’s tools of trade. “If it’s not too much of a bother, would you mind terribly if I asked you a few questions about your... profession?” A woman in a Sister’s habit conversing with one of the Witch’s Circle. What a sight this must have been to those passing by...

[noctemises]

Pretty in Pink || Skye & Alicia

@crystalball-predictions

Skye likes black perhaps a little more than most, but even by his own standard, the Sorcery Emporium lacks colour. The moment you walk in, the permeating atmosphere of magic and wizardry seems to suppress everything else. There’s no substance, no texture. It has a theme, but only if that theme is let’s get edgy and tell our parents this isn’t a phase.

He can fix that.

It took a few shopping trips, but sooner or later, Skye had amassed a small collection of stuffed animals in bright hues and pastels. The weird ones seemed to speak to him on a level that surpassed natural affection, and the moments of peace he had before Alicia came around gave him time to adorn them lovingly among the shelves.

His particular favourite-- a pastel pink elephant with an overly long nose he’d lovingly named Mister Cupcake-- gets a front row seat at the cashier’s table where he spends most of his time. Mister Cupcake’s friends will have to watch and writhe with agony in knowing they’ll never attain his place in Skye’s personal hierarchy, forced to look down from the shelves as he makes it all too apparent Cupcake is his number one.

Maybe he got a little too carried away.

Alicia won’t be thrilled with this development, but he’s prepared for a debacle about his use of stuffies if that’s what it takes to keep Mister Cupcake in his possession. Elbows poised on the counter and hands folded as if awaiting confrontation, his smile is a little too cat-like as he waits for the front door to open. It’s not a lot of animals, but it’s a few, and he’s prepared to bicker about every single one.

[icequeendia]

the skeptic and the fortune teller | dia & alicia

@crystalball-predictions

A few months ago, Dia would have scoffed at the idea of fortune telling. It was obviously a scam and there were records of people admitting they were baseless and was more of a show. The fortune they give you is the fortune you want to hear, but in reality, they’re as reliable as horoscopes!

The Dia of this time was more open-minded, however.

Reading about magic and its many mysteries opened many doors in Dia’s world that were once shut tight. And for the sake of her research, she decides to give this fortune-telling readings a shot. 

And so, she makes her way to where Crystal Ball Fortunes operates. She was redirected to a rather vivacious woman. Her presence alone made Dia blush, and once more, doubt plagues her mind. She’s read about this little tricks and distractions. Once you’re rattled and not full in-control of your emotions, you can easily be swayed. Soon, you’ll be buying every thing the so-called fortune teller is saying!  

“H-hello.” Dia once again tries to tone down the doubts in her mind. She was here to give it a shot. “I would like... to have my fortune told, if that’s alright.