Street Savoir Faire: Act I [Katsura]

The comment about boxes provoked a sly chuckle from Pandora. Fortunately for everyone, Pandora included, she didn't sell boxes of unspeakable calamities. It would be bad for business, after all. After Katsura introduced herself and her partner, Pandora bowed in return.

"Welcome, both of you! Of course this will be free of charge. It wouldn't be fair of me to charge for something like hope, would it?" Pandora waited patiently for Katsura to pick her cards, smiling playfully all the while. Once six were chosen the tinkermon hopped off of her floating spear and clapped her hands together. The remaining cards pulled in towards the center of the table beneath her, quickly reforming the tarot deck.

"Now then, let's take a peek at your digital destiny, Lady Ise." 

Katsura's first card slipped out of her hand to float above the table once more, only this time it was face up. The picture revealed a tall, strongly built looking structure. It was being struck by a lightning bolt however, and flames could be seen reaching out of some of the windows. Blinking curiously at the result, Pandora crouched in the air with her hands resting on her knees.

"Ohhh~ The Tower!" she whispered softly at first before looking back up to Katsura. "Your first draw is a representation of how you perceive yourself in the present. The Tower signifies an extreme and sudden change! Maybe, you wanted a different outcome from something recently? Or perhaps you've had a strong desire to change something longstanding? Either way, change is what you received in the end. And yet.. that outcome might not have been what you wanted, or even thought possible?"

Standing back up Pandora floated a little closer to Katsura.

"Regardless, change was what you were left with, for better or for worse. But you have a strong look in your eyes, Lady Ise. Like the Tower, you may have been struck unexpectedly, but in the end I believe you will still be left standing."

The curious reaction Katsura had to the Tower's reveal had Pandora tilting her head slightly. She clearly wanted to ask what was the matter, but at the human's vague explanation the tinkermon simply nodded in acceptance. The girl seemed to brighten up a little, so the fortuneteller moved on. The next card to flip over was the Moon card, depicting a full moon with two dog-like digimon howling beneath it. A stream could be seen at their feet, where a small crustacean-type digimon was crawling out from.

"Your second draw out of the six hints at your current desires," corrected Pandora in a helpful tone, "..in this case, the Moon's usual meaning of illusion or deception isn't what you're seeking, but rather a sense or perspective of clarity to see through that haze. An answer of some kind to a longstanding or recent question? There's an uncertainty that you want dispelled. This could be relevant to your next card, which symbolizes what your current fears might be."

Pandora pointed down to the third card to flip over, the Star. In it a female digimon knelt down at the edge of a body of water, one foot in the water with the other foot on land. She held two jugs and poured one of their contents back into the water, while the other was being emptied onto the land beside her. Above the digimon a bright light shone in the sky. 

"The Star card tells me that you might be apprehensive of the future, of potential failure, with self doubt shackling you into indecision or inaction? The Star card is also a sign of reassurance, however." Looking back up to Katsura with a smile. "It's a sign of illuminated realization, that whatever you focus on will grow and multiply. Focus on success or good fortunes, and it can easily be yours."