Scene #1192: A Water Spirit's Fortune Telling

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Ayako Hasekawa	Spring is unusually dark this evening. Then again, the New Moon probably doesn't help much. A bit of the winter chill from outside Spring blows through the area once in a while, adding to the odd conflict between the darkness and the cheeriness of Spring. Adding to the conflict, is a a pale blue light that shines just off the main road through Spring. Following the light leads those to an odd fortune telling setup of deep blue. To be specific, a dark blue cloth mat embroidered with midnight blue roses-to be in with the holiday spirit, dark blue tinsel is arranged along the edges of the mat. In the center of the mat is a circular table decorated with a sky blue cloth mat, also embroidered with dark blue roses. Two black lacquered chairs with sky blue cushions face the table, with one Ayako Hasekawa sitting on one of them already; the chair she's sitting on though, has about ten additional pillows of varying blues on it already. In her oversleeved hands, a deck of tarot cards is being absentmindedly shuffled. As for the source of the pale blue light, small pale blue flames float in the air around the mat. "Hmm, hmm, hmmm~. I wonder what sort of guests will come tonight?" And the extravently dressed water spirit in deep blues giggles softly.
Zephyr Windstar	Routine patrol they said. It'd be easy they said. More like BORING. Zephyr's not walking the path, but flying overhead, tapping idly on a holographic screen hovering in front of her. The wind-mage is alerted to the presence below by a soft ping, and an indicator insinuating itself into her viewfield, overlayed by her Device directly into her visual processing area. "Huh... not meant to be any magical signatures out here..." she 'wings over' rolling about 90 degrees, then begins a lazy circular descent, alighting beside the mat and table. "Yo... uh, whatchya doin' out here?" she asks the water spirit, folding arms over her chest.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako's amber gaze slowly turns upwards as she notes Zephyr circling downwards from above. "Hmm... well, that's not the normal way most guests arrive, but..." She smiles softly and sits up straight on her pillow-laden chair, dislodging a pillow in the process. "Hello Zephyr!" She giggles softly as she sets her deck of tarot cards onto the table. "I'm just telling the fortunes of anyone curious enough to ask." Her extremely oversleeved hands gesture over to the deck of tarot cards on the table. "I use those to do a little fortune telling."
Zephyr Windstar	"Oh, Ayoko, didn't recognize ya." replies the Mage, stepping a bit closer. "Huh? Fortune telling?" she asks, then parks herself in the open chair. "Don't see what it could hurt. Could ya tell mine?" she adds, leaning on the table a little. Divine Wind chimes softly. <PATROL ROUTE PAUSED. UPDATE WITH TAC-COM SENT.>
Ayako Hasekawa	An extemely blue sleeve slowly rises her her lips as she giggles softly. "Oh? I guess the fortune telling outfit is a lot different from what I usually wear." Ayako shakes her head and then smiles brightly. "Oh, certainly! The only thing you need to do is to cut the deck." Her head inclines to the side gently. "I hope Divine Wind won't get angry at you for pausing your patrol, though."
Zephyr Windstar	<DO THINGS NEED TO BE CUT!?> chimes the Device with just a little too much enthusiasm. This earns a sigh from Zephyr. "Not that kinda cutting, Dee." the mage then reaches for the deck, and proceeds as directed. She chuckles a bit, "I'm not worried about Dee, but I shouldn't stay too long or the higher ups in the TSAB might get a bit annoyed." she replies, before placing the cards back on the table after cutting the deck.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako giggles brightly when Divine Wind expresses it's enthusiasm about cutting things and then shakes her head. "Ahh, in that case!" She leans forwards and gently takes the cut deck. Her eyes close and a deep, calming breath is taken. "Alright..." Five cards are swiftly dealt in a cross shape on the table in front of Zephyr. She seems much more serious than she was a moment ago! "These five cards will tell your fortune! First..." Ayako's oversleeved hand reaches over to the card on the cross closest to Zephyr. "This card represents the past." The Magician, upright. "Hmm... determination and energy, huh? Kind of vague, though... that doesn't tell me much of anything. Maybe another card, then." Her sleeve quickly moves over to the card on the left side of the cross. "This card represents the Present." The Hanged Man, upside-down. "Huh... charging forwards..." Her amber gaze looks at the two revealed cards. "It seems you didn't quite know what to do with yourself a while ago and now you're just going with the flow for now?"
Zephyr Windstar	Zephyr blinks a bit. "Huh, sounds 'bout right so far." she replies, leaning over a little to take a better look at the cards as they're turned over.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles softly and nods her head once. Her obscured hand reaches over to the card on the right side of the cross, "This card represents the immediate future." The World, upside-down. A soft frown crosses her face as she shakes her head slowly. "Hmm... a horrible feeling of unrest or... a great obstacle that causes much distress. I don't know the nature of it, but... it seems it will happen soon." She quickly looks towards the card closest to her in the cross. "Maybe the Future card will tell me more about it and the results?"
Zephyr Windstar	A frown also crosses Zephyr's face at that. "Obstacles huh..." she clenches a fist, and grits her teeth a bit. "Sure, lets see then."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head once and then flips over the card. Strength, upright. "Hmm... Inner strength." Her head inclines to the side gently. "I'm not sure as to what the nature of what will appear to dismay you, but..." She nods her head and smiles softly. "It appears you will become a stronger person on the inside as a result." Her amber gaze then shifts to the face down card in the center of the cross. "I'm not sure if you need this, but... that last card is a card of guidance. It might have some advice for you. But said advice can be misinterpreted. It's up to you if you want to see what that card is or not."
Zephyr Windstar	Zephyr meets Ayako's gaze for a moment, before following it down to that final card. "Sure... I don't back down from something I've set out to do. Dad calls me stubborn, my wingmates call me reckless... I just call myself 'Me'." With a little gesture, a puff of wind picks up the middle card, and just like someone were picking it up with their fingers, flips it over face up, just like Ayako did for the last four cards.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles softly and glances at the two Past and Present cards. "Aahh, I see, I see. Well... nothing wrong with being yourself." Ayako's eyes widen when Zephyr uses the wind to flip over the middle card, and then she giggles brightly. "Ahh-aahh... Taking your fate into your own hands, as it were." The card that was turned over was The Empress, upside-down. Ayako stares at that card for a moment and then nods her head once. "Be cautious of being overprotective or very possessive of some things. It might cause more trouble than you might think." She smiles softly and then shuffles the face up cards back into her deck of tarot cards. "Hmm... not a bad fortune, all in all!"
Zephyr Windstar	Zephyr listens, then closes her eyes at the final card. "'kay... Thanks, Ayako..." she forces a smile, then stands up. "If y'need any help with anythin'... jus' lemme know. Do I owe ya anythin' for the card readin'?" she asks, reaching into a pocket for something or other.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles cheerfully at Zephyr. "You're welcome, Zephyr!" And then nods her head once. "Un. I'll keep it in mind! Oh," She places the deck down and then waves her sleeves frantically. "Oh no, I don't charge for this! After all, there's no magic backing these fortunes, so there's no telling if they're going to come true or not."
Zephyr Windstar	The windmage offers another little smile, before saluting. "A'right, see ya 'round." she offers, before setting her feet, then leaping skywards, surging off back on her patrol route. <PATROL ROUTE UNPAUSED. UPDATING TAC-COM.> comes the chime of Divine Wind, cheerily.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako waves goodbye cheerfully back to Zephyr. "See you around Zephyr, and have a good patrol!" She gingerly picks her deck back up with her sleeves and resumes shuffling. Her back sinks back into the pi- waaaaait. One fell off. Ayako leans forward in the direction of the fallen pillow and plucks it back up, nestling it back onto her chair. Aahh... there we go. "Hmm... I wonder who will come next~?"
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone had never been sure about fortune telling to be honest, it was likely just a head game well meaning or not on her world but in the multiverse who knows for sure but she did consider Ayako a friend and had another reason aside from getting her fortune told as. It seems Ayako didn't have to wait too long as the cyborg enters and grins a little bit. "Merry Christmas, Ayako!"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako blinks her eyes quickly. "Ah." She smiles brightly as she places her deck of tarot cards down. "Eh heh... Merry Christmas Kotone!" Her elbows are placed on the table and her chin rests on her obscured palms on her dark blue sleeves. "What brings you all the way out here tonight?"
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone Yamakawa grtins a little bit at Ayako and pauses for a moment as sh epulls a small package out of her pockets. "I was curious to get my fortune told, and I had a little delivery for you." She seems to be in a very chipper mood, maybe it's the holidays either way she tilts her head a little bit. "Err how much would the reading cost?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako blinks her eyes quickly when Kotone pulls the small package out of her pockets. "Hmm? This package is for...?" She then smiles softly and nods her head slowly. "Ah, you wanted your fortune told? Eh heh... well, you found me, sooo..." Her sleeves then flap around frantically. "Oh. I don't charge any money!" And then rests her sleeves back onto her lap. "So don't worry about that." Ayako's sleeve then pushes the deck of tarot cards forwards. "Well, just cut the deck, and I'll do my best to tell your fortune."
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone Yamakawa grins for a moment. "This is a Christmas Gift for you." She notes and she'll look for a place to sit if that's possible. She seems a bit suprised that Ayako isn't charging, but she's not going to complain about that. She grins and moves to cut the deck for the water elemental. "I wonder how did you get into doing this if I might ask?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako blinks her eyes quickly, "A-aahh? It's for me?" and then smiles brightly. "Th-thank you, Kotone!" She cheerfully accepts the package and inclines her head to the side gently as she looks it over... and then looks towards the now cut deck of cards. "I'll open this later. For now, there's fortune telling to do!" She does pause for a moment, though. "Hmm... How did I start doing this? Well... a friend of mine a long, long time ago once told my fortune for me..." Ayako nods her head once. "And from them, I learned how to do it." She smiles a bit condescendingly-at herself while glancing downwards. "I don't have any magic to help me tell the future, but... it's interesting and kind of fun all the same." "And... speaking of such..." Ayako nods her head once and then deals out five cards in a cross shape in front of Kotone. "Let's start." Her sleeve reaches out to the card closest to Kotone in the cross. The Hanged Man, upside-down. "Hmm... a Past full of just advancing forward without pause."
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone grins and says "Your welcome. I have to say your not what I expected an elemental spirit to be like." No most old stories about that end badly for the human interacting with such she has to wonder about what that's the case she now listens as the tale of how Ayako go tinto this comes up. She nods understanding as she watch ad she looks at the cards for a moment and pauses for a moment and she comments "That's my world in a nut shell it's never asking if ... it should it just does."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako inclines her head to the side gently. "Hmm...? What do you expect an elemental spirit to be like?" She giggles softly. "Maybe a little more creepy? Maybe a little less human?" Her head shakes slowly and her gaze goes off to the side. "But... I do try my best to act and look human so that I don't scare people." She smiles softly and then nods her head once. "Well... onwards we go then." Ayako's sleeve goes towards the card on the left side of the cross. "This is the Present card..." The World, upside-down. "Hmm... And... are you in a bit of a rut lately? Like you just aren't making any progress?"
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone Yamakawa Says "likely both I admit at least how the stories go on my world. Then again so far as I know it's mundane as a bit of sandstone." She notes with a bot of an amused look she looks to the next card and she pauses for a moment, she could be as she thinks about she's been in rut ever since she woke up after her cyberization surgery. "...you could say that, I... don't like to admit it but I am."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako thinks to herself for a moment... and then nods her head slowly. Her sleeve reaches over to the card on the right side of the cross. Judgement, upside-down. "Hmm... your immediate future is... stagnation or... perhaps your past catching up to you." She inclines her head to the side gently and thinks to herself... and then reaches for the card closest to her on the cross. Lovers, upside-down. Ayako makes a soft sound of irritation. "Uuu... this isn't a very nice fortune... this represents bitterness and isolation. But..." Her amber gaze goes back to the immediate Future card. "Kotone, you haven't been to your old home in a while... huh. Because the Lovers also calls attention to home." She sighs softly... "Sorry, Kotone, I really don't know what to say."
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone Yamakawa looks at Ayako for a moment as she takes a look at the card for a moment. She looksx at her and says "No...I haven't. I haven't been home since I had my full cyberization surgery to be honest..." She makes an unhappy expression and seems to ahve more she might say but isn't saying it she may need a slight push.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako sighs softly and then nods her head slowly. "Well... there's one more card. Maybe it'll have some advice to avert any bad situations." She stares at the face-down card as if hoping there's something to help Kotone on it. "I don't know if it'll help or hurt, though... Kotone, it's up to you if we should see what that card is."
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone Yamakawa takes a deep breach as the cyborg takes a moment to get her fingers about the card, while trying to not think of home for the moment. She finally moves to flip the last card to see just /what/ it is.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako blinks her eyes quickly when Kotone decides to flip the card over with her own hand. Another person in a row that would turn the center card themselves! "Ah." The card turned over is The Wheel of Fortune, upside-down. "Hmm... remove the element of chance and go against your fate, so to speak." She shakes her head slowly and sighs softly. "Not an easy thing to do... but... Kotone! Don't give up, okay?" She smiles softly and shuffles the face up cards back into her tarot card deck.
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone Yamakawa just kinda stares at her cards does it mean anything? Does the universe hate her that much She kinda looks at the card distrat for a moment but does she put any stock in things. "My fate really should haved been to die over a year ago." She muses and she looks to Ayako with a bit of a very lost expression on her face.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako closes her eyes and thinks quietly to herself... "Hmm..." Her amber eyes slowly open and she nods her head once. "What I think you should do... is maybe talk to Arthur about this." She inclines her head to the side gently. "Somehow, I get the feeling if anyone knows how to go against fate, it would be him!" She smiles cheerfully at Kotone, "Don't look so down! Don't worry, you have friends, right? With them you'll get through this!" Ayako then startles slightly. "Oh. That reminds me." She puts her deck down on the table and looks curiously at the package Kotone gave her. "I wonder what this could be?"
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone listena dn thinks talking to Arthur on such may be a very wise idea on it she looks up a little bit at Ayako and humm brightening at the mention of the gift. She waits watching Ayako open it. It's a simple box and inside is a necklace the chian's nothing to write hom about but the pendant itself? Is a clear sphere contianing water and what looks like sand. "I grew up near the water on the coast of North America. GIven your an water elemental I thought you might like something like this."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles softly as she opens up the package and takes out the small pendant. "A-aahh... I see." She gazes at the water inside the pendant and it swirls around seemingly on it's own. "Thank you Kotone." Her eyes close halfway as she thinks to herself for a while. "This... slightly reminds me of something long ago... but anyway... sorry that I don't have a gift to give to you in return, Kotone." She bows her head apologetically to her.
Kotone Yamakawa	Kotone Yamakawa Says "Don't worry about it, I gave you one because I wanted to do so that's all there is to it and oh it does? That sounds like there might be a story to it. Still I should likely get going given you likely have more people, coming right?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head slowly. "Alright... see you later Kotone!" She waves an oversleeved hand towards her and smiles softly. The pendant disappears into one of her sleeves and the deck of tarot cards is picked back up. She watches Kotone leave quietly and shakes her head slowly. "I hope she'll be okay..." The shuffling of the deck of tarot cards continue as Ayako's amber gaze quietly moves around.
Kyra Hyral	A few hours ago, Kyra set out in search of a set of "mountains" where Harry Dresden and Inga were doing some kind of neat wizardy viking ritual thing. It allegedly involved goats and sacrifices. Unfortunately, she never got anything else out of the pair as to where in the mountains they were. Or /which/ mountains they were located. Apparently she even got the day of this wrong as well since this event would be occuring tomorrow. Whoops. Weary and a little frustrated as she rides down the road upon a chocobo, her attention is eventually drawn by the blue light off the beaten path. Nudging the chocobo forward cautiously, she comes upon the mysterious tent and pokes her way inside, both herself and the summoned bird. "Hello?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako blinks her eyes when a chocobo and it's rider approach her. "A-ahh? Oh! Hello Kyra!" She smiles cheerfully and stops shuffling the deck to flap a sleeve in an equally cheerful wave. "What brings you all the way out here? I'm just telling fortunes for anyone that happens to be curious enough to approach me." A bright giggle escapes from her lips as she places the deck of cards she was shuffling onto the table.
Kyra Hyral	The white mage leans forward, resting her head on top of the Chocobo's head. It tolerates this easily, giving off the impression of a pretty tame beast of burden. "Oh hi! Ayako, right? I'm actually looking for the spot that Harry Dresden and Inga were talking about earlier." She nods excitedly, "I'm going to see them do a /ritual/! It sounds awesome." Informed of the fortune-telling in progress, Kyra's green eyes drop down to the deck being shuffled between her hands. "...huh." She leans back, her head disappearing from inside the tent but the Chocobo's remaining. Then, a second later the chocobo disappears abruptly in a flash of green light. Kyra walks into the tent fully after that. "Well /I'm/ sure curious enough! How's this work?"
Ayako Hasekawa	"Yup! I'm Ayako!" Ayako inclines her head to the side gently and then nods her head slowly. "Oh! That spot? Hmmm..." She sets the deck of tarot cards onto the table and then... one sleeve rummages into the other. After a moment, an odd glass pane-like thing is pulled out. A few sleevy swipes later, Ayako is gazing into it. Her eyes blink a few times... and then she rummages into her sleeve again. This time, she produces a piece of paper and a pen. It's... more than a bit awkward watching Ayako manage such things with long sleeves that go over her hands, but... she seems to be fine! Oh, she's done writing. Said objects quickly are placed back into her sleeves and Ayako cheerfully offers a piece of paper with directions and a crude map drawn on it. "Here you go!" Ayako then smiles softly and gently pushes the deck of taort cards to the center of the table. "Oh, interested in having your fortune told? In that case... please cut the deck and have a seat."
Kyra Hyral	"Yeah." Kyra grins, looking sheepish. "They might have sent coordinates but I definitely missed them." She watches Ayako produce things from her sleeves and somehow not fumble any of it as she jots down some directions to this mysterious spot. Kyra takes the paper in her hand and looks them over. "-oh, hey, thank you." She holds up the paper with one hand and pulls out what looks to be her version of a fancy smartphone with the other. A picture is taken of the directions and both are put away into Kyra's pockets. "Hmmm." 'Fortune telling is a tool of Chaos!' her parents would say, 'A good follower of Cosma faces the unknown bravely!' So obviously Kyra wanted to do it. Reaching over, she splits the deck in half and sets the other half next to the first. Then, with a grin, she sits.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles cheerfully. "Oh, you're welcome and it's not a problem! I still get lost frequently! So much so that I've learned how to get unlost quite quickly! And then get lost again just as fast." She giggles brightly and then shakes her head slowly. Her amber eyes note that Kyra cut the deck and then she smiles brightly. "Well then! Let's see what these cards have to say." Five cards are dealt in a cross shape in front of Kyra. "These cards will be your fortune!" Ayako takes a deep breath and then reaches for the card closest to Kyra. Judgement, upside-down. "Hmm... your past. It wasn't a very happy one, was it... one that still very much with you today."
Kyra Hyral	"How often do new worlds Unify anyway? If they keep doing that then there is no end to the places you can get lost in. We could get completely lost together." With even more grinning, Kyra reaches up and brushes back to hood to her hoodie as a courtesy. The curiosity is quick to return upon this means of fortune telling, which, in fact, is the first time she's seen tarot cards. She's half tempted to record the whole thing on her phone until the first card is flipped over. Kyra frowns deeply and leans forward to look at the card itself. She looks a little...uncomfortable. "That's pretty accurate, actually." she eventually says, "...Judgement, huh. Hmmm."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako giggles brightly. "I haven't seen it myself, but from what I've been reading, Unifications happen quite often!" She nods her head quickly. "It's true, it's true. New places to get lost in... All. The. Time." And then she sighs. Half happily, half in frustration. "But anyway..." Ayako continues as she flips over the card on the left side of the cross. The Hanged Man, upside-down. "Yet... you are charging forward without dwelling too much on the past, I see..." She smiles softly.
Kyra Hyral	"...infinitely awesome even? I wonder if there's a limit to the number of worlds that can Unify or if it'll keep happening. I bet someone's written a paper about it." Kyra looks thoughtful, "Probaby buried somewhere in the Union's gigantic goddamn database of every report ever." There's also a note of frustration there, leveled entirely at the amount of paperwork the Union seems to produce. "Hmmm." Kyra leans over the next card to check out the picture, number, and name. "I'd also call that accurate. But that's just how I roll now! I can't sit around and let people hold me back, especially now that we're Unified! Though I might be kind of explicit in this over the radio." She looks thoughtful again.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako giggles softly, "There probably isn't a limit." And then shakes her head slowly when Kyra brings up paperwork. "Well... it's true that there's a lot of paperwork that needs to be done, but... that's just the way the Union is." She nods her head once. "If you need any help dealing with the beaucracy, please feel free to ask me." A floppy sleeve gestures at herself. "I happen to be quite good at navigating the paperwork maze." Ayako nods her head once, "Nothing wrong with that." and then smiles softly. Her sleeve reaches over and flips over the card at the right side of the cross. "The immediate future..." The Wheel of Fortune, upright. "Hmm... it appears fate, destiny, or just sheer random chance will make itself known to you soon." She shakes her head slowly. "Too vague... another card is needed..." The card closest to Ayako is swiftly flipped over. Justice, inverted. "Hmm... a life out of balance. From the fate and destiny that will occur soon? Or... maybe the sheer random chance will shake things that much?" Her head shakes slowly. "I can't say."
Kyra Hyral	"Well it's not that I don't like reading or anything. I do. It's just everything's so friggin' long. And there's so much of it. If there was just database access and an easy search function for it I'd be happy since there's no way I'm going to read through close to a decade of stuff." She sighs, then eyes Ayako, "Good at navigating the paperwork? Howso?" But more importantly, back to the cards: "Well...fortune's a good thing, right?" She frowns, then looks at the Justice card. "Justice, Judgement, lots of very fire and brimstone type things popping up. What's it mean if the cards are upside-down versus if they're not?" She points between the Wheel of Fortune and Justice.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head slowly. "There is database stuff, but... as for easy access... well not so much... and there's paperwork for that, too." She giggles softly and shakes her head slowly. "I remember what forms need to be filed and am good at filling them out properly." A light shrug follows. "If you can call that 'good', I mean." Her gaze returns to the face-up cards and she smiles softly at the question. "When the cards are upside-down, the meaning of them is reversed." Ayako nods her head once. "Favorable becomes unfavorable, hope becomes despair, and so forth." She glances at the card in the center of the cross. "Hmm... you have one card left. That card is a card of guidance." Ayako's amber gaze goes back to Kyra. "It's up to you if you want to see what it is. It might help, it might hurt. It might have some helpful advice, but it may also lead you astray."
Kyra Hyral	"There needs to be an /app/ for that." Kyra pouts. "The only way to really win at paperwork is to not to have to do it." her voice grows conspiratorial with Ayako. "Though I guess I'd need that form for database access then? I wonder if someone can program up a search engine for the Union..." The meaning of upside-down versus not is explained to her, "So if the Wheel of Fortune card was upside-down that would mean...stagnation? No big, exciting changes coming?" she tries to reason. "I'm glad that one wasn't upside-down if so." Her gaze falls upon the final card and she claps her hands together. "OOh, let's see what it is! I'm not interested in half-assing things!" She doesn't turn the card over herself, though, assuming that Ayako is the only one supposed to be touching the cards now. Getting grabby is kind of rude after all.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles softly and shakes her head. "Well... maybe. I'm not the computer specialist type. I mean... I can barely use my radio properly." She giggles brightly. "And I used to be incredibly freaked out when a computer I was using froze." Her head shakes slowly. "One time, I even tried unfreezing a computer by putting it in the microwave. That... didn't work." An oversleeved hand reaches up and knocks on her head lightly. "Even now, I just turn off the machine and turn it back on and hope it works." When Kyra asks the questions about the cards, Ayako nods her head slowly. "I would interpret it normally as... 'you get exactly how much effort you put in'. Although my own experiences and impressions do cause me to make my own interpretations sometimes." She smiles softly and then nods her head once, seriously. "Very well... let's see what it is." Her sleeve reaches over and flips over the center card. The Emperor, upright. "Hmm... order and discipline. Your own thoughts or beliefs might be getting in the way. It may be time for some self-reflection."
Kyra Hyral	Although she now realizes that Ayako is one of those people that tech support types have LEGENDARY stories about, Kyra seems understanding enough. What use would a water elemental have for a computer otherwise? "Wellll to be fair, turning it off and on fixes the problem half the time /anyway/ so it's a good place to start." Resting her elbows on the table, she leans forward to look at the final card, The Emperor. "...order and discipline? Hmmmm. Pfft. Beliefs...though /which ones/ is the big question. Interestinnng..." She threads her fingers together, "So...now what? Do I offer you something in return?" She unzips the front of her hoodie to reveal her alchemical materials beneath.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako giggles brightly and nods her head quickly. "Thankfully, it does fix the problem most of the time! As for the other times, I'll just leave that to those who are better with computers." Ayako nods her head slowly as she shuffles the face up cards back into her deck. "Un. That's always the question! Although... I don't have any magic that backs these fortunes so..." She shakes her head slowly. "But still. It's interesting to think about, isn't it?" Her eyes blink quickly. "Hmm?" And then she places the deck onto the table to flap her sleeves frantically. "Oh no, you don't need to pay me anything for this! I just do it because I find it to be fun and interesting!"
Kyra Hyral	"I'd have a problem if you started busting out magic to /enforce/ my fortune." Kyra mentions, then pauses, "You know I should have asked if you did that before I had my fortune read come to think of it. Oh well. I mean, you're Union, right? So you wouldn't pull something like that." She looks down at the vials and flasks attached to her various belts, harnesses, and bandoliers. Despite Ayako's protests, she selects one and sets it on the table. "Well consider it a Christmas gift, then! This-" she pushes the flask forward, "Will double your size for a short time after drinking it. The street name for it is 'Giant's Draft'. Can be pretty handy in a tight spot!"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako giggles softly and nods her head slowly. "I wouldn't do anything outright malicious like that!" She smiles cheerfully and then curiously watches Kyra shuffle through all of the vials and flasks. "That's a lot of bottles. I hope you're careful! If you trip the wrong way... uhh..." And then winces slightly. Ayako's eyes blink slowly when Kyra presents her with a flask. "A-ahh... umm... thank you, Kyra." She bows her head politely and gently takes the flask with her sleeves. "Giant's Draft, huh? Err... wouldn't it be really bad in a tight spot?" She giggles brightly.
Kyra Hyral	Kyra starts to snicker, "Yeah, yeah it would. Do not take in enclosed places! Unless, I guess, you're doing it to somehow break /out/ of those enclosed spaces. Like busting out of a jail cell by breaking through the wall! I've never seen anyone do that before but it would be /totally awesome/ if someone did!" The potion will indeed work as intended, lasting for approximately a scene or of appropriate narrative convenience. It also tastes like sour licorice. She makes a face. "Yeah, they've been crushed on me before. Fortunately the last time it happened I was carrying mostly potions so the potions healed the damage the glass did almost instantly. Still hurt. I'm just glad I wasn't carrying more of my explosives loadout on that train." She stands. "Thank you, Ayako, that fortune telling was fun and /interesting/."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako giggles brightly. "Well, I'll take good care of it!" Her sleeve holding the flask pokes said flask into the other sleeve. After a moment, the sleeve withdraws itself and the flask is gone. She winces hard when she hears that the flasks got crushed on Kyra before. "Eep... well... I hope that doesn't happen to you again." Ayako then waves goodbye cheerfully to Kyra by flapping her sleeve. "You're welcome, Kyra! And see you later!"
Xau'ra Tayuun	Xau'ra has found himself in the valley of Spring this evening. The mask that is over his face has been removed. Allowing his gold eyes to view the beauty of the night world with ease. The black marking over his upper face only makes those gold eyes stand out more. His clothing was that of red and black leather, with some chainmail. A bow was strong over his shoulder and along with his quiver. At his hips were two scabbards holding two matching blades. He moved with silence. His tail barely moving as he walked, and his ears only moving to any odd sounds for a moment. It would not be long until he came upon Ayako's encampment and her fortune telling ways with cards. It caught his attention and he had never had the honor of meeting Ayako in person. So when he speaks out, he speaks out with some caution in his voice, "Ayako?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako has resumed absentmindedly shuffling the deck of tarot cards in her oversleeved hands. Her amber eyes idly shift back and forth... and then blink quickly. "A-ahh?" That voice! She recognizes that voice! "Hello Xau!" She smiles brightly and gently places the deck of tarot cards onto the table. Her body floats off her chair slightly-although from this angle, it might just look like she stood up slightly. "Your clothing... how festive!" She smiles brightly. Her elbows rest on the table while her chin rests on her sleeved palms. "So what brings you all the way out here?" Ayako's head inclines to the side gently as she seems to sit back down on her chair. "Want to have your fortune told?"
Xau'ra Tayuun	Xau'ra gives he a pleasant warm smile. She may notice he has fanged canines, but he is partly a cat right? As he walks over he goes to place his hand on the back of the chair across from her. His gold eyes go to look down at the cards, then at her, "Sure-- and haha.. thanks. I think. I was given these by the Maelstrom. Something a bit more armored then my old get up." He then goes to pull out the chair and take a seat. His gold eyes examine her form, including looking directly at her face. "You know-- for an element, you have very lovely features." He smirks faintly, before he ahems. Then shrugs ever so slightly, "Sorry that-- probably came out.. the wrong way.. anyways.. yeah.. fortune.. how does this work?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles softly as she notes the fanged canines and nods her head when he places his hand on the chair across from her. "I don't know if it'll match past winter, though." She giggles softly. And then blushes suddenly. Her sleeves turn upwards to place themselves on her cheeks. "A-ahh? Why thank you very much! I may be a water spirit, but I have a lot of pride in how well I can form a beautiful human form." She smiles brightly and idly starts to fan herself with one of her sleeves. Ayako then sits up straight and then cheerfully gestures with a sweeping gesture to the deck of cards on the table. "All you need to do is cut the deck."
Xau'ra Tayuun	Xau'ra smiles softly as Ayako seems to take well to his praise of her form and his tail tip flicks gently as it lays next to his leg. He then goes to remove his armored gloves, resting them at the side away from the deck dealing area and then pops his knuckles gently. "Just cut them huh?" Xau'ra then looks at Ayako once more, before he goes to reach over to do just that. "Well-- as your form goes, you do an excellent job with it. I'm not sure why you ever /not/ want to keep it. Lady like you, water or not, probably could steal some hearts." He breaks the deck in half, then puts them back together, before he cuts them one more time, then once more returns them back together. Doing this all while he speaks. He then makes sure they are neatly back in order with a tap, before they go back to where she had them. "All like that, right?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head once, smiles softly and idly watches Xau'ra. Her head inclines to the side again gently when Xau'ra looks at her once more. She smiles again and her amber gaze moves off to the side for a moment. "I... well... thank you very much, Xau. This appearance means a lot to me, after all." A soft giggle escapes her lips and one of her sleeves covers her mouth for a moment. "I am water, though." As she says this, her body and clothing completely lose their color and apparent solidity making her look as if she were made of solid glass-or rather obviously as she ripples gently as she moves, water. "Well... I have done so in the past, yes." The color fades back into sight and she appears to become solid and fully human again. And then smiles charmingly. Once Xau'ra has properly cut the deck, she nods her head once. "Un! That will do nicely!" Her sleeves reach forwards and gently take the cut deck. A deep, calming breath later, Ayako smiles and swiftly deals out five cards in a cross pattern in front of Xau'ra. "Very well! These five cards will be your fortune." She smiles softly and nods her head once. "First, the card that represents the past..." Her sleeve flips over the card closest to Xau'ra on the cross. The Lovers, upside-down. "Hmm? Troubles at home? Or troubles with desire?"
Xau'ra Tayuun	Xau'ra watches as her form takes a more liquid glass sheen. He can only gaze in wonder really. He has heard of the true elements of the Twelvewood-- his home-- but he has never had the honor of looking at an element, only the stories of what they did look like. How much she echoed them, but he also knew-- she was not them. Xau'ra pulled his gaze away, trying to not stare. His hands coming to clasp together as he rested his chin on his fingers. Watching her flip the first card. Upside down Lover. Then she explains what it means. "...you could say both. I was the fifth child to my mother and my tribe-- well-- just my people.. the Keepers of the Moon, are dominated by the women. The women do all the hunting and labor.. while the men stay at home to clean and cook." Xau'ra sighs gently. "I didn't want to be.. just another guy. I felt like I had a destiny. To hunt like my sisters did.. and.. Menphina.. our patron goddess.. gave me that chance." He sits back and rubs the back of his neck. "I was eventually taught how to hunt, by the blessing of the elder.. and when I was to be married off to unit tribes.. I.. ran away from home."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles softly to herself when she notes how Xau'ra acted when she was watery rather than solid. As Xau'ra starts to talk about being the fifth child, his tribe, and their customs, she nods her head slowly. "Aahh... I see." She smiles softly as he describes how he got his chance and was taught to hunt... and then nods her head slowly as Xau'ra describes how he ran away from home when he was to be married to unite tribes. "That... definitely sounds like trouble from home." Her gaze goes to the card on the left side of the cross. "Hmm... I wonder what the Present card will tell." Ayako swiftly flips over that card. The Empress, upside-down. "A direct challenge to your well-being has occurred recently, huh?"
Xau'ra Tayuun	Xau'ra tilts his head faintly. His ears sit up straight for a moment, before they flatten back a tad as he thinks. His tail coming to a halt as well, as he thinks of recent events. "Well, that depends," He admits. "I should have died in the Calamity back in June-- but Menphina protected me.. and I should have died against recently to Mantigora when I tried to reclaim one of the resource points." Xau'ra closes his eyss and frowns, "..once more, I somehow managed to stay alive and was brought back, once more, to rest a bit under medical care."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles softly, "Hmm... well... I might be missing something. It does happen pretty often." She shakes her head and then giggles brightly. Her oversleeved hands then reach over to the card on the right side of the cross. "This card represents the immediate future..." Justice, upside-down. "Hmm... something will happen soon that will throw your life out of balance." She shakes her head quickly. "That doesn't tell me much... maybe the Future card will elaborate a bit." The card closest to her on the cross quickly gets flipped over. The Emperor, upside-down. "Another reversed card? Hmm... stagnation from inflexibility and a desire for too much control. Or perhaps... some sort of extremely domineering male figure?"
Xau'ra Tayuun	Xau'ra crosses his arms over his chest as he listens. His tail starts to twitch in some agitation. His gold eyes stare at all the upside down cards, "I am taking all these being upside down is not good right?" His ears go back a bit as his brows furrow. He then looks at her for a moment then sighs softly, "To be honest. I wanted to see what you may could see yourself-- given my dreams do not speak of good omens and given the words of Odin. There is so many possibilities here." The male Miqo'te then gently shakes his head. "Odin's words been echoing perhaps what I've been seeing-- something rising on wings.. he said Allagan Descendant.. I've only seen a dragon. Yet dragons and the Allagans go back long in our world's history." "Then there is Gaius Van Baelsar-- the Black Wolf. He is the main figure for the war against Eorzea and perhaps is the most biggest trouble we face in Hydaelyn. Even the Multiverse has been getting a taste of what he can do." Xau'ra stares back down at the cards. "...so if there is more trouble ahead... It could be so many things.."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head slowly. "When a card is upside-down, it's meaning is reversed. Favorable becomes unfavorable, hope becomes despair, and the like." She sighs softly... and then listens quietly. She does nod her head quickly when Odin is mentioned. "Hmm... well... no magic backs my fortune telling, so... there's no telling if what these cards show will come to pass. If anything... maybe you should talk to someone who really does have a magical ability to prophesize... like maybe Inga?" She smiles softly. "There always are many possibilities. All you can do is believe in yourself and your friends and keep going forward." Ayako nods her head once. "Speaking of which. There is still one card left unturned." Her sleeves gesture over to it. "That card is a card of guidance. It may have some advice for you to make your future brighter. However, it can be misinterpreted and may misguide you. It's up to you if you want to see what it is."
Xau'ra Tayuun	"Well-- that is what Inga and I hope to do tomorrow." Xau'ra admits as he looks at Ayako, "But it never hurts to see the other side of the table, hm?" He then grins playfully, shaking off the dread in the back of his mind. "Beeesiides. Getting my fortune told, even if hard to see.. is nice when it is coming from a beautiful lady." He then looks down at the final card, "So lets see what it has to say,Ayako. Go ahead and flip it over."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako blinks her eyes quickly and then smiles brightly. "Ah, that's good!" She then giggles softly and then nods her head slowly. "That's true. Different viewpoints are almost always valuable in several ways." And then she blushes again, this time lightly when she's called beautiful. "Oh you charmer." She shakes her head slowly while she smiles softly. "But... yes! Let's see what this card has to say." Ayako's sleeve swiftly flips over the center card. Strength, upright. "Ah. And it appears that the card agrees with what I said earlier. Believe in yourself and you should be fine. Your inner strength will see you through." She smiles brightly at that.
Xau'ra Tayuun	Xau'ra smirks as he is called a charmer, but doesn't bring much attention to it. He does watch as a card is at /last/ up right, "Well-- that is a good sign," He then looks at Ayako, "..and no concerns there. I'm pretty stubborn." He grins at that. "Got to be with my former job and all." It is about then he furrows his brows as he goes to place his hand to his ear where the comm-device is. He then sighs softly, before he goes to stand back up. "I do thank you for the time and you spending it to look at my future." He then goes to push the chair back in place. "Maybe next time-- it will be a far more brighter. Take care of yourself Ayako.. and it was an honor to get a chance to meet you in person." With that, Xau'ra takes his gloves and goes to leave.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head slowly as she shuffles the face up cards back in. "Eh heh... well, you're very welcome, Xau! And I hope next time it really will be a brighter fortune." She smiles softly and bows her head politely. "It was wonderful to meet you in person as well! Until next time, then!" She smiles softly to herself... and then resumes shuffling the deck of tarot cards.
Teepo	Blue lights in the darkness. This is definitely something that catches Teepo's attention! Especially when he gets close enough to see the blue flames! He can do that too! Maybe it's someone who knows about his new status as a dragon! It's a long shot, of course. And he'd never admit he didn't know what he was doing. Instead, though, the curious purple-haired teen comes across Ayako and her table. He blinks crimson eyes, looking around at the setup. Table, chairs, and a girl sitting in one of the chairs. Gosh, she's pretty though! Slowly he raises a hand and waves it. "Uh... hi." He sounds a bit awkward, maybe because he wasn't quite expecting her. Not that he really knew what to expect...
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles softly when Teepo approaches her table and her fortune telling setup. "Good evening." Her extrmely long sleeves gently place the deck of cards onto the table as she turns fully to face Teepo. A moment later, her arms spread apart welcomingly. "Welcome! I'm Ayako Hasekawa, a water spirit. Would you like to have your fortune told?" And Ayako then smiles a cheerful smile.
Teepo	Another blink, and Teepo raises an eyebrow, looking a little confused. Though he thinks about it for a moment, even though the look on his face is blank. Fortune telling... maybe it could shed some light on a few things. Or maybe point him in the right direction. He's not going to admit he needs guidance, though! So after a moment, he shrugs. "Might as well, while I'm here. How much?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako shakes her head slowly, "Oh, I don't charge any money for my fortune telling. All I ask is for your name, a bit of your time, and for you to cut the deck of cards on the table." She closes her eyes for a moment and then quietly watches Teepo with her calm amber gaze.
Teepo	Teepo tilts his head. "Lessee... time I can do. Cutting a deck of cards I can do. But name?" Crossing his arms over his chest. "D'you mean my real name? Or will a well-known and long-used alias count?" he inquires. That might or might not be suspicious.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head once for each time Teepo checks off the things she has listed. She then giggles and then shakes her head slowly, "Whatever name that you are used to being called that you will recognize." A soft smile crosses her lips. "After all, calling you by various adjectives or 'Hey you!' wouldn't be very nice, now would it?" She giggles brightly at that.
Teepo	"Oh, it's not like... using scrying to read your name or something? That works," he notes. "Call me Teepo." That said he takes a seat in the unoccupied chair-- there's two, and only one's unoccupied, so he assumes he's supposed to sit in the unoccupied one. "So... how's this work?"
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako giggles softly and shakes her head no. "Oh no, I'd never ask for someone's True Name." She nods her head once. "That would be just rude." Her arms move to the side as she curtsies politely towards Teepo. Yes, even while she's still seated. And yet, said curtsey still works and is extremely elegant and graceful. "Nice to meet you, Teepo." She smiles softly. "Just cut the deck, and I'll tell you the fortune that my cards say."
Teepo	Teepo nods, and cuts the deck into about four randomly-sized collections of cards, and then puts the four pieces together in a random way. He's handled cards before, from the looks of it. Then he pushes the deck back across the table towards Ayako. "That work?" he asks.
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head once and smiles cheerfully. "Oh, that will do nicely, yes!" Her long sleeves reach forwards and gently take the deck of cards. Five cards are swiftly dealt and arranged in the shape of a cross. "Well then... shall we begin?" A sleeve gestures over to the card closest to Teepo in the cross. "This card... represents your past." The Moon, reversed. "Hmm... a past of bravery and facing reality?"
Teepo	Wince. Yup, already hitting the nail on the head. Teepo puases a minute before noting, "...Yeah. I was an orphan. Never got adopted, and grew up in an orphanage. I had to face the fact that nobody wanted me." Shrug. He's trying to pretend not to be affected by it. But that wince... "And I've had to sustain myself on a long string of doing stupid things-- I guess you could call that 'brave'."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako nods her head slowly. "Aahh... I see." Her eyes gaze downwards towards the ground as they temporarily lose their normal cheerful glint, becoming dull. "I know how that feels... that feeling of no one wanting you. No one needing you." She closes her eyes for a moment and then opens them again, her eyes regaining their deep luster once again. "If it means anything, I'm happy that you're still alive." She smiles cheerfully. "Now... the next card represents the Present." Ayako's sleeve reaches over and flips over the card on the left side of the cross. The Empress, upside-down. "Aahh. A personal challenge to your well-being, personal growth, and goals has arisen. But... this type of challenge can be overcome by being yourself." She smiles softly.
Teepo	Teepo frowns a bit at Ayako's mention of knowing how he felt. He doesn't want to talk about that. But he's also smart enough to know he can't be rude right now, even if he wants to knee-jerk a reaction to it. Though her words of being glad he's still alive? "...Thanks." There's a kind of awkward tone to them. And now the mention of a 'personal challenge'? That makes him blink. The first thing he can think of that happened recently? "I dunno if I'd call it a personal challenge. It opens up a lotta doors that were closed before. The challenge is knowing which ones I wanna open, 'cause they ALL look like tempting paths to take." He tries to give an evil smirk, but it ends up looking more like a kid who's planning mischief. The smirk fades after a moment. "Though I guess it makes it tough to move around in my world without getting the Wyndian military called on me..."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako inclines her head to the side gently. "Hmm... a lot of choices, huh? Well, I hope you spend the time thinking them over so that you make one that you'll be happy with!" She smiles softly. "Now... let's see what the immediate future has in store for you." Her sleeve swiftly reaches over to the card on the right side of the cross and flips it over. The Hermit, upright. "Hmm... isolation to become comfortable with yourself." Ayako smiles softly. "And it seems you will take some time to figure out what to do." She nods her head once. "But what about the Future past that?" She slowly flips over the card closest to her. The World, upside-down. "Hmm... a feeling of uncompleteness and discontent." Ayako sighs softly. "It looks like you may need more than just yourself if you wish to fully feel complete, Teepo."
Teepo	"Hey, I can do that whole 'hermit' thing," Teepo declares. "Like on a mountain, training to be the best, you know?" He mimics a punch, not at Ayako, and he's careful not to aim in her direction so she doesn't feel like he's going to hit her. Though that mention of 'needing more than himself' gets a disgusted look. "Okay, now... REALLY don't like the sound of that," he states. "I can't rely on anybody else except myself. Nobody can in the end, but especially not me. Though... I guess that just means I need to get to kicking Ryan's butt as soon as possible."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako giggles softly when Teepo mimics a punch. "Un. I'm sure you could, Teepo." All she can do is smile sadly when she notes Teepo's disgusted look when she suggests Teepo may need more than just himself. "Aahh... I see." Her amber gaze falls down to the last face down card in the middle of the cross. "That card in the center is a card of guidance. It might have some advice for you. But it might lead you astray as well. In the end, it's up to you if we shall see what it is."
Teepo	Teepo shrugs. "Hey. Every other person you depend on besides yourself is another person who can let you down or betray you, right? Doesn't matter if they WOULD. If they CAN, it's power they've got over you, power that someone else can use. Means you gotta be nice to 'em, be someone THEY want you to be, so they don't use that power over you." That's a pretty dim view of the world... The last face-down card is PEERED at suspiciously with a sidelong glance. Like Teepo is just DARING it to be something negative-- a clear 'go ahead you punk card... ya feel lucky?' look. And after a moment, the look disappears and he looks back up to Ayako. "Yeah. Let's see it."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako smiles sadly at Teepo. "I... I see." Something must have happened to Teepo in the past to cause a mindset that harsh to emerge... something far beyond just being an orphan... but Ayako is too nice to ask or comment about it. She nods her head once and turns over the face down card when Teepo says that it's alright. The Fool, upright. Ayako's eyes widen when she sees that card... and then nods her head once. Yes... that card would be excellent advice for this situation, wouldn't it? "The advice is to go on a journey. Don't isolate yourself. Instead..." Ayako takes a deep breath and thinks about how Arthur would put it. And then grins as she tries to imitate how he would talk as well! "As Arthur Lowell of the Syndicate would put it... Go on ADVENTURES. See the Multiverse that's OUT THERE. You'll get STRONGER and GROW."
Teepo	Fool? Teepo glances at the card skeptically. Though Ayako seems to think it's a positive one, so he keeps quiet for the moment. So when she explains what it actually means, Teepo nods. He puts an elbow on the table and props his chin in that hand. "Ryan said the exact same thing. He's in a similar situation, so he probably knows a little about it." Syndicate? He'd joined them not too long ago, actually... and he grins when he hears the mimicry. "Oh THAT guy." A laugh. "Yeah, I heard him talkin' on the radio yesterday. No way I wouldn't recognize that guy, just by voice alone."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako coughs softly and then clears her throat. "It's hard to talk like that." She giggles softly and then nods her head as she shuffles the face up cards back into her deck. "Hmm..." While she does know 'a' Ryan, who knows if it's the Ryan she knows. After all, it's a fairly common name. Doubly so in the Multiverse! She giggles softly when Teepo recognizes the way she was talking. "Aah... you heard Arthur, huh? Well, I think he has the right idea in this case." Ayako smiles softly.
Teepo	"Yeah, that kind of enthusiasm can't be faked," Teepo notes, to her mention of finding it difficult to talk like Arthur. "Somebody like that... you just can't emulate him for long." A smirk. Though he's standing up as the cards have all been turned over. "Thanks for your time, Ayako. Definitely some advice to consider, that's for sure."
Ayako Hasekawa	Ayako waves goodbye cheerfully to Teepo as he leaves by flapping a sleeve. "You're welcome, Teepo! And I hope to see you again sometime!" She nods her head once and then leans back into the pillows on her chair. "Aaahh... well... that was a nice night of fortune telling." Ayako sighs softly and then glances around slowly. "But... I think it's time to stop for tonight." A sleeve shakes for a moment and a glass jar pops out of it. The deck of cards is placed on the table as Ayako's billowy sleeves work at taking the stopper out of the jar. After a brief pop, the cards are placed into the jar and the stopper replaced. The stoppered jar swiftly vanishes back into Ayako's sleeves. She floats off of her chair and giggles brightly. "Well... that was an amusing way to spend a night." Ayako floats over to the blue tinsel she bordered her cloth mat with and plucks it up, wearing it around her neck with one smooth motion. "Thank you for being my host again, Spring!" She giggles brightly as the blue cloth mat, the table, the chairs, and the pillows all turn back into the water they were made from and absorb back into Ayako's floating body. One by one, the floating blue flames go out. The last one illuminates Ayako, who gracefully curtsies in midair. "Until next time~" And the water spirit dissolves into thin air a few seconds before the last flame winks out.