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- Kana: [smile] Mama, Mama! Now that we’re back together, can I do a tea leaf reading for you?
- Ophelia: [surprised] A tea leaf reading? My darling son has embarked on a journey to master the Hoshidan art of tasseomancy?
- Kana: [smile, closed eyes] Yep! Gotta use sweetened tea, though!
- Kana: So, what kind of reading should I do?
- Ophelia: [smile] Hmm… what about a reading of our fates? We are an auspicious family, after all!
- Kana: [smile, closed eyes] Sure thing!
- Kana: Okay, so first I gotta pour the tea just so.
- Kana: Then we drink it together, and…
- [scene transition]
- Kana: [frown] …
- Ophelia: [surprised] (He’s been going for a long time.)
- Ophelia: (Perhaps the tiny leaves of destiny still elude his young eyes.)
- Ophelia: (It does take a certain sharpness and maturity to sort magic from mulch.)
- Kana: [upset] I’m done.
- Ophelia: Kana? What’s the matter?
- Kana: No matter how many times I read it, it’s always the same!
- Kana: [crying] A-after the war, we…
- Kana: Our paths separate! And they never ever join back up!
- Ophelia: [upset] No! Surely there must be some mistake – the tea must be faulty!
- Kana: B-but I brewed it perfectly…
- Ophelia: [determined] Let me do a proper gemstone augury. I’m sure we can put this horrid thought to rest where it belongs.
- [scene transition]
- Ophelia: [upset] …
- Kana: Mama…?
- Kana: [sad] You got the same result, huh?
- Ophelia: [smile, sweat] No! Nothing of the sort, actually.
- Kana: Then mine was wrong?
- Ophelia: I’m afraid it must’ve been. Worry not, young Kana! Mastery of the strands of fate takes time and experience!
- Ophelia: [wink] Luckily, you have a wondrous teacher.
- Kana: [smile] I’m so relieved!
- Kana: [pout] Stupid tea leaves got me all worried! You’re going straight to the bin!
- [Kana leaves]
- Ophelia: [sad] …He bought it.
- Ophelia: [sad] Oh, cruel whims of fate… what would tear us apart so?
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- Ophelia: Kana? Are you free from any destined undertakings for the next few minutes?
- Kana: [smile] Oh, sure! Do you need something, Mama?
- Ophelia: Yes! Proximity to my dearest heir!
- Ophelia: [wink] You know, Kana, you represent the merging of many mighty bloodlines.
- Ophelia: Dear Avatar, with the love of two kingdoms running through her veins, and myself, with Father’s own illustrious heritage!
- Ophelia: You’re extra-special chosen!
- Kana: [smile] Aww, thanks, Mama.
- Ophelia: But being chosen means you have lots of responsibilities, too!
- Kana: [surprised] Like doing chores and stuff?
- Ophelia: Yes! But also more broadly – responsibilities of the heart, the spirit! A responsibility to be of good character!
- Kana: Oh… like a paragon?
- Ophelia: Yes!
- Kana: [smile] That sounds like fun!
- Ophelia: And the first step is finding your mystical kinship.
- Ophelia: [determined] For example! I am Ophelia Dusk, maiden of twilight!
- Kana: [smile, closed eyes] I wanna have cool custom moves like you, Mama. Can I be Kana Dusk?
- Ophelia: [sweat] You’ve got to commune with the elements and find your own path!
- Ophelia: [smile, sweat] So no. Sorry.
- Kana: [frown] Hmm….
- Kana: [frown, eyes closed] Hrmmmmmmmmmmmm…
- Kana: HMMMMMMMMMMMM!
- Kana: [smile] Got it!
- Kana: My element is dragons!
- Ophelia: [smile, sweat] …Dragons?
- Kana: Yep!
- Kana: It’s ‘cause I turn into a dragon.
- Ophelia: [smile, closed eyes] Good, good! One of the most important elements of chosenness is always staying on theme!
- Ophelia: Now for my personal favourite part – poses.
- Ophelia: If your stature is heroic, your soul will surely follow!
- Kana: Ooh, ooh! Show me yours!
- Ophelia: [wink] I was hoping you’d say that! Now, watch carefully and think about which flourishes might accentuate your destiny.
- Ophelia: A lone figure emerges from the twilight! Who is that maiden? She is…
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- Kana: [smile, closed eyes] Mama, Mama! I did it properly this time!
- Ophelia: [surprised] Did what?
- Kana: A tea leaf reading!
- Ophelia: [sweat] …Really?
- Kana: Yep! I predicted what would happen in the last battle, and it happened!
- Kana: So I brought everything for us to do another reading of our destinies, properly this time!
- Ophelia: [injured] Oh…
- Kana: [worried] What’s wrong?
- Ophelia: [sweat, smile] I- I just had some tea, that’s all!
- Kana: Oh, that’s okay! It’ll still work even if I drink your cup too!
- Kana: C’mon, let’s try it!
- Ophelia: [sweat] I can’t possibly deny you the chance to show your mastery of tasseomancy.
- Kana: [smile, closed eyes] Yay!
- [scene transition]
- Kana: [smile] So, Mama, are you ready to hear about our destiny?
- Ophelia: [smile, sweat] Of course!
- Kana: According to the tea leaves… we’ll fight side by side throughout the war. There might be times that one of us gets a bit hurt, but we’ll both be okay come the end!
- Kana: [smile] And then a little while after… you’ll go on a journey somewhere far away for a little while, but you’ll come back!
- Ophelia: I… come back?
- Kana: Yep! And our paths criss-cross over for the rest of our lives!
- Ophelia: [surprised] I- may I see?
- Kana: [smile, closed eyes] Sure!
- Ophelia: [surprised] Incredible… you’re right!
- Kana: See! I told you, it worked!
- Kana: I knew if I kept trying, I’d make it work eventually. And see, I have a special trick to it!
- Ophelia: Oh?
- Kana: I gathered these herbs while I was a dragon!
- Kana: [smile, sweat] Lucky it didn’t matter that they got kinda torn up.
- Ophelia: [smile] Kana… we’ve done it. We changed destiny!
- Kana: [surprised] Huh?
- Ophelia: It’s just as my father always says – our fates are not set in stone! We are the arbiters of our own lives, and we can choose to follow fortunes or cast them aside!
- Kana: [sweat, surprised] …huh?
- Ophelia: [worried] Both your fortunes were right, Kana.
- Ophelia: The idea that we might drift apart like detritus in a stream… it terrified me.
- Ophelia: [smile] But by strengthening our bonds together, we’ve prevented such an ill fate.
- Kana: [smile] I don’t really get it, but I’m glad we get to stay together, Mama.
- Ophelia: Me too, Kanabean. Me too.
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