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[someone's been busy in the junkpile as well. He's got a human sized table... sort of. One that's on the ground, at which he's kneeling. And he's got... stuff... on the table. He is, as usual, idly shuffling his cards.]

Well, well. When beasties aren't attacking the place, it can get downright dull around here, hmm? I mean, one can explore, of course, but that gets rather lonely; and one can garden as well, if one is human, but when all the chores have been done, what's there to do?

[he gestures to the stuff on the table. It... looks like a bunch of games. A lot are pretty beat up -- he did pull them out of the junkyard -- and with a few it looks like he's cobbled together extra pieces from spare parts. It looks like he currently has Yahtzee, backgammon, a whole bunch of dice, several decks of cards, what looks like a truly ancient Senet board, parcheesi, and checkers. And then... some odder ones. For instance, for some reason there is a Lord of the Rings Monopoly board. And then... Settles of Catan and... something called Pixel Lincoln.. It looks like he may have gathered even MORE in the background.]

A few weeks worth of work. But they're here for the taking, and I'm always up for a game of any sort. And yet, still no chessboard.

Beyond that... if you're not the sort for games, I've a little skill at fortune-telling with the cards. You can ask me any question you like and I'll try to give you an answer.

[ooc: so yeah, board game collection. I figure most games can be handwaved; Luxord will usually win at most games unless a character is spectacularly good in canon, or a supercomputer. I, the mun, am pretty good at some but terrible at others. I think there's online versions of a lot of these if we wanted to be really silly?

AS FOR CARD READINGS: I will do IN CHARACTER tarot card readings for people! I am still working out the system I want to use (developing a unique one for Luxord) and reading tags will be very, very slow. I will be using actual cards, and winging it. Luxord's got no magical fortune telling abilities or way to know the future, he just does it for the lulz... unless you WANT him to accidentally happen to draw a card that has a particular bearing on your character's life? ]

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Fortune telling?

[Oooooh you have pinged his long unpinged secretly mystical woo woo side.]

Quite.

[He takes his own set of cards, the Fair Game, and then performs a series of complex flourishes that seem to laugh in the face of gravity before spreading them out]

Is it random chance, the wiles of Lady Luck, or is it true that the cards tell all? Only one way to find out, of course, and that's to ask a question...

[Well, that certainly looks impressive.]

Question? [Yeah, he's never done this before.] Like what kind of question?

Can't say I've had my fortune told for sometime. I suppose it couldn't hurt, Luxord.

By the way -- I think I might have something fresh for us to eat for once. I'll be sure to bring it by.

[The cards have her attention. Not the tarot cards, but the real ones.]

Hmm~ You ever play a game of Slapjack?

[Korra remembers Sifu Katara's stories of the Fortunetller.]

I've never had my fortune told before.

[Then her eyes widen. Then narrow. She peers at the screen, sorta tilting her body to get a better view at the pile of other games behind Luxord.]

Is that a Pai Sho board?

[OOC: http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Pai_Sho; "Pai Sho bears a resemblance to Go, Chinese Checkers, Straight checkers, and Xiangqi.
The name of the game bears resemblance to a Tibetan game called Sho-pa, although Sho-pa, in reality, is a gambling game and is not at all similar to chess or checkers.
The name bears an even greater resemblance to the Chinese tile game, Pai gow." If you're interested in trying Pai Sho? It's a popular game in Korra's world.]

Oh, marvelous. Anyway, simply ask a question.

The best questions avoid deflecting responsibility. You're not looking for the cards to give you an answer -- they can't. And I know that seems counter-intuitive, but do stay with me. The idea is to keep your options open. So... less "will X happen" or "where is Y" and more "what behaviors should I adopt to help bring about X" or "How should I go about looking for Y."

Of course. Are you game?

Hm. Anything? And I would ask that out loud to you?

You BET I am! Just be prepared, mister, I take no prisoners when it comes to smackin' some hands!

It is. Though I'm afraid I don't know the rules to this one...

[ooc: SURE???]

I can try to teach you Pai Sho if you want. And maybe later you can try to teach me some of the other games you mentioned--they look interesting, but they don't look exactly familiar to me.

[OOC: OKAY. ...Though I'm not quite sure of the rules, I'll try to think of a reasonable system, or do more research. And a separate thread for Korra's fortunetelling? Because I think she'd still like to have her fortune told.

Ah, found more Pai Sho things:

http://www.wikihow.com/Play-the-Ancient-Game-of-Pai-Sho

http://paisho.pbworks.com/w/page/11167060/FrontPage

I'll have Korra try to sum them up later, probably after your next tag, hopefully with Luxord's full consent.]

Edited 2012-08-08 16:56 (UTC)

[Yeah, Drift doesn't really deflect responsibility. He's seen where that goes.]

[He nods.] All right.

[A long silence. One question? Better be a good one.]

[And he locks the feed. He learned about that from Ratchet.]

How about 'How can I be what Wing needs?'

[Yeah. Right for the blackmailable material.]

[ooc: I'd rather handwave any board game learning tbh. I don't have a lot of free time. And we can just do the fortune telling in here]

I'd be pleased to.

As for your question for the cards...?

[OOC: Ooh yes, handwave please! But I was wondering--in this case, would Korra actually beat Luxord, since she should have more experience with Pai Sho?]

Okay, so look, I'll do a demo game pretending to be both players and explain it--

[Korra takes her earth bracelet, divides the pieces and uses them to make a makeshift Pai Sho board on her side of the video feed with her bending.]

...and that's it for the White Lotus tile strategy and the basics of the game!

So we meet at your temple for this?

Oh yeah, it'd be cool to have my fortune told!

...How does that exactly work anyway?

Then the game's afoot!

Yes, that'd be lovely. I think I've got the basics. And as for your fortune, the best idea is to think of a question of some sort. It can be something general, a generic "advise me on my current situation" or something a bit more specific. No yes or no questions, though, and the key idea is about how you yourself should behave in a more general sense.

Give me a few minutes and I'll meet up with you!

[Her communicator cuts the feed as she dashes towards the junk pile, a lot more graceful in run than she is anywhere else. It takes a good ten minutes, but she gets there, she's panting and out of breath. Hardcore much?]

I'm...here...!

Oooo~! Games!

Too bad there aren't any video games.

Do you play rummy?

Huh. Okay. So--

[Korra began to consider. Her first thought was 'how to get home?' but that didn't really make sense in this case. If Luxord knew, he'd be gone by now, wouldn't he? No, Luxord wouldn't know anything about that. What to ask--maybe seek out advice for what to do when (if) she got back.]

--uh. There's this guy. Tall, dark and scary. But he seems to want equality, which is supposed to be a good thing. He says there's this oppression going on, but I never really saw it. But then I'm part of the group he says is doing all the oppressing and getting all the advantages? So I guess I wouldn't be able to really see...and there was some stuff I saw that started to gel with what he was saying...so, ah, what do you think I should do? With that?

...Is that enough information for you?

Fortune telling. [deadpan]

[Luxord chuckles darkly]

Tied to another? Well then. We'll play a partner game, to find out how you two relate to each other, and then I'll try to answer your question.

[He lays three cards in two columns, facing the camera. He lays a final, seventh card between the two.]

The left column represents you, and the right is Wing. The center is the center of your relationship to each other, how you two relate, or the central problem in your relationship.

So, the central card: the Wheel of Fortune. This is a card of fate, destiny, and fortune... and also of the bigger picture. It's not such a good card to come up during a reading about personal relationships. It means that your relationship to Wing is problematic on some level, probably because you're too focused on immediacegy, on the little details. There's a lesson you need to learn before you can figure out what he needs... if he needs anything at all from you.

Now, the first set, the conscious level, what you two think of the situation, and of each other. On your side, we have the Knight of Coins. You've been quite stubborn about a particular point of view or belief you hold about Wing, yourself, and life in general. You need to take a step back and think about what's actually feasible and within your power to do, rather than clinging to your old perceptions and biases.

On Wing's end... the Fool. Either he's been thinking of this as an adventure, or, more likely, he's ignorant of the true depth of what you want from him, and of your feelings as a whole. He takes the whole thing very lightly and with berevity, though equally without prejudice. He may be completely unaware of what you want... or he may not even care.

Righto. Onto your emotions and subconscious feelings for each other... On your end, the Seven of Swords.

[He frowns a bit. Swords are almost never good when it comes to a reading about emotions. They're the symbols of logic, reason, warfare, and revenge.]

Up till now, you've been quite disingenuous with Wing. You've been faking your true feelings, making up lies to try to get the reaction you desire from him, and it's been failing. You've also been decieving yourself about what you really want. If you really want to "be what he needs", you need to be more honest and truthful about how you feel.

As for Wing... the Nine of Swords. He's tormented by his past and his possible future, weighted down by worries and pain. He's been trying to surpress them, and has no desire to speak of them, but that silence is going to kill him slowly. He needs to open up about what's hurting him, and open up to others... and unfortunately for you, that's going to be something he needs to do on his own terms. No one outside is going to be able to help him come to that place, it is something he must realize for himself.

Finally, the last two cards represent how you two have been behaving outwardly towards each other, the facade you both put on. For you, the Five of Coins. You've been seeking the sympathy of others all around you; you say you've a great destiny which is a terrible burden for you, and you like to tell everyone around you so, hoping to garner their sympathy, or at least their loyalty. You've been trying to garner Wing's attention with this act. Are you truly so unhappy, or is this just an act you put on to ensnare him? Given how caught up he must be in his own pain, not to mention how you're barely on his radar, such an act is bound to fail.

And for Wing, the Page of Coins... Despite the anxiety he feels, Wing exudes confidance and resolve. He pushes down his doubts and fears and appears to be completely in control of all situations. I imagine this is one of the things you find compelling about him...

[Luxord looks at the whole spread, pondering. He then deftly gathers up the cards and cuts them back into the deck.]

My advice would be to stop trying at all. If you're meant to be of aid to him, then you will be, but throwing yourself in his direction will do you absolutely no good at all. His mind is elsewhere.

[Also, boy, if any of this is true? Drift you got issues.]

Edited 2012-08-13 16:05 (UTC)

[He stands up, and gives a little bow. He's already got the cards ready...]

Let's see how fast you truly are, hmm?

[for once, he's not going to bother cheating by using time travel to go faster...]

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