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Rhindeer

#20
January 15, 2015, 11:36:40 AM
This man...really wasn't pleasant at all. And it was something Sahar wasn't used to in the least! Most of the people who came to see her were humble and kind, and maybe a little desperate, but certainly none of them snapped at her! And they would have helped her out of the fountain, too! Not just stood there and watched. Though maybe he just hadn't wanted to get wet.

This man, though. He just seemed moody, and not at all appreciative!

Still, she fought to remain graceful and poised as she turned and motioned for him to follow. "Come along, then. Inside, where the light isn't so bright."
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Wicked Basket

#21
January 15, 2015, 11:44:27 AM
Tien followed Sahar to wear he assumed she would do her vision....seeing.....thing. He didn't know how it worked, but he was about to find out apparently. All he wanted to do was get this over with as quickly as possible so that he could leave.

Rhindeer

#22
January 19, 2015, 12:32:19 AM
Sahar lead the man down the temple halls and to the small chamber that served as her living quarters. It was a warm, cozy room that smelled heavily of incense--which made sense, because she had left a stick of it burning in a holder on her table, and there was still a third of it left. It was lush inside, with a thick, plush rug and pillows for sitting, and a simple bed covered in more pillows. Its legs were designed to look like the hooves of cattle.

The room had no door, not in the usual sense, but instead had curtains. Holding the curtains aside, Sahar motioned Tien to go on ahead and get seated on the cushions.

"Please, go ahead and get comfortable," she said as she let the curtains fall behind her. She bustled about the room, locating a deep black bowl that she filled with water from a small jar. Carefully, she carried it to the rug and sat down on one of the cushions, then set the bowl on the ground in front of her.

"This works best if we can get very specific," she said. "Do you think you can narrow your question down to something a little less broad? We can work with broad, if that is all you have, of course! But if there is something more specific you'd like to know, that will be helpful. And you don't have to limit yourself to just one question. The powers that be can be fickle; sometimes they'll answer some questions, but not all. Time is...wobbly."
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Wicked Basket

#23
January 19, 2015, 08:11:25 AM
Tien took a seat on one of the cushions. The room seemed quite cozy, but the smell of incense was a bit too strong for his liking. He could practically taste it. Sahar then asked him to be more specific, but he didn't know what to ask. He thought about it for a moment, but then just sighed.

"Broad is all I have," he said solemnly.

Rhindeer

#24
January 22, 2015, 12:16:56 PM
Sahar nodded at that, and watched the water, waiting for it to stop rippling.

"Then we'll work with that," she said. "But you need to speak your question now, in your own words, so that this one may repeat it. That way there's no room for misinterpretation. It's important to be exact."
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Wicked Basket

#25
January 22, 2015, 12:20:10 PM
Tien thought for a moment about how exactly he would phrase his question. After a short while, he made his decision.

"Why do I exist," he asked. "What purpose do I have being on this earth?"

Rhindeer

#26
January 22, 2015, 09:03:19 PM
Sahar frowned at that question, finding it a rather sad one, but it wasn't her place to judge. And so she cleared her throat and repeated the question out loud, speaking to the still, black water, and then leaned over the bowl and gazed into its depths.

And gazed.

And gazed some more.

After a few long minutes, she squinted, her brow furrowing and head tilting as she peered closer at the water, looking quite intense in her staring.
Adamaris // Aderyn // Aki // Alexander // Angel // Axieva // Beatrid // Briar // Cadmus // Corryn // Einin/Owl // Emery // Fang // Faolán // Faris // Frost // Hayate // Ife // Jayari // Jirou // Juniper // Katxiel // Khaiya // Kota // Kyran // Liam // Makani // Max // Maya // Mei // Nakato // Naovi // Nasrin // Niaaki // Niamh // Noor // Pepper // Qiana // Qismat // Quinn // Raxta // Riyarin // Rook // Sachi // Sahar // Siobhan // Simonea // Sita // Song // Summer // Valor // Yasmin // Yiroa

Wicked Basket

#27
January 22, 2015, 09:05:20 PM
"Well," Tien asked. "Anything?"

Rhindeer

#28
January 22, 2015, 09:15:42 PM
Sahar held up a finger, indicating he should be quiet, and stared a few more long moments. There was nothing in the water. Nothing at all but her own reflection. But with as moody as he was being, and with as depressing as a question as he was asking, she didn't want to tell him that. If he was feeling hopeless, she didn't want to dash his hopes.

And he might take a lack of answers as meaning his life was meaningless. Which wasn't at all what it meant! But Sahar felt a certain amount of responsibility toward the people that came to her, and she didn't want him to do anything drastic!

So, after a few more minutes, she sat up again and pushed back her braids. "There were several images in the water," she said, looking into his eyes. "Several possibilities. Keep in mind, nothing is set in stone. The future is yours to make, and your choices will decide your path, so what this one saw were just a few of those possibilities. There was an image of you, several years older, holding a child with your eyes. There was another image of you holding a sword, fighting off a man much larger than you. And there was another image, of you on a ship, traveling to a distant land."
Adamaris // Aderyn // Aki // Alexander // Angel // Axieva // Beatrid // Briar // Cadmus // Corryn // Einin/Owl // Emery // Fang // Faolán // Faris // Frost // Hayate // Ife // Jayari // Jirou // Juniper // Katxiel // Khaiya // Kota // Kyran // Liam // Makani // Max // Maya // Mei // Nakato // Naovi // Nasrin // Niaaki // Niamh // Noor // Pepper // Qiana // Qismat // Quinn // Raxta // Riyarin // Rook // Sachi // Sahar // Siobhan // Simonea // Sita // Song // Summer // Valor // Yasmin // Yiroa

Wicked Basket

#29
January 22, 2015, 09:21:26 PM
Tien was a bit skeptical. None of those things sounded very likely to him, and there was no way he'd ever be going anywhere on a ship. He couldn't go back home.

"What do they mean," Tien asked. "None of those make any sense."

Rhindeer

#30
January 27, 2015, 11:13:57 AM
Sahar smiled at him. "This one sees visions, scenes and possibilities from the future, past, and even the present. Meaning is...a different story completely. This one can try to interpret and guess what it means, but meaning does not come with the visions."

And that was true. Often, she got flashes of visions that she had no idea what it meant or even what it was. She might see a person from some random time or place, but not know who they were, where they were from, or even if they were past, present, or future. It was the nature of her "gift", which was at some times a curse.

"But," Sahar continued, knowing he wouldn't be satisfied with that, "if this one had to guess, it looks like it means your purpose may be to one day find love and have a family, or travel the world to learn and grow, or to become a hero. What choices you make now will determine the road you travel. And even these visions were just a few possibilities--they could change. The future is difficult to predict because nothing is set in stone. Just by telling you this, this one may have influenced your future, if you see these possibilities and decide to actively defy them. However..."

She rubbed her chin. "If you want to know of your destiny, what Hakeshna wrote in the stars for you, perhaps the results will be a little more clear."
Adamaris // Aderyn // Aki // Alexander // Angel // Axieva // Beatrid // Briar // Cadmus // Corryn // Einin/Owl // Emery // Fang // Faolán // Faris // Frost // Hayate // Ife // Jayari // Jirou // Juniper // Katxiel // Khaiya // Kota // Kyran // Liam // Makani // Max // Maya // Mei // Nakato // Naovi // Nasrin // Niaaki // Niamh // Noor // Pepper // Qiana // Qismat // Quinn // Raxta // Riyarin // Rook // Sachi // Sahar // Siobhan // Simonea // Sita // Song // Summer // Valor // Yasmin // Yiroa

Wicked Basket

#31
January 27, 2015, 11:21:04 AM
Tien listened to what Sahar said closely. Find love? A family? Travel? Become a hero? That didn't make any sense. The only thing that made sense was the boat because that's how he got to the mainland, but that was past not future. A thought then crept into his mind. Was she lying to him? Did she even see anything? Was it all just a trick? Tien decided to play along for now, just to be sure.

"Clarity would be nice," Tien told her. "What is my destiny?"

Rhindeer

#32
February 08, 2015, 03:29:56 PM
Sahar nodded at that, then took a deep breath and peered down into the water, repeating his question in her own words. The water was still and black before her, clear and pristine, and still no visions were coming to her. Nothing but the bottom of the bowl and her own focused expression.

This was...this was odd, to say the least...why wasn't she seeing anything? At least some image should be coming to her by now!

And so she stared harder, and longer, and waited...

And waited some more...
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Wicked Basket

#33
February 08, 2015, 03:32:42 PM
Tien began to grow impatient staring at Sahar's staring.

"Well," Tien asked. "What do you see?"

Rhindeer

#34
February 08, 2015, 03:37:41 PM
"A-ah..."

Sahar rubbed at her brow, where a thin sheen of sweat had begun to gather. This was something she couldn't lie about. Vague future possibilities that may or may not happen, that could describe any person, were one thing. Something such as this...why, that would be blasphemous.

Finally, when it was apparent that no visions would show, she looked at Tien and bowed her head. "This one deeply apologizes," she said, bracing herself because he had already shown himself as having a poor attitude, "but, ah, it seems the powers that be are being quiet."
Adamaris // Aderyn // Aki // Alexander // Angel // Axieva // Beatrid // Briar // Cadmus // Corryn // Einin/Owl // Emery // Fang // Faolán // Faris // Frost // Hayate // Ife // Jayari // Jirou // Juniper // Katxiel // Khaiya // Kota // Kyran // Liam // Makani // Max // Maya // Mei // Nakato // Naovi // Nasrin // Niaaki // Niamh // Noor // Pepper // Qiana // Qismat // Quinn // Raxta // Riyarin // Rook // Sachi // Sahar // Siobhan // Simonea // Sita // Song // Summer // Valor // Yasmin // Yiroa

Wicked Basket

#35
February 08, 2015, 03:42:34 PM
"What are you saying," he asked. "You don't see anything?"

Rhindeer

#36
February 08, 2015, 03:50:11 PM
Sahar nodded slowly, clasping her hands before her in her lap.
Adamaris // Aderyn // Aki // Alexander // Angel // Axieva // Beatrid // Briar // Cadmus // Corryn // Einin/Owl // Emery // Fang // Faolán // Faris // Frost // Hayate // Ife // Jayari // Jirou // Juniper // Katxiel // Khaiya // Kota // Kyran // Liam // Makani // Max // Maya // Mei // Nakato // Naovi // Nasrin // Niaaki // Niamh // Noor // Pepper // Qiana // Qismat // Quinn // Raxta // Riyarin // Rook // Sachi // Sahar // Siobhan // Simonea // Sita // Song // Summer // Valor // Yasmin // Yiroa

Wicked Basket

#37
February 08, 2015, 04:02:07 PM
"Well then what good are you if you can't see anything," Tien asked angrily. "Do you ever see anything?! Or is this just some cheap way to attract attention?! Because if it is I am not at all amused!"

Rhindeer

#38
February 08, 2015, 04:04:41 PM
Sahar recoiled, stung, and her face colored with shame and embarrassment. "This one can see things! But it is not this one's place to know why nothing showed now. Something should have appeared, but it didn't, and..."

She bit her lip nervously. "There must be a reason. This must mean something..."
Adamaris // Aderyn // Aki // Alexander // Angel // Axieva // Beatrid // Briar // Cadmus // Corryn // Einin/Owl // Emery // Fang // Faolán // Faris // Frost // Hayate // Ife // Jayari // Jirou // Juniper // Katxiel // Khaiya // Kota // Kyran // Liam // Makani // Max // Maya // Mei // Nakato // Naovi // Nasrin // Niaaki // Niamh // Noor // Pepper // Qiana // Qismat // Quinn // Raxta // Riyarin // Rook // Sachi // Sahar // Siobhan // Simonea // Sita // Song // Summer // Valor // Yasmin // Yiroa

Wicked Basket

#39
February 08, 2015, 04:06:59 PM
"What does it mean then," Tien asked still obviously mad.
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