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Post by Midnight Mind on Sept 9, 2014 21:48:51 GMT -5
"That was the sacrifice you made. You had to leave a friend behind in Manehatten to come here, it may not seem that way but...as well you sacrificed your talent to work a job to provide food for yourself and a place to stay. The hanged pony means so much one of the other meanings is letting go. Yet for you I see sacrifice as well letting go of a friend and sacrifice a talent. Something in your eyes tells me something but, it isn't gonna be clear till this card." she flipped the next card in the spread "The Hermit card..interesting to say the least but, I have a feeling there is a reason." she looked deep into his eyes and searched for her answers there
"You have been keeping to yourself lately..more thinking on stuff then really talking to ponies? Sure you do at your job that is to be expected but..after it as you wander the streets. You are lost in thought not dreams like you were in your colt hood but, thoughts. You are already on a step to where you need to be..inner searching for the answers of your life."
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Post by Low Key on Sept 9, 2014 21:58:40 GMT -5
A friend? Oh, she must be talking about him.
"I did have somepony that most others would call a friend. We were coworkers at a music store. He was the one who taught me how to play the bass guitar. We could have been a lot closer, but I did my best to keep my distance, which is why I still consider him a coworker.
"And about that distance...It's really nothing new. I learned that ponies wouldn't come to hate you if you limited your expression of personality. In other words, the more I kept my mouth shut, the less opportunity that a pony had to hate me."
He looks back up at her, and although he gives her a reassuring smile, his eyes betray a sense of deep sadness, "I don't have many enemies to speak of, so I guess it works."
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Post by Midnight Mind on Sept 9, 2014 23:09:45 GMT -5
"I didnt mention an enemy..you are in constant thought are you not? No longer dreams like when you were a colt. Though this friend why do I sense he meant more then you let on? Not in a relationship kinda sense but, a kindred spirit. A pony who shared the same dream?" she began to move her hoof along the card before looking into his eyes "You've been thinking about him lately more so then usual. This pony is gonna come into play a lot I sense in your next two cards. Depending on the choice you make." she began to move her hoof from the card up to point at his chest "You will need to unlock your soul first before you can answer me honestly as well yourself."
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Post by Low Key on Sept 9, 2014 23:18:37 GMT -5
"I don't know what you mean by 'unlock my soul', but...he may have meant more to me than I let on." Low Key looks away and his ears fold back, "He was the first non-relative who showed me any sort of kindness. He was always happy to answer any of my questions, and I gave him more trust than I even have for my parents.
"He was in a band, and I went to see him once." Low Key smiles wistfully, "It was amazing, everything. The roar of the crowd, energy of the band, the look of focus on his face as he let the music flow through him..."
He takes a deep breath and lets out a long sigh, "He showed me the magic of music. My life would never have been the same if we hadn't known each other."
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Post by Midnight Mind on Sept 9, 2014 23:34:37 GMT -5
"That is what I mean." she watched as his emotions started to show through talking bout this pony he knew "Kindred spirits, and you will forever be that no matter what." she began to tilt her head as he looked away speaking of the pony still "Unlock your soul...don't stifle it. Keeping emotions hidden, your own self doubt keeping you shackled here." she began to shake her head "Unlock your soul and reveal your true self to everypony. Not caring the consequences because you should be you and loved for who you are not being what you pretend." she reached over and before even flipping it over "This is why the Wheel of Fortune awaits you." she flipped the card over and revealed the card.
The card showed a wheel with different rune symbols on it. A bright sky atop it as a dark cold world showed below it "Now then.." her eyes looked at Key's as the air around them began to thicken a bit as if pressure was atop of them "There is no going back from here, one question...two choices. One will reveal a happy future the other a desolate one." she pointed at the card with her hoof "Only with your soul, your heart and your mind are one free of it's bonds will you give you the happy path. Now are you ready?"
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Post by Low Key on Sept 9, 2014 23:43:14 GMT -5
Low could feel the pressure building in the air. He had no idea what the question was about, but he was not about to assume it was easy. What if he couldn't conquer his self doubt? He had lived for years in the shadow of his inner critic, keeping himself sheltered behind a wall. Today, things would change.
Determination in his eyes, he nodded, "I am ready."
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Post by Midnight Mind on Sept 9, 2014 23:55:58 GMT -5
"Look me in the eyes and tell me then. Given the chance...given an invite from your friend to come see them, and in doing so was given a chance to play with them live. Or offered a spot with them would you take it? Could you take it without hesitance? Or would you fall back into old habits and stifle yourself worrying what other ponies will think of you?" she began to move her hoof up to the cards that still remained face down "Honest answer you mustn't just blurt this answer out. Nor must you speak a word nothing...silence is all I require from you. Your eyes will give me your true answer."
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Post by Low Key on Sept 10, 2014 0:22:03 GMT -5
Low Key thought long, and he thought hard. His old friend inviting him back to Manehattan to play a live show? Would that ever really happen? He wasn't THAT good of a bassist. Surely, there were plenty of bassists just as good as him in that city, why would they reach out to him? Low Key's mind was flooded by "what-ifs", rhetorical questions that he could not answer. Without his focus, he would have fallen back down to where he was in the beginning.
Instead, he pushed them all off to the side. He only had to answer one question, and that was the only question he was going to answer.
He looks Midnight dead in the eyes and says, "I would leave for Manehattan in a heartbeat."
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Post by Midnight Mind on Sept 10, 2014 0:44:36 GMT -5
She stared into his eyes as if he was not speaking at all not a word she heard from his mouth. She could see the look of doubt in his eyes as well trying to fight against it. Would he be true to himself and release his spirit from it's bindings? Or be left to die a pony who thought hiding oneself was the key to happiness "Your eyes speak to me, they say things that should of been said a long time ago. Emotions you hid, the dreams that were shattered cause of your own self doubt." her hoof reached down as she stared into his eyes "However is what your eyes speaking the truth or are they more doubts that you have yet to crush? We shall see now." her eyes never left his as she didnt see which card she touched. Flipping it over "I reveal the path you have chosen and will walk now to your own destiny." as she spoke those words the air seemed to thicken more..making it harder to catch one's breath. The pressure would increase as she stared into his eyes
As she flipped the card she revealed the Lovers card...the moment it turned everything seemed to shatter as the air cleared up around them "Your eyes they hold a renewed spark it seems, and the path you chose is a well lit one indeed." she put her hoof down on the card and began to move over it..if one would see it it had a pair of ponies on it embraced in a hug surrounded with flowers and a smiling deity pony figure watching from the skies "The Lovers before you jump to conclusions it means many things just like any of my cards. It in your case means a few things..a choice you made along with your doubt you shattered. A union of kindred spirits that is based on desire and personal beliefs." she began to move her hoof along the card a bit more "You will reunite with this pony and in doing so your dream will become real. No not just real but forever, you will find your place of where you belong in a passionate life filled with happiness." she broke her look with him finally and smirked some "I foresee greatness awaiting you grasp it and if you let go I will deliver hell upon your poor judgement via the spirit world."
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Post by Low Key on Sept 10, 2014 1:00:52 GMT -5
Low Key was taken aback by her final statement, but the message was clear. He couldn't live the rest of his life in the shadow of his fears. He had a dream and he would pursue it. It felt as if a weight had been taken off his shoulders as he began beaming proudly.
"Thank you, ma'am. You have no idea how much this means to me."
Low Key places several bits on the cart and is about to leave when he stops and hesitates. Something is on his mind, and he has an internal debate. At first, it seems as though he is about to walk away, but then he remembers what Midnight told him, and he sits back down.
"A-Actually, I was hoping for one more reading." He begins to fidget as he struggles to force the words out, "Th-there's a certain pony in my life, a mare. H-her name is Claire. Claire D-Dupont. I have a thing for her, but I don't know if she feels the same for me. Please, I want to know if we have a chance, if it could work, the two of us."
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Post by Midnight Mind on Sept 10, 2014 1:16:22 GMT -5
"Believe me you will regret if you ever let go of your dream again...I will have spirits watching you." she took up the cards and sent them back into her deck. Using her magic to toss the coins into her saddle bag she watched as he began to head out thanking him "Do not thank me...the cards told you what you needed to hear and opened your path. Just follow it to it's end and be safe." she went to clean up before he asked that as she rubbed the back of her head "Well I can but, it took a bit out of me doing the seven card spread." she began to shuffle her deck a bit and laid them down spreading em out then back into deck form
"However you seem desperate to know and the cards are still whispering to me. I will allow you one card no more, upon me flipping it over I will see what love has in store for you." shuffling once more she spread out the cards "Close your eyes, clear your mind. Nothing not a single thought. Reach out and slide a card out."
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Post by Low Key on Sept 10, 2014 1:25:24 GMT -5
Low Key did as she asked and closed his mind and took a deep breath. He took several more slow, deep breaths before his horn lit up and a card was pulled from the spread and laid out on the table. Opening his eyes again, he waited with bated breath to see what it would foretell.
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Post by Midnight Mind on Sept 10, 2014 17:48:12 GMT -5
Moving her hoof over to the card she shook her head a bit "The path if you choose to pursue this mare will end with this card." she flipped it over revealing the death card. A pony mostly just bones in a long flowing royal cape stood with a scythe being held up by and unknown magic as another pony was on the ground looking up in panic "The Death card. Before you freak out it doesnt mean what you think it means. You wouldnt die if you pursued her but, it would you down a path of sadness and heart break. If I were you I would focus a bit on the future in music. You will find the one that way and be much happier."
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Post by Low Key on Sept 10, 2014 21:58:54 GMT -5
Low Key was visibly taken aback by Midnight's response. Desperation in his eyes, he exclaims, "What? How? I-I don't understand! I'm sure I can make it work; I know I can make it work! Surely, there must be some mistake."
In spite of himself, Low Key's eyes started getting glassy. Slowly, the seeds of doubt began grow. Even if attempting a relationship with Claire was a mistake, why was he so desperate to hold on to her? No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't imagine letting her slip away. What attracted him to her in the first place? He did his best to calm himself down as he tried to concentrate.
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Post by Midnight Mind on Sept 10, 2014 22:40:06 GMT -5
"You show doubt once again. It seems your devil card is not gonna leave you so easily." she began to move her hoof along the card "No mistake, I foresee a horrible path if you try. Rejection, pain, sadness, addiction and the path that you were shown earlier being gone forever once again. Slowly you will fall into a depression and in the end succumb to it."
Moving her hoof from the card she moved it up towards Low Key reaching out to touch his chest if he allowed it "I must ask to touch you for a quick second. I must uncover your desperate want for this Claire besides her being a model with a sexy flank there is more."
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