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"Alright, that does it."
"Alright, do you have any ideas of who would let us use their room? Worse comes to worst, we could use my room or maybe someplace outside."
"Well, let's think of it like this. A divination is as to a diviner as a destination is to a traveler. So just as it takes more resources or time to go to a destination that's farther away, so to it takes more resources or time to see further into the future. For example, I could peek ahead say, five seconds from now and it'd be about as hard me standing and walking to the end of the table. But in comparison peeking ahead to the rest of the day would be the equivalent of doing a walk around the school; or there's peeking ahead in the middle of a fight which is akin to me walking across a room with floors covered in grease and broken glass, same distance just requires more care."
"I don't think I'm quite cut out for fighting up close like that but... Now that you mention it Keith...."
"Maybe we could do something together, like, as a date?"
"Keith, you don't actually think I'd want you as a... a slave like that bitch said right?"
"The only thing I'm in awe of, is how Serena didn't hire us to kick your ungrateful asses instead of the demon lords!"
"You call yourself a goddess, but all I see is a mangy dog wearing the skin of one. Serena has done nothing but try to help the entire time I've known her, even with her great faults, and yet the only other goddesses I've seen have either been unhelpful, or outright malicious."
"So you know what? It's no wonder you can't affect me, if you don't even begin to understand familial love, how could you even hope to affect love like what I feel for Keith.""I never said it was a particularly interesting secret now did I? But you've kind of got it wrong friend, for example, I'm not particularly vague in battle am I? I just opt for the mystery thing because people like a good show.""Alright so how about we start with you just reading the speech to me? We could go someplace more private so you don't have to be nervous and just go at your own pace."
"Well, I don't know about Lin, but I think for me personally it's because of my heritage. Usually this place is pretty cold for me, part of why I wear this cape, but here? It's nice and toasty. A bit like playing outside back when I was younger.""Sure. Heck, if it will help I'll even read your fortune! But yeah, I've gotten some good advice from my dad about public speaking so I'm sure I could help."
"If a diviner is talking in absolutes about the future, they're lying or they're manipulating you.""Well, it'll likely take a couple minutes to possibly an hour or more, depends on when you test it, but I can look ahead to when you test it and see what worked and what didn't. Then I'd just let you know and you could plan accordingly. If you want I could even come by your room later to do it.""Yes, I noticed that you looked troubled. And I couldn't help but wonder why that is. Can't find a book to study for a test perhaps?"
"Well, I could use my arte to cut this conversation down to the bare minimum of what I want to know, but that'd be rude. Besides, it ruins the point of having a chat if I do that.""Ah, but if you'll indulge me, I'll let you in on a little secret about divination and prophesy.""Maybe I could help? I'm not really one for mechanics and such, but perhaps my arte could be of assistance in cutting down on failed attempts?"
