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[redheat]

[ Call her old fashioned maybe, but Mrs Sheringham will be getting a phone call from Jean on this particular day during the first week of May, a strange bag placed on the table near her hip and a tarot card held within her hand which she looks over while waiting for the other woman to answer. ]

[aeva]

( maybe she likes the old fashioned. it might have been 2011 at her home but there were some parts of modernity that whilst she knew how to use she didn't really have in her everyday life. a phone call ends up being pretty nice in comparison )

Jean.

( and maybe she's also happy to hear from her )

How have you been?

[redheat]

[ When the other woman answers, a smile touches her lips. The reason for her calling is a little more on the troubling side of things... but to hear the woman's voice is at least a comfort, if even for a short moment. ]

Good- I mean, this place definitely capable of things in ways I hadn't really thought, but.

[ At least she's back to how she is? For now? Who's to say really. With her gaze dropping back down to the card she holds within her hand, however, she turns within the living room of her place, slowly making her way towards a window. ]

Did you... happen to get a mysterious bag recently? Something that definitely wasn't ordered or given as a gift by anyone you know?

[aeva]

Like turning back time?

( except she'd never actually been a teenager when she'd been a young angel. it was a strange time. at least she'd encountered friends during it )

I did. ( and if jean hears some rustling of background noise that would be mrs s. going to get said bag ) I think we all did.

( she'd seen some people talking about the cards but hadn't wanted to investigate her own )

[redheat]

[ Suffice to say, when the bags had made their rounds to the Sleepers of this place, Jean had gone through a rewinding of time and with everything that had been going on for her, checking to see she had a bag waiting for her hadn't exactly been on the top of her priority list. Now, however, it most definitely is and why she's calling the other woman given their previous discussions. ]

What do you make of it? Besides the fact that it seems the cards are not necessarily showing any sort of similarities or patterns in terms of design.

[aeva]

( this is perhaps going to be the most honest discussion she's ever had with someone that wasn't an angel. or her husband )

I've heard about tarot through time, seen how it became more integrated into certain cultures and customs but it wasn't a practice I ever learned. It's supposed to be a way of divining information.

[redheat]

[ She gently twists the hand holding the card from left to right as the woman speaks, gaze lingering on the tower of skulls that are depicted on her own. Not exactly a pleasant looking card? At least in comparison to what she's seen. ]

About the one the card is given to, I would guess. Which would possibly explain similar personalities being given the same card... or perhaps similar struggles being faced.

[aeva]

That sounds likely. I admit I didn't look to see what had been distributed.

( particularly not whilst she'd been young at that point and afterwards-- it hadn't seemed like a big priority. maybe she'll see if she can find a book in the library to do some research on it )

Do you know anything about what you have?

[redheat]

Aside from the fact that it's not exactly a pleasant looking card, no.

[ She hesitates for a moment with revealing which one it is and the design depicted on it before finally letting herself say it. ]

It says The Tower on it... with a towering pile of skulls for an image.

[aeva]

There could be something in the library about it. I could look if you wanted to know what it meant.

( and now that they were talking about it-- maybe she should look hers up )

I think mine would be easier to show you.

( if it was about messages there was a lot in the image alone )

[redheat]

[ The pause that comes from Jean is not from the offer of being shown the card that the other woman has be given, but from the sudden feeling of someone being there behind her... only for there to be no one in sight when she turns to look over her shoulder. Silent, she lets her gaze wander around the room for a moment before she brings herself back to the conversation. ]

Yeah- that would be something we could probably do. Maybe sort through everything else in this bag as well. [ Because the card is certainly not the only thing she found in the bag. ] Did you have some place in mind?

[aeva]

The library if you wanted to find a book? Or my place.

( which was infinitely more private for such conversations. depending on how quick jean wanted to come and talk about it would depend on what she could prepare too )

[redheat]

Your place does have the wine.

[ And she finds herself smiling as she says that. A joke. Mostly. But the privacy of the woman's place is certainly a little more favorable given the delicate nature of such a topic they're discussing. ]

[aeva]

( she'd ended up finishing that bottle over the course of that first week but she'd gotten another in for such occasions, the reminder now making her smile )

It does. I'm home if you wanted to talk now.

[redheat]

Yeah, I can stop by. [ She has nowhere else to be for the day. ] I'll see you in a bit then?

[aeva]

I'll get the wine ready.

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[privatepurchases]

[With everything strange going on she may be surprised to see that she's the recipient of a strange message from a familiar number.]

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[And then audio-]

Hello? - Helloooooooo-

[Before it's Gabriel. Archangel Gabriel - with bright gold eyes, not purple ones. He stole those purple ones but this Gabriel might seem years younger. With Jane's scarf around his neck and a bright expression on his face he waves.]

Hello. Maybe you'll respond to me. You seem nice and I'm lost. This is really awkward and you see I'm-

[He laughs genuinely nervously]

I'm looking for my hierarchy? It means my family I know you...whatever you are...may not have those. I'm a little nervous.

Without Michael you see. Uriel and Sandalphon are absolutely hopeless without me and I'm hopeless without them. My brothers.

[aeva]

Gabriel.

( she studies him for a moment, though with what she's already seen in others across the cities it's not hard to realise what's gone on )

I wish that I could say that they were here. Do you know where you are?

[privatepurchases]

It's earth.

Or at least the earth.

[He frowns.] It's considerably more developed than I thought it would be. I'm not sure where we're...

Well. I don't know if I should be explaining. It's top secret.

[aeva]

( she really doesn't want to have to explain it all again but-- )

I'm familiar with Her grace.

( maybe she could get away with helping him without explaining it )

You didn't miss anything, don't worry there but this isn't your Earth. You're in another world.

[privatepurchases]

Oh.

Oh. Wait really?

[She made more than one? Well.]

Nobody cleared...additional building permits with me but ...her will is absolute!

Is that why there are so many humans about? I suppose I'll have to go out and meet them.

[aeva]

This isn't a world that she built. We've all been brought from our own worlds, brought to this one.

( this really wasn't the easiest thing to explain )

She didn't create all of it, only your world.

MoM text; un: The Magician

[iminthebook]

Hey, Mrs. S. This is your friendly neighborhood reminder to read your folder.

[aeva]

( would he believe that she'd gotten stuck into other things (again) and still not done it? )

I'll do it now, thank you.

( though if he hangs around he might get some updates whilst she's reading it )

How are you, aside from this reminder?

[iminthebook]

[ He would, by now? Yes, he would. ]

You're very welcome.

[ He grins at himself as he nibbles a sandwich. ]

Pretty good. Taking advantage of the nice weather to do some soil prep for planting.