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pipers_son) wrote2014-07-14 11:42 pm
pipers_son) wrote2014-07-14 11:42 pm
010 // Video
Oh Tom, he was a piper's son~
He learnt to play when he was young~
And the only tune that he could play~
Was Over the Hills and Far Away~
Over the hills and a long way off~
The wind shall blow my top-knot off...
[For those who are still up at midnight and tuning into the network, they'll hear that little bit of poetry. Joker, seated on a bed with a glass of wine in his hand and looking out at the rainy streets, starts to hum the rest. He notices something, however, and turns to face the camera. For once he's not actually wearing any makeup.]
Angel, why'd ya go and turn that on? Don't think too many folks are awake. [He gives an amused shake of his head.] Ah well- it's on, it's on.
Feels a bit strange ta celebrate another birthday! [Especially considering, y'know, he's dead.] But here we are~. Forgot ta mention it any earlier. But don't worry- for all of ya in the Circus, we can celebrate it if ya like after our next show later. Just a day, yeah?
I'd be just fine with well wishes, 'tho.
[He makes a vague gesture with his hand to Angel to have the 'Gear be clicked off.]
He learnt to play when he was young~
And the only tune that he could play~
Was Over the Hills and Far Away~
Over the hills and a long way off~
The wind shall blow my top-knot off...
[For those who are still up at midnight and tuning into the network, they'll hear that little bit of poetry. Joker, seated on a bed with a glass of wine in his hand and looking out at the rainy streets, starts to hum the rest. He notices something, however, and turns to face the camera. For once he's not actually wearing any makeup.]
Angel, why'd ya go and turn that on? Don't think too many folks are awake. [He gives an amused shake of his head.] Ah well- it's on, it's on.
Feels a bit strange ta celebrate another birthday! [Especially considering, y'know, he's dead.] But here we are~. Forgot ta mention it any earlier. But don't worry- for all of ya in the Circus, we can celebrate it if ya like after our next show later. Just a day, yeah?
I'd be just fine with well wishes, 'tho.
[He makes a vague gesture with his hand to Angel to have the 'Gear be clicked off.]
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[Joker chuckles a bit.]
So yers is comin' up soon, or did I already miss it?
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[And if it's a negative one, well...at least there's only a 30% max chance of it actually happening. Silver linings!]
Nah, mine's still a ways out. It's on the twenty-fifth. [...also,] Hey Joker-chi, why'd you say it's strange to celebrate another birthday? Just 'cause time's kinda weird in Johto?
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Only ten days off then! Plenty a time.
[-oh] Well, a bit, although it's not too far off for me. It was winter when I left home, and winter when I got here, so I suppose I'm a tad luckier than other folks!
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[Now that he's thinking about it...]
I don't even know what season it was back home before I came here, but it was around the end of summer in Johto.
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They're not that cruel all the time though, so I'm sure they were giving you a break that time.
[...how 'bout that afterlife, Joker.]
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Suppose they were.
Y'know, while I've known a couple fortune tellers and the like in my business, I don't think I've ever really talked with 'em much about their trade and all. Since I know such a practiced fella like yerself, I should probably do that more often.
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Whoa, you really wanna hear all about it, Joker-chi? If you're serious about it, you've come to the right person. You can't get much better than asking about the tricks of the trade from the Super High School Level Fortune Teller himself!
[Joker you have made a grave mistake.]
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[Probably.]
'Course I'm serious! I know when ta tell jokes at the right times~.
I know some nobles were inta the occult and all that back when I'm from- [ha ha ha haaaaaa] -but I'm afraid all I know's a bit outdated. Where would ya start with a beginner?
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As soon as the word "occult" is spoken, Hagakure just waves dismissively with his free hand.]
Well to start, just forget everything you know. The occult's complete bullcrap and not even close to real fortune-telling!
The main thing you gotta know about fortune telling is that it's actually a very scientific craft. This stuff's constantly tested and performed to maintain integrity! Anyone can learn to do some types of fortune telling but it takes a lot of natural intuition to pull off the others. I think a good starting point for beginners is Tarot reading. D'you know what Tarot is?
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[You have no idea how happy he is to try and forget occult.]
Huh... Didn't know that! Anyway, I think I've heard about Tarot. It's the one with cards, ain't that right?
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Well, that's the basic definition, anyway. Maybe I can show you how it works in person sometime!
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That's how it's been for me, a course, ha ha.