[open to all] Trump speculation + calling

[howexciting]

... Perdonatemi, I have an announcement.

I am not sure anyone else is aware of this, but the payphone by the door can connect to the Trumps. Or at least, when I attempted to call a Trump, it went through. I am not sure if all the Trumps are available for a call or not. I have heard some of them are dead, so they are likely not, at least. In truth, I am not really sure why they are allowing us to speak to them, now. We should all proceed with caution.

Further... if anyone has information on any of the Trumps that appeared this past Jaunt - The Magician, going by ROSE; The Hermit, going by SAGE; and The Devil - please, share it. I am not well versed in the mystical meanings behind the Tarot, only the cards and their numbers. The Magician is one, The Hermit nine, and the Devil fifteen. While I cannot say I know much about The Hermit, I am aware of many aspects of SAGE, as I was a Crypto this past Jaunt. I... I can tell you what little I know about him, if it would help.

... lastly, if anyone was Marked and feels comfortable coming forward with that information, I would be much obliged to hear it. Private or public, it does not concern me; I shall not come forward with that information unless you are comfortable providing it publicly. With so many Trumps amongst us, I cannot believe any of them would leave empty-handed, as it were.

Comments

[neverfeltthatway]

The second user was the Lovers - we actually figured that out before we knew about the Devil. They visited Hijikata and Chizuru in liminal space, and it fit with what ROSE said when she... marked me.

[He hesitates on that last bit, changing what he'd been about to say. Even for a soldier, even after all this time, it's hard to refer to a time you were murdered casually - and Armin doesn't want to make the conversation about that.]

[wholeheaded]

[ well. ]

Sorry, I was out of the loop what with all the infiltrating. [ quick little considering pause here. ] And sorry about getting marked. Welcome to the club?

[neverfeltthatway]

I understand. I was infiltrating for most of the jaunt too - transitioning and catching up is always disorienting.

[A responding pause.] ...Thanks. It's looking like it was inevitable, anyway - and I got a question out of it.

[wholeheaded]

It's one of the things I don't think I'm gonna get used to.

[ which, hey, there's a lot about this like it would concern him to get too accustomed to. ]

Huh. They seem a lot more communicative than they've been, certainly the most I've seen since I came aboard. It's... not reassuring.

[neverfeltthatway]

They... they do seem to be upping their game.

What worries me most is the shackles - if that's ill will by the Devil, it sets a dangerous precedent. If the Trumps punish us when things don't go their way, and they're fighting each other...

[Then no matter what the Travelers did, they couldn't please anybody - and they might be punished for it. If that's the case, there's no way to win.]

[wholeheaded]

And fighting each other over us… [ yeah he’ll let that trail off too. He remembers the discussion at the Gateway, talk of the rules and the matter of profit. ] This was a terrible jaunt to be infiltrating, I feel like I missed more than usual, or saw more than I think I did.