Arcana-talk time [A day or two into the new liminal]

[professorwolf]

We're still assuming that the liminal space before a Jaunt represents the Arcana competing in it, yes? I know someone's mentioned this earlier, but it definitely needs to be highlighted-- I think it's pretty obvious this time that the contest will be between Chariot and Tower. The giant wooden horse running through a thunderstorm really couldn't be more blatant. For once.

[He's not great at understanding symbolism, but damn if this wasn't an easy one.]

So if that's right, it'll be a contest of motion and persistence, versus dramatic change and catastrophe. I think it's easy enough to decide who we want to support, in this case. We'll just have to find ways to make sure we see what sort of conditions make for a win for each ideal.

Any ideas for what to look for and how to keep things from devolving into a catastrophe? Those seem to happen a lot when we're around, unfortunately.

Comments

[papacerberus]

"It may be that they just aren't able to contemplate a joint win, and that inability was worked into the rules when they started this game. Assuming, of course, that they are players and creators. If it was created for them..."

Well that's a whole other deal, and potentially very worrying. The Arcana are powerful enough without having some power over their heads that's higher than them.

"We definitely need to discover the origin and the reasons for all the rules of the game. It's a shame I didn't think to ask Justice while I spoke with her. If the rules specifically fall under any of them, it would probably be her, I think?"

[truerevelation]

Yeah, Kanji's definitely not looking too happy at the thought that something else is playing with the Arcana, too... There's more nodding on his end. "Makes sense to me, yeah," he says. "Playing fair..."

[papacerberus]

"So I'll make that a goal."

He has no idea of when the chance to work towards it might happen, but he'll be prepared for it.