sm_monthly May 14 theme

[purplekitte]

This is what, episode 189. It's not completely an X Tarot deck. Just partially one with other strays thrown in from elsewheres. I really should have stuck to one reference at a time.

Title: The Magician
Author: purplekitte
Theme: Rei--Tarot Card
Genre: Romance
Version: Anime
Rating: PG

Rei flipped her cards idly and polished her crystal ball with her sleeve. Stupid Usagi and Seiya. Blinded by the sheer obviousness of each other, like they’d been staring into the sun or something.

The stupid cards the mall had provided were almost unreadable, even without the veil in the way. Since when was Justice a fiery prostitute, Death a pretty woman with an outdated fashion sense and flowers, the Star a park ranger, the Wheel of Fortune a green-haired woman, and she was absolutely certain the Lovers should not picture crucifixion. At least a Fool that looked something like Usagi was easy to remember.

She could hear more familiar voices outside. To her surprise, Minako said she under no circumstances wanted to hear a fortune about her love life.

There was scuffling and despite her protests that she didn’t believe in it, Ami was pushed inside. Rei sighed and palmed the Hierophant and Moon for her and Taiki as Ami said that there was this boy who…

If worse came to worst she could always yell “What is it with people and not recognizing me today!” like she had at Usagi.