ORIGIN

Wilder could see the bit of awkwardness in Diem as he shuffled through his belongings. Her whiskers twitched, a little amused. "It's okay. I don't think you have to, especially if you don't have anyone close that's passed. But you can if you want. And hey - if you hadn't been curious about it, perhaps its purpose would never have been remembered!" Trying to lighten the moment, pick him back up from the deflated energy that had been sucked out of the moment.

She thought for a moment, thinking over Andromeda, the strange lessers she'd seen, and the topography. "Hmm...no, it's not anymore dangerous then the rest of the caves. The Lessers are strange, but most of them are pretty harmless." She realized, as soon as she'd asked for his name, that he had given it already. She had just been swept up in his chatter that she'd forgotten, or not realized that his name was "Diem Dark". Considering that it was a bit of an odd name. "Okay, Diem! Nice to meet you too."

"Oh, my magic." She purred, feeling a rush of pride. She remembered that hollow in her chest that had followed her since taking Emuh's trial - that had finally worn away and the well of power inside of her had gotten stronger. She felt more capable and more in control then she ever had in her life. "I can look into the past of things or the future of certain actions, sometimes. It can be really handy."

She giggled softly at the dramatic revel Diem waved before her, at the mystique in his voice. When he put it that way, yeah it was pretty damn cool, huh? It had always seemed like pretty much second nature to her, a magic she'd had since she was a kitten. "Well, thank you! It's not always perfect, but I've been working at it most my life." Her whiskers twitched, amused. "Untethered by time? I'm not sure about that, but it is a fun concept."

His question made her briefly frown, thinking. "Well...with magic, not unless its a specific...thing. Like an action. It's more like possible consequences and circumstances that arise if a certain choice is made. Without something to focus on...I don't think I could cast the spell. Or I'll just get a mash of random images." She'd tried it before, like that, a far-too-wide focus that had given her nothing but fragments and guesswork that made no sense.

"Teaching? I suppose I can try? It came second nature to me, but I could pass along a few tricks I learned. Oh!" A sudden idea came to her mind and she brightened up. "I can't tell your future with magic but...I can read your fortune for you! I have cards from...uh, somewhere really special and I can read your future through them." She'd never actually done a reading for anyone else yet, so she did hope that Diem accepted the offer.

Wilder looked around and shrugged. The tunnel was nice, she supposed, but she figured she knew what Diem meant. The vision she got when she'd first gotten the cards had been a reading in a low-lit tent, braziers on each side and the faint smell of incense in her nose. "I guess vibes are optional, but they do help. Although, we can't do it here anyways - I don't carry the cards with me, we'll have to stop by my home."

Thinking about it, though, her crystalline home by the oasis would actually be quite the place for a tarot reading. The magical, baubled lights that reflected oddly off the mismatched crystal walls, the faint purple and pink energy of the space, the feeling of comfort it radiated...yeah that'd be good"It's not far, just through Andromeda. It's more comfortable then here."

The squeal didn't shock her this time - Diem was strange and excitable and it reminded her very much of her own youth, the energy and excitement of every possibility driving her forward. It was almost like looking at a mirror. A very strange mirror, to be showing the vulture-headed humanoid instead of a cat.

"I don't think they do. You can really only hear them in the pit and even then they're pretty quiet. Just echoes. But otherwise Andromeda is pretty amazing. Beautiful." Yes, it was a little grim, but beautiful allthe same - a place of remembering, healing, and quiet.

She giggled at the offer, but she noted the empathy towards "small legs". Do you now? She glanced down at the relatively long legs he stood on before shaking her head, unfurling her glittering cosmic wings. "Don't worry, I'll keep up." And, just to give him a little something, when he leaped up and took flight, she briefly went to land on Diem's shoulder, leaning over and smiling. "This way!"

Trying not to dig her claws in too much, she took off from there, wings carrying her forward towards Andromeda.

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