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lemon 
Apparently, they were performing tarot readings. And apparently, Alice already had a partner. "I like that card, so we can work together," she replied just as earnestly before turning back to her deck.
Anyways. Alice spread her deck out across the table facing down and ran her fingertips across the cards until she reached one she liked and overturned it. Was that good? She flipped through her textbook for an interpretation before placing the card in front of Mo in the past position. "The Chariot," she announced, "is supposed to assure you success, but you also ought to remember that winning isn't everything and all." Her eyes scanned the texts more before she continued. "It shows a strong will, a strong personality, and sometimes victory. And its kind of like the start of stuff." Was it a good card, then?
Mo smiled very faintly and studied Alice's hands as she spread out the cards and picked his first one. They were capable hands, and she didn't hesitate at all as she picked a card and flipped it for him. The Chariot? He wondered why that card in particular was picked to represent his past. A strong will and strong personality didn't seem like they described Mo, but maybe it would take them a while to understand how to do this. Alice was the strong one, so maybe the card represented
her.
"Thanks," he finally offered, although he only sort of flickered a glance in her direction before flipping the top card of his deck on the desk in front of her. "Four of Wands." He turned to his book and paged over to the paragraphs about that particular card. Not the Queen of Wands? That seemed criminal. "So this is your past card, right? I think it's telling us that you're standing on a strong foundation. You're not completed yet, obviously, but you've come through some first phase in your life successfully. Maybe it means your whole life, or maybe it's talking about some particular task. I'm not sure. You should celebrate your accomplishments and who you have become, but I don't think it means that you're all set. I guess you're lucky you have such a strong foundation to build from."
He pushed the card closer to her with a fingertip before retreating back to his side of the desk. "Your turn."