[ She pauses for a moment, remembering what the fortuneteller said. While Julie can acknowledge the fun of psychics and clairvoyants and whatever else, it's not something she ever took particularly seriously. But the Lady Elin had felt different, enough that even now, Julie's skin raises in goosebumps. The magic coming off her had been almost impossibly strong, like being near the Singularity.
Taking a deep breath, Julie sips her wine with her eyes cast down. Her voice is quieter than it had been. ]
Um, she said she saw a crowd and purple flames. "Old words and -- " [ She falters a bit here, because the next part was what made her blood run cold. If Julie didn't have some kind of freakishly intimate connection with the Singularity, it probably wouldn't have phased her. But knowing what she knows, what she can do and hear that no one else can... ] "Old words and dangerous magicks." So.
[ She reaches for the jug even as she's actively gulping down the rest of her glass. ]
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Taking a deep breath, Julie sips her wine with her eyes cast down. Her voice is quieter than it had been. ]
Um, she said she saw a crowd and purple flames. "Old words and -- " [ She falters a bit here, because the next part was what made her blood run cold. If Julie didn't have some kind of freakishly intimate connection with the Singularity, it probably wouldn't have phased her. But knowing what she knows, what she can do and hear that no one else can... ] "Old words and dangerous magicks." So.
[ She reaches for the jug even as she's actively gulping down the rest of her glass. ]