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Not 'too much', but enough.

I still enjoy hearing you reveal things about yourself rather than intuitively learning it through my magic.

[ hmm. ]

There's... nothing enjoyable about the things you'll soon find out about me.

[ ... ]

But if you ask the right question, I might just provide the answers you need. If you're that curious.

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Then, there is one thing that I have been curious about. You are free to disregard this question if you'd like.

You are missing a possession, aren't you? Something you often wear.

I have never seen you without it in my visions.

[ visions... just how many did she see? is it possible for her to have taken a peek in the Mirror without said mirror in her grasp?

she'll address that some other time. mona's catlike curiosity is bound to kill her one day, and she'll only have herself to blame. ]

...Yes. It seems the House has taken my headband hostage. It's an important memento of mine.

[ her hand reaches to pat at her own head. even now she still feels naked without it. ]

Do they ever bring them back to you? Once you've played enough of their game?

[ mona's divination has led her down many paths. the amount of futures she has foreseen that end in tragedy are countless. as for the opposite, one's past...

those, too, can be just as devastating. ]

I see.

They can, yes. I'm not certain how they do it, but they can summon possessions from our original worlds and return them to us. We must exchange points for them, however.

Or I would say, that is how it goes a majority of the time...

They returned my Vision after I had made a wager with one of the dubious characters here. We played the game 'High or Low'. I bet 'high' and was correct. If I had lost, I would've become that man's pet.

Still, I would keep a lookout for opportunities like that should you seek alternatives.

[ those bets exist? no, of course they do. ishmael can't help but flash back to their botched casino mission at j corp, with rodion saving them by their skins with her sheer confidence than can render any wishpower useless. ]

I'll keep that in mind. I know this game we're playing come with rewards too, so all I have to do is to get lucky, I guess.

But it really is true. They're keeping certain things that belong to us to make us play their games as incentive. I can't even be mad because of how effective it is.

[ truly, the house always wins. ]

It is unfortunate.

That man, J, allowed us to request any item we wanted from him so long as we bet something of equal value. Because my Vision grants me my magic, I had to wager quite high in exchange for it.

I offered allegiance during his next debacle and my servitude for twenty-four hours.

I had full confidence in myself, however. There was no way he would best me.