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[thebibutterflyao3]

Day 18 - Prompt: Purpose @pandalilymicrofics

February Daily Series - 762 words

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Lily pressed her finger onto the back of the tarot card to slide it out of the fanned deck. She flipped it over and stared at the blond figure in a long, floral shirt with a dog at his side and a satchel over his shoulder.

The Fool? I’m a fool for imagining myself in London, or for imagining myself with her?

“Oh.” Lily’s breath rushed out at once as she studied the card. “The Fool.”

“Ah, you assume the worst,” Madame Trelawney drawled. The psychic scraped her nail over the card, then glanced meaningfully toward Pandora. “The Fool is a sign of new beginnings. A new journey or adventure awaits you, if you are open to it. Are you considering a big change in your life? A shift in purpose, perhaps?”

Lily nodded slowly as relief settled in her chest. “Yes, I’m planning a move to London.”

Trelawney’s face lit up and she clapped loudly. “Excellent! I see a bright future in that path for you, my dear.”

My dear? This woman has to be close to my age.

“Really?” Lily tried to inject some level of believable excitement into her voice. Regardless of what this card meant, it was plainly calling her a fool and that didn’t inspire confidence.

“Yes! Indeed, indeed. There is an important element to The Fool that you must not overlook though,” she cautioned. The psychic studied Lily’s face intently, then smiled.

“I see that you are guided primarily by logic, which is a wise course when your fondest desires overwhelm good sense, but it often prevents you from taking risks,” Trelawney commented as she pointed to the edge of the cliff that The Fool was stepping on.

“I suggest that you pursue this new path with your intuition at the forefront instead. Trust that feeling deep within your core that never steers you wrong. It is far more trustworthy than your mind.”

“Intuition. How do I know if it’s my intuition guiding me rather than my ‘fondest desires?’”

“Can they not be one and the same?”

Lily shrugged, but the truth in Trelawney’s assessment gave her pause. Logic was her guide in all things. It was a constant, reliable barometer for keeping her emotions in check. With logic to fall back on — to blame, really — Lily was confident that her decisions were sound.

Risks were fine, within reason. Lily wasn’t immune to the delight from conceding to an impulse. However, she’d never considered that the urgency of this pull to London could be an intuitive response to her dreams of living there. Instead, she chalked it up to a wish and positioned the move as a long-term goal.

A logical conclusion.

“In order to reap the full benefit of this adventure, you must be open to new possibilities. Even when they seem impossible, or out of reach,” Trelawney continued.

She lifted the card and pointed to the bundle the fellow carried. “Don’t abandon your principles, they serve you well, and nurture a love of learning.”

Her finger moved to the puppy bounding at his side. “Keep your dearest friends and supportive family members close. Those that truly care about you will help rein you in, if you go too far.”

Then, Trelawney pointed to the flower in his hand. “And don’t forget to appreciate the beauty that you find along the way. Not just the physical, but the mental, emotional, and spiritual too.”

Lily glanced at Pandora out of the corner of her eye. She stood silent and unmoving in front of the basket of crystals with a pale pink stone clutched in her hand. Assuming the woman was listening, Lily refocused on the card and tried to find a detail to ask about. She felt compelled to prove that she was taking this seriously.

“Does the sun mean anything?”

“Generally, the sun is favourable. It represents happiness, success, or promise.”

She hummed thoughtfully, then lifted her gaze to meet Madame Trelawney’s wide, brown eyes. “Thank you. This was actually quite interesting. As you said, it’s my first reading and I wasn’t sure what to expect.”

“I’m so glad to hear that,” the psychic gushed. “It was a pleasure to read for you, my dear.”

As Lily paid the woman for her time, she noticed Pandora’s sudden jolt into motion again. It amused her that Pandora became so deeply invested in the details of her reading. Lily was curious if she currently wore the same dazed expression as when she was lost in thought.

I wonder what it’s like to be lost in her thoughts.

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[x-spongebobfan1849633love]

[calm-artic]

This fic is part of an art trade with Mizuki, please go give this writer a lot of love. 🥹

Title: My Antivirus

Chapters: 1/1

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Relationships: Fujiki Yuusaku/Revolver | Kougami Ryouken

Summary: A mysterious ignis virus has infiltrated Link VRAINS and Playmaker's the first to encounter it, but things become worrisome when Revolver is infected and reverts back to his old self. After Soulburner encounters them, Playmaker knows he has to give Kusanagi Shoichi, Soulburner, and Pandor enough time to make an antivirus and administer it.

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Ai after defeating Pandor.

Ai: I am now a member of the Mile High Club!

Akira, Blue Maiden, Playmaker, Soulburner and Varis:...

Ai: What? Why are you all looking at me like that?

Playmaker: Ai, what do you think the Mile High Club is?

Ai: Isn't that when you defeat someone in a duel while on a plane?

Varis: Actually no, it'- Gets his mouth covered by Soulburner

Soulburner: No, you are right.

Blue Maiden: That's exactly what it is.

Ai: MILE HIGH CLUB!

[sayruq]

South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor said that nationals who have served in the Israeli army will be prosecuted upon re-entering the country, as Israel continues its devastating war on the Gaza Strip for the sixth month. "I've already issued a statement alerting those who are South African and who are fighting alongside or in the Israeli Defense Force. We are ready. When you come home, we're going to arrest you," Pandor said during an African National Congress meeting earlier this week.

[4ft10tvlandfangirl]

So the South African Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor and her family are being threatened for her (& South Africa's) support of Palestine. Surprise surprise western media hasn't said a thing about it.

"I think one of the things we must not allow is a failure of courage."

She has my respect, truly. God protect this woman and her family 🙏🏾

[i-am-aprl]

"If all of this were happening in Africa, they would have already issued warrants"

South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor calls on the ICC to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers

[42wv]

uh I drew these when Sonic Frontiers came out

[womblegrinch]

Charles Amable Lenoir (1861-1940) - Pandora

Oil on canvas. Painted in 1902.

69.25 x 35.25 inches, 175.9 x 89.5 cm. Estimate: US$60,000-80,000.

Sold Hindman, Chicago, 18 May 2023 for US$176,400 incl B.P.

[nymbruyn]

Encore une commande qui date de l'année dernière, j'avoue avoir été un peu burnoutée et je n'ai pas fait une seule grosse illu de ce style de toute l'année, il faut que je remédie à ça, cela me manque! ^_^ En tout cas, cela va sans dire, les personnages de Saint Seiya sont de parfaits sujets pour un travail de dorure. C'est une commission de Pandore du chapitre Hadès ( et de The Lost Canvas ). Feuilles d'or sur gesso traditionnel et encres.

[lepetitdragonvert]

Pandora

1885

Artist : Walter Crane

[x-spongebobfan1849633love]

bleh...!

[dustymisgestaltsso]

Re:pandorian sickness i think its REALLY fucked up the keepers of aideen call it "corruption" everywhere they can get away with it

When theyre talking to evergray or anne they call it pandoric sickness but, for example, during one of the soul rider missions, they say "save the corrupted horse!" Like. Okay cool. xenophobic and ableist guys

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Varis: Pandor, do the thing.

Pandor: What thing?

Varis: Wh-what do you mean what thing? The information explainy thing.

Pandor:...Okay!

[sayruq]

[keryahoraculi]

Pandore Necrotic