Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Ah. I hope he took a scarf. His kind freeze very easily. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The return of Xarrduu is serious business. Long may he slumber, long may he reign. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Both. Perhaps you ought to make the first move and take the advantage of surprise, no? Let us see if we can find her. We must play another game. What do you know . . . of Pictionary? 010
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Indeed she is. She is full of envy and spite. She will cut down every tree in the world to have the only one.Yes, she is the next clue to unravelling the conspiracy. The Would-Be Queen of Diamonds. But you must be careful, my friend, for she has a way of bringing out our own worst impulses. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026There is no harm in learning. You may call it that. Others believe that the card reads us. There is . . . an exchange, a communication beyond the realm of spoken word which occurs between the card and the player. Sign, and signifier. Now, the Queen. Can you not tell me about her? *Focus*. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026The next step. Observe the Queen. Her wealth, her clothes. She is elegant, refined, successful. The Queen is hard-working and determined. Yes, she has a strong will. Ah, she knows what she desires, and she shall have it. See the sneer she holds when reversed? What could I mean by 'reversal'? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026All this talk of queens - Perhaps your subconscious is trying to communicate with us. ( With relish, he tosses the card onto the table: A Queen of Diamonds, reversed. ) Unfortunately not. And she is not pleased. However, this gives us many answers. Another? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Perhaps. But it is not enough. There are many queens in the deck, and more royals still up my sleeves. We must be *specific*, Valerie! 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I would not name it. It is . . . Poor sportsmanship, let us say. Ah, I know a game that we can play. ( Shuffling a deck of cards, forming shapes in the air, yadda yadda, we know Hassam's whole thing by now . . . ) And now. ( Pulling a card from his sleeve. ) What card am I holding? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Ah, the choice is yours, my friend. You will find that I am proficient in a great many of the card games of this universe. And the ones to which I am not -- I adapt very quickly. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Me? But Valerie, I am always playing cards. Bien sûr. Which game do you wish to play? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I don't know. Not yet. But something is coming - the cards have predicted it. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 15/01/2026He is being careful, but our little friend is showing us his hand. Now we must call his bluff. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Nothing which could be proven as of yet. Though it is a fact that you are one of a few who has crossed the void and found herself here, and someone has attempted to communicate with you. It is the cause of your head troubles, n’est-ce pas? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026*Very good*. But we are far from finished. I am unsure if you will ever be able to return to the world from which you came. I confess that it is strange to me that you should be chosen to come here. Perhaps it is so that our adversaire knows your personally? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The metaphor does not matter: A game, a parlour trick, a stage in which we all are actors . . . I find these words so trying. We understand the point which is to be made, why keep at it? *But*, ( he says, finger in the air, smiling, ) it does reveal something to us. That those who are against us -- 110
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026What I mean, mon amie, is that things are 'heating up', so to speak, and it is important to me that you are ready. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Being vague suits me much more than you. How are you *feeling*? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Yes, a crow. How are you feeling *now*? Physically, mentally, transdimensionally. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026( He leans over and takes a fry from her Happy Meal. ) 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Who knows what I'm doing when I'm not with you, Daisy? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026( Hassam suddenly has his little European espresso in its little cup and saucer. ) You're quite right. It's inconvenient to have to do anything yourself, by hand, isn't it? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Don't be scared. If you want a toy, go into the McDonald's and ask for one. 010
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Please, eat your Happy Meal. It's a shame they forgot to give you a toy. The service at these American restaurants gets worse by the year. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Better is a poor Valerie who walks in her integrity than a rich Valerie who is crooked in her ways. I bought you a Happy Meal. Do you eat meat? The toys, at the moment, are Bakugan and Only Hearts Pets, so I bought two and gave one to Daisy without a toy in it. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Nevermind, Daisy. Accidents happen. Onto the next one, no? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Ah, of course. It can be... Challenging, when something so contrary to our sense of reality is observed, something which simply cannot be explained as things stand. So, how are you finding space? (To the server, who is, for once, not a robot: ) Giacomo, please bring us something to drink. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 29/11/2025( A polite smile. ) A magician never reveals his secrets. Are you interested in magic, Cassie? You have the aura for it. Not to mention that magic, I find, is a great unifier across the stars and sands of time. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025What did you think all of this documentation has been for, Joel? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Ah, un instant, s'il vous plaît. It seems that you misunderstand me. ( His sunglasses glinted in the light, her face reflecting back at her. Hassam is always smiling a gambler's smile. ) I wish to speak to *the Big Bad Wolf*. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 28/08/2025I have an appointment with the Big Bad Wolf. I believe we spoke on the telephone? 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Ah, bonjour. You are not the receptionist, are you? I have been waiting here for quite some time to be served. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 26/08/2025How very astute. Well, Daisy, it is a retirement plan with certain tax benefits. But I am boring you already! 010
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Surely by now you must realize that aliens are everywhere? The United Kingdom has . . . ( He considers the term. ) An affinity for alien interactions, especially on a larger scale. There are... Persons of interest here. 000
Hassam @cartomancing.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Don't worry, Daisy. We shall go into this... together. But be careful of the seagulls, they are wicked little things. 000
