Gypsy Isabela's Tent

[Administrator]

The Gypsies are back in town, meaning Isabela is back in business.

At the north of the tent is done all in indigo and white. There are cut out paper snowflakes decorating the walls, and an upwards facing triangle with a line through it. Small butterflies are kept in a small cage and flutter around, and above the cage 2 crossed swords. Between the crossed swords was a picture of a library, rows upon rows of knowledge in books. This represented the suit of spades.

To the south sits a yellow candle on a small wooden table. Behind the candle is an upward facing triangle. There are bouquets of flowers hanging from the ceiling and sitting on the table in all sorts of colors, but the majority being yellow. Long sticks were also on the table which were wands. Above the wands is a lovely spiritual picture of an angel. All these were symbols of the suite of clubs.

On the east side of the tent green leaves were scattered about, some attached to the wall, some on the ground, and there were several pieces of granite that Isabela had found around New York on her first time visiting. Small circular discs support the leaves and the rocks on the ground. On the wall is hung a downward facing triangle with a line through it, and above the the picture of a lovely home. The suit of diamonds was represented with these symbols.

And the west side of the tent sports a ruby red chalice full of water. Images of the sun and articles of dry grass were scattered, and the wall done up in red. There was also a downward facing triangle. A lovely image of a glowing heart was hung on the wall beside the triangle. These things, of course, are meant to represent the suit of hearts.

Isabela had updated her design since the last time she'd come through, and found it quite fitting to her card reading abilities. Come and visit the gypsy to have a fortune told, or just to chat. She will happily read your cards for you.

[Isabela]

Isabela was out back behind her tent. She was shuffling her cards, and pulling one out at random, examining it, and then replacing it in the deck. She smiled to herself as she went through, proud of her abilities and her memory both. Of course, this was not just her lively hood, it was her passion. She truly believed in the cards, and was sure that they believed in her as well.

After a while of going through the deck and doing a little self exploration she moved to the front of the tent where people were walking by. She could do a few card tricks, but all of them really was just fancy shuffling. It was interesting to watch her do it without any table what so ever and carefully rearrange the cards over and over. As she stood shuffling she would say in a Spanish accent, "See what the future holds. See what's in the stars. The cards see all and tell all! Come, let me read you're future!" she would smile as people would walk by. Anyone that made eye contact she'd call out to them. "Do you have a pressing question on your mind? I can answer it, you have only but to ask!" she would say, though they'd usually keep walking, and she'd announce her card reading business once more. She loved the superstitious types, but they seemed to all stay home today.

[Christian Reed]

Christian loved cards. Cards of all kinds. He'd never had his fortune read, and he'd never asked a question from a reader, but he knew that they were out there. It just happened to be his fortune that he'd been walking by as she'd asked a few not so friendly people if they had a question in mind. So he pocketed his own deck of cards, wiped his hands on his pants and mustered up a big smile, moving off towards the pretty woman.

"Hi there. My name's Blackjack, and I was wondering just what it is that you can do?" He puffed out his chest and smiled, those pretty blues twinkling in the light. "I'm a card player, a gambler by nature. My kinda cards are real different from your own I imagine. What would it take for me to convince ya to read me?" He held out his hand to her. He was mighty interested.

[Isabela]

Isabela wasn't having much luck advertising, but sometimes it happened that way. She didn't usually worry about it too awful much, mostly because people like this kid would come along. She looked at him and grasped her own cards tightly. Not that she thought anything would happen, but she wanted to be prepared if this kid wanted to own her set of cards. She grinned at him. "Well... I do ask a small monetary donation," she said in a Spanish accent, "but so long as you give something I can read your future." She was not going to be the one to turn away a customer, if they were so eager and willing.

"All you have to tell me is what you wanna know... and what you wanna focus on. I can do a very simple reading 3 cards past present future, or I can do the same with 9 cards. I can do a personality reading, or I can do a reading if you have something major coming up soon. If you have a major question you want to ask, I can have the cards give you their answer as well. And then there's a yearly forecast that shows what will happen to you over the next year. And if you want I can I can do a specific focus on a part of your life. You interested in money? Love?" she was tantalizing him. "Please," she said as she turned to go into her tent, "come inside my tent, get yourself comfortable." and she held the flap open for him.