Strings of Fate

120- Predictions and precognition

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I run to the door and swing it open just in time for Shaun to nearly hit me in the face, his fist raised to knock. He stumbles backwards and lowers his arm. Amber is standing beside him looking amused. Her unnaturally red hair is a little windblown and the ends just brush her shoulders. She’s thin and with her bright blue eyes she looks a lot like a little porcelain doll. Eyes are another common misconception that people have about Oracles. Just because one two of them were blind and became famous for getting by using their ‘other sight‘ forever ago, now people seem to assume that they’re all blind. I remember Amber lecturing someone about it once when they insisted that she couldn’t be an Oracle because her eyes were functional. She then continued to tell me later that just because some fanatics think that they have to blind themselves to ‘unlock their potential‘ that doesn’t mean she wants to destroy

one of her senses.

“Sorry Miss Gale!” He says, looking horrified. Amber flicks her hair behind her ear and laughs.

“See, I told you that you didn’t need to knock. You should really listen to me in the future. It’ll save you trouble. Now, in we go.” Amber invites herself in, patting me on the arm as she passes. Shaun follows, carrying a couple of large brown paper bags which he takes straight to the kitchen. I have to fight not to grin at the red thread that I can see floating between the two of them. I wonder if Amber knows… I mean, she sees a lot, but not everything, so it’s hard to say. While Amber shares a lot more of what she

sees than I do, I know she still holds a lot back. It might be why I always liked her. Aside from her being a generally nice person and a not–awful supervisor at work, I feel almost a sense of camaraderie with her. We might

see different things, but we both know more about the future than the average person and have to choose what to do with that information on a regular basis. She might be the only person who knows about my magic and has never tried to ask about her own threads. Although until today, I’ve never seen her with any.

We all head into the kitchen and Amber begins making herself at home, unpacking the brow bag and getting plates out of the cupboards. (She must have seen something because she finds everything far too easily.)

“I brought lunch from Borderline. I figured since they called me in to work on my day off to sort out some stupid drama that feeding us was the least they could do.” She lays out four servings. One for each of us, plus Shaun and Megan I guess.

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I’ll call Megan to

head upstairs. I knock on her door and enter as she calls out. She has her back

it’s lunch time.” I inform

in the middle of a lecture, I want to finish. Sorry, I can come down later.” Megan responds, without looking up. I just place the food by

smiles.

“Thanks.”

I notice that he keeps sneaking sideways glances at Amber as we eat. She is either very oblivious to his attention or very good at pretending not to notice his awkward behaviour. From what I understand, Shaun intends to stick around until Bellamy gets

about half our meals and are no longer stuffing our faces and are now picking at the plates at a

about why I wanted to talk to you, but I’m hoping you 1 can help me with learning a bit more information about Oracles, Seers

about the best way to explain it all. I don’t know what information you already have.” She

Oracles and Seers both have visions or current

the pre–informed for dummies version it is then.

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They actively seek the information and they have to have a specific goal to search for. An Oracle is someone who has visions or knowledge of the future regardless of if they want them or not. I couldn’t stop seeing the future if I tried. An Oracle

It is an Oracle ability, although the way that your knowledge presents is different and seems more linked to fate and carved in stone. Which is I suppose why you aren’t considered an Oracle yourself, although it’s possible you have some similar abilities. Essentially though, anyone with magic, determination and perhaps a little bit

abilities work

hard to explain and it’s not the same for all Oracles. But I can tell you how it works for me.” I nod my agreement. I notice that Shaun is watching Amber talk,

attention.

and visions about events at Borderline, stuff about my family and friends, but I couldn’t tell you the results of a sports match unless I knew someone playing or attending. I also can’t guarantee that I will see something, sure I pick up on a lot, but I don’t choose the content that

really overwhelming.” 1

running in the back of my mind.” She

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