Her reaction makes him smile-- slightly, distantly. The waiter returns with her water and refreshes his coffee. Jason waits for the Extra to leave before resuming speech.
"Except that a hat can be taken off, can't it." He pours a touch of cream into his freshly hot coffee, stirs it.
"You've been wearing this one.... what, eight years now? Nine? Nearly half your rather short life. A pity." Not that his tone expresses any considerable sympathy, remaining as detached as always.
"Ten of swords: actually fairly similar to the Death card in many of its themes. Like Death, the initial impression is quite grim and dour; like Death, the card contains hints things are not perhaps entirely catastrophic. Note the sunrise in each.
"Note also the tranquility of the water in the Ten of Swords. Some interpretations focus on the fact that all four elements are represented in balanced proportion: air, the fire of the sunrise, the water, the earth. It's a card of... defeat, in a sense, but it can stand for the acceptance of defeat. The war has ceased to be a concern for the soldier depicted here."
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"Except that a hat can be taken off, can't it." He pours a touch of cream into his freshly hot coffee, stirs it.
"You've been wearing this one.... what, eight years now? Nine? Nearly half your rather short life. A pity." Not that his tone expresses any considerable sympathy, remaining as detached as always.
"Ten of swords: actually fairly similar to the Death card in many of its themes. Like Death, the initial impression is quite grim and dour; like Death, the card contains hints things are not perhaps entirely catastrophic. Note the sunrise in each.
"Note also the tranquility of the water in the Ten of Swords. Some interpretations focus on the fact that all four elements are represented in balanced proportion: air, the fire of the sunrise, the water, the earth. It's a card of... defeat, in a sense, but it can stand for the acceptance of defeat. The war has ceased to be a concern for the soldier depicted here."