"– Yeah?"

"One, a while back Kero mentioned we could tell the future with the cards, Tarot-style. Two, we haven't... really... seen any other magic? There are supposedly sorcerer clans but they've been conspicuously absent from this whole thing. So... how do you feel about winning the Randi prize?"

"Randi prize?"

"It's a million-dollar prize awarded by James Randi to anyone who proves the existence of the supernatural."

"… I feel overall positive about a million dollars," says Theo. "Also the seeing the future thing."

He grins. "I mean Willow's parents have that but honestly I'd feel better if the money I was using to propel myself into an international magnate and fix the world's problems was mine. And seeing the future can help with figuring out if this will work."

"… I can honestly say I don't think I've ever heard the word 'magnate' said. Or written. Or anything."

"You need to read more."

"I'm guessing it means, like, monarch? Because magna carta?"

"Nope, it means very rich and influential."

"… I mean monarchs are both of those and maybe it has a common root but 'kay." Shrug. "Tarot-ing or whatever?"

"Yeah. Kero how does it work?"

"There are a few spreads, and it depends on how many cards you have."

"I have to admit I know basically nothing about tarot cards. And –" Pause. "I think we have, uh, eighteen combined?"

"So you can do the one-card, three-card, five-card, and six-card spreads."

"What other ones are there? … And do you just need one card to do the one-card one or do you need, like, triple the number?"

"Triple the number, yeah. There are seven-card, nine-card, ten-card, twelve-card, fifteen-card, and eighteen-card spreads other than these."

"Are the different spreads for different information, or…?"

"They tell you different things. One card gives you a general answer, three cards can tell you about the past, present, and future, or about you, the world, and your goals, more cards can give you more details but are harder to interpret."

"So. Might as well try them all and see what I – uh, we – can piece together from them?"

"You can't get different information from different spreads—they all tell you the same thing, from different perspectives."

"… Couldn't I try to piece together the different perspectives?"

"Yeah, but you wouldn't learn a lot new—they can't help you interpret answers you already got."

"I'm guessing I can't just use them on a bunch of different future questions, they only give limited information somehow?"

"You can ask about anything you want."