[And since she's black, it's her job to begin the match. The first black stone is placed on the board, but she continues the conversation as her eyes scan the surface, perhaps trying to plan ahead.]

You know, I actually met a fortune teller in an alleyway not too long ago.

[SHIKI (織) wonders if that old auntie is in that same alleyway, waiting for customers to come to her this very evening.]

She did a palm reading without being too flashy. I'm not easily impressed, but I was in that moment.