It's not quite the whole story. To Scully, the notion that tarot cards have usefulness is not wholly at odds with the scientific fact that they're simply printed paper; it's just a matter of trusting intuition, considering your knowledge and beliefs and best guesses within a framework slightly more esoteric than the scientific method. But it's hard to explain that; as hard as it was to really convey what happened to her in the temple and why it mattered so terribly much.

She gives him a long, considering look, mulling it over. Enough to maybe make it seem less along the lines of sleight of hand.

"I can try," she says finally, glancing down again as she squares the deck in her hands. "But not with these. In the bedroom," she says decisively. "You can bring coffee but get a coaster."