As Mercury wing-footedly tiptoes into Scorpio, square your composite Neptune in Capricorn, yonder lurks potential communication turbulence. Now, this isn't a cue to trade in your shared cellphone plan for two cans and a string, but do call upon your patience.

With Mercury's transit in intense Scorpio, your conversations pack subtle punches and subtext suddenly smells stronger. You'd be speaking Shakespeare, even while just debating who should walk the dog or change the lightbulb. Alliterations aside, rummage around to unearth what would typically go unsaid. Remember, an unvoiced fact is a silent potential hurdle, not a wallflower at your relationship dance.

Nevertheless, that Neptune in Capricorn is squaring off in the cosmic boxing ring. Good ol' Capricorn loves nothing more than reality TV - only if it features actual reality, not reality neatly poured into a faux-glam silicone mold (looking at you, Kardashians). Neptune, on the other hand, is casting a fog over Capricorn's grounded balance, stirring a dervish of confusion. It's a bit like waking up to find your slippers replaced by clown shoes - it offers an amusing perspective, but also slips, trips, and pratfalls aplenty. You might find yourselves perplexed by each other's reactions, or perhaps even your own.

Now it's time to make Mercury your golden-haired boy, your MVP. Listen more. Silences are as telling as words. They can mumble or scream, so tune in. Double-check your understandings; what you said and what they heard might just as well be from two different galaxies. Steer clear from the Scorpionic urge to hoard feelings, secrets do more harm than good here.

Laugh together at these astral antics, because after all, as they say, if you didn't laugh, you'd cry. Neptune's fog will eventually clear, and Mercury in Scorpio will find another sign to dramatize. Breathe. You've got this. The stars can only nudge you; the steering wheel remains ever within your grasp.

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