As Mercury takes a frolic through the austere playground of Capricorn, squaring your composite Neptune in Scorpio, you could end up knee-deep in a cosmic game of Chutes and Ladders. Brace yourselves for an amusing tour undertaken by the cosmic messenger.

Communication could become both a blessed trap and an intriguing mystery, like trying to decipher Morse code transmitted via disco music. The Merc-in-Cap influence can make your dialogue more serious, prompting you to detail the underpinnings of your reality, making even a shared grocery list sound like an elaborate existential debate. No, you don't have to ponder the nature of cabbage versus lettuce, but you might.

Meanwhile, Neptune in Scorpio ups the ante, raising a plume of confusion like a magician's smoke screen. Your usually clear and concise exchange may be temporarily clouded with misdirection, fostering misinterpretations on an oscillating plane between bizarre dreams and practical realities. If one of you starts talking about building a castle out of pillow fort, just nod and add your thoughts about moat security.

So, hold hands and leap into the foggy abyss of miscommunication together, with the rock-solid certainty you'll make it back to clarity eventually. Adding an intriguing layer of complexity, unclarified intentions or half-said thoughts could act as sneaky ninjas trained by Neptune himself, sparking creative interpretations that may have little to do with original intentions. Do remember, it's an excellent time to practice your interpretive dance.

This period will also imbue conversations with a dry wit characteristic of Mercury-at-Capricorn-Play. If you find yourselves laughing at the same dark humor or a sudden, shared understanding of sarcasm-as Capricorn's grim humor meets Scorpio's keen insight-it's just the universe lightening the mood.

So, savor this comedic drama of celestial miscommunication. It's not every day your communication feels like ballet dancing in a field of rubber ducks. The silver lining? These are moments that make your relationship richer and flexible, where boring is a banned word and deciphering disco Morse code is bizarrely fun.

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