Chaldean Chronicles: Cadence of the Lostgrail

Ishtar, Mistress of Heaven BOT 2021-12-20 11:09 PM

The Ortlinde was making her way down the hallway. She had recently finished some training, improving her spirit core. Though things had been pretty quiet for her. Her master had not gone on missions or rayshifted so neither had she. Instead, she took this time to get familiar with Chaldea when not training. The Valkyrie continued to walk down the hallway, not realizing who she might encounter. @Kuro (Rat|Qtz|Yasu|Sei|Ath|Illy)

Coincidentally, Odin was also walking through the same hallway in the opposite direction, heading towards Valkyrie as she hummed while in deep thought. She was contemplating the runes she would need to prepare for the entry into the apparent Norse Singularity, she would need to prepare runes for specific enemies that she could think they might encounter. Since she was preoccupied and not truly focusing on her senses, she doesn't feel the familiar presence approaching her. As for Ortinde. As she was walking through the hallway, she would notice that a small girl was walking from the opposite direction, heading towards her while her expression was deep in thought. She could feel that the girl was a servant, which while a bit strange due to her age, shouldn't have been that alarming. No, what does catch her attention is the familiar presence that the girl emits. It was the aura of the All-Father, Odin himself.

As Ortlinde continued to walk down the hallway she spotted a young female heroic spirit. She seemed pretty young to be a heroic spirit. Her first instinct was to see if she could recruit her to join Valhalla. Though these thoughts were suddenly dashed away when she felt the aura coming out of her. "Allfather?" said the Valkyrie in surprised and confused tone as she stopped in her tracks. Her attention was now totally focused on the young female heroic spirit in the hallway with her.

She stops at the familiar voice speaking her name, blinking she turns to look at the servant in front of her before a nostalgic smile appears on her face. "Ah, Ortlinde. How nice to meet you once again" Despite the now feminine voice, the tone and how she spoke was familiar for the Valkyrie, this was indeed the All-Father ~~him~~herself.

The aura and the fact that they knew her name and spoke in such a way confirmed that the servant in front of her was indeed Odin. "Allfather, it is an honor to be in your presence again. But that body and the fact that you a heroic spirit, what happened? I thought it was a miracle that I was summoned by a human." said the Valkyrie as she was still confused by the whole thing.

"Haha" She gives a light laugh. "Well, this vessel is something...strange, I'll admit. I pressume its because I'm being treated just like the other Divine spirits, requiring a vessel rather than being summoned on my True Form. As for the reason of being this one, well this might be just speculation but I think this one may have had quite an obsession with magic, just like me" She answers, her face splitting in the excited smile she usually had when talking about magic. "As for how I was summoned, well I do die on the Ragnarok so I'm quite eligible for becoming a Heroic Spirit"

"How interesting. It seems all sorts of people can then be summoned." said the Valkyrie as she nodded her head. "How is your master? Also do you require anything from me. Wait, do I answer to you or my master now?" asked Ortlinde as then place her finger on her chin while thinking about all this.

"You can answer to your Master, Ortlinde" She tells her with a tap of her staff against the metal floor. "And my summoner is quite a interesting lass, it appears she is also learning how to utilize Runes, having learnt some form Gram's wielder. I will be most interested in teaching her and see how well she progresses"

The Valkyrie would nod her head. This would be a bit strange, answering to someone else which Odin was still around. "Understood, thank you Allfather." said Ortlinde as she would then then nod at Odin. The Valkyrie would then listen to Odin as he or she began to talk about their master. It seemed their master was interested in learning how to use runes. The Valkyrie had a neutral tone until she found out the source of where they were learning the runes from. Her eyebrows would narrow in together as her muscles became more tense while her grip on her spear would tighten. "Sigurd..." said the Valkyrie in harsh tone, showing a clear dislike for the Gram Wielder. It was a rare display of emotion.

She raises an eyebrow at her, tapping her staff onto the ground again to get her attention. 'Curious, it seems they've developed independent thought after being summoned? No....maybe even before that?' She internally wonders. "I see you hold some animosity towards them"

Her attention would then snap back to Odin upon hearing the staff hit the ground, her grip on her spear loosening a bit and her muscles relaxing but her eyebrows still remained narrow. "Of course, because of him, my older sister fell in love and lost her status as a Valkyrie. I... we... can never forgive that." said Ortlinde as she began to explain the reasoning for her anger towards Sigurd. Though it wasn't just her who hated him but her sisters as well

She shakes her head. "No, that is wrong, my dear Ortlinde... Brynhild lost her status as Valkyrie due to her favoring Agnar and going against the warriors of Hjalmgunnar, who had my blessings" Her tone is still slightly bitter, still remembering her anger at that time. "Nevertheless, I can't nor won't stop you from feeling such anomisity, yet I'll warn you to not allow such feelings to affect your work here"

Ortlinde wanted to object but she knew better to argue against the allfather. Though despite their explantation, the Valkyrie still felt bitter towards Sigurd. "Of course, my master and the mission comes first. I have served loyally for centuries and will continue to do so. I will not allow such things to interfere with my mission. Should I be placed on a mission with him, I will ignore these emotions for the sake of the mission."

"Mhm" She gives a positive hum, nodding her head. "Your loyalty and dedication on your time as my Valkyrie has been commendable, so I'll trust that you can focus clearly on your mission before letting personal feelings influence anything" She compliments her, a small smile on her face.

Being praised by the allfather caused a small blush to come out of the Valkyrie. This would cause her to lower her head, trying to hide her blush behind her hoodie. "Indeed allfather. Should you require anything or any assistance, feel free to ask me, I am ready to serve you once again as long as it doesn't conflict with my master orders." stated Ortlinde as she tried to recompose herself. "What are your thoughts on Chaldea and their mission? In a way it reminds me of Valhalla and Ragnarok. Summoning powerful warriors to stop the end of the world."

"Quite so" She nods in agreement. "It is quite similar to our Records, isn't it. Bringing forth so many warriors of different eras, although I would say it is quite different as Chaldea seems to have managed to escape the fate we, the Norse Pantheon, couldn't and seems to be pushing back against the destruction of their history" She muses, referring to the fact that, victory or defeat Surtr would still destroy everything with his Laevateinn and eliminate all Aesirs, leaving only the youngest to take their place. After a moment, a teasing smile appears on her face as she looks at Ortlinder. "Although, I must say. If we do continue this comparison to Ragnarok, then you must be quite proud to have been chosen as one of these 'Greatest Historical Warriors' to protect Human history?"

"I wouldn't say they have escaped yet. Their is still a chance they will fail. Though they seem to have made excellent progress, fixing several singularities but the worst is still ahead." said Ortlinde as knew the battle and war was far from over. Odin next statement caught her utterly off guard. She didn't expect to be ambushed by Odin like that. Even though the teasing face did warn of it, it was still a perfect ambush. "Greatest warriors? I am not sure if I have accomplished enough deeds to be considered such a thing. Still if the Grail has chosen me and you have said so, then it must be true. I will try my best to prove both you and the grail correct." said the Valkyrie as she composed herself to look professional. "Unsurprising, you yourself have been chosen. How do you feel about it, Allfather."

"Mhm..." She hums in response to her question. "I would say I'm quite...excited. The prophecy of Ragnarok was already quite a party I was expecting for and it proved just as exciting of a party as I hoped" She chuckles. "The chance of another all-out battle for survival is something I can't help but think will be quite appealing, additionally...." Here, her grin fully widens as she gains a gleam on her eyes. "The chance to meet all these Heroes and learn from their magic is already something else to get excited about!"

Ortlinde was a bit surprised by Odin answer. She had expected the Allfather to be calm or indifferent, not excited and to think of it as a party. "You wish to test your mettle versus other heroes. Perhaps I should recruit you to Valhalla." said the Valkyrie as she made a bit of a joke. "Speaking of heroes and Valhalla, I have began to scout around and search for heroes to recruit. Servants that are summoned will have to be done manually but some of the masters seem like they could make good candidates."

"Haha" She laughs joyfully in response. "Well, Thor has to have gotten his enthusiasm from somewhere, don't you think so?" "Is that so?" She raises an eyebrow in curiosity. "You'll have to introduce them to me sometime, I'm interested on the Heroes you have chosen that could join mine or Freya's domain"

"Like father, like son." said the Valkyrie as she nodded her head in agreement with Odin. "The first servant I met I am unable to recruit due to the divinity in their blood but otherwise she would be a perfect warrior for Valhalla. My master though while not worthy currently does show potential. A bit of training and a bit of self confidence and she will make a great warrior. I can introduce you to them at any time you wish."

"I would be remiss to not accept such an invitation" She nods. "I would like to meet your Master one of these days, whenever you are free to come meet us"

The Valkyrie would then blink as Odin spoke. "That may have to wait. It seems I have just been assigned to a mission. Perhaps once that is done I can introduce to you to them. Speaking of warriors, tell me more about your host body. I am curious." said Ortlinde as she would then attempt to circle around Odin while examining their body.

She would let the Valkyrie inspect her. Her body was quite short when compared to her original form, but not by much seeing how originally Odin had the form of an old man, meaning she was short already. Standing at 4'8 ft. she was wearing what looks like a imitation to a witch's costume, with pointy hat and a crimson robe with a short skirt, a belt on her red dress that didn't seem to have any function and, finally, a flowing cape that almost barely touches her feet and is inches away from the floor. "Hm...about this Vessel huh" She muses, tapping her staff on the metal ground as she thinks. "Like I mentioned, it appears she was quite interested in magic just like me, our main connection in this summoning I presume. Her personality appears to be quite similar to Thor's, bombastic and proud, energetic and quite high spirited. And, despite her love for magical knowledge, she seems to have a preference in offensive magic, which may have influence me as I can more easily recall my offensive set of Runes than those of the support variety"

After taking a moment to observe and listen to what Odin had to say, the Valkyrie had already made a determination. "Indeed. She has potential as both a vessel and someone who can enter the halls of Valhalla. I am interested in seeing how far you can take this vessel." said the Valkyrie as she stopped circling the Allfather. "Do you feel any part of her personality will affect your judgement?" asked the Valkyrie as she knew a bit about pseudo spirits. Taking on a host meant their was personality leaks and stuff.

"Oh I don't believe so" She smiles easily, shaking her head. "While this child certainly has quite a strong personality, I happen to have more than a couple millennia of knowledge on me to be so easily influenced by the mind of someone so young" She answers proudly, a bit more proud than what the original Odin may be as, while not completely humble, he didn't truly brag like that.

"I will trust in your judgement Allfather." said the Valkyrie bowing her head slightly as she noted some of the differences. Perhaps the Allfather had been altered or perhaps this was a different side of their personality that Ortlinde had not seen before due to Odin not having to be a ruler anymore. She would then allow the Allfather to pick the next subject of their conversation, that is if they wanted to continue the conversation.

Humming after their conversation is done and there is silence, she taps her staff on the metal floor again. "Hm...our previous topic about Brynhild does raise an interesting idea. You Valkyries appear to have become more emotive once you were summoned, have you perhaps developed feelings for some of these 'Worthy Warriors'?" She asks with a smile.

This other question caught the Valkyrie off guard. Her cheeks would go a bright red. She had heard stories about people falling in love and she her sister do so. It was something she wanted to understand. So when asked if she herself had fallend in love, it caused her to panic a bit. Ortlinde would grab her hood with her two hands and use it to hide her embrassed face. "Fall... in... love? Of course not. How could you even consider such a thing? Me, falling in love? I don't think I am capable of that emotion. Though I do wish to learn more about falling in love and how it feels like for humans." She then took a second to recompose herself. "Speaking of love do you think your wife or your children will show up?"

"Hohoho" She gives a small laugh. "Well, Brynhild certainly fell in love despite being one of my Valkyries as well, so I was quite curious about it" She then shakes her head as she hears the second question. "Well, while I'm uncertain if Frigg or my children plan on appearing anytime soon, the fact we do have so many Norse servants gives me quite a bit of hope that they may be summoned"

"Well that is true. But the rest of us still don't understand what it means to fall in love or the emotion. I guess it is possible for the rest of us to fall in love but that has not happened at the moment." replied the Valkyrie as she couldn't argue with Odin statement. "I wonder if my elder sister Brynhildr will show up." asked Ortlinde as she was curious and did want to meet her older sister. She had many questions she wanted to ask her.

She hums, her expressions a bit uneasy even as she keeps her smile in place. After all, Odin and Brynhildr's relation was...a bit strained. "Hm...I'm certain she will be summoned soo, if we consider that Gram's wielder, her beloved, is around"

Ortlinde would take a moment to think about this. If her older sister were to be summoned, she would most likely try to kill Sigurd. This would cause issues for Chaldea. She cared about her older sister and wanted to protect her. "If that is the case, I will try my best to steer her clear of Sigurd. I should make some preparations for that. Thank you for talking to me All Father, you have given me much to think about and do." said Ortlinde as she would give a respectful bow to Odin before then making her exit.

"It was quite a pleasure, my dear Ortlinde" She smiles at her, tapping her staff as he gives her a nod at the bow. "I shall see you around soon" She says before turning and continuing her path forward.

Arran walk through the empty hallway. After done summoning Lancer, he proceed leave her alone with his other Servant to familiarize with each other. Now that there is 4 people inside the room (technically 6), it's started to feel a bit cramped. At least when Anastasia didn't use her bed Astrate could use them.

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Arran walk through the empty hallway. After done summoning Lancer, he proceed leave her alone with his other Servant to familiarize with each other. Now that there is 4 people inside the room (technically 6), it's started to feel a bit cramped. At least when Anastasia didn't use her bed Astrate could use them.

@Arran Chatelain (@[11]Arran [5]Skye) - jump The young girl walked through the halls, trying to find Arran. She was still wearing her normal 1st ascension attire. She then spotted Arran, recognising him from her master's mental link and rushed to him suddenly!

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The young girl walked through the halls, trying to find Arran. She was still wearing her normal 1st ascension attire. She then spotted Arran, recognising him from her master's mental link and rushed to him suddenly!

@Jack The Ripper (@Fl, Wi, Ab, Yu) - jump Arran didn't notice it at first until his instinct blared and quickly he turn around and prepare himself for an attack only to see a small, short white haired girl in rags?

Everything hurts, everything sucks, please kill me. Of course, Leopold is overexaggerating. He's fine. Mostly fine. Besides the fact that even though he accepted being a voluntary, he still was in risk of being attacked by the other Masters, or worst. They might have been civilized at the presentation, but who knows what was the situation now? Slowly, he traversed one of the corridors... And trying to get a sense of where to go.

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"At least they got the 'futuristic hellscape' aesthetic fit to a T, very nice. Let's see..." As he got closer to one of the maps, he understood the layout. Clearly, the shape was to better make use of the magical energy available, but hell if it wasn't confusing when all the halls look the same. Still... He found himself close to a cafeteria. He could do that, can't save the world in an empty stomach.

8:32 PM

He walked towards the cafeteria...

Leopold was pondering... Pondering exactly if he should summon a Servant. It was tempting, yet he somehow felt it wasn't time for that. At least not yet.

7:38 PM

Looking at the maps, something caught his attention... "Vault". If it had left over stuff, it could be useful for him. So he went there.

This should've be done before, but fuck it, Leopold goes to the rayshift room.

Akiha reunited with Lucius after they both rayshifted out of the Singularity. She explained to him that she was just coming in to help out Klara and anyways that stuff is boring so it was offscreen Some days later, she's talking to him in the hallways of their headquarters. "I want to take another medical examination," she says. "I don't really like having people around for that, but why don't you come along? I'm your Master, so hiding things from you is not my intention."

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Lucius was glad to see that his Master appeared to be in a better condition than when he last saw them "I'll accompany you to the medical room then Master, I presume you're in better health than last time?"

After speaking with that doctor, Sanson walks the hallways of Chaldea, thinking over the notes that he read... Medicine has certainly advanced from his time.

There was another pair of footsteps approaching him, one of the dorm room doors opening. For some reason Sanson could tell that these footsteps were headed specifically for him.

"..?" The executioner looked back towards the sound of the door opening, curious as to who it may be.

Out of the door stepped a woman with pink hair, and whilst she had a new look... It was definitely a familiar face.

"Ah... Good afternoon, Mr. Sanson."

"Ah, Miss Enrica. I'm glad to see that you're better. Were there any issues with your recovery?"

"None at all. The team do fine work. I thought I should perhaps accessorise a little after all of that... Frankly I was looking a little plain."

"Accessories... they look rather fitting, for what my opinion is worth." It's good that she's feeling better.

"Your opinion is worth a lot, though I am not dressed a la Sanson." She chuckled, resting her hands behind her back.

A long sigh resounded through the hallways, the doctor strolled around the courses of the last bastion for the fifth time now, twining her finger around her locks idly, seemingly staring into space. A few months have passed in the blink of an eye since her awakening from cryostasis, and yet… she's accomplished utterly nothing in these past months, still servantless and the one thing that was going for her, being the impressive amount of funds obtained by painfully slaving away in the medical lab which too, had also been lost to time— she miscalculated and gambled it all away in one fell swoop upon a “harmless” bet. A matter she’s been lamenting upon for the past week now, it unsettles her greatly that she made such a foolish blunder, after all everything was perfect really, it was just that last moment of error that had cost her everything. Was it rigged all along in the first place? No, that can’t be, she had meticulously checked for any sign of foul play, there was none. Hell, she had even employed some strategies of her own like a mage hand… regardless of her complaints, what has happened has happened, she’s utterly broke without a sense of direction of what to do now. “I really can’t believe it…”

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Amane spied the lamenting magus walking the hallways, with a sigh like that it was not necessarily hard to miss her. She had seen this magus around a few times, a medical worker in Chaldea. This could be a good opportunity to make some more connections, and having someone skilled in the field of medicine would be good to have in her back pocket. Gods knew that the actual head doctor in Chaldea was not worth the mana in his body. She approached the platinum girl and walked along next to her, giving her a bit of a smile as she strode next to her "Why hello there, what seems to have gotten you in such a mood? You usually seem much more composed than this in the medical ward."

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“Huh…?” A blink, then two, she stood blank momentarily before she snapped out of her own stupor, she wasn’t really expecting to meet anyone else in these empty halls, after all, ever since the start of the new singularity, most masters had rayshifted and gone off to fight for humanity’s cause. And after awakening from her lamentation, the doctor turned to face the one who approached her with a smile of her own, the girl seemed to know of her… but after racking her mind a bit, she couldn’t find any strong impression of the pink hair girl within her memory, perhaps they’ve met a while back in the medical ward— it wouldn’t be too surprising seeing the amount of patients she’ve seen during her time of activity. “Ah… it’s nothing, just a few mild complications… thanks for your concern though.” “I don’t suppose we’ve ever met before… but you seem to know me? Well, regardless, allow me to make a formal introduction. I’m Eres Apollonia Blanca— it’s quite a mouthful isn’t it~ you may refer to me as Eres, it’s nice to meet you!” (edited)

“Huh…?” A blink, then two, she stood blank momentarily before she snapped out of her own stupor, she wasn’t really expecting to meet anyone else in these empty halls, after all, ever since the start of the new singularity, most masters had rayshifted and gone off to fight for humanity’s cause. And after awakening from her lamentation, the doctor turned to face the one who approached her with a smile of her own, the girl seemed to know of her… but after racking her mind a bit, she couldn’t find any strong impression of the pink hair girl within her memory, perhaps they’ve met a while back in the medical ward— it wouldn’t be too surprising seeing the amount of patients she’ve seen during her time of activity. “Ah… it’s nothing, just a few mild complications… thanks for your concern though.” “I don’t suppose we’ve ever met before… but you seem to know me? Well, regardless, allow me to make a formal introduction. I’m Eres Apollonia Blanca— it’s quite a mouthful isn’t it~ you may refer to me as Eres, it’s nice to meet you!”

@Eres Apolonia Blanca (@Pot | Lilith) - jump Amane chuckled a bit, having had her eye on Eres for a bit as a candidate for her ultimate goal potentially. At least one of them. A capable magus and not bad in the looks department. A good potential addition to her clan's bloodline. It was a good chance to talk to her and see if she could make any progress "We have not properly met, no. I am simply another Master in Chaldea and I have made note of you. My name is Amane Ohirume. You may call me simply Amane, as I doubt you would follow japanese honorifics. I am the holder of a Divine Body for my clan." She would extend her hand delicately for a simple yet formal handshake as a greeting, not bowing her head like might be expected of a japanese magus. It would seem she was not one to see herself below others

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A crisp voice sounded in response, followed by the curving of her fine lips, glistentened invitingly under the white lights emitted by the many incandescent slits hidden in the halls, it made for a stark contrast to her earlier meek mellowness when first approached, instead there was now a refined air of professionalism exuding from her very being, everything about her seemingly changed in the blink of an eye— those cold gray irises seem to reflect a unfathomable mystery beneath its surface, trailing down was the high bridge of her delicate nose that matched her refined sensibility where a light smile was placed below. “I’m honored to have caught your eye, Amane, it’s already a pleasure to have met you.” A delicate hand extended to meet Amane’s, clasping their fingers together, her grip was neither firm nor soft, instead seemingly adjusting to match the pressure of the girl’s grip, she tilted her head slightly to the left in the midst of the formal greeting, asking a few questions of her own. “I wonder what brings you through these halls? Chaldea has been rather empty lately, it’s nice to meet a new face.”

Amane shifted her posture a bit, subconsciously taking on a bit more of a seductive posture as she talked with Eres. It was just something she had adapted to doing over the years when speaking with someone of interest, but it could be seen as rather effective when looking at her figure and dress. "Oh I am wandering the halls a bit on my off time. I continue to wait for the Singularity to be investigated in such a way that it is not apparent suicide to wander into the forest as someone who primarily focuses on the magical arts rather than any sort of physical prowess. The Holy Church seems to be shining for this one." She waved dismissively as she was a bit annoyed at the state of the Singularity, but had been fine on improving herself in Chaldea while she awaited for things to improve.

@Ōhirume Amane (@StarryCleric) - jump “I-I understand, it’s been quite a mess in the forest from what I’ve heard, luckily no one has gotten seriously injured just yet. I myself am just taking a short break from the affairs of Chaldea as well, I’ve made quite a foolish decision and found myse— ah, I didn’t mean to start ranting all of the sudden, how about we head to the cafeteria to grab a quick bite as we talk if you don’t mind?” A slight raise of her brows, the doctor seemed to notice her change in posture, and it appeared to offset her composure slightly, it wasn’t just her charm that managed to stun her briefly, but the suddenness of the development, that’s not to mention how well it went well with her current attire… a bit too well she’d say— narrowing her eyes to the side, she bit the tip of her lips in an attempt to distract herself from the girl before her and pointed at the general direction of the cafeteria.

“I-I understand, it’s been quite a mess in the forest from what I’ve heard, luckily no one has gotten seriously injured just yet. I myself am just taking a short break from the affairs of Chaldea as well, I’ve made quite a foolish decision and found myse— ah, I didn’t mean to start ranting all of the sudden, how about we head to the cafeteria to grab a quick bite as we talk if you don’t mind?” A slight raise of her brows, the doctor seemed to notice her change in posture, and it appeared to offset her composure slightly, it wasn’t just her charm that managed to stun her briefly, but the suddenness of the development, that’s not to mention how well it went well with her current attire… a bit too well she’d say— narrowing her eyes to the side, she bit the tip of her lips in an attempt to distract herself from the girl before her and pointed at the general direction of the cafeteria.

@Eres Apolonia Blanca (@Pot | Lilith) - jump Amane's smile shifted from a normal one to a bit more of a seductive one as ideas start brimming in her head, more actively shifting her posture and stance rather than passively. With the active effort, it far more showed off what her outfit was capable of with each of her movements as they talked. "Well if you wanted to talk more, we could more easily have a chat in one of our rooms if you would like. I'm sure we can find something to snack on if we really wanted to~" She gave a cute giggle at Eres's reaction as she spoke, making sure to keep moving in such a way to only put more seductive pressure on the other girl and to keep her on her toes so that she would never get a chance to have anywhere her eyes could drift to on Amane's body without it somehow being in a seductive light.

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Amane's smile shifted from a normal one to a bit more of a seductive one as ideas start brimming in her head, more actively shifting her posture and stance rather than passively. With the active effort, it far more showed off what her outfit was capable of with each of her movements as they talked. "Well if you wanted to talk more, we could more easily have a chat in one of our rooms if you would like. I'm sure we can find something to snack on if we really wanted to~" She gave a cute giggle at Eres's reaction as she spoke, making sure to keep moving in such a way to only put more seductive pressure on the other girl and to keep her on her toes so that she would never get a chance to have anywhere her eyes could drift to on Amane's body without it somehow being in a seductive light.

@Ōhirume Amane (@StarryCleric) - jump “A-ah… vey well, let’s continue our conversation in your room then, would you mind leading the way?” A bit taken back by the girl’s continued seductive assault, the doctor pursed her lips with a bashful expression upon her, she could feel blood rising to her face as her hormones spike, it took every last strand of her willpower to meet her in the eyes and to maintain her crumbling composure. A few steps back and a few deep breaths, the doctor attempted to calm herself by taking several long blinks to rid the alluring sight from her head, yet without avail. A feeling of shame welled up within her, being renowned as one of the world’s best doctors, in both magical and mundane worlds, she was a master of faces, able to conceal her thoughts and true emotions easily, and yet now she’s being driven in a corner by a mere girl?

“A-ah… vey well, let’s continue our conversation in your room then, would you mind leading the way?” A bit taken back by the girl’s continued seductive assault, the doctor pursed her lips with a bashful expression upon her, she could feel blood rising to her face as her hormones spike, it took every last strand of her willpower to meet her in the eyes and to maintain her crumbling composure. A few steps back and a few deep breaths, the doctor attempted to calm herself by taking several long blinks to rid the alluring sight from her head, yet without avail. A feeling of shame welled up within her, being renowned as one of the world’s best doctors, in both magical and mundane worlds, she was a master of faces, able to conceal her thoughts and true emotions easily, and yet now she’s being driven in a corner by a mere girl?

@Eres Apolonia Blanca (@Pot | Lilith) - jump "Follow me then~" Amane give another cute giggle as she turned to take the lead in walking, making sure to sway her hips as she walked in front of the doctor. Being in front let her be even more teasing and seductive in her movements as she lead her back to her room. Each movement spoke of the years she has had to refine each step, knowing exactly how her body would move. It was sure many would be sad to see her leave, but glad to watch her go. "And perhaps I will get in the attire that your eyes are trying to strip me down to~" Amane gave a tease, having noticed the blush on Eres's face as she passed her. She gave a wink as well, only emphasizing the teasing, yet it also seemed like it was a genuine offer.

"Follow me then~" Amane give another cute giggle as she turned to take the lead in walking, making sure to sway her hips as she walked in front of the doctor. Being in front let her be even more teasing and seductive in her movements as she lead her back to her room. Each movement spoke of the years she has had to refine each step, knowing exactly how her body would move. It was sure many would be sad to see her leave, but glad to watch her go. "And perhaps I will get in the attire that your eyes are trying to strip me down to~" Amane gave a tease, having noticed the blush on Eres's face as she passed her. She gave a wink as well, only emphasizing the teasing, yet it also seemed like it was a genuine offer.

@Ōhirume Amane (@StarryCleric) - jump A single nod was her response, she couldn’t afford to lose her composure now, at least not in the open halls, she kept her eyes glued to the floors, trying her best to keep any malicious thoughts out of her mind, all she needed was a single moment of reprieve, a single moment for her to catch her breath and she’ll be fine— at least it's what she told herself. A poor pitiful state, the swaying of her hips were almost hypnotic, it was difficult to pry her eyes off once caught, it felt like hours has passed before they arrived before Amane’s dorm, though in reality only a few minutes had gone by, yet the journey was arduous, she felt exhausted mentally, her face flushed red.

A single nod was her response, she couldn’t afford to lose her composure now, at least not in the open halls, she kept her eyes glued to the floors, trying her best to keep any malicious thoughts out of her mind, all she needed was a single moment of reprieve, a single moment for her to catch her breath and she’ll be fine— at least it's what she told herself. A poor pitiful state, the swaying of her hips were almost hypnotic, it was difficult to pry her eyes off once caught, it felt like hours has passed before they arrived before Amane’s dorm, though in reality only a few minutes had gone by, yet the journey was arduous, she felt exhausted mentally, her face flushed red.

@Eres Apolonia Blanca (@Pot | Lilith) - jump Amane did not give the other woman a moment of rest as she made sure to take the long way to her dorm, making sure her movements were eye turning for any they would pass. As they got to her dorm and she opened the door, she took Eres's hand and pulled her in as the door was closed behind them with a quite shut, hiding their activities to all prying eyes

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Arriving in the hallway with Van, she kept up with the wolf as she awaited a response.

@ArbyOrNotToBe

I can. I can also change to a human form but I prefer not to. As for where I like to stay, anywhere comfortable. Wherever, I go, the cold follows.

2:06 AM

@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae

Convenient. The lounge should do, budget and resources have been tight lately but it's still the most comfortable place here. Were you there often during your previous stay?

@ArbyOrNotToBe

No. I wandered around the facility but ended up resting by the cafeteria. She replies. Walking alongside her master.

I've seen many masters in Chaldea and I don't recall hearing seeing someone like yourself or even heard your name. What have you been up to?

@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae

Staying alive. I'm not looking for heroics or glory, and can't do some of the things even other masters here show off... Funny thing is before I came here, I'd have said I stood out myself, but then I already knew the limits of that anyway. So I keep a lower profile, yeah, but, I'm here so we all don't die, not to make a name for myself, yeah? One of the things you learn the way I've had to live and work is that fame doesn't mean much, especially when it gets you killed.

She sighs, her expression serious for a few moments but still with a light smirk.

You also learn you have to follow what your client wants if you want their money and more work after, so I'm getting to work. They say the final push is soon, and no doubt everyone will be dragged out... At least it'll be an experience to remember for whoever comes back, hah. So~ No pressure this early, but I'm curious. Would the Wolf of Ragnarok tell me more about themselves, in their own words?

@ArbyOrNotToBe (edited)

I asked what you've been up to, not a life lesson. The wolf huffs. You remind me of someone I wish to forget. Vánagandr looks at Wiltrud for a moment before looking away.

You seem very eager to know who I am. Do you humans not have any books that retell the events of Ragnarok? That is all you need to know.

It seems this wolf doesn't wish to explain more about her personality so fast and so quickly. If anything, it just seems like they wanted to rest.

2:55 AM

@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae

Meant that as an explanation, not a lesson, but fair. And noted... She eyes Vánagandr curiously for a moment in response, but lets the question rest. Works for me. I've gotten what I was looking for right now anyway, the lounge should be right over here. And with that, she fell silent until they reached the doors to the lounge area. @ArbyOrNotToBe (scene transition again? another one is running there, up to you if you want a thread or to ask about a second channel)

(A thread will do!) (edited)

3:07 AM

(Also brb)

(np!)

walking down the hallways of Chaldea with Vortigern, Sayo would take them to her room. Transversing the sea of white and dullness of the echoing long halls. Truth be told, her walk is still with a stiff spine, a bit shook still by the presence of danger behind her. Their aura indeed exudes authority, but she still keeps her back turned as she pushes through the primal instincts to turn around and face the danger. Trusting her servant, after all, he seemed quite nice “Well, truth be told, I’m a bit disquieted. I don’t think I really deserve praise. And after all, you seemed gentlemanly like for the whole time. It would be dishonourable to treat you as anything else then a friend. You lend me your trust, I am lending you mine. You could have always at any time pointed the sword at me but didn’t, game me, … a chance, to speak, before assessing. You don’t see that a lot I’ll have to tell you, at least I.” the girl spoke sincerely as she was slowly relaxed as she was letting it out of her system “I’m not trying to do anyone wrong, no matter who they are. I- wouldn’t bare to be anything else then what I am. Simply treating everyone how I want to be treated. I just know everyone has some good in them no matter what sour spiteful words are casted about them. After all, the villain has a mother too right?” Sayato asks rhetorically “OF COURSE OF COURSE! I’M NOT TRYING TO SAY YOU ARE SOME KIND OF EVIL OR MENACE!” a quick moment as she darts spinning on her heels around in order to raise her hands up

12:27 AM

“Gosh, I just, … I don’t mean it like that” reaching her hand to her forehead as she puts her fingers on it and bridging her palm whilst looking downwards “I just want to say that, … you are also someone with their own thoughts. Bound by contract or not you have your own view on things. Yes, as much as I’d want you to do whatever I say is tempting, but it wouldn’t be fair as I hold this power. Sometimes stuff like this comes with responsibility I’m too childish to grasp and comprehend. You aren’t an inanimate object. So, lets try to keep ourselves safe as beings not weapons and shields.” as with a sigh, her hand reaches out to her elbow as she turns around to continue walking toward her abode, not as a lack of confidence or backbone, no, she grasps it rather normally without extra gesticulation or underline expression of a pacifying behaviour. Much more of a manner to have something in her hand out of boredom, or to look a bit better as she marches down “You said the system drained away your mystery? I might be able to recreate it slightly with the help of my research, and get some of your resilience back. It’s still rather rudimentary, I could help improve it but. I think my head should worry about their own problems as of now. , … You called yourself, … a king.” the girlie mentions as a pass by by the way to something that was said a while back

12:27 AM

@ArbyOrNotToBe

"I see no immediate reason to use violence at this time." He states. In truth, if he were no servant for the Chaldeans, he would've started executing all humans and their puppets on sight. Though he keeps this thought to himself. Even he knows it would break the atmosphere. "I am in no place to speak up to my summoner. Hence why I waited for you to finish." Entering Sayato's room, the knight would look around. He was a very tall individual so the horns on his helmet nearly scrapes the roof. Making the servant slouch slightly. It doesn't look like he's uncomfortable though. "There is no reason for you to ignore the fact that I've committed atrocities during my time. Are you familiar with the tales of Camelot? If so, then I rather you do not speak to me as if I'm in the same level as a true hero of the realm." "I stand and symbolize everything that despises the Age of Man. I care not about anything a part of it. I am only here to fulfill the end of my contract." Vortigern was being brutally honest about himself and his origin. In fact, it's rather strange how this servant is able to be summoned despite his concept being one that goes entirely against the progress of humanity. But at the time, it's also interesting. Why would someone who hates humanity so much answer the call to save them? The tall Saber servant would find a spot in the room and take a seat. Not occupying any chair. Rather, just taking a seat on the floor. He then sits there, listening to the Half-Fae speak. Shortly responding to her when addressed. "You need not to. In fact, I believe we are already making the final approach in restoring humanity. Am I incorrect? As for me being a king, yes. I was, rather."

9:53 AM

@[unintelligible sub noises]

Alex had bowed out of the party a bit early, the talk with Nagato had got him remembering that because they won, it meant this was over. There was no way the greater organizations would let things stand as they were with Chaldea now. He might not have much longer left to live himself, not because he would be executed or anything, but because his 'skills' would be recognized and sent on more extreme missions. That seemed to make it only fitting though, all he had left in the material world was his ex and Ciel. Chris had fallen to dark ways already. Nagato was going to be gone. And the rest were heroes that would be returning to the throne. Little did he know that even his ex would be gone as well, but he was more thinking about one of the ties that had made him happier even after all this. The 'daughter' he had summoned even if she was not his real daughter and never saw him as a father. With his face the way it was, most probably underestimated his age. He was 27 now, and Miyu was a bit older than a daughter he could have had, but still. He was searching for her, he had to at least give her a proper send off.

[Alex] @Thicc|Fie/Ali/Ayu/Miyu/Nag/Mel

a Voice called out to Alex from behind. It was Vee. "Alex-" Though, she did feel a bit bad about what she did. "Um.. can I talk to you, for just a moment?"

Alex turned around, a bit surprised. He didn't really expect Vee to call out to him herself. He thought they had already started down their different paths, wherever they may be taken "Oh Vee... Veronica, yea I have a bit of time."

Taking a deep breath, Veronica bowed. "I'm really Sorry."

"Hm? For what? I don't think you have done anything new to apologize for? Right?" Alex seemed a bit perplexed. She had apologized when they broke up, so he wasn't exactly sure what she would be apologizing for now

"Ah.. well, I'll be.. leaving this existence soon. So I.. wanted to apologize again, properly." "Uh..! I'm really glad that I've met you, Alexander." She stopped bowing now. Looking up to him with a Smile. "So, thank you for.. teaching me about a lot of things. If.. it's not too much to ask, please take care of everyone in my stead." It's selfish to ask him that, especially since she's the one that's abandoning everyone.. but she's made that promise, and she can't take it back.

10:56 AM

@StarryCleric

A wave of realization hit Alex as Vee spoke, a sudden strike of disbelief hit him suddenly as he blinked for a moment, trying to process this. His expression grew a bit pained, his fist clenching as he tried to hold in his emotions "Even you huh..." he whispered lightly The realization that Vee was one of the other Masters being taken as a Counter Guardian. Another thread was snapped. He put on the smile once more, though for Vee it was easy to see it wasn't genuine. "I will. I'll be doing my best"

"--" "..Alex..." She frowned. She's very aware that she's the reason he's hurting but.. No, there's nothing she can do. "...I'll miss your food." So she'll just have to smile in his stead. Properly. This is Goodbye for good, most likely.

"Maybe you will get to try it again one day. My door will always be open for you. There is always a chance...." He didn't really have any words for this. There was no reason to say pleasantries such as 'stay safe' or anything of the such. She was going to be gone as well. "Goodbye... I'm glad to have met you." there was pain in his eyes, and it was obvious he was holding back tears

She nodded. "Yeah.. Farewell, Alexander." and with a heavy heart, she'll move to find the next person she needs to say goodbye to.

Alex would turn as well, why was he in this hallway again? He just stood there for a moment and waited for Vee to leave as he wanted. His first step away was a bit shaky, as he looked around to see if anyone was around, before a few tears managed to fall from his eyes. He slammed his fist against the wall. He was losing his humanity again. If the church got their hands on him now, he might be returned to what he was before Chaldea, except with even less ties to humanity. A purely heartless tool for killing, no different from the sword he had let Nagato keep. He took a few breaths and managed to compose himself, he had spent a bit longer than expected in that daze and hadn't seen if anyone was watching. He remembered why he was here though. Miyu. He had to see her before any sort of unsummoning occurred. He couldn't let that girl vanish without properly expressing his gratitude to her. She had helped keep him properly sane after the breakup, and even before that had continued to give him a sense of having a family for once.

11:16 AM

@Thicc|Fie/Ali/Ayu/Miyu/Nag/Mel

Around the corner of the hallways Alex was he would find Miyu standing there with the box he had given her before she went into battle against the demon god pillars. She hadn't gotten a proper moment to eat it seeing as they were on the battlefield and they weren't given a moment of rest. She wasn't in the best condition but she had been through worse, thankfully she had improved her healing capabilities before that battle. Miyu felt like that helped her while she was on the battlefield. She had overheard the conversation between Vee and Alex, it was kinda hard not to given she was within hearing range. It was... awkward accidental overhearing the two talk but to find out that Vee was leaving this existence soon was... A lot for her to take in, she thought that they had won and everything was going to be ok. They saved humanity! While it wasn't a victory without sacrifice they still saved humanity! Yet... It didn't feel like they had completely won. As if something else was bound to come. That was one of the reasons Miyu was still around, that and she had goodbyes to say.

Alex smiled at Miyu, seeing her as he rounded the corner. The smile was more genuine than any he had given that day, though there was still a bit of falsity to it. It was a bit melancholic, the smile you give someone when you are happy to see them off, but sad to see them go. "Ah Miyu, th-there you are. I was just looking for you." there was a slight crack to his voice as he tried to maintain his composure. The uncertain future was quickly approaching onto them, time was slowly dwindling for how long they may have left together. Alex approached * "I'm glad you made it back." *He walked over to her and crouched down a bit. Despite being the older of the two, he was still a only a little under a foot taller than her.

"Ah, Hello Master. I was looking for you too. I'm glad I made it back as well." She watched Alex approach her, she let a smile form on her face. She should be happy, they saved humanity. The goal they all strived for was met she should be happy. "Do you mind having lunch with me?" She asked still holding on to the lunch she was given by Alexander. This might be the last time she got to talk to him. If it was at least they could enjoy his food together.

"Yea... yea having lunch would be good. Did you not grab anything from the party?" Alex himself, while he had made the food, had not yet had any himself. He was working harder to make sure everyone else was having a good time rather than caring for himself today. He would be happy to have lunch with his 'daughter' for potentially the last time depending on how things go in the very near future

"I already had the food you made for me earlier. I didn't get the chance to eat it because... It's not very smart to leave yourself open to eat food. Did you get anything from the party?"

"No, I hadn't. I decided to leave a bit early and let everyone else enjoy it cause I wanted to find you, and make sure you were getting some of the celebration. So having something to eat with you would be wonderful."

"Then should we go get you some food first?" She had a smile on her face hearing that Alex wanted to spend what little time she might have left eating lunch. The future was unknown at the moment, she would eventually get unsummoned. Would she even receive the calls to answer then? Could she even answer then again? She wasn't like the other servants, she was a special case so this might be a one in a million chance that was her summoning.

"Then let's head to the kitchen where I can cook both of us up some fresh food we can eat together. I'll make us up some sandwiches since a Demon God Pillar stole all of them from the feast." He chuckles a bit. The high danger of that statement was one thing, but in all honesty, it was rather funny. The sandwiches of all things. Coulda been any of the food, but it was one of the more mundane options. Worry about that threat right now wasn't constructive as well, he has more immediate things to worry about.

"It only stole the sandwiches? Wait a demon god pillar was here again?" She asked surprised that a demon god pillar came here and that it only stole sandwiches. It was bizarre to hear but it wasn't the first time a demon god pillar came to Chaldea... They really need to up their security...

"I was here when the Director came out of her Coffin. Then the Demon God Pillar showed up, talked to her a bit, stole the sandwiches, then rayshifted somewhere. We will probably have to deal with that soon.... Things move on..." He seems wistful a bit, though its at least better than him having a cracked smile and barely holding himself together. He still seems a bit unstable at least, but he was walking fine, and even holds his hand out to his 'daughter' "Luckily we can always make more"

"How strange... Why only the sandwiches? Can a demon god pillar even properly eat? Are Sandwiches they're favorite?" She had many questions that came from hearing that about the demon god pillar but those questions would mostly go unanswered. She look at Alex's hand for a moment before reaching out and taking hold of his hand. This was what he wanted right?

there was a small bit of desperation in the way Alex was holding Miyu's hand, as if he was trying to desperately tether himself to reality and confirm that Miyu was still there. It seemed to calm him down a bit. "Who knows, maybe it will come back and tell us later. What is your favorite sandwich, Miyu? I can make the best one you have ever had once we get to the kitchen"

"I don't have a favorite sandwich, i never really are them all that often to have picked a favorite before I was summoned to chaldea." She paused and looked at alex with curiosity. "What about you? What's your favorite sandwich?"

Alex would tilt his head slightly as he thought about it and returned Miyu's look with a smile, though it fell to a bit more towards old memories of a different time. "Well, while traveling around with my mentor, we went to japan and I had what they called a 'yakisoba pan'. It was some sort of fried noodle sandwich, and I think that was my favorite kind of sandwich I have had. I have made it myself a few times, but it's hard to beat getting it in japan itself."

"Yakisoba pan... Can you make that kind of sandwich then?" She wanted to try what he considered his favorite sandwich. It would be a new experience to her to try a Yakisoba pan.

"Sure, we should have the ingredients here. I can even show you how to make it yourself if you want."

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He stepped out into the hallways and checked the surrounding area.

"Huh well I guess this is it..." He made his way to hallway A.

. . .

8:00 PM

"Show yourself. I've noticed you lingering even earlier, Assassin."

. . . The Hooded Assassin stopped his Invisibility. There's no point in hiding if the other already knows that he's there. Of course, as usual.. His Face remained covered. There's no need to reveal it.

"Is there business you have with me to insist on following me?" The man asked coldly, his eyes fixating on the cloaked figure for a few long moments. The stone cold look on his expression... He was ready for a fight.

"I am just making sure you stick to your Target." being a Guardian himself He knows just how dangerous having them here is.

"If you can help me locate them, that would be the best way to ensure that. Otherwise I will have to destroy this whole area to achieve my results."

8:08 PM

With that he continued down the hallway. Peering trough each and every door.

..Hmph. Fine then. The Assassin will help his fellow Guardian locate the last Targets. The Faster this is over with, the faster they'll be leaving.

Why. Why was this happening. Leopold ran through the hallways. The question ringing on the insides of his head like a bullet. One that did not stop stinging. He was going to talk with Fie. He had heard the announcement. He was going to talk. So why. Why right now? Where could she be... Where could she be...? Likely, training. She was always training. Getting better. He checks in there.

Exiting the summoning room and entering the hallway, Elfriede looks right and left. The left side of the hall leads to the dorms, the right leads to the other available facilities in Chaldea which includes the laboratory, the virtual battle spaces, etc. Unsure on what to do next, she proceeds to chip out an advice from her Lancer. "Speaking of results, I have a proposal. Two rather. We could head back to my dorm where we may resume our chat in a relaxing manner or you will continue to provide me with satisfying results through various experiments designed by yours truly. If you proceed with the latter, the test earlier is a far cry from what I intend to do." As a magus that is stern about knowledge and results, Elfriede is willing to go above and beyond. Even if she must attempt concerning actions. But since she is equipped with a powerful creature that is a Servant, she is eager to test her limits and learn more about her Saint Graph. The possibilities in her eyes were endless. For good or bad, it was to be decided.

8:10 PM

@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae

"All I will ask is whether your experiments allow me to stand on the field of battle, that is where I am most myself. Whether as a weapon or tactician, allow and provide me that and I will show you my best. Of course, I imagine you will fuel my power based on the extent I satisfy your testing, correct?" Nagao smiles widely, the prospect clearly exciting her, an almost inhuman pressure palpable in her fierce eyes and presence. "Let us begin, for you to see the avatar of Bishamonten in combat!" @ArbyOrNotToBe

Elfriede reads Kagetora's enthusiasm like a book. With different possibilities shown to her, the eagerness to learn more rises for Elfriede. This does not just include the Servant herself but also the path they will walk on together. This adventurous feeling was strong enough to spark something in the mage's void of a heart. As Lancer finished speaking, Elfriede takes her turn to address a few things. Already turning to the right side of the hallway and begin making her way to one of the virtual battle spaces. Spending some time exploring the facilities a few days ago, she has an idea on how to use one and develop a fair simulation for her battle-hungry servant. At the same time, she would share a few truths about their contract. "Though I aim to entertain my Servant, there are still a few things I would like to proceed with during our downtime. That will come soon. Not now. But it is clear to me on what you want. Come. Let us explore the virtual battle space. I will conduct a short simulation to test your might and prowess." The mage enters a moment of silence. It had something do with the mention of fueling power. The concept was already in her mind but Elfriede realizes further potential. Her Lancer holds a fair divine presence. Tinkering with such just might allow her to further her magecraft without the use of heretical relics which was her go-to source back in her day in the Clock Tower as the assistant professor in the Department of Lore. "Fueling your strength is not a form of reward but an obligation. I need to ensure that you fight and live to reach your full potential as a Servant of mine. This contract exists to treat and respect both parties. A mutual understanding for growth." Once again, Elfriede shares her strong desire for pursuing knowledge and growth.

8:48 PM

@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae

Following at a brisk pace as the pair turned along the hallway, making their way to the right side and the door to the simulation room, her enthusiasm propelled Nagao enough that only Elfriede's familiarity with the area and the Lancer's own restraint kept her from surging ahead. As they walked, her Master's explanation drew an understanding nod. "It is my obligation to fulfill that potential in turn then, not that I have any doubts. With Bishamonten's protection and aid, your investment will bear fruit for certain." Smiling warmly, a clear sign Elfriede's strong desire for growth and will to pursue it had secured her approval, Nagao would bow respectfully once again before opening the door for her. "That drive of yours is valuable, Master, consider me to have fully accepted my position by my own will now. I look forward to seeing where this mutual understanding leads. Now then, show me this 'virtual battle space'..." @ArbyOrNotToBe (moving channels, ye?)

(Aye! Give me a bit though.)

(no rush)

She has made her way out here. Looking around her, she's familiarizing herself once more with Chaldea's structure.

A young woman was gripping her spear as she moved from one room to another, her eyes darting about. She was on high alert.

Her eyes glanced the figure of the woman as she passed her by. She simply muttered a greeting and tried to move along. In truth...she was feeling peckish, first thing.

9:36 PM

For but a moment, however. Her legs fail her and she trembles- She only gets to yell out- "SHIT!" Before crumpling up some. She might have pulled a muscle.

Reacting instantly, the young woman shot to the side of the girl and went to catch her.

"Guh..." She'd been caught. To be honest, a bit of her was surprised. The rest of her, though, groaned. "...Thank you."

".....You should be careful just getting out of Cryostasis. It will be difficult for the next 24 hours or so. Do not push yourself." She spoke stoically, getting the priestess back up onto her feet. "Simply put, slow down."

At her words, she just groaned once more. She knew she was probably right, but. ... She also was simply annoyed by her body refusing to cooperate. "...I have slowed down enough already." "..." She turned to face Despoina before asking. "What's the date?"

"The Ninth of August, 2022."

Ah. That- ...That was rather long, wasn't it. She sighed out loud. "Damnit..." Is all she said, her face screwing up a tad.

"......Agreed."

"...." Her look quickly changed, moving to glare at Despoina instead. "...I don't appreciate being made fun of."

".....I'm not. I woke up only a week or so ago myself."

Her look softened mildly, with her looking away the same. "...Apologies then." "...Do you know of what has gone on?"

"Hopefully after this long, if we're still standing..." "...The world is safe."

".....It seems to be. The initial threat that caused the incineration of humanity has been defeated."

She sighed, once more. Though, it seemed to be on a more positive tone. "Praise the Lord." She said...mostly to herself

"Where is the Director?" "Perhaps if I ask her, I'll be able to catch up."

"The Director is busy, there's an archive around here soemwhere that my sister used..."

"An archive..." "I see." "Would you mind guiding me there?"

"Though maybe assuming you know is much..." She put up a bit of a thinking pose. After all, the woman has mentioned that her sister used it. Maybe she could ask about her sister...

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"Yes, I don't know where it is, but my sister is currently in the Singularity, so perhaps you would simply be better off asking someone else, I have things to be doing..."

6:41 PM

She crossed her eyes a little bit, squinting at the executor.

"...Ah. So it is." Beatriz' eyes made contact with hers but for a moment- And it was almost as if blades had been crossed. Certainly a way to start on the wrong foot, perhaps. "...For now, I'll have something to eat." "I won't hold you back."

"Well. That I can help you with. If you don't remember where the Cafeteria is, that is."

Hearing that, she looked away in a dignified way, letting out a small hum. "If it's something you can do, it'd be appreciated."

"Well?"

"Seriously..." She shook her head a little bit and headed off towards the cafeteria.

Beatriz returns to the hallway. She walks down it as she simply gives what she's aware of a quick review. Trying to remember what she needs, checking that everything of matter has remained in her head... As she looks for a membet of staff to direct her to the archive Despoina spoke of

@Beatriz Luna (@Violet) - jump At the same time, by mere chance, a certain one was walking through the same hallway. He hummed a song of his old days, while going on his business. He wasn't staff, however. "Hmmm~" Of course, he would notice the girl walking and nod to her.

7:56 PM

Though... Wait a second. Lost steps, gaze looking for something, didn't seem like someone he knew. Wasn't an Heroic Spirit. An awakened Master then? "Ah, apologies if it is rude to ask, but may you perhaps be a Master candidate? I've never seen you around here before."

She'd caught a glance of the chinese man. His clothing definitely unusual for anyone that would be staffed around here... ...Of course, then came the question. She stopped her observation soon enough. "...Yes, I am." "I have...recovered only recently, I suppose is the correct way to say it."

"Oh my, awakening just now? Well, what a situation. No wonder you seem lost then. I should bring that up to the Director perhaps. Though she's always so busy..."

"So I've been told." she nodded

"Now's not the time to fret, however. I'm Taigong Wang, name of courtesy, Jiang Ziya. I am a Heroic Spirit, class, Rider. At your service. And know that I'm a Grand Candidate! Of two classes nontheless!" He puts emphasos on the last part. "In any case, is there any way I can help you? After all, there's some stuff I would like to do before going into the Micro Singularity."

A candidate for Grand Servant, was it? In truth, in her eyes Heroic Spirits as a concept always seem somewhat like kindred spirits. Other slaves to the heavens meant to protect humanity. She nodded to herself as he made his introduction. "I'm Beatriz Luna." "A pleasure to work alongside you, Taigong." "...I'm looking to catch up with what has happened since...Me and the others fell." "I was told it was all archived-" "Would you know where?"

"Oh, you wish to access the archives, then? Down the hall, continue then cross to the right, it should be the first door." "Curiously enough, I was also going to check them. What a coincidence, wouldn't you say?" He chuckled

She nodded as he gave the instructions. A finger to her chin, she took note of it- "Ah, is that so?" "Hm." She smiled. "The lord provides, I suppose." "Would you mind leading the way?"

Smilling, he nodded and decided to walk along. "This way, then." "Mind if I ask something you might consider like 'prying'? It's just a thing that always makes me curious about you Masters." He said as he was making the journey towards the archives.

She began to walk beside him. She kept her eyes on him, continuing to think through what she did and didn't remember- That is, until he asked once more. "I don't mind." "Though, that doesn't mean I'll have an answer."

"Worth asking, anyway. In a way, the lsck of an answer is an answer on itself, did you hear about that?" "What is it that brought you to Chaldea? Certainly, it has been home of many pintoresque characters. Ms Ciel, Ms Asteria, Ms Veeronique, Mr Murasama... To give you a few names. Be ready to read a lot about them in the Archives we're going to check out. But in any case, the question remains. Why are you here, precisely?"

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"Was it duty calling you? Was it neccesity? To prove yourself? To stand with the others for the Lord?" Having picked off on Beatriz's religion likely, given the many Church representatives that were here.

"...." "I am simply here for work, you could say." She stopped for a moment to think of an answer fully before going to catch up to the Rider. "I was given the chance as an executor to lend my services to Chaldea." "The protection of humanity..." "It's an ideal I share." "To keep the consequences of demons and sin of others from the innocent."

Taigong stopped, across the door that likely was what Beatriz wanted to find, but he didn't step in at first. "Hm. Yes, that's a good answer. An honorable ideal. You know, you could say we held identical purposes. Ever read the 'Investitute of the Gods' by chance? Perhaps not." Still, worth asking.

She stopped behind him. "...I can't quite say I'm familiar with it, no." "But, I imagine it's an interesting read."

"Yeah, quite the story. I invite you to read it, perhaps you find it here even, haha!" "In any case, ladies first." With a respectful bow, he would let step in into the #〚🏡｜lecture-hall

Bowing back, she stepped in.

As looking around, Magellano tried to strike some small talk, to get a feeling of the character of Queen Mary. After all, he's been a Priest for a while, before taking on the role of an exorcist. "So, is the phantom of the 'Bloody Mary' something that exists aside and beside you, or is it something relegated in that particular noble phantasm?" @Sophie, Mary, Nito, Gorgon, Boud

"My Noble Phantasm grants it a Physical form but its presence is not limited to just that, it exists within me at all times constantly speaking as if it was a second consciousness within my mind even possessing its own memories as well as memories of another Mary." "It is like a game of tug of war; currently I have the strongest hold over the rope but specific things cause them to pull harder in order to take control such as seeing Blood, our body being damaged or hearing our name called a certain number of times. It should obvious when she is the one in control.

"So... Was the voice i heard in my head at summon her, Bloody? I'm sorry, but i'm not gonna give her the luxury of even address her with the same name as you, Queen Mary."

"I didn't realise they had spoken to you, When did that happen?" Mary Paused for a moment looking slightly surprised, she was the one who told him her name and class and didn't recall mentioning them until after she swapped to speaking verbally again

"Maybe I'm misunderstanding. A differently styled voice, more direct and not speaking ye old, told me your name. Was... Was it you? Or was it the Bloody?" Antonio asked with a concerned look.

“When I spoke to you in that moment I only spoke of my name and not theirs…it would seem that they managed to take over for a brief moment…I shall have to be more careful.” Mary looked puzzled, she was unaware Bloody Mary could take control without her noticing even if it was just for a moment

"Maybe it was due to the summoning starting... I'll be more carefull from now on. Anyway, This is the hallway. From here, you can access: The conference room (Currently in use, there is an investigation going on), Kitchen, Cafeteria, a small lounge, a Laboratory(don't ask what'd be in there... I've got no idea), Medical rooms and Rayshift room for sortie."

“I see so that it the general layout, I shall have to memorise it then.” “I will have to ask for a transcript of that meeting as well.”

"I shall seek it out so that we can look at it together at a second time. That's, pretty much it for Chaldea itself. We will just need to wait for an eventual mission and sortie. In case you want to prepare something, like weapons and whatnot, i'm pretty sure, with the right tools and convincing, some caster may help the cause..."

"Very well then if I have need of something I request one of them to make it for me while we wait, If you have need of me then you may ask for my presence so long as it is needed."

//at this point, i feel like we're done?//

// Yeah, thank you for the RP eresheart

I really enjoyed it //

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It was... intense. A couple of days had passed from his first rayshift, and he fell in the worst position ever. "A siege!? A lord, seeming human, working for the demon god pillar or whatever the hell!? What in the allmighty- No, no, never say the name of Lord in vain" Magellano whispered for himself, before looking up. The infinite hallways of Chaldea, that's how Magellano was calling them, were empty... Or were they? @Vormal/Asstolfo/Morban/Sword/Cat

They were empty at first, yes. But.. Antonio can feel it. a Gaze watching him. ... Before long. The Hallways stop being empty. a Cloaked Assassin appeared out of thin Air, not too far away from the Master. He didn't say anything at the start. But it's clear that it was him that was watching Antonio.

"Oh shi-" Again, for the second time in 1 minute, Antonio was about to swear. That was... not ok. "I'll guess... Assassin, right? Do we know each other?"

"..." Taking off his Hood, the Assassin spoke. "EMIYA, Assassin." "I am in need of a New Master."

"H-huh?! Ok, now this is... Weird? And upsetting. First of all... Pleasure to meet you, I'm Father Magellano, Antonio Magellano the Third, but just Magellano's fine. Anyways..." Antonio looked at him from head to toe, while screening his mind: "Never heard of EMIYA as an heroic spirit, are you perhaps a... Pseudo-whateverthehell?" "And on that note, something even more important, you've been summoned before, mind if I ask what happened to your Master? Did he- Did he ditch you?"

"He Expired." Upsetting? He was just being straight forward. There's little need to beat around the bush, after all. "I was summoned from the Counterforce, I'm not a regular Heroic Spirit."

This servant was... Certainly blunt. Almost to a fault. "Masters are NOT milk, they do not expire! They DIE. Lemme be real tho, i'm not making it a fault on you, just wanted to figure out why were you seeking for a master..." "Counterforce huh, yeah I can see that. Are you as extreme as I've been told Counterforce guys are tho?" At this point, Magellano was staring deep into his eyes, almost drilling a hole into them.

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"If need be."

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"If you need me to elaborate.. My previous Master was a Homunculus that went past his Expiration Date."

Oh lord... This is a... He's like a plate of pasta, that's all Magellano could think of. He seems extremely tasty, but damn are you gonna get dirty eating it. "Hm. Well, I'm up for a contract, but, i need to put some restrictions if you want to work with me. I know, I know, it's not presenting well as a start, but i'm still... What were they calling me again... churcie, right. I'm affiliated with the Church, so there is various things I'm... not ok with. If you're ok with this, iìll give the restrictions and we can seal the contract."

The Assassin would roll his eyes at this, but he is above that. He lets out an inaudible breath and.. "Name them."

that desperate huh... Well, not that it matters, I'm the master, we work on our conditions. "1) No Mercy for undeath. Be it zombie, Dead Apostles, spirits of deads and the like, I shan't accept retreat on those being unless there isn't a plausible way of defeating them of disrupting the mission big time. 2) Pointless killing: Seems obvious, but it isn't. We are not going in a crusade, there is no need to kill or use innocents for our own benefits. Sure, we're not omnipotents, and we can't save everyone, but if we can save 4 outta 5, we should. 3) Do not betray my trust. I... I've witnessed my first rayshift last time. I've been on fights, exorcisms of the sort, but the rayshift was... something. Seeing meteor swarms falling down, servant reshaping the world around like it was... nothing, just made me realize how less than useful I can be. So do know that, if you choose to make a pact with me, you'll have my unconditional trust, and i hope you won't betray it." Let's hope the point went throught "So.... Deal?"

"Deal."

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With that, The Assassin extended a Hand.

well, that was... Easy... Magellano took the hand and shaked it. "Good, hope we can work well together."

"I'll be watching over you." Once the Handshake concluded.. Once more, he vanished from sight. ...But Antonio knows. Assassin hasn't moved. Their Link is established.

"whew..." A deep sigh, the stare now constantly at his back... "I feel like I'm back when I was in the local church... Let's hope Ma-Queen Mary doesn't make too much of a fuss..."

"Whew!" Hua wasn't kidding that was some pretty hard work tending to those several injured servants and masters. Most seemed like they wanted to just leave the infirmary despite a broken leg whilst others cried in pain despite their boasted powers of endurance. Overall he had come to the conclusion that the whole line of medical work was definitely not for him, he was far more skilled at taking life than giving it after all, the irony was pretty plain to see with how much he had struggled. "Eh perhaps it's not all bad..." He shrugged as his legs dragged down the hallway. He still hadn't eaten yet but the cafeteria seemed so far away now, he couldn't find his master either so the Archer was little more than a lost puppy right now. With a sigh, Robin simply leaned back against a wall and slowly sat down on the cold sterile floor of the seemingly unending hallway of danger and hijinks. He really wanted to light a cigarette and enjoy this strange serenity, but Hua would likely give him an earful for not waiting until he got outside. "Maybe I'll just catch a few winks... like I give a rat's ass if anyone judge's me for a cat nap..." He yawned before slowly shutting his eyes and truly looking like the resident layabout.

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago take your time doggo

At some point during the Hood's rest, he'd possibly be awoken by a nearby incessant sound. It was an odd sound for sure, a wet crack followed by the sound of chewing maybe? Whatever it may be, it didn't really cease for as long as he kept his eyes shut nor made any comment on the sound. Though, if at any point Robin would come out of his stupor to check for the source of the sound he'd be able to see someone on the other side of hallway, lazing about and laying down on their back, a small bag at their side. The person or creature didn't appear to be anyone they knew, they had dirty and wild white hair, abnormally pale skin as well as some of the features of a wolf, mainly the ears and tail. They seemed to be using their coat as a pillow, leaving them in shorts and a grey top. The wolfgirl? casually ate an apple, a couple cores already littered her nearby area @Danni

Initially the loud crunching didn't disturb Robin Hood's self imposed slumber. Woke him up a couple times sure, but wasn't enough to really motivate him to investigate the sounds further. Honestly maybe that fox was just making a loud racket again to disturb him. That seems like something Casko would take some childish pleasure in. Then it kept going, and going, and going, and- "Ugh, listen here you three tailed minx I'm not in the mood for your obnoxious eating habits right now!" He groaned but didn't get a response, perhaps this was just baiting him into a trap. He could see the large amount of fur that had accumulated on the floor but this was much more of a gray hue compared to Tamamo's auburn. Odd, though he'd still ready his crossbow in case the worst came to pass. It was only a few paces down that he was met with another girl with animal features, not his quarry but likely the reason his early evening nap was disturbed. Looking over at the graveyard of apples and back to her, the Archer could only sigh before kneeling to her level. "Hey, if you don't clean up after yourself one of the big bosses around here will have a few choice words." He warned though he did find himself somewhat envious of her rather shameless display of relaxation. He'd likely just get kicked by his master or BB for attempting something so daring. "Also you're taking up most the hall, risking getting your little tail stepped on by one of those massive berserkers."

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The wolfish girl would chuckle just a little bit, flipping over onto her stomach and looking his way. Crunch As she took another bite of an apple "Just one tail here, less fluffy too." Her tail would very gently slide against the floor in mild amusement to start "I'll also take 'minx' as a compliment, I've been called much worse things." The girl didn't seem awfully too concerned about the crossbow pointed away, seeming confident they'd be fine within these confined quarters nor did taking a bolt or two scare them off They would smirk when the graveyard would be mentioned to her, she gently swept them up against the wall with her tail, not exactly a fix, but they were less scattered "That all?" She'd kind of just raise an eyebrow, seeming to care even less now it seems. She'll then go and fetch another apple from the now dwindling bag and offer it to him "Here, have one, as long as you promise not to go telling on me." If taken, she'll tell him "Alright, now, if I find out you tattled on me, I promise to cause you harm. The last guy lost a hand by the way." She then snickered just a little "Oh, and your own little stunt was okay then? A certain berserker could've as easily trampled over your feet and legs as you slept, but they didn't" @Danni

This girl reminded the Archer of himself way too much, though perhaps that's the only thing this vagrant and this rather playful canine of Ragnarök had on common. She reminded him too much of that certain preachy vixen, but it was rather clear by scent alone that this one was more wolf than fox despite her mannerisms. "Apologies I had you mixed up with a certain troublesome fox wife, guess I've been a little off the mark here." Seemed she didn't really care about the not quite threat to her life on his right armband, so he dismissed it clearly seeing no immediate threat here. Just a lazy wolf eating her own weight in apples, perhaps he should just call it a day here. "Well I'm glad you took it that way then; I try to make it my mission to pay a compliment to a girl once a day so looks like my quota has been filled." He said with a little bit of his signature snark in his voice before squatting right next to her. He grabbed the apple coming his way, thankfully his reflexes as a servant were quick enough to grab the projectile fruit before it smacked him in the face. Honestly he wasn't about to tell anyone, mostly due to the fact he cared very little about authority figures in the first place and couldn't really give a damn about a small mess. If anything he was just concerned someone would pin the blame on him, again.... "Hmnn, I'm a light sleeper--" He noted the tired tone in his voice indicated that he wasn't exactly filling out the sleeping role while he should. "Why the makeshift lunch here of all places? The cafeteria should be nearby, unless you already got kicked out for raiding the pantries or something." He chuckled taking a small bite from the apple hoping it would at least wake him up some, it was thankfully rather crisp at least and near ripe to boot.

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

"Fox wife?" Now the wolf seems very confused about what this guys' problem is with this particular fox lady "I'm not an expert here, my household wasn't exactly stable, but if you're initial reaction is to point your crossbow at your wife, there's something going on there, right?" She's now propped herself up on elbows, still munching away on her apple, trying to figure out what was going on there. It was unlikely he married her master, but she at least gave him a brief sniff if it was Amane "Well, you sure put a lot of effort into that one." She seemed moderately pleased from what she could discern from him She'll go ahead and reach up to give the guy a singular pat on the head "Sorry to hear." Fenrir then rolled the new apple core she'd gotten over to the rest of the bunch that was pilling up behind her now "Hmm? Oh, didn't feel like hanging out there, as well as my background not exactly being a popular one so the list of those who'd invite me to sit at their tables are few." She'd get herself another apple from the bag "Oh, and I just wanted to wander around a bit and look around... though a lot of it is same-y corridors if you don't go into any rooms." She'd give her head a light scratching behind the ear, pausing for a moment, seeming genuinely surprised about what she'd just done and that was even something she could do now. As she came out of her light self-inflicted stupor "Right, why here? Eh, noticed a guy who's either exhausted, has low standards, is very free spirit or some combination of those 3, so thought I'd bother him into having a chat." She wasn't trying to be patronizing or anything to that degree, those just seem to be her genuine reasons @Danni

"Hey now you've got it all backwards!" He retorted not pleased with how that came out or the idea of him being married to that self-absorbed vixen of a caster. Robin felt like he was getting a very good taste of his own medicine here, and by now he was rather sick of medicine by now given how much of his day was spent at the sick bay. Though the fact she was so earnest in her sniffing got him a little worried, was this stray wolf also on the hunt for mischievous foxes? "Hmm?" Archer responded to the rather unfamiliar sensation of being patted on the head by someone he just met, hopefully he didn't resemble a dog that much though his scruffy style certainly matched that. "Well with the great amount of devious bastards and scheming witches here I'd have to disagree with your sentiment, the evil corrupt types like yourself aren't as unpopular as you'd like to believe. That damned fox wife is pretty example of that," the green archer grimaced as he took another bite from his apple. Her explanation of how she ended up here didn't please him too much either, or at least how this wolf decided to grab his attention in the first place. "Y'know I'm pretty approachable most of the time, no need to gorge yourself on apples like some sluggish glutton to get my attention." Robin didn't really seem to mind the attacks on his character, likely more than used to them at this point despite being a heroic spirit. "Well if you really wanted to take me on a little date then guess I very well might drag you to the cafeteria after all."

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

She snickered just a bit at that "hahahaha, is that so? Then why you call them 'wife', I'm not smart, but I know what a life partner is. What else could you have meant if not that? Feel free to explain your relationship your relationship with this fox girl then. I don't smell the one I do know on you, even if the scent does have a hint of familiarity to it, though not the same." She'd let out a small snort "Guess so, though I avoid witches, not the kind of crowd I'm fond of. And the rest of the devious bastards are usually anti-social and/or want to fight, or some other dumb excuse I got." She chuckled to herself "Oh there's the fox wife again, still don't get it!" More chuckles "Hey now, no need to be offended, if you're tired you're tired. Considering you're a heroic spirit, low standards is a virtue, means you aren't on the high horse of luxury that can be somewhat common in us servants. Third's just a compliment, no misunderstanding should be there I'd think." Sluggish and glutton are some of the last things she thought she'd be called before, but that's fine "Eh?! Naw, not here to hook up fool."

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"Hmm that's a tough one I suppose, we're certainly not married if that's what you're getting at. Guess it's like describing someone by putting their name next to a profession or the like. Besides it's that vixen's words not mine." Robin tried to explain not exactly comprehending Tamamo's single minded tenacity to this strange housewife mentality. Wasn't she just some strange spirit who made some high and mighty emperor really sick before turning into a rock? "Well that's your problem then little wolf," the Chivalric Bandit shrugged a little at her self made conundrum he certainly wasn't a fan of the types who dig in their own grave and wallow in it. Though at least this one at least seemed content to just hang around and harass passerby like him. "I'd suggest that troublesome vixen, though doubt foxes and wolves get along that well...." Guess he might be mistaken given her choice in master. "Eh none taken really, getting worked up around stuff like that isn't really my style. Besides I'd rather be down and in the dirt than being held up by some weird lofty ideals that are doomed to fall apart at the slightest bash to their ego." He replied while matching her habit by scratching the back of his own head once again, perhaps this wolf had fleas or something. Though like a hunter finally getting a good hit on their mark seems he'd finally gotten a rise from this troublesome canine. "Oh? Are you just a curious wolf who sniffed up an interesting meal and wants to play with her food a bit then?" He really wanted to find out what made this one tick and whether or not he needed to be wary of this white haired servant in the future.

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

The wolf girl seemed to lightly squint at that, it was kind of odd "So it's some fox girl that fancies herself a good potential wife? I think that's all I really got from that. 'Fox wife' just seems like it was made to get others to get into this exact situation.." The wolf girl would speculate for the moment, unsure of what the point really was that this particular fox was spreading "Little? You wouldn't be calling me little if I weren't assuming this host. Tell you what, I'll call you little poacher if you ever get to witness my true form." She'll pause again for moment as she chewed a little slower "Though, let's both hope you don't, times would be quite dire in the event I am resorting to it.." She seems displeased briefly "Is she the trickstery type that ceaselessly pesters, runs laps around you, and attempts to 'gaslight' you?" She gives that word airquotes as she doesn't seem awfully familiar with the term but vaguely gets it "I can be annoying and or an ass, sometimes, but I'm not that bad." She seems confident when saying it, whether or not it was justified The white haired wolf nodded along to his words in understanding for the master part but finally grimacing when he was now going to go on the offensive and poke at her this time "I got here the other day, I was hungry and I was exploring the place because it's new to me and I could." She'll squint half way through her explanation "Yep, yes, that's right just looking for another snack." It's very clear she just said that to hide the real reason, not particularly feeling like sharing if his intent was to tease

@Danni

"That's the basic idea at least so I'd say you're close enough," the hunter gave another light shrug somewhat irked he had to talk about his natural enemy for so long. Though he couldn't blame the wolf for it considering it was him who brought it up. Either way, he was done talking about her since his interest had shifted to the other animalistic servant in front of him now. "Well you're certainly somewhat small for a wolf at this moment I'd say," Robin noted though tried to hold back his usual catty smirk at the risk of getting her too upset. He wasn't exactly phased by the threat either he wasn't taking it seriously at all or perhaps was unaware just how seriously he should be taking it. "Well if things get dire you're free to call me that, though it's moments like those where I usually turn my ass around and flee." He admitted likely grateful he wouldn't see whatever kind of horror this white haired wolf girl turned into. "Hmm, that's a rather accurate description of our relationship though it wouldn't stop me from pulling her tail out of danger if my master commanded it." He sighed with the topic once again going back to the fox, she'd likely tease him and say that it was some backwards form of attraction which he fervently disagreed with. "Well if you're being honest here then I think we'll get along just fine. Considering you won't treat me like a chew toy in the near future." Thankfully for her, it was far from this hunter's intent to tease at the other servant any further than he already had. It was clear that she had gone on the defensive now and he had likely come close to striking a nerve, though it was likely best to back off. If she wanted to be done with him then there were a lot worse things she could do than somewhat empty threats, though he wasn't about to test this by yanking on a wild wolf's leash. "Well if you don't want to share that's fine with me, sorry for getting a little too nosy there. If you want someone to just

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show you around then I don't mind acting as a guide for a little bit, hell I'll even make this first time free of charge to repay you for that apple earlier."

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

The wolfish servant let out a bit of a sigh "Well, good to hear, 'nuff about these foxes though, one makes my head spin sometimes, two sounds dangerous. Let's hope they never team up for any potential antics." A slight shiver runs down her spine at the thought, it wasn't all bad, but definitely a concern to have. Fenrir would push themselves up off the ground. She'd then look him up and down now that they were on the sameish level "Oi Shithead! You're not even that much taller than me." She looked like she was going to punch him in the shoulder for a moment, though she seemed uncertain and opened her palm instead to lightly shove him. The wolf girl's strength wasn't terrifyingly high like KP or anything, but she could likely push him around if she really wanted to and he didn't dodge out of the way "What's the difference here, 3 inches maybe?" She's about 5'6" if you don't count the ears. She doesn't seem mad, just cheated? in a way, being called small by a guy that isn't even all that big in the first place "She'll pick her black coat up off of the floor and then begin tying up the ends of the sleeves and all* "It's not about being nosy, you didn't ask out of genuine interest, but rather other motives that I didn't feel like indulging. I think you'd of found a way to tease me about it if I had." Once done with tying up her coat, she'll take a minute to pick up the apple cores and toss them into her improvised bag for now "Yeah sure, show me the wonders that Chaldea holds green guy." She'll finish picking the cores up and then fetch the original apple bag as well which still had some left. She'll face him again and tilt her head just a bit "What the Hel is your name by the way?" @Danni sorry

"Well if there gets to be a fox problem around here, perhaps me and my master can go on a little fox hunt in the near future. Though the idea of them working together is the stuff of nightmares, one wily fox with curse magic is enough to give me serious issues." He noted as he watched her stand up, obviously coming pretty close to being eye level with him though his concentration seemed to be focused on her and not the immediate attack. "Ack!" Robin moaned out not really expecting the sudden shove as his body was pushed to the wall, granted she did seem to hold back quite a bit since it only really had the impact of being shoved against a locker. "Guess I kind of deserved that huh? You seemed a lot smaller when laying down in my defense." He shrugged off the small bruise he likely got from that and patted off the residual dust from his cloak. "Got quite a mouth on you though, doubt any of those formal 'holier than though' knights and virtuous maidens would speak like that. Guess you're in the same boat of manners as vagrants like me," he chuckled at least feeling more comfortable around her now. "Hmm? Hey now I'm not that insensitive, the only reason I'd tease someone is if they'd get their own philosophy in a twist and started spewing hypocritical bullshit." That was honest at least, if her reasons were just enough after all he wasn't the type to just kick someone while they're down and vulnerable. Well outside of combat at least... "Well if you prefer to just call me Green Guy then that's fine by me, I've definitely had worse nicknames in the past." Archer would reply as he began leading the way down the hall wondering if they should stop by the cafeteria or the medical wing first. The cyrostatis labs were pretty close but he sincerely doubted the wolf wanted to stare at frozen masters. "Though you can just call me Robin, it's not my real name of course though hopefully it passes."

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago you're all good no need to apologize AmeThumb

She'll chuckle just a little a bit at his surprise to what she considered to be a little push "Maybe juuust a little bit, you're free to punch me back if I act like a shithead too I will add, purely for your benefit." She'll nod a bit as she begun following him from slightly behind him "Eh, maybe for the best, makes people less spooked if that's the impression they get from this form." She'll then offer him a bit of a toothy grin, she definitely had a pair of fangs on her as well "Ehh, most of my myth can be considered to be quite crass or unruly in comparison to most other myths. Though yes, even for my myth, I'd fit that description, definitely wasn't invited to the mead hall with all those 'Honorable Heroes'." She would however omit from further details as they aren't exactly pretty "Alright, alright, fine, you get your pass. Maybe I'll tell you the reason why sometime, though not today." She'll pause in the hallway for a moment and look at him, tapping her foot "My only real morals I will stand by forever, is freedom and truth, so call me out if you see an issue. There's also revenge, but that's more of a grudge against my own myth. Got it? Great." She'll then get back to moving at pace with him "Ayyyy, same. Maybe I'll tell you about the one I dislike the most if you ever happen to hear it from someone else, though I prefer you don't meet anyone that does know it, because that'd either mean one of them is around." She'll ponder briefly, eyes furrowing in dismay and shaking her head "Oh, guess it could just be knowledgeable 'staff' or servants too I suppose, but I'd hope they don't use that one first." She's talked about the subject a bit too much now she realizes, letting out a bit of a nervous chuckle "Just call me Fen, yes it's shortened." @Danni

"Eh I'm not exactly for the whole getting even thing so you're safe." Archer gave a rather absentminded shrug towards her offer somewhat scared that this whole game of punch tag would only spiral out of control if they continued to hit each other for every single slight committed. The wolf's descriptions about the legend surrounding her origin didn't leave too much room to speculate considering how prevalent demonic wolves and hounds were. The mention of a mead hall was likely the best clue this insightful Archer was bound to get though even then there was more than one wolf in that area of mythology. Granted his knowledge regarding figures from the Age of Gods was pretty limited to fae and other nature spirits within the Isles of Britain. "Well you've brushed up on the shoulders of greatness more than me then; really never met any sort of common bloke who could be considered heroic in my time. Even the local lord I rebelled against wasn't that much of a hot shot compared to the big guns around here." He continued walking, really starting to crave another smoke right now though it would certainly be rude in the presence of a girl he just met after all. The first stop would likely be the lounge room, mostly because he wanted a chance to sit down on a proper chair rather than the cold steely floor of the hallways. "Freedom and truth huh? Those sound pretty basic and broad far as morals go, and revenge seems almost like you just have some personal beef. Unless you mean something like revenge as a philosophy, someone wrongs you then it's okay to wrong them back kinda thing?" He was close to calling the first two childish though he had promised to try and not tease further, and the only reason they made him cringe somewhat was due to the fact he shared a similar childish ideology that ended up blowing up in the Archer's face. "Ah just vengeance against your own myth, think we had this one king here who hated the fact history remembered him more as a

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vampire than a ruler. Something close to that then?" As they approached the door to the Lounge, the green caped ranger would stop for a little bit before turning around as she revealed her name. His expression made it seem like he had stumbled upon a sudden realization, but it was quickly interrupted by one of his token shrugs and a small sigh. "Just Fen huh? Alright then Fen, what exactly did you want to see on your first tour of Chaldea?"

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

She'll chuckle just a little bit at that "My bad then, 'getting even' was a bit of a common thing in my myth, likely too common I think we'd all agree in retrospect." She'll keep chuckling to herself for a little, almost seeming manic for a bit, reminiscing some things before shaking their head out of it and sighing. They'd walk while kicking their feet just a bit more. She'll then raise an eyebrow at that "Ah, so you're an actually legit heroic spirit then? Instead of being any notable person that just has a bunch of power? Nice and congrats, that's very respectable." She'll give him a couple little handclaps She'll go over and plop down onto one of the sofas comfortably, laying down and turning her head over to him as they continued their light chats, noting the lounge room for now "Basic and broad morals for someone with basic needs and desires." She wouldn't mention the fact of the bar being so low and broad due to simply not having basic requirements like that most of their existence, thus their 'moral compass' isn't very specific and or muddled with several rulings for niche cases "Hmm? That guy got to be a ruler? Naw, there's no fall from grace story, born at the bottom and stayed at the bottom." "Yeah, Fen, Fen for Fenrir." Her light grin seem to turn to a grimace and her eyes a scowl as she noticed his jerk reaction to the name even if he was trying to play it off in the end "There a problem with that Robin, you didn't seem like the biggest fan of it for a second there, something clicked in your head didn't it?" Otherwise ignoring his question @Danni

"Hmmph, if you ask me revenge is probably the shakiest foundation to build your motivations on. Someone like that is pretty likely to put their personal pride foremost and slip up." Robin clearly wasn't the biggest fan of people who made such convictions their upmost priority. The fact that there was a whole class based around such an idea only reinforced the idea most servants were more liable to get their master killed than defend them. Berserkers and their impossible to control rage also seemed like an impending liability but it was simply the cost of trading efficiency for raw power. "Quite an ironic observation, most other heroic spirits would likely call me cowardly and consider me more like an Assassin than an Archer. Not too far off the mark but still, the standards are all kinds of messed up if demonic beasts and scoundrels like myself are who is getting called to fight for humanity's sake." He shrugged and took his own seat, very much feeling like that little golf clap was teasing him further. "Guess you're better off than I was, started at the bottom and somehow ended up nameless. Nothing more than a common bandit really who harassed the local lord for a few years before being taken down." Archer didn't say this with any distain however, rather a small smile was present on his face this whole time. "Frankly I don't give a damn, about what others think of me or whatever kind of heroic spirit you are. Guess your name caught me off guard though, dunno if you're exactly who I'd picture with it." He smirked though perhaps that was what this lone wolf was going for if she hated her own destiny and what was associated with it so much.

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

She'll kind of just shrug when he starts going on with the subject of revenge being a pretty nasty thing to be going around and doing "I mean, it's not like I don't disagree in retrospect, but I'd wish good luck on anyone changing an entire culture. Especially one of the things they have such a high tendency to do, like, so bad that if you don't make any effort to do so when 'warranted', can be considered weakness." She'll take out another apple to munch on idly, something to keep her busy other than chatting She'll chuckle just a little bit at that "The bar, is indeed incredibly low considering some of the servants around. Though, it's usually not so bad, since we're normally summoned to fight eachother to the death rather than protect humanity right? Either way, I'd think you count more as a heroic spirit than a number of us who just have the position for being notable and powerful. The only people that 'deserve' to be a heroic spirit are like, the saints and the ones not actually known for ruling or fighting, right?" She doesn't actually seem sure what constitutes a 'real' heroic spirit, since the grail has such a muddled definition for it She cackles almost "Fuck me Robin! We're fucking trying to one up eachother on who had it worse and it looks ridiculous right? Both of our lives, were kind of shit, think we can agree to that." She'll roll over onto her stomach to get look at him with a smile, notably her tail was also lightly swaying behind her "Good, that's what I want to hear Robin. While not intended, I'm glad it ended up that way, best I don't have my original form if I want to stray away from it."

@Danni

"Why worry about changing the minds of an entire flock when it's the Shepard you need to worry about? Though at the end of the day, folks like that are usually too stubborn to change their ass backwards ways of thinking." He shrugged not too surprised that some pantheons were built entirely on the idea of vengeance, from his understanding Gods were just as petty as that local lord he had fought against. Drowned in the depths of their own ego, it was really rather a demerit to otherwise prosperous places. "Guess you could think of it like that, we're all just supposed to be killing machines at the end of the day. Not some bygone big-shots spouting outdated philosophy and rhetoric." A lot of that did depend on the master however, Robin himself knowing that quite a few had trouble with his methods for some reason. Honor be damned really if it ultimately ends up being the enemy's greatest weapon against. "Beats the hell out of me Fen, some people think having a high kill count is more than enough to be summoned. Though considering old geezers and pompous little writers get summoned pretty sure the standards are all over the damn place." Robin leaned back in his chair taking some strange joy from somewhat lifting this wolf's mood. Guess he had a talent for dealing with other societal outcasts oddly enough, someone had to lend an ear he supposed. "Maybe having a shit life is all you need to become a Heroic Spirit, don't think even the bigger ones had it easy for them. They just tend to be more reserved about it, blegh damnit you're making me feel bad for that troublesome vixen."

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

She'll shrug a bit, her culture was her culture and the religion she came from was fairly fundamental to said, though that's like most other places she supposed "My mythos as a whole is kinda 'ass backwards' when you compare it to others really. As an example, the morality of good or evil has nothing to do with what afterlife you get. Even if you are a complete dickhead, but you had an 'honorable' death in battle, you get to go to Valhalla, what we consider Heaven or the Field of Reeds, Elysium and so on. The farmer at home goes to Hel, the not so fun place, no matter what, even if the fucker was a saint." She'd be kicking her legs at this point as she looked over at him "Hmmm, the kill count thing would indeed make sense if it weren't for the writers, artists, etc...." She starts speculating a bit, biting her cheek "Unless they have secret murderous backgrounds they were so good at hiding we don't even know it!" She chuckles to herself, probably not, but you never know "Oh hrmmm, that does sound like a better reason, but if it were really the case, I think there'd be more of us if the only qualification was hardship right?" She doesn't really seem sure about it until she gets a devious smirk on her lips "Oooh, feeling bad for the fox lady huh? If you hadn't already made it clear she wasn't your wife, I'd of said you might be whipped~" She'll offer a playful wink for the moment

@Danni

"Well I'm not exactly big on the whole religion thing; it's good to have your beliefs sure, but I find that honestly it just reinforces too much zealotry for my liking. Think I'd draw the line if God told me to kill and I wasn't allowed to even think why I should kill. Maybe that's why the Saints here don't like me, or it's just the fact I'm a bandit can't really be assed to find the real reason." Robin shrugged, the more he heard about other mythologies the less sense each one seemed to make in comparison to one another. He knew very little in regards to the Gods outside of what his old man had taught him about the likes of the Old Ones from the forest like Great Cernunnos. Guess it was hard to expect much of a religious talk from a paganistic bandit, but he did have his share of viewpoints. "Given how some of them act it wouldn't surprise me. Those types are bound to have a few skeletons in their closet we could likely dig up." Honestly the reasons for one becoming a heroic spirit baffled the hunter to the point that it was just an exercise in futility at this point. He didn't understand the motives of the universe, only the fact that he didn't believe his heroic acts made him worthy of such a summon. "Oi oi oi! Don't start confusing my sympathy with infatuation, foxes are very deadly tricksters after all and this one has it out for hunters like me. Sheesh I'm surprised there's so many animal type servants these days, makes the fact I usually sleep in a tree seem less weird."

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

She'll likely shrug at that just a bit "I find it a tad hard to sympathize with any of the perspectives, due to having no experience with any of it myself. I'm a god with no followers to tell what's good, bad, and all the other stuff. So can't experience religion, for me it was just a culture and people I knew or being religion beyond something that should be feared. Anyway, best you don't follow anyone, especially as a servant where meeting those gods is likely, you might go through a real conundrum if you find out they're an ass in person, a lot of us are." She has a grim smirk as she says that, going to roll onto her back once again to look at the bland white ceiling "Da Vinci has to have at least a dozen buried somewhere, they seem smart enough to get away with a few murders at the least." It didn't make sense to her either, but in a way she was grateful that she could be in her position, so probably for the best she didn't come up with a way to disqualify or discredit herself as a potential servant She then giggles, her tail swaying back and forth in amusement again, just existence of this fox girl she hasn't met made him so easy to tease whenever she wanted, though eventually it might feel like a low tier joke if she kept it up "Hehehe, I bet she's cute and you'd look good together. Though, the fox I know is most definitely dangerous, I agree, just gotta be careful." Even if upside down, she'll glance over to him with a toothy grin "Scared of all the prey turned hunter mister poacher?" Followed by a teasing wink

@Danni

"A god with no followers sounds like one hell of a contradiction," he replied not exactly following what that insinuated if anything. Robin did mentally agree that meeting a God that you worshipped in life only to find out they were someone completely different must be one hell of a paradigm shift. Hard not to feel some pity for all the Greek Servants summoned here, though Paris didn't seem to mind Aphrodite's presence all that much it seemed. "Think anything vaguely human like is doomed to just act like a human at the end of the day, same applies for even Divine Beings that meddle in the affairs of others. Fae are pretty damn similar in a way, though they do make attempts to stay out of man's way most the time." It probably wasn't the same but was the closest thing this Ranger could tie the concept of Divine Beings to. "I mean if you're keen on losing that bet," he smirked not keen on running down the million reasons why putting them together was a terrible idea. "Letting down your guard in front of a pretty face is the last mistake you'd want to make, that's when they try and gobble you up after all." He smirked though his eyes were certainly growing heavy over all this fox talk. "I mean who wouldn't be? Having the hunt turned around on you is one of the worst things for hunters like myself, pretty much putting yourself in the jaws of the enemy in that regard."

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

She'll mildly shrug at that "Well, it happens. Think of all the sons and daughters some gods have, who are also technically gods, and how they are only known for being the daughter of two particular deities and nothing else. Freyja, very important to the myth, her daughters? Fuck if any mortals know anything about them, let alone worship them. As for myself, other than Ragnarok, I'm not known for anything, so no one has any reason to worship me as a deity." She'll chuckle just a little bit more "Mhm, divine blood doesn't make you great, just powerful." She'll look up at one of the ceiling lights, seeming to do the classic mushing of the fingers to simulate squishing the object that looks smaller in perspective She smiled at that "Mmm, perhaps, though I'll reserve my judgement for the day I finally meet this 'casko' you're referring to." She'll then cross her legs and sit upright finally, shifting 'round to face him again "Aaah, so you admit that she's pretty then? Noted." She'll briefly tease but otherwise let him continue, nodding in understanding of what he was trying to convey to the wolfish girl "Good good, you understand I assume since you are one who has gone hunting those who didn't think they could be hunted." Fenrir would offer a pleased nod She'll then pause and tap her cheek for a moment "Hmmm, something has crossed my mind with this current form of mine. Robin, do you think I am a pretty face you should be worried about, or do you think I am unattractive and feel safe letting your guard down?" Fenrir pondered it for a moment, she knew she looked less scary, but that about summed it

@Danni

"So it's just having the right blood then huh? Sounds pretty close to how royalty works, guess from what I've heard these Gods of yours fit that same obnoxious level of egotism." Archer gave a slight nod, his eyes shutting once more as he listened to Fenrir continue to explain the role of the Gods in her own myth. "Power doesn't really mean much if you don't use it properly; good amount of the bigshot heroes here are brought down by their refusal to take any means necessary to win, not taking this whole servant thing seriously like I've said..." It was frankly obnoxious at times, like the side effect of having any sort of great power meant obtaining the ego to go along with it. Gilgamesh seemed like a prime example of that, despite his strengths there was a good chance he'd get killed by someone for simply underestimating them. "Guess you're close to my style of attack, pretty much putting enough pressure on a far stronger enemy until they crumple up. Even the strongest of Gods can't do much if they're poisoned and bleeding before the battle even begins. On the other hand I'd likely get beaten down eight out of ten times if expected to fight fairly. Can only really be effective through ambush and taking out the big players before the battle even begins. Guess it's safer to see me more as an Assassin than an Archer in any case." He explained getting slightly more comfortable in his seat, the days exhaustion finally starting to catch up to him. That last question was however enough to catch his interest enough to open an eye slightly. "Hmm? Seems that's a Catch/22 you've given me Fen not fair at all. Either option doesn't really have me saying something nice at the end does it?" He sighed before opening both eyes and giving the answer some though. "I'll be honest letting my guard down completely is hard, didn't really have anyone I could trust in life and likewise they kinda hated my guts. Let's say you're pretty attractive regardless of

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whether or not you're some bloodthirsty machine, though there's certainly a lot more to a person than a pretty face. An apple might look ripe but could be completely foul if you bit into it, doubt you'd try any trickery like that on me from what little I've gathered so far Fen."

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago

Fenrir doesn't really think she needs to comment more on this particular subject, they can just agree on the fact that neither of them are fans and think it can be almost obnoxiously shitty sometimes "Ah well, more winning for us then Robin." She'll be lightly kicking her legs behind her, having a bit of trouble to just stay fucking still, though who could blame her with her background if you thought about for a moment "I wouldn't say our styles are exactly the same, I'm still the type to charge someone and beat their face in, I just don't intend on 'playing fair' when I fight, I will throw sand in someone's eyes if I'm losing and I will cripple them whenever I can and so on. But, mhm, I understand, you're a bit squishy but you have your bow, tricks and lack of a 'code of honor'." She'll smile just a little bit as he appears to almost be nodding off "Need to take another nap soon Robin?" She chuckles just a little bit She'll giggle a little bit as she rested an elbow on her knee and propped her head up "Heh, sorry, but the hard questions always get the most truthful answers, or well, when you corner them and leave little options." She seems amused though understanding of what she did "Fair, fair, you probably shouldn't leave it down around here ever anyway." Her tail seems to lazily sway behind her in amusement as she listens to his carefully chosen words "Woo~ I've been called attractive, that's a victory I never thought would be possible, and it's all thanks to this host." She seems content with the response, even if she did put him in a hard spot and may have eluded to her more aggressive nature "Almost poetic Robin, I'm glad you think well of me in at least a few aspects."

@Danni

He enjoyed this conversation quite a bit, it was nice to get someone who saw his point of view every so often. If not, well people have their own walks of life they like to follow long as it didn't impede on others. "Hmm, yeah the first one got interrupted by this wolf with loud eating habits... hmm might just rest my eyes a moment..." His blue bird companion known as Rondo Robin landed right on his messy orange hair, slightly pecking at his scalp to keep the Ranger awake. It wasn't much use though did buy him a few more seconds of consciousness, at least to hear the Fenrir's soft laughter. Not a sound he'd ever associate with such a demonic legend, though one that soothed him further into sleep. "Mmm cornering your prey and shooting while vulnerable huh?" He said though it was clear his mind was starting to drift, perhaps this was the first time in a while he managed to sleep on something other than a tree branch. Fen would unfortunately only be greeted with soft snoring as the Archer slumped back into his seat with a rather peaceful expression on his face.

@Croz | Fen/Ana/Hikari/Drago think we can wrap up there or with your next post, sorry I've kinda been slow to reply but hope you had fun! goldenthumb

She chuckles some more at his words, amused by the light throwback "Hehehe, sorry about that one~" Though, the wolf girl's playful smirking and light tail swaying would slow as the huntsman grew almost abnormally calm and quiet. She'd give him a moment to respond with something, noting the little blue bird now poking his noggin. When the light snoring would begin, Fenrir let out a small burst of giggles at the new development. "Hmm, guess he really was super tired." She mused to herself, it was a little silly for him to nod off mid conversation, but she supposed he was both exhausted and comfortable in that chair "Maybe next time Robin." She'll give Rondo Robin a light wink before getting up off the sofa and grabbing her things. She'll grab one of the few remaining apples from her bag and leave it on the coffee table in front of him for when he woke up. Satisfied with the interaction, she'll then wonder off to whatever places she'd stumble upon randomly in the unfamiliar halls of Chaldea @Danni

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It was now late in the evening for this overly long day, the tired hunter seemed to finally be getting a few winks of sleep after his encounter with the doomsday wolf. They had quite the strange talk about religion and egotism though it still wasn't enough to save Robin from the eventual fatigue that inevitably came from working in Chaldea's clinic the entire day. Now he was alone in the nearby break room, stuck within a deep fathomless sleep though it was certainly unknown if he was having any kind of dreams. Anyone passing by would be treated to the lovely sight of the orange haired Archer looking rather serene with Rondo Robin pecking at the crumbs left on his trousers and eyeing up the apple left by Fen earlier. "....Mmmh?" A small grumble in his sleep as he detected a new presence walking by at the late hour, certainly not uncommon in this part of Chaldeas but Robin was alert enough to pick something up. His reflexes were still tired though and his eyes only slightly opened before shutting as he readjusted his cloak as a makeshift blanket to further enjoy this sporadic nap.

@Orphelia/Naomi/Artoria

Into the midnight hours of Chaldea. A rather strange woman passed by him. With the Archer not being rather stealthy but still having sharp reflexes and no doubt senses. He can hear the sound of footsteps, and the first thing his eyes would see is a suit. Nothing special or out of the ordinary with it. It was but a simple suit. Looking up would result in finally getting a view of this figure's face, feminine, crimson hair that is as bright as flames itself. And with strange eyes looking down upon him. It is clear she just arrived here, and on her side was a holster for a firearm. Most specifically a pistol. Hanging around her neck was none other than a silver cross. "Hello, sleeping beauty. Your prince has arrived."

@Danni

"Ugh..." He didn't even sound like a noble heroic spirit right now, rather someone who was just getting shaken awake from a terrible hangover. The man would turn around to face this intruder with a half lidded glare, somewhat annoyed his rest was getting interrupted for the second time tonight. It wasn't his fault Chaldeas was too cheap to provide servants with a decent living space; he could always go into spirit form like the rest but still. "Can't a man just get a decent night's sleep here? Guess it's only natural to poke someone while they're down huh..." He yawned before sitting up and removing his hood, looking over as one of his bandaged arms cleared the fog from his eyes. "Heh, I'd take the role of sleeping beauty any day if it meant getting a kiss awake from someone like you." Perhaps one of his worst pick up lines to date, top level cringe even! His friends here would never let him live such a horrific spew of bile from his mouth. But his fatigue and the shock of being woken up by such a handsome master was enough to make him think he was somehow quite suave. "Eh guess this is what I get for sleeping out in the open. Can I help you Miss--err...."

@Orphelia/Naomi/Artoria

@Danni

"Miss Victoria, although I get the feeling you and I are not the type for such formalities are we dear hobo servant? Hmm, I won't ask for your true name or really care for such things. How about we settle on something else, like your class for example? That should be enough, besides I am not your master. Best to save such names for the ones you are contracted with." Answered the european master towards the green hooded stranger she met, chuckling at the remark of his attempts at flirting. It was not at all romantic, but she has to give points for his attempt at the very least. Some men at all won't even say that to a woman. Looking around for a seat at the break room, the woman in the suit who called herself Victoria soon found a suitable place to rest and calmly sat down at a couch with a smile on her lips. Her eyes rested upon the archer.

"Victoria huh? You some kind of nobility or just the run of the mill master they brought in?" Robin asked as he slowly adjusted himself upwards to look like slightly less of a mess. It didn't really do much but there was certainly an attempt at least, the hobo comment didn't really do much to boost his morale here. "Hmph fine by me, it's not even my real name anyways. Just Archer is fine then, guess referring to your servant by class name is supposed to be proper conduct in a normal Grail War. Though think it's still telling if you call someone out by their occupation, luckily I'm not really a typical Archer here." He smirked before noticing the apple Fen had left behind and snagging the lone fruit before taking a bite. "So mmm what business does a young master like yourself mmm have bugging a nobody like me?" Robin asked between chews, clearly not one for eloquence or the simple norms of conduct in society. Perhaps he really didn't care to show respect or rather didn't know how, he certainly was not amongst the more noble heroic spirits. "Suppose I've got your name at least gulp are you the nosy type who just likes to mess with random strangers?"

@Orphelia/Naomi/Artoria

"Nobility? Me, oh I am no such thing Archer. Even if I am given the choice to become an aristocrat, I wouldn't even accept it no matter what my lot in life is as a commoner. Still, it is fortunate at least we are on the same side no? This isn't exactly your common holy grail war where the masters fight against one another to claim the ultimate prize." She remarked to Archer with a casual tone of voice, crossing her legs and continuing to stare directly at him with that all too winning smile of hers. Indeed, he is the opposite of elegant or graceful or even formal or eloquent. Man has no table manners at all. Still, that is something she certainly does not mind at all. Such things were trivial to her in the end. "If I were the nosy type, I would have done something to you while you were asleep, first and foremost. Snuck up on you."

@Danni

Robin looked her over with a rather confused expression before running the back of his head a little. His company this evening was getting gradually more difficult to figure out. "Well thats a relief, I can't stand the high and mighty types they keep bringing in." He sighed still quite tempted to light up a cigarette but having enough not to do it in front of a complete stranger. "Think I'd honestly do better in a normal grail war, these stakes are too high for someone like me..." Shame he didn't have another apple to offer, but perhaps it was indeed time for a change in venue. "Sneaking up on someone while they're asleep isn't that impressive you know? But I appreciate your restraint at not putting my hand in hot water or something like that... Would you like to stop by the cafeteria for coffee per chance?"

@Orphelia/Naomi/Artoria

@Sophie, Mary, Nito, Gorgon, Boud here?)

Sure

Being carried by her collar by her own servant Akane pointed forwards "Take the left left!" She said continuing to give her servant the directions to the cafeteria

@Akane Gyūnyū: Baseball Star (@Sophie, Mary, Nito, Gorgon, Boud) - jump He would turn to the left. "Turning Left!" Using his boisterous tone, as he was walking and carrying his master. He would keep his eyes wandering the whole facility. "Since you are also new here, everything is new territory to the both of us?" The Monkey King would already have the feeling this was Journey to the West part two but wanted to know what was going to be different in a general sense. Some reason this woman gave off the same presence as Xanzang, minus being the descendent of buddha, at least he hopes so. Seeing the similarities in gender, simple personality, along with their love and dedication for their goals. This made him smile a bit. ' Even in a new life, I am still working under someone like you. Huh Master.'

(Minus the nick fury, just how he is walking right now)

~~"We are avengers now!"~~

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"Yeah I also only got here recently or well woke up recently- Take the second right " Akane pointed to another hallway "We can explore this new and unknown place together!"

He would then move his entire body to face where she was pointing and walked forwards. Entering the other hallway, As he was thinking of his last master he was hoping he could see his brothers once more even if Zhu Bajie was a pain and always got Sun in trouble. He would wonder if his master can summon more allies to bond with like Xuanzang. "Well you have a large amount of energy for just having woken up. Yes I am looking forward to live my second life along your side master!"

"Oh my parents always said I was full of energy when I was a child I just guess I was born with a tonne of stamina to spare, I'm also look forwards to spending time with you Wukong, Let's have as much fun as possible!" Akane said with a big grin

@Akane Gyūnyū: Baseball Star (@Sophie, Mary, Nito, Gorgon, Boud) - jump He would match her grin with his own still carrying her with one hand, the Monkey king would then see the sign that shows a teacup like the master said. He would only assume this was the place, he would look at his master and plop her down onto her feet. He would then open the door for her. He had learned manners thanks to his previous master and him reaching enlightenment, however he would still have his old self within him. "I am looking forward for what adventures Buddha has for us, after the meal you can show me that baseball we talked about earlier. I have gained some vague information given to me by chaldea so you can teach me so I know how to help you better."

“I’ll make sure to show you all about it! I can see if Chaldea has any recording of the World Series as well!”

The Great Sage would nod at the thought and if they were to have recordings of such things maybe they can figure more about this... Goku, all Sun know that this was his japanese name. He wanted to learn more about this era, he was a curious being ever since birth. "I would also like to know why you called me by my Foreign name than my true one, also why you called Ruyi a.. Power Pole, whatever that thing is."

"Oh well there's a really popular anime who's main character is named "Son Goku" who had a magic staff called the power pole which he could make grow smaller or larger, he's a really popular character world wide." Akane explained

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The great sage above heaven would nod his head in understanding, a little intrigued by the idea that there is a popular anime about a character based on him. He might be more incline to actually watch it fully. "Is it also about a long journey, a lot of fighting, a wide adventure with many people through it?"

“Well it has three separate series but for most of original and Z series of it did have a lot of journeying and lots and lots of fighting, the main cast is also quite big.”

"Oh That is so cool. That means I had... is there a pig that is a massive pervert, can shapeshift, and likes to cause trouble in the series?" Sun began with a energetic tone till he remembered one specific brother that he loved but was also a pain. As he was thinking about the people he had to travel with he remembered the Pig Zhu Bajie, one of his brothers and the one who always got him into trouble.

“Oh Oolong! Yeah we was a massive perv, he used his wish on the Dragon Balls to get someone’s Panties…” akane said in slight disgust

Though Sun was still annoyed about the past, this actually made him chuckle a little. “Yeah my little brother was a little of a problem child, if he was given the ability to have a wish granted he would probably do the same. Always been a problem to me and never learned his lesson, till our adventures nearly reached it’s end.” He would have a little tone of reminiscence.

“I can only imagine how often he was smacked in the face…”

“Fuhahaha, Yeah I can remember all the times where master had to scold him… and me whenever he gets me in trouble. Maybe some day I can see them again.” His posture slowly comes more relaxed while he remembers the moments in his past. “Well in some time, not to early at least.”

“I’ll try and see if I can summon them if you want, I’ll just have to buy some pepper spray and put my bat between the two of us.”

“No worries there master, I am a natural Zhu Bajie repellent, when we first met I was tasked to kill him till my previous master and Guanyin stopped me from doing so. So bitter sweet.” He would say in a joking tone. “However I wouldn’t think Zhu and Sha would leave where they are now. So I wouldn’t mind meeting new brothers and sisters.”

"I'll make sure to show you as many friends as I can then, oh why don't I see if Thei want's to watch it with us? Akane said with a smile, although she wasn't sure if she should ask Sun Wukong if he wanted dubbed or subbed before realsing he probably has no idea what that would mean

“Thei? I am guessing she is your friend. It should be fun! More people to enjoy this … anime, right? Well I am looking forward to meeting them.” As his tone and manner of speaking fluctuates between well mannered and casual, both agreed it would be fun. “I wonder what else they have in this era.”

"Yeah Thei was one of my first friends here, she's a bit overly serious and had a problem with asking for help bit it's kinda cute in the 'Tsundere" "We have snacks with way to much Sugar and Chocolate, I can get us some Pizza and some Popcorn for when we watch it together!"

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As he heard all this a part of him was very happy to hear that while another part of him was very confused on what is Popcorn and Pizza. The monkey king seems to be learning so much but the vessel seems to enjoying the interaction. “Pizza, Pop Corn. That sounds good, I personally don’t know but some reason the idea brings a surge of joy and happiness onto me.”

“Nice, I’ll make sure to get everything ready then!”

A pinkette pirate is strutting her stuff down the halls, almost literally sniffing the air. She knows where to go.

The dark-skinned churchie follows after her-- Mostly just hoping she's not going to have to try and wrangle an untameable woman

To the vault!

To the vault...

The Captain is stalking the halls again! What mischief is there to be done?

Im definitely going to get in trouble for her sooner or later arent i-

Oo, that looks fun!

goddamnit.

Casually looking over the most recent Mission report.

8:55 PM

Pause.

8:55 PM

Taking in a deep breath the woman headed for the Rayshift rooms.

Moving through the sterile white hallways of the facility, Leonardo would continue leading his new servant around being sure to point out the nearby vending machine and cafeterias in case she should get hungry. There wasn't too much of interest to show just yet, though perhaps this particular fairy would surprise him by finding something otherwise mundane to be interesting. "Suppose there's nothing really interesting on this side, sorry~" He chuckled whilst scratching behind his head with his eyes shut, a rather awkward chuckle accompanying him. "Ah right, this may sound out of nowhere but how much do you know about cobbling together shoes?"

@Crafter/Flower/Illya/Dad/Oni

"Shoes? It's uhh..part of the job of making brides. Dress, hair, shoes. That's the big three right there. So I can certainly make them if it needs to be done.." She was still coming to terms on what she was in right now, new master, her being a newly summoned servant and it seems that she might have more use out of combat than in it. "All of these questions, there are brides in this dire of a state?" She asked Leo.

@Danni @Tulf

On one hand, it was genuinely impossible to miss Saber around Chaldea's halls - either she was in the cafeteria taking charge, or she was clanking around in her immense armour. On the other hand... honestly, Chaldea had a few heavily-armoured and oversized lunatics, so it was harder to tell at a glance than it ought to be. So, when the thunder of metal came around the corner, it might have been too late for Leo to prepare himself... "Oh! Master, I was looking for you." called out the knight upon spotting Leo in the halls - she barely looked down, though, so... "You complained about my food before - I won't stand for it. Witness! Laverbread and meatballs! Cymru am byth! You had better not complain about a little heart or liver. It may do your height some good!" Beaming with pride, Saber held up her overstuffed dish; before finally looking down to observe the reaction - "Hm! It seems the reunions continue. If it isn't the most miniscule of knights. I'm glad for this chance encounter... you're strong in different ways to the Fang Clan's finest. ...You have an odd expression right now, though... were you already talking about me?"

@Danni @Crafter/Flower/Illya/Dad/Oni

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