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>Had some free time tonight.

"Well I need to finish fixing it before we can decide ownership."

"A lot of ships are already bought and paid for before they get anywhere near the harbor."

"Not the point. I don't want to promise you a bike and then have the shed burn down and lose it or something." I respond with a sigh. "Especially since that already almost happened."

She frowns slightly. "But IF-"

"Well if you keep pushing, I might make you share it. How would that make you feel? Saber riding the pretty new bike around town?"

"I'd get on with her and show her how to really make it scream." She hesitates. "Wait, was that a serious question, or you angling for a threesome?"

"It WAS a joke. Now I'm wondering why you only see those two possibilities." I respond, giving her a look.

"Well, despite accusations to the contrary I know you're not a eunuch or something due to the way your heartbeat changes whenever one of us gets too close to you. My best guess is that you've already picked your favorite and want to let the others down easy, or you're trying to see how many women you can either string along or seduce before the mounting sexual tension gets you killed in one way or another."

I blink heavily. "That's what you're seeing?"

"That seems the most likely. I guess there's also the possibility that you're genuinely a nice guy and trying NOT to think with your dick, but...." She shrugs. "Besides, it's not like my answer would change anyway." she then turns, saying she wants to talk to Saber about 'Tandem Riding'.

I, meanwhile, desperately hope that isn't a metaphor.

>Actions?
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>>23553981

...Follow

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY
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After discovering Souichiro's simple cure, I think we need to cover some odd things we haven't addressed yet.

>Go ask Caster how she lost her item creation skill
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Awesome, now I can post these.

Updated E-book version: http://www.mediafire.com/?wuwb7quyqw11r5z

My pastebin of odd theories: http://pastebin.com/nGTS8PUt
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>>23553981
Give her the D.
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What happened to the drift racing quest?
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>>23554162

>Drift racing Quest?
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>>23554181
werent you the one running Drift: The Line?
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>>23554195

>.... I fail to see the relevance.

>Even if it was, I was taking a break from ALL Quests. I still am, mostly. I just had some free time tonight and missed it.
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>>23554260
oh carry on then
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>So, actions? any consensus at all?

>>23554086

>That Pastebin was hilarious, thank you.
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>>23554389
Voting for status report from Arc. Although we may get a "Not now!" reply...
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>>23554389
I agree with that other guy. Put the moves on rider and give dat horny bitch the dicking of a lifetime (or two in her case).
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It's been so long since last thread that I forget what we can even do. I think we were going to talk with Sakura or Rin about something?
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>>23554424
Well, to recap:
>Interrogated Shinji before he got vamp-napped.
>Satsuki is out cold in a room.
>Arc is chasing the vamp through the city.
>Rider wants the... bike.

At some point, we need to:
>Talk to Caster about item creation, scrying, getting Saber contracted with another magus and maybe befriending beam spams?
>Ask Sakura about any other dreams she may have had. Maybe get some Inception plan going on...
>Tell everyone NOT to wake Shirou up when he is sleeping.

That's all from the top of my head.
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>>23554389
Hey, if someone got amusement out of it, that's better than it being completely useless like I was fearing it would be.
If I knew what was going on and someone posted inane theories like that, I'd be laughing too.
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>>23554071
Seconding this. Something must've happened to her to make her less awesome. We should inquire.

How is Caster getting her prana, BTW? Is she still causing folks seizures? Or is it just via Souichibro

>http://pastebin.com/nGTS8PUt
Oh god, this is amazing
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>>23554531
Can't forget the bike
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>>23554554

>I know, right? The idea of Shirou being allergic to sympathy is fucking hilarious. I think it's gonna be canon in whatever Carnival Phantasm Equivalents this quest might have.
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>... So is the plan to talk to Caster?

>>23554553

>It's rather through. And you aren't as wildly off-base as some theories I've seen posted.

>Not sure if here and now's the place to correct the misconceptions caused by poor wording/misinterpreting a line though.
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>>23554767

It always is.


And do it.

We're slowing down as it is.
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>spittakes over the screen
Holy shit, and I just finished a re-read on the Kindle. Good to see you back AC-Guy.
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>>23554767
Might as well talk to Caster. We just need something to get back into the swing of things.
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I follow Rider, past where she begins talking to Saber. I knock, and Caster tells me I can enter.

Souichiro's asleep again, but it looks less like his induced Coma and more like natural sleep.

Caster looks at me. "What did you need, Shirou?"

[ ] Ask about 'item creation'.
[ ] Ask about how Souichirou's doing.
[ ] Ask what her plans are now.
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[2] Ask about 'item creation'.
[1] Ask about how Souichirou's doing.
[3] Ask what her plans are now.

In order
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>>23555130

>[ ] Ask about how Souichirou's doing.
>[ ] Item Creation
>[ ] Her plans now

In that order.
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>>23555165
this
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>>23555165
>>23555176
>>23555177
Yeah, let's go with this.
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>>23555130
Souichibro first.

If we've got time let's ask about item creation. Given Shirou's skillset it's something he'd be interested in.

Unrelatedly, I just realized that Brozerker almost certainly survived. Remind me, what are the rules for fighting Caine?
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>>23555200
The Father of Madness: EX
Cain is capable of assuming the form and memories of anyone who could qualify for the class of Berserker. this 'Mask' is one rank lower than of the person mantled would be, if properly summoned. This ability is effectively sealed against anyone who knows his true identity, as knowing the name behind the mask robs it of power.
If he is killed wearing a mask and the killer knows not his true name, then he survives and reverts to his normal self. The mask is lost to him, however.

The Mark of Cain: ???
Cain was cursed to 'Live' at the hands of God for his sins. Anyone who Slays him knowing his true name is doomed to bear a curse of Divine retribution.
It's unknown the power or shape of this curse.
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So did we ever get around to having Caster, the superior spellcaster, take a look at what's inside of Shirou?

I know Rin said it was a sword but I figure Medea could do better.
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>>23555224
HAH. Close. Google it exactly as I wrote it. Include the "e".
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>>23555224
Is there anyone we hate who would actually give a fuck about being cursed if we somehow manipulated them into killing Caine?
We know it wouldn't affect Avenger, and Gilgamesh wouldn't even be mad. Shinji doesn't count because in what universe could he kill Brozerker.
Anyone I'm missing on our list of enemies?
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>>23555295
I'd say Lancer for shits and giggles, but that'd just be redundant.
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>>23555295
Kirei, in all likelihood. Zouken deserves it.

Think it'd work on True Ancestors? What about Monkey Murdermutt or his boss?
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>>23555295

What happens if he's forced to Sudoku?
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>>23555400
Murder by Command Seal.
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>>23554086
>Some grow old and die, believing that their lot.
That's perfectly grammatical, if mildly archaic. It's equivalent to
>Some grow old and die, believing that to be their lot.
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"You said something about an Item Creation skill." I state, looking at her.

"I did?" She asks, mildly surprised.

"When we were talking about possible cures." I respond, gesturing at him. "You said you couldn't use it for some reason."

"I.... got rid of it." She responds. "Servants aren't supposed to be able to bind other spirits like us in the same way Masters can. I broke that rule. Basically, I replaced my ability to create wondrous items with the capacity to be a Master."

"Really? Why?"

"Casters aren't as adept at direct combat. I was planning to have a second as a workaround. When my Gatekeeper was taken from me, that became mostly irrelevant."

"I see...." I respond, thoughtful. "How's he doing?"

"He woke up, and asked where we were. After I told him, and he confirmed that we were in no immediate danger, he went back to sleep so he could be up faster." She looks in his direction, a mix of concern and irritation on her face. "Hopefully he'll be more... active by dinner."

"Mmmm." I look at him, and back to her. "So what're you planning now that he's awake?"

"First, I need to find a new sanctum." She turns to me. "Even if I trusted you utterly, our mutual enemies might find us too tempting a target. Since you seem to collect enemies as fast as you collect Women, It would be wise not to... put all the eggs in one basket?" She almost seems to be asking herself what the proper term is, before nodding, satisfied. "Besides, I can't remain here indefinitely. We'll almost certainly be enemies again before this is all over. That sort of tension would utterly ruin dinner."

I nod along, before stopping suddenly. "Did... did you just make a joke?"

"Did I?" She asks, equally surprised.

I leave the room, and the first thing I notice is Rin looking in my direction while talking to Sakura.

The second is Saber looking at Rider like she's lost her mind, while she enthusiastically explains something I can't quite hear with hand gestures I don't recognize.

>Actions?
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>>23555624
>explains something I can't quite hear with hand gestures I don't recognize.

EXPLAIN FURTHER
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>>23555624
See what Rin wants while listening on Rider & Saber.

He has two ears and I'm pretty sure he's reinforced his hearing already.
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>>23555624
Join Rin and Sakura.

Leave Rider and Saber be, don't want to accidentally diffuse that situation in-progress
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>>23555668

All this
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>>23555624
Let's see what Rin and Sakura are up to.
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>>23555624
Go talk to Rin and Sakura.

Is there any chance we could do some combat training at any point soon?
I get the feeling we're going to need to step it up a bit for the coming fights.
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>>23555624
>The second is Saber looking at Rider like she's lost her mind, while she enthusiastically explains something I can't quite hear with hand gestures I don't recognize.

So Papillo Pretentor is going to be canon someday?
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>>23555624

Didn't even get a chance for Shirou to stress that he doesn't want to fight her.
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>>23555747
offering up sacrifices to the dice generator might help too
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>>23555775

>The what?
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>>23555884
It's apparently a doujin involving Saber & Rider that I can't find in English.
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>>23555901

>Wait, WHAT?
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>>23555884
>>23555910

Oh, you're in for a fun one.

http://www.mediafire.com/?tjizankd5kw

Enjoy the ride
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>>23555935

>I... I don';t want to actually read it. I'm just expressing surprise that that's a thing.
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>>23555884
I need pictures! Pictures of Saber/Rider!
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>>23555935
>.cbr

Mind uploading it as something I can open with 7zip?
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>>23555962
Just rename it to .rar or whatever.
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>>23555962
This good enough?
http://g.e-hentai.org/g/25112/1a0881e728/
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>>23555952

Lies.

There is no need to deny your need.
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>>23555977
Oh, it's THAT ONE.

Never been big on futa, personally, but thanks anyway.
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>>23555935
>>23555977
>Papilio Protenor
I see now. I was searching with the name spelled wrong. That explains it.
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>>23555983

>Even if I had any desire to read it, now isn't the time.

>Weird as it is to say, not really that into porn.
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>>23556018

>Weird as it is to say, not really that into porn.

Guys I think we found out why AC-Guy has no joy in his life.
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>>23556046
I figured it was all his G-ranked luck stat.
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>>23556046
maybe too many times downloading somthing only to be interrupted by the router dying
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I decide to walk towards Rin and her Sister- Huh, it's weird thinking of them like that- And see what's going on.

"Hey." Rin says, looking at me. There's a pause like she wants to say something, before turning away with a blush. Sakura looks at her, and then looks to me.

"Sempai. There's something we should tell you about. We got distracted earlier-"

"- Because of that weird spell Rin invented trying to track the sheath?" I ask, and they both look at me startled. "Rider already told me about it when she wanted to talk to me about something else earlier."

"... And you're fine with that?" Rin asks, surprised.

"... I haven't had time to really think about it?" I respond, looking at her. "I mean, I only found out a couple minutes ago, and had something to deal with first." I hesitate. "... Weren't you cooking lunch?" I ask Sakura, who suddenly leaps up and runs back to the kitchen in a panic.

Rin sighs, and gives her a concerned look over my shoulder. "She's been getting more and more distracted. It's like she can't pay attention unless it's you, Rider, or Magic related."

[ ] Help Sakura.
[ ] Ask Rin about ____.
[ ] Go elsewhere.
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>>23556152

>[ ] Help Sakura AND BRING RIN

COOKING
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>>23556169
This
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>>23556169
I thought the goal was to reclaim it, not overpopulate it.
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>>23556152
>[x] Help Sakura.

And ask about any other weird, Servant related dreams while we're at it.
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>>23556183

Family time.

Might as well get them used to it
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>>23556152
She wants the D so badly. We must give it to her every day. Until she likes it.
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>>23556183
The kitchen, that is.

Plenty of time for repopulating Fuyuki after the war.
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>>23556169
You know what they say about too many chefs...

The only solution is to take the kitchen for ourselves.
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>>23556169
+1
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>>23556152
This is getting ridiculous.

I'm not saying we need to do it RIGHT THIS INSTANT, but we need to get all the girls in our household together and have a little chat.

"Girls, there is far too much sexual tension in this household. There is only one way to handle this. (Shirou rips off his shirt) "Please, be gentle."
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>>23556269

Then apply homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
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>>23556269

...This is one of the situations where shooting our gun into the ceiling while yelling would be a better decision, isn't it?
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>>23556297

Exactly!

Ayako's not even in the house! We can't do it without her!
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>>23556269
oddly enough, I second this.
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But in all seriousness, we are going to have to choose sooner or later, aren't we. Hell we'd spend all night on that one, AC-guy could just come in, say "choose", and sift through the rubble in the morning
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>>23556327

The next day, the blood will still be flowing.
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>>23556327
"Rin? How would you like to have the biggest harem this side of Misaki city?"
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>>23556269
Shirou Emiya: too much man for one woman to handle. Hell even his tsunderes are willing to share him.
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>>23556356
Hold on up there, cowboy. Time for HAREM ALGEBRA.

Shiki, confirmed in this timeline:
Arc
Ciel
Probably Akiha

Shirou, confirmed in this timeline:
Rin
Sakura
Ayako
Rider


We're winning.
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>>23556391
>forgetting Hisui
UNFORGIVABLE!
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>>23556407
We have no indication she's actually pursuing Shiki in this timeline.
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>>23556391
Both Shirou and Shiki have saved Satsuki from being trapped in a shed. WHO WILL SHE CHOOSE
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>>23556425
Sion.
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>>23556432
In the Alley
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If you haven't started typing yet AC-guy, >>23556169 had the most votes before we got off topic.

Back to the discussion.
>>23556391
By Rider's count, there's at least 6 women who want Shirou, so we have the bigger Harem, at least until Tatari appears in 6 months, then who knows how It'll go. We can't even assume that it will follow any of MB either. The version of Tsukihime that AC-guy is going with didn't follow any of the predetermined routes.
Any yes, I do realize this goes against what I said by "this side of Misaki city?", but I really wasn't counting then.
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>>23556497
Dammit, I never Melty Blood. feel lost
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been reading through the pastebin, so some commentary on the notes
>Are the Vampired part of Rider's legend in any way, or were they part of our current vampire problem?
I believe that Zouken is considered a vampire, though not a Dead Apostle. Might want to pump him for information in the future
>Avalon, implanted sword, healing shenanigans
Bit of a wild guess, but Avalon's shadow might refer not to a projection of the sheath but some kind of inverted-Avalon, which is a sword. This might be related to why it can be used in a different way from the original
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>Good lord. I go to grab a snack and this happens.

>Anyway, it looks like cooking's winning? I'll get right on that.
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>>23556641
>I believe that Zouken is considered a vampire
Zouken's only a vampire in the sense that he 'lives' by stealing the life of others. He's not a vampire by Nasuverse standards. Not in canon anyway.
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>>23556673

I hope the snack involved running away from a dog.

Them snacks gonna make you faaaat.
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>>23556708

The snack probably WAS a dog.

That he killed with only the sheer weight of his concentrated hate.
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>>23556754

This Hotdog is an eyesore.

This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog. This Hotdog.This Hotdog. This Hotdog.
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>>23556754

The dog was his meal, eh?

The things not having porn will do to you.

I am ok with this
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I sigh and look at the kitchen. It's not exactly a lost cause, but Sakura certainly has her hands full.

I stand up, and move with Rin into the Kitchen. After we saved the fish from burning and got the vegetables diced, Rin excuses herself to go and speak to Rider about transferring her contract back to Sakura.

After a minute of cooking in silence, Sakura finally pipes up. "... Sorry Sempai."

"For what?" I ask confused.

"I always came here to help you, but ever since this War started I haven't done anything but burden and distract you." She looks at me like she wants to say something else, but turns back to the rice-cooker instead. "If you wouldn't mind telling everyone Lunch is almost ready, I can handle the rest from here."

>Actions?
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>>23556866
Give her a hug, obligatory "yo not no burden, bitch" line, gather lunch-eaters.
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>>23556866
"Sakura, you're not a burden at all. Don't be so hard on yourself, you're like family," while hugging her. Then go and gather our forces to feast.
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>>23556911

>You're like family.

Annnnd Sakura begins killing off the perceived competition.
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>>23556866

Well theres no one around.

Hug her from behind.

"What makes you think you're one? Not even your sister would think that way, let alone me. That you're safe means the world to me.

Honestly though, I'd rather you not have anything to do with this war. It's too dangerous but you are Rider's master and you're a mage as well. You're not dead weight and you'd be scary if I didn't find you so cute."

The last part should be done in a joking manner.
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>>23556911

Drop the 'family' part, maybe something like 'you're important to me/us'.
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>>23556926
>>23556935
>implying your wife isn't part of your family
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>>23556932

I think we should cut it off after Dead weight, or maybe replace it with something about forgiving her for keeping us out of the Kitchen.
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>>23556932

Do it....
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>>23556943

I will bet you Dollars to Dildoes that Sadkura will interpret it in the most depressing 'he doesn't love me' way possible.

'Family' is generally not a Romantic term, even after you're married. Not saying Romance, but we should be less anti-romantic.
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>>23556980
>not wanting to accidentally provoke the sharks even more
It's like you DON'T want this to end in the sharks tying Shirou to a bed and taking turns with him.
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>>23556958

>forgive her for keeping us out of the kitchen.

BWAHAHA! YES!

I like how Shirou isn't especially in love with cooking, but is absolutely infuriated that he isn't burdened with it anymore.

I think we should play up the cooking thing as a sign of us becoming slightly... unhinged from stress. It would certainly buy us more time to figure out exactly how to keep Shirou from getting raped.

>nb4 'We rape them first'.
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>>23556932

Yes.
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>No Avalon then. Some holy sword that heals the user, stops grail-mud corruption or slows it down... instant regeneration (or if we hallucinated the damage, protection from fire), some sort of connection with Alturia (unless a separate catalyst summoned her)...
>...Aestus Estus? {Red Saber's sword}

Guys. Guys.
Maybe it's Caliburn?
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>>23556866
>She looks at me like she wants to say something else...

Ask if there's something else bothering her besides getting her contract with Rider back or Rin's... genetic magic(?) thing.
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>>23556932

This and ask her whats on her mind.
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>>23556932
shirou never initiates hugs.
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>>23557093

>Points at Ilya in the previous threads
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>>23556866

"so what will the kids look like? I am honestly curious here, will they have red hair with shades of purple?"
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>>23557112

YES.

INCORP THIS AC-GUY
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>>23556932
>>23557018
>>23557112
All three of these. Comfort, forgive her for stealing our kitchen. Let a few moments pass, then ask about the kids.

Perfect.
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I sigh, and pull her into a hug. She drops the Ladle in surprise. "Eh? Sempai?"

"What makes you think you're a burden?" I ask her, holding her. "Nobody, least of all me, sees you like that. That you're safe means the world to me. Honestly, I'd rather you didn't have anything to do with the war. It's just too dangerous, but you're Rider's master and a potentially amazing Mage. You are not dead weight."

I consider telling her that she doesn't have to do all the cooking, since there are other perfectly capable people in the House. Standing right in the Kitchen now, in fact. But before I do, I realize she's crying.

"... Sakura?" She doesn't say anything, instead just turning around and squeezing back. I hold her there for just a minute until she calms herself back down and starts wiping her eyes.

"... Sorry about that."

"Don't be. Is something bothering you? Something you wanted to talk about?"

She hesitates, looking at me. then she shakes her head, more decisive. "No. Nothing serious. I was just.... Thinking."

"About?"

"... Nothing important." She says looking away. As she turns back I can't even tell she was crying. The realization that she probably got good at hiding it hits me in the emotions like a brick as she continues. "It just some things that happened recently made me realize stuff, and I got too caught up worrying about the implications. It's silly."

"You're sure?"

"Like realizing not knowing French doesn't matter if you're never leaving the country." She responds. Then she smiles at me. "... Thanks for caring though, Sempai."

[ ] Pester her further.
[ ] Go gather the Lunch crowd.
[ ] Investigate what Rider's been doing.
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>>23557148
Ask about the hypothetical kids!
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>>23557148

[x] Ask about the kids ala >>23557112
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>>23557148
...Y'know the idea that you're going to learn a foreign language and disappear one day without ever saying anything is a terrifying thought. But it is a silly thought and only a silly person would think it, or that its a good idea right?
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>>23557148

>Sad because of implications.

>Implications regarding something that happened today.

... Just a hunch, but let's NOT ask about the kids.

In fact, let's not mention children where she can hear us.
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>>23557148
>realizing not knowing French doesn't matter if you're never leaving the country
By the Root, she thinks she's going to die, doesn't she?
Or wait. . . can she not have children? Is that why she's so upset?
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>>23557181
...Oh.

Oh, shit, I forgot about what the worms do to her...insides.

DO NOT ASK ABOUT KIDS ABORT ABORT
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>>23557181

Is this true?

Never read this anywhere
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[x] Investigate what Rider's been doing.

"so who will be riding on the back?"
i hope saber will be sitting in front of rider, and hugging her while rider goes full speed on the bike.
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>>23557196
Shirou doesn't have any way of knowing this though.
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>>23557198
>>23557196

Honestly, I'm not sure if it's canon or not.

Maybe I'm just paranoid, but let's not step on what could be a nuclear landmine when she's already this vulnerable.

>>23557204

He could just realize that bringing up the kids would be a bad idea because she had a sad over something that happened today.
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>>23557200
Wait, why should we give EITHER of them the bike? If we master it and use it in our heroics WE can qualify for Rider class, the only class bro-tier enough to contain us. It's not as good as an A6M2 Type 0 Model 21 and it's delicious 20mm cannons, but there's no way we're getting our hands on one of those.
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>>23557181
>>23557196
>>23557198

This is lore now based in event we all know.

Ac-guy, can you confirm for us?
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>>23557216
>Shirou
>socially aware
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>>23557216
>Re: the worms
>Usually don't consume the flesh of women, but the uterus is their favorite meals.
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>>23557181

What? You don't want to hear about how cute the little Daggers ate gonna be? Or that they'll grow into beautiful Long Swords? Only to marry some undeserving Bastard Sword and have little Daggers of their own?

Also, good to see you 'Back in the Saddle' AC-Guy. Even if it's only temporary.
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>>23557228

Then best to ask.

This is now a house of magecraft.

WE CAN FIX IT WITH MAGIC. LOTS OF IT.
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>>23557256
But anon, none of us can DO any of the Five True Magics.
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>>23557256
>inb4 plothole means no wormjury-healing

If that is the case, we shall stab the plothole until it stops.
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>>23557267

Caster might be able to do something.

And then theres avalon.
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>>23557148

I don`t think that pestering her about the kids is a good idea, since after her magical treatment by Zouken, her Womb being an worm-infested cave for a long time and somewhere along the line Zouken trying to turn her Ladyparts into a Grail-Copy.. Um, what I am saying is:

I don`t think Sakura will ever be able to bear children after all the shit her body went through. And I somehow think that after Rin`s Spell the realization just hit her pretty hard.
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>>23557216

so only ask rin about future kids then?
isn't that as bad as sakura? do you really want MORE love points towards her?
i am voting the shirou curiousity on children only on saber.
imagine a really beautiful redheaded blonde chick
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>>23557293
And if so, we can comfort her and have a nice heartwarming moment.
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One of Zouken's potential uses was to keep the Matou line going, so I'm pretty sure the baby-maker works
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>>23557303
potential uses
>for Sakura

derp
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>>23557181
>>23557191
>>23557196
>>23557228

Oh wow. Can't believe I forgot about this.

And for added awkwardness, Rider was the one who convinced Sakura to go along with this. Might want to clear up that snafu before getting their contract re-established.

If Shirou is not aware of what the crest worms fully do to a female, then ask if Sakura's problem involves getting her wish to solve them using the Grail.
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Sakura could also opt to use Rider / Rin as a surrogate mother. Depends on how many Servants we get to keep after the war.
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>>23557297
>redheaded blonde chick
I believe the term you want is "strawberry blonde", anon.
By the way, I noticed something recently. Shirou is only 167 cm tall, but Archer is 187 cm. For those of you who don't do metric, that's over six inches of height difference. So I guess Shirou's gonna have a growth spurt at some point after Fate. I realize it's completely off-topic, just thought it was odd.
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>>23557319

>Sakura wants to use her wish to be perfect for her Sempai.

Oh Sweet Christ, that realization hit me in the emotions so hard I'm feeling EVERYTHING.

I'm laughing while crying like a bitch over here.
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>>23557327

Thats a thought...
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>>23557297

YOU HAVE ONLY YOURSELF TO BLAME!
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>>23557346

Dammit i has a very big sad now, too.
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>>23557297
its pretty awesome bro
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>>23557381

Why is the only non-ginger in that pic wrapped up like a present?
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>>23557381
>All Shirou's kids
>Have that same creepy stare
>despite each one having a different mom
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>>23557319
>>23557319
>>23557319

>Worms
>grail
>Rape

So I guess you can say, her womb is all kinds of fucked
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and all this hysteria and feels for a single shirou moment.

i love you guys.
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>>23557423

/tg/ IS Shirou

>>23557418

Youuuuui
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>>23557418
CARLOS!
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I wonder how AC-Guy reacts to us having these feels all on our own?
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>>23557418
CARLOS!!
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>>23557440

This is how he gets off with his lack of porn.
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>>23557423
bah, I still think you're all wrong
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>>23557440
At a guess? With Laughter. Horrible, relentless, unending Laughter.
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>Exactly what is the consensus now?

>>23557440

>Depending on the moment in particular it ranges from 'that's -feel- worthy?' to 'Balls, I wanted to Savor that one'.

>Or sometimes you get it wrong and I laugh at your paranoia. Or sometimes you get it wrong, and It works better than my original plan so I steal it.

>Not going to comment on what, if any, of those are in response to this.

>>23557452

>Can we please just drop the porn thing? I don't want this to be a thing.
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>>23557476
>I don't want this to be a thing.
Too bad, AC-Guy. Now give us your face. So we can make ginger snaps in the shape of it.
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>>23557476
The consensus is to freak out at the implications.
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>>23557476

Ask about the kids

And find out about the condition and the only reaponse is to hold her while she cries while furiously racking our brain on whom we can go to for help to fix sakura.
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>>23557476
>Or sometimes you get it wrong, and It works better than my original plan so I steal it.

Like how we figured out that Lancer wasn't Lancer when we lit ourselves on fire? Or how Saber wasn't Saber after she came to save us too quickly after we got off the phone with her?
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>>23557476
>Exactly what is the consensus now?

Not sure. Reaction seems split between "Oh god back off freak out", and "Punch reality until it stops being such a downer. Freak out a little."
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>>23557476

So it IS a thing? D:
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>>23557476

"This is about the kids, isn't it?"
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>>23557496

>No actually, those were both things.

>That one dude is scary perceptive.
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>>23557476
>Can we please just drop the porn thing? I don't want this to be a thing.
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>>23557476

Shirou needs to be shirou.

Knowledge is power and we cant fix somwthing we dont know about
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>>23557514

Perceptive dude?

Are you here? I'd feel so much better with you watching our rear end from gwtting reamed. D:
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>>23557514
>>No actually, those were both typos
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>>23557494
>whom we can go to for help to fix sakura.
>In a setting/story that is all about hammering into its readers that "You can`t fix everything with magic."
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>>23557508

>What, the lack of porn?

>I just don't have a very active libido. I mean, I can go no problem, nothing physically wrong with me. Just next to no desire or impulse to do so, for completely mundane reasons.

>Porn is basically boring 99% of the time. The rest is mostly confusing.
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>>23557476
>>23557489
some one should screen cap that honesty.

>and It works better than my original plan so I steal it
yo know this is why i hate-like /tg/ being /tg/ they practically make problems for themselves...
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>>23557541
To be fair magic fucked most of that shit up in the first place.
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>>23557476
In light of recent revelations, I propose we talk to Rider and ask her firsthand HOW Sakura reacted when Rin did her blood mixing spell.

Rider might not have empathized as well as she should have since she didn't have the Servant/Master connection with Sakura at the time.
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>>23557541
>You can`t fix everything with magic
So you're saying the probability of it working is extremely close to zero?
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>>23557581

I dunno, thats running a little into metagaming.

Shirou may know roughly the symptoms but not the how and in order to be able to something to help, he needs to know.
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>>23557583

I would say Sakuras ovaries went fubar.
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>>23557583
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>So is there a consensus yet?
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>>23557625
>So there is a chance
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>>23557558
>Porn is basically boring 99% of the time. The rest is mostly confusing.
I take it you've never read any of Kuro Tengu's Eva doujinshi. I love those fuckin' things. Not because they're fapable, but because they're FUNNY. Weird as shit, but funny.
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>>23557638

Looks like abit of a learn toqards being shirou and finding it out.
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>>23557596
Okay. If that's the case, since this Shirou already knows that Sakura wanted a wish from the Grail, how about asking her first what her wish is then?

If she's still uncomfortable after that... well... I'll try to figure something else out then. I feel we can't just leave this question hanging.
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>>23557673
>>23557692

But asking in an intelligent and classy manner, since our shirou is not a drooling retard.
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Phew, me and my university's anime club has finally finished fate zero....

(looks at current discussion)

>>23557615
>>23557651

Remember how Kariya died?
He was eaten by the rape worms. SO THERE IS A PEACE OF KARIYA INSIDE OF SAKURA!

THINK ABOUT THAT!
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>>23557709

The asking about the kids seems like a good way...
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We REALLY REALLY need to find zouken.

To improve a line, there must have been some way for Sakura and Shinji to have produced a heir /shudder

So how was he going to do that?

Maybe there is a way to fix it that the Matous know.
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>>23557583
>implying theoretical calculations mean anything to us people
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>>23557714

Being Kariya is suffering.
He still is my favourite Fate-character
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Anyway when watching fate/zero something made me think.

Kirei is not evil here right?
Or at least he doesn't know why Gil is still around.
Which could mean that Kirei never came around to persuring 'pleasure'
Which means that he might have never betrayed Tokiomi

So Rin's daddy might still be alive, but what could have convinced him to abandon his daughter and brain-damaged wife?
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>>23557767
Anyone whose name starts with a "k" or a hard "c" sound is doomed to suffer.
Kayneth, Cu Chulainn, Kariya. All suffer.
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>>23557709
This. There's a reason Sakura is keeping this a personally guarded secret.

If Shirou just blurts out this info in front of Sakura's face, who knows how she'll react. Maybe her sense of self-worth would plummet and she'll not want to see anyone else? Maybe she'll resort to drastic measures to acquire the Grail?

It seems that even if we do get the "Everyone lives" ending, would Sakura consider that a life worth living?
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>>23557783
>Kirei is not evil here right?
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>>23557783

Kirei's a mystery factor, but Tokiomi's dead.

I think it was just the end that was different, with something weird happening to Shirou and Kirei thinking Gil died.
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>>23557785

Magical Mercury Moeblob-chan was your one true and only Waifu, Kay.
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>>23557785
Even Kirei suffered, before he decided to pursue pleasure.
I mean he's a priest, man of God, raised to believe in a kind and loving creator who has a plan for all of us. But he can only derive pleasure from the suffering of others. It cannot be easy for him to reconcile his nature with his beliefs. Then he decides to pursue pleasure and fuck everyone else, so after that his suffering goes away.
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>>23557798
>It seems that even if we do get the "Everyone lives" ending, would Sakura consider that a life worth living?

This reminds me of a Doujin I once read that`s set after the good end of Heaven`s Feel, where Sakura has to deal with the guilt of getting so many people killed by the Shadow after she got her happy ending.
She meets a young girl (or was it a boy?) whose parents were eaten by the shadow.

Many Feels were had.
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>>23557798

So how about instead of asking about children.
How about we ask Sakura what she intends to do after the war?
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>>23557840

At least no one is dying... yet
The whole grail war ended up falling part in heavens fell, with rider being the only servant who was both alive and uncorrupted.
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>So did we ever reach a consensus?
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>>23557911

Well all of /tg/ seems fixated on embarrassing Sakura by asking about teh theoretical children.
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>>23557911
Press the issue without making it worse. Opinions vary on the how
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>>23557911
Consensus was outlined in the first three posts last time you asked, AC-guy.
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>>23557911

And all this while I thought AC-Guy was writing.

Ask about theoretical children

Comfort Sakura when she breaks the news.
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>>23557935
>>23557925
>>23557921

The consensus is also to ask Intelligently and compassionately, which our shirou is entirely capable of doing.
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>>23557911
>OH HAI SAKURA, SO HOW ABOUT HAVING THEM KIDDIES!
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>>23557935
>>23557947

Why I think its a stupid idea to persue this, how about we start with asking Sakura about what she intends to do after the war

Then we can move onto the kiddies.
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>>23557911

>>23557841
I'm willing to second this choice, if there's no other more neutral way to broach the topic of Sakura's problem. Just to keep the story moving on.

The situation with Sakura is bogged down by the feeling of walking on eggshells.
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>>23557957

Asking a woman who previously only had the future of being a way to continue a bloodline what she's going to do after this when everyone has been busy trying to stay alive.

I'm don't believe this is as well thought out as you think. I'll be surprised if she can come up with something more than stay with shirou.
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>>23557933

>You mean where everybody chimed in to disagree with each other?

>>23557925

>This is the consensus I say also, but the differences on the 'how' are the issue here.

>It looks like asking her about her future plans is wining?
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>>23557966

:shrug:

Sakura is not as bad as I thought I was.

>Zouken implanted these parasitic worms into Sakura's body, which drain her Mana but feed on her carnal impulses

I though she would be trying to jump our bones by now.
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>>23558025
I never claimed I was helpful
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>>23558028
We got rid of the worms a while ago.
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>>23558028
>>23558054

HE WHO CONTROLS THE SLUT CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE!
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/tg/ - Completely Tactless
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>>23558089

Remember where you are.
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"Hey, Sakura?" I ask, trying to put a finger on something making me uneasy.

"Yes Sempai?" She asks, surprised.

"Out of curiosity, what are you planning to do once the war is over?"

She appears thoughtful for a long moment. "I guess that depends on how it ends. Spend more time with Nee-San, finish school... keep doing what I have been for now." She shrugs slightly. "Unless something changes things dramatically, we'll all still be the same as we were going into this."

She continues stirring the soup, apparently oblivious to any sort of subtext that conversation may have had.

[ ] Continue pestering her.
[ ] Go gather the Lunch crowd.
[ ] Rider's up to something....
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>>23558112

sigh.

It has to get worst before it gets better.

Ask about the kids.
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>>23558112
[X] Rider's up to something....
Rider's definitely up to something.
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>>23558112
>[X] Rider's up to something....
I am afeared
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>>23558112
"We won't all be quite the same. For one, I'll have a mask and cape and my own comic book line. SWORD-MAN, HERO OF JUSTICE, AWAY!"
then [x] Rider's up to something....
"Halt, villain! What nefarious deeds art thou planning?"
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>>23558112

She`s just playing hard to get, Shirou! Continue pestering her!
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So we're walking away with ooc knowledge we can't do anything about since ic, we have no idea of.

Excellent job /tg/
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>>23558146
Quiet, Wheatley.
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>>23558112

>[x] Rider's up to something....

Thinking about it, Rider should get the bike. Because:
1. Her class is Rider, and a riding skill is much higher then Saber's
2. She is going to be more effective fighting in the bike with her chain weapon then with Saber and her sword.
3. Rider doesn't have anything to ride without pulling out her Noble Phantasum, giving her the bike allows her to do her class skill without resorting to summoning a pranra draining Pegasus.
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>>23558112

Things need to break to heal.

[x] Pester her about the kids question.

If Shirou doesn't know of it, we can't do anything about it. It's not like Rider will know of it, either.
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>>23558169
We can ask Rin, who is probably a fair bit more emotionally stable than Sakura.
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>>23558169

Did I just hear someone saying Healing Writing?

I am pretty sure someone said Healing Writing!
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>>23558178

Family crest are well kept secrets. Would the Tohsaka family know of the Matou's crest, how it work and what it does?

Would Sakura have told her about it? Even in this short time they've grown closer?

No, only Zouken, Sakura and maybe Shinji know for sure.
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>>23558178

>Rin.
>Emotionally Stable.

Granted, her route wasn't about her complete psychotic breakdown... but she has plenty of issues all her own.
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>>23558186

Healing writing best writing.
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>>23558112

[x] Continue pestering her.

Loath to do this but i'm not sure how to get the information out from her...
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>>23558191
They've been chatting for a while. Lots of crying was involved. I'm sure Sakura has spilled.
>>23558192
More stable than Sakura.
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>>23558186
>>23558194
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>>23558202

Crying about their uncle and his participation in the last war.

I don't sakura would have added to that. That's like 'look at me, im in more pain' kind of crass.
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>>23558112
x Hobnob with rider

Also, see if she can comment on what's gotten Sakura ansty.
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>>23558112

[x] Go Ride her
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Hey, AC-Guy is having problems with the chans.

He asked me if I wanted to run, but sadly I'm both tired as fuck and duty-bound to be up frightfully early.

So apparently this is where it's ending tonight, but he did promise to crash it screaming off the ass-end of the board if it still was up and/or had some life in it when he got back.
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Rolled 94, 11, 38, 26 = 169

>>23558372

Can you at least post the reply he wrote up so we have something to argue about?
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>>23558375

Unfortunately, I don't have it. When I said 'no' He went to bed and I told you guys. I'm guessing he has it loaded for later though.
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Please be considerate and either add 'Quest' to your subject title or use anon-kun.com
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>>23558402
>Titled 'Fate/Stay Again', which matches no existing Type Moon work.

>Has 26 other parts.

>Posted by a known quest running Namefag who only uses said name when running a Quest.

>Entire first post is exposition in dialog format.

2/10. You're either exceptionally late to the party, or the 'anti-quest, no fun allowed' campaign was handed off to be heralded by village idiots.
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>>23558402
>anon-kun.com
pfthaha
So uh, somebody want to archive?
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>>23558467
There's only 7 story entries in the thread. Just bump it until AC-Guy comes back tomorrow night.
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>>23558485

Well we should archive just to make sure.

...
Perhaps after we have lunch, we should go and check out a few places or at least watch the news.

Thinking about it, Rin's house is empty as she is staying with us. Not to mention that there are a lot of magic stuff in the cellar.

Someone could just go in and steal everything and we wouldn't notice.
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>>23558467
What's the problem with anonkun

Polite sage for off-topic
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>>23558590
It's probably covered up to the hilt in magical wards and defenses.

It is an ancestral Mage workshop, after all.
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>>23558590

No.

Find Zouken.

If anyone had any idea on how to breed new matous and how to go about fixing the damage. He would know.
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>>23558651

Assuming we find out about it anyways.

Otherwise its a moot point.
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>>23558619
Nothing, It's great in Anonkun! Friendly people, and a cool community!
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We can fix it with magic. Someway or the other.

Otherwise we can make use of SCIENCE.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterus_transplantation

ITS NOT HOPELESS, GUYS
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>>23559853

I wonder if that's her wish for the grail.

"I wish for the grail to undo the damage the worms inflicted on me"

And the grail takes this as "Turn Sakura back into a loli" and the grail destroys the world... because its corrupted
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Bump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiwHmKzD314
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Rolled 12

>>23562666
to be fair, that's how most heroes get known
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>>23559876
>"Turn Sakura back into a loli"
I'm okay with this.
>and the grail destroys the world
But I'm not okay with this.
WAIT GUYS, IDEA
Okay get this. We get the Grail, right? And we turn it into a girl. And then we ask her 'perhaps you'd like to experience the world firsthand before you destroy it?'
And then we cook for her.
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>>23562808
You BRILLIANT MOTHERFUCKER.

Somebody get this man a medal.
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>>23562808
I.... that... wouldn't..... Would it?
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>>23562808
...My god.
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Rolled 12

>>23562808
won't that just make her yandere and she'll try to off the other girls to keep our cooking to herself?
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>>23563053
But if we cook for more people we end up with more leftovers.
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>>23562995
Probably not.
At BEST I can picture Seihai-chan going full Terra on us. And for those of you whose only experience with her is the tv show, look into "The Judas Contract" to understand just how EVIL she was in the comics.
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>>23562808
Wait,. NO, BETTER idea: We turn the grail into a girl and wish she saw Shirou repeatedly fail at the high jump AND cook for her.
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>>23563134
Shirou doesn't NEED the high-jump to get girls interested in him. See Saber, Ilya, Bazett, Caren.
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So...what do we make for her? I mean it's the fate of the world, so...Manchu Han Imperial Feast anyone?
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>>23564062
Shirou sucks at Chinese food. We'd need Sakura's help to pull that off.
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>>23564062
....You Said it again.

Why must you Mongrels persist on taunting me with that feast. I shall dine upon this 'Manchu Han Imperial Feast' yet, or I am not Kinka- *cough cough cough* GILGAMESH.

Now, off with you. Your lack of meat buns *bores* me.
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>>23555624
This is a touch worrisome. Caster has been honorable so far, but she's still got that bit of cold realism. We should aim for a few more Caster points, just in case.

Perhaps we should let her set up shop at Rin's manor? It's near a leyline, is magically defended, AND has an all-too-eager young Magus to instruct. Rin becomes the daughter Caster could never have?.

We trust Rin completely. If Rin could win Caster over, we'd have an alliance with the most potentially broken Servant in the war, have away for our most trusted ally to become a god-tier wizard, and one step closer toward Everybody Lives End.

>>23558112
>>23557148
>>23556866
;____; Well, this is heart-rending. IMo, Sakura is the most 'maternal' of all the FSN heroines, so this is a real kick in the teeth.

Is there a way we could to this such that Sakura could feel like she's contributing besides playing home-maker?

We talked about getting Rin to train her with magic. We should also consider getting her to try honing her archery. It IS a combat skill, however old-school it may be.

Maybe we should focus on helping her become a spymaster? Sakura is highly talented at concealing her feelings (as we just saw). She's probably quite good at lying. Make her a little bit more open/comfortable with dealing with others, and integrate her into the social scene at school. She can be our ear to the mundane social scene, and might even be able to instigate some events to work in our favor. (She suggests "The docks are a real happening place for illicit parties!" to folks enough, it becomes THAT much harder for secretive wizards to do evil shit when a bunch of people are dicking around on the docks."

The docks idea is a shitty example, but having a power-behind-the-throne sort manipulating the muggle social scene can be pretty powerful.
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>>23558651
>>23555365
I hate to say it, but we should grill his ass a bit more. I'd hate to propose an alliance with him (not only is he evil, but he's cunning, as well), but he knows stuff.

I don't wanna pry too much into Sakura's past here (we can only play therapist so much when Shirou's a headcase too) but if we could get an idea about what Zouken did, it might be handy. (should we loot his manor rubble, or was this done?)

Perhaps we could barter some info for Zouken, like we did with Caster?

"This Grail War is fucked. There are extra servants running around (We'll tell you about 'em for INSERT FAVOR HERE), there's a pair vampire on the loose (For FAVOR we can give you signed True Ancestor posters), and (from what we know) your two surviving heirs are either infertile (thanks to you) or getting balls chewed off by said vampire."

"If this war fails, you'll be all that there is to the Matou line. Even IF you live long enough for the next one, you'll be at a severe disadvantage if you have no heirs. Fix the problem you caused with Sakura's reproductive parts (so we can crank out more heirs for you), and we'll tell you everything we know about this Grail War."

Once we wheedle him into doing what we want, Emiya's Excellent Sentai Squad kills him. No mercy for monsters.

>>23557148
For the mean time, let's forget about long-term plans and try to deal with the immediate problem.

I say we [X]Go see what Rider's up to - it might lead to some comical hijinx (which we kind of need after this depressing bit) and it could also change the pace to the at-lunch tactical discussions.

We spend a lot of this quest just playing at Mealtime Discussions and Sharing Our Feelings While Loafing Around The House. A little bit of action (like investigating the areas we talked about previously, e.g. The Docks) might not be a bad thing.
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>>23564569
>We talked about getting Rin to train her with magic.
That's not a bad idea, seeing as
>Sakura’s body does indeed have fitting potentials to become a magus. On this matter she was far better than Kariya and his elder brother Byakuya. Yet, it was inevitably a potential more appropriate for a magus of the Tōsaka brand of thaumaturgy, with fundamental differences to the thaumaturgy of the Matō.
-Fate/Zero, Volume 1, Act 1, Part 4
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>>23557340
Shirou is only like 16-17 isn't he? There's still a lot of room for guys to grow.
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>>23566666
18 or late 17 IIRC.
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>>23566730
He's a second-year, which would put him at 16-17.

BUT HE'S TOTALLY 18. THE DISCLAIMER SAID SO.
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>>23566790
He was held back. He failed Health.
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>>23566790
Heaven for we play a game featuring teenagers having sex. Think of how our family values will suffer if we do!

LaughinZoukenBrofistingGilgameshMurderingIllya.jpg

>>23564679
I think Rin has started to do this with Sakura, but I think they got sidetracked by sisterly bonding and getting depressed over their past.

Rin should start teaching Sakura (to make her more proficient at whatever-her-style-is), and Caster should teach Rin magic (so that she can go from magic prodigy to magic genius), and Sakura should start teaching Caster how to cook so she can please Souichirou's mouth.
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>>23566866
>He failed Health.
Fuck that class. so stupid
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>>23568291
>whatever-her-style-is
You mean the traditional Tōsaka style of magecraft, the Schlecht Übersetzten Deutschen school?
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>>23568450
Rin and Tokiomi both used the same magecraft, but they had different styles of using it. And Tokiomi could only do fire, Rin could do Ice, Wind, and BEAMU too. Sakura would use gem magic for whatever the fuck Imaginary Numbers do in magic.
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>>23568519
probably illusions of some sort
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>>23568450
>Schlecht Übersetzten Deutschen
I see what you did there, mein Schatz.
"Badly translated German." Heh.
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>>23568519
>Schlecht Übersetzten Deutschen
Ja! Iz das best sköll fur das schmort types!

IIRC, Imaginary Numbers worked with spiritual bodies like the fairies, elementals and Servants. It allows the user to control, 'seal', and damage them.

It's what Sakura's dark form managed to channel in Heaven's Feel - it's what allows her to overcome the remaining Servants and command the fallen ones. IIRC, it was Zouken's plan to use this power to take control of a Servant so he could have an immortal body.

Yeah, Sakura has some pretty bitchin' magic potential.
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>>23568733
>Sakura has some pretty bitchin' magic potential.
Maybe we SHOULDN'T let her get so much alone time with her sister. The last thing we need is TWO dangerous Magi capable of the Tohsaka Rin Scary Laugh (tm).
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>>23568806
>implying doubleteam femdom is not best
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>>23568905
Double your Tōsaka, double your fun.
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>>23568806
On the other hand, two hot scary sisters, at the same time?

The sex would be incredible.
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>>23568923
we might even survive it!
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>>23568923
>>23568966

And then a Rider is Added.

Along with her Pet Saber.
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>>23569023
and then
>>23568966
we dont.

But we at least go without with a bang
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>>23569036
Emiya Shirou: too much man for any one woman to handle.
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>>23569023

And then Ayako
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>I don't know why I'm surprised anymore.

>Every time I leave for more than ten minutes you people go fucking crazy.

>Anyway, Imma need like 10-15 minutes and I can get the ball rolling again.
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>>23569134
Just remember AC-Guy, you're the one enabling us.
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>>23569134
We aren't crazy.

just terrifyingly sane
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>>23569134
>45 minutes later
Alright, what's been set on fire this time?
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>>23569935

This Router, of course!
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>>23569935

>A hot-tub full of water actually. No, I don't know how that's possible.

>In any case, I'm getting the next part ready, and barring dinner I should be clear to run all night.
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>>23570053
>dinner
Burnt.
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>A hot-tub full of water actually

...How.
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I leave to find Rider, wondering exactly what she was up to with Saber.

I see Saber, who gives me a curious look, before turning away to stare at nothing in particular. Rin is speaking with Rider a short distance away, and the latter seems much less animated than she did in her earlier conversation with Saber.

[ ] Ask Saber what's wrong.
[ ] Join Rider/Rin's conversation.
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>>23570129

>Apparently there was leak onto the electrical bits or something.
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>>23570199

>[ ] Ask Saber what's wrong.

She wanted the bike, probably.
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>>23570199
>[ ] Ask Saber what's wrong.
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>>23570199
>[ ] Ask Saber what's wrong.
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>>23570199
>[ ] Ask Saber what's wrong.
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>>23570208

How are you still alive?
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>>23570199
[x] Ask Saber what's wrong.

Of course she gets the first go on the bike. Swordpeople gotta stick together.
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>>23570199
[x] Ask Saber what's wrong.
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>>23570199
>[ ] Ask Saber what's wrong.
>>23570269
The Root enjoys toying with him too much to let him die.
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>>23570199
>[x] Ask Saber what's wrong.

Did she ever learn why Shirou was on fire that one time? Because if she puts two and two together, Saber's gonna flip.
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I turn to Saber, deciding to let Rin and Rider finish their conversation. "Is something wrong?"

"No." She responds. "Not really."

"Then what's bothering you?" I ask, sitting next to her.

"Nothing." There's a long silence before she starts talking again. "Rider said some things."

"What kinds of things?"

"She was talking about wanting something from me, and then she talked about you for a while." She looks at me. "... Are you attracted to me?"

"... Rather sudden." I respond, trying to think of a better answer.

"I thought so too." She says, looking away. "Don't take this the wrong way, you're not... unattractive or anything.... it's just there's more important things to be concerned with. Like the war."

"I've been saying that this entire time."

"And you have a point." She looks at Rider with an unreadable expression. "But she seems to be feeling out exactly where everyone stands on what. Especially on a Romantic front." She sighs turning back to me. "I just don't understand why. Even if we were...." A vague hand-gesture between us. "... What would be the point? Assuming I don't die before the end, I won't be here after the War's over. All falling in love would do is create unneeded heartbreak and pain for everyone involved."

We sit there in silence for a long moment. That's just another part of this whole mess I wasn't trying to dwell on.

Rin's walking back towards the kitchen now the her business with Rider is settled. Rider's looking between Rin and the Shed, clearly debating if she should follow or go spend time with the bike.

[ ] Speak with Rider.
[ ] Keep Talking with Saber.
[ ] Gather the Lunch crowd.
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>>23570629
>[ ] Speak with Rider.
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>>23570629

Fuck me, this thread's just one kick in the emotions after another.

What's next? Is Cain going to come back with Terminal Cancer?

>Rider
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>>23570629
>[ ] Keep Talking wit--
You know what? I want to see Shirou fail at stopping Rider.
>[X] Speak with Rider.
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>>23570629
[x] Gather the Lunch crowd.
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>>23570629

I feel like this is a terrible point to leave this on.

[x] Keep talking with Saber

"And denying it is the right way to do it?

Saber, we are humans. We live, we get sick, grow old and die. Compared to this world, we are but a small candle light glowing brightly and being quickly extinguished.

Just because our time is short doesn't mean we shouldn't form attachments with those we care about. The short time just makes everything all the more precious. Even if say you really can't remain after this war, that doesn't mean I can or even would forget you and everything we've done.

A life without some regrets is a life not worth living at all."
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>brb, dinner.
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>>23570782
Okay, this, while indicating with hand gestures and gentle shoves that FOOD TABLE NOW.
Then we're going to deal with this sexual tension.
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>>23570782

Give her the 'we are as mayflies speech'
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>>23570959
“It was,” said he, “the opinion of learned philosophers of our race, who lived and flourished long before my time, that this vast world, the Moulin Joly, could not itself subsist more than eighteen hours; and I think there was some foundation for that opinion, since, by the apparent motion of the great luminary that gives life to all nature, and which in my time has evidently declined considerably towards the ocean at the end of our earth, it must then finish its course, be extinguished in the waters that surround us, and leave the world in cold and darkness, necessarily producing universal death and destruction. I have lived seven of those hours, a great age, being no less than four hundred and twenty minutes of time. How very few of us continue so long! I have seen generations born, flourish, and expire. My present friends are the children and grandchildren of the friends of my youth, who are now, also, no more! And I must soon follow them; for, by the course of nature, though still in health, I cannot expect to live above seven or eight minutes longer. What now avails all my toil and labor in amassing honey-dew on this leaf, which I cannot live to enjoy! ...My friends would comfort me with the idea of a name they say I shall leave behind me; and they tell me I have lived long enough to nature and to glory. But what will fame be to an ephemera who no longer exists? And what will become of all history in the eighteenth hour, when the world itself, even the whole Moulin Joly, shall come to its end and be buried in universal ruin?"
— A mayfly, "The Ephemera: An Emblem of Human Life" by Benjamin Franklin
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>>23570990
AC-Guy, can we quote this to Saber? Because it seems fitting.
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>>23571076

I don't think shirou is a walking quote factory.

Not that whole chunk anyways.
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>>23571076
>>23571097
Paraphrasing is the way to go unless you're trying seem like an arrogant know-it-all.

But, yes:
>>23570782
>>23570839
>>23570959
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>>23571076
This isn't some of the other nasuverse quests where we have a being of innumerably personalities and immense knowledge in our head, Shirou is Shirou and is presumably making logical decisions according to his character (which we've still rather severely derailed). That whole quote is completely out of character for him to have memorized just to quip it at some high and mighty bitch with closed legs.
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>>23571076
>>23571097

>It kinda works in context, but while Shirou can be eloquent, the whole thing strikes me as excessively poetic for his character.

>Also, why would a Japanese teenager be quoting Ben Franklin? Is he even that well known in Japan?
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>>23571177
No, but quotes regarding mayflies specifically are pretty popular the world over.

Usually by crazy young people who are trying to justify reckless crazy shit.
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>>23571076
As the guy who posted it, I'd say no. The odds of Shirou having read The Ephemera are astronomically low, the odds of him having memorized that passage even lower.
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>in any case, it seems like the consensus is to paraphrase something like >>23570782 or >>23570990

>Then Speak with Rider?

>I'll get on that in just a sec.
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>>23571177
How about just "I have lived seven of those hours, a great age, being no less than four hundred and twenty minutes of time. How very few of us continue so long! I have seen generations born, flourish, and expire. My present friends are the children and grandchildren of the friends of my youth, who are now, also, no more!"
And english classes.
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>>23571229
Sounds about right.
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>>23571240

Read it out aloud.

If you can NOT sound snobbish and like an arse, I applaud you.
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Make a point to ask rider what the kids would have looked like, do they all wear eye-patches?
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>>23570629
>She looks at Rider with an unreadable expression. "But she seems to be feeling out exactly where everyone stands on what. Especially on a Romantic front."


Goddamit, Rider! You're pushing for a Harem End, too? I knew there was a reason I liked you.

Aside from being a bookish BDSM model

>[X] Keep Talking with Saber

This conversation needs to continue. We've already put our foot into one cowpat of broken-heartedness and managed to salvage it; we can do so again! >>23570782 has a good idea.
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>>23571271

Read it in Archer's Engrish tone. Didn't get anything.

Read it it in Geese Howard's Engrish. Barely made it to the second sentence before laughing.
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>>23571240
>english classes.
"I habu ribbed sheben of zose hours, a gureato aju, beingu no ressu zan four hundoredu and tuwenty minutes of time. How bery few of us continue so rong! I habu seen zhenerations born, frourish, and eckushpire. My pureshent foriends are za chirdoren and grandchirdoren of za foriends of my yousu, who are now, arso, no more!"
I'm a terrible person.
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>>23571271
Well obviously we start with 'a great man once said' and go from there.
When she gives us the 'what' look, we tell her he was speaking from the point of view of a mayfly.
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I sigh, looking at Saber trying to think of a response. "I'm starting to wonder if suppressing it is the right answer."

"Eh?" Saber responds startled, turning back to me. "What do you mean?"

"I mean like you said, we're in a war. I was talking about ignoring these things or setting them aside until a more appropriate time. But now everyone's getting worked up and concerned over it. Maybe by trying to be rid of one distraction I made the situation worse." I shake my head, looking away. "I don't know. You have some points about waiting and about humans and servants hooking up. They're a lot of the same things I've been telling myself, honestly."

"You say that like you've changed your mind." Saber comments. There's nothing suggesting she wants to push it.

"I don't know. Maybe. It might be better to get hurt like that than spend forever worrying about what might have been."

Saber seems to think on this before slowly nodding and looking away, lost in thought. She seems to be having the same sort of internal debate I am, but I decide not to intrude on her thoughts too much.

Instead I walk towards Rider, after telling her about lunch, trying to puzzle out the best course of action when she turns to me. "Sakura's been out of it today?"

"Kinda, yeah." I respond. "Why?"

She looks thoughtfully in the direction of the house, and then back to me with a shrug. "Just concerned. A lot's been happening to her lately."

>What say?
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>>23571343
>>23571325

>Motherfucker. You both got me good.
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>>23571494

"Like?" /motion for her to elaborate

We're headed for the shed, right?
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>>23571548
It's lunch time actually
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>>23571494
"I worry about her. She seems so quick to blame herself for everything, to run herself down. I mean she was always quiet and a little uncertain, but I've never seen her like this."
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>>23571494
"She needs hugs. I am hereby deputising you, as I am the hug-sheriff, sole symbol of hug-law in this town. You now have the authority to administer hugs how, and to whom, you deem just and necessary. Use this power wisely."
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"Hey rider... what did our kids look like?" That'll make her squirm.

OH AND GREAT IDEA, GET RIN TO DO THAT RITUAL WITH CASTER AND SOICHIRO!!! That'd make caster so damn happy - also convince rin to let caster use the tohsaka manor if she needs a base of operations that isn't our place
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>>23571653
>GET RIN TO DO THAT RITUAL WITH CASTER AND SOICHIRO
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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>>23571653
>>23571669
Happy, or she'll light up like a fucking christmas tree before smoke pours out of her ears and she's done with the rest of the grail war.
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>>23571653

The what ritual?

>shirouexplainfurther.jpg
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>>23571653
>"Hey rider... what did our kids look like?" That'll make her squirm.
Yeah.
>OH AND GREAT IDEA, GET RIN TO DO THAT RITUAL WITH CASTER AND SOICHIRO!!! That'd make caster so damn happy
You're 2 for 2.
>also convince rin to let caster use the tohsaka manor if she needs a base of operations that isn't our place
Aaaand you went full retard. That would be putting her home and everything in it in unnecessary risk and Rin's never gonna let that happen.
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>>23571653

Thats a good possibility of Rin's house getting burnt down.

Anyways, there should be plenty of empty houses in the area with people getting hunted.

Perhaps we can get rider to scout out a decent spot.
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>>23571715
Take a bit of subjects blood and a bit of other subjects blood, hocus pocus alakazam and you see what their kids would look like.

>>23571719
Maybe, maybe not. Caster is planning on moving and needs a safe place to move too, it was an idea.
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>>23571768

AHAHAHA. YES.
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Fill in as appropriate
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>>23571494

>A lot's been happening to her lately.

"I guess all that knowledge on the Matou side was too much to take in after going through that healing procedure.

Reconnecting with her family probably felt like an emotional roller coaster with it's highs and lows after all that she's been through.

But is that all? It feels like there's something more to this. I don't have the full story here, so if you have any other knowledge of what her situation is like at home when you were her Servant, I'm all ears."
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>>23571598
this seems pretty good
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>>23571811
I can make use of this. Thanks.
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>>23571494
I support this >>23571598
We need to help encourage Sakura in dealing with whatever plagues her. If we can make her feel comfortable enough she can talk with all of us about what her problem is, we can (1) help her feel more safe and secured while (2) having the collective brains of every single person in this house working towards a solution.

Sakura's been abused and victimized for quite some time. Being able to create an encouraging, safe environment is one of the best things we could do for her, psychologically speaking. And Rider would probably be the person who could do that best...

Plus, once Sakura gets some confidence in her, she'd be a welcome addition to the team.

I've said it before, but it needs mentioning: our party really doens't have a 'social' expert. We have fighters, we have geniuses, but we don't really have someone who could conceal their feelings while fishing for info from others (or manipulating them towards our ends).

>>23571669
>>23571653
HNNNNNNG. My money's on Pic related.

>>23571719
We need more Caster points for this. Caster still isn't completely trusting of us. She still thinks, in all probability, this happy equilibrium will come crashing down and it turns into a free-for-all.

If we can convince her otherwise (how?That is the question!), then we could trust ehr in Rin's plae. it's got a leyline nearby, it's well defended, and it has a plucky and badass young apprentice who'd happily offer someone like Caster the chance to live there... so long as she's trained in the Ancient Arts of Magic.

Get Sakura to teach Caster how to cook to sweeten the deal, and this could very well become a possibility
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>>23571997
>Get Sakura to teach Caster how to cook to sweeten the deal, and this could very well become a possibility
Isn't Rin supposed to be a pretty good cook too? Can't remember if our Shirou is or not.
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>>23572087

>Shirou
>not good at cooking

>laughingservants

Also Rin is suppose to be good at chinese.
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>>23572087
Rin is Chinese food, yeah?
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"I'm kinda worried too. She's been so quick to blame herself for everything and run herself down. She's always been a bit quiet and uncertain, but... this is worse than she used to be."

"Mmmm." Rider responds with a nod. "you really care for her, right?"

"... Yeah, of course. I mean, there's all this new drama complicating things but she's always been important to me."

"You know she loves you, right?"

"... Yeah. The reveal was kinda awkward and painful for everyone." I hesitate. "I'm honestly not sure how any of us really feel about that, really."

There's a moment of quiet, and Rider steps in a little closer to me. "Listen. I'm not going to order you around or try and manipulate your love life. You love who you love, no matter how any of us feel about that. You and Saber are very loyal and protective. Rin cares more than she's letting on. We have our flirting thing.... In the end, this is up to you."

"... I feel a 'but' coming."

"Yeah. Like I said, who you end up with isn't something I can control, even if I wanted to. But between you and me? If you hurt Sakura, really and truly cause her pain, You die by inches." She sounds almost apologetic as she says it, like it's something she would hate to do. Even so, I'm certain she means it completely.

[ ] Talk to her about something else.
[ ] Go to lunch.
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>>23572114
With as different as shit's been with this & the complete overtaking of his kitchen I don't even know anymore.
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>>23572170
[x] Go to lunch.
"Alright. I guess we should deal with this after lunch, then."
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>>23572185

He's still a good cook. But I think the conflict between his desire to provide for the people he cares about by cooking and his not wanting to hurt people or order them around is slowly destroying his sanity.
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>>23572170
>[x] Go to lunch.

This is gonna be one bitter lunch.
And at some point we also need to tell Ilya that Avenger is gunning for her, and we still need an update from Arcueid
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>>23572170
>[X] Go to lunch

Choices approach
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>>23571997
>>23571719
>>23571653
The biggest problem I see here is that Caster is right. Not because everyone's eager to win their Monkey's Paw, but because if none of the Servants fight, the burial agency or the Mages association will come in and do their spiritual mojo to weaken our Servants enough for them to kill them, and force the ritual to finish that way.

After we deal with Avenger/Gilgamesh/The Vampire, we can probably get away with a week of not fighting each other at most before having Fuyuki nuked. If we were to say something like "We're making sure they're dead this time before we turn on each other." we might extend that a day or two.

Unless we can BS our way through this and convince Kirei to lie to the church and say "Yep, war's over. Don't bother coming here, it's all over." We will end up fighting again at the end.
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Shes in on this right?

"Then what do you suggest so that I don't break anyone's heart?"
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>But between you and me? If you hurt Sakura, really and truly cause her pain, You die by inches." She sounds almost apologetic as she says it, like it's something she would hate to do.

Shit. Rider is one of those "My master, right or wrong" types, isn't she? Dammit, we have to handle the whole house romance thing like disarming a bomb or else we get rended apart on spiked chains.

>>23572303
I don't want to push our luck. Acting like that could be taken as a bit cheeky, which is NOT what this situation warrants.

[X]Talk to her about something else.

I don't wanna go dine on that note. Shit, what is there to talk about with Rider that we can't discuss with the group?
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Goddamn, I forgot about those chucklefucks waiting outside of Fuyuki with plans to carpetbomb the whole place if things get any more fucked up.

Will dealing with the vampire de-escalate things a touch? Holy Grail Wars have happened before where not much occured for the first while, right?

Can't we just say "All of these Servants are tactical geniuses!" and bullshit our way out of it for a little while longer?
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>>23572360
>have to handle the whole house romance thing like disarming a bomb or else we get rended apart on spiked chains.

Not really, we just need to make sure we don't really hurt anyone. On a logical level people are going to know that with what 6+ girls being in love with shirou, chances are there's going to be a lot of people not chosen and that they should be mature about it.
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>>23572288

Can't he just say, nope. The war is ongoing, indefinitely.

Then again we play this right, we'll be the ally of a true ancestor and possibly another executor if we do get introduced to her after this.

The church might just decide its not worth the trouble if they don't make trouble.
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>>23572288
>>23572423
>"Welp, Grail's fucked, nobody gets a wish, War is over everyone go home."
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>>23572423
They've happened before yes. The 4th war was a fucking nightmare in terms of how many people died and how fast (I am tempted to quote boondock saints 'for the duration of this war - it was fucking armageddon, god himself didn't want to look the carnage was that bad').

1st war didn't have enough servants IIRC, 2nd war they took too long and the grail fizzled, 3rd war the einzburns tried to summon satan... the 5th war was actually somewhat peaceful all things considered.
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>>23572360
>Rider is one of those "My master, right or wrong" types, isn't she?
Actually, this seems more like she genuinely cares for Sakura. It's the classic big brother to little sister's new boyfriend "If you hurt her, the ministry of People's Security will find you naked on a roof in the middle of Pyongyang wrapped in an American flag with a duffel bag full of insurrectionist propaganda and a document containing orders to assassinate Great Leader." thing.
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>>23572500
>Paul Smecker
>Connor McManus
>Murphy McManus
>Burial Agents
I'd watch it.
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>>23572423
If Berserker is still alive, I highly doubt that would have the slightest chance of working. It doesn't matter that it's Cain and he's rational, they just won't believe that a Berserker could be a tactical genius due to the nature of the class.

>>23572467
If it was ongoing indefinitely, I think it would just make the ones in charge nervous that there are Heroic Spirits running around much longer than they should, making them more likely to nuke everything.
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>>23572551
Would they have magic? yes or no? that could be a pretty cool twist on things, each being a magus (somewhat like kerrytsugu) and working on their own crests in addition to bumping off dead apostles, vampires, corrupt magi and all lesser forms of filth.
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>>23572467
Wars can't really go on indefinately... the prana has to come from somewhere and too many hero's come with the idea that they're getting a fucking wish (which could also bring fun little shitheaded hotshots trying to steal command seals and servants to get a wish).
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>Alright, So I was working on the next post, when I was called away for something. Sorry about the delay.

>By the way, we're on Page nine. After my next post, we're gonna have to refresh the archive and probably call it a thread. Not sure I'm doing a second tonight, but maybe.
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>>23572450
>they should be mature about it.

Nasuverse character? Act mature? Ha ha! you make me laugh, sir!

Seriously, though - there's bound to be a bit of heart break, and heartbreak always hurts.

Just looking at the numbers, it looks like Rin is the likliest winner of the "Who get paired with Shirou" game.

I'd say that Rin would be the one who'd have a relationship with Shirou - they had good banter, the most 'points' exist between her & Shirou, and they're at a level where they can talk comfortably about some fairly sensitive topics without there being a flare-up (I was still amazed about how cooly Rin handled Shirou asking about The Mysteries of the Skirt).

Saber seems to be better suited as a good friend - someone who understands Shirou's courage desire to protect people, and gets the martyr with an unreachable goal thing.

Rider's relationship is more like playful banter than anything serious. I could see a friends-with-benefits thing here, if there was no serious relationship. The two are catty and flirty and take it all lightly. I quite like these two, but I doubt it'd need to be serious.

Ayako has been on the periphery enough that I doubt she'd be a serious contender.

Illya is an adorable kid sister, and that way she'll stay.

This leaves Sakura. Poor Sakura. The guy who inspired her to carry on through all the shit in her life has taken impossible risks to save her and protect her. The man she loves is the ultimate distressed maiden'sWhite Knight fantasy - and he's not only oblivious to her affections, he seems to have fallen for her estranged sister.

That's gotta hurt. A helluva lot.

I don't know, man. Human relationships are complicated.

>>23572582
>Berserker could be a tactical genius due to the nature of the class.

Just have him show up and go "I'm the Biblical Cain." Anyone familiar with the Book of Genesis would back the FUCK down right quick.
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>>23572745
>Just have him show up and go "I'm the Biblical Cain." Anyone familiar with the Book of Genesis would back the FUCK down right quick.

That negates his Mask ability, though.
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>>23572893
Yeah, but everyone would be too scared to kill him.
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>>23572893
>lose the ability to not die if killed
>gain the ability to YOU FUCKED UP SON, YOU FUCKED UP BAD if killed
Fair trade imo.
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>>23572937

Not scared enough to not kill those around him, though.
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>>23572582
>
Probably a little paranoid. The Grail War takes place in Fuyuki because neither the Church or the Association have much of a presence in Japan. And Heroic Spirits are stupidly powerful, on average above Dead Apostle Ancestor level. Taking one out, nevermind several, could gut the ranks of top-level combatants. If they aren't being disruptive or threatening to reveal the existence of the supernatural I suspect everyone would elect to leave well enough alone.
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I nod along with her, and bring her to the table. When I arrive for Lunch, I see that Lancer is already waiting.

He doesn't have much to report, from what he can gather there isn't anything at the Docks we needed to be concerned with, and that Avenger and Gilgamesh seem to be waiting for someone else to make a move.

Arcueid is notably absent from the proceedings.

>Anything in particular you wanted to talk about?
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>>23573161

Ask about Zouken and his whereabouts.

We might need to find him.
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>>23573161
Ask Lancer for tips on dating multiple women simultaneously.
Ask Lancer if his master is a chick.
Ask Lancer if he's seen any signs of a scuffle between Arc and the vampire.
Do not wait for answers to the first two.
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>>23572959
The church would know how to kill Servants. Taking an immortal servant and then taking away his immortality for the sake of cowing them into submission, which I'm pretty sure won't work on everyone, just doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

Fuck, if it comes to it the church will put every True Assassin to shame and kill the master if they can't kill the Servant!

>>23573146
It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you.

But seriously, yeah, I know I'm being overly paranoid about this. I would rather be paranoid about things that could go wrong than ignore them and hope for the best.
Just remember, we did give Kirei the impression that nuking everything might be necessary, and he can't do that without help from the church.
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>>23573242
>Ask Lancer for tips on dating multiple women simultaneously.
Hey, that DID work out pretty well for him, didn't it?
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>>23573242

Ask the first one privately.
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>>23573241
MAybe not while Sakura's around. iunno.
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>Oh fuck, I think my house is filling with exhaust.

>Be back after I deal with that. Shouldn't be too long.
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>>23573286

Eh, its just an update on their location and whereabouts.

Fair enough if you're thinking of them as enemies.

>>23573291

WHAT.
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>>23573291
Someone should make a two-minute-episode series about AC-Guy's daily life.
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>>23573305

I suppose it'll be something like Nana's Daily Life.

http://manga.clone-army.org/nana.php
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>>23573321
Less depressing, more hilarious.
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>>23573161
>there isn't anything at the Docks we needed to be concerned with
>Arcueid is notably absent from the proceedings.

TOTALLY not suspicious.

>>23573242
>Ask Lancer for tips on dating multiple women simultaneously.
For a joke option, this might actually prove useful. once we're not plotting master tactics, this seems like a solid plan.
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>>23573291
How...what?
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>>23573335

I dunno.

He did say he finds no joy in life.

no porn
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>>23573365
Less depressing for US.
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Fuck it, we should just go for Team Purple. Rider is the one person I'm 100% sure Sakura wouldn't have an issue sharing with, and Rider will fucking murder us if we don't keep wormslut happy.
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>>23573374

Wait, you didn't find it hilarious?
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So we're 4 threads from the bottom of page 10.
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inb4 someone set AC-Guy's house on fire.
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>Alright, I'm alive and stuff, but we're clearly not going anywhere else with this thread. Debating a second one.

>Someone mind force-refreshing the archive so i could delete this if we decide to continue?
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>>23573775

...Really hoping that's not the case. Regardless, here's to hoping he's alright.
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>>23573799
Refreshed
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>>23573799

Done and done, mate.

NEW THREAD PLS

SHARK TRAIN HAS NO BRAKES.
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>>23573799
>>23573802

And just as I post that, he replies. Go figure. I say call it a night.

Glad to hear you're alright, though.
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>>23573799
see four hour old tweet, finally catch up on thread, time for a new one,
>mylifewhen.jpeg
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>>23572893
even then he's still a bit crazed, seeing things through a very very tinted lense of reality. Calling Shirou "Malik", Ilya "Ameerah" etc.
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>>23573841
>using nicknames = insane
Okay no.
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>>23573799
DO IT!

The troops are assembled, and sleep is for the weak.
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>>23573847
Possibly nicknames, possibly full blown distorted vision of reality, thinking shirou is a king.
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>>23573841

He called the cute girl he worked for 'Princess'. That's not crazy, that's adorable.

I'm fairly certain 'Malik' was him knowing things we didn't. Remember what he said when we asked him about it?

>The world is written, some words stand out from the page.

I'm beginning to wonder if maybe Cain had knowledge of the Word/Universal Language.
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>>23573864
I call my nephew "tiger", that doesn't mean I literally think he's a predatory cat.
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>>23573870
>>23573864
>>23573847
>>23573841
Can we argue this in the next thread instead when AC-guy makes it?
You know, the one where I don't have to refresh every 5 seconds, and the one that won't be about to drop off of page 10?
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>>23573375
Team Purple + Rin works for me.

Ledicious Sisterly Love.
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>>23573874
You clearly don't understand the whole concept behind berserker classes and mad enhancement attribute.

THEY. ARE. FUCKING. CRAZY.

Sometimes they have periods of lucidity where they see the world as it is, the rest of the time it's full on schizoid delusions overlapping reality.
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>>23573885
>he doesn't have 4chanX
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>>23573894
Cain was immune to the madness, though.
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>>23573894

>crazy
>even after we've had very very insightful conversations with broserker
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>>23573894
Cain didn't have Mad Enhancement turned on up until he decided to martyr himself for us. Thats the reason he could form coherent sentences and was useful for things other than KILL MAIM BURN.

Also, in terms of concrete useful advice he was probably our #1 contributor. The dude certainly wasn't bonkers.
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>>23573885

>implying we'll get another thread.
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>>23573912
Crazy people can be very insightful, they've got intelligence without the leash of conventional thought.



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