[Saber stares for a long moment, trying to understand the statement, to reconcile it with her own memories...
...and then it hits her. Rin had said it, yes? That there were many worlds, many... timelines? Universes? That were similar, but...
Rin's world was vastly different than her and Hakuno's, innumerably so; but... what if two worlds existed that were nearly identical? What if a single point, a single moment, a single decision, was all it took to split them?
What if...]
...we stood, months ago, in the Serial Phantasm's rendition of a high school audiovisual room. We witnessed the battle between Rani VII and Rin Tohsaka. When it seemed both would perish, you Commanded me [enough emphasis is placed on the word to make the reference to her Command Seals obvious] to rescue one.
They were both your friends and allies, inasmuch as was possible at that point in time. The decision could easily have been left to a coin toss.
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...and then it hits her. Rin had said it, yes? That there were many worlds, many... timelines? Universes? That were similar, but...
Rin's world was vastly different than her and Hakuno's, innumerably so; but... what if two worlds existed that were nearly identical? What if a single point, a single moment, a single decision, was all it took to split them?
What if...]
...we stood, months ago, in the Serial Phantasm's rendition of a high school audiovisual room. We witnessed the battle between Rani VII and Rin Tohsaka. When it seemed both would perish, you Commanded me [enough emphasis is placed on the word to make the reference to her Command Seals obvious] to rescue one.
They were both your friends and allies, inasmuch as was possible at that point in time. The decision could easily have been left to a coin toss.
Who did you choose?