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[Action - 505 Ricardo Street]

[Hakuno practically jumps out of bed when the alarms blare out across town. Alarm floods her first... but then, confusion. It seemed like just a second ago that, with adrenaline still pumping through her after the final battle, she had reached out, fingertips an inch away from the the Moon Cell...

... And then she woke up here. But... where was here? Was this some other construction by the Moon Cell?

Only one way to find out! She slid out of bed, exiting the room and looking around. Is this... someone else's house?]

Hello? Is anybody here?

[Action - Outside]

[Some time later, Hakuno is dressed and outside, looking up at the midnight sky, inky-black and dotted with stars.]

Huh... I almost forgot what this looked like... [Her voice doesn't sound wistful or contemplative of anything like that... she's simply stating a fact. She was so used to the strange digital sky surrounding the school, or the harsh artificial sun of the various levels of the arena. But this... this was different.] ... Considering everything, though, I guess that doesn't really mean much.

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Because until a few minutes ago, I've never met or seen you in my entire life.

[ How she can even say that in as calm of a tone as she can is unbelievable. ]

I don't even know why I let you hug me.

... Oh.

[It's such a stupid reaction, when something like that is dropped so suddenly. But... she doesn't know what to say. To see Rin - someone she came to greatly care for - alive after dying at her hands, only to be told that she's not really her Rin... it's like ripping open a fresh wound.

She seems to deflate a little, and it takes her a moment before she can look at Rin again.] But... you look like her. Sound like her, act like her... how can you not be Rin?

It is as I say it is. I'm Rin Tohsaka, but I'm not. [ With a sigh, she places her hands back behind her and the other girl, only to lean back further on her arms. ] It's complicated, but seeing as you're a Master, you might have heard of the Second Magic. It focuses primarily on parallel worlds.. so I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm Rin Tohsaka, but I'm Rin Tohsaka from a different world.

[ A pause. ]

Sorry about pretending earlier. It's pretty cruel of me to do that. I was too preoccupied with trying to get as much information as I could out of you.. because after people find out, they tend to shut up. Then I never get to hear about all of the things I might have done in a different place.

[She shakes her head, pulling her knees up to her chest and resting her chin on them.]

No... it's fine, really. It's my fault, for thinking the dead can come back to life. I know it's possible here... but everything happened back home. Things don't work the same back there. [She turns her head so she can look at Rin more easily.] Even if you're not her, you're still really similar. And it's okay if you don't want to, but... I'd like if it we could be friends.

[ Rolling her head to the side to look her over, Rin feels a bit of guilt for dropping this on her. Maybe it would have been better for both of their sakes to just act it out, pretend that she always had someone who cared about her, and that maybe she could actually have a friend here. ]

People who are dead.. they show up here too. For example, my Lancer killed himself to save the life of another Rin Tohsaka, but he's here. So you shouldn't be surprised if people you thought were dead come back. [ Heh. ] Maybe the Rin you like might show up instead. If she had you as a friend, then she must have been something.

[ Maybe, Rin thinks to herself, she can show up and replace herself. Then everyone here would be better off with a different variation and she wouldn't have to worry about hurting anyone else ever again. Kicking her legs in an idle manner, she forces herself to continue. ]

You don't really want to be friends with me. I've never really been good at that. Arisato-kun tries too, but I don't treat him well. Shana-chan as well.. she tries, but I never really do anything for her either. Rider.. Sakura.. Shirou.. all of them too.

[ Forcing herself up from the bed, she'll pace back and forth in front of her. ]

Regardless, it's my duty now to inform you of this place and everything that takes place here. This is Mayfield, a prison based off a town in the 1950's. I say prison because that's essentially what this is. No matter what was happening back home, we are stuck here and there's no way to leave. If you die? You just wake up the next day. If you disobey the rules? Then you become one of those weird idiots that wander around. They are called drones and you probably haven't seen any yet since it's so late at night.. People you thought were the people you knew probably aren't. In fact, I may not be the Rin you know, but tomorrow I could be. People return sometimes and they remember things differently. They never.. really remember what has happened here. [ She sounds almost plagued at the thought. ] You can't stay away from the house for more than a few days and you have to attend school every few days as well, those are all part of the rules.

Geez, if I didn't give away my write-up so carelessly, I would give it to you. Trying to remember everything off the top of my head is frustr---OH!! Don't ever drink the milk the milkman delivers. Please.

Seems like they're really going out of their way to make the people in this prison miserable. More miserable than they'd usually be in prison, I mean.

[She says this so Rin at least knows she wasn't letting all that information in one ear and out the other, but she doesn't let the previous subject slide. She stands as well.]

And you may not think you're good with people, but I know that's not true! The Rin I knew helped me, even though I was her enemy. Just like you are now, she helped fill me in on the rules and workings of the Holy Grail War when I didn't have any memories of it, when she could have easily left me to fend for myself. Sure, she was brash, a little harsh, and yelled at me a lot... but I know she was a good person under that. In... [She pauses, the painful memories of Rin as she was fading away resurfacing.] In her final moments, she definitely proved I was right.

From what I've seen so far, you and her are nearly the same. And that means that definitely must be true for you as well! So... what I said still stands. I want to be your friend.

Maybe they thrive off of misery. I don't really know. I mean, if you sit here and think about it.. this place is really miraculous. People you never thought you would see again because they were dead or just gone showing up here with you? It's kind of nice. Some people try to make the most of it, but I'm not fond of people.

[ When the other girl stands before her, Rin's intimidated enough to take a step back. It's strange to her - to see someone standing so boldly up against her. After all, Rin's so used to lashing out at people and keeping them at a distance.

This girl though.. she doesn't back down when Rin strikes out. ]

I suppose it can't be helped. Even in another world, I'm hopeless when it comes to helping others. Consider yourself under the protection of myself and my Lancer. He's kind of hard to miss, so I'm sure you'll see him around sometime. He has blue hair and wears awful looking clothing.

.. Right. [ Taking in a deep breath and holding out her hand. ] Then let's be friends. My name is Rin Tohsaka. What's yours?

[Hakuno's smile could practically light up the room when Rin says that. She takes her hand, shaking it firmly.] Hakuno. Hakuno Kishinami. You'll have me and Saber watching your back, as well.

[She pauses, then laughs.] There's another similarity between you and the Rin I know. She was Lancer's Master as well.

Saber's been watching my back for some time now, so that's nothing out of the ordinary, Kishinami. [ With another firm shake, she lets go of her hand. ] Really? Don't tell that worthless Servant of mine that. He might have a heart attack. He's had it kind of rough with his previous Masters. I'm honestly the best thing that's ever happened to him.

[Haha whoops.]

I wouldn't call him worthless! You two were pretty tough, after all. It wasn't the final round when we fought, but... that was probably the second toughest fight of the whole war. [True story.]

[ But calling someone worthless is the highest honor anyone can have from Rin??? ]

Were we? It's great to know we were just about invincible in your time. He's actually the best Servant I've ever had.. superior even to the legendary Saber class.

[She laughs.] Yep. Only Berserker was tougher. She was... kind of special though, so maybe she shouldn't count.

The best... you mean you've had more than one Servant? Is that even allowed?

[It can't be. If it was, Rani could have just summoned another, right...?]

Berserker? Special? You should tell me about her sometime.

[ With a nod, she gives a light laugh. ]

Surprisingly yes. The original Servant I summoned for myself during the Holy Grail War was an Archer. [ Before he went and gave his arm away. ] Then I was told in another world, I have made a contract Saber too. Lancer is my favorite though because he takes good care of me.

[ Her fondness for Lancer is starting to seep out oops. ]

[Wow Rin sure gets around a lot-- I mean no.]

Heh... I know how that feels. Not the multiple Servants thing... but I don't know where I'd be without Saber. Dead, probably. I'm glad I have someone like her watching my back.

Lancer sounds like a nice guy. I'd like to meet him. [~~Is that some thread foreshadowing???~~ You know. Off the battlefield. In a situation where they DON'T have to kill each other.]

[ She does. Don't think otherwise.. ]

Saber is pretty amazing, isn't she? [ Doki doki and all. ] It's nice to know you can rely on your Servant.. even in this place and all. It gets pretty dangerous.

[ As much as she would love to talk about Lancer, she did just bring up an excellent point. ]

That's right. One of the frustrating things about this town is the bloodbath of it's civilians. For example, a few months ago they made it a game for us to cut down the population a bit. Everyone was just out to kill pretty much. These sort of things tend to coincide with the American holidays, so you can steel your mind properly just in time.

.. Not that it matters much. As of today, I'll make sure you're taken care of.

[Holy shit]

... And there was no real point to it at all? That... that's sick. [And she does look visibly freaked out at that.] It was hard enough watching people die during the Holy Grail War... but to make people kill each other just as a game? I can't understand that...

[ Rin visibly cringes at her reaction. ]

It.. it is pretty horrendous. I thought the Holy Grail War was bad, but at least the people who participated trained for it and knew what they were getting into. Well, for the most part. Stupid Shirou doesn't count.

Yeah... and no matter how selfish, selfless, sadistic, or noble their wishes may be... at least they had something to fight for. But that kind of fighting is just wrong.

... Who's Shirou?

An idiot.

[ This could mean any number of things coming from Rin's mouth. ]

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