mayfield_rpg | 1st Code [Action] [Warning for Fate/Extra spoilers in comments!]

[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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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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