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[riastrad_ridire]

[A; morning; around Mayfield]

[With most of the danger averted, the Command Spell that Rin had used on Lancer wasn't driving him crazy anymore. It had been impossible to ensure Kariya's safety as she'd ordered him to, and the resulting contradiction between what he was compelled to do and what he was able to do had resulted in what one might have lightly phrased as a 'clusterfuck'.]

[But whatever, no point in looking back now. As it was? Lancer decided it was probably a good idea to just find Kariya and check in with him before Rin elected to flip out on him as usual.]

[B; afternoon; 1335 Benny Rd.]

[When he gets home, Lancer would find something waiting for him. In the driveway a short distance away from his two very confused horses would be this sweet ride.]

...the hell?

[Having never seen it before, he was understandably confused as to who designed a car after his Noble Phantasm.]

[...Which he promptly stopped caring about, because holy shit that was cool.]

[C; late afternoon; highway]

[What's the best way to test out such a fantastic piece of machinery, you ask?]

[Going top speed down yonder endless highway, of course. If you get his attention, he might just figure out how the brakes work.]

[But be careful.]

[Dragsters can't turn.]

Comments

B. If only we had an Illya...

[fishsingers]

[Luka, for her part, is simply wandering and getting the layout of the town.

It's only natural she'd stop; it does stand out]

c; sorry for this lame place holder

[gandere]

[ Just raising a hand to wave. ] Hi Lancer.

a

[answerer_sword]

Lancer!

[Since this is the first time she has seen Lancer in person since returning to Mayfield, Bazett is rather excited.]

c

[on_bailes_strand]

[Connla, having received his magic as a regain, is hiding out in the gas station. Ever since he got it back, he had been unable to control it. One second, it would make everything around him float, and the next second, it would turn his hair blue. He had been hiding in this remote place all day, just so his magic wouldn't affect the people around him.]

[As of now, his magic seems to have calmed down, so he decides that it is safe for him to return to Mayfield. He steps out from the Gas station and next to the highway...]

[Only to see some sort of thing zipping by. If it was a car, it didn't look like any of the other cars he had seen here.]

[He's so shocked that he remains rooted in place, and for the time being forgets about reigning in his magic. He doesn't even notice the magical energy gathering around him, ready to set off another accident.]

BAHSAHCAAAAAAAR

[riastrad_ridire]

[He was almost torn between confusion and holy shit this is so cool what do I even do.]

[Lost in his own slightly conflicted thoughts as he is, Lancer didn't even seem to notice Luka yet.]

shhhhhh not lame

[riastrad_ridire]

[Brakes, brakes...Oh right, here we go.]

[Eventually he'd come to a stop and give Rin a bright smile.]

Yo.

THE STRONGEST SERVANT

[fishsingers]

...Not quite the Fifties, is it?

[riastrad_ridire]

Yo, Bazett. You alright?

ex-rank awesome

[riastrad_ridire]

Sure as hell isn't.

...I don't know what it is, but I like it.

[fishsingers]

A dragster, from appearances.

[answerer_sword]

Yes, I am.

[A pause.]

I...need to say something to you.

[riastrad_ridire]

[Beat.]

I have no idea what that means.

[riastrad_ridire]

Hm? What's up, kid?

[fishsingers]

It's... ah, a type of race car, I think. Fast. [NOT AN EXPERT TALKING HERE]

[answerer_sword]

A-as you might know, I am in a relationship with somebody. But...

[This is awkward, but she needs to get this out.]

What if...I liked you too? What if...I always liked you?

[riastrad_ridire]

I kinda guessed that. I might just have to try it out.

[riastrad_ridire]

...hell if I know. I'm in one too--...sort of.

[riastrad_ridire]

[Oh, goddammit. Can't really escape from the kid you're trying to avoid when the road you're on goes literally nowhere.]

[Sooo....might as well come to a stop. Eventually.]

...Yo.

[on_bailes_strand]

H-hi.

[As soon as he raises his hand to give a greeting, the magical energy is released...turning a section of the highway into ice.]

...Oops.

[answerer_sword]

...And you love her, right?

[She knows that even if there is little love, duty could keep relationships going.]

Even moreso than that, you have a duty to her.

[Part of her just wants to end it here, to resign herself once again to the fact that Lancer has no reason to love her. But she has to know.]

But, say I told you I liked you. Would you reject me?

[riastrad_ridire]

...Sorry. If it's any consolation...I wouldn't have, a long time ago. But a lot's happened since then, and there's no question in my mind that I wouldn't leave Rin's side for anything.

[riastrad_ridire]

...


Well shit, that's new.

[on_bailes_strand]

Ah, sorry. I can't control this. It'll...um...go away later.

[Or at least he hopes it will.]

[answerer_sword]

[She nods. She should have expected this, but it does not make it hurt less. However, it still comes as something of a relief.]

I do like you, Lancer. You could even call it an infatuation or romantic love. But now, I know we are better off as just friends.

[She gives him a half-hearted smile.]

Thank you. I needed the closure.

C

[logic_and_magic]

[Well this was probably attempted before, but Crown may as well just get rid of all the possibilities first right?

So he's trying to walk down this endless highway to find a way out. He's just walking in the middle of the road, yup. Cars are a foreign concept to him. But he hears a roaring of something. Maybe like an animal? But more metallic.

Looking behind him, he see's some sort of, THING, coming towards him. Welp that doesn't look good. What's worse is he only noticed it when it was getting close to him and potentially in range of running him over. So he just throws himself out of the way of the vehicle and off the road.]