Video | Morning of 22 November | Open to both courts

[gordianknots]

[A little after ten in the morning, Waver’s face is on the network again. Behind him is the same inn from the last broadcast, and he remains as cool and stern faced as ever. His voice is calm as he speaks, with just a hint of authority to make it at least seem like things are under control.]

Good morning. We have received intel from within Redgate, and the objective of what is to be done to help it has changed. Those who went into Redgate first have since been dropped into the waters off the coast of Leathann. We have confirmed this both by scrying, and attempting locket communication which has only given us the sound of water. It is at the request of Redgate’s temporary administration that we find those missing, and get them onto dry land.

With that in mind, I propose the following: if someone is capable of bringing a map of the area between the Shipyard ring, Leathann, and the main continent with longitude and latitude clearly marked, we can determine exactly where those missing are. With that information in mind, we will ask those who can teleport or else fly to enter that area and locate the individuals.

Meanwhile, we will request that anyone who can access ships, or else provide a vessel of some sort enter the waters to act as a rendezvous point. If those flying or teleporting can’t carry more than one person with them, this will be key in getting everyone to dry land.

For all of this to work, I need that map sooner rather than later. Please.

Those who can offer the ability to teleport, please arrive here. Those who can fly, I ask that you get into the area and be on stand by - coordinates will be given to you the minute we have them. Those who have water and ship access, I ask that you do the same - head into the waters, and be on standby.

A list of names will be available to those involved in the rescue mission. Otherwise I would rather protect identities involved.

Thank you.

Private, to Rin

I’m staying in Daonna to administrate. There wasn’t a chance of me going into Redgate to begin with, there were plenty of other people more qualified than me. Sorry for making you worry.

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[gordianknots]

[That's logic Waver can agree with, so he simply nods.]

It would be.

[gandere]

So see, stupid? I can't go there even if I wanted to.

[gordianknots]

It's your call to decide what's safest for you right now. I can't disagree with this call.

[gandere]

What's safest is for me is having a Servant, but I don't like any of the ones that are available! It's even crappier than the Fifth Holy Grail War. At least then I had a choice between the two remaining Servants-!!

Now it's just honor this or honor that or a Berserker--which by the way, no thank you. I could never live with myself for having one after Ilyasviel's stupid Berserker gave us so much grief!

[gordianknots]

[Waver listens quietly, not wanting to butt his head in before Rin was finished.]

Lancers really do have a weird pre-occupation with honour don't they?

[gandere]

It's so annoying.

I thought Emiya was bad about it!

[gordianknots]

From what you've told me about him, shouldn't that be impossible?

[gandere]

He gets better when he grows up.

[gordianknots]

And both Lancers are already adults.

[gandere]

I just feel like a waste of a magus here is all. What good is being a Master if nobody wants you?

[gordianknots]

You're not a waste. And you're not just a Master either. If no one wants that part of you, then it's their loss.

[gandere]

You're right.

I really shouldn't be upset over Saber's poor decisions--as well as the others. It just means once I bring Archer back, they'll regret missing their opportunity to have changed my mind.

[gordianknots]

Exactly.

And even outside of Archer, you're Miss Rin Tohsaka, Sixth Head of the Tohsaka Family, Owner of Fuyuki. Average One. Once-and-Future Destroyer of the Holy Grail.

[gandere]

And the friend to Waver Velvet. [ She adds.

... also is that a smile? Is she finally starting to feel better? ]

[gordianknots]

Who eh, is just a support en route to greater heights.

[gandere]

No, he's someoneI'll drag along to the ends of the earth if I have to! [ Rejoice, he's permanently friendzoned. ]

[gordianknots]

[The best zone.]

And you'd do it literally if you had to.

[gandere]

Clearly.

It's more fun to do it that way than any other and who am I to deny you a fun-filled adventure?

[gordianknots]

To know you'd drag me along means everything to me.

[It is reassuring to know that timeline shenanigans or otherwise, the Rin he's speaking to know has in her the Rin he knows in the future. And if his smile seems overly sentimental, then so be it.]

[gandere]

Why are you smiling like that..? Ugh...

[ This is a bad time to be smiling, she realizes, so her own is now gone. ]

[gordianknots]

Because in a weird way, what you just said was incredibly reassuring to me.

[gandere]

[ He's a bit touched in the head. ] Are you sure you've been getting enough sleep?

[gordianknots]

Positive.

[gandere]

You're behaving odd in a way that's not like you. It almost has me startled.

Then I remember you're often balancing two identities at once so maybe you're getting a little mixed up.

[gordianknots]

[He'll take that excuse.]

Probably. And nerves aren't helping.