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[ This isn't the first time she's discovered a powerful necklace capable of miracles beyond being a plot device, but as an experienced magus who is used to artifacts passing along messages over cell phones, it's no trouble to adjust to it. While she doesn't understand why it works the way it does (what's the purpose of keeping a conversation permanently), from what she gathers it is a primary tool used by many of the others here. Having met someone already from her world, there remains the possibility there may be others so she sits all prim and proper for her debut. ]

Good evening. I'm sure the lot of you are tired of hearing introductions, but it'd be poor manners to not announce myself. While it would be discreet to do this one by one, idle time is limited so I'll make this brief and as memorable as I can.

I'm Rin Tohsaka. [ Surname second only because she assumes Japanese mannerisms are frowned upon in this world. ] Though I've been called away from my studies in London to fight in a war, I must admit my experience in combat is limited. From what I've gathered, there are many like me here. What is there for us to do? How can we aid beyond training and letting our inexperienced manner add to the favor of the opposing side? Showing both intelligence and courage can only get you so far. It seems rather meaningless to have us younger adults throw ourselves into the fray.

So what is it that you do to be of use? Every person brought here must have some value to them and hearing of your experiences may be able to help guide me towards my own. Keep it brief and with as little bias as you can--I frankly don't care to hear about the war this or the war that. Thank you.

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[Lancer would need a moment to let this attitude of hers set in.]

Ehh? What's the point in being inconspicuous, anymore? Those rules are set to hide the truth from folks who don't know about magic and we're in a country rife with the stuff.

[Also--] Still, I'm a little confused. Were we on good terms? I mean, I saved Saber and her crummy master, but the rest don't add up.

I wouldn't say good terms exactly since you stubbornly left me behind again, but I think our relationship is amenable in a way.

[ Geez, what's gotten into him? ] You're behaving strangely and I can't say I approve of it. Talking boldly of magic where anyone can just hear and not remembering what transpired betwe--[ Cutting herself short.

It's the Second Magic again, isn't it? ]

[Woah. Alright, so that was a different tone of voice. Still, despite his confusion, he seemed to get it. One couldn't forget that Lancer was much more adept as a magus than he really let on to others.]

Hm. The Second, huh? [He touched on his chin and grinned, his mind going to the one place--]

So, I guess in one 'possible' spot, you and I got that friendly? That's a shocker.

We're not friends! [ A little quick at saying that, but it's the truth. ]

All we did was team up for a little while. You must have been bored with your Master and when I discovered just who your Master was, I don't blame you. Of all people, you were paired up with that worthless priest?

[Yup. Sounds like they got friendly to him.]

Huh. Yeah, you're definitely sounding pretty familiar. [Weird. He didn't quite know how to react, honestly. Lancer would have been prepared for downright hostility. Seeing as he knew nothing about 'Archer's Master' since Kotomine never really said much to him, Lancer didn't even know Rin's name.]

Kinda unfair for me, don't you think? You know all about me and I haven't even got your name, missy.

Were you not-?! [ Falling back into a flustered state, she waves her free hand around as she speaks. ] It's Tohsaka. You can call me Tohsaka and n-not a thing more.

Sheesh, didn't Kirei explain to you our relationship? How dense of a Servant are you to not have picked up on it?

Hey, don't be so fussy. A young lady should introduce herself a bit more properly if she wants to establish a formality!

That said, 'formality' was never a part of the discussion when it came to that coward. To that shady priest, locking me up in the basement while he lounged around and waited for masters to knock each other out of the game was his best strategy. I only had information I obtained myself--and, honestly, the little recon I did bored the hell out of me!

Oh, I see your intent now. You were so bored with how your story turned out that you're desperate to hear if it was grander in another life.

[ Turning her nose up in thought. ] I'm sorry, but I didn't really occupy myself with what you were doing. Your actions were so insignificant that they weren't worth any concern.

Hah! [Rin, please, he's not dense like the brick you fell in love with.]

I'll lay off the teasing when you eek out a bit of truth, alright? Try not to be so transparent!

Is this a honest attempt to get me to speak the truth or are you just looking for a reason to hassle me?

[ That brick went right through Gilgamesh's window so watch it, pal. ]

What makes you think that I, a magus and Master of the Fifth Holy Grail War, had time to pay attention to what every Servant was doing? Really, it's you who is being transparent.

Kirei told you about me, didn't he.

He didn't tell me a word, rest assured. That doesn't mean I didn't know about you folks and your activities, though. Even if I were in a basement for a week, I wasn't entirely limited to that narrow scope of view.

[That was to say, Lancer knew about Shirou's idiotic patrols. They were looking for 'all' the other Masters, so it was fair to say Lancer and Kirei were a target, even if they were an unknown factor.]

You and your partner stomped around quite a bit. A weird alliance if you ask me--as that kid's only talent was picking a fairly strong Servant.

You neglected to pick up on his other specialty: annoying everyone with who he is allied with. A word of free advice you'd do well to listen to. Don't team up with Emiya if he happens to show up here.

Because if you approach him as you approached me, I'll kill you.

[Of course, Lancer had no basis for such a claim, but he wasn't too far out that he wouldn't make a gamble.]

I see. So, your relationship with that kid seemed better than ours, huh? Wow, to lose to a brat--that's a real shame for me.

[ Ehh? ] It's nothing like that.

Just that I'm a woman of my word and I promised to look out for him. In that regard, I can't have him associating with unruly types who will give him the wrong idea about how he should behave here.

Ahhh? You realize, this kind of place is closer to being up my alley than anybody else, right? If anything, I'm a shining example for what a young man ought to strive to be like, missy.

Sorry to be bold like this, but I think this world can only handle one being like yourself at a time. A shining example or not, your dismissive attitude towards matters that are serious shouldn't be replicated in any other.

[ Really Lancer, tone it down sometime. ]

But it's more than just that. That boy admires heroes and seems to have a fascination with becoming one. Following in your footsteps or that of any other hero will be problematic for us all.

Bold? To me, that's kind of a lukewarm statement. [If he had to count the number of times someone told him 'Wait! Don't do--', well, he'd drown in parchment or have to use a few castle walls to scratch the lot of it in. His grin suddenly returned.]

That's an interesting thing to hear, but I'm sorry--it's a lost cause. If a boy wants badly enough to be a hero, then his mind's made up for him, y'know.

Don't you think I'm aware of that? It's why I've advised you to stay away.

If Emiya is to become a hero, he needs good influences and not one with flippant mannerisms as well as ideals.

Oh, is that the kid's name? Emiya? I barely caught it the last time. [So, Rin essentially handed Lancer the gasoline--]

But, I doubt he'll meet a guy who's inclined to teach him to be a hero with the qualities you think are the best. Men who teach other men to be heroes are almost always complete psychopaths. My teachers, for example.

[ Don't do the thing, Lancer. ]

Ah yes, I'm familiar with your teachers. What an admirable woman. [ Of course Rin would find her someone to look up to. ]

You've got no idea just how much a bad influence that woman was. I might have actually evened out if not for her, actually.

[By reputation alone, Scathach was terrifying. She faced gods many times stronger than her and killed them, fought off demon lords and secured her own country in an impossible magic barrier. Among 'magic users', Scathach was a terror.]

[ Which makes her a perfect role model for a teenager girl who uses magic. ]

You should be careful about what you say, Lancer. It'd be unfortunate if she were here and heard that little slip of your tongue. Blaming all of your faults on someone like that... geez, it's almost as if you're asking for a swift kick in the you-know-where.

[Of course, Lancer grinned at that. Rin was beginning to endear herself to him.]

Well, so, you shouldn't slip and tell her. If anything, she'd probably make you suffer for not correctin' me!

[ Just wait until he sees that ass in person to remind him just what was really endearing about her. ]

Jeez, we'd both be in real trouble then. Guess we should work together to avoid the wrath of a woman like that.

You have no idea! That woman would make her own daughter run laps around the whole Shadow Isles when she gave her lip!

[Why] It'd take days.

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