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[gandere]

[ 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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[red_branch]

[Lancer gave his locket a curious look, his face turning out to a little bit of a sleazy smile.]

Well, now--if it isn't Archer's master.

[gandere]

Lancer! [ Of all the things to expect, the guy who died in front of her was the least of them. ]

Y-You're alive!

And you're here!! [ The pitch of her voice increases with each statement. As absurd as they sound, it's a miracle to be reunited with someone like him and she can't help her excitement. ]

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[red_branch]

Ah. Uh? [He was definitely not prepared for that kind of response. Well, it wasn't bad, but--]

You-- Wait, shouldn't you be more scared-like, brat?

[gandere]

Naturally I should seeing as you're a Servant I'm a--well you know what I am. [ Listen, she's trying to be incognito here, Lancer. ]

It's a troubling experience, but seeing as you died once before, it isn't all that strange to see you again.

[red_branch]

[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.

[gandere]

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? ]

[red_branch]

[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.

[gandere]

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?

[red_branch]

[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.

[gandere]

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?

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[choreographics]

[How...formal of you, Rin. On the one hand, he appreciates someone who's very upfront, but on the other that's...that's sort of exactly what he's been doing.]

Hate to tell you, but from what I've heard training's probably the best and fastest way to figure things out. You could always ask the fairies though. They're surprisingly reasonable.

[gandere]

Really?

From what I've gathered in my conversations with others, the faeries are anything but that. They have rehearsed avoiding most subjects quite well.

Unless you know a secret magical word or something that gets them to speak?

[choreographics]

Well, maybe it's not all the fairies. Might be the higher-ups? [The whole thing's still a little fuzzy to him but he's going off of what he really remembers.] All I know is that fairies came up to me, asked me what I wanted, I told them, I woke up one morning and suddenly I could do things I can't do at home.

I'm sort of wondering if maybe "please" really is a magic word.

[gandere]

[ Slightly takes offense to that, but he's in luck. Right now she's trying her best to appear pleasing and nice, so blurting out at someone will take a bit more work on their end. ]

Really? I'll guess asking them sweetly will fetch me more flies. [ That's not even how the phrase goes, but she's not sweating it. ]

Could you clarify a bit on what you've said though? It seems strange--that you could do things you couldn't do at home?

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[milkdrinker]

This one has been called dovahkiin, a title which bears the responsibility of slaying the dragons that threaten mankind...

[ He doesn't sound or even look particularly convinced by this, though. ]

But it seems to Khajiit that the troubles of man are far greater and more numerous than some flying lizards, no matter how fearsome they may be. If the rulers here seek some other use of J'sairr than this, it is not yet known.

[choreographics]

[The look on his face definitely says that he has zero idea what she's even talking about, but hey, whatever, that's not the focus here. The focus here is that she's asking questions that he can actually answer though (and show off a bit in the process.)]

Magic, you know? I'm not exactly a wizard or anything where I'm from but I asked them for a little bit of an advantage and they gave it to me. [He pauses for a minute to think about what others have said.] It's not limited to magic either. You can ask for pretty much anything except for people or a way home or stuff like that. [Other...than...he kind of got both thanks to a well-timed canon update and the arrival of his best friend, but that's also not the focus here. He's assuming he's an exception, that's not unusual.]

I'm pretty sure I can be a lot more helpful now.

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[oathshackledbird]

[Tohsaka. Why does that name sound familiar? Diarmuid's sure it has something to do with his war, but how he has no idea. Surely, she's not a master as has been suggested in a early response. The Archer he knows would never listen to one her age...]

Are you really Archer's master?

[Not that it has anything to do with what she has asked, but...]

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[enjoymyatelier]

...Tohsaka, hm?

[Well, he'd never actually met Tokiomi, but the Tohsaka name wasn't exactly a bad endorsement, even if she was from a branch, possibly. He really can't tell that, or which side she's on... but it's worth striking up a conversation, anyway!]

Well, I suspect that if you've heard of the Archibald family, you already have some idea of what to expect, then.

[gandere]

[ Oh look, it's a talking cat. Nothing to be overly concerned about or to make a big deal of, right? More importantly, it's a cat that's been burdened with the task of killing dragons.

Okay, she can do this. She can somehow reply without making a big deal out of this. ]

Your ears are so cute. [ Nope, she's going there. Dragon slayer or not, he is very feline in nature. ]

[gandere]

[ Gosh darn it, Lancer. This is why he ruins everything!! What little damage control she had a chance of repairing is gone when some unfamiliar face starts asking her about Archer. ]

I don't know.

Am I? [ When all else fails, defaulting to stubborn teenager girl tactics always works. ]

[gandere]

Hold on, what you've said makes no sense. [ At least to her because she's a practitioner of the stuff even though she's trying to act otherwise. ]

Are you saying they just bestowed the power of using magic on you because you asked? Do you even have the experience to use magic without having it blow up in your face?

[gandere]

[ Okay, how in the hell did Lord El-Melloi II avoid all of these questions? Fretting because now she was going to have to engage in another conversation, one along the lines of "I done fucked up", she tries her best to not give herself away with: ]

That name? I don't think I recall hearing it before in my life.

[ Maaaaay just have insulted her fellow magus peer? Ha ha ha, good job, Rin. ]

[milkdrinker]

[ What.

At first, J'sairr is certain he must have misunderstood her. But, no... He's far too flustered to keep his ears from pinning back as he speaks. ]

Er... Khajiit does...not see how this is relevant. [ Yes, that was definitely a very smooth response. ]

[gandere]

[ Look at them fall flat, it's so cute. At least she has enough self-restraint to not comment on that. ]

I've never seen anyone with ears like that so I thought I should compliment you on them. That's all.

You said a number of things I don't understand, but I believe one of them to be your name-?

[red_branch]

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!