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[wontdieifkilled]

[Action]

[Shirou has been in plenty of strange situations before. However, this was by far the most strange of them all. He's in another world, emerged out of a box in a bay with some strange items in his possession. And now he's looking over the literature after watching, of all things, a hologram. He isn't having trouble picking up what is written -- after all, he once had to gather info from an explanation by Kotomine -- it's just...really crazy. But it's what he's going through right now, so he has to press on.

Eventually, he tires of reading and starts to walk away from the Bay.]

[Video]

[The feed shows a young man with red hair and gold eyes. He also appears to be wearing a shirt with raglan sleeves.]

Um, hey, I'm new here, and I have a question. Is there anyone out there looking for either a cook or someone who can move boxes and other kinds of labor?

[A man's got to earn his living.]

Comments

/rolls with what me and Anna talked in rl about how to get Rin here

[greedyvixen]

[One of the best things about having Archer around is his sight... Except during the moments like today when that twisted idiot sees Shirou at the Bay from far away/wherever they happen to be and of course he doesn't tell anything about his arrival to Rin.

Nope, she's suddenly just being carried somewhere in his usual style of flying around with her and Rin has no idea where they are going or what is happening! It's no use trying to ask any questions about that or telling the idiot to put her back down.

Once her feet finally reach the ground again, Rin is huffing a lot, crossing her arms and glaring at her Servant like he has made one of the biggest mistakes ever!!]

Hmph! What was that for?! [Huff.] Did you finally completely lost it, stupid idiot?! [Huff huff! She's turning around, eyes closed for the moment while she's so mad at him which is why she doesn't see Shirou as soon as she possibly could see him.] You better have a very good explanation to this or else I'll never--

[Rin stops when she opens her eyes and sees him instead of the white haired jerk. What???? When did Shirou...?! Oh, that sudden flight totally makes sense now as does the fact that she doesn't look angry at all for the moment. Nope, she looks surprised to see him. Not that there probably isn't a lot of surprises for him too on seeing her.

.... this is where she should say something, right? Something nice would be great though come to think of it, didn't she kind of already begin with he better have an explanation for this??? Even though she was kind of saying that to Archer instead of Shirou and she has been here long enough to know how bringing people here works so randomly.]

You're so late.

[ Nailed it! ]

not sure whether to go with "dammit Archer" or "dammit Rin"

[wontdieifkilled]

[Shirou stares, wide-eyed. There, from the top of a building, and landing a ways in front of him...

...was his girlfriend.

Is this real life.]

Uh -- um...

[He's stunned speechless for a moment. Then she turns around and sees him. They stare at each other for a minute.

Then she opens her mouth.]

...Late to what?

[You lost him.]

you could always go with "dammit Archer and Rin" or "dammit Team Red Idiots"

[greedyvixen]

[Well that was possibly a new speed record for losing him, she thought she just got him back! At least he's probably used to Rin getting him lost with how she can be sometimes or more like most of the time back when she's from.]

You just arrived but I've been stuck here with that twisted idiot since May according to the local calendar. ...It's September now.

[Come to think of it, does this Shirou even know her? What if this is not her Shirou?? Rin can't tell from how this situation is going, not yet, and honestly at this point she's really not expecting that or anything else when timelines seem to always be a mess here... So she's keeping her arms crossed as if that's some way to shut him away, keep a distance and try to stay totally cold cool.]

This is true!

[wontdieifkilled]

[Rin showed up four months ago? But Shirou just saw her in school yesterday. She had decided to troll Issei (and him, for that matter) by latching onto his arm right in front of the student council president well before they had planned to make their relationship public...

...Wait. Didn't some of the literature mention this?]

If that's true, then what they said about time not passing while you're here must also be true.

[Unless they came from parallel universes. He knows that there's one type of the five True Magics that deals with those (the Second Magic, to be specific), so he knows they exist, but that's it.]

But you look all right. I'm glad to see you're doing OK, at least. I'm sorry I left you high and dry, Tohsaka, even if I didn't have any control over it.

[Still, there was one other thing Rin said that was bothering him...]

But...it sounds like you're not alone. So...I guess he is here, too, huh?

[Archer. One possible future that Shirou could go towards. Though far less likely now, since he knows the shortcomings of his ideals...and because he has Rin to keep him on the right track.]

[greedyvixen]

Well, you can confirm that from anyone who has been through that here.

[That feels like some of the longest four months of her entire life even when she'd think she's used to things changing, people leaving and being left more or less alone by now.

And suddenly she's blushing a lot. Hearing Shirou say those next words would do that. He's glad, huh? So he doesn't.... hate her for leaving him on that roof top and everything? No, maybe he doesn't know about that? He could be from anywhere in their timeline or some other timeline, really.]

Of course I am. [Surprisingly she hasn't gone crazy here.] And you really shouldn't apologize or worry about things like this, that are completely out of your control.

[Not surprised when Shirou asks about him, almost wondering if she should twist that to mean another male from home but... No, not yet. Let's make a few more things clear first. She moves a hand to show her last Command Spell to him. Definitely not by accident even when she makes it look like a movement to make herself more comfortable -- she's actually far away from being comfortable. She nods.]

We arrived at the same time. Last thing I remember from home is jumping off of a roof top after our talk there which happened after Caster stole Saber. Ah, speaking of Saber, she was here for a while too but she left before you arrived. Not that she remembered anything about that... So if you that sounds unfamiliar to you too, I wouldn't worry too much.

[Because then it would be Rin's time be extremely worried about what the hell is she going to do about ..... everything. No, actually, if her rambling is any way to tell, she's worrying a lot about all the what ifs already even when is great at hiding it beneat pretending to be totally cool and calm here..]

[alwaysimpaled]

I might know of a couple places. How do you do with pizza? Or alternatively, how's your strawberry sundae?

[wontdieifkilled]

Um...

[Well, this is a bit awkward.]

I guess you could say...inexperienced. I mean, I know I could make them just fine, but I rarely do. I tend to cook full dinners, or Japanese food. Party food is usually reserved for special occasions.

[alwaysimpaled]

If you're willing to learn, I can put in a good word for ya at a couple diners. Nothing against Japanese food, but I tend to survive solely on pizza and sundaes, and I eat a lot so they could always use a helping hand or two.

[wontdieifkilled]

Uh...but I mean, those are both pretty simple to make. I feel like making those all the time would be a waste of the skill I have. I'd be looking for a place that needs more complex dishes.

[alwaysimpaled]

If you think pizza is "simple" to make, you've not had good pizza, kid.

action; yolo, château de emishaka

[originbullets]

( It's easy to become bored or pent up in this place, considering his life prior to arriving in Genessia. Sure, he made an effort not to dwell too much on the war or his many, many failures, spending his spare moments brushing up on Japanese poetry or literature. But even one isolated moment or thought would cause him to spend more time than he'd like to mull over his (presumably dead) wife, Maiya, or his daughter...

If he ever were to ever leave, he'd been told he would return as if he never left. So why, then, did this perturb him so much???

Hey Shirou. When he enters the room, he might just spot a snoring Kiritsugu shaped lump on the couch. )

[wontdieifkilled]

[Shirou, meanwhile, is simply entering the place, not knowing what to expect. He knows that Rin and Archer are living here, but he doesn't know beyond that.

So when he sees his old man sleeping on the couch, he's thrown for the mother of all loops.]

What...no, it...can't...

[No, wait. It totally can. The reading material mentioned something about the possibility of people showing up from other points in the timeline. Therefore, there was always a nonzero chance that he would run into his dad.]

K...Kiritsugu...is it really...?

Rin is free to jump in if she wants, btw.

[originbullets]

( It takes him a moment... two, for him to even register that someone is saying his name-- an unfamiliar voice at that. The attempt to open his eyes is a chore, and the book he'd been reading clatters against the floor when he rises from the couch. Smooth.

But, okay. That sure is some wide-eyed ginger haired kid staring at him right now, and he can only describe the experience as bewildering. )

Do... I know you?

( His typical stonefaced expression suddenly morphs into one of puzzlement. Yeah, you might have to clue him in a bit here, Shirou. )

[wontdieifkilled]

[...It sounds like he's from before he adopted him. The most unsurprising thing about a highly surprising situation.]

My...my name is Shirou Emiya. I was, um...adopted by you when the Fourth Holy Grail War ended.

[originbullets]

( Oh. O h. He could laugh if this wasn't any more awkward. )

So you're the prodigal son. ( Actually, he will laugh. Nervously. ) Your girlfriend has told me everything about you.

( Was... she his girlfriend? He hadn't asked, but is going to presume that she is. )

Forgive me, we haven't yet met in my time.

( Though it worries him that any son of his is involved with another grail war, but that's a discussion for another time. )

belatedly more swords for him to copy

[callyourname]

[Mikasa checks the Bay area often but then she also tells herself that she should check it even more often. There could be people from either side of the war arriving here from Titan Hell and while she trusts her real friends to call with the device if she doesn't happen to be there...? She can't say the same about the reasons why she checks it with her military uniform and gear on her. And yes, those weird metal boxes on her hips are full of sword-like blades.

Well, there seems to be a new arrival, not that Mikasa's poor social skills are much to any help with that or even with starting a conversation... Not that she'll ignore the guy if he starts that with anything, starting them is just one of the things that she can't be trusted with.

But at least despite her weapons she seems to be harmless to him, calmly heading towards the direction where he's coming from. Not that anyone else seems to be there as far as she can tell while she adjust her red scarf a bit.]

Never enough swords.

[wontdieifkilled]

[It doesn't take Shirou long to catch sight of the other girl. He approaches, curious about...well, a number of things.]

Um, excuse me? Hello. I'm new here.

["New" meaning "he just arrived" in this case.]

Would you be able to answer some questions I have?

[unknowntodeath]

[At some point Archer and Shirou are alone. Which is rather awkward. Which is not what Archer wanted.

Say something, Shirou, if you want to. He won't say a thing.]

[wontdieifkilled]

[Oh, Shirou wanted this about as much as Archer did. However, considering who all was here, it was inevitable that it would happen. Shirou takes a deep breath.]

...So...what point in time are you from?

[unknowntodeath]

[Well that's at least a good and simple enough question to start with.]

Rin and I were just headed off to kill Caster and her Master and free Saber.

[wontdieifkilled]

[Shirou frowns. He remembers what happened while Rin and Archer were at the church. Not in vivid detail, but he remembers the important parts.]

...I'm from well after that.

[He doesn't say it aloud, but there's a discernible edge to his voice. One that says, "I know what you're planning."

At the same time, he doesn't make eye contact and his face remains expressionless.]

[video]

[draconixaviarix]

Hm..I am looking for neither of those, as I do not eat, and I can lift boxes quite well~

[She hummed a little, not getting what he was getting at]

..Can you cook? Or do you need someone to lift boxes for you?

Re: [video]

[wontdieifkilled]

I can do both of those things. What I'm looking for is a job to bring in an income.

[He doesn't have access to Kiritsugu's bank accounts here. He has to work full-time to make a living.]

Re: [video]

[draconixaviarix]

Oh.

[pauses, thinks a little, then perks up]

..Ooooh..perhaps you can teach me how to cook, and I can pay you in return? I have been so curious how humans can do that..!

Re: [video]

[wontdieifkilled]

[So, first she doesn't need to eat, and now she uses language that indicates she isn't human herself.

She's not a Servant, is she?]

I could do that. But, um, what are you, if not human?