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So no one knows what happened that weekend? Seriously? I had the strangest feeling that-... eh, never mind.

[Lancer waved a hand dismissively; his other arm seemed to be holding a familiar Cubone. He knew by now that if somebody's Pokemon was wandering around, that person probably left. Therefore, when Caliburn had basically attached itself to him last week, he knew Saber was more than likely gone. But he kept his mouth shut about it--the kid had already lost Kiritsugu, so this was probably just going to make things worse without the former Servant's lack of tact.]

Guess it doesn't matter. I've had hangovers ending in more than just a lost couple days--still, does that kind of thing happen often around here? Wouldn't put it past a place like this to screw with us like that just for the hell of it.

Either way, Connla and I are probably leaving Cherrygrove soon. Hell if I want to stick around when Gilgamesh is probably dying to put a knife in my back. Kid, where are you and Rin now?

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I thought you would have left long ago, Lancer. Not doing it sooner is almost asking for him to come get you in your sleep.

[Not that she actually... supports this. But it could happen.

She could comment on how it's probably not as uncommon here as it ought to be to lose a weekend at random like that; but then, the little creature tucked under Lancer's arm won't leave her conscience alone.]

--While I'm thinking of it. Does that Cubone mean what I think it means?

Yeah, well I'm sure as hell not afraid of him. We're still alive and we're getting out of here, so it's not really a problem yet.

...Yeah, most likely. Unless you've seen Saber recently.

My point is, you dawdled for too long. He probably had ample opportunities to take revenge on you during that time you hung around. Why he didn't is just as equally beyond me.

[She sighs.] ...I was afraid of that. I lost track of her at some point too, so it's probably true.

Probably because he's human and I beat the hell out of him last time we spoke.

...have to be honest, after Rider and now Saber I can't help but think about who might disappear next.

Yes, but you're forgetting who we're talking about here. That man has a matchless ego, even if he can't always live up to something that massive in reality.

[She narrows her eyes at that next statement and says only one emphatic word in response.]

Lancer.

I know that. And I plan on knocking him off that pedestal he put himself on.

...What? I wasn't talking about myself--you know it takes a hell of a lot more than that to get rid of me.

[Lancer hesitated for a moment, but decided he could be honest with Rin if no one else.]

I'm just a little concerned about Connla.

Good luck. At this point, I wonder how long he can cling to that pedestal so desperately.

[Exasperatedly, though with a trace of fondness:] ...Oh, I know that. I'm not going to lie to you about it, though. Even if he disappears, there's not much anyone can do about it. The best thing you can do is to keep tabs on him.

There doesn't seem to be any obvious prerequisite for either arriving or leaving. In either case, people don't ask for it to happen. And if they do, it never happens when they want it to, or when they expect it.

I already humiliated him once. I'll do it as many times as he decides to challenge me.

... [A sigh.] I know that. If it's going to happen, I know there's nothing I can do to stop it, and I know that there's no way to tell when or even if it will at all.

But I don't know what the hell I'll end up doing if he does leave.

Unstoppable force meets immovable object, huh?

...If you fret over it so much, it's going to hurt ten times more than if you just spent time with him with no regrets on the side, you know.

Pretty much.

...Yeah, you're right. What am I doing, this isn't like me--regret's pointless. I'm just wasting time.

...Right, you are. So cut it out.

[The grumbling is her way of worrying about you. Seriously.]

[you are hardly the first tsundere nutcase he's met, Lancer totally knows the drill by now.]

Of course, Rin.

[No, she's just the best one, right? She's not fully convinced yet, though.]

That sounds an awful lot like you're trying to yes me to death.

Would I really do any such thing?

[Barely skipping a beat:] I wouldn't put it past you, if it meant not getting an earful.

Heh. You're starting to sound like my teacher.

Relax, I'm not going to say whatever you want to hear just to shut you up.

......

[A quiet glare for a moment, before she sighs and appears to reluctantly drop it.]

Your teacher? Scathach?

Yeah, that's right. She used to give me hell over every little thing, too.

It's not little. It's annoying.

[But then, a thought, positively soaked with sarcasm.]

Maybe that's why we get along so well. Because I remind you of her.

Don't be stupid. I like you for a lot of reasons, not just because of that.

Frankly, I've always liked girls like you. You know what you want and you raise hell until you get to it. Right?

[At first she is like this.]

[Then she is like this, just a touch more pink in the face.]

O... Of course! You'd be stupid not to see that. And you're not so bad yourself, either.

...But don't start thinking too much flattery means anything.

[Oh, tsunderes. They're the same in any era.]

There's a line between flattery and sincerity, and after this long I think I know the difference.

...If you say so...

[To go with her stubborn words, she looks like she really wants to doubt him, but that slight color in her face makes it clear she just can't bring herself to do it.]

Yeah, I do.

[You can't doubt this face, Rin.]

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