STAND BY ME ONEGAIIII (toi catchall)

[sadiskick]

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[soba]

No. But I do know that there are people here who have things like shotguns, and other weapons, and if there's more than one person who's thinking along the lines that he is...

Just, be careful.

[sadiskick]

[ ... ]

Are you worried about me?

[ She sounds uncertain about that. ]

[soba]

[ he blinks in surprise

don't be so blunt about it?? ]

... I'd prefer if something didn't happen.

[sadiskick]

[ She needs to be, so she can understand? Suffer the consequences for making her want to understand more.

For making her care more. ]

That's what I want, too. [ But she's too realistic to think nothing will happen.

She sighs and in the next instant, she kicks the soccer ball that Toi retrieved high into the air. ]

[soba]

[ he watches it, trying to judge where it'll land. he's pretty good at this, at least. ]

You said you have a sister?

[sadiskick]

[ She is going to call him stupid if he tries to catch it with his chest again, but it's meant to land straight in front of him. ]

I have four. I don't like all of them.

[ Or any of them sometimes, is what her tone implies. ]

[soba]

[ it's fine, it bounces on his knee, and then slides down his leg until it reaches the crook of where his ankle meets his foot. he balances it there. ]

Were you ever close?

[sadiskick]

[ How does she answer this question? ]

I got closer to one of them.

[soba]

That's... good?

[ it comes out as a question because he does not know if it's good or not

but he'll kick the ball over to her ]

[sadiskick]

It shows she's grown. She was self-absorbed.

[ It shows that Meltryllis has grown, too, but she won't admit that.

She stops the ball easily and kicks it—taps it (she's learning) back to him. ]

[soba]

That's annoying to deal with...

[ one day, she will be able to play soccer on a team

but he backs up a bit to catch it. ]</small? Older or younger?

[sadiskick]

[ rip francy's html ]

I thought so, too.

[ What Meltryllis isn't telling Toi is that she's also self-absorbed. ]

She's younger. She's the opposite of me in a lot of ways.

[soba]

[ ARA STOP ]

Opposite... is she also a Servant?

[sadiskick]

Yes. All my sisters are. They're all divine, too.

[soba]

... what about the other ones?

[sadiskick]

All the other Servants? No, they're not usually divine. The way I was born... it's not how Servants usually are.

[ She's kind of a taboo. ]

Servants are usually names well-known in history, famous for their deeds in myth or in life. They're people like Nobunaga Oda or Suzuka Gozen.

[soba]

[ ...

he blinks. ]

So. Someone can just summon Nobunaga.

[sadiskick]

Yes. Name anyone famous in history, and they could be a Servant.

[ ... ]

You might find her annoying.

[soba]

[ wait ]

Nobunaga's a girl?

[sadiskick]

Yes. She says a lot of stupid things.

[ That isn't quite what he means by his question, she knows. ]

Nobunaga could still be a man in your world.

[soba]

Huh...

[ it's funny, learning the differences between where everyone is from. ]

Everyone knows about this where you're from? It's not a secret?

[sadiskick]

[ This is a not a question with a straightforward answer. ]

Where I'm from specifically, people know. In a more standard situation, her identity would be a secret. [ You know, as if summoning a powerful spirit had normal circumstances. ] Knowing a Servant's True Name can help you discern weaknesses.

[ People try to avoid showcasing that. ]

[soba]

Huh...

[ so. normally it's a secret, but current it is not. got it. ]

Wait. Is Meltryllis your actual name?

[sadiskick]

Yes. You can't tell what abilities I have by knowing my name. I didn't have a history before I became a Servant.

[ She's different. Not so much but choice, more because she just is. ]

[soba]

[ yeah, he was... trying to figure out who she was supposed to be. admittedly, he does not spend a lot of time in school, so he just assumed he never learned about her. ]

Is that unusual?