STAND BY ME ONEGAIIII (toi catchall)

[sadiskick]

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[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?

[sadiskick]

For Servants, yes. I'm not... [ How does she want to phrase it? She doesn't really want to explain it, so she moves on, haha! ]

Most Servants are called by their class name. Oda Nobunaga is an Archer, so everyone would normally call her Archer. In a battle, if her enemies knew her true identity, they could strategize a way to fight against her. Knowing her history, how Nobunaga fought... knowing what made her famous... that's all reflected in a Servant.

[ The more famous you are, the more powerful of a Servant you can be, but on the flip side, the more well-known you are, the more people can research you. ]

[soba]

[ he... supposes that makes sense. after all, if these are all people who were famous in history, then for the most part, their whole lives should be fairly detailed. ]

... but since you don't have a history like they do, it's not as much of an issue for you?