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WEEK ONE

[ Well that Orientation... happened. Whether you feel more informed or not, the truth remains. Here you are, within Fayflower University. You have your run of the campus, indoors and out.

There's also your tablets to play with. There are several apps-- and even a game! They didn't leave you without some entertainment. The music is a bit dated though...

And should you wish, there's still time to talk to the "staff" in a more... private setting. The office. They're not hard to find. Well-- your Professor, Han and Megumi aren't. Oswald is a bit more... difficult. ]

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The fourth...?

[ That causes his eyes to widen ever so slightly in surprise. There's something about it that makes him want to ask. He really wants to, especially since he knows that there's three people that were deeply connected with the fourth war.

There's Saber, and then there's-- ]

You didn't happen to know my old man, did you? He was a participant in the fourth war.

[ His voice sounds almost frantic for a second there before he calms himself to talk about magecraft. ]

I don't know, I'm not really all that great with magecraft to begin with. At least, not in comparison to some of the others... like Tohsaka. Since I can only really do one thing.

[ waver definitely notices the frantic tone in shirou's voice and takes a step back in reflex.

however, when he thinks about it...he hasn't met many masters at all. saber's master was einzbern... lancer's was his professor... and he saw the king of heroes in the tohsaka mansion so perhaps he was their servant?

but shirou just made a distinction between himself and the tohsakas, so that can't be it.

so that leaves...berserker, assassin or...caster? ]

I don't really know them by name... your last name's Emiya, right? That's what it said on the profile. If that's the case then I don't know. Which servant did he have?

Yeah, it is. My father... he was the Master of Saber. Saber even told me herself that he was her Master in the last war, so I'm certain of it.

Saber? But Saber's with the white haired woman...the Einzbern lady! Unless...

[ he puts his hand to his chin, thinking. this guy doesn't seem like he's lying, so, unless the guy's dad is the liar, then it opens a couple new possibilities. ]

Perhaps he's hiding behind her? Like she's some sort of proxy for him.

Einzbern--?

[ There's a bit of a shock to his voice as he folds his arms over his chest. ]

Then yeah, there's no doubt about it. I have a sister. Her name's Illya. [ He pauses for a second, before reciting her full name, a little unused to it: ] Illyasviel von Einzbern. She was a Master in the fifth war and she knew about her parents participating in the last one, although I didn't know about her until six months ago.

[ Since Kiritsugu was unable to get back into the Einzbern castle to take back Illya. It's unfortunate. ]

But if Saber was with an Einzbern, it's probably Illya's mom... the old man's wife, I guess.

[ Shirou knows what happened to her, though, so it honestly is a bit of a struggle for him to say these words. ]

His wife? So I was right?

[ unfortunately shirou, that's the first thing that's on waver's mind. it's not often that he's right, so he has to celebrate this rare occasion.

however, he does eventually realize the strain in shirou's voice and that does bring some concern. some. ]

She...seems like a nice lady, at least. It's not like we've talked much, this being a war and all, but I guess she does kinda have that mother-like aura.

Yeah, you were. And... sounds like she must have been.

[ All of it is past tense because for him, she's dead. ] That's nice. I wish I could have met her.

[ oh. ]

She...doesn't make it out alive? [ a pause. in the back of his head, waver thinks that shouldn't feel too bad about it. she may seem nice, but...she was an opponent either way. and it's a war. people are meant to die.

but still ]

I'm sorry.

You don't need to apologize to me. I don't really know much about that War to begin with since my old man died before telling me about it, but... what I do know was that the War wasn't good to begin with.

After all, the Grail was corrupted. It wasn't going to grant anybody any wishes.

The Grail-- what--

[ what?

now it's waver's turn to stare at shirou in shock, unable to process what's being said. it wouldn't grant anyone's wishes? ]

That...that can't be! Then all my effort...?!

Yeah. Anyone who fought for the Grail... they were all being tricked and used for someone else's notorious purposes. Because they needed people to summon the Servants for the ritual they were trying to perform but they ended up screwing up.

You're kidding me...

[ it's not that he doesn't believe shirou. the boy seems to be honest enough to not lie about something of that caliber.

but knowing that his wish will remain unfulfilled...and rider's too...

waver's shoulder sag. ]

Then there's no point in fighting in that war. If neither mine or my Servant's wish will come true then there's no point. I'll never be acknowledged.

... Yeah. The war might be pointless, but I think wishes should be granted by their own will.

[ waver laughs, mirthless ]

There's no way that I can get my wish to come true by my own will. I'm too weak.

If you're too weak... then all you have to do is get stronger, right?

If you have another miraculous way of convincing the idiots in the Clock Tower, then I'm all ears.

[ with the amount of sarcasm in waver's voice, it's obvious that he's not happy with shirou's suggestion. ]

Well, I can probably talk to Tohsaka when I get back home. She's actually at the Clock Tower right now.

[ waver groans. come on shirou can't you think about things for a second ]

You're from the Fifth Holy Grail war. I don't understand why you were able to participate right after your dad did, but that still means that you're from the future. Who the hell knows if I'm even alive at that time?

[ ..........not when it comes to helping others. ]

From what I heard, it was because the grail was destroyed at the end of the war by Saber. But it wasn't entirely destroyed and was instead just incomplete, so the next war only happened in ten years. I don't know if you're still alive in my time period or not, but I want to believe that you will be.

And when that happens, I'll tell Tohsaka about you and we can all help you. Or maybe we can find a way to go to your time period, somehow. I mean... it's possible, isn't it? Since we're both here, from different wars.

[ waver sighs. this guy is way too nice for it to be true. the explanation he gives for the little time between wars makes sense, although it doesn't make him feel much better. ]

Look, let me think about it. You're...being way too selfless, and that's stupid. But with this information, there might be something that I can do on my own. If we survive this, then I won't just let myself get killed in the war right after.

I get that a lot... but it's just how my ideals are, I guess. As someone who suffered a lot, I just don't want to see other people suffer.

I just hope that doesn't get you killed.

[ tori, looking directly at ubw in the eye ]

First, we have to make it out of here. From there on, we'll see what we can do.

I'll.... try not to get killed.

[ Like he did on the first week of Airlocked. ]

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