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[Where is that ringing bell coming from? What about that whistle? Is it the kitchen? No. The garden?

Still no, but you're getting warmer.

Han is waiting for everyone on the field, whistle in his mouth, and bell on the ground (because his hand got tired of ringing the damn thing).]

Finally! Alright, 1, 2, 3.... Do we have everyone here?

[close enough. He then says easily,]

We've got a fun activity today. We're doing trust falls.

Falls. As in multiple.

I expect you guys to partner off-- and don't just stick to someone you know!

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So there are things you're not serious about, huh?

[ All things considered, Shirou seems pretty serious. Also, this is kinda comfy. He can keep holding him if he wants. ]

Well, I mean... that's true for everyone, isn't it?

Yes... but you seem really serious half the time. So, that's kind of a surprise.

Well, when you're around someone who's constantly not serious all the time, you kind of have to be to round it out.

Oh right, your sister. You mentioned her earlier.

[ Hmm. ]

Being serious all the time isn't good for you either, though.

Well, Fuji-nee isn't exactly my sister... even though I call her that.

[ She might as well be, though. ] There's definitely people that are a lot more serious than I am, I'd like to think. Saber is, for sure.

Family is what you make it. Blood is secondary.

[ he smiles, a little to himself. ] But you probably don't need me to tell you that.

[ ... ] That's impressive. You come off pretty serious. Like you're ready to give a rousing speech at any second. Your friend is more serious?

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Yeah, I know. I mean... Fuji-nee might not be related to me, but I still care about her like family a lot.

Saber's pretty serious. She's a knight, after all. Chivalry and all that. She even gets really competitive.

[ ........... ]

Wait-- a knight? Like... historical England, all the armour, swords and dragons kind of knight?

Yeah. That's where Saber's from.

...

[ Huh. ]

Are they a cosplayer? Wait, there’s a word for it when it’s historical rather than based off media.... re-something? Re-enacting...?

Ah... no, they're not. She's really a knight.

... Oh. I didn't realise that was still a thing in Britain. I thought knights were just what came about when they have that ceremony with the Queen and the people she picks get a fancy title.

I don't know if it is or not, but... Saber's actually not from the modern era.

So... we're talking someone from English folklore, or...?

Yeah. You've heard of King Arthur, right?

Yeah, King Arthur's kinda the most famous story from England isn't i--

[ Listen carefully, Shirou.

That's the sound of a record scratch. ]

... ...

...

[ Just put him out of his misery please. ]

Yeah, that's who Saber is.

[ You're welcome, Akira. ]

....

King Arthur is your roommate.

[ This is what he's taking from this. ]

Yeah. And King Arthur is also not a man as most people thought.

...

King Arthur is your lady room mate??

[ This broken record. ]

[ Shirou nods, a little embarrassed. ]

I also kind of had her scabbard in my body for a while, since that's what the old man used to save me.

[ Look. One thing at a time Shirou. ]

...

Did she stab you with it or something? [ How is this signficant?? ]

What? No... I think they shoved it into my body, it's magic.

[ ... ]

So... your dad shoved your now-roommate's sheath into your body and it magically healed you, because it belongs to King Arthur, who happens to be a girl not a guy because all the stories documenting this era got it wrong.

Am I following this so far?