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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

Could someone bring me my homework from school, please? I seem to have injured myself in the process of saving a child's life.

[He sounds tired, but not too upset.]

I can be found in my hotel room, 707 at the Bay View hotel.

Heh. Emiya, is this the first time you've heard of me missing a school day? I can think of no better reason for it. -Ah, that's Emiya Shirou, if it wasn't obvious, I would have switched to your first name long ago but I never really knew if that was too blatant a sign of my feelings. I suppose that's a little silly now that I've thrown myself into danger for you.

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[rites.livejournal.com]

[ For those who may venture outdoors today, the billboard near the hotel has been covered in graffiti, red and blue paint splattered and sprayed poorly. There's no real art behind it, no, that's too typical. Instead it's just the poor writing of someone who struggled with their height to write it.

SAYAKA UR SO COOL!!

And various other messages of that sort. Totally anonymous. Red and blue just look awesome together, alright?

Meanwhile, a Totally Innocent teenage girl sits in the back of her classroom with her cell phone out in her hand, sending off various text messages. ]

rite so thiz place sux so much. wut iz ther 2 do besidez fite @ nite?

⚔ 004; [video]

[croibhristeoir]

[Why did he feel like talking? Up until recently he'd been concerned with secrecy--he'd finally let himself be honest with Issei, but he wasn't eager to let anything about himself or the Holy Grail War become common knowledge.]

[But...he wanted to talk. Lancer didn't understand why, he just did. But if not about himself and not about anything he'd rather keep secret...then what?]

[Once he'd turned on the video, the former Servant took off his glasses--if he felt like being honest, then he wouldn't need to bother with a weak disguise.]

...Everyone has a wish of some kind, don't they? I mean, it's normal for people to seek their own happiness in whatever form it might take.

[He looked uncertain, voice hesitant--as if he wanted to ask but wasn't sure he wanted to discuss this.]

I think the most common one might be a wish to fall in love. [And oh, had he ever seen plenty of that. Nearly every day of his life had come with a love confession of some kind, and each time he had done all in his power to make the women affected by his curse happy. It wasn't their fault, so how could he dare be cruel to them?] It's rather nice, knowing there's someone for whom your existence is a significant thing. It's no wonder such a thing would be so commonly and fervently sought after.

[...Even Grainne. Especially Grainne. They had thrown aside everything for each other, and Diarmuid had been happy with the choice she made in the end. Even if it meant he was forced to betray everything and everyone.]

But I find myself wondering more often lately...what if someone's wish isn't for their own benefit? If there's someone you would fight and die for without question, no matter how poorly that person thought of you or how bad circumstances were...

[He trailed off, not certain how to finish that sentence or even why he had started it. Here were the innermost thoughts of Servant Lancer, laid out clearly as the result of little more than a moment's uncertainty. When he spoke again, there was a trace of pain and possibly desperation to his voice.]

Please. Tell me--is it wrong to find contentment in only the act of granting others' happiness?

[This was one who had lived his whole life doing all that he could to make other's happy--from Fionn to Kayneth to every single woman he met. And he had been happy. But the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War was making him question so much; about himself, about the redemption he'd sought through winning the Holy Grail, and if any of it had a point.]

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[the-cold-steel.livejournal.com]

[Video]

[He wasn't sure why, but Jin was feeling...less apathetic lately. He was almost feeling like he wanted to help out. As a matter of fact, it was almost as if the war in Ikaruga had never happened and he was back to the way he was at the academy.

Which might explain why he was asking the following question:]

How many of you here believe that fighting the Shadows will grant us passage back home?

[Video]

[witchless.livejournal.com]

[The screen shows Homura smilng softly for a few moments]

... It's nice here. Even with the danger at midnight. 

People can defend themselves without having to contract.

... I like it. And... I'm glad the people from home are here, it's safer.

Chapter 04 ~ Video

[best-king.livejournal.com]

[Oh, look. It's this douchebag again. Except something seems awfully different about him this time. His eyes are closed for a moment, slowly letting out a little sigh. And then he smiles, but there's no hint of his usual ego anywhere to be seen.]

Alright, I'll admit it. I had you all wrong. I've been watching for some time now, and all of you have shown your worth in one way or another. It would be my honor to offer you my assistance in whatever way possible. Fighting the shadows that plague this city every night, helping train those that do not know how to fight properly, perhaps even helping those having monetary issues in this strange place. All you need to do is ask. You are my people, after all. What good king doesn't give back from time to time?

[003: Video]

[techno-logical.livejournal.com]

[It was strange that she felt like talking all of a sudden; especially when it's about herself. April never liked talking about herself, she was... alright, she wasn't okay with keeping stuff bottled in, but she did it anyway.

But now she felt like she really wanted to. So, she turned on the video feed, her expression oddly serious for once.]

... Y'know, even though this place can be pretty boring and quiet, I really like it here to be honest; it's way better than home... Ah, my home is basically one big wasteland with nothing but ruins, not exactly a nice place and it's pretty dangerous, since anything that moves will probably try to kill you. [She frowns a bit as she says that. This felt weird and a part of her wanted to stop before she said too much, but she just couldn't.]

Aha, it's probably stupid of me to want to stay here, huh? And I really shouldn't want to. Back home, I've... got this goal I need to achieve, and a lot of people are counting on me to achieve it and I need to go back... I don't want to go back, but I need to... Ugh, I'm being pretty selfish, but I just... [A sigh.

And she frowns some more as she reaches to rub her forehead, before there's the sound of something falling behind her, prompting a small squeak and her quickly turning around. It seems like one of her many towers of books have fallen over but that's what happens when you have waaaaay too many of them.]

... Whoops.

[Video>Action]

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

[The video feed pops on to Kaiji this night, who is sitting on a ledge overlooking the ocean. The phone sits next to him, pointed upwards. He's smoking a cigarette and looking thoughtful.]

A whole month now. That's how long I've been here. Hard to believe. It's gone by so fast. Especially since the last place I was, time seemed to stand still.

I know sometimes shit gets crazy here. The shadows every night, people getting hurt, big fights like at the casino... But trust me, it could always be worse. Hell, I'm sure a lot of ya know that already. We've all been dragged into this. A lot of us have nowhere else to return to. But that means one thing - we're all in this together. We can all help each other out. We can figure this place out, maybe make it safe again someday. No more shadows, no more Dark Hour.

[He takes a long drag of his cigarette and finishes it off, tossing it into the sea and watching it fall.]

I need to go back sometime though. It's already too late - what's past is past, and even though it's not my fault, there were some guys back there that were counting on me. I don't know what I can do to fix it, but... Shit, at this point, they probably think I'm dead anyway. Does it matter anymore? By this point they might--

[Kaiji cuts his muttering off, shaking his head and squeezing his eyes shut. It might be hard to see from the angle and the light, but there might be some tears there.]

I've fucked up a lot, and I probably will keep fucking up too. I'm not smart, or lucky, or brave, or anything like that. But I can promise you guys this: while I'm on this island, I'm on your side. I'll fight by your side. Let's show these monsters what we're made of.

[Kaiji absently wipes a sleeve at the corner of his eyes.]

Fuck it. I'll be at the bar.

[Feel free to meet him there. Like a lot of you, he's in a talkative mood and doesn't want to sit alone, for a change.]