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[king_of_heroes]

[ Good morning, Prospero. It's been a while since you've seen the face of a certain king, hasn't it? And while one might be prepared to hear a string of insults or mocking laughter coming from him, he's... unusually stoic . This is partly due to being exhausted from his and Beatrice's mini vacation, and the fact that... Well, when he finally decided to check his phone on the flight back? He find a certain voice mail waiting for him. And of course, the fact that said caller was now missing from the contact list and any attempts to dial her number resulted in the standard not available message from an operator. A lets out an almost irritated sounding sigh before finally addressing his audience. ]

I expect one of you to tell me just what the hell has been going on since I left.

[ There's a brief pause, but only long enough for him to rub at his temples. ]

Especially anything concerning Arturia, or whatever name you may know her by.

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[Voice]

[heavenscorpse]

I don't know what's been going on with her, but... please don't get mad.

[Video]

[king_of_heroes]

V/V. What makes you think I will get mad?

[ Because it's totally not like he has before or anything. ]

[Permavoice because reasons!

[heavenscorpse]

Um, I looked after the lions, but wasn't able to do anything about the store because I had a broken rib and was supposed to stay home. And I had a broken rib because somebody broke my rib.

[perma vid for him, then.]

[king_of_heroes]

...A broken rib.

[ Saber's disappearance was already weighing heavily on his mind. This... No, he was going to keep his calm. No matter what, damn it. ]

I would ask how, but I already get the feeling I know. And if I ask for further details, you'll refuse on grounds that you don't want to hurt them, right? So I'll save myself the trouble of yelling and just ask where you are right now.

[heavenscorpse]

It's not like hiding it will do any good, since it got recorded, but I still don't want you to go after them.

I'm in my apartment. Can I come over to your place?

[king_of_heroes]

I won't make any promises I can't keep. So I'll just refrain from finding out, I guess.

But yeah, that's fine. I should be back by the time you get there.

[heavenscorpse]

Okay. I'll be right over.

[Click. Time to visit Gilgamesh.]

[suddenly action]

[king_of_heroes]

[ When V/V arrives, she'll find the door left wide open. Various bags lay spread around the living room, but the king himself seems to be missing.

You know, if you aren't listening carefully enough to the sounds of lions and purring and the occasional chuckle coming from one of the bedrooms. ]