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[athngabla.livejournal.com]

[Some nights, the Dark Hour is noisier than others.]

[While the shadows normally remain silent unless actively attacking those able to wander the dark hour, on this night the port area all but resounds with the shrieks of an all-too familiar shadow. A Visceral Maya, bane of those who find themselves new to Prospero.]

[What's peculiar is that the vocalizations almost sound frustrated or scared, as much as a Shadow can emote such things.]

[And unfortunately for anyone with their phone on-hand, the source of the noise just started getting broadcast over the network. The camera, activated via falling-to-the-ground judging from the angle, shows a man pinning a very displeased Visceral Maya to a building with a stopsign while muttering to himself.]

-n't even die right when I kill 'em, huh? Bah, not like it's the weirdest thi- eh? What's this?

[He keeps the shadow pinned against the building, reaching down to pick up and subsequently peer into the phone as a lazy smile crosses his features.]

Yo. Anyone there?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

More than a month already.

[Hm...]

What was the last thing you remembered?

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

Eh? You were going to fight that Archer while Saber supervised the duel or something, I was elsewhere trying to save your lady-friend. On that topic, did you manage to knock some sense into that guy?

[He knows you're kinda bone-headed, but seriously Shirou it's not like something else entirely happened right?]

Why'd you ask?

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

...

[He... never remembered any of those happening.

But really, dueling Archer?]

...Things happened differently for me, that's why.

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

...You're joking, right? A guy covers for you and rescues your woman while you're unavoidably occupied, you don't pull his leg like this, kid.

[Son, he is disappoint.]

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

...Have you heard of something called Second Magic?

[Yeeeah, dammit Second Magic.]

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

In passing at best. Ain't the grail another one of those numbered magics?

[Damned Zelretch.]

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is.

[Now, let's just go about it in layman's term.]

Basically, this place can take people from different points of time.

...and even parallel universes.

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

Ah, so you're telling me that, even though we're familiar with one another, we're familiar with different versions of each other?

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

That's about it, yeah.

[He gives a nod at that.]

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

And, let me guess. You and Saber both come from the same other-grail-war, and would think I was talking out of my rear end if it wasn't for this second magic stuff.

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

...that sums it up pretty well, I think.

[He gives a nod.]

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

[]

Just my luck. Don't suppose I did anything worse than taking your heart once to offend you in your war, kid?

[spoken casually because that's kind of just a casual thing to speak of between gentlemen of their caliber.]

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

No, you didn't.

[But he did die to Gilgamesh...]

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

Ha! Well then.

[And he extends his hand, beckoning for a handshake.]

Good ta see you around and well again.

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

[Takes the hand awkwardly.]

Same here, I guess...

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

You guess? What, you'd rather be unwell in this situation?

[C'mon kid, gotta do things with s'more "oomph", yaknow?]

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

No, its just awkward seeing a person who died in front of my eyes living again.

[Be glad you aren't Kotomine, Lancer.]

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

You make it sound like Saber, Archer, and myself -- and the rest of them too, weren't already dead to begin with.

[He had to deal with that shitty priest more than you did, bro. He is so glad. So glad you don't even know.]

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

...Point, but its still odd for me, alright?

[YEEEEP.]

[athngabla.livejournal.com]

[They should have a talk on how good it felt to stab the hell outta that guy. It'd be a bonding experience.]

Seems like a silly thing to get hung up on, but alright.

[A beat, and curiosity strikes.]

Say, what ended my run in your version of the war, anyway? If it was before your eyes I suppose that would make Saber the culprit.

[Spoken like it happened to someone else. Kotomine's the only guy he'd have a grudge against, and even then he already got back at the priest. In his war, anyway.]