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[The camera shakes a little before getting held in place: Issei is sitting on his bed, with his knees drawn to his chest and the hand not holding the camera wrapped around them.]

Well. I'm back. I'm... I'm sorry for missing school again.

If anyone was wondering.

[He hangs his head for a moment.] Are they gone now?

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[Issei doesn't look too great - walking with eyes cast downward. Even Lancer can probably tell he's upset when he gets there.]

[Well, there's a cup of coffee waiting for him if nothing else.]

Good to see you again.

[Which he makes no move to take.] Thank you, Lancer.

It's no problem.

...I really don't know how else to say this, so I'll just state it clearly: If you want to talk about what's transpired, I think I could understand.

No, no, I think that's a good way to say that. I just don't know how to arrange my own thoughts in away that's understandable.

Believe me, that much makes perfect sense.

...I'm scared.

I'm terrified of going out there again and risking death. I don't want to be in that moment again, not until my time at least. I wasn't meant for it.

...I know.

[He might have said 'I told you so', if he was the kind of person to think such a thing.]

It's not an easy thing to handle, even for those of us that expect it.

You have my respect for that as well.

There's no need for it. Both times my own end was met in less than honorable circumstances, not that it matters now.

What's important is that you're alive. And you're fortunate enough to have the opportunity to learn from the experience.

Learning from it might involve not going out there again, which is impossible. I can't sit idly by when others risk their life for me.

Then take steps to be sure you don't get in over your head.

That's the best I can do.

...Do you think combat training could help with that?

It might very well.

Then I can easily give you that much.

I am deeply in your debt.

Hardly. Consider us even for not thinking I was completely insane regarding everything in Fuyuki.

I'm mostly just annoyed Emiya didn't tell me about it himself.

...Forgive me if this seems unfair, but he's something of an idiot. A well-intentioned one, yes, but an idiot all the same.

I know that better than anyone else does.

At any rate, I'm sure he'll be relieved to know you're alright.

Has he been blaming himself?

I think I may have talked him out of it to an extent, but only so much.

That's likely. He puts everything on his shoulders, even I can't fix that much.

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