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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

[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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[croibhristeoir]

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.

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

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.

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[croibhristeoir]

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

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

That's the best I can do.

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[croibhristeoir]

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

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

It might very well.

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[croibhristeoir]

Then I can easily give you that much.

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I am deeply in your debt.

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[croibhristeoir]

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

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

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

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[croibhristeoir]

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

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I know that better than anyone else does.

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[croibhristeoir]

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

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

Has he been blaming himself?

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[croibhristeoir]

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

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

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

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[croibhristeoir]

He should likely figure out how to fix his own problems with that before sticking his head into everyone else's.

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

That wouldn't be like him at all.

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[croibhristeoir]

A shame, though I suppose it can't be helped.

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it can't.

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[croibhristeoir]

But I suppose that kind of stubbornness is in itself admirable. If nothing else, he's not Kiritsugu.

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

You don't like him much.

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[croibhristeoir]

Kiritsugu, you mean? No, no I don't. But that's my problem, and since he isn't a risk to people in general I'll simply put it aside for now.

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[unknownrival.livejournal.com]

I see.

[Awkward silence.]

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[croibhristeoir]

Is that some kind of problem?