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[Kiritsugu didn't want to make a move as overt as this, but with things as they are, and with recent events disabling his chances of having Shirou talk for him, he's left with no choice.]

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I need a status report on all Heroic Spirits.

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You have little desire to speak with me. Why would I divulge information about those who do acknowledge me?

[ Payback's a bitch. Don't worry... she seems as though she's unable to keep this facade up for long with the concern in her eyes. ]

Diarmuid spent the last night in my bed pretending to rest. What exactly did you want to know?

...

[Kiritsugu actually reaches to shut off the feed, but thoughts interrupt his hand. The Shadow from last night... that thing hurt Shirou.]

[With a small 'tch', Kiritsugu speaks, his voice filled with derision.]

The replicas have access to Noble Phantasms.

I need to speak to one of your knights.

I assume you wish to know mainly for reasons regarding our other selves.

If that is in fact the case, I'll tell you. [Deadpan.] He has both my Noble Phantasms, is nearly as fast and as powerful as I ever was, and seems to want me dead.

[Looks like he knows more than he thought. No use in playing dumb, then.]

If they're like they were in our world, we will only be able to fight their copies with each other. We need to formulate a strategy.

You speak as though I am an ignorant babe. I know what they are capable of!

[ If Shirou got hurt and Saber had no knowledge of it ... then that meant she was much too occupied the night before. ]

... [ Taking in a deep breath to calm herself. ]

And if my knights lack the knowledge that I have what will you do then?

I'm not as badly injured as I was last night, and my Persona can heal. I've been forbidden to fight Diarmuid's, but if it's possible, I could be of some support.

I don't need their knowledge. Just their abilities.

[Or, to be more specific, those of their doppelgangers.]

And if I publicly announce for all to deny you such knowledge, what then?

Then we're fighting them in the dark because of your pride.

Did he strike you with either of them? What effects did they have on Personas?

We?

[ Narrowing her gaze. ]

Stay out of a battle you stand little chance in, Kiritsugu. If you long to be of any aid, keep Shirou from doing the same.

Edited 2011-11-16 21:36 (UTC)

I would appreciate that. They seem to attack by surprise, so it would be good to get the injured help quickly.

Yes. I don't know if prana-nullifying capabilities will work on Personas, but I would advise caution regardless.

We need some kind of strategy rather than running around in utter chaos. Much as I hate to admit it, that seems to be your area of expertise.

Please just let me know when.

He has already been attacked.

[No further comment. No aggression beyond the hate in his voice. He wants to explode at Saber, tell her just how stupid he thinks it is to advance without all resources available, but even he has more pressing concerns right now.]

Like the war, we can't use the same method on all of them.

For now, our most pressing concern is Archer. With the right weapon, he could wipe out the entire city.

[Nod]

Has yours appeared already?

[ Saber's emotions have only faltered once before this man - the first being when she cursed him for forcing her to do something she didn't wish to do in the first place. Her actions by his command only brought her to Shirou though..

So she cannot hate him for it.

The second is this very moment.

The failure of the night before against that thing that claimed to be Diarmuid, his Shadow, and the words he spoke were minuscule now that her greatest fears have struck true. She tries to speak, but instead all she can manage is a choked back sob. ]

I would be wrong if I was not to point out that engaging them all in a synchronized effort would be the honorable thing to do. Of course, I expect my words would fall on deaf ears with you, and these things are hardly fighting honorably themselves.

Archer...right. [With all that weaponry, gods only knew the kind of trouble he'd cause.] Tell me, if I were to ask your opinion what would you suggest as a method of dealing with him?

Yes. It hurt me badly, but according to what I've heard and found recordings of, it's passive around other people. Besides which, I'm a normal teenager. You could probably just shoot it.

...There happens to be the perfect Servant to counteract him in Prospero.

And pray tell, how do you expect any of us to fight someone like that without our abiliti--

[...no, he knew. What weakness did Gilgamesh have, what person could possibly distract him from bringing the city to ruin? The very same person who Diarmuid's Shadow had refused to attack, surely.]

...you wouldn't dare.

[With Issei's level of knowledge, it's impossible to decipher if that was a reference to Kiritsugu's methods. Still, now's not the time to be wary around others.]

That's good to know.

[Though not very comforting. With Servants, a simple attack could do away with entire structures. With the number of heroic spirits in Prospero, collateral damage would be unavoidable.]

They seem to form from parts of the psyche. Did it react to your words in any way?

Oh, you know. Telling me I was worthless and that all I did was an act to gain others' affection that I would never truly have, et cetera, nothing important. Hah.

[He doesn't sound quite as flippant as he would have liked.]

It started attacking me physically when I told it that it wasn't me.

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