ғaтe/alт.dιѕтorтιon

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Private AU/PSL RP, set in the Fate/stay night universe. Multiple Servants of each class are being summoned or are rogue and appear from mysterious rifts along with shadow-like monsters, threatening to tear apart this unstable and distorted alternate reality. ➢ FSN AU Lien Kha. ➤ FSN AU Ai Thao Kha. ➢ Fate/ALT.distortion Playlist.

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[emotive]

[Why is he like her sister, why?! Or at least why did he have the on the surface qualities that made Lien frustrating even when she wanted to connect with her?

MUST. BE. CALM AND COLLECTED MAGUS. She exhales softly.]

You're technically under no obligation to stay by side though aren't you? I mean, it's obvious it's better to stick together, but...

[She trails off wondering if he catches on to what she's implying. He's not her Servant so she doesn't feel like she can order him around. Hell, did he take orders well? With someone like Lien who didn't ask much of others, it was hard to imagine her elder sister ordering a being of this caliber around.]

[lansaigh]

Hey, if you want to go trot off, be my guest.

[ He also had a feeling that Ai would ask this, which is why he's mildly glad that she got stuck with the honor-driven stickler; it's not hard to see the frustration mounting in those violet eyes. ]

But that little Master is gonna give me Hell if I let anything happen to you, and I'm not looking forward to that. So you're stuck.

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[emotive]

... She would, wouldn't she? [This is murmured mostly to herself. And really, the thought makes her feel better. So Ai smiles and gives a small bow of her head at Cu.]

I hope you don't mind being stuck with me then. We should find Diarmuid and Lien, hopefully in no time.

We'll need to assess what we're dealing with here and...

[emotive]

Oh. And this is all my fault after all...

[SO MUCH FOR BEING A COMPOSED MAGUS.]

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[lansaigh]

Yeah, a right mess you've landed us all in, missy. Haven't you ever been told to "look before you leap"?

[lansaigh]

—But, well, I've always hated that saying, so I'll let this one slide. For now.

[ This is coming from the guy who strangled a dog at like, age 8, so whatever. ]

Let's get moving, then: follow the prana trail.

[emotive]

[isn't there a name for dog stranglers]

Ah! Yes.

[She's trying not to dwell on her massive mistake. Emphasis on trying because guilt affected her very easily and it would show. Instead she tries to keep a conversation going as she decides on a path.]

Can you sense your Master's presence?

[lansaigh]

[ Her guilt is the big elephant in the room, but Cu decides not to prod it unless necessary; better not to agitate the little miss in an already-foreign situation. ]

Yeah. She's moving, so she's probably trotting this way.

[ A beat, and then: ]

Want to make a bet?

[emotive]

Pardon?

[She blinks at the proposal of a wager.]

[lansaigh]

That my Master puts something over your Servant's head before we all meet up.

[ cu........ ]

[emotive]

Wait, why would... Oh.

[She furrows her eyebrows as if debating with herself. Would Lien...? It wouldn't be out of character, but she's not that inconsiderate... But then again she did voice her displeasure at having her mind be coaxed into falling in love with his face.]

... How come you seem to be able to predict a very accurate possibility, Cu...?

[lansaigh]

Knowing her, and knowing passing information about your Servant, it's not hard to predict.

[ A wave of the hand, and Cu scratches a mark in the nearest building, just in case this place has them go around in circles. ]

Or maybe she'll tell him to walk backwards the whole time, or something. You think he'd do it?

[emotive]

[A Servant's readiness with current and past information was amazing as usual. Of course they'd be able to identify each other, something that fascinates Ai Thao.

In reply to Cu, she lets out a nervous laugh.]

Making someone walk backwards is a little over the line, even for her.

[lansaigh]

Let's hope your Servant comes back in one piece.

[ He's kidding, of course— he doesn't think Lien will be terrible to the other Lancer— but he can't help poking a bit of fun. Levity's always been his strong suit. ]

[emotive]

When you start putting it that way, I don't know what she'll do.

[As they walk down the road, she glances at what are supposed to be storefronts filled with different products. But none of them have any signs, indicating of what they're supposed to be.]

But it sounds like you're able to understand her to some extent. I have to say I'm a little glad about that.

[lansaigh]

Don't give me too much credit. She still blindsides me half of the time. Remember "Hans Gruber"?

[ On his end, Cu is also poking at some of the mystery items that are lined up on the stands, pulling his hand back once he feels that they're not exactly savory to touch. ]

[emotive]

[She's holding back a laugh.]

I can't believe she still likes that movie. But I completely understand what you mean by blindsiding. Half the time, I don't know whether she means to do it or not.

[lansaigh]

Heh. To me, she's a kid that wants a reaction.

[ There's an edge of fondness there, though, as carelessly as he tosses those words around. ]

Lonely little thing.

[emotive]

... Mm. [Right on the money. She doesn't comment anymore on her sister and instead decides to focus on their surroundings.]

This place... It's almost exactly like Fuyuki, but it's all unfinished and incomplete.

[lansaigh]

[ Well. He changes pace along with her, noting that it's probably for the best for sisters to sort that kind of thing out by themselves. ]

Probably because this is an incomplete dimension. Whoever made this place doesn't have the kind of power necessary to fill in all the little details.

[emotive]

[Dimension... Dimensions... Her hand reaches up to lightly touch her forehead. Is she recalling something...? Ugh, no dice.

But wait.]

I can't believe the rifts are weak enough for me to even have that effect. My distortion abilities usually just affect physical objects.

[lansaigh]

You know how they say that in desperate times, even a man can strangle a bear to death? That's probably it.

[ really cu, is that what people say ]

[emotive]

If that's the case, if we want to find an exit from our original point, perhaps I'd have to do the same thing?

[Another thought passes through her mind as they continue on.]

Spirits could be getting stranded in these sort of realms then... Cu? If it's alright to ask, what do you last remember before you met Lien?

[lansaigh]

[ That's a sticky subject, and he scratches his jaw, frowning for a fraction of a second. ]

Can't say that I remember much. Could be that my last stint out of the Throne of Heroes conveniently didn't make it back.

[ It's the only explanation he has, really. ]

You know how Heroic Spirits work, right?

[emotive]

[She nods. She knows a bit more than Lien at least.]

Normally, you're summoned through a carefully prepared ritual, using a catalyst. And without a Master, Servants don't last long in the material world. That's the basic gist of it.

Mm. But when it comes to memories, it doesn't necessarily mean you'd remember whether you've participated in a previous War or not does it?