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[riastrad_ridire]

[phone; afternoon]

Shut up and listen, Mayfield, because I am in no goddamn mood to repeat myself.

[It's safe to say Lancer sounds remarkably stressed today. Shaken? A little. But mostly strained and barely containing a hell of a lot of anger.]

I'm gonna guess you've all noticed something isn't right. Less so than usual. I'm going to make this nice and simple for all of you instead of wasting time.

If anybody's seen the real Rin Tohsaka? Let me know. Immediately.

[Mayfield's likely heard a lot of phones slammed down. This one, however, was just the punctuation that cut off an irritated tirade.]

[around Mayfield; late afternoon]

[There is a very angry Lancer running around the streets of Mayfield. He had a general idea of where Rin was, sure. Master-Servant connections were useful like that. However, with how much her duplicate's words had gotten to him? He was having trouble concentrating.]

[So he'll be at this whole searching thing for a while.]

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[phone]

[doudemoe]

If I find her, I'll let you know.

[phone]

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

Thanks, kid. And if you run into the crazy one, don't listen to her. She'll just screw with your head.

super special awesome master/servant link;

[gandere]

I should wake up pretty soon.

[ If Lancer can stop seeing red for just a moment, he could hear the distinct voice of a carefree magus, the girl seemingly in a blissful mood. ]

This dream is nice, but--
Woof!

[ It's alright for her to continue on dreaming if she wasn't hurting anyone, right? In her world, the one Lancer might be able to see as well, she's in what appears to be his backyard in clothes much too old for her younger body. She's not suppose to look mature in any way, retaining her youth with the smile on her face and how tiny she looks compared to the dog her arms are wrapped around. ]

Yes, I should wake up. I'll be late to school and Lancer will be annoyed if I get droned. [ Murmuring her words into the dog's neck. ] But I'm not lonely here.. so maybe I should sleep for a little while longer.

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

...?

[Now that was an unexpected dream for her to have. But it helped him get an idea of her location--had she really been that close all along? That figured. At least his assumption of there being two of her was confirmed now. If nothing else he could get back there in a matter of seconds.]

[gandere]

[ Yes, the tsunnest lil pod there ever was is in his backyard. It isn't like she wanted him to come find her or free her or anything of the sort. It's just chilling, alright? ]

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

[FINE LET'S JUST CRACK THAT SUCKER OPEN.]

[gandere]

[ Unfortunately for him, she's not nude. She's just wearing this outfit instead, a peaceful look on her face. ]

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

[Lancer sighed, looking relieved she was more or less unharmed. He didn't understand just what Mayfield hoped to accomplish here, but that was a familiar sense of confusion at least.]

Hey. Can you even hear me? [Probably better to get her out of the damn thing, at least. Which he did, picking her up with a faintly worried expression. The things he does for you, Rin.]

C'mon, kid, wake up already.

[gandere]

I don't want the dream to end..

[ Murmuring under her breath as she curls up in his arms, her head resting against his chest. The cool air of autumn nips at her bare flesh, causing her to stir uncomfortably in his hold. ]

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

I know, kid. But you're gonna have to wake up eventually anyway. Geez, here I was worried about you and you're just takin' a nap.

[Smirking despite the situation, Lancer shrugged the best he could with a tsundere in his arms and carried her inside.]

[gandere]

Dog, why do you smell like cheap liquor? Did that idiot Servant of mine allow you to drink from his bottle again?

[ Yes. She did just call Lancer a dog and complained about his breath. ]

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

. . .

[DROPPING YOU UNCEREMONIOUSLY ON THE COUCH]

[yep back to business as usual]

[gandere]

[ Ow my hitpoints. No wonder no woman slept with him twice. ]

Ugh... [ A drawn out groan is the first reply he gets as her hand feels around probably for the dog in her dream. ] Where did he g---

[ Wait a second. This 1950's couch feels slightly less broken than her 1950's couch. Yes, Connla breaks it practically every day and when he doesn't, she does... ]

Where am I?

phone; also placeholder until we're done with the other threads xD

[mineisforponies.livejournal.com]

So who's Rin Tohsaka?

[ Is that another new girlfriend? How many other girls are there besides heeeeeer? ]

all them placeholders

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

Nobody you need to worry about.

action!

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

[When Nina comes across Lancer, she actually takes the fact that he looks angry as a good sign. It means it's really him, doesn't it? The words are out before she can stop herself.]

Oh, thank God.

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm still myself. That's really you, right?

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'm really me. This is so wrong! How can they do this? Taking people away... replacing them with doubles...!

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

You don't know the half of it. That whatever the hell it is that looks like Rin almost got half the goddamn town killed.

[And he still had a headache from that--even a weak imitation of a Command Spell was hard to fight off.]

Can't say I'm shocked, knowing Mayfield. Does anyone know where to find the originals?

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

What?

[When he asks her if she knows where to find the originals, Nina nods.]

Have you seen any of those strange things that look like beanpods laying around? The originals are in those. I've opened a few already. There were people inside them. But... I'm looking for one in particular. [One she hasn't been able to find yet, judging by the worried look in her eyes.]

Johan was taken, too.

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

Let me put it simply. Masters can give Servants absolute orders they can't refuse. She basically told me to go into an insane murderous bloodlust and kill everyone in sight. Luckily for all of Mayfield, all that did was give me a damn headache.

[He crossed his arms, annoyed to say the least..]

Yeah, I saw a couple of those. Didn't want to touch them in case they were full of some kinda poison or something insane like that--I wouldn't put it past mysterious town plantlife. But whatever, you need help looking for him?

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

That's horrible.

[Nina can tell. When he says he didn't want to touch them, though, her expression softens. She looks almost... sheepish?]

You're smarter than me. I got curious, and opened one just to see what would happen. [That sounds stupid even to her own ears. At least it ended up being for the best.] There was a person inside. One of the real ones.

Sure. If you don't mind. We could look together. I'll try to help you find Rin, too. [She pauses.] Her double. What did you do with it?

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it would've sucked for all of us if that worked.

[...Okay, that much got a smirk out of him.] Guess someone had to figure out what as in them, right? Could've been worse.

Oh...right, her. [Okay, Lancer's turn to look a little sheepish. Whoops.] I left her in Rin's house. She didn't seem like any physical threat to anyone, and...I don't think I could have killed her. I was just sick of listening to her talk, so I left.

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

[Nina nods.] I can understand that. [But she shakes a little.] I shot him. My brother's double. I killed him.

[riastrad-ridire.livejournal.com]

...you gonna be alright, kid?