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[swordboning]

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[codere]

Wha-?

[ There's something seriously wrong with this man. ] You're really screwed up in the head if you rather see me in this than in short skirts!

[swordboning]

Put it on before you make those kinds of scathing comments. You might be surprised.

[More can be less, Rin!!!]

[codere]

Are you pulling my leg, Archer? [ Twitch. ]

Is this punishment for abandoning you in the forest? [ Twitch-twitch. ]

I see. This is because I ate the food the robots offered me instead of waiting for you to feed me.

[swordboning]

Who said anything of the sort? Have you considered it might be something that I like?

[He IS old fashioned. But also possibly teasing who knows.]

[codere]

This is Matou-san's style however.

[ Sulking a little bit at that.

Also look at her attempt to try to be a normal Japanese girl. Isn't it cute and totally artificial because she's using it to get out of trouble with saying something like that? ]

[swordboning]

Regardless of anything, I'm pretty sure you're going to be out buying more clothes today. It might not hurt to indulge me once in a while though.

[So he could take a picture or two.]

[codere]

So why not come along and help me pick out some things?

[ That aren't so... granny. ] If you want me to dress modestly, I can work on doing that. I have no reason to show off any longer now that I have you, stupid.

[swordboning]

I plan on coming along. While I'm not going to monitor what you plan on buying, I may pick a few preferred outfits so I can indulge myself.

[codere]

You can buy them for me then. [ Even if they draw from the same pool of money, it's the gesture that counts in her mind. ]

We can even eat out at the food court.

[ Now she's being bold. ]

[swordboning]

I'll pay for the clothes I'd like you to wear but we're not eating out.

[A man has to have standards.]

Dessert is fine but if you want a meal, we can make one perfectly fine here.

[codere]

You never let us eat out. [ For obvious reasons, but she'll throw the fit regardless. ]

[swordboning]

What's the point in eating out when I can cook better than what restaurants provide? Paying extra money for lower quality food isn't worth it.

[Logic though.]

[codere]

For the social aspect of us sitting somewhere surrounded by others doing the same.

[ She huffs up a little. ] You don't eat with me.

[swordboning]

Fine but we're only getting dessert.

[A parfait or something. Rin doesn't get fat.]

[codere]

No, I want to go shopping and then I want to eat supper after!

[ There's no winning this. ] We have spent a few days apart and could use the time together!

[swordboning]

Shopping and dessert. We'll still be spending time together and not wasting money either.

[codere]

Well, I'm eating out! You can just go back home by yourself with all of my shopping bags if you don't want to eat at the food court.

[ She hasn't won an argument in what feels like forever. ]

[swordboning]

So you'd rather skip having dessert with me in your anger?

[Just making sure. Maybe he'll just get a delicious parfait.]

[codere]

I'm not angry! [ Except she is and just can't bring herself to say why. ]

I just wanted to do something normal and you want to be weird about it!

[swordboning]

I'm not being weird and my reasoning is perfectly fine. Besides, I'm willing to do normal things with you, just not exactly what you want.

[codere]

It's just that Lancer promised me he'd take me out one night when things settled down...

[ Kicking at the ground a bit.

She expects him to be pleased that he's gone, but that was her not!Servant. The bond they had at one point had to have been strong if she wrote about him even if she's not able to recall it entirely. ]

[swordboning]

And he's not here anymore, is he?

[He's not entirely pleased. It's one less weapon he can rely on help out. Which is important!]

...fine. If it'll make you happy.

[Unfortunately, he's easily guilted into things.]

[codere]

It won't. [ A somewhat honest confession from her as she lifts her head to meet his gaze , frustrated at the situation. ]

I just had no other way of telling you.

[ Using her words?? What is this madness? ]

[swordboning]

Then what exactly do you want?

[May as well see if her words will continue.]

[codere]

To understand why some people disappear and why others remain. If we're all salvaged pieces of data that's been fixed enough to exist in this colony, then why isn't that the case for everyone who arrives here?

[ It's a puzzle and she hates not having the answers. Her fingers flex a little as she tries to contain her anger about the situation, focusing more on her explanation. ] You're from the same world as Lancer, weren't you? And Saber.

At first I thought CERES was attacking me, but now it seems too sporadic. If they wanted to distract me, they would have removed my stronger allies which means there's something more stable in our code than there is in the code of others.