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[swordboning]

...you've reached Archer. Leave a message and if it's suitable, I'll get back to you.

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[codere]

[ Every so often she'll pause to make sure he's eating before resuming her own actions. After she's stuffed her face enough, she'll look him over thoughtfully. ]

... so how many cute girls have you been cooking for in my absence?

[swordboning]

Just one household full. Though I wouldn't call them cute. Most are simply annoying in one way or another.

[Thankfully, he's said the same to them so no biggie.]

[codere]

That isn't a very nice thing to say, Archer. [ Don't worry, she'll scold him for it. ]

This is why you have no friends.

[swordboning]

And you have multitudes to brag about.

[codere]

I have a friend. [ A SINGLE FRIEND. ]

[swordboning]

[Wait for it.

The smug, shit eating grin.]

And I have two. You'll have to work a little harder at this, Rin.

[codere]

You do not have two friends.

[ Shit, Rin needs two more friends at least. ]

[swordboning]

Try Athena and Rei. If you pull out your fingers, you might find out that it adds up to two.

[codere]

You can't be friends with a Master. [ Or else they would be friends?! ]

It's against the rules.

[swordboning]

I don't remember anything like that being written down. Besides, she's not a Master anymore so it wouldn't apply to her.

[codere]

She was a Master at one point so it counts. [ It does, it does count. Don't argue it with her!! ]

So we both only have a single friend each.

[swordboning]

I'm not agreeing to your requirements so it's still two for me, one for you. Anyway, I told another girl to be your friend so you just have to go along with her and we'd be tied.

[codere]

You can't bully people into being my friend, Archer. [ A friendship has to be mutual and sadly Rin fails to think of others as her equal in most situations. ]

Naruto came back but... [ He doesn't remember her. How can they be friends then? ]

[swordboning]

No but I can bribe them.

[Y-e-p.]

Another idiot? You certainly like to surround yourself with them.

[Really, Archer is here too.]

[codere]

[ So was Shirou when he was around. ] Mm, he doesn't remember so I'm not going to bother with it a second time.

[ What a sad thing to say but Rin is too much of a realist to pursue things that will end with hurt feelings. ]

[swordboning]

That's oddly fatalistic. Well, I won't blame you but even relationships in real life tend to vanish like that.

[codere]

I don't recall much of my real life so it's rather pointless to tell me these things. [ Hmph. ]

Or did you forget I'm still having trouble with that?

[swordboning]

I would have told you either way so what I remember doesn't factor in. But now you know, as you've already indicated that you didn't.

[codere]

[ Shoving her mouth full of food in angry defiance. She hates it when she's wrong and doubly so when it's Archer that's right. ]

[swordboning]

Look, don't push yourself to have friends, even if I bother you about it. In the end, it's your life, you do what you want with it.

[codere]

[ Her mouth is full but her eyes are demanding he make up his mind about this crap instead of being so wishy-washy. Not even a day back and she's glaring at him. ]

[swordboning]

Though judging by your look right now, you like having someone who will push you around. Fine then.

[Totally taking advantage of her full mouth.]

[codere]

[ Throwing her chopsticks across the table at his stupid face.

Only so that she can use both of her hands to cover her face. IS SHE BLUSHING ABOUT THIS?? POSSIBLY?? ]

[swordboning]

[Cool men don't dodge chopsticks. They just get hit.

And smirk, lord. He didn't expect it to be that good.]

[codere]

[ Somehow she manages to swallow that mouthful but she doesn't scream. Nope, she's too embarrassed by what he said to even raise her voice a little. ]

You s-shouldn't talk about inappropriate things at supper.