Muse has been waiting for Fourth Wall Shenanigans.

[feelmyheaven]

So you've finally made it. I hope we have as much fun as you've been anticipating.

[Don't lay this all on me young lady, you've been wanting this too.]

Can you blame me? Looking ten years younger than your actual age is a hell of a lot more fun at twenty-eight than eighteen.

It's too bad, though. There were so many people I wanted to surprise, and only one of them's still there. Do you think we'll get any other visitors from our world I can mess with?

[Only one way to find out, Ilya. Only one way.]

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[ex_cashcow493]

Hm.

[ She was expecting her to look more like her mother when she grew up so there's a painful look in her eyes. ]

Ten years older, but not yet wiser.

[feelmyheaven]

You don't waste any time jumping into the lectures, do you?

[She folds her arms and looks affronted. Seriously she didn't think the first thing she'd hear from you would be a borderline insult. So it's time to lay on the sarcasm...]

I missed you too, Saber.

[Which is dampened by the fact that that's a completely true statement.]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ No, no she doesn't. What is with the children in her life growing up to be bit by the sarcasm bug? Shirou, Saber, and now Ilyasviel. ]

Naturally. [ Calm, but not dismissive of her concern. ] I have missed you and everyone else as well.

Has the madness already begun?

[feelmyheaven]

[You know, Saber, if all the people around you keep doing this... maybe it's you.]

No, it doesn't start until this coming Monday. My mun's partly just doing this to get the word out.

[ex_cashcow493]

[ No, it can't be her whatsoever. SHE HAS TOO MANY OTHER FAILURES TO THINK ABOUT. ]

A week in advance just about? Quite the plan--do you think you will be just as eager then as you are now?

[feelmyheaven]

I've been this eager for months, Saber, my mun just hadn't gotten around to making me a journal until now. Xion's reaction alone will be worth it even if the rest of you can't be bothered to show up.

[ex_cashcow493]

Does Xion really need this...

[ Oops, that sounds almost bad. Living in Johto has made it difficult for her to mind her tongue at times. ]

Months to be all grown up, is it?

[feelmyheaven]

Well it's a lot faster than the other way would have been. Besides, it's a chance to see people I might not be able to otherwise.

... And what were you going to ask about Xion? You're not insinuating I'd do anything to upset her, are you?

[ex_cashcow493]

Do not discredit my faith in your ability to form healthy friendships with others.

[ She's just a bit worried she's not there to ensure the two are doing well. ] Your mother, you mean?

[feelmyheaven]

Then don't make half-comments that make me question that faith.

[She pauses, and slumps a bit.] Y-yeah. Others, too, Shirou for one, but mostly her.

[ex_cashcow493]

[ It wasn't mean to be taken that way, but Saber's not one to easily speak so she just holds her tongue on the matter. ]

Shirou... He could always return, yes.

[feelmyheaven]

[She's just a little... defensive.]

You say "return", but he hasn't been there since I came so it feels more like "arrive" on my end. Is there anyone left who would even remember him from the last time he was in Johto?

[ex_cashcow493]

Xion perhaps. [ There are a couple of others she can recall that have been in the world longer than herself, but they are likely of no importance to the woman. ] Archer... He is still there as well.

[feelmyheaven]

I didn't know she knew him. That bowman, though... he's a strange one. I honestly don't know what to think of him at this point.

[ex_cashcow493]

All Servants have oddities about them. That is what happens when you place vessels of war into an environment where they cannot do battle.

[feelmyheaven]

You adapted pretty well, I thought.

... Aside from your complete inability to have fun.

[ex_cashcow493]

I had fun. [ Just a bit indignant. ]

[feelmyheaven]

You spent almost all of your time doing fiddly little things in the Breeding Centre.

[Just a little teasing.]

[ex_cashcow493]

That was fun for me. [ Hmph. ]

Baby Pokemon are... a nice distraction.

[feelmyheaven]

... Okay, the Baby Pokemon part I can agree with. But paperwork? Come on, Saber.

[ex_cashcow493]

Someone had to do it.

[ Would she really have left the fate of math in the hands of Lancer?

Then again, they weren't exactly in the best of hands of King Arthur either. ]

[feelmyheaven]

Yes, but someone didn't have to do it every hour. Also, something I've learned over the past ten years... most businesses hire accountants.

[ex_cashcow493]

If I had known of one, they would have been hired right away.

[ Really, she did what she could to hire anyone who wanted to work there. ] So I had to spend more time on a task I was not suited for... what of it?

[feelmyheaven]

So as I said, you spent almost all of your time looking after the Centre, Saber. When was the last time you even left Goldenrod?

[ex_cashcow493]

When I traveled to Celadon City. [ To the other Breeding Centre. ]

Although it could be said I am on vacation now.

[feelmyheaven]

That implies you'll be returning.

[ex_cashcow493]

If all's well, it would be a nice thing to think of.

[ Just the mun is one of those people who rather give others a chance instead of driving up hopes. ]

Provided things are suitable to return to, that is.

[feelmyheaven]

I don't see why they wouldn't be. What problems would there be?

[ex_cashcow493]

Numerous ones, but I care not for them. Most important is waiting for the lady to decide she's ready for a return and when that happens, you will see me again certainly.

[feelmyheaven]

Fair enough. I'll leave it to your mun, then.

... It seems like I'm leaving a lot of things to other muns aside from my own these days.

[ex_cashcow493]

It really is unfortunate, but in the end, they are the ones who decide on these things for us.

[feelmyheaven]

Yeah, but at least when it's my own mun who I'm waiting on I can snap at them directly. Doing that to other ones isn't quite so easy.

[ex_cashcow493]

Throwing a fit at your mun is a childish manner of getting your way, is it not?

[feelmyheaven]

You're not my mother, Saber.

[ex_cashcow493]

[ Let's not speak of your mother. ]

Have you not learned anything?

[feelmyheaven]

What is that supposed to mean?

[ex_cashcow493]

I may not be your mother, but I do care how you present yourself to others.

[feelmyheaven]

My mun doesn't count. I'm in their mind and they're in mine, holding myself back when talking to them is completely pointless.

[ex_cashcow493]

Still... [ She just worries okay!! ]

If they are tolerable of it, not much else can be said on the matter.

[feelmyheaven]

They're still working with me, aren't they? We tend to do fine together, usually.

[ex_cashcow493]

It is a relief. [ Else she would have been long gone. ]

So it has been many years for you in Johto, yes? What of your experiences there?

[feelmyheaven]

Hmmm, well, there's only so much I can tell you about that. Might cause some trouble later in the timeline, after all.

Make no mistake, though, it's been interesting, and altogether enjoyable. I've made a few more friends, and gathered quite a large menagerie.

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The fuck?

[feelmyheaven]

Well that's eloquent.

[counter]

Not used to people looking like me, is all.

I don't need to cut you into little pieces, do I now?

[feelmyheaven]

Yeah, my mun wanted to thank yours for that.

... Why would you assume that?