reserved at amatomnes

[traceon]

You really mean it when you say that my arm won't be active while I'm there? [asking his mun, Shirou flexes the arm that's completely wrapped in a red cloth. it'd taken some time to get used to it, going from practically dead to regaining feeling... it came with a rather hefty price though]

If I make it, I'll keep it on anyway. But it'll be nice to not have to worry about it for a while. As long as you're telling the truth when you say that time stops back home...

[for Emiya Shirou, that means he'll still have time to save her. yet he can't shake off a tension that had yet to leave him since the Holy Grail War first began. always left on edge. always avoiding death even when he was supposed to forget]

Wait... I'm supposed to wear a collar? What for? [and somebody's mun didn't explain to Shirou what happened on the island.

3... 2... 1...]

W-WHAT?! That's how I'm supposed to loosen it?!

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[rejoicing]

Hoh? She must have told you recently what it must be done. The answer should be obvious.

[unknownrival]

...

Good luck.

[timeywimeymagus]

[Sorry Shirou, but that amuses your father enough to make him crack a grin.]

1/?

[traceon]

[it wasn't that Shirou was a chicken when it came to intimacy. but the absurdity of being collared and having sex to die? that seemed impossible. and yet there was such a battle known as the Holy Grail War. by this point nothing should have been impossible, an act very similar to the Second Magic to draw him to Atia. ...okay so he still mentally flips. he's a healthy, growing young man after all]

It's a stupid idea to begin with! Why does she need--

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[traceon]

[wait. those eyes. that voice. and yet from a chancing glance Emiya Shirou might have overlooked him. there's something different about the way he carries himself, and yet... this was definitely the same man. and now that he's got a better look at him... he's getting the same feeling from him. his presence doesn't startle him anymore, but with this 'younger' looking version, he can't even bring himself to glare at him yet]

[traceon]

Kotomine...Kirei?

[traceon]

Yeah... Thanks Issei.

['I think...']

[unknownrival]

Try to conduct yourself with as much decency as is possible, in a place like that. But, it's you, so I shouldn't have to tell you.

[rejoicing]

[Just add a mullet and a perpetual troll smile.]

Have we met? Forgive me. It is unfortunate, but your name and face escapes me.

[He bears a strong resemblance to his "son" he spoke with earlier, however he is clearly not the same boy.]

[traceon]

[... close enough]

Eh? [could this Kotomine be younger? no, that was exactly it. but from what point in time? the 4th Holy Grail War where he fought against Kiritsugu? he wasn't sure how to answer him at first, but...perhaps if he simply gave his first name--no that wasn't going to work either. then Kirei would simply wonder how this boy knew him.

I...

1.) Lie
2.) Tell him the truth

though this was simply a community for writing to the mun, it was dangerous. but crazy as it was, there would be less complications if he was straight-up with the priest]

I'm Emiya Shirou.

[traceon]

R-Right. [and Shirou thought that living with three to four girls under the same roof was dangerous? oh boy. this was going to be the test of all tests. despite his attempt to show his composure, he can only frown]

One way or another, I'll be fine. I just have to take it step by step and make sure I don't die, right?

[traceon]

Dad. This isn't funny...

[and of course despite the little harmless glare that Shirou is giving, he's always happy to see his father again. the man whom he adored...whose ideal to become a superhero being what drove him for so long. though Emiya Shirou's path had changed, his feelings for Kiritsugu haven't]

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[rejoicing]

[There is a long pause before he speaks. He is taken aback by how freely he has introduced himself. If this boy is somehow related to the man he has been looking for restlessly, then what does it mean? He evidently know him and shows no hostility.]

Emiya Shirou...?

[unknownrival]

Not dying would be a good start. I have faith that you'll do all right.

[rejoicing]

I am mistaken to assume that you are related to Emiya Kiritsugu?

[In what sense? He looks nothing like him or that Einsbern woman. He has not read about him having living relatives left in Tokiomi's reports, unless it is a mere coincidence. Possibility he immediately discards.]

[timeywimeymagus]

You may have grown, Shirou, but I suppose that doesn't stop you from being innocent when it comes to certain matters.

[Like sex, which is exactly what Kiritsugu (you know, the guy that was boinking his partner constantly) is implying.]

[eighteen_winters]

A collar might look good on you, Onii-chan!

[traceon]

Ilya? [shooting you a slightly worried look right about now] I think the only collars I'll wear are on a shirt or a jacket.

[traceon]

It's not that-- [wait. implying that Shirou ISN'T innocent about certain matters? he's not helping his own situation here the more he talks] The whole idea in general is stupid. That's all.

[traceon]

Got it.

Anyway, Issei. How have you been doing? Are you stuck somewhere strange too?

[traceon]

[Shirou has already made his choice. he can't back away now, though it's safe to assume that if Kotomine knows his father by now, he must have been from the time of the 4th Heaven's Feel. for once, Shirou can't sense whether he's being stared down by a killer intent or one of simple inquiry. for everything that he'd been through with this priest, he'd come to know just how dangerous he was. but Shirou doesn't waver, his tone certain and resolute in his words. his fists don't clench and he refuses to show any sign of tension or anxiousness. Emiya Shirou was dead the moment that he showed weakness]

Yeah. Kiritsugu is my father. [nothing more, nothing less. he'll let Kotomine ask the questions unless he's told to explain everything]

[eighteen_winters]

Booo! Your no fun.

[traceon]

Well... This collar is trying to kill me. Of course I wouldn't like it.

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[rejoicing]

[A son?

There genuine surprise in his expression when Shirou answers. He can't picture a man like the Magus Killer raising a family. But, perhaps it's all part of a failed experiment in their endless pursuit. Kotomine, a man as empty as he, has sired a daughter as well.]

[rejoicing]

I see.

[He still wants to know this man. He wants answers. There is no hostility from his inquiries. Not yet. He has no hatred or anger directed to Emiya Kiritsugu yet.

He is only curious.]

Answer me this then, Emiya Shirou. Did Emiya Kiritsugu raise you?