Good news, bad news.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Okay, mun? Good news, bad news.

Good news: You're probably going to run me a lot better now than you did eight some years ago in creepy parts unknown. It's nice to have a stack of icons, too.

Bad news: You're putting me in an alternate-universe Holy Grail War. And I'm not a Master.

I mean, sure, I'm not going to be called "Dragon Spooker" or something like that, but for the great Lina Inverse to not get to spread her name and have to go with a generic name like "Caster", like I'm some random NPC a bunch of heroes fight in the middle of some woods someplace to get treasure off of?

... What do you mean that's poetic justice for all the bandits?! I'll have you know they perfectly well deserved what they got, attacking the great...

*Sigh*

The great 'Caster'. Ugh.

This is going to suck.

Comments

[idranel_the_damned]

Want to trade? I should have been Caster.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Pfft, what other role would I be suited for?

The greatest sorcerer of her century clearly only fits one role!

[idranel_the_damned]

As if a human could be a greater sorcerer than I.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Did you singlehandedly research and develop spells capable of calling on the apocalyptic power of the Lord of Nightmares? Or whatever the setting equivalent will be? Mun has more research to do.

[idranel_the_damned]

Perhaps not, but I did mind control an entire demon horde and got them so lost the ended up in another dimension.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Oh, you're one of the creepy people who use spells like Puppet.

Meh.

[idranel_the_damned]

Caster is SUPPOSED to be the clever bastard class, not Lancer. You can be Berserker.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

... Berserker?!?!?!

Do I look like a brainless musclebound hulk to you?!

[idranel_the_damned]

I suppose you're not that musclebound.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Stupid creepy elf, you'll regret ever hearing of me when I'm done with you!

NO ONE insults Lina Inverse and gets away with it!

[idranel_the_damned]

[Human: Successfully trolled.]

[pink_dragon_spooker]

*Not a very high bar when it's Lina Inverse...*

[idranel_the_damned]

[YOU SHALL NOT SULLY MY TRIUMPH!]

[wontdieifkilled]

Wasn't your legend from when you were alive enough?

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Well, yeah.

Of course after my death, my exploits would become legendary tales spoken of by bards the world over. A good telling of almost any incident the great and beautiful Lina Inverse was so much as involved in would be worth good food at any tavern blessed to hear it for a week!

[wontdieifkilled]

...Apparently not the world over. Since this is the first time I've heard your name.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

... What.

[wontdieifkilled]

...Sorry?

[pink_dragon_spooker]

... Clearly, there is a deficiency in Dagaria if my legend is insufficiently spoken of!

I'll just have to fix it!

[wontdieifkilled]

...Wait, what's Dagaria?

[pink_dragon_spooker]

...

Wait, lemme check the usernames...

*Why is Lina looking to your left, Shirou?*

... Oh. You're not the one in Imperial Saga.

Yeah, Dagaria's where that game takes place. So legends there would logically participate in the holy war there, right?

[wontdieifkilled]

...Uh... Maybe I should just take your word for it.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

That works.

[dragonspooker]

...eugh, that is gonna be a pain. Though, at least you got a title of sort to start with.

...er, I do. You do... We do? _{This is confusing...}

As I was saying. At least you're getting a little bit of a step up - where I'm headed, it looks like I get to work my reputation back up from nothing.

...or is that our reputation?

[pink_dragon_spooker]

I'd almost switch places, to not be in a situation where I have to avoid any name or title that I've ever been known by as a measure against getting horrifically killed by people who go by names like Saber and Assassin because of the same rule.

And only one of them's even a TYPE-MOON character...

[dragonspooker]

So it's like having to deal with a bunch of Zanguluses and Vrumuguns? [That gets a sour face and raised hands.] Nevermind, you can keep it!

[pink_dragon_spooker]

... Yeah, yeah.

This is still going to suck.

[dragonspooker]

Yeah, that's true.

...

You stuck going it alone, too?

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Yeah. No Gourry, no Zelgadis...

... Damn it, Gourry'd be a good Saber, much as I hate to admit it.

[dragonspooker]

Not even Amelia or Sylphiel.

[She half-heartedly chuckles.] Well, if it involves using a sword, nobody can outclass Gourry.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Yeah. Instead, we get... Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha as Saber.

I just don't see it.

[dragonspooker]

...Mun could be mistaken, but wasn't she the one with the big yellow sword on par with that Zengar Zonbolt guy?

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Actually, I think she's the one with the poleaxe-like weapon isn't she?

Hang on lemme look it up... Yeah, that looks more like a poleaxe to me. So I'd peg her for a Lancer.

That's just me though. I guess if it works for the Holy Grail, I've gotta work with it.

[dragonspooker]

I'm not sure. Mun's not really all that familiar with Nanoha stuff other than knowing it exists and that people say he should watch it.

[Shrug.] Sometimes divine stuff makes sense, sometimes it doesn't.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Whatever works, I guess, sometimes.