ITP: Looking for someone; Part 1

[hadronknight]

Hm...

[You can see a confused face staring into the feed, it's really clear that this someone's not that well-versed in terms of technology, as the feed shook for a while until the person realized that.

Yes, it's recording.]

What a marvel of technology, I'll have to commend the creators of this device for their ingenuity...

Nevertheless, I have a question to you all perusing this device.

...

Have you seen a blonde girl calling herself Arturia? You see, she is my [father, niece, thing...] niece, and it'd really help my conscience if I know of her whereabouts.

[That said, he's going to just. Shut the feed off.]

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[odiousking]

How sure are you that she's here?

[Nope, turns back on.]

[maybe_a_king]

[One of the few times she checks the Network and what does she find? Arturia briefly panics, knowing he might ask questions about the Grail War and it'd been hard enough to simply tell him 'I can't' in front of Rin's door. How does she even explain the Grail War to him, if he even knows what it is?

....how does she explain someone she knows has already been killed in it and she did nothing to stop it?]

Uh.... I'm right here, Uncle. [Her face is perfectly neutral across the feed. What does she say? What does she say?]

I promise I'm well.

[video]

[hadronknight]

She's not the type to say 'no' to a call of help.

[Call it his 'hunch', so to speak.]

[hadronknight]

Are you sure?

[Because last time you lied he found that a lot of things had happened in the school.]

[maybe_a_king]

[They both also know how awful she is at lying. She winds up confessing every single time because of how the guilt eats at her.

And those things at school were not her fault! Blame the bullies for thinking they could pick on that first year and not expect someone to stick up for them!]

Yes, I'm sure. I haven't had much trouble in this place. [Physically, at least.] Apparently Daisy, Buttercup, Snapdragon, and Butterscotch were brought with me. [The cats. When in doubt, bring up her cats. The less she has to talk about how she is mentally, the less likely it is she'll have to make an attempt at lying.]

[video]

[odiousking]

How kind of her. But in a place like this, that might be more dangerous than helpful.

[video]

[greyerrant]

I can see the family relation. Yes, I have seen her.

[video]

[hadronknight]

Not in trouble, I presume?

[Because that girl and trouble are kinda a couple...]

Re: [video]

[greyerrant]

No, no trouble.

[deathboss]

That depends. Is she good looking like you are, babe?

[video]

[hadronknight]

Perhaps it is.

[He sighs. Honestly, that girl...]

But it wouldn't stop her from pursuing it, regardless.

[hadronknight]

...Strange... They were there the last time I checked the apartment.

[And he's not lying either...]

[hadronknight]

...

[Ah. This kind of social mistake... is not really uncommon, to be honest.]

She... bears a strong resemblance to my face, so that's a yes...?

[hadronknight]

Good.

[There's a sigh of relief from him.]

Are you an ally of her?

[deathboss]

Good, Good! I, the beautiful, amazing talented Michel, shall go forth and find this fair maiden ♥

and then I found out Death is his unlucky arcana.......

[hadronknight]

...

[Somehow that made him a bit... uncomfortable because what is this man going to do with her...

Aside from finding her that is.]

I hope that finding would be all you are going to do, young man.

[maybe_a_king]

[She knows.]

I've asked around. Apparently, when we return home for brief moments of time it is as if we haven't left at all and even forget our time here. The same goes for any companions we bring with us, including the kittens.

[greyerrant]

I am an ally of all humanity. [ Sounds a bit like a servant, no? ]

[hadronknight]

An ally of humanity.

[...A hero? Well, he certainly looks the part; judging from the armor he's wearing...]

I see.

[...]

What weapon are you most comfortable with?

[hadronknight]

[He supposes he can chalk it up to the Second Magic bullshit the old men used to talk about...]

Peculiar indeed.

[Beat.]

Where are you staying at right now, if you don't mind me asking?

[greyerrant]

Bolter and blade suit me equally well, but I've been known to use anything available to achieve an honorable victory.

But the bolter and blade are probably what I'm most commonly using, simply due to the standardized nature of my order.

[maybe_a_king]

I've been assigned a room in the Pisces apartments and have been looking into having my moped remodeled so that I might be able to make a living properly in this world. [AKA: start another delivery business.]

[hadronknight]

...Bolter?

[He appreciates the notion of honor, and he's actually glad those still existed, but he can't help but be curious at the one strange word the other male just used.]

[greyerrant]

[ The space marine shows him a massive, .75 caliber gun through the COMP. ]

Yes. A boltgun.

[hadronknight]

[...oh god that looked pretty cool; even if he is sort of against using firearms in duels.]

...That is an impressive work of technology, if I do say so myself.

[hadronknight]

...Are you still going to school?

[Clearly the most important question.]

[maybe_a_king]

[Of course. She expected it really, so she can only answer honestly.]

Not as of yet, but I was planning to once November starts. [And she gets used to it being October when it's February back home.]

[greyerrant]

It is. It came from the forges of Mars, during the early days of the Great Crusade. It is our standard weapon given to every member of a tactical squad. The blast of the bolter is the wrath of our Legion.

[hadronknight]

[...This face. Just.

This face.]

[hadronknight]

.........Wow.

[He got half of that.

The part where it's made in Mars.]

[greyerrant]

[ Garviel is used to impressing people. He's 8 feet tall and bestrides the galaxy like the gods of old, defending humanity against threats both internal and external. ]

[maybe_a_king]

Uncle, I swear. You know I would not neglect my studies without reason.

[hadronknight]

[Clearing his throat.]

I have not your name, brave sir. Mine is Mordred Pendragon.

[Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a title.]

[hadronknight]

When said reason involved being a hero and gallivanting around a town, I have all the rights to be worried about your studies.

[Noooope.]

[maybe_a_king]

[Sooob. He knows her too well. ;~;]

I swear, on my honor, I would have returned to school. You have my word.

[greyerrant]

I am Cerberus.

[ And there are enough titles that go with that name that he doesn't even need to state them. ]