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[ It's been a day or so since she reunited with Saber. Or well, re-meeting Saber since it seemed like she was before the Fifth Grail War. Both of her servants were here now (and one of their dads were also here). She's wondering if Archer has spoken to her yet. ]

hey
sabers here
in case ur youre wondering

[ It feels... Weird talking to Archer again. But it felt nice too? This is stupid. ]

I'll hazard a guess and say she doesn't remember us.

[which is less a guess and more "Welp, sure saw her trying to kill Kiritsugu with a glare," but he'd like to sound clever]

Or to be more correct, never met us.

never met us
the gods must have pulled her from the fourth war

[ there's a small pause. ]

was your dad surprise
at you i mean

I imagine there's little about me that isn't surprising for Emiya Kiritsugu.

was he expecting you to be a bitter grumpy old man when you grew up

That's rather detailed. Perhaps he expected that. More vaguely, I'm sure he expected Emiya Shirou to be capable of better decision making.

are you serious about that last part

[ Shirou??? Making smart choices???? Ok, maybe Shirou was capable of doing that but not all the time. ]

Some parents have high expectations for their children. It's not a completely flawed approach to child rearing, from what I understand.

of course i know parents have high expectations
but shirou is kind of stubborn
i thought your dad knew this

One would assume.

so is obliviousness a family trait then

The evidence is certainly stacked against us.

like father like son
....
ok i cant be the only one who feels awkward talking so casually like this
it feels like you're ignoring the events that happened at home

[WELP.]

That certainly depends on what events you think I'm ignoring.

archer
im not here to play games
you know exactly what im talking about

And by now you must know that this place is removed from the time continuum you're accustomed to. Suppose the incident you're complaining about hasn't happened for me yet.

why are you so difficult
where are you back home
time-wise i mean

[He doesn't necessarily have a good reason to avoid such a subject, but on the other hand-- he'd rather not.]

Full of swords, if I recall correctly.

i see
it seems like we're at the same point then

What a shame.

whats that suppose to mean???
uuugghhh youre an idiot!!!!

It means I anticipate being asked difficult questions now.

any reason why youre pretending you never:

-double crossed me
-left me with shinji
-left me to die
-etc

I didn't expect you to be the sort of masochist intent on reliving those things. Or have I misjudged?

do you have to provoke them?

You don't consider that an honest question?

not from you

Is my personality really that terrible?

yes

Didn't I refill the hug meter earlier?

[That was embarrassing.]

surprisingly i am not actually a father machine fueled by hugs

You're not? That's a surprise.

you don't need that kind of excuse to fulfill your desire to hug someone

Who said it's an excuse? I never said I'd be doing any more hugging.

you shouldn't deny your nature so harshly i forgive your weakness

Shirou. My wife has arrived. You'll be kind to her. She's your mother.

I will?

She is?

What news.

Shirou. Please.

I see no reason to be cruel. Still, "mother" is a bit much, wouldn't you say?

I am still your father. She's my wife, so she'll be as your mother. Don't even think of hurting her.

I'm not interested in playing house.

But if it puts your mind at ease, I've had all my rabies vaccinations and haven't once considered biting someone here.

n0t EvEn th3 onEs typINg likE thIISS

Archer. I'm going to tell her you're my son. I won't lie. Your attempts to look cool aren't required in this situation.

You're getting a job.

[ HI ARCHY-POO GUESS WHO??? ]

[Oh.

This again.

Yeah, about that - he's surprised at how troublesome idle time has become, but it seems that he's allowed himself to become preoccupied with lurking about the grayer parts of the city.

Observation, he's said. Intelligence.

Being too much of a hero, Kiritsugu countered.

Indeed, now that he thinks about it, getting a job would stem those impulses, wouldn't it? What an excellent plan.]

As are you, I'd hope. It would be a shame for the head of a family to not challenge herself.

I've thought about it. [ She does want a job that's a bit challenging so she won't be bored all the time. ] I've noticed the natives here are rather kind when it comes to handing out jobs to us. I guess it's because we're suppose to be their saviors or something like that.

Have you thought about what type of job you want?

I believe I'd make an outstanding waiter, wouldn't you agree?

I don't know, don't you have to be nice to have a job like that?

Your lack of faith is discouraging. I'm perfectly capable of being polite.

[Not nice -- polite.]

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