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[swordedpast]

Why shouldn't I be concerned with preventing you from murdering strangers? It's unfortunate, as that's not meant to be the purpose of Servants--we're supposed to be the ones murdering strangers, not preventing our Masters from doing so. But in your case it may be necessary.

[ The look he's giving her is perfectly straightforward. There definitely isn't anything more to it than that. Definitely mostly. Maybe a little respect for Rin's panties-related honor, too? And if there's still %2 of his feelings on why people shouldn't see up Rin Tohsaka's skirt unaccounted for...it can be addressed another time. ]

[gandere]

[ She definitely needs a subject change by this point, but with all of that blood rushing to her head, it's impossible to conjure one. So she'll just flail around. It's the next best step. ]

I don't need a caretaker, Archer!! [ Yes, yes she does. ]

[swordedpast]

I see. In that case, should I quit with the breakfast?

[ He is still completely calm. Completely! So smooth. ]

[gandere]

[ Twitch. ] Breakfast is non-negotiable!

Also, it's different. Different! And unrelated to the topic at hand!

[swordedpast]

[ Long-suffering sigh. ]

I had a feeling it might be.

...well, is it skirts for certain? Then all I'll do is clean up the blood afterwards.

[ Story of his afterlife, but not the way he usually thinks of it... ]

[gandere]

[ Isn't it better to think of it this way though? This way comes with the advantage of thinking about her panties after all. ]

Y-Yes, skirts for certain. I refuse to wear anything else.

[ A nod. ] It'll be too damaging to my reputation.

[ Rin, you just got here. You don't have a reputation yet. ]

[swordedpast]

[ He could get used to it. ]

You plan on having a reputation?

I am glad I'm redoing her icon set, I just realized I don't have a punching icon...

[gandere]

[ Incoming limbs with the full intent of inflicting harm... ]

Yes!!

[ See, it's alright for her to try to hit him because she knows who he is really. ]

[swordedpast]

[ How is it that he's a heroic spirit capable of great powers, yet half the time he can't avoid a hit from a pissed-off teenage girl? HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? ]

...!

[ Trying to recover! ]

Are you sure that's a good idea, Rin?

[gandere]

[ Because E-Rank Luck?? ]

If I'm supposed to be a hero, I should be well known for being good at it. So yes, that's the plan.

[ Leeeering. ] Do you object to it?

[swordedpast]

No.

Should I tell no one about the heroic spirit making sure you're good at it?

[gandere]

[ Did he forget already? With a sour look on her face and arms folded over her chest, she gets back on her high horse. ]

I can do it well enough on my own, Archer. I'm not helpless.

[swordedpast]

You could make the villains very angry, at least.

[ A sigh! ]

Then I'll just do my best to rescue you when you get kidnapped.

[gandere]

[ Sudden drop in the temperature around them? Nah, but her mood sinks pretty quick with that latter remark. ]

Joking in that matter is in such poor taste, Archer.

Don't you think?

[swordedpast]

I--

[ ...he doesn't know what chasm he just tripped into in order to set that off. But he can put together so many guesses. He must have failed to rescue her from such a situation at some point in the Grail War, right? Well, she's here now, so someone rescued her, and maybe it's better that it wasn't him-- ]

Well. I don't recall ever being much for good taste.

[ But since ultimately he has no idea...he just reacts by getting defensive. ]

[gandere]

Even so...

[ Her voice trails off as she lets the awkward silence fill the space between them briefly, before shaking it off with a firm nod of her head. ]

You're my responsibility so I won't tolerate failure, Archer. [ Another a nod. ] So if by some unfortunate turn of fate I end up being abducted by someone, you better rescue me before anything serious happens to me.

Or else I'll never forgive you. [ If there's anyone in the Nasuverse that can hold a grudge for a stupid amount of time, it's Rin Tohsaka. ]

[swordedpast]

[ And for a moment, while she talks in that sincere and determined voice, and he listens, he kind of slips. He meant to keep looking cool and unimpressed, but it's hard when she talks like that, so for just a couple of seconds there's an utterly helpless kicked-puppy look of regret and guilt in his eyes, even though he has no idea what it is he's supposed to feel guilty about.

Then it's gone. He's playing cool again. ]

I doubt I'd know what to do with your forgiveness, Master.

[ Sorry, Rin, you get more sarcasm to make up for that moment of sincerity. ]

But it is my job to watch out for you, so I doubt you need to worry.

[gandere]

[ Try as much as he likes to deny it, Rin saw that look. Before she never paid him much attention. He was just her Servant who had to obey her instructions no matter what. So why would she notice when he was feeling disgruntled?

Things were certainly different now, but before she can comment on it, he's back to that arrogant attitude that makes her lose her own cool in return. ]

I wasn't worried in the first place. It's not as though I care if you fail to rescue me or not. If you didn't show up, I'd just complain after saving myself!

[swordedpast]

Man, that's what I'm worried about.

[ Everything's fine now, right? He can just keep being a sarcastic jerk and everything will be just as usual!

Though he's not sure why it's so important for him to keep it "just as usual." He barely even knows what it is he has with this arrogant, impetuous girl yet, what those few days he's spent with her gave him that he feels such an urge to preserve. ]

...I don't think I'd be able to put up with all of the complaining.

[gandere]

That's... that's not funny, Archer.

[ Just as expected, she's back to being offended. Not that it takes much to get her to that point, but she's there. With no end in sight, she'll just give Archer 'That Look'. ]

[swordedpast]

[ Rin being offended is better than Rin being awkwardly silent. Actually, it's pretty normal. So he'll take it. ]

I can't be held responsible for your faulty sense of humor--

[ Oh. There's That Look. He shuts up. ]

[gandere]

Not every one of us can afford to goof off in our day to day lives. Some of us have to study hard to get where we want.

[ Harumph! ] If you think just wasting time making jokes at my expense while feeding me is a productive way to spend your life, then fine. Stick by it.

Just when I become an amazing hero who gets my own signal in the sky, you better not complain. I've worked hard for that reputation.

[swordedpast]

[ ...actually, it's a considerably more productive way to spend his life than the way he, you know, spent his life. For a moment, this thought occurs to him, and he blinks.

Then he pushes it away. ]

...there is a problem with that, Rin.

[gandere]

What's the problem this time?

[ In a 'test your luck' kind of tone. ]

[swordedpast]

I don't believe they make zettai ryouiki-shaped signal lights.