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[gandere]

✘ ACTION;

[ The boy who stated he just doesn't want to see anyone cry…
…Could only see crying humans forever. ]

Ugh---!! [ Fighting monsters gets to be a pain in the short skirt when random memories creep up on you. Alright, so maybe it wasn't too random. Rin did finally decide to cash in a lot of Anemoi. After waiting a couple of hours for her memories to return, she got bored enough to venture out in the wild. Sprawled out over stone rubble, she can't help but wonder if passing out here was intentional. ] It must be pretty late in the evening too.

[ Speaking to herself was something she normally would think to be done in poor taste, but it can't be helped right now. No, all she can remember is a strange conversation and her thoughts during it. ]

But I love that soft part of him. [ The girl repeats to herself before bringing a hand to her head. ] Am I really saved by having such a weak guy in my life though?

[ Even though there were more pressing thoughts in her mind, she chose instead to focus on that. It really couldn't be helped. After all, Shirou Emiya made more of an impression on her than that arrogant man in red. ]

✘ VIDEO;

[ It's late at night, but Rin Tohsaka is beyond making a good impression right now. Considering her last two public stunts though, maybe she ought to. ]

I'm remembering things in fragments again. You think after all of the Anemoi I dumped at that stupid lab, that I would at least remember something all the way through. [ Hmph! ] I don't really feel up to returning to that annoying room of mine, so does anyone want to talk? Preferably not that other Rin since you annoy me.

(( OOC: 8% spent on Intelude 14-3. Spoilers ahoy! ))

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[ voice ]

[overwinters]

[ Guess who's not sleeping since she can't sleep. But not like she'll admit that out loud, clearly she was just.. randomly awake at night, totally normal, clearly!! She's lying in bed though so there's just voice, even if it's a little soft. ]

Fine, I have a question, then. [ it's like talking, right? ] ... You only remember things in fragments? [ So you don't even regain whole memories instantly? :| This sucks. ]

[ voice ]

[gandere]

[ Rin will take it. Honestly, it's better than questioning herself. ]

I don't know if it's the same for everyone. [ In fact, Shirou seems to be sure of himself anytime he remembers something. ] Maybe I just know so much that when I do recall something of the past, it just seems to be a fragment. Think of it as though it were a chain. A chain missing several links isn't very impressive or strong, but as more links get added on, it grows more durable.

[ voice ]

[overwinters]

So you might not understand anything until you've remembered everything, huh?

[ .. That's not a really great prospect, she was hoping to remember some stuff pretty clearly sooner or later, but.. ]

[ voice ]

[gandere]

That may be the case. It has been that way for me, but I suppose it could just be because I know so much that nothing makes sense.

[ voice ]

[overwinters]

[ Maybe she'll have to ask some other people about it too later then.. but-- ]

How much do you think you remember so far then, aside from it all being fragments?

[Video]

[healeveryone]

I'm awake. What do you want to talk about?

[Video]

[gandere]

I don't know. [ Realizing shortly after that it's no good to say that, she shrugs her shoulders. ] What do you think of this place now?

[Video]

[healeveryone]

It's a lot different from what I remember about home, but it's not a bad thing. I've learned a lot here that I might not have gotten to before.

[Video]

[gandere]

You've actually learned something here? Is it because of a different culture or what?

[Video]

[healeveryone]

Sort of.

[Rosalia seems a little embarrassed.]

Things like magic, and monsters, and a lot of the things people here seem to know about...I didn't know anything about them before. So I'm really glad that I get to learn now!

[Video]

[wontdieifkilled]

Do you want to stop by my house?

[Video]

[gandere]

If you wanted to invite me over for the night, you could have done so in a more straight-forward manner. [ But he just did. ] I didn't think our relationship was at that level already.

[Video]

[wontdieifkilled]

Whoa, whoa, hey, all I asked was if you wanted to stop by!

[Video]

[gandere]

Don't you see the time, Shirou? [ Hmph. ] You may as well ask me to stay the night!

[Video]

[wontdieifkilled]

...All right, all right. You can sleep in the guest bedroom.

[Video]

[trustycrowbar]

[He almost considers not bothering to pick up the smartphone. But even though she's grating, obnoxious and manipulative, he can still sympathize... He sighs and grabs the phone off the desk.]

Look, I know what you're going through. I work at the Labs myself, and up until a week ago it'd been nothing but fragments for me. Not that it's all crystal clear now, either...

[He still can't explain the images of the desert, of concrete corridors and dingy trams, of those weird things he saw in the ruins, and of a blast of sickly greenish-orange light that has no wavelength he's familiar with...]

--Memories just work that way I guess. You get impressions, stuff that stands out that seem to make no sense, and then LATER it all comes together.

[Video]

[gandere]

You work there? [ You think she might have picked up on that after her sporadic visits, but in all honesty she hates being there. Nothing disturbs her more than looking like someone who's lost their memories. It's a vulnerability she hates. ] That's the way I view it.

It's frustrating especially when you have so many memories that tie in to each other, but you're missing pieces that are vital. I thought if I turned in that many anemoi at once that maybe I'd remember something all the way through...

[Video]

[trustycrowbar]

Mostly research, but I do some processing too when we suddenly get a lot at once. [Which means he probably handled some of hers. Huh.]

It was a good idea, I'll admit. In fact it was a correlation I hadn't considered yet... damn shame that it didn't work. But at least you got something from all that anemoi. Even if they make no sense, those memories are still pieces to the puzzle that you didn't have before.

[Video]

[gandere]

[ Oh probably. Rin and technology never work out well, so she's always staring off somewhere else while in the lab. ]

Pieces of the puzzle that leave me more frustrated. It's like I know what sort of piece to look for. An example being that I know the outside of the puzzle must have a flat edge piece, but I don't have any left. And I don't know when I'll get that piece. So I have sections upon sections just sitting here incomplete.

It's frustrating. Surely someone's figured out an easier way to have full memories returned.

[trustycrowbar]

...Anemoi are a mystery; no one really knows how they bring back memories yet. But increasing their effectiveness is something I hope to accomplish there.

[Eventually. The best he's managed to do so far is make them explosively shatter at low temperatures. And high temperatures. And from an electric charge barrier, compton scattering experiments, stress testing, resonance experiments, spectroscopy, AND leaving it in the microwave. He's starting to wonder how the things survive long enough to be picked up in the first place.]

I know it's frustrating, but remember you're not the only one. We're all looking to get our memories back, and we all would rather have them sooner rather than later.

[gaybulge]

Oi, the other Rin isn't so bad. [Free booze = good person in Lancer's book.] But if you're looking for someone to talk to I can oblige you. It's my knightly duty or something like that.

[gandere]

[ Facepalming... ]

Just who's knight are you? [ Hmph. ] Defending my rival in this place...

[gaybulge]

Well excuse me, princess. She seemed nice enough when I was drinking with her.

[gandere]

Well, if drinking is all that it takes, then I can easily acquire enough booze for you.

[gaybulge]

Are you sure about that? I wouldn't want to tax you unnecessarily. I do drink a lot.