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[It's well past dinnertime when Shirou stumbles his way into his house. He's exhausted, sore, and has cuts in a few places from dealing with all of the brainwashed wannabe supervillains running around. He's moving pretty slow, and all he really wants is a hot bath and his futon.

He's halfway down the hall to the bathroom when he pauses. A new memory returns to him, vivid as if he was experiencing it again. There was a battle on the grounds of a temple. A man clad in red...Shirou had seen him before. The woman he was fighting kept her face shrouded with a hood, so he couldn't tell what she looked like. Eventually the woman withdrew, and the man began to do the same until Shirou tried to go after her.

Then everything went to hell.

"Drown in your ideals and die."

Taken aback by what he remembered, Shirou leaned against a wall and slumped into a sitting position on the floor. He remained like that for a little while.]

[Audio; filtered to Rin; forward-dated to tomorrow morning]

We need to talk. In person.

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You're so pushy these days. What if I already have plans for the day?

Then find a time you're free.

Is it really that important?

I suppose I could skip lunch to visit with you.

I'll make lunch. It'll have to be something simple, though, because I'm still sore from fighting brainwashed people yesterday. Sandwiches.

Having all of this fun without me, geez. I should scold you, but if you're going to provide lunch, then I really have no reason to. Is noon a good time or should I try for later?

Not quite my idea of "fun." Noon's fine.

Then I'll see you then.

[ So what if she shows up earlier? It's not like Rin really had any plans, she just couldn't seem desperate enough to leap when he told her to. That's all. It's a pride issue and one she's trying so very hard to balance. Knocking on the door, she'll rock back and forth on her heels while waiting for him to answer. ]

[And no sooner than Shirou had finished the last sandwich than there was a knock. Shirou immediately moved to the front door to let Rin inside.]

Hey, you're early.

I couldn't wait to see you.

[ Rin doesn't realize the honesty of her words that comes with the goofy smile, fairly content to be around Shirou. ]

What was so urgent that you had to see me?

...Oh.

[Shirou's cheeks turned pink at that.]

Come on in, first.

[ Not even going to realize what she said. ]

Fine. [ Stepping inside, she just focuses on looking around the house. ] Now start talking.

[Shirou closes the door.]

Do you remember the man I used to room with?

[ The man in red. Archer. The man who betrayed her. The man who she made a vague promise with. The man she wanted desperately to understand. The man who she needed to protect her, but didn't. ]

Yeah, what about that idiot?

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... Shirou?

[ There's a small girl walking down the hall, but she too pauses for a moment when she spots him sitting there - well, more slumped than anything else. She looks a little surprised, but then she steps over to him, staring at him. ]

...Huh?

[Shirou looks up to see the little girl looking at him. Time to put on a strong face.]

I'm...I'm okay. Don't worry.

You didn't look like you're okay. [ Despite the strong face now - Ilya is pretty sharp, after all. More so than you'd expect from her looks. ]

Did something happen?

[ Her tone is pretty serious, at least. ]

I just...it's been a long day for me. I've been really busy. I'll be fine, really.

[ ... ]

You should go rest somewhere else instead of the middle of the hall, then. [ But her tone betrays she thinks he's probably downplaying it. ]

...I should. I just...kind of need to catch my breath right now.

[At this point, Shirou isn't making eye contact.]

[ For a moment it almost seems like she's going to turn and walk away, but instead she's just speaking again. ]

... If something is wrong, you should let people help you, Shirou.

Uh...

[Deep breath.]

I got a bad memory back. It's...hard to explain it, though.

[ There, that's already better. She blinks slightly at the mention of the memory. ]

Is it because it was just a fragment or something like that? Someone else mentioned that before..