in my darkest hours I could not foresee; (CLOSED)

[gandere]

WHO: Rin Tohsaka (gandere), Kariya Matou (waiting_for_the_worms), & Lancer (riastrad_ridire).
WHAT: One of the parental figures in Rin's life needs to meet her "boyfriend".
WHERE: Neutron Diner.
WHEN: June 24th, early afternoon.
WARNINGS: None. May have spoilers for Fate/ due to the people involved.

[ Rin's nervous. With the recent radio call followed by the frantic "investigators" of the town coming together with their own thoughts and ideas, it was important that dinner become lunch. She may have not been able to properly warn Kariya in time and besides, Lancer needed to get a good look at him to understand just who it is he was to protect over her now.

Well, she could insist on that point. Lancer tended to ignore her these days, choosing instead to favor the girl over any of her chosen charges instead.

So she'll be sitting at a table in the Neutron Diner by herself, waiting for the man to join her. Lancer should be nearby, he tends to be, so she doesn't seem wholly concerned. In fact, the diner is pretty empty in favor of other things going on in the town. How fortunate for her to choose this place and this time. ]

Lancer. There's something I should tell you first about this man. [ Rin will speak out loud even though he's yet to make an appearance. ] I consider him my uncle.

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[gandere]

Because I'm able to handle it on my own. [ The girl insists on it, but the wearied look in her eyes gives away the truth easily; it's painful for her to kill a boy who had been romantically involved with her a year ago. ] That's what it means to be the elder sister, you know. I have to protect Sakura...

[ A sigh before she turns to face her uncle. ]

You can't tell her, but Sakura's boyfriend from home... He's been droned here. Everyone who comes here, well, they never leave. So you may see some people here from Fuyuki City every so often, but they won't acknowledge you as anything other than your Mayfield alias.

When they die though, their bodies disappear pretty quick so...

[ Just confessing that she's a murderer. What a hardcore magus Tokiomi raised. ]

[riastrad_ridire]

Dammit, Rin-- [Lancer scowled as she spoke, frustrated almost to the point of anger...which might have been why he stopped abruptly and put a hand to his head. like something was hurting him.]

Yeah, you're the older sister. And I'm your Servant. Last I knew, that involved me getting my hands dirty so you don't have to. I don't give a damn about the kid one way or the other, not like you do. So let me handle it.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

So you've been going out and killing the drone every morning before Sakura can see it?

[Kariya understandably does not look too happy about that, gritting his teeth as he tries to formulate a response. True, he's gone to some pretty ridiculous lengths himself in the name of shielding Sakura from danger and unhappiness, but something doesn't sit right with him about all of this. Especially because it's Rin. He knew her when she was an innocent little girl. Clearly, Mayfield and potentially also her upbringing has done quite a number on her.]

Rin... I can understand wanting to protect Sakura, but this... isn't that a little...

[No good. Nothing he could say would make him any less of a hypocrite. After all, before coming here he was about to murder Tokiomi out of petty revenge. And even worse, he didn't care who else he'd have to kill to win the Grail War just to save one little girl. He has no right to lecture Rin for having the same thoughts and feelings, so instead he bites his tongue.]

[gandere]

I'm sorry, Uncle Kariya. [ She can tell he's disappointed in her, but this is only the icing on the cake. While she hasn't done anything cruel beyond take out a drone (someone that isn't even real in her mind no matter how much she desires it to be), Mayfield was a cruel, cruel place. ] I really am, but this town brings enough pain and misery to the inhabitants here.

I won't let it constantly torment Sakura if I can stop it. [ This was something she was resolute in. ] Lancer has just volunteered to do it for me, so maybe I can sleep a little more.. That would be nice.

[riastrad_ridire]

You should have told me to do it in the first place. I don't want to see Sakura hurt either, and it really drives me crazy when you act like you have to do everything on your own.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

That's very kind of you, Rin... but Lancer is right. Sakura shouldn't have to bear that kind of pain, but neither should you. Not by yourself, at least.

[Kariya frowns, closing his eyes for a moment and shaking his head.]

...And you're sure the drone is a completely different person, right?

[gandere]

Yes, of course I'm sure. I double check by straddling him in bed and leaning in really clo---er, let's just say that I know for sure that it's a drone and not that idiot, alright?!

[riastrad_ridire]

...damn, never thought I'd hear 'Lancer' and 'right' in the same sentence with that context--wait, Rin, what the hell?!

[waiting_for_the_worms]

I, uh... I don't really need to know the details, Rin.

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[gandere]

[ Shooting Lancer another 'look'... ]

Well, how will you go about it? Pull out Gae Bolg and if it misses, you know it's the real one?!

[gandere]

[ And then the sweetest smile to her uncle. ]

It isn't like that, Uncle Kariya. He's the type who easily flusters, so if he were to find the most popular girl on his lap, he'd get upset so quick.

[riastrad_ridire]

Wait a damn minute--I didn't miss when I was aiming for him, you just skipped on by with some bullshit magic and undid what can't even be undone in the first place! Don't go making it sound like I can't aim worth a damn!

[waiting_for_the_worms]

I think waking up to that sort of thing would surprise just about anyone, Rin.

[He has no way of really commenting on any of the things she's saying to Lancer, so he'll just let the two of them fight that one out for the moment.]

[gandere]

Uncle Kariya, I want it known and on the record that Lancer can't aim well. You should have seen how long it took him when we were trying to be intimate.

[ A scoff. ]

And no, it's different with him. He's a real idiot. Not like Lancer, but a whole other class of idiot.

[riastrad_ridire]

WAIT WHAT?!

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Intimate?

[Damn it.]

You're making sure to be responsible about it, aren't you? Does Mayfield even sell that kind of protection?

[Grr grr side-eyeing Lancer, you better not hurt her, grr.]

[gandere]

Protection?

[ (gtroll) ]

What's that?

[riastrad_ridire]

...Please kill me.

Just go ahead and kill me right now.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

I knew it. I'm going to have to give you kids 'the talk,' aren't I? Of course Tokiomi would teach you everything he knows about the Tohsaka magic and forget to leave out something like that.

[gandere]

[ Lancer, this is what you get for teasing her so badly the other day. So about the norm. ]

'The talk'? Is that another incantation I need to learn as a magus?

[riastrad_ridire]

Rin, quit playing stupid, you know exactly what's going on here--and wait just a damn minute, do I look like a kid to you?!

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Be quiet, Lancer. This is something Rin needs to know before the two of you make a mistake you can't take back.

[Kariya gets out the salt and pepper shakers.]

All right, Rin, listen carefully. When a man [holds up the pepper] and a woman [holds up the salt] love each other a lot, they will start to feel perfectly natural urges toward one another. And that's okay, but it's important to be responsible about it.

[gandere]

[ There's a small part of Rin that feels guilty for giving her uncle this treatment, but this is too funny for her. So she'll continue to act as though she's ignorant in favor of continuing it along. ]

Does this mean I have to be responsible when I beat Lancer up? Geez...

[riastrad_ridire]

Rin...

[waiting_for_the_worms]

[This is almost too ridiculous for him to believe. Almost. But then again, Rin is still one of Uncle Kariya's precious little angels, so he's going to have to continue.]

...No, that's not it. I'm talking about making love, Rin.

[Of course he would call it that, ridiculous childish romantic that he is.]

So the man [moving the pepper shaker] will give the woman [moving the salt shaker] a... special kind of hug. With his clothes off. And, um, her clothes will be off too.

[Pausing here to gather his thoughts. God, this is hard. Why isn't there a manual or something for this talk?]