No one is alone

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Who: Kariya Matou, Lancer, Rin Tohsaka, residents of 1666 Nelson Street, and all of Rin's friends.
What: A party to prove to Rin that she has friends.
Where: 1666 Nelson Street.
When: Saturday afternoon.
Warnings: Possible tsunsplosion. Action tags to keep things going.

With the help of Lancer, Kariya had managed to get in touch with all of Rin's friends, acquaintances, and anyone else who views her in the slightest favorable light.  The party had been thrown together somewhat at the last minute, but since it's really just a gathering of friends, there actually wasn't that much specific planning to do.  There's plenty of food and drink - both alcoholic and non - set up in the kitchen and dining room area, and a separate table for anyone bringing presents to set them down.  Apart from that, he's just sitting there with the assembled group of Rin's friends, waiting for her to arrive.

Comments

[waiting_for_the_worms]

...Hello?

[He needs to meet all her friends, Marisa included.]

[adropofjupiter]

[One magic star bounces down to his feet and then vanishes before Marisa looks up. She has the look about her that many a mage buried in her work and thus neglecting herself does.]

Yo.

[So talkative, Marisa.]

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Are you another one of Rin's friends? Well, I suppose you wouldn't be here if you weren't...

[adropofjupiter]

Marisa Kirisame. Rin will never call me a friend, no matter how close we are. She'll probably just call me an allied mage.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

That probably means 'friend' coming from her anyway, so thanks for coming.

[adropofjupiter]

[The witch snorts.]

You're probably right about that. She probably says something about magi not needing or capable of friends. Or something like that.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

You must know her really well.

[Nailed it in one.]

[adropofjupiter]

Well, mages think alike. [She shrugs.] You know she's going to be pissed at you for this, right?

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Probably. But I think it'll do her some good. At the very least, she won't be able to keep claiming that she doesn't have friends after this.

[adropofjupiter]

I'm sure she'll find some way to deny it. This is Rin we're talking about.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

All I'm really hoping is that the next time she gets depressed, she'll remember that she has a lot of people who care about her in this town.

[adropofjupiter]

...what was she depressed over?

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Well, I don't really want to go talking about all of her personal business, but her father was droned recently. Anything more than that, you'll have to ask her yourself.

[adropofjupiter]

Oh yeah. For some reason I don't get, she's a daddy's girl.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Believe me, you're not the only one who doesn't understand that.

[adropofjupiter]

I met him once. He wanted to know about my relationship with Rin.

He was kind of a pretentious ass.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Yeah, that's Tokiomi in a nutshell.

[adropofjupiter]

I wonder if he looked at Rin through the same rose-colored glasses she did him.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

If he ever did, he had a strange way of showing it.

[adropofjupiter]

Magic users in your world are weird.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

You don't know the half of it.

[adropofjupiter]

You may be surprised about the things I know regarding magi.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Well, I imagine Rin's told you quite a bit.

[adropofjupiter]

More than her father would've approved of. [There's a shade of a knowing smile there.]

[waiting_for_the_worms]

[Grinning back a little.]

That isn't hard to manage. There isn't much Tokiomi does approve of.