Hakuno and Archer
Archer didn't get much time to process what he saw of the interior of the apartment complex before a familiar figure nearly tackled him to the ground.
"Archer! You're here!" Hakuno looked up at him... before blushing and quickly backing off after releasing him. She tried to look something resembling dignified before continuing. "What took you so long?"
The Servant sighed, doing the best he could to take attention away from the sudden red tint on the tips of his ears, but not really doing a great job of it. "Somehow winding up halfway across the city from here is how it took so long. There's only so fast I can go on foot you know."
Hakuno blinked. "Y-you ran all the way here? Aren't your legs tired?"
"I've felt worse. A car would have probably been nice, but I managed." He sighed. "Sitting down might not be so bad though. Honestly, even when you're not there I'm working to the bone for you."
"And... And I appreciate it, Archer. Thank you."
Archer stood there wide eyed for a moment before he managed a smile. One that looked a bit more like a smirk really, but it's the effort that counts. "Well, I'm glad to get some appreciation for my efforts at least." The smile vanished, replaced by a perplexed frown. "But what's with the sudden gratitude? I was only gone for a few hours."
"That's... that's enough on it's own, really." Hakuno wrung her hands. "It's just... well, it's lonely without you, you know?" She laughed, short and light. "My room just felt sort of empty without you lecturing me to death like always, you know?"
Archer smiled, before ruffling her hair a bit. "Heh. Don't you worry, I have plenty of lectures left for you. And I'm not leaving your side again any time soon if I can avoided. You have a tendency to be too reckless at times. Someone needs to make sure you stay out of trouble."
"Or at least make sure I don't get myself killed because of it. Well, we might as well go to our-" She stopped, only having taken one step forward.
"What is it?"
"Our room. It's probably not big enough for both of us."
"And you think we can get ourselves a bigger one?"
Hakuno nodded. "I hate to ask more of Forest when she's already letting me stay, but getting a room that has beds for us both would be a good idea. Let's go find her. We should introduce her to you at least so she knows that we've found each other."
Archer nodded in turn. "Lead the way, Master."
With that, the two ventured further inside, looking for any trace of their Landlady, until as luck would have it, Hakuno heard her voice. The girl gestured for Archer to follow her, and the two made their way to the doorway. Hakuno ended up leaning against the doorframe in exasperation. Not only was Forest busy talking with Karna, but that mean Umbra lady was there too.
"Hmph, so Karna's here too, huh?" Archer asked in hushed tones.
Hakuno nodded. "Yeah, but I don't think he recognized me," she whispered back. "I didn't see Jinako with him either."
"So, let me guess, we wait until they notice us?"
Hakuno nodded. With a sigh, she leaned against the door frame, waiting for her chance.
Rin and Mille
This world was filled with oddities it seemed. Not only did Lancer seem to recognize her, but he seemed happy to see her no less.
And he doesn't seem hostile either. I guess he must be from a timeline where our relationship was a bit more positive. He bounded up to her side, seeming almost akin to an overly enthusiastic dog gleefully making his way to greet his beloved master, and wasted no time in addressing her.
He smirked and said, "So, where's your overprotective hero, Lass?"
Rin blinked. "A-Archer you mean?" To her surprise... her next few words almost felt caught in her throat before she could spit them out. As if it was terribly painful to say. "Archer is long gone. He died early on in the War. He-" Rin hesitated for a moment, for she could feel prana building up behind her. With a sigh, she turned and faced Mille.
"Garrison-chan, stand down. If he wanted to attack us, he would have done it already."
Mille frowned, but did as she was told. "I hope you're right." She narrowed her eyes a bit. "Those names, Lancer, Archer. Just how much prana I'm sensing from Lancer over there. Were you a Master in the Holy Grail War, and is that man over there a Servant?"
Rin sighed again, throwing a quick apologetic glance to her father before answering. "Yes and yes. Look, I'll explain more later. I just have some catching up to do."
She turned back to Lancer, giving him a weak, apologetic smile. "Sorry about that. My apprentice is both a bit overeager and rather new at this."
"Partner. Not "apprentice."
Partner. And I know what I'm doing just fine, I'm just more direct than you are. A magus after all has to seize the moment whenever she can."
Rin sighed, not bothering to look back at Mille before continuing. "I'm still working with her. So, how have you been? Have you gotten a new Master?"
In my timeline you died pretty fast, but I'm assuming things must have went much better for you in your timeline, especially since you're still around... Well, for now, all I can do is smile, wave, and hope I get myself some answers.