Mille
Mille stood freezing in the snow outside the apartment complex. She'd untransformed since landing and had dug the coat she'd stored in her backpack out for warmth, but her clothes were still sopping wet, and the t-shirt she was wearing was hardly ideal for the season even if it weren't soaked.
I should have dressed in something appropriate for all weather conditions. An oversight like that's hardly fitting for a magus, though then I did have to act quickly. Though that's hardly an excuse. Good thing I had that coat ready, though it's not thick enough for this weather. I could only stuff so large of a coat in my bag after all.Angry with herself for her lack of complete and utter preparation as she was, she almost didn't hear Sapphire whisper to her.
"Psst, Miss Garrison, hide and get down."
Not wanting to take any chances, even if the warning was from Sapphire, (besides, a sneak attack was always optimal), Mille heeded the wand and went for cover. It was a good thing she'd moved quickly, for in the next few minutes, she got to see why the Kailedo Stick had warned her.
The man was tall, and in dark armor. There was an air about him that exuded both great strength and great instability.
I can almost feel his power... could this be a Servant? Are there Grail Wars in this world too? The shivering magus (
damn this cold, it makes me seem like a coward when I'm just freezing...) waited for the man to leave and enter the building before moving again. Her movement was stiff, as her clothing was already beginning to freeze from being soaked, but she did her best.
With a deep breath, Mille stood before the door, debating whether entering at this point was the best course of action.
"Inside this building is the source of magical energy I told you about," said Sapphire. "If you want to reach it soon, you'll have to go inside sooner or later."
Rin
Rin looked down at her plate. Already all gone.
Huh, I must've been hungry. Well, can't go investigating strange alternate dimensions on an empty stomach. She was about to offer help with the dishes when a strange man came inside. Rin tensed. The man was armored, and seemed strong. Though he wasn't exactly attacking, but that didn't mean caution wasn't warranted. After all, there was something about this guy that put Rin ill at ease.
But then Saber marched up to the towering knight and started chewing him out.
"Where have you been? Are you alright? I was worried about you, old friend."
She frowned as she could sense that something was amiss with him. She pointed to the living room and said, "Come, go sit down and I can bring you something to drink."
Rin sat there, staring wide eyed at the tiny knight still in her pjs berating the huge newcomer before her body finally relaxed.
There's something about that guy that still sets me on edge. But if Saber trusts him, then it's probably fine. Though I shouldn't let my guard down, even if he is Saber's friend. Rin looked at him again.
That armor... That combined with the fact that he knows Saber personally might well mean that he's a Servant too. Though then, I don't know how long she's been in this weird place either. Still, the fact that multiple Servants are potentially here... Maybe people end up here from different timelines too. She looked back over at the cell phone Saber had been staring at with concern earlier.
I guess now I know who that thing belongs to.“Thanks for the room, Saber. I’m going now.”
With the sudden commotion, Rin had almost forgotten that Shirou was still there. She noticed him eyeing the sink with his plates in it with regret.
Knowing Emiya-kun, leaving those plates there is more painful than somehow managing to slice his own hand. He must be in a real rush to find Mia. "Bye Emiya-kun!" Rin shouted after him. "Try not to shoot people so haphazardly again even if they are vampires! Come back alive or I'll find a way to torment your ghost!"
And out the door he went. All and all, this was certainly an odd start to things.
