The Slums

[SINIB]

Emiya

"Ah, but there are other styles of hoods that are a bit fancier than that.  Plus, aren't there mystical items that girls need that I really don't have access buying because I'm a man?" Emiya asked.

He really didn't want to go to the feminine hygiene section anytime soon.

Tsumiko

Tsumiko shuffled her feet, a faint red tinge colouring her cheeks. "Archer, I'm not really, well, used to doing any of that stuff. I'm not really sure what feminine hygene products I'd even need."

Her voice was soft, and she looked away. She hated being put on the spot like that.

[Elf]

Emiya

Oh no.  Oh no.

Emiya felt his stomach clench and his chest tightened at Tsumiko's words.  Chills ran up and down his spine as the implications of her words hit.  He stared at her wordlessly for a moment before running a hand through his white hair, making it stand up just a bit.

Oh. No.

He sighed and said, "Yare yare, that's pretty unfortunate then.  Well at least stuff like soap, shampoo, conditioner, and other odds and ends should be acquired at least.  I'll guess we'll worry about other things when they come around."

Damn it, a woman friend would be really handy right about now!

[SINIB]

Emiya

Oh no.  Oh no.

Emiya felt his stomach clench and his chest tightened at Tsumiko's words.  Chills ran up and down his spine as the implications of her words hit.  He stared at her wordlessly for a moment before running a hand through his white hair, making it stand up just a bit.

Oh. No.

He sighed and said, "Yare yare, that's pretty unfortunate then.  Well at least stuff like soap, shampoo, conditioner, and other odds and ends should be acquired at least.  I'll guess we'll worry about other things when they come around."

Damn it, a woman friend would be really handy right about now!

Tsumiko

"Yeah..." She muttered back at him.

I messed up. I shouldn't have said that. He looks so upset, so ahast, I made him worry. I made him worry. I made him worry.

She shrunk into her hoodie, turning away. "Um, well, ah-"

She snapped her fingers suddenly. "You keep packing in here, and I'll go get to doing other stuff! Yeah!"

[Elf]

Emiya

Nodding, Emiya said, "Yeah, I'll finish packing up in here.  That's a very good idea."

He cleared his throat and watched as she hurried off.

Fuck, did I upset her because I'm an idiot?  Scared of a normal function.  Rin was right, men are idiots.

[SINIB]

Emiya

Nodding, Emiya said, "Yeah, I'll finish packing up in here.  That's a very good idea."

He cleared his throat and watched as she hurried off.

Fuck, did I upset her because I'm an idiot?  Scared of a normal function.  Rin was right, men are idiots.

Tsumiko

Tsumiko quickly escaped to the bathroom, looking into the mirror for a moment. Those two damn mismatched eyes stated back at her. She grabbed her head and began to scratch it. "Ahhhh, what did I do wronnnng!"

[YOLF]

Justice

"I stopped you and your small, fiery friend from being murdered by a man with fists like missiles," Justice rumbled. He hadn't successfully stopped the man, only helped until they could all make it out, but it was meaningless to linger. Until coming face to face with another enemy like that, that's what the rider told himself.

His eyes narrowed, focusing like searchlights on this youth's unassuming, seemingly clueless expression.

"Or else, someone with your face," he concluded, before turning back to the suit escorting them. "Where's the mess?"

[Elf]

Emiya

"Ahhhh, what did I do wronnnng!"

Emiya blinked from where he was packing odds and ends as he heard Tsumiko shout.

He put down what was in his hand and quickly walked to the bathroom.  He wrapped his knuckles against the door and asked, "Tsumiko?"

[SINIB]

Tsumiko

"N-n-n-n-nothing! Don't worry about it!" He heard a frentic girl respond from the other side. "D-don't come in! I'll be out in a minute!"

[Elf]

Emiya

The white haired man sighed and said, "Something's wrong.  I won't come in, but I'll stand out side here until you tell me what's wrong."

[SINIB]

Emiya

The white haired man sighed and said, "Something's wrong.  I won't come in, but I'll stand out side here until you tell me what's wrong."

Tsumiko

"Nothing's wrong! Go away!" She exclaimed. She grabbed her chest, begging her throbbing heart to calm down.

[SINIB]

Eruraviel?

The tall woman's arm shot out, catching the phone in midair. She also quickly pocketed the device she was using, slinging it away inside her grey cloak. She crouched down, offering Lora a hand. "Are you ok?" She asked.

Under the hood was a pale white human with brilliant blue eyes.

Mothra (as Lora):

"Yes I am, thank you," Lora said, accepting the stranger's hand.

Whatever that thingamabob was, the stranger tucked it away, seeming to notice that she noticed. Whether that meant this woman was up to no good, or that she was merely hiding something valuable from a stranger in a bad part of town could not be verified. Frankly, it wasn't Lora's business, either - she wasn't some sort of paladin that strikes out at everyone.

"I am looking for someone, perhaps you've seen him?" the mahou kaiju began, fishing out a photo from her pocket, "He's a neighbor of mine. We live a few districts over and he ran away to here. He was last seen with, presumably, an elf with blonde hair. His mother's worried sick about him."

Eruraviel?

The woman took the photograph from Lora. She suddenly got more tense for some reason, regarding Lora with suspicion. She stared her down for several long seconds before silently handing it back to her.

"No, never. I've never seen an elf like that before, but if I had to hazard a guess, it would be that he met an unfortunate fate from one of the local gangs, or perhaps fell into the old tunnels underneath."

With a seeming sense of finality, the woman looked down at the young girl. "You should stop your search, before you get caught up in something dangerous."

[Elf]

Emiya

Emiya shook his head and said, "Nope, something's wrong and if I did something I'm sorry.  However, I can't help until you let me know what's wrong.  So I'm staying here."

He then folded his arms across his chest and leaned against the wall beside the bathroom door.

[Kotomine_Rin]

A-702

The smol janitor looking guy started to suddenly sweat all over. "Eh-eh ehhhh!? No no no! Nooooo way! I'm just a regular janitor! N-nothing shady about me! E-erm, yeah! Just the regular cleaner, no corpses involved! Nnnnope! And cops are absolutely not involved! I pay my taxes on a regular basis, wash 3 times a day, help grannies walk the roads, eat stale pop tarts with water and cereal for dinner. I'm totally 100% normal dude!"

The last part was absolutely normal. Even as he shook his head furiously. It was totally cute though (ironically unironically in an ironic unironic way, ironically).

He crawled just a bit closer to Justice all of a sudden.

"A-anyways, a guy with missile fists and a fiery haired girl!? Whaaa? That sounds like one of them 2000s animes. Do I look like some kind of Dungan pilot or something? I.... ooooooooh!"  He smacked his fist in his palm, eyes wide open.

"I see, I see. You must've mixed me with my previous version. Sorry, but I have no memories past the last 3 hours. My biological body must've kicked the bucket, but they were able to extract my black box through my DNA. Aren't I handsome now?"

He whispered in his ear outside of Suerte's view (not really), totally looking worried. Probably about looking lame in front of a cute girl.

"I hear my body was a total mess this time. Did I at least fight really cooly? I mean, they didn't actually tell me. It's kind of embarrassing really."

[yinsukin]

Suerte

Suerte giggled and said, "Sure lil guy.  Whatever you say!"

All of this talk of a fiery-haired girl reminded her of Lily.  They went into that strip club together, but she never saw her after that.  Maybe after this job she would go out and look for her.  She was crazy, but she did hang out with her in the first few hours within the city.

The cowgirl turned to Justice, leaning in and mimicking the little guy.  "The guy is handsome but not as handsome as you!  I think that guy might not be an average janitor though."

[YOLF]

Justice

He was a clone? Maker, that brought back annoying memories. He better make sure to not leave any of his genetic material rotting around, not that there was a high likelihood of success even if someone did attempt to make a new Rider using him as a blueprint.

Justice shook his head, but scoffed in an entertained way to Suerte. "No joke," he said, before clearing his throat. He had many questions, and their number only grew, but he waited for the elevator to bring them to their destination.