towerofanimus | And now...TIGHTS

Characters: Lancer and you
Setting: Several places throughout the week
Format: Anything is okay. I'll match
Summary: Lancer finally acting his age
Warnings: None right now

Dormitory hallways

[Lancer doesn't know why he seems to be getting strange looks as he heads out from his room. His dress and hair is no different from how it looked the previous day; in fact, he had switched over to this getup years ago.]

[As a Servant, he didn't age. Nor could he really track exactly how many days had passed. However, one day, he just outgrew his former rough style. Now, his hair is better combed and his bangs are shorter. His armor had been swapped out for a pair of blue tights that allowed him smoother movement. Even if his face is the same as when he first came to this Tower, there's something in his eyes and his posture that makes him seem older.]

[But that change was from years ago. Everyone should have gotten used to it now. Maybe it was just some experiment making people crazy again.]

Floor 25

[Lancer likes this floor. That's one thing that hasn't changed. It's nice and relaxing and a good place to take a nap if he wants to slack off.]

[That's what he's doing right now, in fact. Sleeping and snoring away even though, as a Servant, he doesn't need it.]

Floor 38

[He's grown to appreciate the bar over the years, especially since he's polished off most of the beer he's gotten from home by now. Currently, he's lounging around in a beanbag chair, holding a cup of alcohol (he forgets what kind) and sipping at it.]

Floor 48

[He doesn't really know why he's here. After all, the graveyard never contains the names of those who need graves--the ones who had actually burned away their entire lives in this Tower. But it was a place that let him reflect on some things.]

[Like what some of the people whose names were carved here would say when they saw what the Tower had become now. Would that rabid dog of a Lancer regret what his Master had become? Would the Saber he had never known reject his or her other self? Would some of his old friends appreciate what he had become now?]

[It's just something he ponders as he perches on top of an angel sculpture, looking as relaxed as ever.]

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.. It's true. You really are good at it. It's a wolf. [ And she demonstrates this by actually howling like a real wolf. No, seriously. It sounds pretty real.

Then she turns back to normal, the tail and ears disappearing. ]

[He gives a little impressed whistle.]

You know, all these years and I've never seen you do that.

[He had seen her change herself in other ways, but not the wolf yet.]

[ Her hands self-consciously reach to feel her hair a little, even though the ears aren't there anymore by now, obviously. ]

I didn't want anyone to mistake me for one of the animals here.. that's all. I like them, though.

[He chuckles.]

Mistake a pretty lady like you for an animal? They'd have to blind!

[ LANCER, STOP HITTING ON HER... but then again, Urotsuki, zero sense of 'hey, I'm being hit on here'.. ]

I'm not that pretty though. .. I think, at least.. I'm just sort of average, aren't I?

Nonsense. You're a beautiful lady. Hasn't your husband ever told you so?

[ Okay, she turns a little more bashful. But it's only a little, since Urotsuki will forever be Urotsuki. ]

.. He has. Of course he has.. [ Her voice trails off for a moment. ] He's really kind, and he compliments me.. he really is the best.

He's a great guy.

[Kidou had grown from an idealistic kid to a mature, responsible, and honorable man. Lancer could respect that.]

You guys are a good couple.

Thank you. [ She thinks so too. But then again, Urotsuki is heavily biased - she could never think anything bad about Kidou or their relationship. ]

I'm just really glad we got married here. Even thought I'm stuck here.. I couldn't be happier.

[On one hand, it was an obvious development. When two people loved each other, they got married. It was a matter of common sense. But on the other hand, it was a miracle as well given that they were stuck in a Tower that like to torture its inhabitants.]

Guess it shows that good things can be found everywhere. As long as you're happy with each other, it doesn't matter where you are, right?

Yeah.. I think so. [ It's genuine. Not a moment of hesitation in the way she says it aside from her usual blankness. She truly believes that. ]

This place isn't that bad, either way. At least.. I think so. Yuuto's more worried about it.

Hey, he's got you to protect him, doesn't he? Or is he just worried that you'll run into a monster that's way too big someday?

.. No, I don't think it's like that. I think it's just.. this place in general. He doesn't like it.

[ It's pretty weird compared to the way she actually does sort of like it, honestly. ]

Oh.

[A sigh. He can understand that.]

Well, I guess I can agree with him that this place isn't perfect.

But it's not bad, is it..? [ Even now, grown up and all, she's still desperately seeking for confirmance on a lot of things. Like this. ]

I mean.. if we weren't all here, then we wouldn't have met. I think that's sad.

I don't think it is. And yeah, it would be a sad thing if I never got to meet you.

[Even if Misaya's memory still hounded him at times, and even if he had to watch the pain of the people around him, Lancer was sure that one could still enjoy the small pleasures of life. Nothing was ever completely bad.]

[ Oh, Lancer. You just said something sweet there, so Urotsuki can't help but smile a little. It's a confirmation of friendship, after all, and that means a lot to her. ]

Was meeting me really that nice..?

It was. Just like meeting Kidou. Just like meeting and making friends with everyone else.

.. Thank you. Even if I made you being here only a little more nice.. then that's already enough for me. I'm glad.

You make it nicer for everyone here. If only because they know that there's people who've stayed nice over the years.

[Instead of giving up like a certain person he could name...]

And now...TIGHTS

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