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[cherrygrail]

Characters: Sakura Matou and YOU
Setting: Dorm Floors, Library, and Cafeteria though meeting her in between floors works as well.
Format: Action, while I can do prose it takes me longer
Summary: Sakura arrives, becomes confused, and then becomes even MORE confused after meeting the people she meets. And then she solves her problems with cooking. That's legit, right?
Warnings: None for the actual post but I know the thread between her and Rin is probably going to get violent. I'll add more if needed.

[Dormitory Floors]

[ After arriving and eating her god awful oatmeal, Sakura enters room 1-01 to find her things and take stock of everything that she's arrived with in her trunk. Not a lot, but it's still comforting to find that she has some things from home. After perhaps talking with a few roommates, she exits her room and wanders on the other dorm floors, mostly to try to find anyone she knows. Particularly Senpai, Nee-san, or Rider, but for some reason she has a feeling that they aren't here. ]

[Library]

[ While she's not a book worm by any means, she knows that being here without any knowledge is a bad idea. Sakura's a smart girl so she hits the books, trying to flip through and find any information about where she's stuck at.

Of course, she's not having much of any luck. ]

[Cafeteria]

[ After all of that, she decides to relax a bit by cooking a meal later in the day. Fried rice is on the menu, served over the best cuts of fish she could find in the Tower's stock with tons of veggies and other goodies stuffed into the rice. She's even cooked a sauce with a bit of spice to it to serve over it. She made enough for multiple people, and she doesn't particularly care who comes to eat, so feel free to serve yourself and join her for a meal. ]

Comments

[canofworms]

It's hard to give a name to all of them -- there are some in the shape of animals, and others in the shapes of people or toys, so you can never be too careful. They're manifestations of the Tower. Some floors are particularly dangerous.

[He hums thoughtfully, turning a brief, contemplative look on his not-quite niece. He's not normally an expert in self-defense, even with all his unwilling experience, but Sakura, too, is a Matou magus. There are certain things he can do for her that he otherwise can't.

One of which is raising the level of her magecraft, but that possibility is easily discarded. It's selfish of him, in a way, but that's the one thing he absolutely won't do.

When he starts speaking again, it's a little abrupt--]

If you ever need help, just call for me. One of my familiars will be nearby.

[He hasn't made anyone else aware of their surveillance, but this Sakura might be able to understand. In some way. Rin, too, is far too aware of the Worms and what they can do -- but she's far too headstrong to accept more direct protection.]

[cherrygrail]

[ She manages a nod. Sakura's trying to imagine the monsters that might lurk around and was hoping to get a more clear idea of what she was getting herself into by just being here; but it seemed like even Kariya didn't know what to expect. Not a good sign. ]

I can manage that. I have a servant of my own here as well, so I should be just fine.

[canofworms]

I don't know if anyone's made a catalog, but-- Ah. [He looks down at his food in an inexplicable fit of embarrassment, which just comes across as a sudden stumble in his speech.] I have been taking some pictures. Some of the creatures are a little hard to capture, but those might be more helpful than descriptions.

[Yes, uncle does stroll around the Tower snapping candid photos of the wildlife. It's not exactly his area of expertise, but it's at least helpful enough for him to remember what to send a single Worm after and what to run away from really fast.

He just hadn't thought to show it to anyone else so far.]

... You said you have a Servant? [He's not sure why he didn't expect that. If Sakura is the Matou heir, then--] That does help. I'll be able to sleep easier, too.

[All these mixed blessings.]

Who is it?

[cherrygrail]

I would love to see them sometime.

[ Not only would it be incredibly helpful, but Kariya drawing is something that she wants to see as well. ]

It's... ah, well, it's the black Saber here. I don't know if you've met her yet, but please, keep in mind that just like every servant, she has my best intentions in mind.

[ She honestly has no idea how Alter Saber would get along with Kariya, but her instincts say that they wouldn't get along too well... ]