towerofanimus | Finally, another party

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Finally, another party

Characters: ProtoLancer

puppy_lancer, Zero Lancer

oathshackledbird and anyone interested in attending a birthday party. Details here.
Setting: Meadow
Format: Anything goes
Summary: Lancer throws his brother a party. Everyone can come except for the Archer (meaning they can come crash the party anyways)! Feel free to tag into any of the threads set up or invent your own scenario.
Warnings: None yet!

[It had taken some preparing, but the party was finally set up in a satisfactory way. There was a table for food and drink dragged in from the cafeteria, a wooden bucket filled with water with fruit floating in it, a strange paper mache Jason head pinata stacked on a scarecrow body, and a board with a pig with a Ganon head scribbled on it along with several spiraling paper "tails" attached to thumbtacks. There are no party decorations, but Lancer figures the flowers and sunshine should be decoration enough.]

[Now it's just a matter of waiting for people to show up.]

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Rin? Why would Rin want such a thing?

[Diarmuid seems confused by this. After a moment, he shakes his head.]

If you wish to make me another anything, make me another flower of the same kind that I can set next to this. Somehow, I don't think I will be folding this one up again.

I just hope the administrators don't try to use the fact that we are so close to each other against us now that they know.

Well...uh, she wouldn't believe we were brothers and told me to prove it. And you know how she is.

[She used the fact that he was an alternate version of her Servant to get to him.]

And if they try to lay an finger on you, you know what I'll be doing to them.

[Diarmuid shuts his eyes, shaking his head. He knows. He knows far too well.]

Brother, I wish you wouldn't let her get to you. Often, she says these things and then never thinks about them again. While things turned out okay this time, what if Riki had not been in such a good mood? Or if it had been another administrator in charge for the month? The request could have been twisted in many bad ways. You shouldn't let others no matter now...insistent...they are goad you into these kinds of actions.

[Though, he has to admit that he is secretly glad she did. Diarmuid is going to cherish this silly piece of paper for a very long time.]

I know you would fight for me if they did anything to me, but I would rather neither of us had to face them if that is okay with you. Alone, we don't stand a chance and you know they would stack any encounter in their favor. It is better just to not give them reason. The time to fight them will come soon enough.

...You've got a point. For both of those things.

[A pause.]

But...Rin. That girl. She needs someone who's willing to do things for her. And besides, the one who hurt her so much was someone I could have been.

Is there a way to make a copy of that? I wanna at least show it to Rin.

I know she does and I have been trying to help her, but you have to understand, brother, she is still a girl.

[Diarmuid stops to think of the current situation he is in with her and her feelings being so messed up. Yes, he is pretty sure his curse has something to do with it, but how different might things have been if he had told her no once and a while? He had thought that giving her whatever she wanted was the right thing, but now...]

I think sometimes she asks us to do things as a test, to see how far we will go for her. In that case, sometimes it might be best to say no. I won't lie. I think I have made this mistake myself. It is something I need to try and change.

[And he hopes he isn't making another mistake where she is concerned.]

The only way I can think of to copy anything here is by hand. Oh! The printing press is working now. This is a pretty simple certificate. You may be able to make a copy of it with the press. The younger Sephiroth, he's going to be teaching Waver and I how to use it soon. Would you like me to try and make a copy for you once he has?

...I like her, brother.

[This is Lancer's way of saying that he would go very far for her indeed. Not as far as he would go for a Master, but still very far. He dislikes the idea of having his loyalty tested, but at the same time, he feels an obligation to at least pick up for his other half's slack.]

[He nods eagerly when he hears news of the printing press.]

Of course! Where is this printer?

I like her too. That is why I worry. I don't think you understand what...

[He pauses and closes his eyes, shaking his head and then suddenly changes the topic.]

It's not a printer like you would find with a computer. This is something much older. Something that predated computers and the such if the sketchy information that the Grail is giving me is correct. It will take a bit of work, but if you really want the copy I will be glad to work on it for you. The press itself is in one of the back corners of the library on the 3rd floor. It's kind of hidden which is why no one found it before now.

Sounds pretty cool. How about we go down together and you show me how to do it?

[Diarmuid smiles, glad his brother is so willing to let the discussion about Rin drop. He probably shouldn't be trying to talk to someone else about her when he is so confused about her himself at the moment.]

I would love to show you. Shall I let you know when I am ready once Sephiroth has shown me? I would like a chance to practice a bit before I show anyone else but that shouldn't take long.

Leave me a call on the network or a note in my mailbox.

[Diarmuid nods.]

I will. Do you want me to keep a hold of this until then?

[He motions to the certificate.]

I gave it to you as a present. It's yours now. So hold on to it as long as you want to.

I just had to make sure.

[He grins at his brother.]

Cause, I'm probably not going to let it go now, you know that right? I love it. Thank you.

Yeah, I knew. I've got all your letters too!

[All folded up and next to Misaya's drawings, in fact. He really should staple them all together or something]

All of them?

[Diarmuid blushes a little bit.]

I didn't realize they meant so much to you. Shall I write you more often?

[Even if it is a little silly since they share a room...]

If not, then most of them. They're nice to keep around.

[If anything, it's nice to look back and remember how much he and Diarmuid love each other. It helps ease whatever doubts about their relationship that he has.]

Only if you really want to. And only if it's something we can't say face to face.

[Diarmuid grins at him.]

Or if I want a few moments to hide so you don't ring my neck for whatever bad joke I just teased you with?

[He gives a barking laugh and then slaps Diarmuid on the back.]

I think you've got that backwards. I'm the one who pulls the jokes around here.

I didn't realize you had a monopoly on the joke telling, brother.

[His grin widens.]

Does this mean I need to challenge you for the title?

By all means, go ahead. We can make this a contest.

[And the Tower never knew peace again.]

Mmm...you will probably win, but I am not one to step down from a challenge.

[Diarmuid winks at him.]

So, what should the first challenge in our contest be?

Huh...how about Waver if he's here? Or if you don't wanna tease someone you actually like, how about Archer?

[Diarmuid raises an eyebrow at his brother.]

Do you really think it's a good idea to taunt Archer? He's behaving for the moment. Let him be.

He pulled my ponytail.

[He's aware of how childish this sounds.]

Oh, did he now?

[He can't help it. His brother sounds so petulant that Diarmuid reaches out and takes a tug on that ponytail himself.]

Now I have too. What are you going to do to me?

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