Claudia Hortensia Kotomine [AU: Master] (
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towerofanimus2013-12-23 05:07 pm
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lights out
Characters: Anyone not running supplies or helping with the Jason situation!
Setting: The infirmary (and anywhere else, potentially)
Format: Any
Summary: For Part 3 of the Into The Abyss event. The lights are out and Jason is coming, and not everyone can play the hero...
Warnings: Standard event warnings; label your own threads
[Well, you've gotta pass the time somehow.]
Setting: The infirmary (and anywhere else, potentially)
Format: Any
Summary: For Part 3 of the Into The Abyss event. The lights are out and Jason is coming, and not everyone can play the hero...
Warnings: Standard event warnings; label your own threads
[Well, you've gotta pass the time somehow.]
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[ He hesitates a moment, debating, before he continues: ]
Is there anything I can do for you?
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...Oh. Mm, no, I don't think so. I don't need anything myself. Just... As long as you don't get hurt.
[She can't ask anything more than that.]
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Claudia. Did you ask Assassin to defend me?
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I asked her to look out for you when she can, seeing you have no Servant of your own, so I suppose I did. I hope that isn't a problem.
[There's a certain firmness to her tone that seems to say that she won't apologize or retract the request, even if he says it is.]
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But I cannot override your commands as her Master.
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Claudia is telling the truth. I would give priority to her. But as she is my friend and my partner, I will obey her wishes.
...And if she wishes for you to be safe, I will protect you.
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I see. [ Spoken after a small pause. ] Although it seems beyond your power to do so at the moment.
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[Claudia is quick to cut in—almost defensively so. Of course, she can't say that for certain, but if nothing else, she's sure Assassin will revert to normal if killed.]
[...But that's a callous, fatalistic thought, so she doesn't dwell on it.]
We just have to make do like this for now.
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[Assassin's voice wavers a little. It has to be temporary. She doesn't even want to imagine the alternative.]
I am sorry to have to trouble you like this, Claudia.
But, Kirei, I will protect her even in this state. It is my duty.
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[ Assassin's bundled form does not exactly build confidence. ]
Perhaps I should stay, until Assassin recovers.
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[As capable as she knows him to be, she doesn't encourage him to stay with her. This is a purposeful move on her part, but it isn't because of the desires Kirei has confessed to her; she simply doesn't want Assassin to feel worse for her current state than she already does.]
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If it will not be too much trouble, then yes, please stay. I am very glad that there will be someone here to help protect Claudia if I cannot do so.
[She certainly doesn't sound glad, what with the way her voice is getting strained and how she's biting her lip.]
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Assassin's weakness and her obvious discomfort are one thing, but it's worse (better?) that her emotions also fall prey. She frets over her Master and her ability to protect her. She doubts herself and feels guilt, and his lips want to turn upward.
He resists that and merely nods. ]
I will stay then, until Assassin recovers.
[ A pause, and then: ]
Assuming she does.
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Thank you, Kirei. We appreciate it. [Then, more sharply:] It's only temporary.
[When she addresses Assassin next, her voice is considerably softer.]
Assassin, I need to make sure this doesn't need any adjustments so far. Would you mind? Ah, and of course it wouldn't be proper for Kirei to see you in such a state, so... Kirei, would you mind?
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Yes, Kirei, please look away. I do not wish to scare you.
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The request is not strange, considering Assassin's concealment. If Heroic Spirits are particular of their identity, their secrecy is no shock. ]
I am not certain you could frighten me -- but I will do as you ask.
[ Kirei bows his head, then turns away. ]
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[So, instead, she smiles at Assassin, moving her pilfered sewing kit aside so that she can stand with the half-completed cloak.]
All right, then, Assassin! You'll drop the sheet, and I'll wrap this around you as quick as I can when you do. Okay?
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Alright. Then, are you ready, Claudia?
[She takes a deep breath and drops her sheet, trusting Claudia to move fast.]
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He wonders -- what spirit is it that Claudia summoned, whose very body is a horror? He tries to think, yet nothing obvious comes to his memory.
He doubts Claudia would appreciate it if he asked. She is already short with him - perhaps she is seeing more of him now, than she did before. ]
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[Claudia tries to be quick, at least, the dark cloth coming around Assassin's shoulders as soon as the sheet has fallen enough. She makes a point to keep her eyes solely on Assassin's face, more out of concern for her Servant's comfort than her own—except for the moment where she glances to Kirei, double-checking that he is in fact keeping his eyes averted.]
Mm, hold this here...
[There's nothing to clasp it shut yet, so she tells Assassin to hold it closed while she inspects the fit. It doesn't look too long, and it seems to hang in the right shape so far, so—]
Ah, does it fit all right? If it does, I can finish it soon!
[As small a victory as it is, she feels pleased with it.]