just this once, everybody lives!

[sageprincess]

Characters: Everyone.
Setting: Anywhere.
Format: Party style.
Summary: Post-Ex Machina catch-all mingle.
Warnings: See individual threads.

[After a long, drawn out battle, the infiltration team returns to the residential portion of the Tower, weary, battered... but victorious. Some catching up is in order.]

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[no_longer_a_king]

"Was King of the Britons. Was. I have not been a King for a very long time, Mr. Kirkland, nor do I think I am worthy of the title of King anymore," she said quietly, looking away from him and to the crowd once more. It was easier to explain this if she were not looking at him.

"In fact, I fear I may have brought my Kingdom to ruin in my foolish quest to find a way to save it, thanks to the deal I made with the Will of the World."

She paused a moment, contemplating how to explain it next and decided to ask him a question instead to give herself time.

"That boy you are always with. Is he like you? What country is he?"

[keepscalm]

England had half of a mind to fight her on that matter, because he does not dethrone his precious rulers so easily, metaphorically speaking. The only reason he held his tongue is because he didn't know how her situation differed from that of the Arthur he knew. She already said she had a different name; who knew what course her reign took, especially given her enigmatic reference to some kind of deal?

He assumed she would tell him when she was ready, so for now, he focused on her question instead of her tale. "He is, yes. He didn't come into being until long after your time."

England shifted a bit, casting a brief glance over at the stock of nutrition bars and water. "As you know him, he's a colony by the name of Virginia, or New England. But eventually he becomes the independent nation of the United States of America."

[no_longer_a_king]

That made her stare at him in surprise. From what she had learned from the Grail during her time as a Servant, America would be one of the most powerful nations in the world. Rich, large, powerful, involved in the politics of every nation across the globe. To think such a tiny child would grow up to be such a nation was almost as humbling as knowing her own in a way was sitting right next to her.

"He is.... he is going to be quite powerful one day should we manage to return to our worlds. I can only imagine what sort of person he will grow to be with this place's influence upon him at such a young age or what effect that might have upon his people."