[Nearly a week's worth of drinking Mayfield-brand milk has passed. All of this, Clod felt, was just a taste of this town's hospitality. It could always do more later on. She endured through worse in her world. She could only do her best and continue enduring
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[Without a word, he grabs a bullet from his overcoat, inserts it into the Contender, and fires at the grid. The .30-06 ammunution of this weapon is seven times stronger than his other gun's, and the initial velocity a whole 2.5 times faster, so he reasons that this is the most likely thing to work.]
[If it doesn't, well...]
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What a waste of ammunition.
It's not as though I'm trying to keep you locked up. It's me, remember? Clod.
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Then...?
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You needn't worry. I'd just like you to be a little patient with me just for a bit.
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[Kiritsugu wages the benefits of this. On one hand, losing his life has become trivial in Mayfield, but information is just as valuable as ever. Still carrying that bug from a few weeks ago, he reaches into his coat to turn it on. In the same movement, he takes out a cigarette, disguising the action.]
[He may start getting a few answers after all.]
Alright... How?
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So, I have your cooperation.
[The green sphere around Clod glows. Kiritsugu ought to be able to feel more magic entering into his body. His sphere begins glowing red, resonating with Clod's manipulation over the two attributes. From his body, sparks of red light burst out into the open.
Light materializes itself into... a shadow of an elephant given solid form towering over Kiritsugu.]
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[He looks at Clod inquiringly. He's pretty certain she didn't show any signs of this last time. He figures that her new appearance, a regain, going from the recent ones given out, has something to do with it.]
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You've just helped me create life. Yes, it's exactly the sort of power God would have. For a brief moment, you were like God. Any thoughts?
[The inquisitive look is returned with a reassuring smile. Seeing Kiritsugu's frightened state, the elephant backs away from him a little bit and lowers its head almost in a submissive way... as if it's telling him it means no harm.
Its emotions are all programmed by Clod, of course.]
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