Second Trace

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[Normally when one prepares to do any sort of action, you'll have to be prepared in mind, body and spirit. But the most commonly used part of those three is always the body. So what does Emiya Shirou do to keep his body prepared and ready for anything

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WHAT A COINCIDENCE you're leaving the store just as she does! Possibly on a different trip depending on how the thread with Shiki ends but what's an arpee without sum pime taradoxes :V]

Emiya-kun! Are you on your way home now?

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[staaaaaaaaaalker.]

Hm? Oh, Ciel-san. Yeah, I am now.

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[hey you shouldn't complain when said stalkerish tendencies sometimes help a protag like you to avoid bad ends. Never mind that she secretly hosts them corners...]

Would you mind if I walk back with you? I can help you carry a few bags too; you seem to have bought quite a bit!

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[personal experience says stalkers usually mean possible bad ends. I had a loli stalking me for awhile only to be attacked by a giant behemoth later. (fuu)(unsure)]

[MY BODY SAYS YES BUT MY PRIDE SAYS NO. He'll just keep on carrying his bags as he walks on. =w=] No thanks. I can carry these myself, but you are welcome to come with me if you want. Although I don't know if you'll be going the opposite way home or not if you're coming with me.

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[Oh yeah that twintail tsundere magus is the heroine infodumper with the double-life that's supposed to fill you in on stuff and bail you out of trouble. DIFFERENT APPROACHES okay :V

She'll just watch, stare at you, and blink once.] I'm stronger than I look, you know, but if you insist, I won't push it. I don't mind whichever way; I'm not in a hurry today. [She never is actually but that's besides the point...]

That said, I did wanted to ask you about a few things. I heard that during your previous stay, you tried to pull something together with the help of a few friends. Can you please tell me more about that, Emiya-kun?

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[Oh boy, his favorite topic ever. But he'll just have a displeased look on his face when it's brought up.]

There isn't much to tell. I wanted to help the people trapped in this town to escape, find a way to stop the brainwashing or at least reverse the drone process and learn more information about the people who brought us here. While I was preparing myself by doing archery practice some time ago, I was suddenly droned.

Before I knew it, I was on a date and kissing some girl with pink hair and amber eyes. I went to go find Tohno about what happened seeing nothing had changed when I was brainwashed. The rest is what you know.

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[T-tsun... Is this where Archer gets it? /CHINSCRATCH...]

That's quite ambitious. Did you had any leads, at least? There are a few groups in town who have been gathering and compiling information, about everything that's happened so far.

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My previous leads were whatever Tohno and I talked about... now I just wait until that Nagato person talks about anything that's up to date. I never met them personally, but they seem to know a lot of information so I'm sure they are pretty reliable.

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I wasn't here back then, so may I ask for a summary of what you two discussed? Though I do agree that Nagato-san is very knowledgeable.

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Pretty much the summary of what I just told you a moment ago. Although I'm pretty sure at this point, it's just me going to doing this now.

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I see, so it's not much... [Putting it bluntly I guess.] Well, if you ever think up a more concrete plan, I'd like to hear about it, if you don't mind. This involves all of us, after all.

That said, you're from Fuyuki City, is that right?

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We'll see. After coming back, I've found out that I can't put a lot of trust in a lot of people here that I thought I could.

And that's right. What about it?

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[small sigh.]

That's a misunderstanding that teenagers your age are expected to make, but I don't think that it's my place to say more about it.

[Nod.] You're a participant of the fifth Holy Grail Wars too, yes?

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... I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Grail War? I know no Grail War. Or that it's supposed to be secret. It's just totally normal for that suspicious feeling to start to kicking in.]

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[/Adjusts glasses.]

This town changes quite a bit, you know. With Servants walking out in the open and no war going on, I already know quite a bit.

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Still not seeing the point that this has to do anything with Fuyuki City.