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[maguskiller]

[This is exactly the opportunity Kiritsugu had been waiting for.]

[Until now, his most promising plan had been to dispose of the chief of police, but really, Kiritsugu knows he has no way of doing that yet. Even if he were to succeed, losing a man in that position did little the last time it happened. However, to take charge of the role would

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[maguskiller]

I am. Attaining that post may be the only way to ensure everyone's escape.

[maguskiller]

There's nothing that ensures someone else will think of something. Not after so long.

Regardless, if this works, it also removes the possibility of anyone with harmful intentions getting the position.

[...Did he sound like anyone just then?]

[how_right_i_am]

What could you possible need that...

Oh.

You can't be serious.

[maguskiller]

...

[Kiritsugu figures that, if she already knows, there's no need for him to respond]

[how_right_i_am]

...

[The silence just makes Lilly uncomfortable.]

If you're trying for that position, you must be insane. On the other hand, having one of our own in the post could be beneficial...

To be fair, though, out of all of us...why is it that you want this? Why should it be you?

[maguskiller]

It makes little difference who gets there, as long as he has the intention of getting out of this town.

However, there is no guarantee that such a person will succeed.

[Phone]

[justdumbluck]

Oh, yeah? How do we know you'll keep that promise?

[maguskiller]

The promise will be irrelevant if this provides us with the information we need. It would make no sense for me to deprive people of freedom when I'm trying to ensure the town's escape.

[justdumbluck]

But what if ta' get the job they make you into one a' them?

[maguskiller]

I'm willing to put up with that risk.

[Either it does away with his conscience until his disease does him in (which would remove him from the post after teaching the entire town what happens to applicants), or he'd be sent back to his world, where he would at least be with Shirou again. Thanks to his condition, there's no way either he or the town won't receive something from this.]

[mapo_trollfu]

[Speaking of shoddy priests...

Despite their past history of unbridled antagonism, there was one thing Kiritsugu had earned from Kirei: simply put, respect. Respect that had waned at the end of the fourth grail war, when he'd seen the other man as a broken husk. For the man called Magus Killer, whom Kiritsugu had acted more in the manner of the few times they had conversed in Mayfield? An enemy, certainly. A diametrically opposed existence? Yes. But he was still one to be respected.

It was to that extent Kirei answered the phone, voice betraying no more antagonism than normal, indeed it held a hint of curiosity.]

...Truly, would this be a wise course of action? What would you hope to gain from this, Emiya.

[maguskiller]

...

[Oh, you're not getting anything.]

[While Kotomine's thoughts towards Kiritsugu are reciprocated in the belief that his enemy will be fully capable of putting the pieces of his plan together, this also happens to be the exact reason he doesn't feel at ease saying anything the priest may use. Kirei's dangerous enough as it is.]

[He wants to lie to him but, much to his chagrin, Kotomine knows him better than anyone in this town. He wouldn't believe that Kiritsugu's doing this for selfish reasons.]

There's no reason to divulge that to you.

[mapo_trollfu]

[A light "Hnf" -- the closest thing to amusement the priest seems able to vocalize.]

Nor is there reason to refrain from doing so. Well, save prejudices of the past, I suppose.

[Not bitter, merely correcting himself. Frankly, he expects most conversations with Kiritsugu to go this route.]

I am merely curious. Though I sincerely doubt you take such a path for personal gain, I find it difficult to fathom precisely why you believe it prudent.

[maguskiller]

[Kiritsugu briefly contemplates the verbosity Kirei has acquired in ten years. Unlike the hollow man he had once deciphered him as, he truly seems to have the purpose he and Shirou talked about. All the more reason to find a way to dispose of him quickly.]

[However, he realizes something. Depending on Kotomine's disposition towards staying in this town, he may very well be as much of a threat as he was back home. After all, Shirou's no longer around to stop him, and Kiritsugu doesn't have Avalon to protect him anymore. There is the matter of no longer having a vessel for the Grail around, but considering how unknown Kotomine's current personality is to him, that is not a decisive factor.]

...Do you have any intentions of leaving Mayfield?

[phone]

[lookouttiger]

[Taiga decides to try and be helpful. This won't end well. She'll serious up later, promise.]

I CONFESS! IT WAS ME! IT WAS ALL ME! I WAS THE MASTERMIND!

[maguskiller]

...It's good to see you still have your enthusiasm.

[lookouttiger]

H-hey, pay attention, Kiritsugu! This is a very serious charge I am confessing for! I am the mastermind, so clearly me confessing something you should use!

...and of course I do, I'm still young!

[maguskiller]

I'll never be so desperate that I'll be willing to take a false one, Taiga.

[Okay. That's a lie. Still, this plan is not going at such a bad pace.]

I appreciate the gesture, but there are other parts of the application you could help with, if you're up to it.