video 💎 un: Tohsaka Rin

[defenceless]

[the video opens to display the... somewhat incriminating desk of one rin tohsaka. are those vials and knives? yes, those are vials and knives. a few of the vials contain weird-colored liquids but don’t think about it too much.

apparently this is no reason for a tiny cygnet not to be hopping all over everywhere, chirping happily and nibbling away at a slice of apple rin holds between chopsticks. the gray downy baby swan wears a black collar inlaid with beautiful amethysts and diamonds. lazily leaning her cheek onto her hand, she speaks.]

I’ve developed a means of repelling that godawful holiday plant and withering any sprigs of mistletoe in your immediate vicinity. Simply state clearly,

"Verkümmern, Mistel."

And they’ll die. The catalyst for the enchantment has been sprinkled all across Chantes, so the spell should work wherever you are. Just don’t say the words wrong; I can’t be held responsible for what might happen, in that case.

[r.i.p. thirst. anyway, rin reveals a strange object that those more modern-familiar in alastair will recognize as a bedazzler gun.]

Now, then.

[rin sets down the apple (much to baby swan's dismay!) and calls to the servant carrying a tea tray behind her.]

Archer.

[a tall man in black armor and a pink apron glances over his shoulder. only his back is visible.

she spins her finger, gesturing for him to turn around. he does so with a rather impressive line face. there's a sword bedazzled out of shiny silver rhinestones stuck right to the front of his apron, just at chest level. rin faces the network again.]

Can anyone tell me what this [she lifts up the bedazzler gun and frowns in disgust/confusion.] is? The designs it creates are awfully tacky.

((OOC: The mistletoe-deactivating spell words will actually work, per discussion with the mods! Feel free to do whatever you want with it. Archer may reply to some tags/threads in this post.))

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[boneafide]

Oh! Right, he does do that. I don't think I'd call that magic though. He just gets around.

[hideyourself]

magic them prettier! c'mon, can't you do that?

[defenceless]

You'd be surprised. Nothing is for certain with these Servants of ours.

[that's the understatement of the century. odette peeps when she sees the wave.]

If there's nothing else, I'll talk to you later.

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[defenceless]

[in her case, rin just doesn't want to abandon something she was given as a gift so quickly...]

They must be aware I'm not a child.

[yeah, rin, you'd think that but]

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[defenceless]

"Newlyweds"?

[okay, somebody's lost.]

I don't know where you're going, when you say that—

[defenceless]

[you'd think rin would mind the sarcasm! but she doesn't, not when that guy in the apron is super full of it 24-7. whether hawke's serious or she isn't, it won't affect her much.

she takes a sip of tea while she listens to the pronunciation, waving with a hand afterwards.]

You're going to have to do a lot worse than that. But it's good to meet you, Miss Hawke. Yes, you can call me Rin.

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[defenceless]

[rin unintentionally flusters at the question. yes, even when she brought up the topic in the first place.]

Of course not. I'm not some—cruelhearted person, abandoning a baby swan in the winter months. I could never. She'd die without someone there, this young.

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[counterattacked]

Still looks pretty involved.

[If the mess on her desk is any indication. (Vials and knives and weird colored liquids and alchemical instruments...a syringe might concern him tho tbh.) He's not as stupid as his bullheaded nature can make him appear—hell, he can't stand willful ignorance, makes it a point to better himself and seek out new things that ping his curiosity. After a pause—]

Is that normal?

[Sharing her power, that kind of thing.]

[bougy]

( which is well enough. she doesn't particularly care if she offends people, but it's always nice when she doesn't. she smirks a bit, because bungling the enchantment isn't as easy as she would have assumed, and because of the particular way Rin says that about her name. )

Just Hawke is fine. And likewise, unless there's some other way you'd prefer to be addressed? In any case, I look forward to mutually enriching co-operation as long as our 'employers' see fit to 'employ' us. ( a slight pause. ) Verkümmern, minstrel.

[perma_banned]

[Poking? It definitely a roundhouse kick at that point.]

You were a whiny brat from the start.

[He yanked his pinky out of his ear, finally, flicking something undetermined out of frame.]

Only a whiny brat would care about what a 'no good' thief says. When you grow up, you'll understand~.

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[defenceless]

[wait, this conversation has to slam to a screeching halt, because she just said—]

Boytoy?! He's not my boytoy!

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[defenceless]

[it sounds like a lot.]

So it's not actually your magical power that you're using, but the spells inherent in the cards.

[feel free to correct her if she's wrong, sakura.]

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[defenceless]

[she's actually the exact opposite... a girl who doesn't have many diamonds, but sure wishes she did.]

N-No...! Look, I use rare gems for my magic, so they're essential for me.

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[sanicspeed]

When you say 'give the flu', does it cause an autoimmune response or are you saying that it literally gives you the flu virus and I could find it if I drew blood or something?

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[servant]

Just that everything must still be shiny and new. I don't know much about it myself.

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[keystaff]

I guess? I have my own magic, but I don't need to tap into it so much with the cards exactly. Not yet anyway....I'm not sure what will happen with Yue-san's Judgement.

[Because that certainly does seem like quite a big game changer of sorts, to say the least. Not that Sakura herself is aware of the details in the process and aftermath of that yet.]

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[digophelia]

Oh, I knew that you couldn't be.

[ Despite the fact that it was a weird question, even with Alice's social fallacies. Alice can be a bit odd. ]

I'm glad for that; those feathers on her little body can't possibly be warm enough for the winter.

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[powerdriven]

[ while he's inclined to say that she's close, he can foresee how that will be received, and it also isn't the point. not that he knows what the actual point is (thanks ALASTAIR), but it's pretty likely it's not appropriateness. ]

And? I doubt they care about that. Have you seen their other gifts?

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[twinpeak]

[ Dipper's eyebrows raise, a flicker of interest flashing across his face as he brings his communicator just a bit closer. ]

... For magic, you said? I never heard of any kind that requires gems before.

[respired]

He has not. Do you intend to enlighten me?

[respired]

[Asking for more would delve definitively into the realm of prying. Koltira's already asked more questions than he usually does, and now's the time to pull back. He cannot affect this situation either way, and Archer is a man grown. A man, most importantly, who made his own choice.

He can't resist some further teasing, though.]

Hmm. Seems you've pledged a bit more than your blades.

[defenceless]

[wow. not cool. she holds the bedazzler close almost protectively, warily looking from side to side as if she's done something wrong.]

—I think it's rather that they recognize it from their own worlds.

[defenceless]

[she should be more sensitive to cultural differences around alastair recruits, it's true.]

She's a swan—a very young one. Swans, in adulthood, become huge beautiful white birds that live in the water and can fly, too.

[she's patient in describing everything, at least.]

[defenceless]

[pausing for a moment, here. a bit exasperated (but having already accepted it), she replies:] You can't explain how he does it.

[defenceless]

Well, I could, but the concealment charm would be flimsy at best.