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Eins

For the elements, silver and iron. For the foundation, stone and the Archduke of Pacts. And for the ancestor, my great master, Schweinorg. Close the gates of the four directions. Come forth from the Crown and follow the forked road leading to the Kingdom. Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill. Repeat five times. When each is filled, destroy it. Set.

Heed my words. My will creates your body, and your sword creates my destiny. If you heed the Grail's call and obey my will and reason, then answer me! I hereby swear that I shall be all the good in the world. That I shall defeat all evil in the world. Thou Seventh Heaven, clad in the three great words of power, come forth from the circle of binding, Guardian of the Scales!

[This is a master (haha) post for Fate/PSLs! If you need anything specific tailored to your character (like a starter that doesn't start with the summoning like the above) let me know! We'll work something out over PM or Plurk.]

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[The next morning she will wake late. She'd try to sleep to eleven, but around ten-thirty there's a knock at her door. Used to living alone, and being paranoid as most mages are, Rin rouses immediately. She's still a little out of it, though. In a modest nightgown she answers her door. One hand rests on the knob as the other rubs the sleep away from her eyes.]

Good morning?

[Why would he wake her before she wants to get up?]

[He allows her to sleep for a long time, really, he does. But when it passes the ten hour mark since she fell asleep, he decides that it's time for her to get up. It'll be time for people to start eating lunch soon, how slovenly can she be? At least she actually answers the door. Nikolai's eyes flit toward her messy hair, but his displeasure doesn't show on his face.]

Good morning, Master. I've prepared breakfast.

[He nods down to the tray in his hands with a flawless traditional Japanese breakfast on it. Though Nikolai was born a prince, he never trusted people to not try and do him in with poison and got quite good at cooking his own meals. She'll be hard pressed to find anything to complain about.]

[That definitely catches her by surprise. Rin steps back opening the door wider. The tray obviously means she cannot insist on eating downstairs. Nikolai crafted the perfect excuse to introduce himself to her room.

He'll find it mostly tidy with the exception of a few piles of books neatly stacked. A lot of them seem old, and handed down while others newer and more crisp. Despite that wide range all of them seem to have tabbed markers sticking out for reference and annotations. It seems like Tohsaka is a voracious reader, and an avid study.]

—Oh. Thank you, Caster. It looks [perfect] delicious.

[Her hands reach up to smooth down her wild hair. He should have at least given her time to brush!]

Naturally. I don't do things halfway.

[He'll keep his first visit brief. This is just a small way to get her used to the idea of having him in her room. After setting the tray down on the table and arranging everything just so, he pours her a cup of tea and makes for the door again. Rather than looking at her room, he's listening, smelling, feeling. It all adds up to making him seem very polite since he doesn't even glance around, he just carries out his business and is on his way.]

I'll see you when you've had a little more time to wake up. Enjoy.

[Rin eats her food like a lady, and finishes everything (because a girl on a budget don't waste shit). She then takes the time to get dressed, brush her hair, and be ready for the day. Which may take her a while, because she's a proper lady after all. When she finally descends the stairs to the main living area of the house she's got her socks on, that red sweater with the white cross design, and a black skirt with matching thigh high socks. Just a small bit of thigh peeks out between the skirt and socks, but aside from that the rest of her is modest and well covered. Her hair, like the night before, is pulled up by ribbon into twin ponytails.]

Caster?

[The house is big. Does she need to go searching for him?]

[She doesn't. He can hear her easily, and he makes his way over to her in short order. Nikolai is every bit as sharply dressed as she is, and in the same colors as well. He smiles pleasantly at her, fingering his staff as he takes in her appearance.]

Yes?

It's almost the middle of the day. Let us get started on the tour of the city. Tonight we can get a bird's eye view of Fuyuki, but knowing what it looks like on the street is important as well. Shall we get started?

[Says the girl who just woke up not to long ago! But Rin isn't one to dilly-dally once things are set in motion.]

[She's the one who just slept half the day! Nikolai keeps his annoyance from showing on his face, still intent on charming her so she'll just do whatever he says. He offers her his arm like a proper gentleman, inclining his head.]

Very well. Shall we?

[Unless she's saying he should dematerialize, but SURELY she wants to keep looking at this magnificence!]

Oh, but Caster! Don't you think a young woman like myself would stand out too much in a crowd if I were to take your arm? How bold.

[She teases while playfully refusing his offer.]

[Instead of getting offended (for once), Nikolai just chuckles.]

Not at all. It's only natural for a lady like yourself to have a proper escort, isn't it?

In truth? I've only heard of that in stories. In any case your size will stand out. We shouldn't draw too much attention.

[Rin then begins to pad her way to leave the house. In the main entryway she gathers her deep red coat and slips on her shoes.]

[So she wants him to dematerialize, then... well, he'll take a physical form again if he sees something that interests him, and also probably at lunch. His body isn't hindered by the need to properly digest his food any longer, so he would like a decent meal, he thinks. Nikolai follows Rin to the door, placing a hand on her shoulder once she's all ready. He smiles, vanishing a moment later.]

I suppose you don't have a car? Driving one of those seems like it would be fun.

[The hand on her shoulder gives her a small spook, but she recomposes herself quick. By the time they make it outside she's picture perfect in that no emotions show on her face. A cold, steeled magus.

As they go along Rin speaks to him even though he's invisible. She'll point out important land marks and strategic routes to take if a battle needs to be lured away from a public venue. She'll even show him Ryuudou Temple, another building constructed on top of a ley line.

Rin is about to head away, but a small growl of her stomach can be heard. It's a little past lunch time, and she was hoping she could wait until she got back home...]

[Nikolai shows a knack for strategy as well, talking with Rin about small surveillance spells they could place so that they won't be moving about unawares. Naturally, he wants to follow the ley lines through town, and he makes mental notes on how to exploit the area without sharing them with his master. She's too soft; women are always better off not knowing the grisly details.]

Are you hungry, Master? You need to keep up your strength. We just passed a decent looking restaurant...

...Yes, I suppose getting something to eat would be best. The way home isn't as quick as I would like it to be.

[Rin begins to whisper to herself a little as she does math on her fingers. Just a little self-budgeting as she tries to figure out how much she can spend to eat at this restaurant. All the while she walks toward it.

The eatery is small, but that's not too different from a lot of things in the city. The dining area has a lot of couple's seating, and the atmosphere is soft and dim with a bit of candle light. A soft and slow piano piece plays on their radio.]

[And look at that, there's a middle-aged woman wearing a manager's tag wandering around and checking how everyone is doing... perfect.]

Would you please head over to that hall by the bathroom, Master?

[At first Rin is confused, but she obliges. He probably hasn't tasted real food in a while, has he? She wonders what it must be like to be summoned by the Grail. She never really got a clear answer on the Servant end of things. Mostly her knowledge lies in her role as Master and how to handle competition.

She steps over into the hall by the restroom out of sight of any workers or patrons.]

[He waits until he can't hear anyone passing nearby to pick up on the brief glow of his materialization before stepping back into the world proper. Nikolai adjusts his tie, letting out a sigh.]

I know this is terribly crass, but... is money a concern, miss...?

[He can't call her "Master" in public!]

[Goodness, every time he appears he is tall. So tall that she's surprised that some places have high enough roofs to accommodate him. She looks up at him, and her eyes meet his. There's no use hiding her financial trouble from him considering that he's her partner now, and being honest with him would make them more equal. The last thing she wants to happen is for her Servant to look down on her because of her stature or age.]

In a sense, yes. I have been spending most of my funds available to me preparing for this, you know. My family uses jewels to store mana.

[An expensive way to go about things, but incredibly efficient. Storing away mana on a day you don't need it for a day in when you need excess is the idea, and the better the jewel the more mana it can contain. That, and the purer the energy will be when released. Sure she may look like a miser to others, but no one will laugh when she has the Grail in her hands.]

[He looks down on her for many things, but not this. This is actually sensible, and he can appreciate a woman that doesn't fritter money away on useless trinkets. Nikolai inclines his head.]

I thought as much.

[After all, her reaction to his diamond was... pronounced.]

I will at least partially handle my meal, then. After all, it's just a luxury, but I confess that eating again after all this time is difficult to resist.

Well, I suppose there isn't anything to argue if you'll be taking care of that. And who would I be to object to such a simple request? Let's place our order, Caster.

[At least "Caster" can be misheard as "Casper" which is an actual name. Rin leads him back out to the dining area. When she sits she sweeps her hand under herself to make sure her skirt tucks in so that she sits on it. A lady doesn't accidentally flash the world, after all.]

[He flirts with the girl that leads them to their table the whole way. Naturally, he'll pull Rin's chair out for her because that's what a gentleman does. They make for quite the glamorous pair, though Nikolai is a great deal older than she is...

Which is perfect, because he can pass her off as his niece. She looks to have some German heritage down the line somewhere, and Asians are too stupid to tell the difference between a German man and a Russian man anyway.

Unsurprisingly, it's Rin who the waitress addresses first, simply because Nikolai doesn't look like he would speak Japanese. Nikolai is insulted, but he'll wait to order.]

[Rin speaks politely and clearly. She orders a chicken entree with a soup and salad. Her order is probably one of the more healthier options that isn't just a salad, and it's Japan so the portions won't be too huge. She selects tea for her beverage — avoiding any carbonated drinks.

She then passes it off to Caster, allowing him to order for himself.]

[Naturally, he gets steak for himself with some wine to drink. If Rin's been wondering if he's trying to charm her, she'll know he's at least not doing it at full force when he starts ramping it up with their waitress. By the end of his order she's a giggling mess, and her fingers definitely linger against his when he hands the menus up to her.]

Ah, where did miss manager go... [he murmurs to himself after the waitress is out of earshot, glancing around for her.]

[Rin is surprised by the intensity of the charm and how effortlessly he uses it that she sits back in her chair to get a little extra space between them. Is this what he meant by taking care of his meal? Certainly she has no place to talk. Rin has, a few times before, played the pleasant girl to get a couple things "on the house" or discounted.

At least she knows for certain he hasn't been charming her, or if he has it hasn't been to this degree. Though perhaps the fact he told her he knows charm magic at all means she — as his Master — has little to fear whether it be magic or simple flirting (because either way she would most certainly become quickly suspicious). If Nikolai looks Rin's way she'll be fidgeting with the cloth napkin she delicately places on her lap before shedding her jacket.]

Edited 2017-10-08 15:05 (UTC)

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