[At that point, he didn't know what to say. Again, she introduced him to something new, drawing up a feeling he couldn't describe and leaving him to decipher it.
It drew a smile out of him as well. That much made it easier to accept.]
Would you say she feels the same?
[It was a meaningless question--one he already knew would be a 'yes' but he couldn't help but wonder if she needed to affirm it for herself as well.]
Yes — or at least I hope so? She still wears that ribbon, even now...
[The hand covering her face shifts just a bit to pinch her cheek. Is this really happening? Is this for real? A life in which her sister can actually be her sister, and someone she can trust with her life is taking her out to dinner? Honestly it feels too good to be true. A false reality.]
[He had already worked out his excitement, shadow-boxing in the hall while she got ready, but it was still enough to stun him into a moment's silence just to hear that lilt in her voice--something that felt relieving. Satisfying.]
I would say I'm surprised she never made her own, but... hah... those good-for-nothing Matous never taught her properly. I think she'd honestly be happier not having a life involved with magecraft at all.
[And lord help the Mages Association if they ever attempted a sealing designation because that would go incredibly poorly.]
[Tohsaka lets go of her own cheek to instead curl her fingers inward toward her palm. Resting her loosely closed fist against her lips she thinks a little harder about her sister before speaking up again.]
I'm already finding the idea of leaving her behind again difficult, but it's not a path she should follow me on.
[Ah. Silently she's thankful for that. It helps to have someone else to ground her. Otherwise she'd spiral until her brain latched onto something else.]
Not much, actually.
[Especially not now that things have gotten a little wacky. Grail War over, but the Servants remain? Was this after-effects of using the Jeweled Sword? Ah... she'll probably get in trouble for it.]
[That much was a relief. Even if he hadn't told her directly, he was sure she understood the root cause of his betrayal, so the fact that they were no longer so alike as to frustrate him managed to make it all easier to accept him.
Even so, there was still the color of guilt in him. He left that girl behind as well, hadn't he?
Sighing, glanced sidelong to the window to check how far they'd gone. With Rin there beside him, maybe a small portion of that guilt would fade.]
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It drew a smile out of him as well. That much made it easier to accept.]
Would you say she feels the same?
[It was a meaningless question--one he already knew would be a 'yes' but he couldn't help but wonder if she needed to affirm it for herself as well.]
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[The hand covering her face shifts just a bit to pinch her cheek. Is this really happening? Is this for real? A life in which her sister can actually be her sister, and someone she can trust with her life is taking her out to dinner? Honestly it feels too good to be true. A false reality.]
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I haven't seen her without it.
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[And lord help the Mages Association if they ever attempted a sealing designation because that would go incredibly poorly.]
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Magi were rotten in general but few made it an aspect of their crest.]
I agree. She has good spirit but becoming a full-fledged magus would offer her no improvements.
[Suffice to say, it wouldn't take much effort to convince him to put down hunters and executioners with prejudice. He was well-acquainted.]
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I'm already finding the idea of leaving her behind again difficult, but it's not a path she should follow me on.
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[Just so slightly, he squeezed her hand as if to draw her right back to where they started.]
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Not much, actually.
[Especially not now that things have gotten a little wacky. Grail War over, but the Servants remain? Was this after-effects of using the Jeweled Sword? Ah... she'll probably get in trouble for it.]
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Even so, there was still the color of guilt in him. He left that girl behind as well, hadn't he?
Sighing, glanced sidelong to the window to check how far they'd gone. With Rin there beside him, maybe a small portion of that guilt would fade.]
It's good that she can live in the present.