Fate/Off the Rails (and onto hiatus again)

OOC: Sorry this took a while. One of the more harder ones for me to write.

[x] Accept the invitation

"I don't see why we shouldn't attend this meeting. If the Church Mediator is there then it must be something very serious."

She nods. "Yeah, I was thinking of something similar." She took a glance at the geas.

I nod. "As for the geas." I took a look at it. "I don't really think it's that really needed. Besides, I'm not quite a fan of geas, they tend to screw you over like a certain Irish legend."

"I am of the same opinion. Plus," she pointed at Archer, whose lump was already gone. "If her reputation holds up, she'll find a way to loophole it."

Archer gave a smirk. "You're a smart girl."

"I'm just being cautious." She kept a poker face on.

"So now that we got that out of the way." I looked at all the sleeping students. "We better go and modify their memories."

"Yeah, we better get to that. By the way, what's the address on the back of the letter?"

Flipping the letter, I looked at the address and... well... it was a bit strange to say the lest. "Rin, is this an actual address?"

"Huh? What's wrong?" Curious she looked over my shoulder again, her face now a mix of surprise and confusion. "Check behind your house just 30 meters? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

We both stared at Archer, she gave a shrug. "I got no clue as to how all this magic business works. I was never interested, besides it's best if you find out yourselves."

Rin glared at the servant, "That... dons't really explain anything,"

She shrugged again. "Like I said, it's better if you find out yourselves."

Rin gave a sigh. "Fine. We'll just follow the stupid address. But first," she stood up and walked over to one of the unconscious students. "We better go and fix this mess first."

---

Sakura Matou wasn't having a bad day, but it wasn't a good one either. It's not bad because her brother was in a good mood lately and thus was a bit more friendly then usual. Another thing was that she got to hang out with Shirou for lunch. It's not good because her grandfather was being strange, he barely acknowledged her during breakfast. He was muttering something to himself. He never seemed this frustrated in all the times she has been with him. She has been on edge ever since.

If that wasn't enough, she also learned that she had a cousin that she never heard of before and is currently hanging out with her biological sister. For some reason she's been uneasy about that too, like someone is taking something away from her.

She was passing by the library when the doors opened and a slightly tired looking Rin came out. "Man that was some tedious work."

"I know right," another girl said as she followed Rin out the door, her hands on the back of her head. This person surprised Sakura with her appearance. She looked like a gal version of Rin which seemed ironic in Sakura's eyes.

"Um excuse me," she was looking intently at the blond girl. "But are you Rin's cousin?"

At first the blond stranger was surprised, then she came to something close to a knowing smile. "Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Natsui Kinoko, Rin's 17th removed cousin." She extends a hand. "Your name?"

She was surprised by how front the girl was but she decided to accept the handshake. "Sakura Matou." Looking behind the girl she saw that Rin had a straight face on, it's hard to read her sometimes.

"Nice name, I'd talk with you more but I've got English class next. I'm going to have so much fun showing everyone how great my English is." She put on a playful smile.

"Oh... uh... please don't tease Taiga too much, she has an... eccentric personality."

"Oh? Well in that case I'll be careful in treading around the English teacher then." She beamed a smile before turning and walked off with Rin following.

For a while Sakura stood there. Then she spoke, "Rin, we both know that we don't have any cousins." She walked off, her heart filled with longing. "Come on me, you know that sister doesn't care for you anymore. She probably doesn't even remember that we're sisters." She held her chest. "But still, it hurts to see that she's hanging out with someone that you could call a sister if you think of it like that." She stopped and looked at the hallway that Natsui and Rin went down. "Rin... I hate you..." And thus Sakura's merely neutral day became a bad day.

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It was evening. The sounds of crickets fill the air as a girl and her servant walked into the forest. Rin was in her usual red coat while Assassin decided it was best if she was hiding. Silently they walked, then after reaching 30 meters or so away from Rin's house, the world in front of them rippled and warped until all the trees in front of them disappeared, revealing a western style covered in vines and moss. It looked as if it hasn't been used for years.

"I can't believe it," Rin said as she stepped forward. "There were rumors about the twins who came here having built two western style homes here in Fuyuki but to think it was true and that one of the homes were built so close to mine..."

There was a maid waiting at the front door, her uniform was clean, simple and practical. Nothing like the showy frill filled costumes of Japan, it went well with her simple brunette hair tied in a bun. She gave a bow. "Hello, we've been expecting you. I am Margaret, a simple servant of one Luviagelita Edelfelt. Please, follow me."

Releasing my Presence Concealment, we both entered and were amazed by how well maintained the house looks on the inside. The maid almost smileed to herself. "Like our work? It took us quite a while to fix everything, including getting rid of vermin, replacing the wooden floors, etc, etc..." We continued walking.

We found ourselves in a living room that manages to be even more expensive looking than Rin's with everything from furniture made with gold instead of wood, world famous paintings and 12 full suits of real medieval armor, count that, 12!

"I see you're both gawking at my magnifacent home." In one of the couches was a girl, about the same age and height as Rin with blond hair in an extravagant drill style and a blue and white dress with long sleeves with a figure that are quite well developed. Sitting next to her is Archer, looking at a map as she eats a bag of wasabi flavored chips. On a couch adjacent to her's a male priest with blank eyes and several empty bowls of what I assume is mapo tofu. The maid merely blends in with the background as to not disturb the occupants of the room, her presence will only be sensed once she's called for.

"And you must be Luviagelita Edelfelt." Rin said as she sat on the third couch. I followed and sat next to Rin.

Luvia cocked her head. "Oh? You're not going to sit with the Church Mediator?"

"We have a strictly business relationship." Rin quickly said, obviously uncomfortable with the fake priest.

"Oh I see that you too find this priest a bit... unruly as well..." She took a sip of tea. "Of course that won't win you any sympathy points from me."

Rin raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And what's that supposed to mean?"

Luvia's face went from a smile to a glare. "The scars of the Third Holy Grail War are still fresh on the honor of the Edelfelt family and as such it's only through this arrangement that I'm even treating you a modicum of respect but know this," she leans forward, I can feel the tension in the air raising, Archer feels it too but shrugs it off while the fake priests sets down his mapo tofu to watch how the events flow. "I do not like you, I despise you and your family for all the crimes they have done to my my own and as such this entire arrangement is merely professional. After all is said and done we will resume the war and I will defeat you in single combat to restore my family's lost honor."

Rin placed her pokerface on as she gives Luvia a blank face. "Likewise Miss Edelfelt. Although I care not for you family's honor." You didn't need to know her well to see it, she's holding it all back in, her temper, her rage at this foreigner who hates her guts. Luvia can see it too, she's giving a small smug smile.

"I see you haven't sign the geas, interesting. Do you trust me that much? Or is there some sort of interior motive?" She cocks her head as she muses to herself. I see the index finger on Rin's hand twitch a bit.

"I have nothing of the sort. As the resident magus of this land and as head of the family who created this ritual it is part of my duty to find out what the problem is." She's keeping her cool, good, but how long will it last? Sooner or later like a geyser she'll explode. I better do something before this gets out of hand.

[] Support Rin

[] Support Luvia

[] Scold them both for their unprofessional behavior

[] Don't do anything
-[] Do something else
--[] Talk to the fake preist
--[] Talk to the maid
--[] Talk to Archer

[] Get out, you can't take this stupidity
-[] Tell them they're being idiots as you go out

[] Write in