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Day 37 Chapter 8
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    "... Are you sure you don't need me to come home and make something for dinner?"

    While Kirika does her homework, and Minako watches, taking notes as she looks over her daughter's work, you've decided that it's time to think about dinner. For you and Homura, mostly, but "I'll be dining out with the others tonight. I wish Kirika could join us, but I'm hoping that with your help she'll bring her grades up enough to where things can go back to normal soon enough" apparently your services won't be necessary tonight. "So you're free to do whatever you'd like to for dinner tonight. Maybe you've got something planned with the Kures?"

    You don't; or at least, you didn't until Homura said anything; but now "I'll see what I can make for them. I brought over plenty of vegetables yesterday, and Minako has plenty of frozen meals I can spruce up, so I'm sure I can come up with something that'll make for a nice dinner."

    "If it's you, I'm sure they'll be happy to eat whatever you make. Take care, Archer; I'll see you tonight."

    After you break from your conversation with Homura, you decide to take a second glance through the homework you've helped Kirika with tonight to see if you can glean anything that would be helpful to either mother or daughter in the future. Mathematics is definitely her weak point. She excels at her literature assignments and can wrap her brain around her biology homework, if she puts her mind to it, but she's really struggling to make sense of trig and geometry. Maybe she needs help from an actual remedial instructor, and not just some afterschool advice from a guy who hasn't been in school in a lifetime.

    "I can't take this anymore!" Kirika cries, as her head flops down on the table. "If I have to make sense of one more circle I'll barf!"

    Minako squirrels her daughter's worksheet out from under her head, and after looking it over says "Come on pumpkin, just two more problems and you're done."

    "I don't wanna!"

    Minako rolls her eyes, passing the worksheet back to Kirika as she asks "What's it going to take to get you to do this?"

    "I wanna see Oriko! When I'm doing homework with Oriko, she'll always give me a kiss for every problem I do." They come with neither the same passion nor intensity, and you'd be seriously concerned if they did, but Minako leans over, giving her daughter a kiss on the cheek for each problem she's done so far. Well, you can't say she didn't ask for it. Kirika, however, is not amused. "It's just not the same."

    "You never used to have a problem with my kisses," Minako says, to her daughter's continued unamused stare. But the mother Kure smiles for her dour daughter, and says "You'll be able to see Oriko tomorrow, and you can get as many kisses from her then as you'd like; just as long as you're doing your homework."

    "Don't worry, I already told Oriko that I need to keep my grades up if I want to see her."

    "And I'll be calling to make sure she hears it from me, too." Even if it's just for a split-second, Kirika's face gives it away, and Minako smirks, saying "Ah-ha! I knew I was right to want to call her. You were planning on goofing off tomorrow, weren't you?" A soft "... Yes mommy" and a flick of the "Ow!" ear are soon to follow for the daughter Kure as her plan is revealed. "I can't let you out of my sight for a moment, can I?" Minako shakes her head, and says to you "It's a good thing we'll have eyes on her for as much of tomorrow night as Oriko will; otherwise she'd never get her homework done."

    You nod; tomorrow is when you'll all be having dinner with the Kanames, and outside of attempting to set you up with Minako you don't know what your host has planned for tomorrow. Still, "I should have some time before dinner to help Kirika with her homework before we send her off to her girlfriend."

    With a little bit of urging from her mother, Kirika finally manages to complete the remaining two problems, finishing all of her homework for the night. "Oh, man, it feels good to be done!" she proclaims, exaggeratedly stretching her arms over her head as if yawning. Finishing her routine, she turns to Minako and asks "Hey mom, what's for dinner? We got any of Archer's fish left over from last night?"

    Minako shakes her head; the four of you finished all the fish last night. "I don't know," she says, her eyes flashing in your direction. "I guess that'll depend on what Archer's plans are." She turns to look at you in full, and asks "Were you planning on heading home to have dinner with Homura?"

    "Nah," you say. "She told me she was going to have dinner out with her friends. Looks like it'll just be the three of us tonight. Not sure what I want to make, though..." You take stock of the food that's available to you. Some carrots and onions, some peppers, and some eggs, along with a veritable medley of frozen food. You've never seen so much frozen food before in your life. Is this what Minako and Kirika have been living on for the past seven years? You grab two bags at random; gyoza and frozen miso soup mix, with a package of frozen cabbage rolls making itself apparent once those two are in your hands. You don't even want to look deeper than that. You'll have to find the time to go grocery shopping with Minako at some point.

    "I know it must look terrible to you," Minako says. You're too busy looking through the fridge to see her, but you can hear her chair squeak, and a few moments after that she's at your side, staring at the unholy mess that is her frozen food aisle of a fridge. "But it's all I've had time to make these past seven years."

    "Well, that's all going to change," you say. "Hopefully soon you'll be able to cook for yourself, and you won't need any of this stuff anymore." That being said... "For tonight, though, I think I know what we're going to have..."

    Your mission, starting tonight, is to clear the Kure fridge of as much of its frozen meals as possible so you can help Minako to fill her kitchen with real food. By the amount of things stuffed into her fridge, that's going to be as long-term a mission as helping her study for her Cert or helping to bring Kirika's grades up; fortunately, you have a plan.

    "It's not the greatest meal I've ever cooked," you say, well aware of the limited resources with which you had to work; and in fact it's more than a little shameful that you even had to resort to using so many frozen items. You'll definitely have to find the time to go grocery shopping with Minako at some point. You can't work like this. "But I'm hoping you'll both enjoy it all the same." Tonight's dinner involves a mix of frozen meals and real food in a manner that's both efficient and appealing to the taste buds; frozen fried rice tossed in a skillet with fresh vegetables and a little soy sauce; frozen miso soup, with fresh vegetables instead of the dehydrated 'vegetables' that came packaged with the soup mix; the frozen gyoza and cabbage rolls, steamed over the stovetop, not microwaved. "Now, let's eat."

    "Well, how is it?"

    "It's alright, I guess." Kirika says to Minako as she picks at her food; tonight's dinner clearly isn't as big a hit with her as last night's fish was. "I mean, it's better than if you'd just thrown it in the microwave, but after having Oriko's cooking, or the fish from last night, it's just so hard to go back to the frozen stuff, you know?"

    Minako smiles for her daughter, and says to her "Don't worry, pumpkin. Soon I'll know enough about cooking that I can start making real food that tastes like the stuff Archer makes." While tonight's dinner was far from your best showing, it was a valuable learning experience for Minako; hopefully she'll be able to use what you've taught her tonight to make further frozen meals taste a bit more palatable in the future, at least until they're all gone and she doesn't need to rely on them ever again.

    As for yourself... You take your first tentative bite into one of the gyoza you had Minako steam. You've never had frozen gyoza before, but it's not actually the worst thing in the world. The fried rice is easily the best part of tonight's dinner, in your opinion. It's hard to screw up rice, and after tossing it in the skillet with fresh vegetables you can't even tell that the rice came out of the freezer.

    Conversation over dinner is modest, if that, with most of the conversation occurring with Minako getting reacquainted with her daughter, after her extended stay with Mikuni; until she asks you a question you hadn't been expecting. Playing with a few strands of her long, dark-chocolate locks, Minako asks "Hey, since Homura's going to be busy tonight, did you want to maybe spend the night here?" This is a trap, isn't it? "I know we don't have that much space, but I can make the couch as comfy as you need, if you'd like to stay."

    This is definitely a trap, you think; and yet, that doesn't stop you from saying "Thank you. I think I'd like that." You hope this doesn't turn out to be a trap.​
     
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    And yet, you were sure that Minako wasn't going to try anything with Kirika in the apartment.

    So which is it? Are we safe, or is this a trap?
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    Hey, I never said there wasn't a trap, I just said that Archer was going to be safe with Kirika in the apartment. Obviously the trap isn't going to succeed at all considering how out of practice Minako is with romance combined with the ire of Kirika. :p
     
    SVS said:
    ... So, why does this not just simply annihilate everything, in that case? Assuming servant Shiki were to waltz into this quest, right now, sword in-hand; how does this not allow her to insta-gib everything in sight if she also has servant-tier speed and reflexes?
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    To my knowledge, Mystery isn't a universal omnitool, higher Mystery only particularly matters when the thing you're cutting has Mystery derived resilience. Wouldn't do anything that the metal and strength couldn't already do if its not supernaturally durable.

    Granted, Servant Shiki would have their blade itself be a phantasmal construct deriving its physical strength from its legend.
     
    veekie said:
    To my knowledge, Mystery isn't a universal omnitool, higher Mystery only particularly matters when the thing you're cutting has Mystery derived resilience. Wouldn't do anything that the metal and strength couldn't already do if its not supernaturally durable.

    Granted, Servant Shiki would have their blade itself be a phantasmal construct deriving its physical strength from its legend.
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    Hey, neither of us claimed it's an omni-tool. Mystery just boosts the concept of what the blade represents to insane levels due to its immense age without it being broken or reforged at some point, as something that 'cuts'. This is also combined with the usage of it by both Void Shiki in Kara no Kyoukai and its manifestation as a proper Noble Phantasm for the Heroic Spirit Shiki. It would obviously be quite durable for a blade, but it won't break at a drop of the hat nor would it shatter doing its purpose, it just can't directly tank a hit from another NP or equally as powerful Mystic Code. It helps that Shiki's Agility stat is insane, so the need for blocking with it is almost zero.
     
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    Tomoe-san appears conflicted; "I would like for Kaname-san's idea to work, but at the moment I'm not sure how realistic of an idea it is. Mikuni-san and I are certain;y about to combine our strongest attacks, and I hope that you will be able to join us soon, but neither Sakura-san nor Kure-san have a strong enough ranged attack they could combine with ours. Still, I'm not going to disparage the idea, and if we get the opportunity at our next team exercise I'll be sure to bring up the suggestion."
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    Well, it doesn't have to be an attack combo. Interlacing Mami's ribbons through Kyouko's chains seems like an obvious combo that might give the ability to set up some powerful barriers or traps.

    And we've already had Krika suggest we combo our timestop with her time acceleration.
     
    Elder Haman said:
    Well, it doesn't have to be an attack combo. Interlacing Mami's ribbons through Kyouko's chains seems like an obvious combo that might give the ability to set up some powerful barriers or traps.

    And we've already had Krika suggest we combo our timestop with her time acceleration.
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    Well, assuming you're still going through the story, you're in luck. We literally just voted suggesting a very potent type of combo attack last vote. Not going to tell you who it's involving as to avoid spoilers, assuming my assumption is correct. ;)

    In any case, once the girls have properly progressed in their Runes, it opens up a lot of opportunities to create combination attacks which is further boosted by the fact that Primordial Runes have tons of Mystery, power, and versatility behind them.

    As for the Mami-Kyoko ribbon-chains idea, I'm not all too sure about that. The only benefit I could see it giving is it being faster to deploy due to both of them generating them at the same time, and that's assuming that they can sync up perfectly, unless there's some other kind of esoteric effect or interaction I'm missing. 🤔
     
    Enetious said:
    Well, assuming you're still going through the story, you're in luck. We literally just voted suggesting a very potent type of combo attack last vote. Not going to tell you who it's involving as to avoid spoilers, assuming my assumption is correct. ;)

    In any case, once the girls have properly progressed in their Runes, it opens up a lot of opportunities to create combination attacks which is further boosted by the fact that Primordial Runes have tons of Mystery, power, and versatility behind them.

    As for the Mami-Kyoko ribbon-chains idea, I'm not all too sure about that. The only benefit I could see it giving is it being faster to deploy due to both of them generating them at the same time, and that's assuming that they can sync up perfectly, unless there's some other kind of esoteric effect or interaction I'm missing. 🤔
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    Still going through the story. It's going to take me a long while yet.

    As for the ribbons + chains, while there might be some natural synergies between them (perhaps easier and cheaper to make rigid barriers, or stronger bindings) the most obvious one to me was that Mami can put a rune on her ribbons that she knows, while Kyouko a different rune that she knows on her chains.
     
    Elder Haman said:
    Still going through the story. It's going to take me a long while yet.

    As for the ribbons + chains, while there might be some natural synergies between them (perhaps easier and cheaper to make rigid barriers, or stronger bindings) the most obvious one to me was that Mami can put a rune on her ribbons that she knows, while Kyouko a different rune that she knows on her chains.
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    Yeeaah, Mami already does that with a particularly synergetic Rune. Not sure if it's popped up in the story at wherever you are yet, so I'm not going to give any specifics. :p

    As for Kyoko and her chains, I'm pretty sure the surface area and the way her chains are made out of and used aren't really great with placing Runes on them, and I'm not sure if Kyoko could do it at creation like Mami could.
     
    Day 37 Chapter 9
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    "... Are you sure you don't need me to come home and make something for dinner?"

    On any other occasion, you might have asked for Archer to come home and make dinner, especially in the event that you were hosting a meeting with the team. But tonight is different. "I'll be dining out with the others tonight." At the joint suggestion of Tomoe-san and Mikuni Oriko the team has, rather than returning to the closest residence to have dinner, opted to go out to eat somewhere close by. Currently, the five of you are seated around a table inside a small cafe a few blocks from the Shirome train station, a suggestion by Mikuni Oriko who, in the absence of her girlfriend, is looking more than a little lonely for being surrounded by friends, allies, and one person whose status regarding her is unknown. "I wish Kirika could join us, but I'm hoping that with your help she'll bring her grades up enough to where things can go back to normal soon enough"

    "So you're free to do whatever you'd like to for dinner tonight. Maybe you've got something planned with the Kures?"

    A waitress comes by and, one by one, takes the orders of your teammates. "I'll see what I can make for them. I brought over plenty of vegetables yesterday, and Minako has plenty of frozen meals I can spruce up, so I'm sure I can come up with something that'll make for a nice dinner."

    "If it's you, I'm sure they'll be happy to eat whatever you make. Take care, Archer; I'll see you tonight."

    "Miss, did you know what you wanted?"

    The waitress's question takes you out of your conversation with Archer just as it comes to an end, and it dawns on you that you've spent so much time updating Archer that you haven't actually looked at your menu. "The spicy pasta with shrimp and vegetables is delicious," Mikuni Oriko says, coming to your rescue. "It's what I'd be having if I could still eat meat."

    Well, Mikuni Oriko was the one to suggest this place, so you're going to trust her suggestion.     "I'll have the spicy pasta with shrimp and vegetables," you say to the waitress. She quickly writes your order down on her pad, and heads off to deliver everyone's orders to the kitchen. Now that your head is clear and ordering for your team is out of the way, "I'd like to thank Tomoe-san and Kyouko for coming out to Shirome again tonight. I know it's a long trip, but it's made things that much easier for our newest member; and I'd like to thank Mikuni Oriko again for graciously accepting to host our meetings multiple nights in a row. I know it's stressful having to host everyone, and I know how much you've missed Kirika these past two nights, so I'm very grateful for your willingness to go the extra mile for Nagatsuki Miyuki; and I'd like to especially thank Tomoe-san in particular for her willingness to set tonight's exercises up for us. You and Caster really outdid yourselves tonight with the amount of realism you put into your mock witches, and I appreciate your willingness to go as far as you have in helping to integrate Nagatsuki Miyuki into the team, considering our recent deficit of witches."

    Tomoe-san nods, failing to conceal her beaming smile at your words. "Now, this is still part of our team-building exercise," she says, taking the floor - or, table, in this case - from you. "So before we devolve into chatting amongst ourselves, I'd like to hear from Nagatsuki-san about what she's learned tonight working alongside each of us."

    Nagatsuki Miyuki doesn't look like she was expecting to be expected to speak. She stares out at you and the others with a fish-eyed gaze, the glassy look in her eyes only compounded by her glasses. She swallows, reaching for her glass to take a sip of water, before saying "Well, I'd like to say that I learned how to work alongside each of you; except-" She motions with her hand, wagging it back and forth as it hovers above the table "-I'm all the way down here-" before raising her hand up above her head and wagging it a few times more. "-and you girls are all the way up here." She looks in your direction, and says "You especially, Akemi. You're the most, most up here out of everyone at this table. Yeah, in an actual combat situation that's great, but with you especially I had a hard time just keeping up. Maybe the other girls are all used to the way you fight, but I'm not. Constantly stopping time really threw me off, and I'm already the worst one out of all of us."

    "I'm sorry to hear that," you say; and you genuinely mean it. You had hoped to get Nagatsuki Miyuki used to the way you fight, and while you have done that, it seems the poor synergy between the two of you has soured her experience. "Was it easier working alongside anyone else?"

    Nagatsuki Miyuki nods, saying "Mikuni, Tomoe, and Sakura, in that order." One by one, she looks to each member of the team seated at the table, saying in turn "Mikuni, I... I know we might not like each other, but I really felt that we worked together the best. My pistol's Elemental attacks aren't so easy to control once I've fired them off, so your ability to throw up barriers and concentrate my attacks into a smaller area is really helpful; and the way you're able to move your barriers around means I can also get up close in the enemy's face and stab them with my saber and not have to fear getting hit in return, which is good because you don't seem to have too many options for if something gets close to you."

    "Tomoe, our abilities don't really sync up as well as Mikuni's and mine, but your all-around skill and willingness to slow things down to a pace I was comfortable with made you easy enough to work with. I also think I got a good representation of what you're capable of, but I don't really think you'd benefit too much from anything that working with just me would offer you. You're just... Too well-rounded for me to be of any help to you."

    "... And then there's Sakura." Nagatsuki Miyuki stares down Kyouko, and says with authority "Girl, you really need to cool your attitude problem, because I can't understand how these other girls even put up with you. You're good, I'll give you that, but you need to bring it down about ten notches or you'll end up... Like... Komaki..." If you were willing to pull your shield out in public, you could have frozen time at exactly the moment when Nagatsuki Miyuki's spirit broke. "I... I'm sorry... I just... You're all so much better than me, and I just can't seem to catch up no matter what I do..."

    Tomoe-san reaches over, gently placing her hand onto Nagatsuki Miyuki's shoulder as she says "It's alright, Nagatsuki-san. We didn't learn how to work together overnight either. Just take your time, and work at whatever pace is comfortable for you, and I'm sure you'll have us beat in no time." Kyouko scoffs. Tomoe-san shoots Kyouko a disapproving glare. "Now, how about we talk about better things, shall we? You got to see all of us using our runes; what did you think? Do you think you'd like to learn one for yourself?"

    "I... I guess? Maybe; I don't know. I know what each of you is able to do with yours, but I don't know anything about them, so I can't say if there's something I'd like to get out of learning one, or even if there's something I'd be able to make use of at all."

    Mikuni Oriko smiles, and says "If you'd like, I can have Lancer give you an overview of the runes and what each one is capable of. It doesn't have to be tonight, if you don't want to; but please feel free to text me if you ever decide that's something you'd want."

    "And if not, don't hesitate to text us anyways," you third. "We're a team, and we look out for our own. If anything's troubling you; if there's anything getting you down; or there's anything you're having difficulty coping with, don't feel like you have to keep it to yourself."

    "I know Sakura-san might rub you the wrong way at times, Nagatsuki-san, but we're all here for one another. Just like Akemi-san said, if there's something bothering you, please don't hesitate to give me a call."

    "And... I know I can never take back what I did to Komaki-san; but know that if there is anything I can do to make amends to you, Nagatsuki-san, please let me know. My door is always open to you, and to Namekata-san and Koito-san as well."

    And what perfect timing. Just as Mikuni Oriko finishes giving her own words of emotional support to Nagatsuki Miyuki, your waitress has come bearing food. With five plates piled high with all manner of delicious-looking things, the conversation at the table turns to the more pleasant things Tomoe-san was hoping for. "So tell me," you say to Kyouko, hoping to catch her with an empty mouth for long enough to ask her "How are you coming with your Sowilo practice?"

    "Pretty good, I guess; why?"

    "Nagatsuki Miyuki and I hit on a powerful combination attack during our practice-" Now that you think about it, Kyouko and Nagatsuki Miyuki should be able to do it as well, if Kyouko uses Sowilo and Nagatsuki Miyuki uses her ice attack. "-and you and I should also be able to do it, if you've gotten your abilities up high enough."

    "I don't know if I'm as good as you are with yers, but I guess we could give it a shot, if we ever run into another surprise witch like we did last night."

    You nod; it sounds promising. Now to have a bit of fun. "I hear you've invited yourself over to Sayaka's on Saturday. I wonder what sort of plans you have for my near and dear Blueberry friend, hm?"

    "Oh, you know, just the usual," Kyouko replies. Without any sense of shame, she rattles off her list of things to do, "Raid the fridge, watch a few movies, hog all her videogame consoles, maybe try ta stick my tongue down her throat if her mom's not looking; ya know, the usual. What, don't you an' Pinkie do the same stuff?"

    You know Kyouko knows that Madoka isn't comfortable with kissing you yet, and she still goes and says that to you. You swear, this girl sometimes... "It sounds like you've got a lot planned, in that case. I hope you two are able to enjoy yourselves." And speaking of romantic intentions... As you allow Kyouko to return to her food, you turn to Tomoe-san, and ask her "Have you given any thought to whether you're interested in a romantic relationship with Kasuga-san?"

    Tomoe-san nods; a good sign, but her response is anything but. "I have," she says. "But I regret to say that I still don't know quite how I feel about pursuing a relationship with him. He's a nice enough boy, I'm sure, but I just don't know him as well as I'd like."

    [ ] If Tomoe-san still doesn't know how she feels, then she probably doesn't like him enough for a relationship to work
    [ ] Encourage Tomoe-san to get to know Kasuga-san better; maybe she can join you this Saturday after club practice?
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    [ ] Is there anything else you want to talk about over dinner? (write-in)
    [ ] What do you do after you return home? (write-in)​
     
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    -[X] If Tomoe-san still doesn't know how she feels, then she probably doesn't like him enough for a relationship to work
    --[X] Remind her that she should definitely keep her eye out for anyone she's actually attracted to (and to make sure not to just simply humor or give in to those who are attracted to her), and should loosen up among her peers to be more approachable now that she doesn't have the sole responsible of looking after Mitakihara
    -[X] Is there anything else you want to talk about over dinner?
    --[X] Yes, to
    ---[X] Kyoko
    ----[X] informing her that she should really tone down on taking advantage of Sayaka and her possessions, as from your previous conversation with Sayaka you're worried that Kyoko might damage her budding relationship with her for little reason
    -----[X] Perhaps her apologizing to Sayaka for not asking, and asking in the future would help her? If they're going to be partners, one shouldn't trample over the other after all. Kyoko wouldn't like it if Sayaka swooped in and stole her food right from under her without asking, right?
    ----[X] asking her about that Rider thing from last vote; it'd be a good way to get to know her Servant better in any case, even if it's only slight
    ---[X] Oriko
    ----[X] giving your opinion on the meal she recommended
    -----[X] Try not to imagine how Archer could have made this meal, but fail. You've really been spoiled by his food since he was summoned, huh?
    -[X] What do you do after you return home?
    --[X] When Archer alerts you that he'll be staying over the Kures tonight, be sure to get something to go from the cafe for Assassin
    ---[X] Also don't forget to feed Amy as well when you get home, as Archer's not around to do that tonight
    --[X] Knock on McRemitz-san's door and awkwardly ask her if she could take a look at your progress in Runic Mystic Code crafting, as this is treading new waters for you and you have no idea how you're doing. Regardless, practice Runic Mystic Code crafting.
    ---[X] If she agrees to help, do it wherever she feels comfortable, either in her or your own apartment. Her Lancer is also welcome to participate if he's willing to help and he's capable of using Runes; he's an Irish Heroic Spirit, after all, so he might know some
    ----[X] Ask her how things have been since Lancer had been relinquished to her, and if she needs anything from landlord to resident
    ----[X] If Lancer participates, try and get to know him some more, like hobbies and such; Archer likes to cook, and you saw Lancer decked out in his fishing gear that one time, so the precedent is definitely there
    -----[X] After Lancer answers about his hobbies, ask McRemitz-san about her own, and if she does anything outside of work and whatever it is that's making a lot of noise upstairs that you definitely have no idea about
    --[X] Assassin cuddle time
    ---[X] Sleep

    Hm, it seems as if even if Mami tries to get to know him better, she's only doing it because he likes her and not because of any personal attraction towards him or any of his traits. Only politeness, if that counts (which probably doesn't).
     
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    [x] If Tomoe-san still doesn't know how she feels, then she probably doesn't like him enough for a relationship to work

    -[X] Is there anything else you want to talk about over dinner?
    --[X] Yes, to
    ---[X] Oriko
    ----[X] giving your opinion on the meal she recommended
    -----[X] Try not to imagine how Archer could have made this meal, but fail. You've really been spoiled by his food since he was summoned, huh?
    -[X] What do you do after you return home?
    --[X] When Archer alerts you that he'll be staying over the Kures tonight, be sure to get something to go from the cafe for Assassin
    ---[X] Also don't forget to feed Amy as well when you get home, as Archer's not around to do that tonight
    --[X] Knock on McRemitz-san's door and awkwardly ask her if she could take a look at your progress in Runic Mystic Code crafting, as this is treading new waters for you and you have no idea how you're doing. Regardless, practice Runic Mystic Code crafting.
    ---[X] If she agrees to help, do it wherever she feels comfortable, either in her or your own apartment. Her Lancer is also welcome to participate if he's willing to help and he's capable of using Runes; he's an Irish Heroic Spirit, after all, so he might know some
    ----[X] Ask her how things have been since Lancer had been relinquished to her, and if she needs anything from landlord to resident
    ----[X] If Lancer participates, try and get to know him some more, like hobbies and such; Archer likes to cook, and you saw Lancer decked out in his fishing gear that one time, so the precedent is definitely there
    -----[X] After Lancer answers about his hobbies, ask McRemitz-san about her own, and if she does anything outside of work and whatever it is that's making a lot of noise upstairs that you definitely have no idea about
    --[X] Assassin cuddle time
    ---[X] Sleep
     
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    [X] Plan Merlin's Going To Sue Touko For Copyright Infringement
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    What copyright infringement is going on now? How does this relate to what's going on in the vote? I'm confused.
    -[X] If Tomoe-san still doesn't know how she feels, then she probably doesn't like him enough for a relationship to work
    --[X] Remind her that she should definitely keep her eye out for anyone she's actually attracted to (and to make sure not to just simply humor or give in to those who are attracted to her), and should loosen up among her peers to be more approachable now that she doesn't have the sole responsible of looking after Mitakihara

    Hm, it seems as if even if Mami tries to get to know him better, she's only doing it because he likes her and not because of any personal attraction towards him or any of his traits. Only politeness, if that counts (which probably doesn't).
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    Honestly surprised by this one. I thought for sure you were going to take the other route and try to get Mami to give Kasuga-san a chance. Well, it's not like Mochi won't appreciate this development...
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    [x] If Tomoe-san still doesn't know how she feels, then she probably doesn't like him enough for a relationship to work
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    You though? I expected this from you.
     
    SVS said:
    What copyright infringement is going on now? How does this relate to what's going on in the vote? I'm confused.
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    Because Homura's going to be interacting with Bazett, who has the arm whose design Touko shamelessly stole from the Mage of Flowers. /s

    In all seriousness, in some alternate continuities (not just Grand Order), whenever Bedivere doesn't return Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake he wanders for like 1500 years until he finds his way into Avalon where he turns to stone. In order to reverse this, Merlin modifies the Excalibur he's holding into the silver prosthetic arm Airgetlam, whereupon Bedivere is able to return to normal with a new silver arm that enhances his parameters and protects him by relying on the Mystery behind the recreated Airgetlam.

    We all know that Merlin can see things outside of Avalon through his Clairvoyance, so it would child's play to send a familiar to file some paperwork online to sue Touko for copyright, if not just Illusion Magecrafting his way to making it appear like a real person is doing it face-to-face with the proper representatives. /s :V
    Honestly surprised by this one. I thought for sure you were going to take the other route and try to get Mami to give Kasuga-san a chance. Well, it's not like Mochi won't appreciate this development...
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    It's more like Mami doesn't appear to have any physical attraction toward him or his traits, and Kusaga only likes Mami due to her appearance and the mask she puts on in school, so he doesn't actually like her for who she is as he doesn't actually know her. That's a recipe for disaster, or a recipe for a mediocre breakup.
     
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    [X] Plan Merlin's Going To Sue Touko For Copyright Infringement

    I'm going to agree to this only because Mochizumi already has it for Kasuga, and he knows it.
     
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    Why do I feel like I'm being called out?
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    Kind of? But int he kind of way where you often seem to go for the more basic, "ripping a bandaid off in one go" kind of plans, versus Enetious's more complex style.
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    Because Homura's going to be interacting with Bazett, who has the arm whose design Touko shamelessly stole from the Mage of Flowers. /s

    In all seriousness, in some alternate continuities (not just Grand Order), whenever Bedivere doesn't return Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake he wanders for like 1500 years until he finds his way into Avalon where he turns to stone. In order to reverse this, Merlin modifies the Excalibur he's holding into the silver prosthetic arm Airgetlam, whereupon Bedivere is able to return to normal with a new silver arm that enhances his parameters and protects him by relying on the Mystery behind the recreated Airgetlam.

    We all know that Merlin can see things outside of Avalon through his Clairvoyance, so it would child's play to send a familiar to file some paperwork online to sue Touko for copyright, if not just Illusion Magecrafting his way to making it appear like a real person is doing it face-to-face with the proper representatives.
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    If he can see things outside of Avalon through his Clairvoyance, then he would know that Airgetlám just means "silver arm" in Irish, and that Bazett was asking for the arm because of its use by King Nuada of the Tuatha de Danann who, because Irish mythology hails from the 1st century at the latest, as compared to Arthurian canon which hails only from the 5th century at the earliest, had the arm hundreds of years before Bedivere's great-grandparents were sperm cells.

    In fact, there is something of a precedent for this already- in 2007, German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch sued Mexico's Department of Defense, claiming that their new assault rifle infringed upon one of H&K's patents. Mexico won because they were able to prove that, while their rifle was cosmetically similar to H&K's, the internal mechanisms were nothing like H&K"s rifle. So, if Merlin sued Touko, all she would have to prove is that the internals of Bazett's arm are not Excalibur and are in fact wholly original Aozaki intellectual property.
     
    Day 37 Chapter 10
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    • [X] Enetious


    "Have you given any thought to whether you're interested in a romantic relationship with Kasuga-san?"

    Tomoe-san nods; a good sign, but her response is anything but. "I have," she says. "But I regret to say that I still don't know quite how I feel about pursuing a relationship with him. He's a nice enough boy, I'm sure, but I just don't know him as well as I'd like."

    Tomoe-san's answer is yet another repetition of a sentiment you've heard from her several times before. "I think, that if you're still not sure how you feel about Kasuga-san, even after thinking about it, then you probably don't like him enough for a relationship between the two of you to work." The good news to this, however, is that it gives Mochizumi-san the chance you know she's been hoping for.

    "You think so?"

    "I do." Your eyes flutter over to Mikuni Oriko, and then to Kyouko, and you say "Both Kyouko and Mikuni Oriko needed time to think about how they felt as well, but they were able to come to a definitive answer regarding their feelings, while you seem to be stuck on this 'not knowing how you feel' bit even after giving it some thought. To me, that says you don't like Kasuga-san enough for a relationship between the two of you to work." Tomoe-san nods her head in response; your logic is sound enough for someone as intelligent as her to see your point. "However, just because I don't think Kasuga-san is a good match for you, doesn't mean you should give up outright. You should definitely keep your eyes open for anyone that you think you're attracted to; and maybe, now that you don't have to do everything by yourself, you can afford to be less reserved around your peers, and let them get to know the real you a bit better. Maybe then you'll find someone who likes you for you, and not just someone who likes you for your looks."

    Tomoe-san nods, and says "Well, I suppose I could give your suggestion a try. I suppose it wouldn't hurt any."

    "When I frst met Archer, he suggested that I take a more proactive role in cultivating my relationships with the people around me." You look around the table, and think about how far you've been able to come in this timeline, all thanks to Archer's advice. "I'd like to think it's worked out well for me, and I believe it can work just as well for you." And finally, you have a chance to see whether Mikuni Oriko's suggestion was worth it; and unfortunately, you can't say that you do. The amount of spice in the sauce is minimal, and the flavour combination of the shrimp and whatever the sauce is supposed to be doesn't exactly strike your fancy. However, it might taste better if it were... Cod? You want to say cod would be better than shrimp here. Archer would probably make this with cod, and you could see yourself liking it then, especially if he tweaked the vegetables to your specific taste.

    "Do you like it?" asks Mikuni Oriko, watching your reaction from across her veggie burger and chips. Regrettably, you have to tell her the truth.

    "Actually," you say, "I've had better. It wasn't a bad recommendation, but there's something off about the taste. It's the shrimp, I think; it doesn't taste right with the sauce, to me." You'll still eat it, of course. It's not inedible, and with Kyouko seated as near to you as she is you'd be loathe to waste food.

    "Just a heads-up-" And speaking of Archer... "Minako has invited me to stay the night at her apartment, so don't expect me home until tomorrow morning. Remember to feed Amy when you get home."

    This sounds like a trap. "This sounds like a trap. Are you sure it's a good idea?"

    "It's probably a trap, but I'm at least somewhat confident that she won't try anything with her daughter around."

    "Alright then, I guess I'll see you tomorrow."     With Archer out of the picture entirely, you're now left with the task of bringing something back for Assassin. The only question is, what? You don't know what sort of food she likes. Does she like spicy food? Would she like this? Perhaps you could bring her back a pastry from behind the countertop at the front?
    [ ] Bring your leftovers home for Assassin
    [ ] Bring Assassin back a pastry
    [ ] Check the menu; get something else


    "Here, I'll pay for you."

    It hadn't been Nagatsuki Miyuki's suggestion for the team go out for dinner after the exercise was complete, and you're confident in your assumption that she didn't think to bring a purse or wallet with her when she left the house; and besides, this is just you paying it back for all the times that others have paid for you in this timeline. Besides, the cost of one meal is nothing compared to the amount Archer stole from the Yakuza. Nagatsuki Miyuki looks at you, as though she's not sure whether to be offended that you think she can't pay for herself, or be grateful that she doesn't have to pay for herself. You imagine you must have looked similar the other times people have paid for you. But ultimately, she relents, and you pay for your meal and hers, as well as what you're bringing back for Assassin.

    And now, you need to figure out how to get back home from here... "I don't mean to impose," you say to Kyouko, who has opted to grab something to-go for herself and seriously, where does she put it all? That's something you've never been able to figure out. "But, do you think Rider would be able to carry the three of us back to Mitakihara? It would save us all on train fare, and would probably be quicker, too."

    Kyouko purses her lips, before launching into a smirk as she says "I dunno... One-way ticket ta Mitakihara's gunna cost ya, and I don't know if you can afford it."

    Now, it's your turn to smirk. This girl has no idea what you can't afford. "Try me." You also doubt that she would actually charge you for the ride, considering that she's heading back to Mitakihara as well.

    "You gotta make sure Sayaka'll let me get some tongue on Saturday."

    Your smirk breaks as Kyouko's base desires surprise you by how much they fail to surprise you. "You know, I really think you should stop trying to take advantage of Sayaka; that is, if you really want your relationship with her to be an equal partnership." You think back to Sayaka's earlier complaints, about how Kyouko didn't even ask to come over; and to how Kyouko is outright attempting to take advantage of the person that's supposed to be her significant other. "Sayaka is a very dear friend to me, and I'd hate to see her upset because you push her too far too fast and damage your relationship with her for little reason."

    "What'd'ya mean? Ain't like I"m treating her any differently now than I did before."

    "Yes, and that's the problem. Sayaka was really upset by the way you decided to invite yourself over to her apartment without even asking if you could, and I'm sure she'd be equally upset if she knew what you were planning to do to her things on Saturday. That's not how you should be treating your girlfriend. How would you like it if Sayaka were to steal food from you without asking? You wouldn't like it, would you?"

    "What about Big White an' Crazy? They don't seem ta have any problems just doing whatever they want with the other's space."

    "They've also been together for a lot longer than you and Sayaka, and they know where the other's boundaries lay." Nonexistent boundaries though they may be, from your experience. Seriously, how do those two manage to be as brazen with their affections as they are? "But until you know what Sayaka is comfortable with, you should be asking her permission more often than you do."

    "Zero times anything's still zero."

    "Then start by adding one to zero. Ask Sayaka for permission next time you want to go over to her apartment." You try your best to smile for Kyouko, so she doesn't think you're entirely lecturing her. "She's your girlfriend. I'm sure Sayaka would be thrilled to see you. All you need to do is ask her when you want to spend time with her, and I'm sure she'll say yes."

    Kyouko rolls her eyes. "Ugh, fine, I'll ask her tomorrow. Izzat cool with you, or do I need to bring her flowers or something else sappy too?" But she doesn't shoot your words down. That's a start.

    "Yes, that's cool with me. I'm sure Sayaka would appreciate getting flowers from her girlfriend."

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    • Cutting the vote early here, because for all our wanting to get to know Rider, our vote didn't actually have anything lined up for us to, well, get to know him better by. I'm looking for conversation topics here, mainly, assuming we even have time to talk with him given how fast his chariot can get us home.
     
    [x] Bring your leftovers home for Assassin
    [x] Bring Assassin back a pastry
    [x] On the ride home, ask Rider what he thinks of the modern world.
     
    [X] Plan Homura Talks With A Pretty Cool Dude
    -[X] Check the menu; get something else
    --[X] Ask Assassin telepathically about what kinds of food she likes, and relay some compatible option to her to see if she would like anything in particular
    ---[X] Could Assassin look through your eyes to look at the menu like how you could see through her and Archer's eyes?
    -[X] Talk to
    --[X] Rider
    ---[X] about his stakes in his continual manifestation as a Servant, as there's no Grail to fight over nor are there any hostile Servants remaining in Mitakihara. Is he alright with living life anew in the modern era like Archer is?
    ----[X] If he wants to spar with someone on his level, he could always ask McRemitz-san's Lancer considering what Archer told you of his conversation with him some weeks back.

    That moment when Homura forgets that she can talk to Assassin telepathically like she can Archer since she rarely if ever interacts with her telepathically. :V

    Added in a snippet of NMS' vote about the modern world, btw.

    Sooo, did you know that in CCC Archer explicitly tells the protag in an interlude that his dream is to have his own brand of kitchen cooking supplies and utensils? And that Archer gives the protag in Grand Order some of his own branded Kitchen stuff for Valentines Day? Random Archer fact of the day.


    EDIT: Cut down on most of the conversation points due to Rider being a fast, cool dude.
     
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