Fate/Clusterfuck (Fate/Stay Night)

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[X] [Stall for Time]

Casters work in territory creation and plotting. If Medea is going to get anything done, Shirou needs to give her the time to make preparations before throwing her at the problem.
 
[X] [Stall for Time]

BB's decided to be full force evil, I see. Honestly I'm not sure any of the other options would have resulted in anything different
 
Guys the only way to win and survive this is to be unpredictable, flip the table on her and smack her with it. That way we can save Sakura, maybe, possibly Rin and give BB the beating she deserved.
 
NathanHale117 said:
Guys the only way to win and survive this is to be unpredictable, flip the table on her and smack her with it. That way we can save Sakura, maybe, possibly Rin and give BB the beating she deserved.
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Have we tried charming BB into our ever growing harem friend group? If we can rizz a stick, we can get her on our side
 
Nottheunmaker said:
Historically speaking, relying on the good intentions of your enemies has not worked out well.
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Mythologically speaking, defying a, for all intents and purposes, omnipotent god has been pointless at best. Best to play along and hope she honors her word before we get ourselves into a position to sock her one

[X] [Stall for Time]

Likely to annoy her, but Medea isn't a spiritron hacker but she is one of the top ten mages in history, I give her good odds on being able to figure it out
 
Adhoc vote count started by Erien on Aug 4, 2024 at 11:56 AM, finished with 48 posts and 27 votes.
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Vote locked, here's hoping the talk goes well eh?
 
Erien said:
Vote locked, here's hoping the talk goes well eh?
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Well, If BB really wanted to just deliver us to Rin to finish us she could have just done so.
So BB's either just playing with her food, in which I'm not against her having a little fun, OR maybe, just maybe, BB's trying to give Rin a way off of this hopeless road she's found herself on.

Will Rin dig in her heels like the prideful girl she is or will she give in to what she thinks is actually right? I got hope for good chats.
 
veekie said:
Mmm, yes, when Shirou realized Shinji has gone beyond the pale and intends to keep doing it, he committed to killing Shinji right then and there.

Rin is ALMOST there, if seen without internap context.
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Shirou does not hold back if he thinks someone is a threat to innocent people. He nearly murdered Shinji in the actual canon as well, and well.

Mind of Steel exists.
 
6.4 - Branching Path
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    "Fine, I'll speak to Rin." You say. "Give Taiga back."

    BB tilts her head and her eyes widen, showing just about all of the whites. "Do you think you are in any position to make requests?"

    You push against the ground. "Give Taiga ba-"

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    Then you were back, standing in Taiga's room as you had been just a short time ago. Only now, Sakura was in your arms, and the room was crowded. Medea and Circe, Fujimaru, Shielder, Archer and Ayako were in the room. And you only have a single, solitary moment to process this, and the fact that Sakura was still unconscious and in your arms before Medea has fully taken up your frame of view. She barely has a moment to open her mouth before Ayako is there.

    "Master/Shirou are you okay!?"

    You ignore both of them, turning to instead look to where the phone on the floor is buzzing. You stare at it for a moment, processing everything that was happening. Then offer Sakura to Archer who takes her with a look of surprise, consternation, and worry. You ignore Medea and Ayako, both peppering you with questions, and instead you kneel, stripping the phone from the brick, then flip it open. The screen displays… a tiny little version of BB, holding a sign above her head that has an address in Downtown Fuyuki written on it. Then the image switches, showing a little graphic of a tiger with a red 'X' over it.

    Then the address comes back, the little BB waving the sign around.

    "We're going after Rin," you say, not getting up, not looking away from the phone.

    "Tohsaka... Why?" Ayako asks.

    You grab the phone, staring at it for a moment, then you slip it into your pocket and stand. The entire group was staring at you, most now with expressions of concern or confusion. Or in the case of Circe, nothing readable at all. Assassin was gone as well, you note, probably trapped… in there. "Because she's kidnapped Taiga," Archer bristles, but says nothing, glancing down at Sakura a second later. "Her servant is in the phone… or was using it, I don't know. At the moment I don't care. But she's holding Taiga hostage until we meet Rin."

    You then look at Fujimaru. "Do you know BB? Do you know what she's capable of?"

    Fujimaru blinks, "wh-"

    "Yes or no."

    Fujimaru hesitates for a moment, then nods her head. "I do."

    "Then I'm-"

    "Not going." A new voice speaks up, it's male, aged, and has all the weight of a slammed door.

    The servants and the masters part, to reveal Raiga standing on the threshold of Taiga's room. He looks as he always done, aged, slightly hunched, and holding his cane. But there was something else now, a weight to his presence he only hinted at before, his weight, near blind eyes were staring directly at you now, any trace of humor or familial joviality gone.

    "Emiya, please explain where my granddaughter has gone."

    "She's been kidnapped by another mas-"

    "Rin Tohsaka, yes," Raiga says cutting you off. "It was a rhetorical question. Give me the address."

    "Third street, across from the hospital. Suite 430." You reply. "I'm going after her."

    "Oh?" Raiga asks, tilting his head ever so slightly. "And do what, Mr. Emiya?"

    "Talk to her, she did this just so she could talk to me."

    Raiga enters the room, his cane tapping against the floor with a soft little tap tap tick. It's the only sound emitted as he does so. He comes to a stop a foot away from you, then he looks up. "Perhaps things have changed since I was a younger man. When I had my youth, if I wished to speak to someone, I would send them a letter. Or, approach them at their place of work." He looks to the window, to the brick, and then to you once more. "It seems things have changed, but then, the Tohsaka family has always been a bold one."

    He walks over to the window, looking out into the morning light. "That is why they are nearly extinct." He takes a few moments, letting silence fill the room. "You will chase after this 'monster' of yours, fetch Illya, she's in the garden. Keep to your plans Mr. Emiya. I shall handle my own."

    "Brave, but foolish. A magus and their servant are nothing to scoff at." Circe comments.

    Raiga looks up slightly, then turns around. His face was like that of a stone carving, it showed no emotion at all. "If every Magus could simply do whatever they wished, there would be a lot more of them." Then he smiles, very thinly. "I know of her actions near the forest, and now she does this."

    "What will you do?" you ask.

    Raiga's smile fades. "I will be making some calls, and then the issue will be resolved in the manner as is customary."

    "But what about Taiga-" you start.

    "I shall retrieve her," Raiga replies. "And you, will go about the task you assigned for yourself."

    You stare back at the man, "BB, the servant, she didn't imply Rin knew about this."

    "And if one of my men were to commit a fault without me knowing, do you believe I would be free from blame?" Raiga asks. "Or are you simply hoping you can settle this with words," Raiga shakes his head. "No, Mr. Emiya. We are well beyond words now, this 'war' as the Magus call it has grown out of control. But it isn't a war. They can hide in their workshops, they can hide in that church. I shall show them a war."

    "There's no guarantee that you'll be able to get Taiga back without me talking to her." You reply.

    "Nor is there guarantee your presence will bring her back," Raiga replies. "I am no Magus Mr. Emiya, and every day I wake up thankful for that. But I have my ways and methods." He then walks to the door and pauses at the threshold. "If you interfere, I will remove you from this house. Go about your task Mr. Emiya, and leave me to mine." Then he closes the door behind himself.

    "Shi… Shirou, is he about to kill Rin?" Ayako asks slowly.

    "Yes." You reply curtly.

    "You can't let him do tha-"

    "And why can't I?" you ask, snapping your head to Ayako.

    Your girlfriend lurches back.

    "She isn't our classmate anymore, she's killing people, and her servant butchered Sakura and took Taiga." You look to Sakura. "I found her in there, and a servant punched a hole through her throat and she bled to death right next to me, I don't even know if she's okay."

    You step towards the door yourself, and Caster places a hand on your shoulder. "Are you… alright, master?"

    "No," you reply. You wanted to go after Taiga, you wanted to save her. But should you? Raiga said he was handling it, and you didn't much want to talk to Rin. The only reason you'd go is for Taiga. You didn't care about Tohsaka these days, not after everything that had happened. You didn't care about any Magus except those you closely knew.

    But… that monster was also on the loose, and Raiga had made his warning to you clear.

    You step forward, brushing off Medea's hand. Only for another to grab you by the shoulder and turn you.

    It was Archer.

    The tan man was looking down at you with an expression you didn't care to decipher. "What do you plan on doing?"

    If you leave the monster, if you don't chase it down. More people were going to die. If you did, Rin was likely going to die. Only one of those you cared about at the moment, but it wasn't the one that had Taiga involved. You didn't know what to do. You wanted to do both. You didn't have control of the situation. You didn't have control of anythi-

    Another hand is placed on your shoulder.

    "First rule of Kyudo?"

    You pause, then draw in a deep breath. "Breath." You then turn your head to look at Ayako.

    "You can't just let him kill Rin," Ayako says.

    "And why can't he? She has harmed him, and now hurts his family." Caster replies.

    "Either decision is a valid one," Circe says. "It would seem that man can handle himself, but every moment that monster is about… well…"

    You glance at Fujimaru, and she raises her hands. "I… don't know?" Shielder also looked mostly confused.

    "Just be certain of whatever you are about to do," Archer says. "There's no going back."

    … Is that ever even an option? To try and guarantee Taiga's safety, and potentially save Rin's life. Or save many.

    You hate this war.

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    Sorry for the shorter chapter, but this changes some things rather drastically going forward. This vote is more complicated than it seems.

    [] [Go after Rin]
    You were going to get to the bottom of her actions, you were going to get Taiga back. You didn't give a damn about what Raiga wanted. To be honest, you didn't care what Rin wanted either.

    [] [Go after The Monster]
    You were going with your original plan, you were going to deal with that monster before more lives were lost, and you were going to end this war.

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    • [X] [Go after The Monster]
    Well, that's one way to put the entire thread into a massive choice. Personally, I'm going with this one, not because it achieves the most good, but because it will cause the least amount of harm. Both the choices are practically terrible but narratively strong, well done.
     
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    [X] [Go after The Monster]
    Well, that's one way to put the entire thread into a massive choice. Personally, I'm going with this one, not because it achieves the most good, but because it will cause the least amount of harm. Both the choices are practically terrible but narratively strong, well done.
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    Thank you!
     
    [X] [Go after Rin]

    I hope Shirou doesn't actually kill Rin, but he 100% would for Taiga, as he threatened in canon. He definitely would regret it if Taiga was hurt.
     
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