A mysterious weight crushes on all of you. You all feel an unnatural desire to sign Richard's contract, whether you actually liked the contract or not. ⌈Something⌋ is forcing you to sign and all of you find yourselves unable to resist.

Each of you blank out for a moment and when you return to your senses all of your names are on the contract. What the hell happened?
 

A mysterious weight crushes on all of you. You all feel an unnatural desire to sign Richard's contract, whether you actually liked the contract or not. ⌈Something⌋ is forcing you to sign and all of you find yourselves unable to resist.

Each of you blank out for a moment and when you return to your senses all of your names are on the contract. What the hell happened?

Mallon looks arounds the room in confusion.

"Did magical bullshit shenanigans just happen ?" She croaked.
 
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A mysterious weight crushes on all of you. You all feel an unnatural desire to sign Richard's contract, whether you actually liked the contract or not. ⌈Something⌋ is forcing you to sign and all of you find yourselves unable to resist.

Each of you blank out for a moment and when you return to your senses all of your names are on the contract. What the hell happened?
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Dick blinked, as he regained consciousness.

What... What the hell was that? Some sort of Magecraft?

No... No mere Magecraft could have done that. He saw the names on the scroll. Magi could resist mental control with ease, and if something had forced them to sign.

Whatever that was, it wasn't Magecraft. Maybe it was a Noble Phantasm, maybe a True Magic, or maybe even something along the lines of the power that she had given him.

No matter what it was, though... Something was going on.

'...Lancer.' Dick began, telepathically. 'D'you have any idea on what the hell just happened?'

Mallon looks arounds the room in confusion.

"Did magical bullshit shenanigans just happen ?" She croaked.

As the girl spoke, a thought occurred to the old man.

All sorts of names had been written on the scroll. He hadn't had a chance to look at them all, but if whatever had made him sign could bypass the innate Magus resistance against Magecraft...

Could it bypass Lancer's Magic Resistance?

Trying not to look suspicious, Dick picked up the scroll, and pulled it in front of himself. He took a moment to scroll through the names, to check for Lancer's. Then, as an afterthought, he made a brief look for something that might have been the other Servants.

As he finished reading, he calmly rolled it up and placed it to the side of his chair. His next action, by contract, was a swift motion to stand from his seat, one leg forward with the other leg bent. One hand was raised before his face, while the other was bent across his chest and to the side.

As he settled into his pose, a figure blurred into view behind him. It was the same height as the man, though it's body was... Disjointed. It's head was a floating orb with a red circle in the middle, while each limb was made of floating chunks of different sizes. This all floated in position around the torso, and red lines flowed across it.

"I don't appreciate having my head fucked with." Dick said, his voice barely giving away how pissed off he was. "Not really my cup of tea, you see. So, whichever one of you lot did that, why don't you stand up now and explain what the fuck you did? 'Cause trust me, if you don't, I will find you eventually. And after that? We'll have a little test, find out how much「Holding Out」can hurt you before it counts as a betrayal."

Pausing for a moment to let the name of his Stand be remembered, Richard decided to end on a less threatening note. "Don't be shy, now. It'd be a lot easier for all of us if you just owned up now."
 
"My, I suppose that's just a difference in perspective then. I look my enemies in the eye, it allows me to read them, not to mention that the rest of their body falls into my peripheral vision." Alessa replied, smiling at the woman. After a moment, her expression hardened, "I must assume you haven't encountered many Mystic Eyes then. Those that could actually threaten any of us don't require eye contact, merely that the user sees you." Her face relaxes once more.

"Do be careful. That confidence may lead you astray."

Lancer shrugged "In my time we had far scarier things to worry about then pretty eyes. I have my own ways to deal with those kind of eyes. And don't worry," Lancer said glancing at Richard "My master has a wish that needs granting, I'm not leaving until he has it."

Dick blinked, as he regained consciousness.

What... What the hell was that? Some sort of Magecraft?

No... No mere Magecraft could have done that. He saw the names on the scroll. Magi could resist mental control with ease, and if something had forced them to sign.

Whatever that was, it wasn't Magecraft. Maybe it was a Noble Phantasm, maybe a True Magic, or maybe even something along the lines of the power that she had given him.

No matter what it was, though... Something was going on.

'...Lancer.' Dick began, telepathically. 'D'you have any idea on what the hell just happened?'

'I've seen many things master.' Lancer answered 'But I can say with a degree of honesty that I noticed nothing. There was no magical energy, my magic resistance didn't hold back anything. What ever it was, it was a power that wasn't magical. A possible power of that type of ability you call a stand. No, I'm positive that is the answer. Someone in this room used their stand to force all of us to sign. I don't know who, but I intend to find out.'

"I don't appreciate having my head fucked with." Dick said, his voice barely giving away how pissed off he was. "Not really my cup of tea, you see. So, whichever one of you lot did that, why don't you stand up now and explain what the fuck you did? 'Cause trust me, if you don't, I will find you eventually. And after that? We'll have a little test, find out how much「Holding Out」can hurt you before it counts as a betrayal."

Pausing for a moment to let the name of his Stand be remembered, Richard decided to end on a less threatening note. "Don't be shy, now. It'd be a lot easier for all of us if you just owned up now."

Inwardly, Lancer was laughing with delight. Her master truly was worth her undivided attention. To everyone else, Lancer smiled, but it wasn't a warm smile. It was the kind of smile you would see on a predator right before they tore apart their pray. She set her the tip of her spear on the ground "Like my master said, the one that forced us to sign the paper better step up. Because if you don't, I'll need to teach you the lessons."

Lancer twisted her spear ever so slightly and the ground under it splintered and cracked like there was a miniature earthquake.

"There are three lessons but I'll just let you know the first one. Lesson 1." Lancer said coldly "You don't, ever, fuck with me, or my master. Any breaks in this rule, and a stand hurting you is going to be heaven compared to what I'll do. I don't take to kindly to traitors, take that to heart."
 
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A curve of a smile was barely visible behind Mallon's mask. What a dork she thought as Mallon watched Richard and his lady friend beside him pose in such an animated fashion.

"I wouldn't mind finding out who was the naughty person myself" Mallon groaned.
 
Pausing for a moment to let the name of his Stand be remembered, Richard decided to end on a less threatening note. "Don't be shy, now. It'd be a lot easier for all of us if you just owned up now."

She set her the tip of her spear on the ground "Like my master said, the one that forced us to sign the paper better step up. Because if you don't, I'll need to teach you the lessons."

"I wouldn't mind finding out who was the naughty person myself" Mallon groaned.
Alessa sighed. Honestly, at this point she was going to end up killing the target herself while these guys bickered among themselves...

"You realize that's pointless, right? The Geis won't allow you to touch him. If it did, it wouldn't stop this." She said, flicking her wrist. Immediately, four red hilts appeared in her right hand.

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As silver blades shimmered into being, Alessa crossed the room in an instant, stabbing towards the boy's throat with the weapons. However, the blades halted an inch from their target, Alessa's muscles tensed and straining.

"As well, isn't it obvious? This boy added terms that would protect himself to the contract, then signed it. Immediately afterwards, we were compelled to do the same. It is certainly his doing." Alessa said, relaxing her outstretched arm and lowering her weapons, which faded away.

"Anyway," she continued, turning towards the others in the room, "by the terms of the contract, I'll tell you the gist of my abilities. I am well versed in Church Sacraments and Baptismal Rites, exorcism, hunting Vampires, killing Magi, and so on. I am also an able healer, so feel free to come to me if you require assistance. As mentioned, I can supply you with talismans to resist Mystic Eyes and such..." Alessa took in a breath. Immediately, the magically sensitive in the room felt energy pulsing through her body.

"Finally, I am the heir to the 800 year old Abbadelli family, a clan of Magi and mystics from the Far East. I am a master of the art of 'Hamon', which synergises with the aforementioned anti-vampire and healing abilities." She lifted a hand, coated in a bright white light, "I am most effective in water, though given our destination, that probably won't come up."

Letting out her breath, the light coming from her body faded.

"Any questions?"
 
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