Honestly, can't make up my mind on rather I'd be fine with it or not. If enough people want it, I'll allow it, but if not then we'll just continue as we've been going.
Also, just note for everyone, I'm waiting a little to see if anyone will come and break the tie.
Authors Note: Updated the Post with Artoria's intro to include a pic, meant to the first time, but forgot to do it
[X] A...uh, mature looking blonde lady
Your luck is awful. It's something you've come to terms with since you first found out about it. If there was some kind of grading for luck, yours would be an F. That's why you've ended up in this situation. Fell on top of a woman, your hands landing in a place they shouldn't be, with your face in an even more compromising situation.
"Would you please get up?" A monotone voice calls out, and your body quickly reacts. You jump up so fast, you almost fall backward onto your behind. You quickly go to apologize, but the minute you do, your voice gets caught in your throat.
"Are you okay?" The woman asks as you continue to just gape at the woman in front of you. You quickly shake your head to get the thoughts that are invading your head out. "Oh, so do you need to be taken to the nurses?" The woman asks, in the same tone she has been using this whole conversation.
"Ah, no, no, no, I was...my hair was wet! Yes, that's why I was shaking my head! Nothing else, I'm going to go now, bye!" You quickly stammer out as you then quickly start running away from the situation you made. As you do, you notice the woman stare in confusion, but you know you need to get out of there. That was a more dangerous situation than that time Taiga almost accidentally brought you to a lingerie shop.
"Hello Onii-Chan, you better be ready by the time that I attack~" A small voice calls out as a little girl with white hair walks past you. You quickly turn to see the girl, but she's disappeared by the time you went to look. You look around but only notice that everyone's gone.
"Oh crap, the orientation!" You quickly shout as you turn around, forgetting all about the strange menacing little girl. You rush through the Beacon Academy halls, quickly getting to the main hall. However, it was still a little too late.
"You will gather in the barn tonight. Tomorrow the initiation will begin," Glynda Goodwitch, a quite famous Huntswoman, states at the stage, before walking away. You can see people talking to each other and moving away, and can only slump over in defeat.
"Man, I am not having a good first day," You mutter to yourself…
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You stretch as you sit on the sleeping bag you had brought. Who knew you'd actually need it outside of survival situations. Looking around at everyone else in the barn currently though, you decide you're probably not going to be able to get any sleep for a little bit. Pretty much everyone's talking to each other at the moment, and while that's a situation you can sleep in, you don't want people awake while you're sleeping, don't want anyone asking questions. Might as well do something different while waiting on everyone to start going to sleep…
(2 Night Actions Available! Please Vote by Plan!)
[ ] Might as well try to be social, go talk to someone!
-[ ] Looks like Artoria hasn't gone to sleep yet, maybe you can talk to her
-[ ] That's that woman you bumped into! You should go say sorry, probably
-[ ] There's a girl with black and red hair and a blonde that is talking, maybe you can start a conversation?
-[ ] There's a girl with purple hair and a boy with blue hair that is talking. The dude's voice seems sort of familiar
-[ ] There's a girl with black hair reading one of those books you saw Taiga reading once
-[ ] That girl in the strange yellow pajamas seems familiar, maybe you should go see if you know her?
-[ ] Le Random Option
[ ] Should Probably check on your equipment
[ ] Maybe you should call up home, see what's going on over there
-[ ] Call Taiga, she's probably worried about you
-[ ] Call Issei, he might still be angry at you for leaving Fuyuki
-[ ] Call up Ayako, maybe she will finally not bother you about Archery Club
-[ ] Call Grandpa Raiga, see if he might be willing to give you some weapons
[ ] You could just take a little walk outside until everyone else falls to sleep
[ ] Read one of those books you got before coming here
-[ ] Aura, the Soul
-[ ] Kiritsugu's Diary
-[ ] The Most Famous Hunters of our Age
-[ ] The Twelve Trials of Heracles
[ ] Look for that girl that practically threatened you
[ ] You want to find someone to unlock your aura, look for someone
-[ ] Screw it, just ask Ozpin and trust your old man
-[ ] Maybe not as high up as Ozpin, Ms. Goodwitch might help
-[ ] You had heard about that teacher that has the highest track record of phenomenal students, maybe you should talk to him
-[ ] Maybe Artoria would help? Sure you barely know her, but still.
-[ ] Maybe you can convince that little girl to help if she wants you to be 'ready'. (REQUIREMENT: Other action is to look for her)
[ ] Write-In
[X] Plan Breath of the Soul.
-[X] Might as well try to be social, go talk to someone!
--[X] Looks like Artoria hasn't gone to sleep yet, maybe you can talk to her
-[X] You want to find someone to unlock your aura, look for someone
--[X] Screw it, just ask Ozpin and trust your old man
That was awkward.
[X] People die when they are killed
-[X] Might as well try to be social, go talk to someone!
--[X] Looks like Artoria hasn't gone to sleep yet, maybe you can talk to her
-[X] You want to find someone to unlock your aura, look for someone
--[X] Maybe Artoria would help? Sure you barely know her, but still.
Not the biggest fan of plan voting, but might as well go all in. If we had our aura I'd probably spread the social options around a little.
I would prefer to not depend in Artoria for this; I would prefer to hear Ozpin out about his relationship with Kiritsugu and get to know the man personally.
Getting to know the Big Good of the series is a good step for any Shirou Emiya.
I would prefer to not depend in Artoria for this; I would prefer to hear Ozpin out about his relationship with Kiritsugu and get to know the man personally.
Getting to know the Big Good of the series is a good step for any Shirou Emiya.
Did he have one? We didn't end up choosing the background with "Ozpin knows something". And while I like Oz describing him as a "Big Good" might be a bit of a stretch. Or maybe not considering the standards of the FATE series.
Did he have one? We didn't end up choosing the background with "Ozpin knows something". And while I like Oz describing him as a "Big Good" might be a bit of a stretch. Or maybe not considering the standards of the FATE series.
Well, he is the guy who leads the (secret) resistance against the Big Bad, and he doesn't plan on betraying o murdering anyone, so he fits the bill for BG.
And in the Nasuverse, Oz would be a Saint compared to many of the morally ambiguous characters there.
And the text implies that Shirou does know of Ozpin.
[X] Plan: Lil Sis
-[X] Look for that girl that practically threatened you
-[X] You want to find someone to unlock your aura, look for someone
--[X] Maybe you can convince that little girl to help if she wants you to be 'ready'. (REQUIREMENT: Other action is to look for her)
[X] Plan: Heroes and Aspirations
-[X] Might as well try to be social, go talk to someone!
--[X] There's a girl with black and red hair and a blonde that is talking, maybe you can start a conversation?
-[X] Read one of those books you got before coming here
--[X] The Twelve Trials of Heracles
"Alright, alright, let's go! Going to be social!," You mutter to yourself, before you get up from your sleeping bag. You quickly place your backpack on the ground to claim your spot. It's not like you think anyone will take it, but plan for the worst and hope for the best and all that, right? Anyways, you take some steps forward as you start to walk to where you see Artoria sitting at. She's changed out of the white dress and armor into some yellow pajamas.
"Ah, um, hey Artoria!," You call out, trying to channel your inner Ayako. Honestly, if only she was here, even if you'd have to worry about teasing at least she'd help with this whole 'be social' thing. At least you aren't starting from the very beginning of a relationship of any kind.
"Ah, Hello Shirou," Artoria responds with a small smile. The minute that she smiles, you feel your heart give a 'badump'. You, however, quickly stab the version of yourself that caused that fifty times so he goes silent. Then, you can continue a [BOLD]NORMAL[/BOLD] conversation. "Was there something you wished to talk about?" The girl asks while keeping up her blinding smile.
"Well, um, since I don't really seem to know anyone here, I was thinking maybe we could talk for a bit, it seems everyone's going to be talking for awhile," You respond, rubbing the back of your neck. You can feel your face heat a little while you embarrassingly explain your reasoning, but it's the truth and it seems like the best path forward.
"Oh!" Artoria states in surprise, her face showing the same surprise. For a second, doubt flashes within you about whether this was the best course of action, but Artoria's smile quickly comes back. "I think that'd be quite fun! Do you have any idea what we can talk about?" Artoria quickly responds, her smile being quite wide. It seems like the young girl was also seeming lonely. In fact, even her ahoge starts wagging, almost like a dog with excitement.
"Well, uh-
[ ] How is Beacon treating you so far?
[ ] What was the initiation speech like? I missed it.
[ ] Do you know anything about-
-[ ] A girl with white hair and red eyes
-[ ] A woman with blonde hair and blue eyes
-[ ] Headmaster Ozpin
[ ] What did you mean when you said the person that survived Excalibur had Powerful Semblance[BOLD]s[/BOLD]
[ ] What kind of training have you had?
[ ] What's your family like?
[ ] Write-In
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After your conversation with the girl in the signature blinding white dress, you left the farmhouse. You started walking through the castle like school, hoping to find anything that could lead you to the headmaster. Eventually though, you did find a strange occurrence. Pink flowers, sticking out of the grand of the school, not coming from cracks in it, but covering the floor. It seems to lead away from the path you were going. Something about the flowers pulled at you, but you also remember Grandpa Raiga's words that Ozpin and Kiritsugu were close in some way.
So, hero, which way do you go?
[ ] Follow the Flowers
[ ] Continue on your path
[ ] Give up and go back to the Farmhouse
[ ] Write-In
A/N: Sorry about the inconsistent updates and short ones, but I promise at least the length will get better after the initiation test. Having some issues with consistency, but the length should get better when I have more things I can write in one update, lol.
[X] Plan Among White Lilies
-[X] How is Beacon treating you so far?
-[X] What kind of training have you had?
-[X] What's your family like?
-[X] Follow the Flowers
Someday, I will focus on somebody else other than Artoria... But today's not that day!
Let's keep the conversation lighthearted, look how adorable and active she is!
Also, maybe Merlin? I don't know anyone else that can make magical flowers, unless Sakura or Illya have gotten something from their Semblances.
(This is part of my plan to lock us in the Artoria Route)
"How's Beacon so far?" A random topic comes from your brain in the lapse of ideas. Sure, you two have only been here for less than a day, but maybe she has some opinion?
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The flowers...they pulled you, there was no way not to follow them. You could've tried fighting, but you decided not to. Instead, you followed the feeling and the flowers. Slowly, you left the building. You found yourself near the forest that was near the academy. Sitting on a rock was a woman. She had long white hair that complimented her pink eyes. She had strange, almost elf-like ears. She wore an article of white dress-like clothing with black tights and long black gloves that were under white sleeves that were part of her dress.
"Ah, you've arrived, Shirou Emiya," The woman states, giving an elegant smile. However, something about the smile told you there was a mischievous undertone to the smile.
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"Oh, so far Beacon has been great! The people are nice and the staff is all so inspiring," The knight responds with a smile. Ignoring the other half of yourself that's screaming due to the 'cute expression' that the blonde made, you can't help but have a question. How does someone get all that from less than a day?! Honestly, you had expected her to point out the dumb question and move on from it, not actually give an answer! Wait, you should respond or else there will be a long, uncomfortable, pause.
"Well, that's good! I myself haven't been able to form any real opinion yet," You respond sheepishly. The girl nods in response, before speaking up.
"That would make sense, we've only been here for a little while," Your mind screams 'how the hell did you make an opinion then?!' at the response. However, to keep the conversation going, you quickly think up a new topic. Sliding from topic to topic is how Taiga's so social, so that's step one of being social. Kiritsugu would seamlessly move from one topic to another as well, so that social evidence does work, even if the original example was Taiga.
"Well, it seems like you fit in a setting like this, have you had any special training?" You ask, trying to combine your last topic and your new topic. A good topic, especially if she didn't get traditional training, then you have a common point!
"Ah, you noticed," Artoria murmurs, almost looking disappointed. Instantly your heart wells up in fear that you've messed up somehow.
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"Who...Who are you?" You ask, looking at the woman on the rock. She seemed familiar, but you can swear you've never seen her before. You would've remembered someone like this.
"Me? Well, I could give you my name, but that all depends on you," The woman responds to my question strangely. She crosses her legs as she sits on the edge of the rock. She puts an arm on her leg, holding her chin in her hand.
"Wh-what do you mean?" You ask, for some reason your voice failing you. The woman in front of you reminding you of both Artoria, Tohsaka, and Taiga all at the same time somehow. Perhaps part of the feeling comes from her looks being similar to the girl who threatened you's appearance.
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Then, Artoria's face brightens up again and your heart goes back to normal. "My family trained me, as well as a family friend," Artoria replies, looking into the distance like recalling a family memory. "Hm, I doubt you yourself had normal training," The girl suddenly says, as if in sudden realization.
"Yea, my dad, surrogate sister, her grandfather, and his men taught me. We mainly were focusing on being able to use a lot of different weapons since we didn't have the means to buy or make some kind of fancy weapon to stick with," You responded, memories of your own 'training' going through your mind. Honestly, for a while, it was more Taiga would attack you until you got better at fighting with the kendo stick. The only thing you were good at off the bat would be Archery, Kiritsugu summed it up to something you did before the fire.
"It seems we had similar training then, being trained by family and friends," Artoria exclaims with a smile. You feel heat rise to your cheeks at her expression and words. Honestly, having anything in common with the girl in front of you felt so foreign. She was unlike anyone back home, except perhaps Tohsaka.
"Yea, I guess so," You respond with some embarrassment. Artoria tilts her head in confusion, obviously catching your embarrassment. Instead of having to somehow explain your embarrassment, you instead quickly find a new subject to change to. Channeling your inner-Taiga. "So, uh, what's your family like!" You quickly announce, sounding less like a question and more like a demand. However, Artoria, gods grace her name, doesn't seem to find it rude.
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"What I mean, Shirou Emiya, is I have a proposal to you. Not only will I awaken your aura and semblance, but I will train you. Not just in said semblance, but in the ancient craft your father barely grasped, and in the sword," The woman continues with a small smile. Instantly you can feel your eyes widen. Kiritsugu barely ever spoke on the ability he had found beside his Time semblance, except when he taught you it.
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"My family is...kind, yet demanding sometimes," The girl explained with a slightly tense smile. You can feel your hands twitch in fear that you chose a topic that will get her angry. "I mean, don't get me wrong, I love them, but sometimes they're a bit much. They always want me to be like my brother, and better, but it's a little hard. Merlin, however, already told me that if I continue doing what I want, I'll be great it," The girl continues with a small pout. Honestly, it's almost too cute. "What about you Shirou, what is your family like," She asks with a curious look.
"Oh, well my dad was a practical man. He barely did anything besides his trips, but he was kind to most people. Then there was Taiga, my surrogate sister. Taiga is a little...much. She can be responsible, but usually she kind of acts like a child. Unlike her grandfather, Raiga. Raiga would make a lot of jokes and act like a childish old man, but he also was a serious and responsible leader," You explain, thinking back on the people that had raised you. Honestly, you should probably call Taiga at some point soon.
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"Well then, Shirou, what do you think, do you accept?" The woman asks, continuing to look you right in the eye. It strangely filled you with an equally strange feeling, like she's staring straight at your soul.
[ ] Yes
-[ ] Yes, but (Write-In)
[ ] No
-[ ] No, but (Write-In)
[ ] Can you give me some time?
[ ] Write-In
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"Ah, Shirou, if you don't mind, I have a question," Artoria suddenly states. You look over at her in surprise, as she hadn't seemed too interested in asking questions lately.
"I don't mind," You respond almost on instinct. Doesn't really matter, there's only one thing that you have to keep a secret. Besides that, you are an open book for anyone that wishes to read.
"Why do you want to be a Hunter?" She asks the question, and your expression doesn't change. You're certain that if it was anyone else, they'd take time to answer. Such a question would be sudden and strange to them. To you, you knew the answer
[ ] I wish to be a Hero of Justice
[ ] I'm following my father's dream
[ ] I want to make a world where no-one cries
[ ] I want to make sure nothing like what I went through happens to anyone else
[ ] I want to make up for those that died so I can live
[ ] To achieve my dreams
[ ] Write-In
[X] Plan Hero of Justice
-[X] Yes, but...
--[X] Before anything, who are you exactly?
---[X] I would like to know what kind of person is attempting to train me.
-[X] My father told me before he died that he attempted to be a Hero of Justice when he was younger...
--[X] He saved me and adopted me from a disaster when I was young, so I guess that I have always admired heroes that save people.
---[X] I want to be someone who saves people, no matter what, because I was saved.
----[X] In short, I want to become a Hero of Justice! (Voice rising, will probably attract looks from people nearby).
So, I did this thing and I wanted to be dramatic, so here we are!
I will admit that a great deal of this is because I want to show off to Artoria, but also because I want to go in a route similar to UBW/Fate-like
Also, Fem!Merlin? Is Proto-Arthur the user of Excalibur this time around?
[X] Plan Hero of Justice
-[X] Yes, but...
--[X] Before anything, who are you exactly?
---[X] I would like to know what kind of person is attempting to train me.
-[X] My father told me before he died that he attempted to be a Hero of Justice when he was younger...
--[X] He saved me and adopted me from a disaster when I was young, so I guess that I have always admired heroes that save people.
---[X] I want to be someone who saves people, no matter what, because I was saved.
----[X] In short, I want to become a Hero of Justice! (Voice rising, will probably attract looks from people nearby).
