001 ♒ voice → video → voice.

[grails]

[ when the audio feed begins, a loud tapping can be heard. it seems whoever is using the device doesn't seem to realize it's been turned on, and is still poking at the touch screen unaware.

... you know, that tapping is pretty loud--what are they doing, trying to beat their device into submission...?! ]

Hm? What is thi-- [ oh, welp; looks like

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[swordboner]

[ what the fuck is that tapping.

no seriously, what is it. you could wake the dead with that shit haha oh wait. ]

[grails]

... Yes.

[ and there's a slight, slight, twinge disappointment there. were she talking to anyone else really, they probably wouldn't pick up on it. ]

[swordboner]

[ and were he talking to anyone else, he probably wouldn't press on it right away-- however for her to be disappointed at the presence of shirou (in more than a 'oh no you're stuck here too' sense), something must be up. ]

... Rin.

[ just her name, a reminder as much as the now-obvious 'don't hide things from me' tone he takes that he's caught on. ]

Is he injured in some way? [ a scoff, because he wouldn't be surprised, however he doubts the diappointment in her voice would stem from something so simple-- he's just using it to pry the real reason out of her. ]

[grails]

... No.

He's alright.

[ well, he has a servant's arm, but that's a story for later. ]

[swordboner]

Then why do you sound disappointed? [ when all else fails, be blunt. ]

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[grails]

I'm not dis--!

[grails]

[ --sigh.

there isn't much of a point hiding it from him. ]

[grails]

I'm fine.

[ maybe later, archer ]

[swordboner]

[ there's silence for a moment, and it's every bit as damning as 'i know you're lying'.

but he doesn't press her (at least, not now). in fact he changes the topic, sure that she won't mind it when she obviously has something to hide with the previous one. ]

You said you were 'home', correct? [ a pause. ] Are you alone?

[ he doesn't really want to deal with shirou right now, especially when the main reason he wants to see her is to question her about the other. ]

[grails]

I am; Emiya-kun left some time ago.

[swordboner]

[ TAKE THE HINT ]

And your address? [ being smarter than shirou doesn't make him a mind reader okay ]

[grails]

--Oh, right.

[ HERE YOU GO. ]

[swordboner]

Don't go wandering off.

[ and it's on that obvious but still slightly rude note that he disconnects, shutting his device off in favor of focusing on finding her place. he has no intention of letting her ask him for his address; there's no need to give that away just yet. she isn't his master here after all (or at home for that matter).

it doesn't take him long, so there's a knock on the door sooner than she probably expects-- her former servant standing outside of it looking entirely unbothered by the situation. ]

[grails]

[ honestly? when she opens the door she's glad to see he still has both arms. (rather than just one arm... or maybe one scrawny arm...) ]

... Don't hang up on me without saying goodbye.

[swordboner]

[ no he has one scrawny arm he just stuffed his sleeve... ]

There's no point when I was coming here anyway.

[ what is being nice ]

Are you going to let me in?

[grails]

... I suppose so.

[ steps out of the doorway, jeeze. ]