One Shackle (backdated to Tuesday)

[godlyreigns]

I - [action for 769 Bunker]

[Rider was instantly on edge. Feeling no connection to Sakura, and waking up next to a strange man probably did the trick. So the instant she regains full consciousness, she springs out of bed.]

[a) Jonathan - your new notwaifu has acquired a kitchen cleaver and is pointing it at you.] Answers. Now. What have you done with me? Where is my Master?

[b) Sealand - your notmom is padding around the house, wearily. When she sees you, wherever you are, she stops and looks quizzical.] Are you the one they think is my son?

II - [phone - morning]

[Rider's voice is calm, but has an edge of intense worry and anxiety.] Is someone named Sakura Matou in this town? I must find her, immediately.

III - [florists - the next afternoon]

[She'd gotten a call the previous day, asking why she hadn't come in for work at the flower shop. So, dutifully, she'd went there. However, she looks ridiculously uncertain. Her steps have a certain tentative air to them, and she looks like she's not even sure she's in the right building.]

Ah...hello? Does anyone work here...?

[If you happen to be going there for whatever reason, feel free to bump into the confused lady who knows nothing about her job :<]

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[lunawolves10th.livejournal.com]

Who seeks Sakura Matou?

[ Asks a deep, powerful voice, with just a hint of menace within it. ]

[godlyreigns]

Her Servant. [Rider's own voice is dripping with venom. WHO is this person?]

[lunawolves10th.livejournal.com]

Ah, good. [ The menace goes away, replaced by... cheerfulness? ]

Rider, yes? A pleasure to hear your voice again. This is Garviel Loken.

[godlyreigns]

[Rider doesn't sound any less displeased or confused.]

Again? I know you not.

[lunawolves10th.livejournal.com]

Ah, I've run into this before. I'll give you the brief version. I'm not sure if Sakura is around or active within this town, but she has been in the past. I am.... the partner of her sister. I am not a servant, though I know of your war.

I know most of the actors within it. You may have noticed your abilities are... inactive. That will change with time. Endure it.

phone;

[gandere]

What business do you have wit--

Rider!?

[ She sounds surprised - as though she wasn't expecting to hear Rider of all people on the phone. ]

[godlyreigns]

[Brrr?]

This town operates on Second Magic? And...partner?

[godlyreigns]

[Owowowow her ears.]

Yes. It's me.

[gandere]

[ Sorry, she's just surprised. So much that she sounds almost as though she's on the verge of tears. ]

Y-You're back then?

[lunawolves10th.livejournal.com]

Indeed. We have sworn binding oaths to fight with each other until the end of this place, until we can all escape.

[ The words second magic seem to make him almost growl. ]

I know nothing of sorcery.

[godlyreigns]

If by "back" you mean "returned from my droned state," then yes.

I don't remember anything from my apparent previous stays here, though.

[godlyreigns]

[The first part gets a hum of acknowledgement. The second part gets a quizzical noise.]

Surely a force capable of ripping us out of our home world can only be called sorcery, sir.

[gandere]

You don't.

[ Suddenly, Rin Tohsaka seriouses the fuck up. ]

I want you to tell me everything you remembered before your arrival here. Failure to do so will result in your death every day until I have the answers I seek. Don't try to feign as though you can do anything against me - you're without your powers, so keep in mind that I will always have the upper hand. Now out with it, Rider.

[godlyreigns]

I frankly don't know what's spurred you to this new state of mind, but as you wish.

But is the public phonelines really a good place to discuss the matter of the Grail War?

[lunawolves10th.livejournal.com]

I am forced to agree. We have been cast through space and time through the Warp.

As for the nature of this town there are conflicting indications. I cannot say exactly how it works, only that it does. The guardians seem nigh-invulnerable, though I have an undertaking in mind which will soon... test that strength.

[godlyreigns]

[Hrmmm.]

Guardians?

And do you mean a rebellion?

[gandere]

I'll explain once I have my answers. If you're any bit reasonable as the one I knew, then you'll certainly agree to it.

.. Hm, as for the phone, I suppose we ought to go somewhere else.

[ A pause to consider the situation. If Rider was caught walking around, surely one of the other Servants might stick their nose where it didn't belong. The obligation to protect her crosses her mind, even if she's the one who may have hurt her in the war. ]

Will you at least tell me where you're at?

[lunawolves10th.livejournal.com]

Yes, we are imprisoned by several beings, about whom we know very little, who have created guardians in the form of strange bears.

[ Garviel hesitates for a moment. He fought to suppress the greatest rebellion in galactic history, and here he is rebelling, much as Horus did. The weight of this realization crushes him, for just a moment, and he says. ] These are things best discussed in person. Where are you now, Rider?

III

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

[Gil walks into the florist....flowers for Saber and Flonne....and makes a face at Rider.]

Bleh, it's you.

[godlyreigns]

Very well.

I am...

[She pauses. There's a pitter-patter of feet, and the scraping of metal.]

769 Bunker Street.

1/2

[godlyreigns]

[Slow turn around.

The voice is not familiar in the least, but...]

1/2

[gandere]

Wait for me. Don't visit with anyone else from our world.

[ Click! ]

[godlyreigns]

[.........KDFJGHKDSJH ACK.

Rider doubles back and nearly stumbles over.]

You! You! [gil why are you tiny and also not dead]

action;

[gandere]

[ It doesn't take Rin very long to get there, even if the cold air makes it difficult to breathe. She'll spend a couple of minutes before her door recovering, trying to catch her breath, before raising a fist to knock on the door.

She's seen too many Riders. While they all have been her ally from before, she can't take the risk of this one being one that aims to hurt her. Furthermore, if she knew details of another Holy Grail War, that could only boost Rin's current knowledge of them.

A gamble worth taking. That's what this was. In the end, she either gained insight or she gained a new ally. She can't even stop to think on how she's going to tell her that Sakura is here, but that she wasn't here. ]

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

That's my line! You're the gross one.