I really need to get a bed. I crick my back as I rise from my nap, Astolpho pishing Arry out of the kitchen. She has bandages on her hands and a sack of ice in them, and looks dissapointed. The smell of meat greets my nose as I walk into the kitchen to find Astolpho in an apron, short-shorts, and a tee, humming happily to himself as he cooks eggs, beef, and onions in one mishmash of 'food' in one pan.

"Good morning, Master." he says. "Any plans for today?"

>>20117645
A few notes.
Since this war is different from the others, the usual balance between the classes are slightly different. Thought I should point it:
1) Casters will probably be more dangerous than usual. Now they actually have enough time to prepare and, more importantly, to analyze the Grail. Expect Grail to be hacked at some point. Also, it would be nice to have Caster as our Ally.
2) Berserkers are even more of the death trap than usual. It's hard to keep them under control for a week. In this war... I think sooner or later at least one of them will simply go on rampage, the war be damned.
3) Archers are less independent. This war will go on for longer than usual, so lesser levels of Independent Action aren’t all that useful. Usually, two days without prana income can mean a difference between defeat and victory. But not when the war will continue for the next month. Higher levels are still a problem for us, though.

(Cont.)

Regarding Fatman:
Now that fearboner no longer clouds my judgment, I think we overreacted a bit. Fatman is, without a doubt, a formidable treat. But I think he is not an unstoppable horror that we all fear. After all, he's still a Servant. Not THE Fatman from his stories, but a copy of legend recreated to the best abilities of the Grail. An INFERIOR copy. We are not suited to deal with him, yes, but I do think he can be defeated and actually killed.
There is a problem with his blinking in and out of existence. Death of Arrie (or at least removal of her Seals) may be necessary to truly kill him. Then, there is a problem of his abilities. To deal with him we need someone capable of killing people from long distances, preferably without actually seeing them.
Or we can pull Henderson on him. I think it could work.
Or we can kill Arrie and just run from him till he runs out of prana. Also could work, though it depends on mechanic of his flickering.
In any case, don't despair. We've killed Shagnasty, created a god and revived ourselves from death twice out of sheer stubbornness. Some skinny dude is no match for us. Especially since we have our own skinny dude. With BlackBob and trap.

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And last but not least: Master, you MUST find a waifu for yourself. Believe us: it is absolutely crucial for winning the war. The 6th war was won because Eliza found Attie. The 5th war did not result in the end of the world as we know it because Shirou found Sakura. All wars before it were lost because Masters were more concerned with fighting than with finding love and getting laid. You should not repeat this mistake. Right now you are surrounded by trap and crazy bitch. Your chances of winning are rather low because of it. Correcting that shall be one of our top priorities.

Also, I propose a standardized geas for long term alliance.
I don't think we should use this geas on Arrie because she most likely would demand from us to take the same geas, and I would like to be able to kill her once the opportunity presents itself.

Our Master will be referred to as Master and whoever we place this geas under as Ally.
So.
Upon accepting this geas Ally swears to
1) Not harm Master
a) by action
b) by inaction
c) Directly
d) Indirectly (by, say, harming Master's property or Servant(s)).
e) via Servant(s) under Ally’s control or influence (social or magical)
f) via people under Ally's control or influence (social or magical)
g) by orchestrating situation that will result in harm to be done to Master
Exception 1: Master can permit violation of the above by explicitly stating that it is his will. To avoid misunderstanding Ally is obliged to ask whether or not Master is sure about it.
Exception 2: Lesser harm can be done by Ally to Master in order to protect Master from greater harm in a situation when asking permission to do so (which falls under Exception 1) is impossible. Ally also must be reasonably sure that Master would've wanted it himself (example: knocking Master to the ground to dodge attack)

2) to not withhold any information that might be important in the war and to tell such information without prompting, including but not limited to information about potential dangers to Master.

There are three conditions under which geas may be ended:
I) If only Ally and Master remain as active participants of the war. Under mutual agreement of Master and Ally, more allies can be included in geas.
In this case the fact of meeting this condition must be announced by the Ally to the Master. The geas remains active for 48 hours after announcement under normal circumstances. However, if Master suffers from damage of any kind that can be dealt with in reasonable time (say, a month), geas will remain active for all this time.
After damage was dealt with, an Ally shall announce the end of geas again. Again, geas remains active for another 48 hours.

II) If Master earned hostility from Rulers. Once this fact becomes known to Ally, point 1b is no longer in power (so Ally doesn’t need to actively protect Master from Rulers). Ally is obliged to announce this to Master. Geas (aside from 1b point) remains active for another 48 hours.
NOTE: This position included under assumption that Ally would demand the same geas from Master. If only Ally is placed under geas, no need for it.

III) By mutual agreement. In this case the terms can any that both Master and Ally find acceptable. This agreement becomes part of the geas once both Master and Ally agreed on its terms and announce so three times with full understanding of what they are doing.

Something like this. Feel free to add more lines.

>>20117645
Check the news, see if there's any reports of that explosion you heard last night. Or other crazy shit that might be linked to the grail war, of course. We need a place to start, and this is as good as any.

Also ask if Arry's okay. She probably just burned herself in the kitchen, but we can't be her protectors if she's hurting herself already.

It that time again.

Ok, the first thing Master needs to do it begin patrolling. We need intel on what that explosion was, and we need to start figuring out what kind of enemies we might be facing.

Plus we need Rider to get the lay of the land and pick some good battlefields for himself.

As for us Bobs, we need to decide whether drinking Arry's blood is a good idea. It will protect us from El Skinny (according to her at least), but we still aren't sure of the how or why of that effect, and what other dangers it might present to us.

>>20117752
We need to know more about her before we can make a decision like that. Like, what kind of magic does she use? She's a mage, after all.
We appear to be safe from Slim Jim for now, but that might change in the future.

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>>20117645
"We scout, dear Servant. We scout for a Caster."

We hack this game. Ditch the psycho once we have a sane person we can ally with, and we're set.

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>>20117695

Bob's, do keep in mind that Kariya Matou cared more about getting his Waifu than winning the grail war.

His obsession got his waifu mentally broken, contributed to Kotomine becoming a REJOICE monster, snuffed out Sakura's only hope for rescue, gave Rin serious emotional issues, broke King Arthur's resolve and dreams, killed Maiya and, less directly, Irisviel, and caused him to waste one of the all-time best Servants on a meaningless pissing contest with Gilgamesh.

Oh, and he got set on fire and eaten by worms.

So yeah, don't put all your chips in the Waifu box.

>>20117723
"You alright?" I ask. She looks up and nods. "I can't really fulfill our agreement if you're hurting yourself."

She nods again, staring at her blank seals and muttering to herself.

A Geas, huh? Well, it's doable.

"I've been meaning to ask about our alliance. Would you be opposed to a Geas?"

She shakes her head.

"The terms?" she asks.

>>20117698
>>20117716
It takes some time to explain as Astolpho finishes cooking and hands out the meal. He looks at me with a raised eyebrow as I finish the explanation, and she nods.

"These terms are acceptable." she says. "Are you always this... methodical?"

"I need to be. Spur of the moment is not... my style." I explain. We take some time to eat - It's good. It seems Rider at least understands his way around a kitchen. "We will seal the Geas after this." After the meal, I draw up the terms in Latin and sign them - and she does as well. The circles in the paper bind her and me into the agreement absolutely. To act against it would require a willpower so incredible they may as well be a Servant.

"So what are we doing with the rest of the day?" Rider asks.

"Scouting, mostly. Looking for other Masters and Servants, signs of combat, things like that." Rider nods.

I can either patrol this city - Tacoma - or head to Graham, Seattle, or even Gig Harbor. Seattle is the most populated, Graham, the least. The others are average.

>>20117874
And that was a bad thing?

Kariya was weak as fuck. Natural selection is a bitch, but a fair one.

Besides, you can't deny his demise was fucking hilarious, though. THE SUFFERING! THE DELICIOUS SUFFERING!

Master, I suggest to start crafting up magic circles. Cover your ass. We have a month, why not create one room that's an absolute barrier or something similar?

OOH! Lay some prana-draining traps. A Servant walks in, we suck them of their Prana. Do you think you could bind a Spiritual entity to a confined space, master?

>>20117645
The same thing we do every night Pinky.
TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

Oh my god...that guy was actually right. these threads are horrible. ten on a 1-5 scale of clusterfuck.
and I was pro /a/ incursions. geez.

>>20117889
We need to know our surroundings.
Would be a shame if some near divine being is summoned in our neighborhood and we missed it patrolling other city.
So, Tacoma.

>>20117695

Are you implying that the trap cannot be a waifu?

>>20117889
Head to a place with a lot of people. Attacks from other masters are less likely to occur in populated areas, especially during daylight.
Make sure to come prepared for combat, though.

>>20117889
We might as well search in our local city

"We will remain in the local area. There's a few areas I can trust to have at least one or two Masters. Because of the scale of this Grail, taking out one or two enemies is less impactful than it would be in a normal Grail. We may want to consider waiting for our foes to eliminate one another, or for Berserkers to lay waste." I say. "Assassins are a major thread, especially with four of them. We can't bare our backs at any moment..." I nod to myself. "We'll be walking."

"Right." Rider says, agreeing. "My driving may attract attention if I'm not careful - better to remain inconspicuous."

"Says the pink-haired lady with purple eyes."

"It's natural!" he protests angrily.

"Okay, okay."

I rise, stretching, and get dressed, changing out of pajamas in another room into a simple, casual outfit that's easy to move in.

The walk to the mall (With busses) is without event. However, when we get there...

"Three..." I mutter.

Three pairs of masters and Servants in this one place! Damn... And in these crowds, it's hard to pick them out. It seems everyone went to lengths to disguise their Servants...

>>20118255
Well shit.
3? That's a lot of them near home

>>20118255
Hm... Wonder around, be close enough to Servants to still feel the presence of one of them. Sooner or later the Servant will go somewhere else, we can follow the trail.
It will expose us as well, but pink hair is rather remarkable so other Masters probably saw our Servant already (and saw you on the meeting), and our CLEVER DISGUISE should protect Rider's real identity.

Speaking of meeting. Recognize anyone from there?

Master, a thought:

You are not the strongest mage. And you do not want another mage to be supplying mana for Astolfo. So, we need to look into alternative means of gaining mana.

Now the last war we in, assassin's master created fields and used them to harvest mana. I believe our Creator also mentioned a similar technique being used in a previous war.

I recommend you do something similar. However, both previous techniques failed because they were indiscriminate, hardly subtle, and linked the system to their home base. Thus, I propose the following changes:

1) Limit the field to a single vehicle, let's sat a bus or a train car. Small, mobile magic should be harder to detect than large, stationary magic.

2) Only take the smallest amount from a person and only once in a 24 hour period. No one notices if they feel a little tired on their morning commute. People DO notice if they start dropping for no apparent reason.

3) Link them to each other, not your base of operations. That way, all you have to do is get on one of your buses or trams and they can all feed you. Further, if someone does devise a way to track you by the process, you can just get off at the next stop. Plus, who is going to fight Rider in a location that promotes linear travel with little room for maneuvering?

Overall, it ain't get you as much, but it is much harder to detect, disrupt, and pin down while being less if a drain to set up. Think of it as drinking several small cups of water in a desert as opposed to one large swift of water. The second may provide relief faster, but if you drop it, you lose everything.

>>20118462
Seems good.
Also, apparently allowing Rider to ride you (as in, piggyback ride) will improve your circuits for the duration of the ride.
No, seriously. His riding skill improve all stats of the "mount" by one rank. Including Mana.

>>20118255
No one is going to start a fight in here, but stay close to Astolfo anyways.

You ought to be able to recognize masters if you paid enough attention at the orientation, you did pay enough attention right?

Get to a high up place, it'll let you scan the crowd better.

>>20118387
Pretty much this. Drawing too much attention to yourself at this junction is unwise. Maybe try to locate someone who looks out of place even while dressed up, like Astie. Or someone who appears to be looking for other people in particular like you guys are.

>>20118462
A pragmatic idea. How dare you think of it before me!

>>20118255
Well, go on. Take a look! What Master/servant combinations can you see?

>>20118255

I suggest you try moving a secluded place. If nothing else, it will determine if someone has picked you out of the crowd yet. Your servant is fairly distinct given his features, but this is the Fate world, where nobody noticed that Sakura and Shinji had blue hair, so its possible Pink may fly under the radar.

It's also possible that a superior mage with acute senses will follow you if he detects you leaving the group, which will allow you to solidly identify him. Risky, but he could have a shitty servant for all we know. We need to do SOMETHING at least.

>>20118637
You can't be - I Look at Astolpho, allowing me to see his statistics and abilities...

http://pastebin.com/qJw29xd7

... Good lord.

No. Not in a million years! I won't let him ride me!

Moving to the second floor and looking down, I see two pairs in the food court. I think.

One of them is a young man, who looks quite excited - his partner is large, burly. His hands show a skin that is dark, almost chocolate colored, and rough. He wears a hooded sweater, I can't discern more. But he seems very... on gaurd. The other pair appear to simply be a couple - a handsome young man, and a pretty young girl, a brunette, with sharp features and piercing eyes. Her lip is curled into a smirk, as if she knows something no one else does.

But the third eludes me. It's like the connection leads to multiple individuals.

"We're moving." I state, heading to a clothing store. As I thought might happen, one of the pairs follows me - the larger man, and the teenager. Rider looks among the fashion, slightly distracted as the magus and servant enter the store.

>>20118761
> Further, by praying for a few moments Astolfo may breathe life into inanimate objects such as stones or trees and allow them to change their form into a useable mount.

Astolpho should ride his own lance
Hoverboard style

>>20118761
Good lord we are stacked.

>>20118462
Seems good.

>>20118761
Master, I would like to ask you who here among us has already won a HGW? Oh right, it's me. You sleep separately from your Servant when there are 4 fucking Assassins running about and you couldn't defend yourself from them.

You are placing your desire not to give this adorable Servant a piggyback ride over Victory? What the fuck is wrong with you?

Have you seen what Eliza went through to win? She ended up battered, bruised and with broken bones to win. If you aren't willing to GIVE SOMEONE A FUCKING PIGGYBACK RIDE what chance do we have?

>>20118761
>No. Not in a million years! I won't let him ride me!
You aren't in the position to be picky. I'm not even thinking about some perverse stuff... much. But it will slightly improve your magecraft and you need every advantage you can get.

Right now... Go somewhere where you can speak freely, but keep close to people in case this guy get any ideas. They follow us. Lets see what are their intentions.

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>>20118761

Can you tell which one the Servant is? It's probably the big guy, but that could be a misdirection.

I suggest you stay in sight of as many people as possible, feign shopping, wait for one of them to approach. They'll have to talk or invite you to a fight if you stay in public sight. But keep your guard up incase they're idiots who don't care about the rules.

>>20118778

I think you're missing the true power of this skill.

Fellow Bobs, i'd like to bring something up. In the last Grail War Eliza told us we could use her "Unlucky" Magic, though at a lesser degree than her. As far as i remember we never even tried. We should look into that. If we are still able to cast curses that might be a considerable boon to our magically inept master.

>>20118853
>>20118761
Fine. Go and kill yourself. I'll be watching here and laughing.

Let him piggyback ride you and up your magic production. it's embarrassing? Fuck embarrassment.

Our last master fought a Golden werewolf toe-to-toe and won.

Our master before that killed a berserker class Servant face to face.

You ever seen a creature made of nightmare with claws that cut prana stare you in the face? You ever been burned all over while squaring off against a primeval beast predating the human race?

Piggybacking your cheerful kid of a Servant ain't shit compared to that. You want to win this war? get over your fucking self, faggot.


And now you're being followed, too. Way to go, asshat.

Prepare to leave. Send Rider in to ask, formally, who they are and what they want. Book it at the first sign of trouble

>>20118970
We just can use our current Master's magecraft. Using his/her circuits.
We don't do it because, well, we always can just tell Master to do it.
Presumably it may come in handy when Master is somehow paralyzed or something.

>>20118841
I accept your point, it's just...

Conspicuous. As I'm pretending to shop, the teenager approaches.

"So..." he says. "I've been playing a new game, recently." he says, "It's sort of a fighting game. But it looks like I picked a top-tier character. There's no challenge. I can't really switch... Do you think you can challenge me?" he asks, looking up at me.

"I'm not entirely sure." I reply. "This isn't exactly the best place to play."

"You're right. The connection might be laggy. We should move somewhere, if we've any hope to have an interesting match." he says, looking around. "And..." his eyes shift to Arry. "It should be one-on-one. Unfair numbers only make things short, and it feels bad to lose in an unfair match. It'd just bother me, all day..."


And now Astolpho is trying on sundresses. Dark blue, white... Even a soft shade of green. Arry seems mostly uninterested.

"If that happened, I'd have to do something about it. Something... drastic."

>>20119041
Well bohoho kid
You think you can beat me with all your top tier characters but you don't even know all the safe jumps and mindgames.
I'll vortex your ass to oblivion.
I'm going to FADC Shoryu into Ultra 1 your glass cannon shit to hell
I have all the Anti-Phoenix Technollogy
I'm an OG you're just a dirty 09'er

It's fucking Grail War Baybeh

>>20119041
>the kid is implying he can beat hadoken spam

seriously, kids these days i bet all he plays is cowadooty

>>20119041
I dislike this kid. Be wary, he sounds crazy enough to have picked up a Berserker, and we dont want a one on one with a Berserker. Might be better to just continue using the Crowd for Cover, and have Assassin of him.

>>20119041
"I bet it's hard to find some challenging opponents, right? Right now I'm, so to say, just chatting with potential players. Going around, trying to turn this affair in something more organized. How about you give me your e-mail? I may be able to convince a few people to gather for tournament. No more lurking around trying to spot elusive people. Just straight serial of fair fight. I'll send you message about it."

>>20119041
It's fucking Akuma isn't it. God damn it, god motherfucking damn it.

I don't want to fight right here, not against him. Not when we have a chance of siccing Slim Jim on him. See if we can get his email or contact info.

>>20119041
FOX ONLY NO ITEMS FINAL DESTINATION

>>20119088
CURL THEM MOUSTACHE
GRAILITY SHQUEEEEZE

>>20119041
Yep. It's Akuma. He's a hell of a fighter. DO NOT let him grapple Adol, it will end poorly. If anything we wanna play poking games, his endurance shouldn't be THAT great.

Still, as fictional servants go, this guy's up there on raw power. A straight fight is a bad idea. This is a game where it's necessary to cheat some time.

You all are WAAAAAAAAAAAY to eager to unleash a force we have no hope of controlling and no sure way of protecting ourselves from. Do NOT use Assassin in our very first fight, it's beyond suicidal until we have a better grasp on his master and our own plans to deal with him.

I'm not eager to face what is probably Akuma one-on-one, but Astolfo has a lot of power to bear, and we have all our command seals ready. There will never be a better time to take on a powerhouse servant than now.

I think we should fight him. But try to cheat if we can.

>>20119041
If his servant really IS Akuma, we're in trouble. He's strong and fast, but not very durable. A hell of a martial artist, though, one of the best out there. We'll have to employ hit and run tactics, making sure to NEVER get too close to the guy if we can possibly avoid it. Speed vs. Power, that sort of thing. Seriously, this guy can potentially kill you in a few hits. Especially if he uses his super-moves, which are all fast and powerful but have limited range.

Talk it over in your head with Astie. See how he feels about going one-on-one with a Berserker.

>>20119134
Forget to add:
Then we'll send Slim Jim on his ass.

>>20119134

"I bet it's hard to find some challenging opponents, right? Right now I'm, so to say, just chatting with potential players. Going around, trying to turn this affair in something more organized. How about you give me your e-mail? I may be able to convince a few people to gather for tournament. No more lurking around trying to spot elusive people. Just straight serial of fair fight. I'll send you message about it."

"If you want to call me stupid, you can do it to my face." he responds. We both know the stakes of this game. How easy it is to cheat. How simple, when you get down to it, it is to win. I know your type. You can't face me head on. You'll prepare traps, you'll sneak, you'll target me, like a coward. Like a rat. And I, the tiger, will hunt you down."

I grin.

"Rats aren't an endangered species." I tell him smoothly. "They grow warm and fat in the hunter's cottage, beneath the furs of his tigers, leopards, and bears. To be a rat is to win." I adjust my glasses. "Now, are you going to keep dancing about, or shall we have a time and a place?"

He scoffs.

"When the time is right..." he says, "There will be a flare. It will become a smooth, round stone. Where it lands, we will fight - and when it lands, the fight will begin. The location shall be random, but not the time." he states evenly. "Is that fair, rat?"

>>20119223
Specifically, one to really watch out for is his Shun Goku Satsu.

However, it relies on perfect concentration on Akuma's part. Make sure Astie understands this and is ready to disrupt it with the horn if Akuma starts skating in for a grapple. If he can disrupt Akuma's concentration, the move's a danger to Akuma as much as Astolfo.

>>20119151
I think you might be right.

What color hair and eyes does the big dude have?

And for Christ's sake, try not to reveal that you have any idea who his servant is.

Though if you are an idiot and it comes out, I am curious about what that dude's inspiration was. So ask him for me if he winds up knowing that you know.

>>20119212
We geased Arrie. She is incapable of double-crossing us as far as I can see.
We don't control Fatman, yes, but we don't have to.
Just let Arrie send some reading for this kid.
It is risky, but she is also obliged to use her command seals to save us from Fatman if he does appear.

>>20119264
He is using a hood
Try seeing the Servant color eyes
if it's yellow then he is Akuma

>>20119231
Best case senario: Slim Jim kills Akuma's master. Worst Case, Akuma kills Slim Jim. Either case is fine for us.

I think we fucked up allying with Arrie. Nothing good can come of Fatman, or a disciple of Fatman, getting anywhere near the grail. Or a copy-grail.

>>20119251

Agree to his terms for now master. We can always back out if we decide we have to, even if it will mark us as "cheaters" in his eyes and make him do something crazy,

Hell, that could work in our favor.

We can't set traps if the location is random, but we can prepare some other circle magic. Long range elemental artillery maybe? draw circles on our bodies that can allow for time manipulation or spacial manipulation? Something mobile or long range at any rate.

Also, consider that Bus idea. I have a feeling getting the necessary mana to summon our Giant will be a big deal for this.

>>20119403
Yes. I like the bus idea. Do it to a couple of them for increased mana.

>>20119251
Agree for now...
We'll think how to cheat later.
I have an allergy for fair fights.
Get on with prana-buses idea.

>>20119251
Also, after dealing with kid ask Arrie what did she see in him and his Servant regarding magecraft.
She saw right away that you're a shitty magus.
Lets see what she can tell about the kid.

>>20119251
Master, have you noticed anything unusual about his mana output?
The Bob Collective seems to think we might be running face first into a Berserker. Which would be bad.
Our collective face is to pretty to take that kind of thrashing.

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Master, how difficult would it be for you to set up a minor bloodfort? Nothing lethal, as that would invoke the wrath of our lovely little friend, but something that feels like a light nausea. If we are to use the Hippogriff or Giant summonings, we need additional prana, and I doubt that the woman can aid us with that level of prana.

Also, regarding manners of the Slim Jim. I propose that any Legion who invoke its presence are to be temporarily excommunicated to save Master and his surrounding innocents. For obvious reasons, we cannot say its name, but you'll know when you do, so please act quickly if that happens.

>>20119665

You know, if Slimmy is on our side invoking Fearfull Legend might even be good. It likely wont attack us since we are allied to its master, and we summon it to us and give it a combat boost. It may save our live.

"Alright."

"I'll be seeing you in a few hours, then." he says, before slipping away. ... The red eyes, the pointed nose, the red hair of his servant only briefly visible before he leaves. I gather everyone, and propose my plan.


The circles for the buses? Doable. I can even set them and leave them to channel prana to me. An excellent idea! Shall I do so now?

Any other plans I should execute while I have time?

>>20119737

Fearful Legend isn't some kind of magical summoning charm, it puts the crosshairs squarely on our back. Even if we drank Arry's blood, which we haven't, we don't go completely dark to Assassin, just "dimmer." Saying his name will turn us into a bonfire.

Admittedly, it would be possible to summon Mr. Man with Fearful Legend and then have Arry use a command spell to redirect his target. But that would be BEYOND dangerous and almost certainly not worth the risk.

>>20119737
We would need to drink Arrie's blood.
Also, she is obliged to protect us with her command seals if Fatman does try to kill us.
But Fatman invoke some nasty things on whoever sees him.
So we would need to do it blind.

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>>20119737
You fool, the thing is still hostile to us, we're just dimmer in its eyes. Its master in the first War we encountered was killed by it, remember? No one is safe, especially one who invokes either true name. It will take Command Seals to prevent that thing from killing us.

>>20119665
You do know this doesn't work like the Shagnasty, right? That speaking its name doesn't invoke fearful legend?

Separating any Bobs from the whole won't help, because the issue here is Luke knowing stuff about it.

>>20119251
Describe opposing servant's features as best you can to confirm identity, and work on the draining bus.

>>20119779
Ask Arrie what she saw regarding magecraft.
Anything useful about Servant or Master?

>>20119801
You idiot, Fatman is a completely different thing. The shagnasty's dead. Skinwalker skinwalker skinwalker. See?

>>20119815
Yes, but if we use his name than Luke knows his name. The less he knows about this servant, the safer he is from it.

>>20119779
((Fuhgot mah trip))

>>20119779
Yeah, that's Akuma.

While you're here at the mall see if you can get any info on the couple, keep an eye on them, describe them both the best you can.

Also for the Bus thing would it go faster or be better if you gave Astolfo a piggy back ride, it won't look like anything other than a guy giving his girlfriend or sister a ride.

>>20119863
>FEARFUL LEGEND INVOKED

>>20119863
Unless he was summoned again, of course.

>>20119779

Since the battle site is random and we can't trap it or prepare it, I suggest we consider two options:

1) Long Range Fire. Do you have any magical circles which can provide attack capability from extreme ranges, or even without line of sight, so that we will be able to attack regardless of where the battle happen?

2) Time and Space Manipulation: Do you have any magic circles which contain spells that allow for simple types of reality warping, like time slowdown, self-acceleration, space-time bending to increase or decrease distances, that sort of thing? If we could make them into tatoos (or even simple paint on the skin) we could put them on ourselves or Astolfo. Against a martial artists servant, that kind of thing could be invaluable.

Also, did Arry notice anything about the mage? We need to know what kind of prana this servant has to work with, and therefore how dangerous his Noble Phantasms or any energy projection abilities might be.

>>20119863

I will so hate you when there is another Shagnasty in this Grail War and you just made him overpowering.

If the kid is low on mana (maintaining Berserker is hard), we can just shot him in the middle of the fight (when he's distracted) and run away.

>>20119779
is there anyway to use your circle magic to put a trap on say..Rider?
Like if an opponent makes an attack using X amount of prana it unleashes a concussive force in hopes of disrupting said attack if even for the merest of moments?

>>20119779
Yeah, that's totally Akuma.

Do the bus thing on as many buses, trains and stuff as you can. Have Rider ride you so you can do it better. Be prepared to assure him that it's nonfatal.

I'd say we should disguise Rider more specifically as some other hero, but there's an obvious flaw to that. Any other Bobs have ideas?

>>20119973
Are you sure Akuma couldn't qualify as Archer?

Also, listen to us going on like this assuming master knows what he's getting into. You have played Street Fighter before, correct master?

If the kid has Akuma and he is talking about "playing cheap" he is a fucking scrub
I say we print some article on scrubness and playing to win JUST to piss the scrub off

>>20120010
Maybe.
That's why I want to know Arrie's opinion.
Presumably, she can tell us about prana output.
Even if he isn't Berserker, all I care about is that whether or not the kid is low on mana.

>>20120010
Pfft. I've played a little. Won a bet to get a meal. But that's about it.

First things first...

We move to the bus shelter on the edge of town. It's not far off. At first, I'm worried about going in, then Arry touches my shoulder - and I feel...

Nothing.

Not numb, this is different. It feels like I don't exist. And yet I do. And yet I don't. I move to clamber the chain link fence, and move in. Setting up the circles is simple work. It's even possible to hide the circles afterwards. I set them up one at a time to slowly install themselves with a packet of Prana. I don't need much, just enough to create another packet and send it back. A stream would be better, but would reveal my position more readily than a launched packet that travels faster.

As soon as I'm finished, I move back to the apartment, and we work out combat. Arry states that she will remain here and warded under her own power. We will move out, dealing with the foe directly as possible.

She mentions that I should be wary. She's said that the prana flow between the two is strange, and even incongruous. When I ask how, I notice a cresting flare outside.

It's time. Should I go or stay?

>>20120116
Stay. Let some other sucker go tonight.

>>20120142
If we stay he WILL hunt us

>>20120039
Yeah, link him to a Sirlin article or something.

Akuma is PTW personified.

>>20120116
Head out there, survey the situation, don't engage immediately.

>>20120116
Strange How?

Then we go. Some fake, made up hero would never beat one that lived.

>>20120159
This. This is Akuma, and he expects a fight. If we puss out, there's no telling what he'll do in response.

>>20120116
Tsk.
I hate fair fights.
At first I was going to suggest we stay.
But now Magos said that. So now we know it's a bad idea.
Go.
Take your gun.

>>20120159
No he won't. He doesn't know where we are. And if he comes...
We've got Slim Jim.

>>20120116
Fucking go for it. Bring guns and anything else useful for combat you might have. Also, when you win, tell him people who main Akuma are scrubs.

FISTS WILL FLY AT THIS LOCATION.

Let's check where the flare fell
See if you can recognize the place where it fell

>>20120116

I think we have to go. If we don't, whoever this guy is will come hunting for us, and we didn't really prepare much of a welcome.

Like I said, if we're going to face a dangerous servant in direct combat with no trap prep, now is the best time. Astolfo is fortified by blood mana, we have bus mana to look forward too in the morning so we can afford to burn our stock, and we have all three command spells.

I say fight. We have to sooner or later. It's not like we have Archer or Caster or something. Rider is a FIGHTAN' class, so we best get to FIGHTAN'

>>20120116
Put on your armor, grab some guns and head out there. Inform Astie of our battle plan on the way. Hit and run only, don't even ATTEMPT to fight this fucker head on.

Also be prepared for backstabbing. There's at least two more masters in town, and they likely saw the flare as well. The kid might claim he's a tiger who fights fair, but other masters might interfere in your fight.

>>20120222
Akuma is not opposed to sneak attacks. It's better to fight him now when it's a fairish fight.

>>20120284
This
I want to remind people on how Akuma first appeared on the games
By murdering the FUCK out of M Bison

>>20120259
We should wait and observe for at least a little bit, unseen, before we face him. Someone else might show up to take him on. Besides, if we draw tonight and he gets away, he might think that out base is farther away than it actually is.

>>20120312

This sounds like a very good idea.

>>20120312
Yes, observe first.

>>20120312

I'm fine with observing, but remember he said the fight starts when the flare hits the ground.

Do NOT keep him waiting after that happens if at all possible, or if he seems to be getting antsy. This kid seems volatile and retarded, and I don't want to set him off

”We're going." I say, and Rider nods. We both head downstairs, and Rider looks around, walking over to a large boulder. With a clasping of his hands, a huge black stallion appears from where the stone once stood, cracking open like an egg. He leaps on, then pulls me up.

"Hold me tightly, Master!"

My arms clasp about his waist. He's... More solid than I expected. There's thick muscle here. With a swift kick, he rides, hard and fast, bouncing with me under the light. We arrive to find the enemy waiting, flare in the sky, while the Servant stretches. I expected his form to be more stocky, but he's surprisingly evenly proportioned, if muscular. He grins, nodding towards me.

"Let me tell you this. The last three Masters thought they had me figured out." the boy says. "You look to be the same."

The rock falls.

"Servant! Kill this piece of trash!" he roars, and the red-maned man rears back a fist of purple energy to slam it into the ground. Yawning fissures appear everywhere, and the horse rears. While Rider is capable of staying on, I'm not - but Rider pulls me back up even as the enemy rushes forth, hopping between ledges in his simple clothing. He hasn't even bared his armor! Well, neither has Rider...

>>20120432
He doesn't have any, master!
Also, I refuse to believe this little snot already has three kills under his belt.

>>20120427
He just seems like a bored sociopath to me. Not stupid or volatile at all.

>>20120432
Use the Spear.
You have more reach in your attacks.
You have a gun right?
try going in for a shoot in the enemy master head

Give Astolfo a gun. It is basically a spear with longer reach.

>>20120432
Why are WE on the horse and not on solid ground far away from Servants?
It is a basic rule of the war: don't be near Servants when they fight if you can help it.

Not sure about tactic here. Let Rider do his thing. He is a good fighter, trust in him.
You watch the kid. Once he is distracted enough and you have a good shot - shoot him.
It's not like we aren't already in the middle of the fight.

>>20120504
Underestimate him at your peril. Thinking of him as a 'little snot' is probably what got those three mages their defeats.

We probably should make a list of Akuma's moves.

>>20120432

Speed is more important than defense in this fight. Astolfo's endurance is D and this guys Strength MUST be A.

Stick to hit and run tactics. Jousting, if you will. Charge in, stab with sword or lance, charge back out. Avoid blows, dish damage over time.

Also, try to get someplace safe so you can get dropped off and Astolfo doesn't have to worry about protecting you.

>>20120432
Definately akuma then... First off we need to stay on the horse, second off we need to bleed akuma (or kill his master) not engage directly.

Master prepare yourself to attempt to counter or mitigate any prana bursts from akuma and keep your mind *only* on the fight, do not think about loss at this point.

>>20120584
Akuma will gladly kill masters as well as servants, we want to be on the horse, it keeps us safe (so long as it doesn't slow astolfo down - we should ask about that).

>>20120619
If Akuma kills us, our servant vanishes. He won't kill us when he has a strong opponent to occupy him.

>>20120679
His master might direct us to if he feels we're playing 'cheap'

>>20120691
He'd have to use a command spell. Akuma hates interruptions.

A dull golden lance springs from Rider's hands, thrusting forth.

And the enemy Servant thrusts forth a palm - stopping it with an enourmous surge of Prana. with another, he stomps forward ans slams his other fist, writhing with purple energy, into the horse's chest. We're both launched back, and Rider grabs me in the air as we tumble. The Master laughs as I level my AA-12 at him and open fire - to find a strange shield erected around him. Rider tosses me back, and fights the foe before him with his lance.

It is incredibly close. One blow after another, it seems like both sides will manage something decisive. The gold clangs against the focused bursts of Prana, and the punches are barely dodged, one after another. I scramble to my feet and away from the fight, watching from a distance. An even brawl...

With a hard slam to the gut, though, the enemy opens up Rider, who stumbles.

And then I see it.

A Noble Phantasm!

Mana gathers from near and far, sucking into his fist which is bathed in purple smoke and dark light. With a roar, he slams his fist forth - To meet nothing, Rider having slipped on a stone and fallen. Taking the opportunity, he slamse his spear home. While the local Prana burst stopped the lethality of the blow, the kinetic force was not stopped, sending him into the air, where he floats - and unleashes his armor.

Leather with chain beneath. White cloth with green and red patterns. A flowing cape. And a soft, cocksure laugh.

>>20120746
Fucking Ganondorf Goddamn Dragmire. Probably Berserker, but he could very well be a Caster class.

He's a slow, plodding brawler right now. Tactics the same as Akuma. Try to use hit-and-run tactics with the horse, do NOT get hit by that punch or any other move/NP he has that has the purple swirling energy. At some point he may grab a sword made out of pure energy.

He may well take several 'kills' before he truly dies, with a different transformation for each one. Usually in the form of a gigantic pig/boar or something.

>>20120746
>soft, cocksure laugh.

Don't get a big head over landing one blow. You can laugh all you like when he's dead.

>>20120746
GANONDORF
HIT HIM THREE TIMES WITH THE MASTER SWORD AND HE'S DONE!
Oh wait we don't have one. WELP. Let's tell Rider to leg it. Or do the classic GEEK THE MAGE. Let's sick Slim on him.

Mount back, his Riding skill can't be that high.

Huh. What do you guys say, sounds like a good idea to me to bring out Riders Doomhorse. It would give us one definite edge in speed.

>>20120807
Oh shit, we might be fighting Caster. The weird mana flow she Arry senced may be because Ganon has more mana than his master.

>>20120850
That it would. Can this dude out run Pegasus? NOPE.
So we make him EAT OUR DUST. And sic Slim Jim on his Master

>>20120815
Maybe if we had some similarly "holy" weapon, we could beat him.

As of right now we know that the enemy master has barriers that work against basic projectiles. It'd be best to take him out with Slim Jim if only to prevent exposure of the Rider while letting others plan out the demise of Slim Jim from the experience. If they succeed we lose a psychotic ally we'd have to put down later or they expose themselves to Slim Jim's legacy causing untold harm on their psych. Either way we win.

>>20120850
Not this early, that'll give away who rider is too easily. If all else fails, we run the fuck away or geek the master.

Remember, we're rats.

>>20120936
Slim Jim doesn't work like Shagasty, dude. Shout his name and it just marks you in his head as a 'person of interest'. He doesn't come over immediately, guns blazing, to kill the person who summoned him.

>Ganondorf
>Top Tier
My combos are chaining on their own

Well, this was an important lesson about assuming things about the identity of other Servants. From now on, lets hold off on that until we have something concrete.

While, exposing Rider's Noble Phantasm is a poor option it can benefit us in the long term. I've noticed while he maybe restricted to his steeds and flute due to his class, none of his creatures are restricted to being summoned in other classes. If it seems tactical beneficial at a later point, we may wish to think about using a command seal to forcibly change Rider's class to Caster if only for the benefit of being immune to enchantments with La Red Romance in the duration of the war. With this change people may still mistaken the trap for a Rider later and give us time to hack the Grail and pull off powerful Magic. Considering the possible 4 casters that might still be running around, there might be a lot of subtle and not so subtle magic build up going around which we may need to counteract.

>>20120996
That was my first thought.
Though to be fair he is the BBEG of pretty much the entire Zelda series

>>20121000
Agreed.

>>20121015
BBEG nothing, we are fighting Zelda Satan.

>>20121007
Can command spells do that? If yes that sounds like a tactical genius level stunt worth considering...

Well, we should inform Rider that getting the fuck out of dodge is what he should do if he cant keep up with ganon anymore. That includes using his horse.

We have an assassin on our side, we should use that.

>>20121000
Red hair yellow eyes = akuma. We were told it was red hair red eyes (and simply assumed there was a mistake because of the purple energy).

If things go badly pull out the giant, I don't think it'd be possible for gannondorf to break the chains.

>>20120432

I think we should let Rider keep fighting for now. We have something of an upper hand, and we need more info so we can deduce the nature of the shield and Ganon's class.

If we get into trouble, the Doom Horse is the best option. We can't count on the horn working.

And don't be afraid to use your (non-phantasm but still dangerous) sword either Rider. Lances are only so good in close quarters. They're not spears.

>>20121040
Actually, we are fighting an inferior copy of the legend of Ganondorf.
Lets not despair before time.

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>>20121052
Recent Akuma has red eyes, bro. And this guy went out of his way to make his servant look like someone else.

>>20121080
Look like someone else and use moves similar to him - akuma / gannondorf are damn similar though so it was very good misdirection.

>>20121066
He can be one of two Ganondorfs. Master, is there a big crack in the front of his armor? If not, then we have the one from Ocarina.

Unless he's from Smash Brothers, but that would just be stupid.

>>20121080
>>20121125
The kid could else very much be a Scrub Brawl player who thinks Ganon is top tier

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>>20121052
There's plenty of art with Akuma having red eyes.

>>20121166
He's been depicted with both yellow and red - so it doesn't really matter.

>>20121080
>went out of his way
No, he pretty much threw a sweatshirt on him. No more effort than we did, unless all that stuff about fighting games and tiers was supposed to suggest Akuma to us. Pretty smart move, if so.

>>20121224
Very smart move. We got outplayed. Pardon the pun.

>>20121040
You do remember he's always beaten by a hero, right?

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>>20121297
He's gonna lose then. WE'RE SAVED!

We only have to win.

There's no witnesses. We only have to win this fight!

"Rider. Give it your all." I say, getting to my feet. "Let's show them what you can do."

Astolpho laughs, drawing forth is lance again, thrusting it into the air then slamming it down hard enough to launch into the air. When he comes down, fire and wind blast from under his feet as he takes the reigns of a horse of fire and wind. His pretty face grows confident, and he stares down Ganondorf, thrusting out his free hand.

Come at me, he gestures.

Ganondorf swoops forth, fist reared - and Rider rears his horse, the hooves kicking out at Casterand slamming into his face. Caster is launched onto the ground, stumbling from the impact and slapping his face to put out the fire. And then Rider charges. Ganon thrusts a palm forward, but even though a shield erupts forth, Rider just goes right through it to trample Ganon under, shoving him into the dirt.

Again and again. Like a figure eight, he loops again and again, slamming down the King of Evil, as if to say, 'This is no place for you.'

But he doesn't dissipate. After ten of these runs, Rider stops and stares.

Nothing seems to be happening, but Caster's master is running.

>>20121297

The small child like hero!

>>20121347
Something BAD is going to happen isn't it?

>>20121347
Rider is more mobile than either of the enemies. Trample Caster into the dirt again- and while he's getting up, ride his master down. With the master dead, a stalemate with the Servant is our victory and we can abandon the fight.

>>20121347
Get on the fucking horse. It's time to run down Ganondorf's master. or run the fuck away.

>>20121347
Oh shit, phase two. Back off, back off!

>>20121347
Shoot him again.
I bet Ganon get ready to strike, he'll need all mana, no shield for the kid.
After that, get the fuck out of here.
Same for Rider.
As much distance as possible.

Isn't it obvious, we just beat Ganondorf, so now he's going to turn into Ganon.

>>20121347
Caster might be preparing to REVEAL HIS TRUE POWER (oh god I hope none of the belmonts aren't in this war).

I'm not exactly for killing children - maybe catch the master, have him declare he lost and transfer command spells (and servant) to us.

>>20121399
If necessary, threaten the masters life to force him to give up command spells and servant.

>>20121347
Okay, I think that Rider can run down the Master in 2 seconds flat.

Also I think something nasty is coming, either from a third party or Ganon is going to go batshit powerful so it might be best if you get on Astolfo's shoulders or something like that as you can't ride the horse. If you refuse to do this based on it looking silly I will play nothing but dubstep in your head for the entirety of the Grail War.

Hit the Master like a fucking freight train, right the fuck now.

Luke, you might consider running away in the opposite direction to be a good idea.

Master, aim at the Master just to be sure.

Get Astolfo ready to Horn his way out of this if something like a big NP or spell shows up.

>>20121419
This.

If the enemy Servant transforms into a hideous monstrous pig could Rider you know ride him with that riding rank A+++?

In less silly matters, kill the enemy master. Kill him with everything assessable tool at hand and them determine what to do after.

"Rider, the Master!" I call, and Rider turns to run down the kid. I look away as he's blown apart, but Rider's face is like stone. He turns, as I do, to face the downed Ganon - who isn't there anymore.

He's in the air, face scowled in anger, as he shows us his fist - a golden triangle glowing brightly. With a roar, he grows, massive, a bipedal beast at least thirty feet tall. Twin blades appear in his hands, and he roars as he takes a single step. Despite the death of his Master, he continues on. Despite the lack of Mana, he continues on. Prana crackles on the edges of those yellow blades.

Rider looks to me, then at his enemy.

He wants my orders.

>>20121347

I guess the only question is whether we get OoT Ganon or TP Ganon. If we're really unlucky, this won't even be his final form.

Prepare to run, summon giant, chase down enemy master and threaten him to hand over command spells and servant or die.

Interestingly he said he'd taken out 3 other masters already, unless pig-ganon is *incredibly* strong I think he may be bullshitting. This war may be progressing faster than imagined.

>>20121681
TIME TO RUN BITCH!

>>20121681
Can you ride it Rider?

RUN LIKE HELL, IF YOU CANT TRY TO RIDE GANNON LIKE ITS FUCKING RODEO; ALFONSO MANAGED TO RIDE A GIANT; GANNON ISNT WEIRDER THAN A GIANT!!!!

>>20121681
Do we want to meet Ganon in combat and force him to expend enough mana to dissapate, or do we want to run and risk him forming a contract with another master.

>>20121692
There is no more Enemy Master, there is only chunky salsa.

>>20121681
Astolfo, can you ride that thing? Just a thought.

If you aren't sure then just grab master and high tail it. I'd rather not use the Horn, which others might hear and identify, or summon the Giant.

Just get a fair distance away and change mounts to avoid identification and keep an eye on Ganon, see what he's up to.

>>20121681
Run. On Rider's shoulders if you must.
Watch Ganon, see if he shows any signs of fatigue. If yes, go for the kill if it seems viable. If not, run faster.

>>20121736
Seems similar to his giant, in that yes he could ride it, but its unlikely that it would ever submit to being controlled by him. Ganon might be interpreted as a divine beast too.

Rider *could* skirmish with ganon and cause it to expend mana, or we could just run away.

Discretion is the better part of valor Master. Since we aren't here to be heroes, let's leave the Servant (Caster?) to his rampage. We get out and maintain a healthy distance while observing the Servant to make sure he doesn't obtain a new master or pull any strange tricks. We watch and make sure that the Servant dies of prana starvation. Should he not fade away, considering how the war seems to be moderated by a Ruler, we might have this problem taken care of by other Master Servant combos or perhaps other members of the church. If that happens we will get to watch and get information on the other participants. Should Rider be constrained by his morals, although I disagree with this plan, have him use the flute to prevent civilian casualties.

Ride to somewhere trapped or difficult to access.

"We need to run!"

"But-"

"Trust me!"

He frowns, then rides past me, taking my hand and pulling me up.

"But the fi-"

"I can't hurt you. So neither can my mount." he says, "NOW HOLD ME TIGHT!" he cries as we launch away. I hold him again, letting put a little gasp as we move. Ganon tries to keep up, but cannot, falling behind eventually. I can feel his eyes staring at me as he reverts back - and leaves, launching into the sky and away. Faster than we can keep up, faster than my eyes can follkow, he escapes into the city.

"Well..." Astolpho says. "Did... we win?" he asks as he dismounts.

>>20121924
No. He can always contract with another master.

Master, we need a Circle shiny enough to call Caster's attention. We need another Circle to downright fuck everything in his casting. That last one needs to be way subtle, ask Arrie.

>>20121924
Yes and No. We took out the Master, Ganon will either need an additional prana source or a new Master before he falls apart.

He ought to run out of Prana soon enough though if he doesn't get one.

Look at it this way, we expended next to nothing, took out a troublesome fellow and bloodied this guy's nose.

Master start setting up tracking spells to keep an eye on Ganon, maybe add something additional to your Mana Buses to act like familiars and send you information in addition to the packets.

We might have been able to take him, but we may have needed to burn through a lot of Prana, maybe even used the Giant to do it.

>>20121924
Sorta. He's gonna need a Master. Hell, I'm surprised he didn't ask you Luke.

>>20121924
Not entirely.
We secured an advantage. We now know about his powers... And there aren't many good magi left around. Everyone either a Master or left the country for the duration of war. Or so I think.
But he still can find someone to make a contract with.
Or get by on mana snacks.
Consider it... Burning a command seal. Not enough to count as victory, enough to count as success.
However, other Masters probably have seen the fight. Horse is rather telling considering your identity.
So, the usual clusterfuck.

>Also, Master, congratulation on fighting your insecurities. "Hold me tight", yeah.

>>20121924
We got the master, but that man dosen't know when to die. If there is a way to remain in this world he'll find it.

>>20121924
We came close enough to winning. It was a fight we wanted to avoid in the first place, and we got out of it with one enemy dead and no losses but some secrecy- it's likely that the flare attracted at least one party to watch us, even if we didn't sense anyone. Hopefully they weren't able to identify you.

But since we didn't actually want to be fighting at all, getting away with no injuries or significant expenditures of resources is a win.

>>20121689
If I recall correctly, TP Ganon wasn't bipedal, so this is the OOT Ganon.

>>20121681
I recommend running away or tailing it, but if you do fight it, the weak spot is the tail. He'll probably only die if the final blow is with a holy weapon.

Don't summon the giant.

Find a Ruler, ask for the current toll, both total and Ganon's.

>>20121924
Partially. He might contract another master, but he'll run out of prana pretty fast by himself. That transformation stunt cost him a LOT of energy, so his levels are low. If he goes on a kiling spree, the Rulers will intervene.

Check to see if you aren't being followed (that fight must've attracted the attention of someone in the neighborhood), then go home. Give Astie a prana-refill if he needs it, then go to bed. Check with the church/Rulers in the morning to see how many masters and servants are left.

>>20117618
>Astolfo
>CANNOT STOP LAUGHING AUGH PINK HAIRED KNIGHT!

Worse case scenario Ganon is alive and draining people for prana. He'll be a lot less of a threat though.

Best case scenario we killed a Master and a Servant without any losses.

I believe this counts as a tentative victory.

>>20122066
That looks like a chick. And we put in a dress.

>>20122039
>Check with the church/Rulers in the morning to see how many masters and servants are left.

Very much this, I get the feeling that the little snotnose was lying to us about how many masters he beat.

>>20122092
... could have been worse, you could have gotten Loli the Ripper.

>>20122092
I still can't believe he let us talk him into that.

"He might find another master - but not a good one. They'll all be taken, I think. He might even have to resort to a normal schmuck with circuits like mine or worse. We've bloodied his nose and walked away unscathed. It's a success."

He nods.
"Good. Then I'm cooking something great tonight!" he says as we walk back.

A small laugh escapes my mouth as we get home, and Arry hands us both small pieces of chocolate.

"I wanted to make it easier to take in. So I've added some blood to these chocolates. Please, you must have expended a lot to come back alive. How'd it go?"

I tell her about what happened.

"I see."

Of course, I didn't mention anything specific about Rider's attacks.

"Rider, you should get a shower..." she says quietly.

She's right - we both smell of sweat...

>>20122141
I still can't believe that we talked someone into talking him into that.

>>20122141
He's a guardian knight, if it will protect us or give us a smile he'll do it (sometimes not very happily, but it works). The reasoning we gave (it'll throw people off his identity) is also fairly sound.

>>20122152
Take a shower together.

You both are healthy males after all. It can't be helped

>>20122152
Well, you wouldn't want to run out of hot water and take a cold shower. I guess you'll have to take one together. Nothing we can do about it.

Also it's more efficient.

>>20122152
Oh boy...
Master, I think you're gonna need to share. Otherwise Al's secret is out.

>>20122102
I would not be so sure. Big G might have been the brains AND brawn of they're outfit.

>>20122152
OK...
She is geased, so we probably shouldn't expect any traps aside from Astie.
And she know he's a man already because somebody was a dumbass.
Go to shower.
Are you sure you have enough hot water for the two?

>>20122152
She's feeding you candy with her blood in it. Which she made especially for you, so that you would enjoy eating her blood.

This woman is fucking crazy.

Also, she might be trying to send Rider off to shower so that she can talk to you. Or try to have sex with you. Not sure.

>>20122222
I think she's way too fucked to bone dude.

Rule 1. Do not stick dick in crazy.

>>20122222
Sounds like we found /x/ as another master in the grailwar... Send rider off to have a shower so we can talk to arry then have a shower of our own afterwards (it seems like arry may end up trying to jump in the shower with us).

>>20122152
Take a shower with Astolfo, if you don't then Arry will probably try to fear boner you, seduce you, or otherwise make life difficult.

Also on the chocolate front, if you feel like you need more Prana right now then take a piece, otherwise do not.

>>20122213
>>20122174
>>20122182
>>20122184
Enjoy it, but you just know that HE will be standing there, right behind the shower curtain.

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>>20122288
>Slim Jim watching
I am just fed up with that dude. Really am. Can't even let Master perform Mana Transfers with any sort of privacy.

>Take a shower together!

I... No! Come on! What do you think I am, some kinda... You're not going to shut up until I do this, are you?

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>>20122378
Your choices are clear:
Creepy lady and her creepy chocolate

OR

Manly shower with your manly servant.

Do it faggot.

We've done this for the our last 2 Masters, and we'll do the same for you. Trap or not, we are gunning for 3 out of 3 Masters doing the horizontal tango under our service.

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>>20122378
Pretty much. Mind you, it MAY actually prevent you from dying horrible death. I meant, you get crazy bitch with you, you know that some horrible abomination checks on her from time to time. And she is likely to try to seduce you. Do you want to risk it?
Just try to hide your boner. It may be awkward.

>htsellk complex
Yep, time to cure Master's complex.

>>20122378
Check if Astie is up for it first, you don't want to pressure the lad into anything. Like betraying his Roland or something.

If you're going to be a baby about it, go shower after him. Ask if anything happend to Arrie while you were away, if she noticed anything on the news, stuff like that. Then go shower while Rider cooks a victory meal.

You big baby, you.

>>20122378
No, no we won't.

All perversion aside it's a good idea. It'll strengthen the bonds of kinship between you and it means that Arry can't get you alone which we all know can't lead anywhere good.

Master, this is the Grail War, throw away your self doubt and any insecurities you have with your sexuality.

Take a fucking shower with Astolfo, it's the clear tactically sound choice.

We're a fucking hivemind, we aren't going to judge you for being attracted to Astolfo, let's face it he's hot.

>>20122378
Up to you master. Personaly I would not shower at all arount this woman. Her servant sort of.... lurks.

I do not see why you cannot simply wait outside the shower until Astolpho is finished then take a shower. It's less uncomfortable for you and if anything happens Astolpho will be right there to intervene.

Don't forget to work the shaft.

>>20122378
I'd much.... rather try-showering with..... arry.

>>20122378
If you shower with him, the lady might decide to come shower with both of you.

If you shower without him, the lady might decide to come shower with just you.

The choice is yours, man.

>>20122534
No. Arry's batshit dude.

RULE NUMBER ONE IN RELATIONSHIPS: DON'T STICK IT IN CRAZY.

NEVER EVER.

>>20122583
Since when... has that... ever-stopped the....Captain of the-Enterprise?

>>20122617
Rule number two: Never listen to Captain Kirk.

He's a master of horrible decisions.

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>>20122378

At the very least, we find out if Astie is a trap or a reverse-trap.

Has anyone seen my moms?

>>20122431
"Astolpho, shoul-Ah!" His hand snares the collar of my shirt as he pulls me into the bathroom and slams the door shut. "What-"

"Quiet." he says. "It's clear to me that you're not secure around me." he says, snapping his fingers. His armor vanishes into thin air, leaving the little black dress as he kicks off his boots.

"Well, I..." I manage, as he reaches back to unzip.

"Well what?"

"Look, I just don't feel comfortable about it."

"What is there to be uncomfortable about?" he asks as the dress falls. "Two guys taking a shower. Come on, really, is your society so backwards as to think that taboo?!"

"Well..."

He pulls me close. His skin is pale, but not chalky, his body smooth, yet slightly defined. "Listen, me and Roland shared a wife for quite a long time and neither of us saw anything wrong with that." he says quietly. "Now strip!"

I stammer, but undress, as he peels off the last of his clothing. He bends over to work with the shower. His body is definitely one of a warrior, a fighter, even if it is small and slim as he steps into the shower. And he's definitely male.

And no, I'm not saying anything more about that.

"You don't take off the ribbons when you bathe?"

"They're important." he says, "Now wash my back."

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>>20122640

Master Luke doesn't have Spock and Bones to bail him out when he goes a pants-on-head retarded. Kirk does.

>>20122653

They're busy.

>>20122673
Psst.

How big is his dick?

>>20122691
>master Luke

We have made the requisite star wars jokes, yes?

And Master: you either put up with our pervyness or you buy and flip through a trashy romance novel/Babes of the grail war gone Wild to satisfy our needs

As much as I enjoy teasing our master as to his insecurities, you other Bobs need to get your boners under control, its getting a smidge obnoxious.

Master, in this case it might be wise to accompany Astolfo to the shower and at least wait outside. Arry is a dangerous element and being alone with her has risks even with the geass.

It depends on how much you trust her.

>>20122673
So forceful...

>>20122673
Uh... do it but NO HOMO.

>>20122673
Alright Master, now that you're getting over it, you should do as he says (wash his back) and discuss your next move. What time is it, anyway? I don't even know how much time has passed since the Ganon incident.

Also, we keep avoiding her blood for a variety of concerns. If she's geased, shouldn't we be in the clear? She can't harm us, directly or indirectly, unless we missed something. Either way, do any of you other Bobs think she might get a tad bit upset if we keep avoiding this? I can't quite judge her character enough just yet.

>>20122673
Do it, master. Bond with you servant. You two need to be able to trust eachother, so that's important. Ask him to share something from his past, you share something from yours, get to know eachother for a bit, man.

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>>20122717

I dunno about the Star Wars jokes; I missed the first thread. Just showed up in this one after mourning Mistress Liz, Attie, and Master David.

I'm still taking this very badly but I'll try to help our new master.

>>20122728
>boners.

The fate franchise attracts fujoshi

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>>20122673
Remember: it can be perverse pleasure.
Or it can be MANLY MOMENT OF BONDING between two fighters in the horrible war.
Your call.
We will enjoy it either way.

>observing odalem
Yep, we will observe.

>>20122763
I still don't think they're dead. but until we can confirm their situation we should help mr. TOTALLY NOT GAY MAN

>>20122795

I'm thinking the same thing, fellow Bob. It's not much but it helps me soldier on through the pain.

>>20122763
What are you talking about? Zelretch dicked them into another world. This is the truth.

>denial.jpg

So, I just caught up with the last thread and I'm kinda wondering: why are we teamed up with the slenderman?

>>20122875
Because we weren't very well going to say no? Something like that wants to be friends, you say yes, are glad it's not coming after you, and hope something else kills it before it inevitably turns on you.

>>20122875
Don't say its name, you fool!

>>20122875
You may have just condemned us. Slim Jim takes no prisoners.

>>20122875
Also, we are calling him Fatman, Slim Jim or skinny.
There is a reason for it.
While he's not as... direct as Shagnasty, calling his name is still not a good thing.

>>20122875
master, you may wish to prepare a $20 dollar bill

>>20122875
You did that on purpose you fuck!

>>20122701
Can it.

I sigh, washing his back.
"Sorry. I'm just not used to... Well. You wear a dress, man! It takes some adjusting!"

he laughs.
"I'm sure you'll learn to love my style."

"Why do you bother with it, anyway?" I ask. He goes into thought, arms crossed.

"Roland once lost his wits." he says. "He became quite, unresponsive. Dull. He was my comrade. I wanted to see him smile again. I jested, I joked, I dressed oddly. We once joked that I could pass as a lady." he pauses, "He's right, let's be totally honest. But if you must ask - these dresses, these ribbons... They are all a badge of honour between brothers. You should be proud to have a servant so dedicated!"

>>20122875
FEARFUL LEGEND INVOKED.

"Ah... I must seem..."

"It's alright, really. It's cute, in a way." he turns to face me, looking up at me. "You remind me, just a little, of Roland. When he was witless." he smiles up at me. "I'll make you into a respectable knight, if I must." he says, hands on my shoulders.

>>20122957
you know.... if that actually works, I might explode from both laughter and rage at that stupid meme colliding.

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>>20122875

>>20122875
The who?

Oh, you mean Fatboy. I'm not really sure either.

rolled 20 = 20

>>20122983
Calling it now, we'll get barely more than a passing mention of tall slim and faceless and our paranoia will be ramped up to such heights we screw ourselves over in one way or another

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>>20122875

Gaia damn you, don't say that name ever again! Call him Fatman or Slim Jim.

Guys, when did we find out Slim Jim was her Servant? I don't remember this at all? Did she tell us?

>>20123044
It was confirmed. We had our suspicions before though.
>>20122983
If "Respectable Knight" involves you taking it up the ass, decline. Always be the pitcher, not the catcher.

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rolled 56 = 56

>>20123044
picture is her crest.

i think its a safe assumption

>>20122983
Master, danger. Probably not immediate, but it is a good time to get some Arrie's blood. Be on your guard. Don't leave the bathroom for awhile unless something appears right here. In this case, run. Use the horse, go straight through the wall.
Before going out listen to the sounds outside. Get Astie do the same.
If you hear anything suspicious, don't go there.

>>20122991
Blame masters pitiful mana.

Master, if you see a tall dude in a suit, ignor him.

>>20123072
Should have caught that. Thanks.

>>20123070
>If "Respectable Knight" involves you taking it up the ass, decline. Always be the pitcher, not the catcher.
Oh shush, you pansy. Real men do both, pitching and catching. Variety is the spice of life.

>>20123081
Yeah, this.

>>20123044
Actually, that fearful legend was the first concrete proof we had unless there's something about arry's symbol that I'm unaware of.

>>20123117
It's the Operator symbol. He's always around when it appears.

>>20123117
it's the mascot for the slim jim mythos. forget which of he billions of blogs used it first (may have been marble hornets) but it stuck

Hey master, you have a laptop? Cause there's this hot new free indie horror game you should try....


>>20123040
that would fit his style. he mostly seems to just hang around and let his targets go insane from paranoia

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>>20122875
YOU MOTHERFUCKER. FUCK YOU. FUCK YOU IN THE EYES.

Time to start getting Arries blood, she gave you the chocolates right? if you still have them on you, start nomming them *now*.

>>20123135
Rule of thumb: if it refers to fatman, assume Marble Hornets did it first.

GUYS, CHILL

WE JUST NEED TWENTY DOLLARS.

Anybody know how long Shagnasty's fearful legend lasted, and what rank it was?

Also, Ganon. Can he use the Triforce of Power to sustain himself?

>>20123117
You don't want concrete proof of slimjim that alone is bad enough, we've had enough information to go off of, and we were given thread with stat-sheet.

We also had a *fun* conversation with arry where it was basically confirmed, or at least enough for the NON RETARDED to get the hint and not speak its fucking name.

Guys, I think we need some nightmare retardant.

Have some
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhF-Mue_dyM

>>20123117
When you're mucking about with ELDRITCH HORRORS THAT GET STRONGER FROM YOU KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE, you dont need 100% confirmation - in fact you start playing things really fucking safe at about 10% confirmation.

>>20123219
Shagnastys was really scary. It powered him up, and summoned him to your location. Slim Jims is less powerful I think. Otherwise he'd be in the shower with us.