>>24717919
oh boy, predquest and fate/again at same time? tonight is a lucky night indeed

Polite sage

>>24717992
Mahou Shounen Quest is running too.

>>24717919
Continue playing the vidya.

What, Saber?

>>24717992
>>24718035
m-m-m-multitask

>>24717919
Posting actions from last thread.

>Be a sport and give him an applause for pulling off that prank with bonus for the inventive nickname.
>But remind him that we've had our fill of imposters, thankyouverymuch.

>And ask him if he can tell us who betrayed his Master at the start of the war, since we seemed to have gotten the green light for questions.

I'm also including the paranoid scenario that didn't make it in the archive.

>Kirei conveniently healed Sakura's condition, which is centered around her heart.
>He left town for a while.
>He now has access to Zouken and all his knowledge.
>If I was Kirei, hypothetically speaking, could I make a Grail vessel out of anyone by putting a piece (or all) of the artificial heart composed of Grail mud into them?

>>24717919
"Lancer gave me a rather large scare there, Lets go see if we can win some stuffed animals"

>>24718098
>>And ask him if he can tell us who betrayed his Master at the start of the war, since we seemed to have gotten the green light for questions.

Oh boy, thats too good to pass up.

>>24717919
wait for lancer to leave then use bad lines from the game on saber

Threadly reminder that the updated Ebook can be found at the same pastebin as always, http://pastebin.com/kbGzcbDb.

Polite sage for non-contribution, I'll be a few minutes.

>>24718098
>>If I was Kirei, hypothetically speaking, could I make a Grail vessel out of anyone by putting a piece (or all) of the artificial heart composed of Grail mud into them?
No, because Zouken never got the 4th war grail shards 10 years ago, which means he couldn't of put them in Sakura for Kirei to hypothetically steal.

Then again, we only got Zouken's word to go on that he didn't get the grail fragments 10 years ago. Seeing as how Sakura didn't get sick when Brozerker died, either Zouken was telling the truth or Kirei stole them.

>>24717919
Router problems again?

voting for combination of >>24718111 & >>24718122

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>>24718788
Obligatory

>>24718782
IIRC he DID locate grail shards, but they took form and left before he was able to do anything with them.

17th Verse:
>At the end of the last one, I attempted to collect fragments of the grail to assist in the process."
>"They weren't what I expected them to be. They were pale and lifeless, but then suddenly they took shape and left me behind.

>Post the thread, immediately dragged from the computer to move a trailer. Like fucking clockwork.

>What's the plan? Quick, before fucking Godzilla interrupts or something.

>>24719096
get arcade tickets fuck bitchs

>>24719096
>>24718788

>>24719096
I don't know, but >>24718098 looks good.

>>24719096

>>24718788
What he said.

We should call Lancer on the date thing.

After all, if this were a proper date we'd have treated her to something fancier than the food court at the mall.

This is our plausible denyability, puts Saber back at ease if 'date' threw her, while also hinting at better food and the fact that we'd treat our ladies right.

Plus, if Lancer's sharper than a damn brick, we're leaving ourselves WIDE OPEN to the 'why not all the bitches' line of questioning.

Also, work in >>24718098 Somehow.

>>24719182

This is brilliant if it's not too late.

"Nearly gave us a heart attack with that stunt you know."

"Did I? I'll need to remember it for the next time I catch Rider by herself." He says with a smile looking towards us. "didn't know I was that convincing."

"It was a little too convincing. I'm glad we looked before opening fire."

"Fair enough."

".... Lancer?" Saber asks. "Shouldn't you be with your Master? Especially if she's feeling ill....."

"I mostly left because there's a nice 'no questions asked' pharmacy near here." He responds easily. "Since I had to know magic and basic healing stuff under my teacher, that apparently translates to decent modern medical knowledge."

I hesitate, question forming in my mind. "Lancer? Who was it that betrayed your Master at the beginning of the War?"

"... some guy. Associate member of the Mage's association living here. Apparently Kirei asked my Master to meet him before the war started and talk since he was the overseer. When That happened, he found out that she didn't really know how the summoning ritual worked and offered to walk her through it for a rather minimal favor."

"Favor?" Saber asks.

"Apparently he's that Rin girl's guardian or something? Basically he said that it didn't matter if she lost, he would just prefer her surviving if it was at all possible. So she agreed to pull the last punch and then the three of them did the ritual to summon me."

"Then what happened?" I lead.

"I popped in, and before I can say anything the other guy pulls out a knife and attempts to stab Bazett. Kirei kills him and begins healing her because allowing her to die like that while he's helping her set up would be a violation of his neutrality. He healed the wound, but apparently the knife was poisoned or something because she's having a hard time recovering from it."

..... Interesting.

>Anything else you wanted to talk to him about?

>>24719659
Interesting take on the original

>>24719659
Tell him that Kirei is planning to nuke Zouken, who is hiding in the church, or has already done so, and he might want to go take a quick look to see if there are any survivors. If Assassin isn't dead, but in need of a master, we might be able to arrange something with Caster.

Hmm, why doesn't Lancer like Kirei? I remember him flipping out when he learned we left the girls at the church with him

>>24719659
Guys, I think we found the primary suspect who messed with Rin's familiars and left that "IX" mark.

>>24719896
It was all a trick and Kirei is working with this (dead) guy?

>>24719887

If I remember right, he just weirds him out somehow.

>>24719942
>>24719896

Well if we're going to go full tinfoil hat, I'm going to predict that Kirei made him do it and killed him, poisoned her while pretending to help, and now gets a free pass to fuck with Team Lancer while looking like the good guy.

And this is because Avenger is blackmailing him.

I would add on that Zouken is going to help him fake his death, but that would mean that he and/or avenger are effectively playing xanatos speed chess AGAINST THEMSELVES.

>>24719942
Oh, missed the "Kirei killed him" part. Damn. Back to square one.

I guess we ask Rin later if she knew any other mages living in Fuyuki as a start.

But for now, I'm supporting this action >>24719821

>>24719659
Thank you lancer - we'll ask amongst our friends if there's any decent healers they know of besides kirei

>>24719821
2nding this

>>24720026
Which is precisely why I suggested throwing a Lancer-shaped wrench into their works since NONE OF YOU ASSHATS WANT TO SAVE ASSASSIN.
I mean it's not like feeding Servants to the Grail at this point could possibly result in anything BAD happening, right?

>>24720119
Assassin watches us sleep. We must add him to the harem.
Only Shirou has the power to make a skull mask blush

>>24720272
Considering Assassin's... unique... nature, it could well be a chick. And she would doubtless have delicious brown skin.

>>24720294
Are you thinking of 4th war multiple body fragmented mind assassin? We definitely have Huge Arm McDesert Wind assassin

>>24719659
Ask him if he's encountered other servants recently

"Zouken apparently tried to kill Kirei earlier, and Kirei was planning to go back after him."

Lancer does a shocked doubletake. "Wait, what?"

"Yeah. Apparently they hit the Church last night while we were busy. Zouken stayed, and Kirei was going back after him."

".... I see." Lancer comments turning away. "I'm going to go see if I can help him. My Master still may need his help."

"Be careful." Saber cautions. He nods, before vanishing from sight. "Well Shirou.... What now?" saber asks, tilting her head.

"Huh? Oh right, Lancer can be distracting...."

"Indeed." She looks away, frowning uncomfortably. ".... 'Date'?"

>Actions?

>>24720424
"Yeah, right, let's get back to the date."
Challenge her to a game of... I dunno what, there's plenty of stuff here.

>>24720424
take her on the best damn date we can.

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>>24720424
"His words not mine... that is unless that's something you wanted"

>>24720424
Call her a slut for implying such a thing.

>>24720424
Uh... I guess you would call it a rendezvous back in your time
>dammit, I know Saber called it something other than Date in Fate. Was rendezvous it?

A guy and a girl out on the town. I guess I can see why he called it that

>>24720424

Already covered: >>24719182

>>24720449
>>24720454

This isn't a proper date, a proper date would be better. After all, we wouldn't want to do something she was uncomfortable with. Leave the 'but I'm down if you are' unspoken. Unspoken understandings are the classy way of doing things.

>>24720449
Take her to the arcade. Play her a game of SoulCalibur

>>24720424
"Ah... I figured it would be easier to let something like that slide with lancer rather than let him tease us over it - If you want an actual date much better food will be involved, but for now time to win some teddybears seibah"

>>24720504

Seconding this.

Seems the best way.

>>24720424
AC-Guy, does the arcade have an Initial D machine?
I wanna see if having the Riding Skill applies.

>>24720504
>Unspoken words
>Between Mr. Explain Further and Ms. "I will not wear any underwear not chosen by Shirou"

Yeah, that's totally going to be on the same wavelength and not an awkward silence.

>>24720424
>Actions?
DDR

>>24719659
>"Since I had to know magic and basic healing stuff under my teacher, that apparently translates to decent modern medical knowledge."

If he Incarnates, are we gong to see the Adventures of Dr. Cu Chulainn, M.D.?

>>24720738
>implying Lancer would do anything other than fish, drink, and start an underground fighting tournament

>>24720680

This seems like a good place to warn you about AC-Guy's screaming belligerent hatred of DDR.

>>24720764
a lot of child support payments

>>24720671

>[Ms. "I will not wear any underwear not chosen by Shirou"]

>... What? Did I miss something?

>>24720842

>Hardly relevant to the topic at hand, Sean.

>>24720842
WUT. WHY?

You like other music games right?
Guitarfreaks then.

>>24720764
>>24720738

Now I'm seeing him as a funk cross between House and Richard Dean Anderson.

>>24720842
...so you're saying we should insist?

>>24720842
DDR is the most pleb rhythm game anyway

Poppin Music and iidx is where its at

>>24720860
>>[Ms. "I will not wear any underwear not chosen by Shirou"]

A line Saber has in Hollow Ataraxia. Brought on partially by Saber being dense about these things, and Rin trolling the fuck out of her.

http://gndynames.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/fha-the-grand-task-of-selecting-undergarments-for-the-king-2/

>>24720860
It's from F/HA:
Seibah:Shirou, I was out shopping with the girls and uh... why are there so many types of underwear.
Shirou: *blanche*
Sueibuh: So it has to do with a woman's pride?
Shirou: *mumble mumble*
Cebah:Well, what do you think would look right for me
Shirou: *panic mode*
Saber:If you won't answer me then
>I will not wear any underwear not chosen by Shirou

and scene

>>24720862

>I'm not really a fan of any 'music' games because I actually have some formal music training.

>So they kinda irritate me. In part because I know assholes who insist that actually learning to play guitar makes you less cool than the guy really good at guitar hero.

>The only thing I well and truly despise with the depths of my soul is Karaoke. There's a special place in hell for the man who invented a device for the purpose of ruining every night out ever with an asshole with both no talent and terrible taste in music.

>You can't sing, you should stay the FUCK off the stage.

>.... Ranting aside, what's the vote towards?

>>24720842
Look I just want to see Saber trying to dance to a rhythm game

>>24720958
Well, now I'm starting to think we should take Saber out for some karaoke. Who's with me?

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>>24720958
>assholes who insist that actually learning to play guitar makes you less cool than the guy really good at guitar hero

>>24720958
>>.... Ranting aside, what's the vote towards?
Not-quite-a-date, plushie machine?

>>24720958
You should at least give iidx a shot then, theres a lot of effort put into composing that crap

I sorta share your feelings on some of the popularized western music/rhythm games though [Guitar Hero, Rockband...]

>>24720985
woudnt that actually be more date like?

>>24720976
Karaoke sounds good.

>>24720958
If you hate karaoke what are you feelings on amateur vocalists doing covers of popular songs?

>>24721004
Eh, Saber can't tell.

>>24720976

>If it's a serious thing, sure. I don't have to listen to singing and pretend I don't want the world to end.

>If you be trolling, you're going to have to do better than that.

>>24720981

>I once got shit for being able to Ace 'Everlong'. I told them I could rock it on a real guitar, like the one RIGHT OVER THERE IN THE CORNER, but apparently that doesn't count.

>I also had the controller just kinda thrust into my hands without warning so I wasn't ready to rock, either.

>>24721016

>Honestly, I dislike 99% of all covers ever, even if they're really well done. To me there's one version of the song, and then there's everyone else fucking it up. There are few exceptions to the rule, but they're so few and far between I could probably list them off if I wanted to.

>>24721073
Well to each their own I guess, I immensely enjoy well-done covers and such.

I enjoy trying sing by myself with 0 formal training but thats moreso for building vocal stamina than it is actually be good at singing

>>24721073
Teddybear time, although seeing if saber would enjoy karaoke interests me, I'm sure she had minstrels and bards and maybe even a knight or two sang - but had she ever tried to sing herself?

Potential for catastrophe is high though too

Okay I am officially lost what are the votes again?

>>24721073
Not gonna lie, you're really giving off some serious snobby elitist overtones here.

>>24721289
Or just general misanthropy. Who cares.

>>24721315
Well, I can't help but be honest, especially when he pulls off how 'great' of a guitarist he is to shit on people who just want to have fun.

>>24721345
Whoa there, cool your jets bucko.

People have >opinions. No need to go to town on them over nothing.

For what its worth, I've never even touched a real guitar in my entire life, and I STILL think Guitar Hero is for poser faggots.

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>>24721379
I don't mean to be a dick, but there's a really relevant XKCD for this.

>>24721289
Honestly I kinda agree, I can understand not enjoying listening to people be bad at singing but most of this sounds like AC-guy is just getting mad at people for having fun in a way he doesn't like.
I've never once heard anyone claim that Guitar Hero or Rock Band are cooler than being able to actually play (in my experience it's usually "Why are you playing that game when you could learn to play a guitar for REAL") and I can't help but think the situation would be more people passing round the controller seeing who can get the high score then someone's like BUT I CAN PLAY IT FOR REAL.

>>24721379
Guitar Hero and especially Rock Band are party games. They're a fun way to fuck around with friends. Like Smash Bros. That's my opinion on it, anyway.

Sage because seriously guys, we're off-topic as fuck.

>>24721345

>I'm not claiming I'm an amazing musician. It just irritates me that pretend guitar holds sway over real guitar stuff.

>Like I said, I only really hate Karaoke because for some reason that become more acceptable the more public and irritating you can be with it.

>Like, if you want to play Rock Band, that's cool. If you want to play Rock Band in public, brag about how awesome your fake guitar skills are, strut like you're a world famous rock-star and act like a D-Bag because you can play expert, I'm going to find you irritating.

>Karaoke just hits a particular nerve because unlike timed button presses, you don't have a direct arbitrary metric that can inform you that you're terrible. At least not any that have any degree of accuracy that I've seen. Which means that clearly you didn't hear them right the first time so THEY MUST DO IT AGAIN BUT LOUDER UNTIL YOU LIKE IT.

>.... And suddenly I understand why people found the Sakura-fish thing irritating.

>>24721418

>I actually own Rock Band 2. And for the record the "it's cooler to just play the game" guy exists, the argument normally goes 'you're never going to be a famous rocker, therefore you're a faggot for wanting to actually put effort into learning to play'.

>Granted, he's rare because he's even more stupid and visible than the 'stop having fun' guy.

>>24721437

>AGREED.

>Sean, you're a dick for even mentioning the DDR thing and kickstarting this.

>Now seriously, what's the consensus? I've lost sight of it in the bullshit.

>>24721517
Karaoke with Saber.

>>24721517
Witty comment, move on to some other arcade game we can play togeather

>>24721517
>Now seriously, what's the consensus?

Isn't it traditional to go in a photobooth if you're on a date at a japanese arcade?

>>24721528
sure, why the hell not

>>24721517
>Sean, you're a dick for even mentioning the DDR thing and kickstartin

Yeah, SEAN, fucking dick. Who the fuck is Sean I don't even know who im screaming at

Anyway, I like going to the plushie machine. Maybe win her a cute lion and watch her suppress a delighted squeal.

>>24721517
Karaoke!

>>24721561
Nowhere Man. This guy up here.>>24720842
He and AC-Guy are friends in real life or something. He ran the quest for one thread a while back when AC-Guy couldn't.

I'm actually going to vote against Karaoke.

Not to be a dick or anything it just... doesn't strike me as a very Shirou thing to do. At all.

I mean, on a stage, being the center of attention at something he (at least thinks) is terrible at?

I think he'd be dragged up, if anything.

>>24721578
Sadly, he lacks the endearing insanity of Mooch.
However, he may or may not be a master assassin with a robot arm.

>>24721596
Aye, lets stick to our relevant skills, which are hand-eye coordination and reflexes.

>>24721596
Karaoke is done in small rooms in Japan, no strangers watching. And if hentai is anything to go by they're a popular place for some afternoon delight.

>>24721517

[x] the latest version of DDR. Dance Dance Revengence.

>>24721624
>And if hentai is anything to go by they're a popular place for some afternoon delight.
Oh baby.

>>24721596
Karaoke establishments are small buildings with multiple sectioned off smallish rooms with enough room for a table, the tiny karaoke machine, and a bench that can handle up to 6 or so people.

They're a popular activity in japan because its seen as a way to 'cut loose' and make a fool of yourself in front of friends letting your 'public' face slip a bit.

They also serve food and drinks.

>>24721642
Rustle not the jimmies of AC-Guy, anonymous poster, for he is subtle, and quick to countertroll.

>>24721642
YOU FOOL, YOU'LL DOOM US ALL.

>>24721624
Changing my vote to karaoke in light of this.

I need to learn to troll at a level under 'direct nuclear bombardment'.

Seriously guys, stop voting for Karaoke. If it wins, I genuinely fear for my life.

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>>24721740
Don't care. It's happening.

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>>24721740
IDS DOO LADE YOU FOO

IBS HABIDING

>>24721740
You made your choice. You must live with the consequences.

>>24721782
Or be brutally murdered with them, as may be the case.

I'm really looking forward to this next part.

>... You guys are seriously going to make me research the ins and outs of Japanese Karaoke tradition, so I can write the next scene.

>When the sudden idea is both odd and out of character.

>Because of Sean's trolling.

>Well, I guess I'll be back in about two hours or something. That should be enough time for me to learn enough about the topic to faithfully represent it in writing.

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>>24721756

>>24721803
Excellent! Thanks muchly, good chum!

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>>24721803
I had nothing to do with his but, fuck it I'll go along for the ride, To the Karaoke place!

>>24721803
as Shirou as Saber probably don't know much aboot it. Iiiiiiiiimprovise!

>>24721803
Just disregard the trollpocalypse. People lose sight of the goal when lulz are to be had.

And yeah, it is pretty far out of character, to the point I think you're perfectly justified in going "guys no, srsly guys, stahp" and just picking the next best option.

Theres always the japanese dating staple.

Purikura.

Also, shopping for that dress for saber.

Hey guys?

Maybe we shouldn't be deliberately trolling AC-Guy on what's technically his Birthday.

I mean, seems like kinda a dick move given the literal YEARS of free entertainment he's given us.

>>24721836
badwrongfun.jpg

And to think this could have all been avoided if we'd gone to the Church.

>>24721862
Please, please don't be this overdramatic.

If he didn't want to do it, he would say so, and not do it. As it is, I think it's pretty funny, and humor is what we desperately need at the moment.

>>24721833
Yeah, why don't you do this AC Guy? Besides, even Shirou must know that Karaoke is the number 1 thing to do for dates.

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>>24721874
I... I just wanted to win Saber a lion doll.

I never thought it would go so wrong.

I WAS A FOOL.

>>24721803
How the FUCK are you able to blow two hours on karaoke research? Do you live on the dole?

>>24721887
>Shirou on a date
>oh god what do people do on dates
>I KNOW, KARAOKE!
>oh god what have i gotten myself into I have no idea how to sing

When I think about it that way it sounds... a bit more plausible.

>>24721833
>>24721879

From his Twitter:

>I'm mildly disappointed there's no good articles on the culture around Karaoke in Japan. Not near as disappointed as in myself for looking.

This is why I asked not to go there. The man half-asses nothing.

>>24721895

He's taking it out of his dedicated quest-running time.

>>24721924
I just realized that he's been questing for four hours. And plot related posts...Well, debatable. Two more hours for karaoke research. He's got a lot of spare time.

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>>24721924
Thats... impressive dedication.

>>24721803
>Actually decides to research stuff to make it more authentic.

You know what we should do? Take Saber out to a tradition japanese tea ceremony. Shirou was raised pretty traditional, and Saber's elegance and nobility would fit really well with it.

>>24721951
AFTER karaoke.

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>>24721951
I see where you're going with this.

And I don't like it one bit.

>>24721951
You are 1 cheeky cunt m8

I'm really disappointed that AC-Guy decided to listen to blatant trolls. Thanks to you guys, you're delaying our great quest. Thanks a lot, assholes.

>>24721979
Well, to be fair:
-Most westerners probably have no idea karaoke is different in japan, and thus would require research to portray accurately
-Spamming Nowhere Man with Doom Paul images was way too tempting to resist.

>>24721938

He's been looking for work since like, October.

Seriously. Last I looked his schedule was basically Wake up, hunt for work for about ten hours, run a quest for the evening if he felt at all up to it, sleep for 4-6 hours (apparently plagued by nightmares) for going on six months now.

He never really complains about anything that actually bothers him.

>>24721979

If it was just the trolls, someone who wasn't trolling should've spoken up.

>>24721803
Karaoke apocalypse Based AC-Guy! It's time for Seibah to understand fun for how can we hope to harem her if we don't see more new sides of her!?

>>24722008
>He never really complains about anything that actually bothers him.
and then AC-Guy was Shirou

.... Is it too late to change the vote here?

I mean, AC-Guy's a cool dude. He just finished saying he really doesn't like Karaoke, and now we're going to make him write a scene he needs to fucking pause to research?

A topic he apparently dislikes?

Do we seriously as human beings need to be actively fucking VETOED away from a bad idea?

>>24722117

.... It would explain why he's so good at writing the 'nothing is mentally wrong with me' from the crazy dude's perspective.

Shit, I think I'm the only one aware that there's something seriously wrong with Alex Raston.

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By far the lowest rated Fate thread ever...
Fuck you troll fags.

>inside the karaoke booth
>staff asks if the couple wants to order anything
>Saber orders a feast
>Shirou confusedly asks if Saber is gonna sing
>Saber too busy stuffing herself
>Shirou singing by his lonesome self (roll d100 for score)
>Saber still busy OMNOMNOM-ing
>get out eventually
>Saber now thinks karaoke is the best thing ever
>thanks Shirou for the fun time
>everything went better than expected

Done and done, if a bit oversimplified.

Pray that this will net some good affection points, because that's the only good deal we can get out of this.
And even then, we could gain those via other (more intimate) actions.

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>>24722120
Though I agree with you, I think by this point the ship has sailed.

Now we just wait for Gil to koolaid-man though the wall and challenge us to a rap battle.

>>24722137

It's not gone completely. He's still bitching at me asking if I have any idea where to find information for the topic over Skype.

>>24722179
>He's still bitching at me asking if I have any idea where to find information for the topic over Skype.

This is an accurate description of karaoke in japan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nARO_CODag

>>24722179
I'll change my vote to anything else

I'm starting to feel obligated to do this, being the guy who first suggested Karaoke after AC-Guy went on his little rank. And yes, I was doing it as a serious suggestion. The trolling was just icing.

AC-Guy, thanks for entertaining us, a bunch of strangers on the internet. We love your stories and appreciate the effort you put into them. Keep up the excellent work.

>>24722210
*rant, fuck.

>>24722197

I'd suggest something, but /tg/ has a habit of completely ignoring me when I don't have something direct and obvious to wave around. Like the whole imposters thing or the Prime Taradox over in AC-Quest.

>>24722197
How about some Japanese Flower Arrangement followed by a nice Sumo match, while noting the increased presence of Mongolians in professional Sumo?

>We interrupt your regularly scheduled quest programming for a surprise episode of Japanese Culture Enrichment Quest!

I for one welcome our new troll option overlords.

>>24722210

>When I rule the world, you will be the first one burned at the stake.

>In all seriousness though, it's not the Karaoke that bothers me, it's the fact that I have absolutely no idea whatsoever how to fucking write the scene. Mostly because I avoid Karaoke to the extent that I have acquired almost negative knowledge on the subject.

>>24722223

>Hilariously, I actually know a lot about Ikebana, lesser known (in America) sports, and formal tea ceremonies.

>Granted, there's not a whole lot of reason for it in the here and now.....

>>24722229
They've (we've) always been here. It's just that the usual action is to screw around in-game, not with the game. I shudder to think what I'll find here when I wake up.

>>24722255

if it's really that hard on you and you don't want to do it.... why not just veto?

>>24722255
>Mostly because I avoid Karaoke to the extent that I have acquired almost negative knowledge on the subject.

what

Its just Karaoke m8

>>24722255
It's not like we need a huge amount of detail. I mean, we all know neither Shirou nor Saber are going to be able to sing worth a shit so they're just gonna laugh at each other and eat food and stuff.

>>24722273

>..... Because honestly, vetoing something because 'I don't wanna' feels extremely childish?

>It's not like you guys are suggesting Rape or something. In the greater context, it's not 100% unreasonable.

>>24722277

>It also is apparently a fairly big deal in Japan, and it's different from what we've got over here. By a lot.

>>24722295

>Maybe there's a 'hidden' time limit on things, making minute more important? I don't/can't tell you everything that's happening behind the scenes. In part by request actually.

>>24722327

>Time limit.

Wait, shit. We actually should think about going home before people start getting worried about us or something.

We didn't say we were having a day out with Saber, we said we were getting a bite to eat.

Isn't she still technically Caster's Servant at this point too? The same Caster we don't want Paranoid at us for various reasons?

>>24722340

.... That fits quite well into AC-Guy's style of letting us hang ourselves with the rope we made.

I vote we go home-ish, walking by the clothing stores and Asking Saber if she wants to get anything for herself maybe? I mean, all she has no is Tohsaka's loaners.

>>24722340
>We didn't say we were having a day out with Saber
Thats... going to be embarrassing. We should text Rin and let her know we're getting Saber acquainted with modern entertainment.

>>24722415
Might as well throw my vote for this.

>Wait, is the vote changing on me?

>>24722478
NO
JUST WRITE WHATEVER

>>24722327
>>..... Because honestly, vetoing something because 'I don't wanna' feels extremely childish?

You're willing to do it.
It's me (us) who don't want you to waste your time on this bullshittery.

>>24722478
Nope because after karaoke we're going to send an embarrassed text to the techbane Rin and then go shopping because fuck yeah!

>>24722488

>I'm willing but unenthused. I'm totally fine if you guys decide to go in a different direction. I'm not vetoing it then, you guys are.

>Which is totally fair. You're in the driver's seat for the most part. You can (theoretically) drive anywhere you want.

>>24722517
I dunno if it will help but I'm revoting the plan to get saber a plushie and not going to the Karaoke, if only to keep the plot going.

>>24722517
Can we drive to Las Vegas?

Alright, seriously what is even the vote here.

I read the archives, get caught up, and show up to find out that someone wanted to do Karaoke and now nobody wants to do karaoke and everything's all confused.

What do I need to vote for to make shit start happening again?

>>24722541
>>24722488
This, can we just move on? I only voted Karaoke for fun, but if Acguy has such trouble writing a karaoke scene I don't mind doing something else.

>>24722548
Just vote for "Not doing Karaoke", its what I did.

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>>24722517
Seibah is still waiting for her lion plushie.

Karaoke does not contain lion plushies.

Why are we still discussing this? Do you guys not love Saber?

>>24722545

>I'm being metaphorical.

>Unless this is a hint directed at me not running AC-Quest, which is a knife I twist in myself far too often.

>>24722541
>>24722548
>>24722554
>>24722558

>Alright, if the consensus goes against Karaoke, what's winning instead? Shopping? Did that have the second most votes?

>>24722574
PLUSHIES

>>24722574
just
write something
please

>>24722571

SABER GOT HER PLUSHIE.

ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE THREAD WE ACQUIRED THE PUPPY.

FUCKS SAKE, DO YOU WANT TO CRUSH THE WOMAN IN STUFFED ANIMALS?!?

>>24722586
>FUCKS SAKE, DO YOU WANT TO CRUSH THE WOMAN IN STUFFED ANIMALS?!?

YES

>>24722574

Shopping.

Get the dress for saber.

>>24722589

THAT'S A TERRIBLE WAY TO KILL SOMEONE.

HORRIBLE WASTE OF RESOURCES.

>>24722574

Nothing breaks the amazon like shopping.

Let her find her inner woman.

>>24722586
BUT IT WASN'T FROM THE PRIZE GRABBER AT THE ARCADE.

THATS LIKE 10X MORE SPECIAL, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT.

>>24722586
hmmm.

Point.

Clothes shopping then.

>>24722574
Was thinking more about the whole "Fear and Loathing" thing.

>>24722635
>Was thinking more about the whole "Fear and Loathing" thing.

That's AC quest in a nutshell when the paranoia reaches critical levels.

We wander back out of the Arcade, and around the mall itself.

"Shirou? Do you have some other purpose here?"

"... Not really? It just feels weird to just leave the mall without even looking around."

"We did it before."

"We were running from Gilgamesh." I respond, sighing. "I guess we could just go home."

"If it's so strange, we may as well stay for a minute or two." Saber responds. "I'm just unsure of what we might be shopping for. Clothes? That's what Rin seems to take away from these trips."

"... I guess." I look at her. "Come to think of it, you don't have any of your own, do you?"

"Not in this era, no. Rin was kind enough to lend me some of her own."

"Do you want something?"

".... Why? This serves the purpose. I don't have to prance around naked." She pauses suddenly startled. ".... There's nothing wrong with these clothes, is there?"

"What? No, no. Nothing like that, honestly I doubt Rin would try something like that."

"....Right, of course." She blushes slightly, turning away. "Now I feel foolish for even suggesting it. If there was something wrong, you would have said something a while ago."

I stand there, feeling somewhat awkward about the line of conversation when a gentle tug on my sleeve draws me towards one of the stores. ".... I believe I'll need some help with this. I'm unsure of the fashions and haven't spent much time considering women's clothing."

"Well, that makes two of us." I respond, getting a smile out of her.

>I'm not entirely sure how to go about this. Do you guys want to just skip past the shopping montage, or actually go through it?

>I'm totally fine with either. I'll just assume average-ish results and responses with the skip, so you aren't getting punished for avoiding in depth character development stuff and getting back to the plot.

>>24722705
>skip shopping montage

If you've seen one "Saber doesn't understand girly stuff" episode you've seen em all.

>>24722705
Fuck it, skip the shopping montage. If nothing crazy is going to happen we all kinda know how it'll go anyway, barring us deciding to make Shirou say/do something retarded.

>>24722705
So long as she comes out of this with at least one pair of actual pants, I don't care either way.

>>24722705

As long as theres purikura at the end.

She needs a picture.

>>24722705
>Skip shopping
But get her a riding helmet. More for concealing her identity and not getting accosted by the police when she takes the bike for a spin.

>>24722705
As a man who grew up in a household of women (and considering Taiga would have drug him around and made him wait, give his opinion, and carry all the damn bags) I think Shirou would have a loose grasp of current styles / things he likes to see women in, and a high tolerance for being in the midst of 'delicates' (as after a while the embarrassment of being surrounded by panties wears off and you just realize you're bored).

Of course, I ended up with an affinity for simple blacks and whites and an aversion to shopping for clothes out of my childhood, but such is life.

We depart the mall not long after with two rather modest bags between us.

She was rather insistent on not spending too much money on her, so we settled on a few simple outfits before leaving. My cellphone rings, and I answer. "Emiya."

"Kid." Lancer's voice comes over the line. "Kirei's dead."

My heart skips a beat. "You're sure?"

"Yeah. I didn't see everything, but Zouken used some sort of magic to turn his body to ash." He hesitates. "I would've called sooner, but I only just slipped away and wanted to inform my Master first."

"...Alright."

"There's more. His Assassin is weird."

"Weird how?"

"Weird weird." He answers, frustrated. "He's got the moves and the skill, but something about it seems off. Like an old man trying to emulate things he did in his youth after losing his muscle and stiffening his joints. I don't really know how else to describe it."

I think back to the fight at the temple. ".... That doesn't sound right. He definitely wasn't like that when I saw him. Maybe Kirei wounded him?"

"... No, I don't think that's the case." Lancer comments. "If we knew what his Noble Phantasm was, we might be able to figure something out. The problem is that in order to qualify for Assassin, you have to be both famous and have people have no idea who you were or what you're capable of."

".... Yeah, that's going to be problematic." I return, sighing. "Thanks for the update."

"Of course." Lancer hangs up and I put my phone away.

When I tell Saber, she seems oddly disbelieving. "Kirei killed so easily?"

"He was wounded, lightly, but still. And they had fought before. Who knows what sort of preparations Zouken could have made?"

"Even so...." Saber looks to me, suddenly quite serious. "Two obvious options before us."

[ ] Church.
[ ] Home.

>>24722838
[x] Church.

>>24722838
>[ ] Home.
No fucking around. If Kirei went down, shit's fucked, the bake sale is off.

We go to recon that church, we do it with everyone. Recon in overwhelming fucking force.

>>24722838
>[ ] Church.

Well THAT is some fucking unexpected news. Holy Shit.

>>24722545
I'd like to see a car drive over the Pacific Ocean.

>>24722869
Well Saber can WALK on water. That ability might transfer to things she uses her Riding skill on.

So we might just be able to arrange that.

>>24722838
Well crap, I'm going to miss seemingly-good-Kirei.

>>24722838
[x] Church.
We must mourn our loss.
Goodnight, smug priest.

>>24722838
Um, er, durr, uhhhhh.

I don't even.

>[ ] Church.

Just because the longer we wait, the less info we're likely to get from the scene of the crime. We can shoot a call to Rin & Friends while we're at it, let them know to be on high alert.

>>24722838
>[ ] Church.
Call Rin and give her the heads up while we're en route. We need to get there and collect any evidence we can about how the hell an elite church executor got ganked despite being on his home turf and having what seemed like a significant advantage.

>but Zouken used some sort of magic to turn his body to ash
Poor Kirei, he probably didn't even have time to REJOICE as he died.

>>24722838
>[ ] Home.
It'd be crazy to confront Zouken if he managed to take out Kirei, especially if Assassin is acting oddly. Even with Saber it's a huge risk.

>>24722838
>[ ] Home.

If Zouken is done with Kirei, then he's most probably gone. We don't know who his next target might be. Everyone should be informed about it. Hold the fort for now.

Unless Lancer is lying and is actually in cahoots with a still alive Kirei. Which may mean Bazett is in on it too.

>>24722838
>[ ] Church
Kirei, being killed by Zouken, on his home turf.
No way, this is far too fishy.

"The Church. Trail's hot, and like you said: Kirei going down easily doesn't sound right to me."

Saber nods, and we take off in a run in that direction. I call home and pass the news to Rider, who hangs up after saying that they would meet us wherever we ended up.

We arrive only a few minutes after we took off, with Saber's help we make good time. I stash the bags nearby and we walk up to the doors. I slowly part the way, and we see Assassin crouched and squatting on top of the alter, apparently waiting for something. His head barely twitches in our direction and I hear a voice comeing from seemingly everywhere.

"Shirou. How interesting that Lancer arrives and now you, so quickly. Someone sharing notes behind my back?"

"Zouken." I say, my voice almost a growl. Saber's already armored when I glance in her direction.

"I don't see him." She whispers, and I nod.

"I'm hardly going to just walk into the open. I'm a frail old man in body, and one of you did their level best to kill me on a prior occasion."

"You had it coming." I return levelly. "You evil bastard."

"Morality is rather more subjective than you seem to think." The voice answers, almost conversationally. "I had my reasons, I have goals and ambitions. The results you encountered were merely the effects of one plan I had."

".... And that justifies things?"

"I simply don't care about the means as much as the results. For what it's worth, if Sakura's useless to me then I'd rather she's happy. Her happiness no longer impacts my goals. Just because it was never my priority doesn't mean I wanted her to suffer needlessly."

The sickening part is that he isn't lying. I can tell just from the way he talks that he's capable of great and honest kindness when it suits him. That he's even inclined to it.

And yet he did it anyway.

Saber's at my back, watching the angles I can't while Assassin stares impassively at us both.

>What say? Feel free to ask anything here.

>By the way, after this Q&A I'm done for the evening. I might be back for a little something tomorrow if the thread's alive, but nothing huge.

>>24723026
"Well, since you're here I may as well ask you something important. Berserker hasn't returned to the Grail vessel, despite all evidence pointing towards him being long dead. You know anything about that?"

>>24723026
"Why attack Kirei? Surely killing the Mediator will draw a lot of attention from the Church."

>>24723026
"What the hell prompted you to go after Kirei? He wasn't a Master, and ganking the Church moderator seems pretty high on the Very Bad Idea list."

>>24723026
According to Kirei, you came after him because you thought he was Lancer's Master. But, as you've probably figured out by now, that wasn't true at all.

So what the hell made you think that in the first place? Or was Kirei just lying to me and you're actually the honorable hero of justice who saved the world from the machinations of the corrupt priest?

>>24723069

"The answer there is rather simple. If he hasn't gone into the vessel, there's either another vessel or he isn't dead. I rather doubt the prior, since that was my original failed plan. Of course, it's existence wouldn't rule out the latter."

>>24723072
>>24723103

"When the Church learns of how much he's been interfering in the war, they won't do much to avenge his death. Frankly, I was sick of his meddling with the stunts he was pulling in the last war."

>>24723136

"Hah! I'm no hero, and I'll never make the claim to being one of those deluded fools. No, I learned my information form a source more reputable than you that Lancer was at Kirei's beck and call. The fact that he was here recently doesn't mean he wasn't Kirei's servant, he simply hasn't had time to fade. Besides, if he had leverage on Lancer or his Master, he could manipulate them fairly easily. He did most of the fighting in the fourth war by proxy after all."

>>24723163
>I learned my information form a source more reputable than you that Lancer was at Kirei's beck and call.

Let me guess... it was Avenger, one of the Archers, or Mr. I-got-my-ass-kidnapped Shinji? I mean, other than Team Lancer, pretty much all the remaining Grail War participants are squatting at my house, so unless you've got a spooky mystery informant the list of suspects isn't long.

Speaking of Avenger, I recently threw a wrench in one of their plans, and I've got it on good authority that "Plan B" may involve slaughtering most of the town to power whatever the hell they're up to.

>>24723163
"I had lunch with Lancer's Master. We negotiated a truce, so that we can resolve this whole Avenger clusterfuck. After that, Lancer ran into us when we were both taking care of unrelated matters, and said that his Master did have a connection to Kirei. Apparently, he saved their life; but it was Kirei's fault their life was in danger in the first place.
What meddling has Kirei been up to?"

>>24722838
Wait, did he summon Ezio?

>>24723230

"... Interesting. The Grail possibly? Servants are the most efficient way of powering it, but it could theoretically take energy from anywhere if you circumvented the normal processes."

>>24723231

>Lunch.
"Interesting. I'm not sure I would tug too hard on Avenger's threads. His threat is all that's holding your house of cards together. After all, you're the only one there without a wish supposedly. I could even make a guess as to what some of them may desire."

>Kirei
"Beyond leveraging control over multiple servants and involving himself in Avenger's affairs?" He pauses thoughtfully. "Multiple affairs. His over-interest in you, the fact that he was protecting the Tohsaka girl-"

"He's her guardian -Or was anyway- how is his interest in her suspicious?"

"The man has never cared about the welfare of others. If he didn't simply leave her to her fate, it was for some greater purpose, not his own benevolence. Not after what he did to her family."

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>>24723294
>Not after what he did to her family.

This is news to me. Explain further.

>>24723294
>I'm not sure I would tug too hard on Avenger's threads.

Yeah, everyone knows thats not going to happen. He's either up to something evil, or he's the supreme overlord of the "tragically misunderstood good guy" archetype, and I somehow doubt the latter.

Oh, and in case you weren't aware, the "Plan A" I ruined apparently hinged on some weakling Vampire they had managed to capture. I still have no idea what they were planning on doing with the damn thing, but they were VERY angry when it died.

>>24723294
I notice you still haven't explained where you got your informatino from. So I imagine it must be the red Archer then, seeing as he's the only servant that won't try to kill you on sight.

Also since you're being rather candid mind explaining how Kirei was turned to ash seems odd for an executor of the church to fall so easily.

>>24723294
Do you know why kids love Cinnamon toast crunch?

>>24723327

"I'm not sure he did the deed himself, but he had a Role in Tokiomi's death. Furthermore he arranged my nephew Kariya to arrive to the corpse after he used a meeting with him as leverage to get everyone else to fight in unfavorable conditions. Upon finding the corpse, Tokiomi's wife arrived in time to see the man she considered her closest friend apparently having murdered her husband. At which point he killed her. Or crippled her. I'll be honest, I stopped paying attention when she stopped mattering."

".... What?" Saber breaths, apparently having a greater understanding of what he said.

"Yes, you think I'm evil? Kirei apparently up and decided to make the family rip itself apart from the inside after living with them and helping for almost three years. to this day I still have no idea how or why he did any of it."

>>24723370

"Evil, as I said, is a rather debatable point of view." He hesitates. "That said, I also find it disquieting. I'm not sure what he's plotting, but I doubt it's anything good. The truly odd part is that he doesn't even look like a Servant magically."

".... The vampire is interesting. I can't think of anything that would require a vampire specifically, and they seem highly impractical for most of the reasons that do occur."

>>24723399

"I have no reason to tell you anything. Perhaps it was the Archer, or a bird. Maybe I learned it from a dream."

"I have no real reason to lie to you. Many of my enemies are yours as well, albeit for different reasons. As for Kirei, he's had a rather nasty habit of not dieing in the past. Even this morning, he faked his death and slipped away and tried a sneak attack again this afternoon. I endevored to be as through as possible in disposing the corpse in case he had some other trick up his sleeve."

>Alright, I'm out. TBC later.

>>24723294
What is your goal for this grail war? I mean I figure you aren't after the grail since it's trying to obtain sentience so really why are you still here? Shouldn't you be lurking underground waiting for a better chance?

>>24723464
>Maybe I learned it from a dream.
DON'T YOU EVEN JOKE ABOUT THAT ZOUKEN.

MYSTERIOUS DREAM INFORMANTS ARE NOT REAL.

>>24723469
I'm pretty sure his goal is still to use the Grail to reach the Root. I doubt he's the type to care if the Grail spawns a dark god, provided he gets what he wants out of it.

>>24723514
Given how his dickworm magic works, i'd have said he's using the Grail to try and get a Root.

>>24722838
Ow. I hope this Assassin isn't Old Snake.

>>24721924
>This is why I asked not to go there. The man half-asses nothing.
I'm half sorry for him and half curious now about his favourite dating sim after the last thread.

Also, guys, don't leave archiving such silly threads to me. I've barely controlled myself over it and the next time I WILL add an unproper tag. Like "Sean Is a Dick."

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Alright! Waking up to a Fate/Again thread!
>AC-Guy already left
Every time.

>>24723488
I would second this outburst if it wasn't for the fact that it would give away that we have one of our own.

>>24722868
>Well THAT is some fucking unexpected news. Holy Shit.
Hardly. I stated on multiple occasions that I highly doubted the fight would go as well as you all seemed to take for granted, and that I honestly questioned if it would even be Kirei who won.

>>24725315
You should've added "Tactical Espionage Trolling"
That's what I'd do, anyways.

Signed,
Your Usual Archivist

>>24723235
My bet's on Altair. Remember the "old man Altair" levels in Revelations? Those play pretty much exactly like you're
>>24722838
>an old man trying to emulate things he did in his youth after losing his muscle and stiffening his joints.

>>24725669
>You should've added "Tactical Espionage Trolling"
I don't know... As much as I appreciate Your tags, I don't feel it fit's when the trolling was out of character.

As for Assassin's weird moves, I bet Zouken "improved" his body. Or actually gave him a body, just because Avenger has one and it works (as in "doesn't drain prana from a Master").

>>24723469
>>24723514
>>24723532
His actual goal was immortality IIRC. The Einzberns wanted to reclaim the 3rd magic. Only the Tohsakas wanted the root.

>>24726513

That's his corrupted goal.

His original goal was to see the grail complete. Somewhere along the way he got lost.

Having him meet Ilya might put him back but IC theres no reason for us to engineer that meeting.

>>24726513
>His actual goal was immortality IIRC.
I'm pretty sure AC-Guy loves to change some aspects of the world and than watch us all turning Panic Mode on. See Archer being Shirou. Zouken can be this timeline's Kerry just as well as BBEG (is it even mutually exclusive?).

metagame-sage

>>24725992
>"old man Altair"
AC2 trilogy sucked donkey balls at being a game, but I loved these moments.
Fuck, the entire story of Ezio and all of the characters was fuckawesome. Some of the mechanics translated into story progression really well, like calling reinforcements.
Too bad the actual gamedesign was done by dickwaving retards.

>Zouken is metagaming
>Random speculation that assassin might be Altair
>APPLE OF EDEN
Well, seems like the case has been solved.

Set up a pastebin account for the F/SA timeline that I sent to Nubum.
If anyone wants me to flesh it out anywhere, just ask. This is pretty much bare bones stuff that I wrote for myself for memory jerking purposes.
http://pastebin.com/XPSidPiX

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Just gunna leave this here.

>>24728560
Explain further for the people not in the know

>>24732799
Apple of Eden IIRC was an artifact that basically messes with people's perception and lets the user twist people to their will.
Not sure how that relates here, other than that Altair would have a piece of the Apple if it's him.
Not that I think it's him.

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>>24726422
> I bet Zouken "improved" his body.

Maybe they used Kirei's body? Or True Assassin 'ate' whatever was left of Broserker.

I almost wish that Assassin class Servants can access memories of other Hassans from Grail Wars 1-4. That would give the Master potential setting breaking powers for a (relatively) shit tier Servant.
Alas, they all probably get that memory reset when they return to the Throne of Heroes, so that plan to learn what screwed up in the 2nd and 3rd Grail War is a bust.

>>24728560
>>24734808
Add a little Templar Kirei and we're pretty much set.

>>24728560
Ok, as much as paranoid theorizing is usually a lot of fun, I think we need to draw the line at trying to bring AC lore into it.

>>24726513
>>24727158
If only it were that simple. Zolchen Makiri was a participant in the first Holy Grail War. At the time, he probably just wanted the Root. And then Justica von Einzbern became the core of the Grail system and his goal changed to saving her. He failed to win the war.

Time passed and he kept looking for a way to save her. The system was too well designed for him to manage it alone, and besides he'd need the Third Magic to get her a body after hers was consumed and the Einzburns sure as fuck weren't going to help on that front. He got old, and was running out of time, so he changed his goals in the short term to extending his own life so that he could go back to searching for a way to save Justica. But every life extension treatment left him with just a little less time, and with every treatment a bit more of himself slipped away. He decided he needed to cut the crap and get an immortal body, but he'd forgotten why he needed it.

Remember Merlin's admonishment of the Einzberns for mistaking their means for their goal? I laughed out loud, because that's Zouken's entire character right there. He's completely forgotten the reason he's given up his humanity.

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Rolled 15

I cast Summon AC-Guy!

It's ??? effective

>>24739387
I'll help, I need to grab something to eat anyways.
brb.

>>24739704
hehe, I had thought about asking you to leave

>>24739998
Yeah... had a feeling it wouldn't work this time.
3/4 isn't that bad, might as well get back to working on that essay that's due tomorrow.
No, this isn't a summoning attempt, if AC-guy hasn't come by now odds are that he won't come at all this thread. I'll wait until tomorrow to update the ebook either way though.

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>>24740108 From his Twiter
AC-Guy @ArmoredQuest 6 May
On a note people following me would actually care about: I will be running F/A later this week. Maybe Wednesday.
AC-Guy @ArmoredQuest 6 May
Thursday however, I'm being forced to take off because we need to celebrate my annual step closer to the grave. Might get to see Iron Man 3.
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I doubt he will be back tonight regardless of your use of magic summoning techniques

>>24740244
I feel quite silly now, I remember reading that tweet too.
Well, this is post 243. AC-Guy might as well make a new thread next time.

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>>24740244
>Thursday however, I'm being forced to take off because we need to celebrate my annual step closer to the grave. Might get to see Iron Man 3.
Shit, I totally forgot. Happy birthday AC-Guy, may the punches you give yourself in our place not hurt and may you find gainful employment that leaves you financially secure and with time to give us quest fix.

Okay, serious business is taken care of. Who's up for paranoid theory crafting? I'll start: Our attempt to seduce Assassin completely broke him, which has had an effect similar to that of breaking a Noble Phantasm. He's much stronger, but will disappear after a short amount of time.

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>>24740690
Either that or we've caused him to go totally Yandara for us, either way our seduction was so great it broke him and now our Harem attempt is in jeopardy

>>24740690

Heres one.

We specifically told Caster about Gil and about extra servants. That was the payment for Sakura's treatment.

Why did she seem to act like she had lost all knowledge of that?

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>>24741172

>I did say I'd pop in if the thread was still alive, I just wouldn't be able to run much if at all.

>So... sup? anyone still here?

>>24741596
I'm here... if you want me.

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>>24741172
........

>>24741596
Yup. So what if Zouken went full meta and summoned Ezio and fed him the prana he harvested from the "willing" ladies of the town like caster & false assassin? Will Zouken assemble an assassin Harem? Shall we have the final battle between Shirou's Magical Girls and Zouken's Magical Hassan Traps? Will both unite to repel the counter guardians who would surely seek to steal both harems for themselves?

Rolled 873

>>24741596
yays

>>24741172
OH SHIT!
>caster is daed and replaced by assassin.

>>24741596
I'm here

>>24741640

>I have no idea what you're trying to say, as it consists entirely of Crazy Talk.

>I might mess around a bit with certain concepts and characters, but there's no 'fictional' heroes in this war.

>>24741637

>The fuck show is this from? I see pictures but I couldn't find anything when I looked.

>>24741661
Oh god.... I can't remember the last time caster did anything castery either that a hassan couldn't bullshit. THE END IS NIGH! THIS IS WHY ZOUKEN IS SO CHILL!

Rolled 9996527

>>24741682
Nichijou I think

>>24741685
Everyone is hassan in disguise!

>>24741685
>implying Hassan has tru rabu for Souichibro

>>24741682
What if Zouken summoned a bunch more hassans, sustained them by harvesting prana from the townpeople, and disguised the murders by making it look like a rogue vampire did it?

Could Heart squeeze hassan from heaven's feel kill a counter guardian?

>>24741702
Even our box was Hassan! That's why Gil couldn't see us! We were in his loving arms the whole time!

>>24741730
ANDTHATS why we can't contract saber
because we are currently contracted with box hassan.

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>>24741730
All my concern now belongs to world of badly sudeuced Hassans

>>24741730

>In theory, I think he could kill anything with a heart.

>This war can only support one class at a time.

>>24741682
I'm surprised by how it hasn't really hit shirou that he failed in his goal to protect 'everyone' by letting kirei die.

I mean he may not have liked him, but he certainly didn't wish him dead - although he might feel a bit different now that zouken told him a bit more of kirei's past.

Still, fuck the wormnigger.

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>>24741596
Hey AC-Guy. Have a happy birthday?

Here's another paranoid theory for the mix: Kirei isn't dead. What's Zouken and True Assassin's modus operandi for corpses? Waste not, want not. They'd have eaten him, especially if they'd been damaged in a fight.

>>24741755
In fact the general consensus was "Oh? you're going to go kill zouken and his servant? okay have fun" while almost everyone else probably would have been going "Uh... fighting a servant and a vampire by yourself is a bad idea".

Maybe he faked his death though, who knows.

>>24741745
No, tha's because Saber is Hassan and she's contracted with Zouken!

Rolled 889360161964

>>24741755
Well we haven't had that much time to process yet.
Lancer reports the death ---> Run to church
.
.
That WAS Lancer right? dun dun duunnnn

>>24741752
>This war can only support one class at a time.
>one class
>not one hero per class

You heard it, folks. Word of God says everyone is Assassin.

>>24741797
There was only one servant summoned this war, and he's taken all the parts.
The Hundred-Faces Hassan.

>>24741797
>>24741745

we cant blame all are problems on Hassan being everyone, for all we now we are Hassan also
>>24741808
Three Hassans walk into an arcade...

>>24741825
bleh, faced.
Sudoku, etc.

>>24741820
Oh god. What if Zouken botched our summoning and WE'RE a Hassan we just don't know it because it gave us amnesia!? And Zouken and the rest of the Hassans are playing along to let us down gently? We can't contract the other Hassans playing servant because We're one too! The brother coment from avenger. Why we can't find Avalon. It all makes sense.

>>24741820

>I meant one per and you know it.

>>24741784

>It was decent. I sucked at bowling because of a hurt wrist and a dizzy head. Iron Man 3 was good though, possibly the best so far because they didn't have tot waste half the movie introducing the characters and the plot.

>>24741755

>That's also assuming Zouken was being honest.

>Which, on the Meta, not commenting on. But it would be viable in character for Shirou to hear this as 'Oh, that friend of yours I just killed? Nah don't worry, he was a dick anyway.'

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>>24741752
So to top Stan lee's dead spiderman birthday present we here at /tg/ decided to get you a everyone is Assassin theory for your birthday.
Happy Birthday AC-Guy

>>24741892
>Stan lee's dead spiderman birthday present
Wait, what?

>>24741892
Well, we all know AC-guy loves crazy theories.

>>24741752

So the Grail didn't recognise that the previous war concluded and started a new cycle still?

>>24741898
yeah, the current writers of Spiderman had Dr.Octapus witch brains with peter and then killed him for the issue that came out n Stan Lee's Birthda

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>>24741922
switch*

>>24741922
>>24741929
on* Birthday*
...... I am shame

>>24741922
>>24741929
Okay, that's... That's One More Day/One Moment In Time bad.

Rolled

>>24741898
and then there was a "friendly" back and forth between Slott and Lee

>>24741959
Ha Ha! I broke /tg/ dice

>>24741752
>In theory, I think he could kill anything with a heart.

... But Kirei has no heart since the end of the 4th Grail.
Right? So he's just hiding, right?

>>24741959
to quote Stan Lee "Not Everyone gets me a dead Peter Parker for my birthday"