[RL with Lancer - you will have a social life, damn you.]

[unknownrival]

It was a wonderful gift to just have a temple and be able to drag anyone he wanted to it with no questions asked by the monks - all of them knew about the strangeness of the community by now, so one man in armor barely raised eyebrows amongst them.

Issei racketed through a closet full of clothes, occasionally pulling out sets he thought were in Lancer's size. "Let's see... The selection is more limited than I'd remembered, but you should have a decent choice of what to wear from these. My apologies, I thought there were more."

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[croibhristeoir]

"I'm very aware of the Second Magic at work here. But regardless of that, I'm here only to serve my Master and I will do so without distracting myself. I shouldn't even be here right now, but you talked me into it."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"And is it really that much of a bad thing?"

[croibhristeoir]

"If something should happen at this very moment and my Master should be injured or killed as a result, whose fault do you think that would be?"

Lancer crossed his arms, looking concerned rather than the irritation his words might've suggested.

"A knight's duty is to protect and fight for their lord, it's as simple as that. I failed my own once and I will not do so again."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"...I'm sorry."

Issei understood that failing others was a serious matter. "But I can't condone being a knight over being a person, and people need and desire companionship."

[croibhristeoir]

"I can not argue your last point, Issei. But the point of a heroic spirit is that they are more than merely a person. Servants, especially knights, are meant to be those who can cast away a normal human life for the sake of another; be it their lord, their country, or their people.

No heroic spirit got that way by being focused entirely on themselves, to my knowledge. I know that I didn't."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"I'm not saying that you should focus entirely on yourself. I'm saying you should be able to have pizza once in a while."

[croibhristeoir]

"...My Master would still be displeased if he knew about this."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"Your Master could probably also use some time to sit around and have pizza, come to think of it. Oh well."

[croibhristeoir]

"...I don't really think he's the friendly type, Issei."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"That's why I didn't invite him."

[croibhristeoir]

"Yes, I doubt that would have gone over well at all. I'm still a bit stunned that there was an artifact of Second Magic on his bookshelf in plain sight and he never knew."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"That's how it works. Three years in and I still don't understand the exact functions of this community." Sigh, again.

[croibhristeoir]

"You're incredibly helpful, regardless. I should thank you for that."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"Ah, it's no problem. You're from a world of mine - I feel even more responsible for helping you."

[croibhristeoir]

"I don't think I'll need an excessive amount of help, though I appreciate your kind sentiment."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"You say that now."

[croibhristeoir]

"I am quite capable of taking care of myself, impossible events or otherwise."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"My first virus had me turn into a woman - how would you explain that to your Master, I wonder?"

[croibhristeoir]

...




"What."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"It's as it sounds."

Had he been explained viruses yet?

[croibhristeoir]

Not that one.

"I've heard of remarkably strange things happening, but certainly not that."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"That one is popular, I've been hit by it a few times. I've been brainwashed into having memories of another life, been turned into a small cuddly animal, a great deal of things that would be difficult to explain to your Master."

[croibhristeoir]

"...And I suppose closing the book and forgetting I ever saw it would do nothing."

[stripping.livejournal.com]

"It would be likely to make matters worse."

[croibhristeoir]

"I knew I should've simply ignored Kayneth-dono's bookshelf to begin with."