[Text. Alignment Virus.]

[unknownrival]

You know what confuses me the most? That some people can't tell when they've been virused.

It isn't hard to look on your past actions and think, "I would never have done this." You don't need an expository wardrobe change either. Or an opposite twin running around.

Speaking of which... it's very convenient not to have one, isn't it? I'm sure I would have been impaled by now in the worse way, had this been the third time Issei Ryudo picked up a doppelganger. But frankly, no one's going to do anything to the body the precious beloved Issei has, so I have free reign for as long as the virus lasts.

Now, dance like puppets for my amusement.

Comments

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

[That...was not a normal post at all. So of course he'd go looking for him.]

Issei?

[action]

[unknownrival]

Good morning.

[That was not a normal expression.]

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

G...good morning. Are you alright?

[action]

[unknownrival]

Perfectly fine from my point of view. Not so much from yours.

[callmeimouto]

[...]

You're talking weird, glasses. [she doesn't trust anyone during this time, really.]

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

What happened?

[unknownrival]

Very astute of you.

[action]

[unknownrival]

Can't you figure that out yourself? I thought you were intelligent, for a Servant.

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

Any idiot can tell it's some kind of virus. I just don't know which one.

[action]

[unknownrival]

If there's a name I don't know it. I can tell you it hasn't affected me physically.

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

Then tell me what's happened.

[action]

[unknownrival]

Why would I want to make it that easy for you?

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

...b-because...I want to help you?

[action]

[unknownrival]

That's a good answer. But I don't need helping.

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

Issei, you aren't acting like yourself. I do not want you to say or do anything you will regret.

[action]

[unknownrival]

Oh, that's impossible to avoid, don't worry your pretty head about it.

[aquaticrush]

Issei-san...?

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

I'm going to worry about it and at least try to prevent it.

[unknownrival]

Hi, Retasu. I'd ask how you are but I honestly cannot pretend to care.

[action]

[unknownrival]

When have you ever been able to prevent anything?

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

...wh-what?

[action]

[unknownrival]

When have you ever been able to prevent anything?

[action]

[croibhristeoir]

I don't...I don't know what you're talking about.

[aquaticrush]

Not you, too...

[action]

[unknownrival]

Oh, I think you know very well. You only avoided your own fate because you were rescued - by yourself, you can neither help anybody else nor change your history.

The knight of Fianna betrays his master to run off with his beloved, isn't that how it always goes?