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@Craig:

[Homeless] sits up a bit straighter. "Oh, no. Only last time. [REDACTED 1]."

"There are plenty of stories, of course, and I can tell a few of them if you'll spot for some tea. As to the other, I have no idea about either of those--I think they're connected to [REDACTED 2], maybe, or they were motivated by it at the very least. I wouldn't be surprised, anyways, though all I'm sure of is that nobody has burned down a library so far."

"And of course Irrisyana is going to make a cake. She's just that wonderful a friend! Well, that's assuming she doesn't get distracted again, but that'd really only delay her--if we ever bring it up again she'll spring right to it."

@Craig

"No, nothing. All clear," says Avenger.

After turning a blind corner, you find yourself at a small, but elegant cafe. The smell is tantalizing.

And there are familiar looking maids everywhere. Irrisyana is hugging all of them.

Before you can react to this spectacle, Irrisyana squeals and flops over a table.

Eric stands there and face palms.

A better photo reference of what Irisyanna looks like can be found here.

Isamu

Thankfully, it seems your parents are still asleep, and should probably stay that way until after you leave--so long as you don't make too much of a mess. Aono, as was her habit when given the chance, had snuck down behind you, and was already in the kitchen. She timidly turned, and asked, "Hello. What'd you like for breakfast?"

Perception Check with the next post please

Berserker

"rhmnHE rLwsOrN vihlWrS CewsrTporR! Hrew rNOsffrS rOr rHEnmeRE rE porRE, BUT rE rnoeAmN TResrkkArK Utr Isr rvE LrrnomVE." Berserker says stoically, a fire still burning in his eyes.

Yep. And new recruiting!

Anyways I have a message for you. If you have the patience then you can listen to the whole thing!

We gotta get out
Go Far Away

Gotta Get Out
Go Far Away

This applies to three of you. But in a special way. And not in one that is obvious. I'd love to see you try though. :3

Ryder

You step off the plane just after midnight in a fancy suit, Sentinel in tow.

"Ah, so we have finally arived, my friend!" Sentinel says. "The stars are so different from our homeland, my brother. But let us not dally, for it is best to move before our enemies become wary of our presence. Let us be off to our base of operations."

[B|Etrius[/b]

The familliars cannot reach the location, as strong gales constantly push them back.

Archibald

OOC: Just noticed you made a perception check. The skill you're attempting to use is observation. I have your score so you don't need to roll, but for future reference, please use observation for searching, everyone

Caster

No, actually, Caster is absent. He did leave a note saying he had "very important business" to attend to tonight. That's... strange.... You seem to be unable to find him. That isn't too much of a surprise.

Martelli

You finish treating your brother when you hear a loud crash against the oceanfront side of your house. You hear screaming and rush outside to find a minorly wounded brother (he has a sprained shoulder at least after being hit with a cargo crate from the nearby docks) And... is that two servants there? Are they causing a massive rainstorm?

Fujou

OOC: Sorry for taking so long, one of my NPC players has disappeared off the face of the internet, and I know not where they are.

You enter the waterworks peacefully, and the servant seems to quickly depart, vanishing utterly from your senses. Nevertheless you rapidly make your way to the central area of the waterworks, the best place to cast the curse. Your hand drops it and it drifts down towards the water.

Suddenly... its there. The presence from before zips forward in a blur, running past before you can even react. When you turn around you see a... girl, with long blonde hair and blue eyes, in a purple paramilitary uniform. She holds the charm in her hand behind her, a serene, stoic expression upon her face.

She then spreads her arms, as a thousand black horrific masses emerge, each with a single star of energy at their center. She cracks a smile, a murderous, bloodthirsty smile.

The glint in her eyes is terrifying.

Undisclosed Location

A pair of masked heroes are joined by an old ally.

???

A man comes together with his friends... no, they are his family, one and all. Standing on the large porch, they all steel themselves to do their duty, as it has been done before, again.

???

Somewhere hidden, robed men stand in a circle, chanting. They perform miracle after miracle, all with one unified purpose: to save the world from destruction.

....what pittiful pawns they are.

Kotomine Makoto

A man stands in a chappel, preaching to the choir.

"And so it begins. I, Kotomine Makoto, will be your host for the 11th Holy Grail War. It will surely be an excellent one, and I hope it is most entertaining for all of those involved."

All present ccrack the same exact smile.

"Now, as they say, let us get this show on the road!"

A God in his haven laments the inevitable, knowing all.

???

A man sits with a Maid dressed in Pink.

"Thank you for lending me your services, sir. I will surely let you propagate your research freely wherever you may please when this is all done and over with," says a man in a formal business suit from many miles away.

"Oh, it is really nothing," the purple-clad man says. "After all, this just gives me more data now to work with. How... electrifying."

"Excellent. I hope your tests go well. As for myself, I must be going, And I b id you Adieu," he says, signing off.

All three involved smile... one more than the others.

?????

Excellent. The suspicion... the paranoia... the fear.... they all are as they should be. The predestined time has come. That which fears must have its fears realised as the great being returns again.

Everywhere, yet nowhere

A girl in white sits upon a park bench. It is her duty to do this, to watch. She preparres to fill the role she has always had.

Everywhere, the clock hits midnight.

DAY 0 END

BEGIN DAY 1

Martelli

You get your relative so that he's... okay... then go to your dining room only to find a different priest awaiting you. His tall, bald, bespecticled head gleams from several angles under the light.

"Ah, Father Kotomine sends his apologies. He felt it urgent to finish his jog and then get back to his duties as overseer, and well.... the man does love jogging quite a bit."

"He asked me to wait here in his stead. I am one of his men, Father Anthony Lorenzo DiGracia. I am pleased to make your acquaintance, Master of the Martelli family."

Matsuoka

You finish guiding the lights into position, and the ritual activates. The mana flows out of you into Berserker, and a connection is established....

OOC: Watcher, contact me if I'm the one who's supposed to be continuing this, Otherwise get on with the crazy Berzerker-vision.

Touko

OOC: Magic vs check please: roll 1d20 and add your magic vs.

Fujou

OOC: After much discussion your thing is successful.

You walk up to the Fuyuki Waterworks, and find it unlocked. No one seems to be threatening you at all, though there is an air of... Suspense around the place.

Bruiser

Bruiser looks at the car with a great deal of confusion, as if you said that you would be transpirted inside the stomach of a duck. "What... what kind of wagon IS this? However does it function? And how would it transport us? I see no room for kneeling inside, nor do I see a point for anchoring a steed... Is this some kind of demon's trick to send us to the netherworld??" She slowly backs away from the car, weapns at the ready.

Caster

OOC: This was handled by PM, since it is effectively VERY telling of his identity as R*REDACTED( so it would be unsuitable for open posting.

Bruiser

"...hm? Well... come to think of it is odd for such esteemed lords as ourselves to walk there on foot. Fine then!" She says, setting you down. "Summon your finest palaquain to take us to our fortress!" She stands there expectantly.

Oni's Spine

Caster has remained in spirit form throughout the briefing without saying a word. He is still smirking. In spirit form.

One of the veteran soldiers, however raises a hand. "What of the rumors that there are mass serial killers who take advantage of this every four years to commit mass murders? Have we taken outside factors like that into account, Sir?"

[B]Assassin[b]

Assassin let's out a snakelike smile. "A small drink would be nice. Not having anything in hell was quite a disappointment. However, let us not dally, and do let us get down to business soon." He chuckles sinisterly.

Bruiser

"Soooooodeska. Well then, let us survey the grounds of our Fortress! Where is it located?" She continues to walk straight ahead, ignoring your pleas to be put down.

Caster

Even though you were sure he was smirking before, now it feels even wider. And he's STILL in spirit form.

"Ah, but I believe you already know that. Or at least, you really should. Or did you leave home before learning the basics of the war you wanted to participate in?"

.....wow. What a [Caster] thing to do. This is going to be a FUN war.

He remains silent the rest of the way.

Bruiser

"INDEED WE DO!" She says, walking up and hefting Swift over her shoulder. "FIRST WE NEED PROVISIONS! WHERE IS THE NEAREST DISTILLERY FOR US TO CONQUER?" She walks off, her gun held forward in her other hand.

Caster

He shimmers for a second, then vanishes completely, even though his voice remains strong.

"Ah, if I have any more questions. Such a loaded question in and of itself. There are always more, but the real question that you must answer is, which of them do you want me to ask? And don't worry, I already know the answer to that.... but I already know the answer to all those questions" Even though he is in spirit form, Etrius cannot help but feel his servant's wide smirk. "Of course, seeing as you've OBVIOUSLY considered my summoning, you should alerady know that yourself. So my question is this: Why waste words on such a question in the first place?" After this, he drops silent.

Matsuoka Isamu

As you finish chanting the ritual your father lovingly prepared for you in the basement, a storm lashes out. It fills the bvaulted chamber inside the Villa, and your parents exhanged worried looks before sho--Smiling discussing the situation calmly. Looking at the figure in the center, you're... not sure who he is, but he most certainly is of the Berserker class by the way his magic Aura exudes madness. The sound of storms echoes throughout the room.

After a few seconds your Father comes over and scow--smiles reservedly at you, saying, "Don't worry, I'm sure this won't set us back much. Berserker is a powerful class, after all; I'm sure he'll be able to defeat almost any opponent you send him against."

The wrathful spirit howls.

Matthew Swift

(OOC: Sorry for the PM, I don't know why the edit didn't go through.)

As the sun finishes setting, a whirlwing od dirt envolps your circle, foring you to close your eyes for a second. When the winds abate and you open them, a woman in red stands in front of you.

"Servant Bruiser, Summoning COMPLETRE! I ask of you, Are you my Master?!?!?!" She says, taking a bold, enthusiastic pose.

Introduction

A circle is laid out, one with a 6-pointed star. A chant can be heard.

There once was a man. A wise, noble man, of a great and noble family, a great seeker of knowledge.

*thump*

(Drive. Pride. Fear. Panic.)

He found what he sought... and that revelation drove him insane.

*Thump thump*

(Knowledge. Piety. Divinity. Destiny.)

*Thump thump thump*

Then there was a curse. A great and terrible one. One that claimed many who were unsuspecting of its effects.

*thump thump thump thump*

(Law. Freedom. Terror. Death.)\

*thump thump thump thump thump*

Together events come to the center, as per Iron and Silver. Death spreads from the east, and north, and south, and west. It will carve out atrocity to be remembered in history. Death and loss and fear. Bloodlust and Wrath and Madness and Strength and Independence and Divinity and Galantry and Bravery and Eternity.

*Thump thump thump thump thump thud*

(Five of six to be filled. I call forth...)

And now. Behind Him, a God. Ahead, a Leviathin. Besides him, death.

This is.... the 11th Holy Grail war.

--Serial Phantasm, the Ghost in the Machine

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DAY 0

Fujou Ishida

....This was most unexpected.

After all of the work, after all of the preparation, all of the research, and all of the single-minded effort... the wheel of fate has cheated you.

The sister of the servant you wanted stands in front of you. So close, and yet so far away from what you asked for.

"Servant Archer, summoning complete." she says. "I ask of you, are you my Master?"