[ There it is! There's (one of) the magic word(s)! Ritsuka immediately bounces to her feet, bright-eyed and eager. If she had a tail right now, it'd be wagging. ]
[ Kipposhi chuckled, giving himself a moment before he uncrossed his legs and plant them to the floor to stand himself up, doing so with a small, showy flourish before reaching to adjust his cap. ]
My Fool of a Master is here, and all seems a bit more right with the world...
You say that, but I don't doubt you would have made your way, all the same. You've got that special charisma, an intangible magnetism. Tokugawa had it, too.
[ He reached to fluff his hand into her hair, scattering locks here and to, his smile softening. ]
I won't fuss with the other Servants here, I barely know most of them, but if you need anything at all, I will be your Avenger, still...
[ She laughs, allowing the ruffling for a second before she bats at his hand, kitten-ineffectual. ]
--I'm not gonna ask you guys to deal with each other unless you want to! I promise.
But... thanks. It means a lot.
[ She knows herself; she would have been a thousand--a hundred thousand!--times more anxious on her own. It isn't even a fear of being able to handle herself, just that she knows how lonely she would be otherwise. ]
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Date: 2021-08-15 07:32 pm (UTC)[ There it is! There's (one of) the magic word(s)! Ritsuka immediately bounces to her feet, bright-eyed and eager. If she had a tail right now, it'd be wagging. ]
I'm ready, lead the way!
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Date: 2021-08-15 10:18 pm (UTC)[ Kipposhi chuckled, giving himself a moment before he uncrossed his legs and plant them to the floor to stand himself up, doing so with a small, showy flourish before reaching to adjust his cap. ]
My Fool of a Master is here, and all seems a bit more right with the world...
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Date: 2021-08-16 12:36 am (UTC)As long as it's that and not causing trouble, I'll take it. ...I don't really know what I'm doing here so far, but--... I'm glad you're here too.
I probably would've gone a little crazy with no familiar faces.
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Date: 2021-08-16 12:59 am (UTC)[ He reached to fluff his hand into her hair, scattering locks here and to, his smile softening. ]
I won't fuss with the other Servants here, I barely know most of them, but if you need anything at all, I will be your Avenger, still...
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Date: 2021-08-16 07:27 pm (UTC)--I'm not gonna ask you guys to deal with each other unless you want to! I promise.
But... thanks. It means a lot.
[ She knows herself; she would have been a thousand--a hundred thousand!--times more anxious on her own. It isn't even a fear of being able to handle herself, just that she knows how lonely she would be otherwise. ]