Their brows knit more, and they bite they inside of their lip, already feeling a bit insubordinate by trying to lead the conversation. And by trying to be proactive? And here they thought being a Servant would be all about just following the Master's will and orders... ]
....No. I meant... about the other pairs. In the War.
[ They try to say that as gently and non-confrontationally as they can, dragging their thumb nail against their other hand over and over in an absentminded, nervous way. ]
[She nods eagerly, tilting her head thoughtfully.]
I met lotsa people! ... Now that you mention it, I wonder if they were all a part of this whole thing...?
[emiri PLEASE.]
... But! Right! Strat-e-gy!
[.....so it pains me to admit this but despite her everything, she is not actually bad at the whole strategy thing. A whole war is a bit above her paygrade, but:]
I don't wanna have to attack anyone, but if we're gonna win and grant your wish, we gotat fight, right? Beside which, people might think we're a good target because we're, like, so young and not at all mature.
[ Visible relief.... for a second there, they were worried about what her ideas towards strategizing might be, if any — but her response is pretty measured, and also very correct. They hum in agreement. ]
People might also... take mercy on us. For a little while.
[ They're young, and Crona can imagine there being people in the War who might not want to kill the two of them until they absolutely have to. And, if they come off as weak... it would be advantageous to leave them for last. Their gaze drops to their mug. ]
Or try to find the Servants they have an advantage against first... though, I don't know...
[ contrary to Emiri, they're actually kinda bad at this strategy thing?? They don't know, they've always just lowkey brute forced their way through all their combat problems. They start feeling like it might come off like they're trying to disprove her point by saying all that, so they quickly backpedal. ]
N-Not that I mind staying on guard. If you think it's best.
[ They are never getting used to her talking at them like that... their chin tucks in a bit, obviously affected by her words. ]
Um... well... I don't think... we should attack. Right now...
[ Despite how scared they seem to act most of the time, one gets the sense the reason they say this is not out of fear - as the stress is on the 'right now.' ]
If someone challenged us thinking it would be easy, they might underestimate us...
[ Which might make it an easier win? They think...? Not revealing their own strength, or even that they're Team Berserker™ is an advantage, at least in their own mind, because they think that others won't expect either from them. As for alliances... pessimistically, they think there's probably no one that would see an advantage to being allies with the two of them at present. they are babys ]
So, trying to learn more about another pair, or defending... t-that's probably what I think is best.
[She claps her hands together, clearly thrilled to have heard their opinion. Sometimes, it's just that simple... Berserker has an opinion, and they shared it when she asked! That's so wonderful!]
Kay kayyy then, we'll do that!
D'you wanna see if anyone wants to be friends with us? That'd, like, help too, right?
[ oh, lucky! He did in fact look Edgy. Crona nods in acknowledgement. ]
Mm... I don't know who his Servant is, though.
[ Vergipi... they wonder what this guy's real name is. ]
The Servants... one was a man with dark hair, [ The put their hands at their chin to signify Bruno's BOB!! ] then another man with dark hair with purple streaks, and the last was a girl with white hair and pink eyes...
[ do they get along with anybody... maybe with Emiri. Because she's so nice. ]
But the girl with the white hair... she seemed.... noble? She said if we faced each other, it would be a fair fight. And that the thing she was most afraid of was not getting very far...
[ ... maybe that fear would make her more open to allying with them. Of the three, the warning signs went off the least with her. Not because she seemed weak... but because she seemed the least likely to go on the offensive so soon. ]
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Their brows knit more, and they bite they inside of their lip, already feeling a bit insubordinate by trying to lead the conversation. And by trying to be proactive? And here they thought being a Servant would be all about just following the Master's will and orders... ]
....No. I meant... about the other pairs. In the War.
[ They try to say that as gently and non-confrontationally as they can, dragging their thumb nail against their other hand over and over in an absentminded, nervous way. ]
You met some of them, didn't you...?
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[She nods eagerly, tilting her head thoughtfully.]
I met lotsa people! ... Now that you mention it, I wonder if they were all a part of this whole thing...?
[emiri PLEASE.]
... But! Right! Strat-e-gy!
[.....so it pains me to admit this but despite her everything, she is not actually bad at the whole strategy thing. A whole war is a bit above her paygrade, but:]
I don't wanna have to attack anyone, but if we're gonna win and grant your wish, we gotat fight, right? Beside which, people might think we're a good target because we're, like, so young and not at all mature.
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People might also... take mercy on us. For a little while.
[ They're young, and Crona can imagine there being people in the War who might not want to kill the two of them until they absolutely have to. And, if they come off as weak... it would be advantageous to leave them for last. Their gaze drops to their mug. ]
Or try to find the Servants they have an advantage against first... though, I don't know...
[ contrary to Emiri, they're actually kinda bad at this strategy thing?? They don't know, they've always just lowkey brute forced their way through all their combat problems. They start feeling like it might come off like they're trying to disprove her point by saying all that, so they quickly backpedal. ]
N-Not that I mind staying on guard. If you think it's best.
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[She kicks her legs some more, one by one, as she thinks. Hmm, hmm, hmmm!!]
I don't think we gotta go super aggressive or anything, but I don't wanna wait around too much either. 'Cause... we should be fighting for our wishes.
[And not just letting them happen.]
What d'you wanna do, Beroppi? That's super important too!
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Um... well... I don't think... we should attack. Right now...
[ Despite how scared they seem to act most of the time, one gets the sense the reason they say this is not out of fear - as the stress is on the 'right now.' ]
If someone challenged us thinking it would be easy, they might underestimate us...
[ Which might make it an easier win? They think...? Not revealing their own strength, or even that they're Team Berserker™ is an advantage, at least in their own mind, because they think that others won't expect either from them. As for alliances... pessimistically, they think there's probably no one that would see an advantage to being allies with the two of them at present. they are babys ]
So, trying to learn more about another pair, or defending... t-that's probably what I think is best.
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Kay kayyy then, we'll do that!
D'you wanna see if anyone wants to be friends with us? That'd, like, help too, right?
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We could... try...
[ THEY DON'T SOUND VERY CONFIDENT... but also, they're inclined to trust Emiri's instinct on this, since she's the friendly one here. ]
Is there someone you think would want to...?
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... Soooooo tbh... I don't actually know for suresies who I met is a Servant or Master or whatevs.
[help]
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Well... Servants can tell who else is a Servant. I met three others. And one Master, at the Church... maybe you met some of the same ones.
[ And then it'd be easier to ask them to team up??? ]
The Master, he had white hair and carried a sword... does that sound familiar?
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Did he have super duper edgy vibes? That's Vergipi! Wowwww, so he's one too...
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Mm... I don't know who his Servant is, though.
[ Vergipi... they wonder what this guy's real name is. ]
The Servants... one was a man with dark hair, [ The put their hands at their chin to signify Bruno's BOB!! ] then another man with dark hair with purple streaks, and the last was a girl with white hair and pink eyes...
What about those...?
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I don't think I've met the other two though...
[HMM HMM HMMMM.]
Didja get along with any of 'em?
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[ do they get along with anybody... maybe with Emiri. Because she's so nice. ]
But the girl with the white hair... she seemed.... noble? She said if we faced each other, it would be a fair fight. And that the thing she was most afraid of was not getting very far...
[ ... maybe that fear would make her more open to allying with them. Of the three, the warning signs went off the least with her. Not because she seemed weak... but because she seemed the least likely to go on the offensive so soon. ]
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Okaaay, then let's talk to her! I trust your intuition, Beroppi!
Besides which, she sounds super duper cool and noble and stuff. And otherwise, we can layyyy real low.
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[ PLEASE... THEY'RE SCARED IT WILL BE THEIR FAULT IF THIS GOES POORLY!!! ]
I'm not — I don't know about these things, you know... we don't even know what her Master is like...
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I'm supes sure! We don't know what her Master's like, but we'll get to know 'em! It'll be fun.
I'm behind you one hundred percento!
[they will take the consequences together!!]