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( 2 ) I will be all the good in the world.
The HOLY GRAIL WAR Meme
Who will it be?
For those unfamiliar with Fate/Stay Night or Fate/Zero, you can find a better explanation of the Holy Grail War here. (Note: The Holy Grail War in Fate/EXTRA functions in a dramatically different way, and one not followed for purposes of this meme.)
Instructions
1. Comment with your character. In the subject line, put that character's name, canon, and which role (Master, Servant, or either) you would like them to fulfill. Though not mandatory, it would be preferred that you give a brief summary of your character as they will (most likely) be AU'd into the setting. (NOTE: If your character can fill the role of Servant, I suggest you state which class(es) -- Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, or Berserker -- they fall into.)
2. Reply to others' comments. Pick your character's role (and the other character's if they list "Either" as their preference), then use the RNG to pick a scenario that fits the two characters' roles.
3. Enjoy! Though there might be triggers, depending on how the prompts are interpreted.
TWO MASTERS
1. Battle. Who says that Servants get to have all the fun? After all, most Masters try to kill each other, too. Whatever the circumstances, the two of you are locked in a fight. Neither of you are willing to use your Command Spells just yet, so no Servants here. Just two magi duking it out.
2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?
3. Protection. Uh-oh! One of you has lost your Servant! Unfortunately, there's no way you'd get to the church safely on your own, so the other one will help you get there! Or maybe you don't trust the priest presiding over the Holy Grail War and are giving shelter to them yourself? Given their track record, no one would blame you.
4. Death. One or both of you lay dying. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in the presence of one of your rivals?
5. You, Too? Surprise! You may have been friends before, but you've just discovered that you're both Masters! How will you handle this revelation?
6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!
1. Are You My Master? The summoning is complete. Whether intentional or not, catalyst or not, a magus has summoned a Servant. What kind of meeting was it? Was everything totally under control, or did a hitch occur? Or maybe it happened in the middle of a life-or-death situation!
2. Identity. Either the Servant has flat out told the Master their identity, or they unleashed their Noble Phantasm. Either way, the cat is out of the bag. How will the Master react, now that they know their Servant's name and legend? Will anything change between the two?
3. Battle Aftermath. A battle has just ended. Who participated? Are either of you hurt? Did the Master have to use a Command Spell? Any number of things could have happened here.
4. Discord. Uh-oh. It looks like the Master and the Servant don't get along. Here come the arguments! Don't do something stupid, like waste a Command Spell over a triviality...
5. Love. And then, there's the opposite. Sometimes Masters and Servants fall in love with each other. How will this affect things?
6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!
1. Battle. This is what usually happens when two Servants meet -- they duke it out. This probably says enough as it is.
2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action against it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?
3. The Grail Dialogues. Maybe you're not interested in fighting just yet. Maybe you just want to sit down and talk with the other Servant. Find out what they want, what makes them tick. Get some wine while you're at it -- nothing like good wine to go with good talk!
4. Death. One or both of you lay dying...again. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in this War in the presence of one of your rivals?
5. Identity. Congratulations, you've just learned each other's identities! Will this change the situation, or will you press onward?
6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!
no subject
[She takes a drink of her own cup, thinking.]
Although truth be told, I'm not sure if the detectives ever got any less obnoxious than yours. Even into the later half of the 20th century...
no subject
[A tantalizing piece of information for someone like her, who clearly admired the classics.]
Ha - I wouldn't be surprised. Holmes did set quite the standard, after all...! Though that opponent of yours could hardly live up to such a pedigree.
[He takes another taste - before letting the cup down again, staring her directly in the eyes as he speaks.]
After all, he didn't even notice a fairly obvious trick of yours in the second game.
...A dangerous play, that. What would you have done if he had followed the logical conclusion of it? Or realized the meaning of the Master Keys..and what it meant for a young woman to be found dead alone, locked in her room?
[...Yeah basically Moriarty pretty much figured out....quite a bit. Too much, maybe.]
1/2
He had his charms. His skills at deduction were not among them. There's a certain...line between people like us and people like him. His weakness was always that there were certain things he wouldn't admit a human could do, because he couldn't bring himself to acknowledge the reasons behind them. An experienced investigator like Mr. Holmes, on the other hand, has no such luxury of blissful ignorance, any more than the criminals he pursued did.
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Truth be told, I preferred his obliviousness to a professional detective. Not because it wasn't frustrating, but because the professional was utterly without charm. Did you avail yourself of any of the forgeries of my legend? I'm sure you'd have gotten a great deal of amusement at the kind of investigator I wound up pitted against in a few of those.
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Ah, yes - I did read a few. It was entertaining, though I felt they lost the 'spark' that you had given to your work...Then again, should I really be saying that? After all, a Pastiche is just the same as a Forgery, and I was given far more life in those than in my 'original' stories.
[He gives a chuckle before clearing his throat.]
Anyway! As it is, we also have other things to talk of, don't we? Such as...this War we've both found ourselves in.