Ruby City Mailbox/Inbox

[oathshackledbird]

You have found the Mailbox/Inbox of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, owner and teacher of the training school, Spiral. If you have business with him or the school, please feel free to leave a message and he will get back to you as soon as possible. Considering his abilities, that might be quicker than you think...

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[oathshackledbird]

[The vague description does nothing to help Diarmuid pin down who the kid is. However, he knows that Damian was at the party, so why not try his description to see if it helps narrow things down any?]

Did he have short dark hair and was he wearing a mask?

[puppy_lancer]

yes
him
did you meet him or something?

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid sighs and shakes his head. Damian...]

I'm something of a...

[Mentor? Friend? Family member? Diarmuid knows how much Damian is coming to mean to him, but he's not sure if the boy feels the same way.

Best to go with 'teacher' for now, actually. He doesn't want to step on anyone's toes.]

...teacher for him. I ran into him later in the night at the festival, but I had no idea how long he had been around.

I am sorry he thought it okay to tease you in such a way. I will talk to him.

[puppy_lancer]

its okay
i'll go talk to him myself

[Of course, this talk ideally involves picking Damian up and giving him a good shake for being a brat.]

so you mean i didn't eat dog?
and there's no dog meat here?

[oathshackledbird]

Why would Captain Rogers feed dog to people at his party? It's not something the typically eat where he is from.

So, no, you didn't eat dog meat. As far as I know, there is none here. All I have ever seen is normal meat.

[puppy_lancer]

[He's about to cry from relief, but he still has one lingering doubt.]

what about hot dogs?

[oathshackledbird]

If the information the Grail is giving me is correct, while they might be made of left over pieces of different kinds of meat, none of it is dog. You're safe.

[Diarmuid pauses a moment and then adds something to the end of the text.]

Don't worry. I won't tell anyone who you really are.

[Because the surprise from hearing about Damian's prank is wearing off, and Diarmuid's mind will no longer deny what he should have realized a while ago...

This is his hero. Not some guy who knew him. Him.

Something else to be completely surprised about...]

[puppy_lancer]

whew
then scratch that part about the morgue.

[By now, he expects the other Lancer has already figured out his identity. After all, he has a pretty specific geas. But at the same time, he's not worried about the other Lancer knowing.]

don't worry
i won't tell anyone who you are either.
we can just keep each other's secrets

[oathshackledbird]

Well, that is good to know. I really wasn't looking forward to having to pick up my hero from the morgue...

I appreciate the promise, but you don't need to worry about not telling anyone who I am. Ever since I decided to open the school, I haven't exactly been hiding my identity. I can't expect people to trust me to teach them if they don't know who I am.

[puppy_lancer]

well, that's your choice

and don't get overwhelmed now that you know who i am
we're already friends, remember?

[oathshackledbird]

Why would I do that?

[It's not like Cu Chulainn is his hero or anything. He's...friends with his hero. How neat is that?]

Oh...I must have sounded so silly all those times I was talking about him...err...you.

[There's the embarrassment. Right on cue...]

[puppy_lancer]

you didn't
in fact, i was happy listening to you say those things
because i'm proud that i was good enough of a hero to be admired by a knight like you
thanks

[oathshackledbird]

I...

[No, he had to have read that wrong.]

Do you really mean that?

[puppy_lancer]

of course i do
after all, you're a pretty admirable knight

[oathshackledbird]

[He thinks I'm admirable...]

Thank you. That means a lot to me.

[puppy_lancer]

[He has to snicker to himself at the thought of what Diarmuid's face must be like right now.]

it's only the truth
and you know what's better than being your hero?
being your friend

[oathshackledbird]

[The reply to that message will be delayed as it takes Diarmuid a while to get his brain working again enough to actually put words together.]

It is the greatest honor I will ever have to call you friend as well.

[puppy_lancer]

even more than getting the Holy Grail?

[By now, he's just teasing.]

[oathshackledbird]

[Joke or not, Diarmuid answers honestly.]

Since I only seek the Grail because my Lord wants it, I might actually be able to answer that yes...

[puppy_lancer]

fair enough
i don't have anything i want the grail for either
i only want it for my Master
and so i can fight against all the other Servants

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid can understand that. The fighting has proven to be better than he expect so far...]

I cannot wait to continue my duel with Saber.

[puppy_lancer]

why not continue it here?
you've got all the time in the world to do so

[oathshackledbird]

Actually, we already have and the duel ended up in a draw.

[Diarmuid laughs to himself.]

I have a feeling we will be dueling again sometime soon, though. Why not? As you say, we have plenty of time.

[puppy_lancer]

tell me where and when it's gonna be
i wanna watch

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid can't say he's surprised at the request. Especially now that he knows who his friend really is.]

Well, considering the crowd the first duel gathered, I am sure you won't have trouble finding us, but I will be certain to let you know.