Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
oathshackledbird) wrote2013-12-03 03:20 am
oathshackledbird) wrote2013-12-03 03:20 am
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Animus Mailbox #0091
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Lancer)
Whenever you are up to it. I would love to see your demons through my own eyes and not the eyes of that...thing I became. There are a lot of new floors to check out and I'm sure new monsters as well. I doubt your partners will be bored for a while...
Whichever you think your demons will prefer, though if at night we may wish to scout the floor during the day first. While I don't doubt either of our skills, I do not wish to take foolish chances either.
[ Lancer might happen upon a piece of paper folded identically to the letter he had sent her in his mailbox. It won't be the survey he might be looking for, but instead something else: ]
This is how it begins, Lancer.
You know as well as I what the purpose of this survey is.
I suppose in the end that it was too good to be true.
This is how it begins, Lancer.
You know as well as I what the purpose of this survey is.
I suppose in the end that it was too good to be true.
Not given until sometime in the afternoon on February 8th
puppy_lancer
2013-02-07 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alongside Lancer's survey, there's another slip of paper. Upon the first glance, the horrible handwriting combined with the fact that the paper contains nothing but horizontal, vertical, and diagonal crossed lines makes it look like a page of worthless scribbling. But a trained eye can probably read it as ogham script.]
Be careful. Even if the meeting is off, there's things like sneak attacks.
Be careful. Even if the meeting is off, there's things like sneak attacks.
Please don't assume the worst, Lady. I have no reason to believe he has anything but good intentions in this. Do you really think I would help him with something that might hurt you? I am actually helping him so I can make sure your voice is heard.
I wanted him to include a note that information could be submitted anonymously so that people like you could still put in concerns without revealing themselves, but he thought that it wouldn't work. Since he didn't include this option, I will gladly carry any concerns you have to them myself. You just need to let me know what to tell them, and I will without letting them know where they came from.
[There would be a sigh here if such a thing could be relayed by a letter.]
Though from all of the negative feedback I'm beginning to think maybe this is a mistake. The last thing I wanted to do was upset so many people...
I wanted him to include a note that information could be submitted anonymously so that people like you could still put in concerns without revealing themselves, but he thought that it wouldn't work. Since he didn't include this option, I will gladly carry any concerns you have to them myself. You just need to let me know what to tell them, and I will without letting them know where they came from.
[There would be a sigh here if such a thing could be relayed by a letter.]
Though from all of the negative feedback I'm beginning to think maybe this is a mistake. The last thing I wanted to do was upset so many people...
[It takes Diarmuid a little while to get back to his roommate, but when he does the other man might be a little surprised to find his survey has been folded into the letter and returned. The reply is also in ogham, though the lines are a little neater.]
This was a mistake. I can't give this to him. You have too much to protect in this place to let this kind of information out.
Why is it all I do to help people just ends up hurting them instead?
This was a mistake. I can't give this to him. You have too much to protect in this place to let this kind of information out.
Why is it all I do to help people just ends up hurting them instead?
[He's indeed surprised. A little worried as well.]
[The survey is back in the mailbox, alongside some more badly written ogham.]
If everyone else is filling it out, I might as well as do it too. Besides, it doesn't matter that much, does it? Everyone's just been spilling everything over the network. The entire Tower knows about the Grail War. And they know about you.
It's not your fault. Just the kid didn't think it through. Nobody's been hurt.
yet
[The survey is back in the mailbox, alongside some more badly written ogham.]
If everyone else is filling it out, I might as well as do it too. Besides, it doesn't matter that much, does it? Everyone's just been spilling everything over the network. The entire Tower knows about the Grail War. And they know about you.
It's not your fault. Just the kid didn't think it through. Nobody's been hurt.
[The survey isn't returned this time, but Diarmuid hasn't given it to Waver yet. Not that his roommate has any way of knowing that. Diarmuid's actually not sure what he is going to do with it, but he still doesn't feel right about turning it in. As with the previous notes, this one is also written in ogham.]
I don't really care about me. Keeping secrets is not something I like to do, even though I realize sometimes it's probably for the best. Unless Waver has gotten a lot more replies given to him than I have, not many people are actually filling them out.
No one has gotten hurt yet, though I am beginning to worry about Waver. He meant no harm to anyone, but they are all turning on him as if he was plotting against them. I told him I wasn't strong enough. He should have asked Ruler to help him.
Now all I can do is watch over him and hope for the best. I suppose if I must die again for my folly then so be it. I just hope I can keep him safe...
I don't really care about me. Keeping secrets is not something I like to do, even though I realize sometimes it's probably for the best. Unless Waver has gotten a lot more replies given to him than I have, not many people are actually filling them out.
No one has gotten hurt yet, though I am beginning to worry about Waver. He meant no harm to anyone, but they are all turning on him as if he was plotting against them. I told him I wasn't strong enough. He should have asked Ruler to help him.
Now all I can do is watch over him and hope for the best. I suppose if I must die again for my folly then so be it. I just hope I can keep him safe...
[Like always, the note left in return is in ogham. Not only is it convenient for Lancer to write, but it's safe too. Less of a chance of someone reading it.]
Not gonna lie to you, but his move on the network was a pretty stupid one. Now the Servants who wanted to keep secrets, whether because they had something to protect or because of other goals, have a right to be mad at him.
You won't die. You said it when you first arrived. You used to fight with two spears. I'll lend you my spear for this once.
Just let me give the kid a bop on the head, okay? Not gonna kill him. Just gonna make him see how stupid he's being.
Not gonna lie to you, but his move on the network was a pretty stupid one. Now the Servants who wanted to keep secrets, whether because they had something to protect or because of other goals, have a right to be mad at him.
You won't die. You said it when you first arrived. You used to fight with two spears. I'll lend you my spear for this once.
Just let me give the kid a bop on the head, okay? Not gonna kill him. Just gonna make him see how stupid he's being.
[The note is short this time. The lines forming the letters for the script are sharper and messier as if their writer is feeling strong emotion, which he is.]
I encouraged him to do it when he might not have otherwise. It is my fault and my responsibility. I should suffer, not him....
I encouraged him to do it when he might not have otherwise. It is my fault and my responsibility. I should suffer, not him....
[Lancer's returned note too, is even messier than before, if possible.]
Stop it. You shouldn't be suffering. You didn't know he'd be that stupid. I can't blame you for encouraging the meeting. I thought it was a good idea too, back when Rider was around. Because Rider could hold the other Servants in line with charisma if not power.
But you and Waver...look, I've got no doubt about what you can do in a one-on-one fight. But what if you tried to interrupt a fight between two Servants while only having Gae Dearg?
We're friends, remember? I'd hate to have to know you died.
Stop it. You shouldn't be suffering. You didn't know he'd be that stupid. I can't blame you for encouraging the meeting. I thought it was a good idea too, back when Rider was around. Because Rider could hold the other Servants in line with charisma if not power.
But you and Waver...look, I've got no doubt about what you can do in a one-on-one fight. But what if you tried to interrupt a fight between two Servants while only having Gae Dearg?
We're friends, remember? I'd hate to have to know you died.
[He's pretty much abandoned any pretense of being neat now. It's probably good his roommate is used to messy writing.]
You don't understand. I encouraged him to use the network! Everyone calling him foolish for doing it should be calling me it instead!
...
Forget it. I don't want to keep talking like this. I'll just find someway, somehow to make it right.
The cost doesn't matter. I'm not helping anyone anyway...
You don't understand. I encouraged him to use the network! Everyone calling him foolish for doing it should be calling me it instead!
...
Forget it. I don't want to keep talking like this. I'll just find someway, somehow to make it right.
The cost doesn't matter. I'm not helping anyone anyway...
[The next message is a little different. For one thing, it has actually been neatly folded.]
Alright, so you're the idiot. Fine. You deserve a few smacks. But if anyone needs to give them to you, it's me. Keep yourself alive until then.
[The next lines are written in runes, but they aren't so much a spell as a strong suggestion. Someone with Diarmuid's magic resistance should be able to resist it easily. But the meaning should come across very clearly, more clearly than they would through pure text.]
Don't run yourself ragged.
Alright, so you're the idiot. Fine. You deserve a few smacks. But if anyone needs to give them to you, it's me. Keep yourself alive until then.
[The next lines are written in runes, but they aren't so much a spell as a strong suggestion. Someone with Diarmuid's magic resistance should be able to resist it easily. But the meaning should come across very clearly, more clearly than they would through pure text.]
Don't run yourself ragged.
(Oh, very nice. You got his attention with that little trick...)
oathshackledbird
2013-02-08 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Despite his previous words, he does write back. If his writing is anything to go by, he's a little calmer now too.]
Do you think you can do that so it will do more than just tingle?
Do you think you can do that so it will do more than just tingle?
(when all else fails and he gets pissed...bring out the runes)
puppy_lancer
2013-02-08 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[...Well, he wasn't quite expecting that to work. Or for Diarmuid to request that he do it again. But he still writes a reply back.]
Not over paper. I'd have to have access to your body. And even then I'm not sure how long it'll have an effect. Still, if you want it, we can meet up sometime.
Just don't mind if I greet you with a punch. You did say you were the idiot who caused this
Not over paper. I'd have to have access to your body. And even then I'm not sure how long it'll have an effect. Still, if you want it, we can meet up sometime.
Just don't mind if I greet you with a punch. You did say you were the idiot who caused this
I will be honest. I don't trust my mental state right now. Every time I think I'm doing better, something happens that sets me off again. And it is starting to get to about the same time where the experiment happened last month. If I am so negatively affected by an experiment again, I have no way of guessing what will happen.
I don't want to hurt anyone...or myself.
You, however, are allowed to hit me as much as you want to. Just tell me when you want to meet and I will be there.
I don't want to hurt anyone...or myself.
You, however, are allowed to hit me as much as you want to. Just tell me when you want to meet and I will be there.
Well, if that's what it takes to keep you from being a dumbass again. Try meeting me in three days? Or sooner if possible.
And brace your face for a beating. I ain't going easy.
And brace your face for a beating. I ain't going easy.
I...think I will be spending a lot of time in our room for the next few days trying to sort things out so if you have time, just stop by. Otherwise, I will be keeping an eye on Waver to make sure no one tries to harm him.
You speak as if I'm not a trained knight. I know how to take my punishments. I just ask that you not hurt me badly enough that I can't go aid him if need be.
You speak as if I'm not a trained knight. I know how to take my punishments. I just ask that you not hurt me badly enough that I can't go aid him if need be.
Great. I'll try staying in our room more too.
...What, you actually think that I'll beat you up that badly?
...What, you actually think that I'll beat you up that badly?
I think I can decide how bad of a beating you deserve.
[Meaning he's not quite going to beat the literal shit out of this one.]
[Meaning he's not quite going to beat the literal shit out of this one.]
[The writing on this note is suddenly very different. The wording is too. It is very formal and very neat. Painfully so.]
My apologies. That is your decision and yours alone. I will patiently await it.
My apologies. That is your decision and yours alone. I will patiently await it.
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