route_1065 | in this sheltered life you live; (OPEN)

WHO:

Saber,

Lancer,

Sakura Matou,

Shirou Emiya,

Irisviel von Einzbern, and any current inhabitants of the Kanto Breeding Centre!
WHERE: Breeding Centre in Celadon City
WHEN: June 25th
SUMMARY: It is rumored to be a birthday party for Saber, but it's really just a chance for the family and pals to come together... all while giving Lancer the excuse to drink. ~~Not that he needs one, but sometimes it helps.~~ Listen, parties are the best way to unite with pals.
RATING: PG-13

[ All things considered, the Breeding Centre stood in an impressive building in the city limits. Saber had done what she could to make it home for the people and Pokemon there, so she had no problem getting it ready for additional guests. They wouldn't be staying for long; that was something she had been certain of. Still, she would be a gracious host to her friends and those who worked there, setting up tables outside with various food and drink. Most of it had been ordered in from other places (thankfully), but every once in a while, Saber can be seen heading into the kitchen herself... ]

This is a general mingle log for the people mentioned above and anyone who's currently at the Celadon Breeding Centre for the date listed above. It's meant to be a small thing (hence why there was no advertising), but the people there would never turn down additional guests. Make your own threads and just enjoy yourself ♥

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[ A giggle. ]

I'm sorry! I didn't want to disturb you while you were eating.

No, no, it's okay! It's been ages since we last saw each other in person.

You're right. [ A nod. ]

How have you been? Have you been taking care of yourself?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine.

[Though he did bruise himself up on the Ice Path...]

I've gotten pretty good at adjusting to life here, so I know how to take care.

[ B( ]

I'm glad to hear that! But you look tired for traveling as well. Please, make sure to rest a lot after this, okay?

[IT WAS FUNNY. Try to imagine Shirou and Sakura flailing around on the ice with this playing and not laugh.]

Yeah, I've been a man on the move. I got really galvanized after what happened earlier in the month. Keeping busy helped me, I think.

[Just like it did after Kiritsugu died...]

[ pfffff. ]

Remember to not push yourself too hard.

Oh, I didn't even have the chance. Sakura saw to that.

I will have to thank Sakura for looking after you like that!

Ah...er, if you want, I guess.

[Sheepishly taking another bite out of his food.]

[ She smiles a bit. ]

Are you two close friends with Sakura?

Sort of. I first met her because she was the sister of an old friend. Then, during my first year of high school, I got injured on the job and Sakura came over daily to cook and clean while I recuperated.

She's such a lovely person... I'm happy that you two are close here as well.

Actually, the two of us here are from parallel worlds. Things played out completely differently in the Fifth Holy Grail War that she knows and the one I know. We're...mostly the same, though.

I-I see. [ She's almost loss of words at that. She can imagine some things, but she has to admit to herself that she never imagined such thing.

Which reminds her of something.. ]

Ah, Shirou... I remember you wanted to speak with me about something...

Oh...yeah.

[Shirou's facial expression grows serious.]

When you told me I was like Kiritsugu...it reminded me. There's a reason why.

[ She nods, as if she were telling him to continue, so she can listen to his story. ]

First, I should mention...five years ago for me, five years after the Fourth Holy Grail War...Kiritsugu passed away. But he did so peacefully. He had a smile on his face. I know this might be tough to take, but just...just know that his life after the war was peaceful and happy.

[ It's complicated to explain what kind of feeling it gives to her knowing such thing. She's happy, as she should be, that he could live such peaceful and happy years after the war. That he could pass away in such beautiful way with the people he cared in that moment. It was something to be envious for, wanting to end one's life in that manner.

Yet, a tiny part of her... She feels bad knowing that Ilya will still have to suffer the Fifth Holy Grail War. That she.. Her future... She wanted to avoid her that suffering. Being told once again that she failed to protect her daughter like that still hurts her, but Irisviel is strong enough to not show that to Shirou. ]

I'm so happy that he had such a peaceful and happy smile on his face...

[ She trails off, imagining such face. A face she would have loved to see. ]

...I was the reason he could pass on in peace. I still remember it like it was yesterday. We were sitting on the back porch under the night sky. Suddenly, he told me that when he was younger, he wanted to be a hero. He said he couldn't do it any more, because there wasn't a chance for that as an adult.

So I told him I'd carry his ideals for him. Since I was still young, I could pull it off. I told him I'd save everyone.

He smiled and said, "I'm glad," then closed his eyes.

[Shirou stops there. He hopes that that said enough.]

[ Kiritsugu's ideal... Something that she always wanted to help him with, even if it was to make his wish come true by the only way she knew she could do it. To save everyone... To save humanity... The same ideal being carried by two different yet the same people.

Irisviel wondered what happened after the War that made her husband realize so much in so little.. She hoped that her death wouldn't have affected him in that way, because in some way or another, he did save her from an empty life without any emotion.

But she's aware that might have not been the same for him. Yet... It's alright for her. ]

I see. [ She reiterates those words again briefly. ] Kiritsugu's ideal... He must have been glad that you could save him in the end, Shirou. [ Her voice is calm, implying that she's grateful as well, even if she can't do anything else but to thank him once more. ]

...I think so.

[He's looking down at his hands now.]

Those ideals were challenged during the Fifth Holy Grail War. They got picked apart and thrown back in my face more times than I care to remember.

But I stuck to them. I know this ideal has its flaws, but since I know what they are, I can compensate for them. I won't let them drive me to despair.

If you really mean those words, as I am sure you are, then you will be able to endure anything.

[ She knows that he's the one his husband chose to carry his ideals. And as she does understand the heart at some extend, she can relate to give such encouragement words to him. ]

Thank you. Your confidence in me really means a lot.

[Beat.]

Would you mind standing up for a moment?

Oh? Of course.

[ She does stand up then. ]

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