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[pink_dragon_spooker]

*Critical note, applies to all prompts: In this AU, Lina Inverse was a famous/feared sorceress a few centuries ago. Now, however? She's a Heroic Spirit in a Holy Grail War. Namely, Caster.*

(1)

*You have just summoned a Caster for the latest Holy Grail War. This teenager looks more or less the part... You guess.*

So, you're the schmuck who I gotta work for this time around?

Let's go get something to eat while we talk shop about how to win this.

I'm Caster, by the way.

(2)

*Perhaps you've spotted someone who is in the middle of eating a table's worth of food in an inn. Or perhaps she just wrecked an entire troupe of bandits in front of you. Either way, Caster's there, and she doesn't seem to feel like fighting you, even if you're one of the other servants or masters.*

(3)

*Now, however? Caster actually almost looks serious. She's ready to fight, and she's sizing you up. You may want to be careful... Or maybe not. Since when were Casters good in close combat, after all?*

(4)
*Gag Prompt - any threads here should not be counted for serious testrunning. Recommended for any fourth-wall-savvy characters.*


This Testrun post's just too serious. Wanna go off and get something to eat instead?

Comments

1

[armstronger]

...you're quite certain that you're a Heroic Spirit.

[ No, even though Caster would logically be a bit smaller and frailer than the others, this isn't remotely what she expected. ]

Re: 1

[pink_dragon_spooker]

... Well, yeah.

I mean, you summoned me using a ritual that calls Heroic Spirits from the Throne of Heroes, right? The logical result is that the beauty who appears before you with all sorts of magically-borne special effects is, in fact, a Heroic Spirit.

[armstronger]

[ Beauty? Oh joy she got a vain one. ]

I would imagine more grandiosity from a summoned hero. Perhaps a more intimidating appearance, though looks often deceive.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

I'd actually think it kind of odd if a Caster was extremely intimidating-looking. We're not exactly supposed to be raw muscle, after all.

[armstronger]

There's more to it than size; I expect that a Caster would be somewhat physically inept compared to the the other classes. You could perhaps be a bit... darker, though.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

... What is that supposed to mean?

2

[foxymonk]

What appears to be a very pretty woman with short hair is bound up rather simply in the remains of what used to be a bandits camp.

"That was an impressive display. I think they'll think twice before descending upon a servant of the gods."

They seem utterly relaxed despite the situation.

Re: 2

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Not likely. These sorts always pop back up every so often...

[armstronger]

You called me a schmuck and then said that we should go get something to eat. That's about as casual as it gets.

Re: 2

[foxymonk]

I suppose so, but such as the forces of darkness rise so do rise servants of the light to try and make them understand their mistakes.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Really, what's the point of a buncha ceremony with something like this? Nah, better to get right to the best part of being alive again, then figure out how to win so I can keep enjoying it!

Re: 2

[pink_dragon_spooker]

So both the light and the dark are cockroaches.

Re: 2

[foxymonk]

*Chuckle*

You're a charming woman aren't you?

Re: 2

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Just a little jaded, I guess. I've been at this a long, long time.

Call me 'Caster'.

Re: 2

[foxymonk]

As you wish Caster, I owe you a great deal. Who knows what they might have done if my words failed to sway them.

I am Kitsune the Monk, traveler and occasional adventurer.

[armstronger]

[ She sighs. Lina actually has a point. ]

I suppose we'll go get something to eat, then, and I suppose I'm paying.

Re: 2

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Good to see more people out making their way in the world by the road.

Sometimes, I think that sorta thing's a lost art.

Re: 2

[foxymonk]

I simply go where I am needed, or where the winds of fate deliver me. Such as today. I had the option of two different paths and as it happened, I chose the same path these bandits chose.

But you can't blame the common folk for taking more comfortable lives really. It is a difficult way to live.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

The one thing the summoning doesn't provide that it really should - some money for the servant to cover their own meals.

... Then again, you'd probably have a bunch of Masters trying to summon people just for the money that way. I know I'd do that.

[armstronger]

Hmph. Anyone who summoned a servant for such a reason deserves to have the other masters and servants coming after them.

Fortunately, I'm well enough off.

Re: 2

[pink_dragon_spooker]

... Guess I can't really argue that point.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

... I can already tell you and I are going to get along excellently.

Re: 2

[foxymonk]

Well now that that's settled.

*Shifts slightly*

Would you be so kind as to untie me?

[armstronger]

If you pull your own weight, then you won't be in want of food. If you don't live up to my expectations, you'll starve.

Re: 2

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Erm, right.

*Lina quickly pulls a dagger form an unconscious bandit and cuts Kitsune down.*

[pink_dragon_spooker]

That'll be no problem for the great...

...


*She sighs.*

... The great Caster. I always hate that part.

[armstronger]

Regardless of who you are, I expect results - and being a Heroic Spirit you should be able to deliver.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Don't worry about it. I've got the right kinda spells for besting any of the Heroic Spirits.

[armstronger]

You won't be fighting alone. No matter how legendary they are, I would be surprised if I couldn't fight toe to toe with them.

Re: 2

[foxymonk]

*Stretches their limbs and sighs happily, when they stand up it becomes less apparent if they are a woman after all, the robes don't help.*

Thank you, I was starting to get a little stiff.

*Moves through the ranks of bodies and comes to a large chunk of metal sticking out of the ground. It's actually a sword, at least four feet long and a foot in width. They pick it up with ease and put it on their back in a sheath.*

And I think...yes!

*they also picks up a box that looks like a small church and tucks it under their arm.*

That's everything. They were disappointed I didn't have any gold on me.

[pink_dragon_spooker]

A melee type, then?

Perfect.

Re: 2

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Of course they would be. Bandits always are.

... Until you take theirs, at least.

*Lina's now starting to rummage through unconscious bandit's stuff.*

[armstronger]

Most other classes would've been entirely redundant as a servant for myself.

Re: 2

[foxymonk]

Perhaps this time they will consider changing their ways. Especially when they need coin and their previous methods don't seem to be working.

*Doesn't take any coin himself but does sample some of the ale they were drinking*

Re: 2

[pink_dragon_spooker]

Yeah, they might.

And then another group will form, having not gotten the hint from the last one.

Re: 2

[foxymonk]

A rather...pessimistic charming woman.

*has moved to her side now calmly watching her*

1

[knight_kirin]

[*That Commander glare*)

Now you hang on there! Aren't I the Master here?!

2

[nomen_est_numen]

The table is more of a disaster area. And there's a giant peacock staring at her as though she'd grown another head and started singing Chinese opera with it.

"... Planning on leaving any for the rest of the village?" he asks drily.