[open]

[projections]

Who: Shirou and you!
When: November 15th
Where: residential district
What: work and gym stuff
Rating/Warning: fate/spoilers other than that there's nothing...

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A.

[Shirou’s busy exercising at the CERES Gymnasium because he thinks it’s important to stay fit. He’ll just be off to the side doing some push ups. His days of training at the dojo are over. At least he can still keep his promise to protect Sakura. In the end, that’s all that really matters to him. After an hour of workouts he stops training and takes a break. There’s just one other problem. He brought too much food with him here today and he doesn’t want to eat it alone. Someone might make fun of him for it so he’s trying to find a solution quickly. He’ll go on ahead and ask someone nearby a simple question:]

Are you hungry?

[Please help him eat this.]

B.

[The weapon shop’s open for business. Shirou’s taking out some swords and placing them out at the front. He’s been working at this place for a while now, but he’ll always remember Zero’s unruly behavior in the shop. Doesn’t she know you can’t just attack people who work here? She’s insane.

Hopefully whoever comes in today won’t be as crazy. He’ll want a new job if this one becomes too stressful. Shirou shakes his head while looking a little distressed.]

Comments

A

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth is at the gym too, for the same reasons. He has to stay fit if he's going to end up fighting all manner of weird things here again, and he can't afford to get rusty. So, he's not far off, performing several moves with his practice sword in a complex dance that weaves everything he learned together from start to finish, then after wrapping up with a flourish, cools down by stretching.

It's when he's stretching his legs that Shirou walks up to him.]

Why do you ask, Shirou? [He's prepared to turn down an offer to treat him to lunch. No, please, Shirou, you don't have to.]

a

[emotive]

[Ai had just finished doing some light strength training and had just sat down with a towel around her neck. When Shirou approaches her, she blinks once or twice before answering.]

Ah... Well, I haven't had lunch yet, so I suppose the answer is yes...?

[IS THIS THE CORRECT ANSWER...]

[projections]

I have a problem. [That's putting it lightly. Shirou folds his arms and talks with a serious look on his face.]

Sakura and I cooked too much food last night. There's no way I can eat it by myself. I'll share some of it with you if you're hungry. [Please don't turn down his offer, Edgeworth. ]

[projections]

[Yes! Ai is officially Shirou's new hero. ]

In that case, would you like to eat part of my lunch? Cooking's a hobby of mine and I made too much food by accident. [Sakura's at fault for this too.]

I can buy a drink so you won't get thirsty. How about it?

[He hopes he's being reasonable here. ]

[emotive]

Er... [She's shyly thinking this over... But Ai stops herself before she goes overboard and nods.]

I'd be grateful for your generosity. But, um, could I have your name first? I'm Ai Thao Kha.

[projections]

I'm Shirou Emiya. [He bows down politely and offers her a handshake.]

It's good to meet you, Ai. Do you mind if I call you that?

[emotive]

[She returns the handshake quite easily and then nods in reply to his question.]

Ai is just fine! Most people just call me that anyways.

What about you? Do you have a preference of what others could refer to you by? [So formal...]

[prosecutory]

...

[What. This wouldn't be the first time someone made too much food and offered it to him, honestly. Then again, Saya had probably been under the influence of a tarot card...]

I...I see. What did you prepare? [Asked out of curiosity more than anything. Edgeworth isn't a picky eater.]

B

[swordboning]

[Crossing his arms so hard. Shirou, you can't even project swords all that well, what gives you the right to work here.

As a matter of fact, Shirou could probably read that on his face really well.]

[projections]

Ai it is then. I'd appreciate it if you could call me Emiya. [Japanese formalities why?]

Are you okay with Japanese food? [He'd feel bad for offering his lunch only to find out that Ai couldn't eat it.]

[emotive]

Japanese food is perfectly fine! I happen to love different cuisines.

[Maybe too much sometimes...]

[projections]

[Shirou can tell what Archer's thinking and it makes him feel embarrassed. Sorry he can't project weapons properly!]

Hm...Archer, I know you're mad but don't just stand there. What do you want?

[projections]

Mostly Japanese food. [Putting it bluntly.]

There's some salad if you'd like to eat that instead. Honestly, what were we thinking making this much food? [Just shaking his head.]

[projections]

Glad to hear it. [He hands Ai his lunch box and there's way too much stuff in there. It's like a meal made for five people.]

I hope this suits your tastes. Wait for me here and I'll go and get you something to drink. Is water okay?

a

[topscores]

[He doesn't really care to put a whole lot of effort into training, but at the same time since there's not much of a call for him to fight as much here, he doesn't want to get rusty. Murasaki, if he were to ever show up here, can't top him, after all...

So it's one of those rare moments he's at the gym, and finally ended up just sitting down when he hears the question.

...]

Well, yeah. Why?

[When is he not--]

[emotive]

[CHALLENGE ACCEPTED... She takes the lunchbox examining its contents keenly. Wow, everything looks good.]

Water's fine! I wouldn't want to impose anymore since you're sharing so much already!

a;

[deontology]

[Considering the fact that he works at the gym (and the dojo in particular), it'd be stranger for him not to notice the people who work really hard.

He's curious, usually, even if he doesn't interfere.

But then Shirou is asking him anyway, and admittedly, it's nice to hear the kid's voice this time.

(Also, that meal looks like something Soramaru would make...)]

... Why?

[swordboning]

I'm just wondering what kind of idiocy you've gotten yourself into and, frankly, I'm not disappointed.

b;

[fatalstriker]

[it really didn't take yuri very long to figure out where the weapon shop was, but he'd resolved not to go in and look at anything until he'd pocketed enough money from the jobs he took (and ViViD) to actually get something nice.

not that he's even positive he'll find something to his liking, but he won't know until he looks. besides, this sword's not going to last him forever. the sentinel's a good sword, but he's already snagged it's locked skills and maybe he wants something with a little more oomph. flair. pizzazz. something like that. so he'll just be wandering in the store—he looks curious and interested, and it's probably pretty clear that he's the type of guy who belongs in a place like this.]

Not bad. [the selection looks pretty good in general. he isn't sure what he was expecting from this place, but it's better than he would have initially thought, honestly.]

A

[raidraptors]

[Shun keeps to himself whenever he drops by the gym – entering either in the early mornings or at late evening before getting lost in training against virtual opponents, sometimes (like today) for hours at a time. He has just finished changing after his shower when Shirou catches him, hair still faintly damp.

He frowns faintly at the question, expression and body language guarded. There are no outright enemies here, but some habits are hard to shake.]

...Sure.

[Distrustful he may be, but if this is an offer for free food, Shun knows better than to turn it down.]

[projections]

It's no trouble really. [He smiles sheepishly and then waves.]

Well, I'll be back. [Shirou buys her some water and returns promptly.]

Here you go. [Passing it over.]

b

[springful]

[Sakura... really has no reason to be here, in all honesty. She doesn't need a new weapon, and there's no pressing reason for her to see Shirou. Because she wants to see him should be a good enough reason by itself, but somehow it feels silly to her. At least she can recognize when she's being self-conscious, right......

Besides, what if she's really just bothering him?! He might be helping out a customer! Or doing inventory! Or something else related to his work! Is it really okay for her to just want to see him without a care when he's in the middle of his job?!?!

So when she comes into the shop, she does so quietly and doesn't say anything just yet. If it seems like he's busy, she can just leave without him noticing anything hopefully...]

[projections]

Why? Because I want to share my lunch with you. There's no other reason for me to ask this.

Will you help me eat it? [Save him.]

[projections]

I'd like you to finish my lunch.

So are you hungry? I can't ask you to eat it if you're full. [Shirou can't help but think that he's spoken to Sousei before somewhere. ]

[projections]

[Yuri's voice catches Shirou's attention and he walks over to lend his assistance.]

Find something you like? I can help you purchase anything you see here. [There's so many weapons. Shirou can't tell if Yuri actually intends to buy anything while he's visiting the shop today.]