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[It's most unusual to see this man on the network--a shut-in on the best of days, a man who gave the air as being dignified, and perhaps shy--the last time he'd been here, it was during a great catastrophe where he accidentally broadcast his thoughts to the network while having... a mishap with a certain overdose of coffee.
While that appearance of the man had been funny, if not a little sad to watch--this time, it's wildly different.
A man who usually had an air of self-assurance, an attitude belonging too a Prince and a proud warrior; this time, his expression is twisted into something angry. Dark, and unsettling.

It's not a look any of his fellow servants would recognise, let alone his own master--a look that was reserved for only one man.
One man, whom by the sound of Arjuna's voice, seems to be missing.]

Do you think this is some sort of joke, Karna?

[There's a savagery to the Archer's voice that doesn't... seem to fit. As if Arjuna's face belongs to him--but the voice does not.]

You preach, for weeks, that you and I have been twisted by fate to hate each other--that our mother wished for us to stand side by side--then without a word, you disappear from the bathhouse?

What angle are you playing? Where are you? Hiding in some far corner of this island, having gotten your chance to make me suffer? How easy it was for me to consider that, perhaps, there could have been a chance to fix the grave mistake I made the day when I shot the head from your shoulders?

Hah.

Hahaha, hahahaa!

No, this is the perfect revenge, isn't it.
To spit in my face after seeing me wallow in my grief for so long.

[The expression falls from his face, and it returns to the usual, stonefaced stoic, a hand covering his face as he lets out a shuddering sigh.]

As you wish. You win.

Next time, I'll kill you again, for good.

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[He's... unsure if it's his place to say anything.

After a long moment of decision making, he tries.]

Archer.

[...No, he was sure he wasn't broadcasting to the network. Why...

Why was Asterios suddenly in his head? It... has to be a coincidence. Right?]

Berserker.

[His voice has an amazingly controlled sound to it, but, there's something just underneath it.]

[And doesn't a Berserker know when someone else is just barely being controlled?]

... It was. Sent out.

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Of course, when Ritsuka sees Arjuna's transmission, she wants to respond. But, she's also familiar with how he is, and how he's likely to react to that.

Fortunately, she's also familiar with his usual habits, too. And since he's not the type to go out much, let alone waste time trying to contact people while out and about... Well. The odds were pretty good that he's still in his room, so she may as well check that first before she does anything else.

"Arjuna?" she calls out from outside the door. She'll discreetly test the handle to see if it's unlocked, but won't open it yet if it is; if he's in there she wants to give him a little warning first.

A master is always someone who can be relied on to know her servants best, right? At least, that was the most sound logic when it came to this sort of bond he had with his master.

She would be right about his 'habit', he was most certainly bolted into his room--but as he hadn't quite realised right, his private message to his rival and brother wasn't so private at all.

So when he does test the door, she will find it unlocked. However, she will find the Archer sitting on the floor of his room, next to a squat little table. In the middle was a goldfish bowl, and he's staring at it with an intense expression. Eyes slide slightly to the side as she calls his name, and he wonders which he should do.

He could easily assume spirit form and pretend he isn't there.
But...

"...Master." He responds a little curtly, his tone somewhat quiet.

He could hide and pretend he's not there, certainly. But that would just mean Ritsuka calling him over the amulets, instead. It's all too obvious from his broadcast that he's distressed, and she doesn't want him to have to suffer through it alone if she can help it.

She steps into the room, gently closing the door behind her.

"You were broadcasting your thoughts on the amulets just now. About Karna."

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[Kiyohime doesn't respond to this... outburst. She just hears it and continues on with her day. This is far too much for her and she bets that certain individuals are already doing something.

But really now, after Billy said that Tamamo was crazier than Kiyohi, conversing with two different Jekylls at the same time and now crazy Arjuna? Kiyohime thinks that maybe she is the sane one and that Berserkers just get a bad wrap.]

If his amulet is gone, then he isn't hiding. He is truly gone, Arjuna.

[Sanson's voice is a stark contrast to Arjuna's - quiet, somber, controlled. He has been here long enough - nearly a year now - to know the whims of this world. This wasn't Karna's fault, but this may not be the right time to say that out loud.

Neither is he going to say anything about wanting to kill him. Really, who was Sanson to say that after he pursued Marie Antoinette in Orleans in the hopes of killing her again?]

[He doesn't want to hear this. He doesn't want to deal with the fact that Karna up and left without a word--or that it might not even have been his choice.
He remembers, distinctly, that when he himself 'left', his amulet had been left behind. Jekyll had retrieved it from his room, after all.

Arjuna had checked Karna's room for the same after noticing the Lancer was missing, but turned up nothing. So he had thought...

He can feel his teeth clenching in his head, a rush of anger glows over the amulet between them. A raw, uncharacteristic emotion from the usually cool-headed archer.]

Oh. Is that right. Completely gone, but without the chance of returning, as I had.

[His voice roils with the very same emotion, but it's clear he's attempting to compose himself.]

What a joke of a man he is.

Not quite. The chance of him returning remains, although it isn't as certain as when his amulet was left behind.

[The rush of anger meets a wall of calmness, which Sanson attempts to diffuse into the connection to alleviate Arjuna's negative emotions. Though Arjuna was indeed mostly cool-headed, Sanson knew Arjuna did have the capacity to exhibit anger like this.]

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So were you trying to send your edgy murder declaration to everybody, or what?

[Because that sure is...something that she just witnessed.]

[This one wasn't a voice he recognised, but he doesn't see reason not to respond to it all the same. His heart surges a little in amusement as she calls it an 'edgy murder' declaration, and he tries not to laugh loud, and high.]

That was not my intent, no. It was for Karna's ears only.

But it's not as if it is not something he hasn't heard before. After all, every time we meet, no matter the world, no matter the circumstances, we are fated to kill one another.

I had thought the cycle would break here, but ah. How I was wrong. What a fool I was.

So you were trying to send this to him and went to everybody...

[She'll think about that one for a moment. Not something that usually happens, but she's pretty sure she can figure out what happened here.]

Y'know you might not have to worry about this dramatic fated to kill each other thing now. I mean if he's not here anymore, the cycle's kind of broken, right?

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[There is a lot to unpack there. A lot.

And he has to think for a long hard moment on what to say.]

...is there anything you need? Other than being left alone of course?

[If he were feeling himself, at his best, and was attempting to keep his usual cool, he would simply assure Gawain that everything was as it should be, and not to worry.

But, given he's feeling a little prickly as he's apparently been heard by many...

Well.]

I'm curious, Gawain.

Have you ever raised your blade above your head to strike down someone whom you weren't sure deserved final death?

Tell me, Knight of the Sun--have you ever taken the life of one who did nothing to earn death?

[Okay, that is a bit complicated.]

I have killed many in duels, people who didn't deserve it.

A duel is a duel, but sometimes the act of engaging in it in the first place was wrong.

...is this an accusation?

[If it's directed towards himself, Gawain will take it. He knows what his faults were in life. ]

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[Eikichi could half-understand a man's grief when another was gone...he had a hate for this world and what it could do to people's emotions...

Should he even bother? Ritsuka would probably take care of it he knew but...well, it was worth a try from the outsider's perspective.]

Hey. If there's no amulet, it means they are gone...it sucks but...don't think that they did this on purpose.

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[While the shut-in Arjuna's interactions with Eikichi were fewer than he'd have liked--especially given the man was allowing he and the other troublesome Servants Ritsuka owned live under his roof--he at least recognises this man by face; and by voice.

Even if he doesn't much like what the man has to say.]

...I have searched for it. Even using my Clairvoyance to try to find where he could have hidden it, in case he wished to do so. There is no sign of it.

[What a heavy feeling.]

He is a man who is destined to die by my hand every time we meet. It is simply fate--and yet this time, he escapes without working out our promised odds...

No, I'm sure this is his way of 'winning'.

[He's not convinced it wasn't done on purpose.]

Honestly if that was that easy to go back just to win an argument, a lot more people would have left, you know?

[Not him, however. He'd stay here for as long as he could.]

Man, no offence to you either, but fuck fate. I had enough of fate in my fucking life to last me one lifetime and the next.

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[ This is only mildly concerning. ]

Arjuna— [ At least, it looked like Arjuna? ] Do you want to talk?

[The last few times they've met up, he's really screwed his carefully constructed image he was building with this woman. How did it become such a mess? The coffee incident, and then chickening out of looking into the mirrors of memory...

And now seeing this.

Truly, she must see him as such a mess. His stomach twists as she speaks to him, and he considers not responding.
Pretend he didn't hear it, try to fix things--]

You're a hero to your people back home, are you not, Weiss?

Someone who protects the good, and fights evil?

Words...

Words, talking, speaking, communicating.
These cannot be weaponized against an enemy.

[A hand passes over his face.]

...In short, I am not proficient at 'talking'.

I was never very good at it.

[ Weiss does see him as a mess, but everyone is a mess. It's not just him! ]

While that may be the case, it's also important to communicate with people. I'm human— I'm not some kind of robot that I don't need to talk to anybody.

[ Arjuna said he's a Servant, though. That makes things different, but Weiss hopes he can still relate in some manner. ]

Even if you're not good, it doesn't mean that you should try.

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[Well. This wasn't a side of Arjuna she expected to see today. Atalante listened to the entire transmission but chose not to respond in the end. She doubts her own ability to help or has anything to offer on this matter, assuming she would even care anyway. Asshole kitten...

That said, she's certain that there are some already trying to help him out. So, she'll continue doing whatever the hell Atalante does in her free time.]

[ Allen's a little lost. Is this grief or hatred? Either way, Arjuna seems to be suffering...and missing someone. In the end, he can't think of anything to offer except: ]

I have an extra Selenium candle if you want it.

[...Allen Walker. He recognises this voice, and the offer is... an odd one. He'd used the candles before, and summoned up his old family--and perhaps, if Karna was not here, he would have summoned him, too.

He thinks about Karna appearing before him, and a feeling swells between the amulets--nausea mixed with, of all things, fear.

Grief, hatred--perhaps a mix of those feelings is what was causing this.]

...

I am not sure how I would react, if faced with a specter of him that I could not confront properly.

Your offer, while ... oddly touching. Is one that brings me uncertainty, Allan Walker.

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a shut-in can always be trusted to be a shut-in

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video; tags while at a meeting hahaha oops

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