who wants a fate AU

[miraculess]

I have no idea what I'm doing here \o/

edit: I NOW HAVE A SLIGHT IDEA WHAT I'M DOING HERE she's summonable as either Berserker or Assassin, pick your poison. Berserker is mostly mute but not too crazy (unless you count nearly compulsive defiance against everything) and stupid OP if you can power her; Assassin is less unpredictable but mouthy as fuck and nowhere near as strong.

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[pathing]

[DISGRUNTLED STANNING FACE INTENSIFIES]

[miraculess]

[ BITTER DEAD EYES CONTINUE ]

[pathing]

[!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[miraculess]

[ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[pathing]

[ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[miraculess]

[ oh, for Hell's sake.

huffing again, and then stepping out of the circle to reach toward him—

and pat him on the head, once, before fading into sparkles and vanishing. it's difficult to keep up a grouchy staring contest with someone you can no longer see. ]

[pathing]

[ . . . what the fuck just happened ]

[miraculess]

[ have you never been patted, son ]

[pathing]

[about that no astolfo probably patted him at some point but he's not USED to it] Berserker? [it does seem he was startled straight out of his stubborn, though]

[miraculess]

[ it's a moment before she pops back in DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM ]

Hmm?

[pathing]

[SPOOKS REALLY HARD and whips around with. nearly the reflexes of a heroic spirit?] -Ah. Hello.

[miraculess]

[ tilts her head to one side with the mildest expression possible as she looks down at him ]

[pathing]

[she's fucking with me she is ABSOLUTELY FUCKING WITH ME sighs, shoulders sagging, but he seems more comfortable for all that.] Aah... I should warn you, too, that I am contracted to Rider as well.

[miraculess]

[ wrinkles her nose again ]

Which?

[pathing]

One moment. [he pauses, and she might feel a touch mentally as he. sorts out his servant bonds, gently calling Astolfo over like the Rider hasn't been hovering excitedly in the next room since before this even started. he bounces in (dressed mega cutely) and looks her over. His face falls.] "This isn't Siegfried at all!"

[miraculess]

[ —drawing herself up to her full height and glaring ]

[pathing]

Rider...

[Astolfo laughs, though, recovering quickly and COMPLETELY FEARLESS in the face of her glare.]

"Don't get mad! You're Berserker, right? It's nice to have you on board! I think this means it didn't work, though? Sieg was supposed to summon Siegfried back, so he wouldn't have to be our Saber anymore."

[Sieg is just putting his head in his hands now]

[miraculess]

[ somehow manages to look simultaneously alarmed, confused, and grouchy, all while slowly fluffing up like an angry cat ]

What.

[pathing]

[Astolfo opens his mouth- and Sieg quickly covers it with a hand.] It's... a long story. Currently I can act as Saber for short periods of time, despite being a magus. [gestures to the sword at his side, like it will hide the short pause before "magus"]

[miraculess]

[ frrrrowning again

assuming Sieg can keep Astolfo from speaking for that long, eventually she says, very carefully: ]

You're... supporting three. Alone.

[pathing]

I wouldn't call it supporting three...

[miraculess]

[ makes a face. you cannot tell her you don't use mana while acting like a Saber. ]

[pathing]

...Not all the time, at least.

[miraculess]

[ huffs at him, looking slightly worried ]

[pathing]

[Astolfo manages to pry his hand off while he's distracted.] "Being Saber takes up a lot of his mana, but he seems to have a limited number of times he can do it, too. It's definitely affecting his lifespan. Saber did his best to give him the time he has, so it's too sad to waste it on this war! You'll help us win in ways that don't ask that of him, right?" Rider. [goddamnit]