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[bloodread]

meme go here but lbr i should prob just grab one of her trial outfits

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[naqqali]

Ah, please- [ oh no there he goes.

djinni, too, hops back up to Observe. he seems far less bothered by what's going on, but also, he's an owl. ]

[bloodread]

[ Anyone who tries to interrupt him gets a death glare, but it doesn't take him long to slide her a cosmopolitan. It looks exactly as you would expect, if you knew what a cosmo was.

He hops back over the bar. ]

I'll still pay for it even if I did the labor for them.

[naqqali]

Thank you.

[ That's all she can really say about that! ]

I will have to repay your kindness somehow, no matter how unexpected.

[ She takes a sip. ]

This tastes pretty good. I've never had one before.

[bloodread]

Don't worry about it. My friend says they're girly drinks, but they're fun to make.

[ He takes a well deserved sip of his beer. ]

[naqqali]

You are't the one drinking it, I don't think it matters how 'girly' it may be. Is this a talent that you learned from your home?

[bloodread]

[ He nods at that, because she's right. ]

Yeah, my aunt owns a bar so I bartend when she's too busy to kick me out.

[naqqali]

That sounds like quite the interesting profession. You must meet a lot of interesting people?

[bloodread]

I guess, but that's not my job. I make my money by fighting in the underground.

[naqqali]

You... what?

[bloodread]

The Tokyo Underground Fighting Circuit. You're looking at the five time undefeated champion.

[ This might be the only time Sche will see Akira grin. ]

[naqqali]

[ well. she'll take it, because it feels like maybe he trusts her to be able to open up even a little! ]

That makes me feel much safer already. [ another sip. ]

Is that your profession due to necessity, or did you seek it out?

[bloodread]

Sure, if you ever need someone punched let me know.

[ He settles pretty quickly after. ]

I'm a high school student, but I gotta pay the rent somehow. And I'm good at it, and it's fun.

[naqqali]

I would not want to put you in a position where you could be injured on my behalf. You may be skilled, but I could not be so selfish where I ask you to be hurt. I got a small fraction of my abilities back, so hopefully...

[ another sip. she doesn't want to know if that'll be enough. ]

[bloodread]

What did you get back?

[naqqali]

The ability to make parts of my stories a reality. It's as I said- it's just a fraction, though.

[bloodread]

What the hell does that mean?

[naqqali]

I'm a storyteller. The magic that I had before I was summoned here was much more powerful, and I could bring characters to life to act on my behalf. At its peak, the ability was so powerful that I could create worlds only heard of in fiction.

You see, I am not suited for battle, but I have characters who are. However, per our deal, the ability has been tempered. It's not really supposed to be used for offense, but more of a means of defending myself or escape.

[ god frowns upon scheherazade and her fate/bullshit ]

[bloodread]

...you could make entire worlds? Like, multiple?

[ This sounds like a lot of fate bs. ]

[naqqali]

Only when I had some help. It is not something I could do on my own.

[bloodread]

I'd ask if you're a spirit, but spirits don't need partners.

[naqqali]

I am a heroic spirit. I made a contract with another entity, which amplified my abilities.

[bloodread]

...a heroic spirit?

[ What in the world is that. ]

[naqqali]

Yes. A figure well known by humanity that ascended beyond the limits of a mortal soul. We are summoned to fight in a Holy Grail War but, as I said, I'm not suited for such things. I hate it. By becoming a Servant, I'm trapped in a cycle of life and death I cannot escape from.

[bloodread]

Wait, so I'm supposed to know who you are?

[ Looks her up and down, but manages not to oogle her during this because being attracted to women is ??? ]

[naqqali]

[ akira is valid. ]

Many people are familiar with my tales from the collection of stories known as The One Thousand and One Nights. Stories like Aladdin and the Magic Laml, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor.