Chapter 44
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Chapter 44:
I had been running around for a couple days now, getting several things sorted and making some preparations. To say I wasn't the least bit excited for my date would be a lie. Truthfully, I've never been on a 'date' before, so sue me. Well, at least in the context that someone my age and origin would recognize as a date.
"Old man." I entered my grandfather's office.
"Have a seat." He said smoothly, gesturing towards one of the chairs. There was a pleasant silence as he finished up whatever work he was doing. "We haven't had a chance to sit down and talk."
"That's true." I admitted. "You used our first meeting as a learning experience for Rin." I let out a small sigh. "Not that I'm complaining, but if it were anyone else, I would have been extremely upset."
He hummed in agreement. "She's still a bit immature, I wanted to expand her world view a bit." He stroked his beard. "And there was no good way to let her see the 'wider world', I think this method had the least effect on her mentality."
"Except for that inferiority complex she has going on." I snorted.
"Yes, well, that isn't something that can be handled overnight." He smiled slightly. "You did a wonderful job of opening her eyes though, I am infinity grateful or that."
Yeah, she would have to work through some of her own issues by herself, we can only help so much.
"I don't need your gratitude; I care about her just as you do." I waived him off. "I still have some memories of her before, I couldn't just sit back."
She was a good girl, still a bit hardheaded and arrogant right now, but she matures quickly. Not that I could exactly throw stones from my glass house over here.
"I'm tempted to ask about that, but I think I would like to look forward to the years to come before the world becomes a bit more chaotic." A small smile graced his face.
"A hundred years, give or take. It's not long to prepare, even when we can bullshit the time-line a bit."
"Language." He chided lightly. "You have a bit more freedom than I do in that regard. You have more freedom than I do to explore other worlds, I can only give a few cursory glances at World-Lines away from Gaia, while you can walk upon them."
"And you think that our 'salvation' may be out there?"
"Salvation?' He laughed. "I never believed in anything like that when I was devising my strategies. I never thought something like 'you' would even exist. I'm just playing any card I can get my hands on to keep the world spinning." He shook his head, an aged smile gracing his face. "You weren't my first attempt at skewing fate in my favor, I tried many ridiculous experiments. There was one point where I even theorized the resurrection of Albion, or maybe refining its corpse into a Mystic Code."
"Yeah right, you just wanted a dragon to ride on." I called him out, because that is exactly what I would want.
"....that was only 10% of my intention." He admitted. N0v3lRealm was the platform where this chapter was initially revealed on N0v3l.B1n.
Yeah, yeah, you can't lie to me old man, I know exactly how you think.
"What about your 'granddaughters'?" I used air quotes to emphasis.
"You don't' need to remind me. My reluctance does not mean I'm ignoring my debt." My tick presented itself again as I ran a hand through my hair unconsciously. "I'll head back and take a look after I get back from the Land of Shadows."
"When you return after that, I do have something I need done if you're interested."
"Like what?"
"There is a world-line near us that is cut off from my view, I have some ideas of what's happening and the general outline, but I would like a more in depth look and you would be the perfect person to investigate."
'Close to us' is a very relative thing to say. Distance is a misnomer, a concept we attach because it makes us feel more comfortable. Other World-lines are both infinitely close and infinitely far away.
"Rin not ready for something like that?" She's usually good about running errands.
"No." He shook his head lightly. "This is beyond her abilities, even if Saber ventures with her, I don't know if she would survive."
"Oh? Color me curious now, I don't recall something like this in my memories." Little surprises are life's joy.
He perked up a bit. "There's this organization called Chaldea.....actually why don't we wait until you get back, it's a very long winded explanation."
"Whatever, I'll hear the rest of the explanation later, I already have a lot on my plate."
"That is true, you have a date with Miss Pendragon soon." He smiled, teasingly. "I wonder if I'll have some great-grandchildren to spoil in the future."
"Fuck off." I snorted. "Besides, it's highly unlikely for a Servant to even have children, to call it one in a million would be generous. Adding on my heritage, make that one in a billion."
As strange as it was, Servants can have children with humans. The concepts inherent in their sublimation onto our realm of existence. They are emboldened by the Collective Human Unconscious, and the idea of reproduction is so far ingrained on us as a race that it stays within them even with Ether-based vessels.
"Are children something you would want in the future?" He asked me with some interest.
Now that I think about it, Zelretch can't have children himself anymore. A side effect of his battle with the Crimson Moon, he burnt through a lot of his life force. Maybe this was a desire I kept over from my previous life?
I scrunched my eyebrows, mulling the question over. "I do.....I want a big family." I couldn't help but smile picturing Meridia trying wrangle a few of our kids even if it was something not possible.
I felt a strange resolve in my heart.
So what if it wasn't possible? When did that ever stop me from doing things? I'll make it possible, there has to be some method across the infinite expanse that has a method.
It would be a long term goal for now, but first...."Well, I need to make some final preparations for my date, I'll catch you later, old man."
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Chapter 44:
I had been running around for a couple days now, getting several things sorted and making some preparations. To say I wasn't the least bit excited for my date would be a lie. Truthfully, I've never been on a 'date' before, so sue me. Well, at least in the context that someone my age and origin would recognize as a date.
"Old man." I entered my grandfather's office.
"Have a seat." He said smoothly, gesturing towards one of the chairs. There was a pleasant silence as he finished up whatever work he was doing. "We haven't had a chance to sit down and talk."
"That's true." I admitted. "You used our first meeting as a learning experience for Rin." I let out a small sigh. "Not that I'm complaining, but if it were anyone else, I would have been extremely upset."
He hummed in agreement. "She's still a bit immature, I wanted to expand her world view a bit." He stroked his beard. "And there was no good way to let her see the 'wider world', I think this method had the least effect on her mentality."
"Except for that inferiority complex she has going on." I snorted.
"Yes, well, that isn't something that can be handled overnight." He smiled slightly. "You did a wonderful job of opening her eyes though, I am infinity grateful or that."
Yeah, she would have to work through some of her own issues by herself, we can only help so much.
"I don't need your gratitude; I care about her just as you do." I waived him off. "I still have some memories of her before, I couldn't just sit back."
She was a good girl, still a bit hardheaded and arrogant right now, but she matures quickly. Not that I could exactly throw stones from my glass house over here.
"I'm tempted to ask about that, but I think I would like to look forward to the years to come before the world becomes a bit more chaotic." A small smile graced his face.
"A hundred years, give or take. It's not long to prepare, even when we can bullshit the time-line a bit."
"Language." He chided lightly. "You have a bit more freedom than I do in that regard. You have more freedom than I do to explore other worlds, I can only give a few cursory glances at World-Lines away from Gaia, while you can walk upon them."
"And you think that our 'salvation' may be out there?"
"Salvation?' He laughed. "I never believed in anything like that when I was devising my strategies. I never thought something like 'you' would even exist. I'm just playing any card I can get my hands on to keep the world spinning." He shook his head, an aged smile gracing his face. "You weren't my first attempt at skewing fate in my favor, I tried many ridiculous experiments. There was one point where I even theorized the resurrection of Albion, or maybe refining its corpse into a Mystic Code."
"Yeah right, you just wanted a dragon to ride on." I called him out, because that is exactly what I would want.
"....that was only 10% of my intention." He admitted. N0v3lRealm was the platform where this chapter was initially revealed on N0v3l.B1n.
Yeah, yeah, you can't lie to me old man, I know exactly how you think.
"What about your 'granddaughters'?" I used air quotes to emphasis.
"You don't' need to remind me. My reluctance does not mean I'm ignoring my debt." My tick presented itself again as I ran a hand through my hair unconsciously. "I'll head back and take a look after I get back from the Land of Shadows."
"When you return after that, I do have something I need done if you're interested."
"Like what?"
"There is a world-line near us that is cut off from my view, I have some ideas of what's happening and the general outline, but I would like a more in depth look and you would be the perfect person to investigate."
'Close to us' is a very relative thing to say. Distance is a misnomer, a concept we attach because it makes us feel more comfortable. Other World-lines are both infinitely close and infinitely far away.
"Rin not ready for something like that?" She's usually good about running errands.
"No." He shook his head lightly. "This is beyond her abilities, even if Saber ventures with her, I don't know if she would survive."
"Oh? Color me curious now, I don't recall something like this in my memories." Little surprises are life's joy.
He perked up a bit. "There's this organization called Chaldea.....actually why don't we wait until you get back, it's a very long winded explanation."
"Whatever, I'll hear the rest of the explanation later, I already have a lot on my plate."
"That is true, you have a date with Miss Pendragon soon." He smiled, teasingly. "I wonder if I'll have some great-grandchildren to spoil in the future."
"Fuck off." I snorted. "Besides, it's highly unlikely for a Servant to even have children, to call it one in a million would be generous. Adding on my heritage, make that one in a billion."
As strange as it was, Servants can have children with humans. The concepts inherent in their sublimation onto our realm of existence. They are emboldened by the Collective Human Unconscious, and the idea of reproduction is so far ingrained on us as a race that it stays within them even with Ether-based vessels.
"Are children something you would want in the future?" He asked me with some interest.
Now that I think about it, Zelretch can't have children himself anymore. A side effect of his battle with the Crimson Moon, he burnt through a lot of his life force. Maybe this was a desire I kept over from my previous life?
I scrunched my eyebrows, mulling the question over. "I do.....I want a big family." I couldn't help but smile picturing Meridia trying wrangle a few of our kids even if it was something not possible.
I felt a strange resolve in my heart.
So what if it wasn't possible? When did that ever stop me from doing things? I'll make it possible, there has to be some method across the infinite expanse that has a method.
It would be a long term goal for now, but first...."Well, I need to make some final preparations for my date, I'll catch you later, old man."
Chapter 44:I had been running around for a couple days now, getting several things sorted and making some preparations. To say I wasn't the least bit excited for my date would be a lie. Truthfully, I've never been on a 'date' before, so sue me. Well, at least in the context that someone my age and origin would recognize as a date. "Old man." I entered my grandfather's office. "Have a seat." He said smoothly, gesturing towards one of the chairs. There was a pleasant silence as he finished up whatever work he was doing. "We haven't had a chance to sit down and talk." "That's true." I admitted. "You used our first meeting as a learning experience for Rin." I let out a small sigh. "Not that I'm complaining, but if it were anyone else, I would have been extremely upset." He hummed in agreement. "She's still a bit immature, I wanted to expand her world view a bit." He stroked his beard. "And there was no good way to let her see the 'wider world', I think this method had the least effect on her mentality." "Except for that inferiority complex she has going on." I snorted. "Yes, well, that isn't something that can be handled overnight." He smiled slightly. "You did a wonderful job of opening her eyes though, I am infinity grateful or that." Yeah, she would have to work through some of her own issues by herself, we can only help so much. "I don't need your gratitude; I care about her just as you do." I waived him off. "I still have some memories of her before, I couldn't just sit back." She was a good girl, still a bit hardheaded and arrogant right now, but she matures quickly. Not that I could exactly throw stones from my glass house over here. "I'm tempted to ask about that, but I think I would like to look forward to the years to come before the world becomes a bit more chaotic." A small smile graced his face. "A hundred years, give or take. It's not long to prepare, even when we can bullshit the time-line a bit." "Language." He chided lightly. "You have a bit more freedom than I do in that regard. You have more freedom than I do to explore other worlds, I can only give a few cursory glances at World-Lines away from Gaia, while you can walk upon them." "And you think that our 'salvation' may be out there?" "Salvation?' He laughed. "I never believed in anything like that when I was devising my strategies. I never thought something like 'you' would even exist. I'm just playing any card I can get my hands on to keep the world spinning." He shook his head, an aged smile gracing his face. "You weren't my first attempt at skewing fate in my favor, I tried many ridiculous experiments. There was one point where I even theorized the resurrection of Albion, or maybe refining its corpse into a Mystic Code." "Yeah right, you just wanted a dragon to ride on." I called him out, because that is exactly what I would want. "....that was only 10% of my intention." He admitted. N0v3lRealm was the platform where this chapter was initially revealed on N0v3l.B1n.Yeah, yeah, you can't lie to me old man, I know exactly how you think. "What about your 'granddaughters'?" I used air quotes to emphasis. "You don't' need to remind me. My reluctance does not mean I'm ignoring my debt." My tick presented itself again as I ran a hand through my hair unconsciously. "I'll head back and take a look after I get back from the Land of Shadows." "When you return after that, I do have something I need done if you're interested." "Like what?" "There is a world-line near us that is cut off from my view, I have some ideas of what's happening and the general outline, but I would like a more in depth look and you would be the perfect person to investigate." 'Close to us' is a very relative thing to say. Distance is a misnomer, a concept we attach because it makes us feel more comfortable. Other World-lines are both infinitely close and infinitely far away. "Rin not ready for something like that?" She's usually good about running errands. "No." He shook his head lightly. "This is beyond her abilities, even if Saber ventures with her, I don't know if she would survive." "Oh? Color me curious now, I don't recall something like this in my memories." Little surprises are life's joy. He perked up a bit. "There's this organization called Chaldea.....actually why don't we wait until you get back, it's a very long winded explanation." "Whatever, I'll hear the rest of the explanation later, I already have a lot on my plate." "That is true, you have a date with Miss Pendragon soon." He smiled, teasingly. "I wonder if I'll have some great-grandchildren to spoil in the future." "Fuck off." I snorted. "Besides, it's highly unlikely for a Servant to even have children, to call it one in a million would be generous. Adding on my heritage, make that one in a billion." As strange as it was, Servants can have children with humans. The concepts inherent in their sublimation onto our realm of existence. They are emboldened by the Collective Human Unconscious, and the idea of reproduction is so far ingrained on us as a race that it stays within them even with Ether-based vessels. "Are children something you would want in the future?" He asked me with some interest. Now that I think about it, Zelretch can't have children himself anymore. A side effect of his battle with the Crimson Moon, he burnt through a lot of his life force. Maybe this was a desire I kept over from my previous life? I scrunched my eyebrows, mulling the question over. "I do.....I want a big family." I couldn't help but smile picturing Meridia trying wrangle a few of our kids even if it was something not possible. I felt a strange resolve in my heart. So what if it wasn't possible? When did that ever stop me from doing things? I'll make it possible, there has to be some method across the infinite expanse that has a method. It would be a long term goal for now, but first...."Well, I need to make some final preparations for my date, I'll catch you later, old man."
