[FSN][snippet]Do Not Go Gently Into That Stay Night

[Rieverre]

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If it's later on, when he's been raining nuclear fire on innocent cities, then you've got a problem.

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Heh. True. Also, worrying about whether or not Diva will bite your head off after ... well, after . It's a valid concern, you know.
Ahem ... now, where was I.
Small bit only today.

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"That is ... highly unlikely."
This was not going well.
"About as unlikely as a blaze suddenly hitting and wiping out the better part of several city blocks in a matter of minutes, then being written off as 'natural disaster'. It still happened."
Not that I'd expected it would. Longshot, you know?
"Even assuming you speak the truth, why would you assume I would help?"
Time for the sale, pitiful as it is.
"You have no reason to. Do you have a reason not to?" Deep breath. "After all, monotonous contemplation and supposed peace of mind aren't really giving you what you're looking for. Or am I mistaken?"
And discover, for an instant, that greatest of treasures which is Hope.
You know it's bad when you're quoting Pratchett to yourself, even if it's just in your own mind.
Mine.
Whatever.
The good news was, I didn't die.
The bad news was, I didn't think Kuzuki-sensei was convinced. He told me he'd 'think it over'. I fully expected my neck being whole and un-snapped to be one of those things he'd be thinking over, though, so no confidence gained here ...
... though, really, I wasn't quite grasping at straws yet.
Or, if I was, I'd started with the most sturdy one.
I walked from the school grounds well after most of the students and staff had left, and headed back 'home'.
I needed a theory refresher, some time to consider getting Shirou involved ...
I remembered Kuzuki's: "You may leave now."
... and a will.
Definitely a will.

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-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm