un; emiyashirou

[hero_of_her]

[The young man that appears on the video looks extremely nervous and uncomfortable.]

Listen, with everything going on lately I haven't been able to...

[He sighs, starts over. He hates this. Asking for help is so hard, but he isn't the only one at risk if here.]

I noticed a while back that the more Chroma I have the easier it is to deal with... well... A particular situation that I have at hand. [Oh man, that terrible pun wasn't on purpose and he looks even more uncomfortable realizing that he did it.]

But I'm not very good at collecting Chroma. I have someone back home and I don't want to betray her. I was thinking, though, that for the brief time she was here she was pretty clear that she didn't want me to suffer.

I don't want to either, I guess. [That part is up for debate.]

This is me asking for people willing to help me out.

[He looks frustrated at the whole idea as soon as he says it.]

You know what, nevermind. This is stupid.

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[hero_of_her]

That's true. My family is here too. [Well, most of it anyway.]

[painalty]

You are very lucky in that regard. [He doesn't have any of his family. Never mind that it's because they're all dead and did not make it to the Throne of Heroes.]

[hero_of_her]

Honestly, I can't believe how lucky. Some of them I thought I'd never see again.

[painalty]

...

I'm glad you had that opportunity again, Shirou. I don't doubt that my former Master was also happy to see you with your family.

[hero_of_her]

That doesn't stop me from missing her.

[painalty]

[Oh. He smiles sadly.]

No doubt it wouldn't.

...I miss her too, honestly.

[hero_of_her]

You know, if you ever needed someone to talk about it, you could come over. I'll even serve you dinner.

[painalty]

Oh... [Did he sound like he missed her that much? He feels a bit embarrassed now. Still, Sakura was nothing but kind and patient while they were Master and Servant, agreeing to the contract even though he had told her that he was not as strong as the other Servants who had marched in from Chaldea.]

Thank you, Shirou. Maybe I will. You can...talk to me too, if you'd like.