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[excaliburden]

USERNAME: caster Altria Caster Fate/Grand Order TEXT • AUDIO • VIDEO • ACTION • OVERFLOW

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[excaliburden]

[Uuuu... she hands it back to him with a bowed head.]

It is so much harder than it looks...

[hatinacat]

It took me quite some time to perfect the maneuver myself.

[he takes the hat, twirls it gracefully around his hand, and then tosses it to the next with just as much dexterity]

Nobody becomes this proficient in one day.

[excaliburden]

[............... her cheeks puff out just a little bit.]

Now I feel like you're showing off a little.

[RUDE.

SHE'S NOT NEARLY THAT GRACEFUL OR DEXTROUS.]

[hatinacat]

[HEH]

I might be. Just a bit.

[he cannot help himself]

[excaliburden]

[Ughhhhhh.]

... Show me again! I want to try it again!

[hatinacat]

Very well. . .!

[he doesn't move any slower as he twirls his hat again, tossing it to the next hand when he is done. and then he holds it out for Altria to take, one brow raised]

[excaliburden]

[... Um.

She takes it, but it's clear from her hesitance that she did not process any more of the proper movements this time than she did the last time.

.. .... ...

She tries anyway. The hat stalls on her finger and then begins to topple.]

Oh--no, no, wait...!

[hatinacat]

[. . . funnily enough, he doesn't make any moves to catch it when it begins to topple]

[IS SHE DROPPING IT ENTIRELY]

[excaliburden]

[She is dropping it entirely--but she dives for it at the last moment, hitting her knees on the ground of the laundromat, but managing to catch the hat before it hits the ground.]

Whew...! That was close.

[hatinacat]

[golf claps!]

Very good reflexes. And I appreciate you handling my hat with such care.

[excaliburden]

Well... it seems like it's important to you, after all. I couldn't let it fall on the floor!

[That would be so rude.

But, carefully, she offers it back. A second time might not go so well.]

[hatinacat]

It wouldn't have made it to the floor even if you had dropped it, I assure you.

[he was watching!! very carefully!! but he takes his hat back, spins it adeptly on his hand, and then places it atop his head]

[excaliburden]

[...]

Oh, right. Of course. You would've just caught it, right?

[Haaa...]

You're so nimble, Lyney...

[hatinacat]

It's nothing so impressive. I just have to be quick on my feet for some of my magic tricks.

[unrelated to magic, but the washing machine is beeping]

[excaliburden]

I think it's really--

[Impressive.



But! She's interrupted by the beeping, and jumps to her feet hastily to pull open the washing machine and peer inside. Ooooh! Ooooohhhh!

She pulls out her now very wet and deflated hat.]

So now... it has to go into the other machine, right? And that's the one that will make it all dry and warm!

[With a beam, she chucks it into the drier and... squints at the buttons. Okay...... there's time? For how long? She'll try ten minutes!

(That is not near long enough, even just for a single hat.)]

[hatinacat]

[unfortunately Lyney doesn't know enough about dryers to correct her. TRIAL BY FIRE]

Just like magic.

[excaliburden]

Yeah, yeah! It is a little bit like magic!

I mean, fire and warming things up was the first magic I ever learned, so it feels right!

[hatinacat]

[. . . oh! how cute! and extremely relatable!]

Would you say that your personal elemental affinity is Pyro, then?

[excaliburden]

Pyro...?

[...!]

Ah, right, the elements from your world. Um, well... I'm not entirely sure, but maybe? I do really like being warm. [Who doesn't tho.] And I really like... smithies!

[hatinacat]

Smithies?

[WHAT A RANDOM THING TO LIKE??]

Are you a weapon enthusiast, too?

[excaliburden]

[... hmmm.]

Well, weapons can be pretty great. But...

[BUT.]

Mostly I just love the process of making things in a forge! Smiths are incredible, don't you think?

[hatinacat]

They are!

[he says that with the utmost confidence, being someone who has used the talents of a smithy on more than one occasion]

Why, the smithy I use always ensures that my bow is in tip-top condition. She's the most talented forger in all of Fontaine, and I wouldn't trust the maintenance of my weapon to anyone else.

[excaliburden]

Wow, wow, really? A talented smith from your home... I wish I could watch her work!

[That sounds so amaaaaazing.]