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[She sighs.]

I asked my superiors about that possibility, and they said 'it's classified.'

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[That makes his mouth twitch into something like a bitter little smile for a moment.]

So you have to put up with that too, huh...

Is there any way to reverse it?

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It is one of the hazards of the job, yes. A lack of knowledge can be really frustrating.

And as far as I know, no. There is no way to reverse it.

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"As far as you know"? So... there could still be something.

[His composure's breaking, but he can't help it. It's a chance of salvation that he can't help reaching for. If there's any possibility, no matter how small, that they might still be saved...]

There could be a, a cure, or a spell, or something that you just don't know about.

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[Oh. Oh that's heartbreaking to see.]

I...suppose it's possible, yes. But if they know something, then it's above my clearance level to know.

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Then...! Then it's okay even if we don't manage to stop it here! All I have to do is make it out alive, and...!

[Tohsaka can help. She's a genius, and she's got contacts in the Clock Tower, so there's no way they won't find some way to fix it! And Illya knows all kinds of weird magic stuff, maybe she can help too! From there, all he has to do is bring the cure back to everyone and they'll all be fine. They'll all be alive and well and themselves. He won't fail, not this time. Everyone will be saved.

(He's grasping at straws. If there was a cure, surely it would have been found by now. It's hopeless. But those straws are the last thing keeping him from breaking apart right now.)]

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That is a good way to look at it. Survive eight weeks, make it out alive, and see what you can do from there.

[Red isn't fond of giving false hope, but it sounds like Shirou really needs to hear it. In reality, she doesn't know how fast any of the kids will be consumed, so she can't make any promises to them.]

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Right! I mean, I'll still try to do what I can right here, of course, but it'll still be fine even if that doesn't work.

[False hope is what he's built his entire life on. This is fine.]

Oh, uh, I had a different question too. About what you told me last week.

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[Yes let's move on to other questions.]

Yes? About what?

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That thing about an idea two people had. I know you want me to figure it out myself, but I really haven't made any progress. So... I was wondering if you could give some kind of a hint.

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[Oh, that.

Red sighs.]

Well that avenue may be closed off now, since a certain someone made some bad choices last week.

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Oh.

[THANKS LENKA]

Well, I guess I won't have to worry about that anymore, at least.

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If you do want to try it, I would suggest stealth.

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You mean I should ask someone else to do it. I'm not much good at stealth.

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That would be a good idea, mister "my powers are 'sword' and 'more sword'".

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You just had to point that out, didn't you...!

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Archer may have told me a thing or two to tease you about.

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[OH GOD]

For the record, whatever that guy told you is probably not true because he doesn't know anything about me!

[except for the thing where he knows everything]

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So your powers aren't 'sword' and 'more sword'?

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I mean. That part is true. Admittedly.

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What about "He's denser than the core of the Earth"?

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That's not teasing, that's just an insult! It does sound like something Archer would say, though.

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He did tell me not to mention that you get a very beautiful girlfriend in the future.

[Okay now she's just having a little bit of fun at his expense. And Archer's too.]

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[Okay, that] gets a big blush out of him. Both because it's embarrassing and he's getting teased by a hot lady but also because he just recently lost a very beautiful girlfriend and that makes for all kinds of complicated feelings.]

T-that's definitely something he couldn't possibly know about! It's not like he's around anymore in my world, so...!

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You can choose to believe it or not. Either way, you'll find out in the future I suppose.