#〔 ☆ 〕 aria millea

[realtasuantrai]

@duunswitch responded:

"I don't think either of you ever had one."

"I do too! I'm practically the only one with a braincell here!"

"I'm just playing along with the lost braincell joke. At least it's better than being called a delinquent thief and a liar."

[iunctura-arch]

"Every time I die, people get weirded out that I act so nonchalant about being resummoned."

"I've already died once, what's several other times?"

[fallroute]

For a few moments, she'd thought he'd reject her offer. The fear of that sent her heart pounding in her chest as she put a hand to it, trying to stem the panic attack that was threatening to bubble to the surface. It would be okay, right? Everything was okay, right?

The tightness in her chest was starting to get to her right as he accepted her offer of a meal. It didn't leave, though, and Aria had to close her eyes and force herself to take a few deep breaths. Things were okay, he didn't reject her offer. In fact, he seemed excited about the prospect of a meal from her. That was... different, in her experience.

Opening her eyes, she relaxed a little, the panic subsiding finally. Things were okay, things were okay. She wasn't in danger, nor was she in trouble. Nor was he... rejecting her offer. Okay, that was okay. Even if he did reject it, it was okay. She had to remember that. Lancer was his own person, too. He had the right to say no.

"O-okay. I-Is there... anything in particular you'd... you'd like? I-I'm... I-I can cook a lot of things..." Thanks to having to be the only one cooking while living in that hellhole that masqueraded as a "vacation", she'd learned how to cook various things. "I-If we don't... h-have the ingredients, I-I can go shopping! ...B-but I-I'd need you to... um, come along too... B-because I'm... I'm still scared about..."

Aria swallowed a little, shaking her head. "A-about going... out alone.... S-sorry to impose, Lancer..."

@hxroic-wxlls // continued

[hanasakuyuki]

"I could say a limerick buuuuut...."

"I'm not good at rhyming."

[asinfinitum]

TAGS - IN CHARACTER PART 3

[realtasuantrai]

"Thank you." She feels at peace already. "....Do you want something to eat? We could raid the fridge..."

So anyways he has the key now. And he unlocks the door and lets them both in. "There. Home sweet home."

[realtasuantrai]

"Grim knowing the most about me is pretty good." She's proud of him for getting an 8/10 score.

[iunctura-arch]

"I miss him."

Aria watches the other Servants in Chaldea. Things were so much different here than they were back home, and she found herself missing that year. Missing the time she spent with her own Servant.

She doesn't have to look to know that the Command Seals on her back were still there- at least three of them were still available. The battle she'd been through had caused her to use a good chunk of them, and she wasn't sure she'd be of any use without the full seven of them.

"....I wonder if you're happy, Cu. I miss you a lot." It was barely a whisper, a murmur under her breath, as she took her eyes off the other Servants and looked out the window instead.

Her heart throbbed just slightly, making her wince a little. She took a moment to sit down, letting herself just... feel faint for now. Every time that happened, she felt faint and disconnected from the world.

I know you won't remember me but... if we meet again, I just hope you'll be happy.

[fallroute]

Because Aria has a lot of thought-to-speech problems, she has a stutter. It's very noticeable, but she cannot process her thoughts well enough to form into words. It takes her a try or two to get the word out and continue the sentence as best as possible. Due to this, she sometimes just stops talking altogether and uses a notepad to communicate instead.

[hanasakuyuki]

Sparkles glamourously.

"....He's so bright."

[scattrdfcte]

Tag dump !

[fallroute]

Aria nodded at that, hands clutching the handle of the shopping cart tightly. She knew she'd have to do this, but it still was anxiety-inducing to shop around. She still was scared about it, thinking someone would try to…

No, she had Lancer here with her. She was okay. She would be okay. Lancer was here with her, no one would hurt her. Taking deep breaths, she slowly made her way inside and had to figure out where each of the things they needed for the meal was. It'd been ages since she actually had been to the store, but asking someone else for help was… daunting.

"….U…Um, Lancer… D-do you… d-do you think you could… um, ask for help with… f-finding these items we need…? I-I haven't… e-ever been here…" Which was true, given her aversion of leaving the house unless it was absolutely necessary. Agoraphobia, one could call it. But Aria had to make sure that she could get the ingredients first.

Lancer was here, he was her safety. She could rely on him.

Aria was already shaking as she walked, trying to figure out where everything was. Where the ingredients were so she could get out of here and back home once everything was paid for. Swallowing, she had to stop near the deli to gather her courage to press onward.

"I-I'm sorry… I-I'll move in… in a minute… S-sorry…"

fallroute

“Y-yeah. I-it does… mean that.” She wasn’t too surprised he was prepared for them to go shopping, with a shopping bag in his hand already. He did seem to be pretty handy, but Aria didn’t really take advantage of that. She never would, really. It was one thing for him to do it on his own, but for her to continually ask him? That was… out of the question.

(At least for now)

She flinched slightly when he put his hand on her shoulder, but it was temporary. Still unused to being touched in a manner that didn’t come with being physically assaulted, Aria couldn’t help but feel absolutely guilty about flinching like she did. Clutching her purse tighter to herself, she forced herself to understand that it was Lancer and not Steven.

“O-Okay….” Heading over to the door, she would take the slow first steps outside. It would take about fifteen minutes to reach the nearby shopping center, thankful that the house wasn’t too far away from it. Slowly and carefully, she took the shopping cart, putting her purse in the seat part of the basket.

“….F-first, th-the um… Let’s see…” She took out the list from her purse, having stored it in there earlier, and looked over the ingredients. “P-parsley… Leek, l-lemons… um, butter… l-light cream, dill.. potatoes… a-and the s-salmon… salmon is… um, last so it can be…. f-fresh…”

Yeah, she was certain of this but… she still had a bit of trouble getting into the store at first. At least, once inside, she could navigate around a bit. Just had to deal with all the people…

“ Remember Master, if things start to feel like they’re getting too crowded, just make sure to stick next time and things’ll be fine, got it? “ With how crowded this shopping center could get at times, he had a feeling that leaving her to her lonesome would not be a good decision in any way.

 Not like he planned on that, anyways. As a servant, and friend, it’s his sworn duty to ensure that she remains safe and comfortable. It’s the least he could do, after all.

‘ From training and fighting for my life on a daily, to shopping around in a market... I wonder what sensei would think of me, now? ‘ He’d think to himself. Granted, he had no qualms with this change in lifestyle, that was for certain. Besides...Scathach, while an excellent teacher, was also a very scary one. 

He shudders at the idea of somehow finding her, again. Especially if she were to be introduced to his master. 

[asinfinitum--a]

tag dump ft. ocs

[realtasuantrai]

"I demand the softest, snuggliest cuddles please."

[realtasuantrai]

"....I want cupcakes."

[realtasuantrai]

"Because they just hate fun and sexy?"

“ Being overdressed is a myth made up by people who didn’t want you to have fun and be sexy. ”