#i had to keep reworking sentences so that they made sense because i'm so tired and that's why this took so long

[corvidmasters]

the only parts of the story that matter after lb4 are the ones that include arjuna anyway so its fine <3 i keep track anyway

anyway i would like to know what her thoughts are on karna- obvs since shes so close to arjuna (and it seems like karna is contracted to another master in their chaldea) shes probably got an opinion on him and theyve probably interacted at some point and im curious what kind of relationship, if any, they have.

same w ashwatthama if youre up to it.

"what does macha think of karna" is truly the million dollar question isn't it. what DOES macha think of her partner's rival. (and also answered here: what does macha of her partner's now-awkward childhood friendship). this is going to be a liiittle long for some brief context and also because it's two answers smashed into one so i'm breaking out the readmore.

context

Like was said in the ask I'm answering here, Karna (and Ashwatthama as well) are contracted to different Masters in Macha's Chaldea. Karna is contracted to Tanya (the girl in the second image), and Ashwatthama is contracted to Aimi (the one saying blow up). As such, she doesn't have the same chance for a deep relationship that a Master and Servant would.

karna

She has an amiable relationship with him that's occasionally a little troubled by her distaste for his talent at seeing through facades (specifically when it's hers, it's useful when he's doing it to other people though!). For the most part, she finds his straightforward nature easy to tease, and she's actually quite fascinated by watching him and Arjuna compete in things and will even actively encourage it. Macha also appreciates his diehard loyalty; Tanya was her first friend that wasn't family or imaginary, so if she's going to rely on someone to protect Tanya when Macha herself can't, her ideal choice is Karna because of this.

Of course, Karna is very happy that both his Master and Arjuna have someone who's always in their corner. He knows very well that most of the time when Macha approaches him she's going to ask him to help her with some bullshit, but so long as it's not going to endanger Tanya he'll help out, why refuse?

He won't lie though he didn't like her LB4 stunt. Was not a fan of the betrayal. He can see why she did it but it put Tanya in danger so that caused a small Sims relationship minus sign to appear over his head.

ashwatthama

Back during the Indian Lostbelt, while Ashwatthama was pissed at her for betraying her team and trying a nonsensical gambit by becoming a worshiper, Macha was literally too anxious and CPTSD-fueled to think of him as anything other than one of Ashiya Douman's chess pieces. She was actually so relieved when he helped Chaldea out her relief nearly wrapped around into a panic attack.

After that, he's summoned proper by Aimi. Macha finds the two a good fit and, like with Tanya and Karna, considers Ashwatthama one of the most trustworthy Servants to have by Aimi's side. By this point she's both read the Mahabharata and heard plenty of stories from Arjuna, so she's well aware of Ashwatthama's sins and his complicated relationship with Arjuna. Of course as is evident from her relationship with Karna, those things don't have much bearing on her opinion of him; if anything, she thinks he's an exemplary man that's she's almost a little envious of for being able to feel so intensely. In some respects, he reminds her of how her younger bother Badb is, which cultivates a sisterly fondness in her that she keeps to herself.

In turn, Ashwatthama, uh...still thinks Macha is batshit fucking crazy, but now he's getting that she lost her shit that one time because he has eyes and can see that Arjuna is pretty important to her. And he can't lie, when she's Normal she can be actually pretty fun to be around. I firmly believe that if he knew about Macha and Badb's past he would go back in time again to kill their parents. Don't worry though with Aimi there are still people he's gotta go back and kill.