so, i ask of thee, are you my master?

[anonily]

The HOLY GRAIL WAR Meme

 

Seven Masters, magi of the present day. Seven Servants, heroes of days past.One Holy Grail, granting whomever claims it a wish. Only one team of Master and Servant may claim it.
Who will it be?
For those unfamiliar with Fate/Stay Night or Fate/Zero, you can find a better explanation of the Holy Grail War here. (Note: The Holy Grail War in Fate/EXTRA functions in a dramatically different way, and one not followed for purposes of this meme.)

Instructions
1. Comment with your character. In the subject line, put that character's name, canon, and which role (Master, Servant, or either) you would like them to fulfill. Though not mandatory, it would be preferred that you give a brief summary of your character as they will (most likely) be AU'd into the setting. (NOTE: If your character can fill the role of Servant, I suggest you state which class(es) -- Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, or Berserker -- they fall into.)
2. Reply to others' comments. Pick your character's role (and the other character's if they list "Either" as their preference), then use the RNG to pick a scenario that fits the two characters' roles.
3. Enjoy! Though there might be triggers, depending on how the prompts are interpreted.


TWO MASTERS

1. Battle. Who says that Servants get to have all the fun? After all, most Masters try to kill each other, too. Whatever the circumstances, the two of you are locked in a fight. Neither of you are willing to use your Command Spells just yet, so no Servants here. Just two magi duking it out.

2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?

3. Protection. Uh-oh! One of you has lost your Servant! Unfortunately, there's no way you'd get to the church safely on your own, so the other one will help you get there! Or maybe you don't trust the priest presiding over the Holy Grail War and are giving shelter to them yourself? Given their track record, no one would blame you.

4. Death. One or both of you lay dying. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in the presence of one of your rivals?

5. You, Too? Surprise! You may have been friends before, but you've just discovered that you're both Masters! How will you handle this revelation?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!


MASTER AND SERVANT

1. Are You My Master? The summoning is complete. Whether intentional or not, catalyst or not, a magus has summoned a Servant. What kind of meeting was it? Was everything totally under control, or did a hitch occur? Or maybe it happened in the middle of a life-or-death situation!

2. Identity. Either the Servant has flat out told the Master their identity, or they unleashed their Noble Phantasm. Either way, the cat is out of the bag. How will the Master react, now that they know their Servant's name and legend? Will anything change between the two?

3. Battle Aftermath. A battle has just ended. Who participated? Are either of you hurt? Did the Master have to use a Command Spell? Any number of things could have happened here.

4. Discord. Uh-oh. It looks like the Master and the Servant don't get along. Here come the arguments! Don't do something stupid, like waste a Command Spell over a triviality...

5. Love. And then, there's the opposite. Sometimes Masters and Servants fall in love with each other. How will this affect things?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!


TWO SERVANTS

1. Battle. This is what usually happens when two Servants meet -- they duke it out. This probably says enough as it is.

2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?

3. The Grail Dialogues. Maybe you're not interested in fighting just yet. Maybe you just want to sit down and talk with the other Servant. Find out what they want, what makes them tick. Get some wine while you're at it -- nothing like good wine to go with good talk!

4. Death. One or both of you lay dying...again. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in this War in the presence of one of your rivals?

5. Identity. Congratulations, you've just learned each other's identities! Will this change the situation, or will you press onward?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!

Comments

[forestoftulgey]

[This place had a gloomy feel to it. She knew that mister she followed was gone for good... it was sad but that was just the way things were. Alice, for her youth, was sure about that one thing. It was for that reason that her sincerest wish was to have something that wouldn't end.

That's why they'll win this game. This 'war'.]

We won't be late. Mommy always told me to get to appointments on time.

[She gives a firm nod as she walks along, small had in his. She'll have to tell him about the hospital eventually.]

[dayknight]

[It pains him to hear something like that. A child being separated from their parents was a terrible thing, especially for war - in his youth his own mother had abandoned him, but he never held it against her. He knew her reasons were good and she left him in the care of a very reliable person, so he could accept that.

But with how things were on the moon...it just wasn't suitable. He'll dedicate himself to her, but a part of him will never get over thinking that she doesn't belong here.]

She certainly sounds wise! It would do neither a lady or her knight any good to be anything less than punctual.

[It's fortunately a fairly straight walk to get out of here, because the corpses of the people who failed to become Masters...it's a pretty grim setting. Eventually they push through the scenery back into a school hallway, through the wall she'd initially passed to get in in the first place.]

[forestoftulgey]

[Alice wasn't sure where her mother was or her father, for that matter. They were probably taken away by those foreign soldiers... Best not to think on it.]

Ehe, you're really are a knight, after all.

[She giggles a little as she clings to him. She doesn't seem to notice the corpses or if she does, well. She doesn't say anything. Alice is more interested in pulling him down the hallway of the school.]

The library is this way! It's really great.

[dayknight]

Oh yes, your knight until the very end! I won't break that promise to you.

[...he might be overdoing it a bit even for him, but it's for her sake. She seemed starry eyed over the idea of a knight for a servant, but it's something he'd expect from most children anyway. If it makes her happy, who's he to deny her?

On their way to the library he even swings her arm playfully, although gently. It's probably quite the sight to the other masters they pass, but he doesn't give it a second thought. Nothing mattered to him except his master.]

[forestoftulgey]

[She's actually laughing now, delighted that he's playing along with her. After all, most adults wouldn't be that accommodating with her. She beams up at her servant.]

What kind of stories do you like, Mister Saber?