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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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

...It's a bit of an exaggeration. There's usually only a dozen people involved.

But whatevs! Don't you worry, my useless and jittery Master! Caster is here to protect you.

Whoa... you know, Ibuki can generally brush off name-calling... but isn't it kind of weird to call your master useless and stuff?

Even if Ibuki totally sucks in a fighting, she can be morale support!

[Is this really the thing she should be focusing on right now?]

... does fighting really need to be involved?

Normal things are for normal masters! Master...is not a normal master. For instance, not wanting to right is weird!

[ Thankfully, Caster's interests only fall within what her Master(s) wants, and not so much winning... ]

Buuut. That might be for the best. Like my title suggests, I'm all about magic! But Master has no magic so that limits me. And I'm as soft and squishy as I look, so no falling back on muscles or weapons...

[ She feels so useless. ]

... Squishy...

[Ibuki no don't stare-]

Um, well... whaaaaat do we do so we don't get our soft and squishiness all squished, then, Caster-chan?

We'll have to lay low. Which shouldn't be so hard with such low magic levels.

With a little care, my soft and squishiness will be reserved solely for my Master.

Lay low...

Soft and squishiness just for Ibuki makes Ibuki happy even if she just met you today but...

D-does that mean Ibuki has to forget about her concerts...?!

Concerts? I know you mentioned a guitar, but the fact it exploded suggested you weren't that good...

Is Master secretly talented?!

Whoa, Caster-chan, Ibuki never makes her guitar explode by accident! The only reason it happened was because of the magic thing???

[It was a defensive failsafe against tampering that the Master-to-be-but-won't-be-now put on their prepp'd summoning circle. The guitar just happened to be in the way... not that Ibuki could tell that]

And yeah, Ibuki totally rocks music! She's not the Super High School Level Light Music Club Member for nothing!

[... even if she's moved on from light music as of recent]

Edited 2015-05-24 02:56 (UTC)

[ She is beginning to suspect the cause of her summoning, but even if Ibuki stumbled into someone else's preparations she is still the master.

Caster is actually impressed. If only the power of music fuel Caster's magic. ]

Ah, Caster always wanted to become an idol! And her Master turns out to be a rock star!

Ooh, can you sing, Caster-chan? You can be Ibuki's backup singer! Maybe even pick up the bass guitar or drums or something while you're at it, too!

[... though the question is how well would Caster like Ibuki's brand of metal?]

[... also maybe they should be more worried about the war situation? Oh well]

That can be my cover! No one will suspect a beautiful idol to be a heroic spirit or the lead guitarist to be her master. I was gonna suggest I be your lover, but this works, too.

[ She just wants to have fun. Even if Ibuki's tastes aren't the best, Caster will enjoy goofing around. ]

Why not both? We can be both girlfriends and band-mates!

[... why not? If Caster was going to be so bold to throw that suggestion out, then why not give it a try? Caster seemed nice enough]

And we can do all sorts of other fun stuff too, like tree climbing and racing and et cetera!

[Ibuki's taste is just fine, it's just different from yours Caster D: Though maybe eventually she can be convinced to play something more to Caster's liking now and then]

E-Eh?

[ She did not expect Ibuki to reciprocate, much less so quickly! Caster is taken aback. Blame her self-loathing and insecurities. ]

Is Master serious? You do want to upgrade our relationship so soon?!

[... given the chance with a totally cute girl in a weird situation, Ibuki's likely to plunge headfirst into things that most people would think twice about]

[... except for danger, because she's no Shirou. For all her punkish appearance she's not a fan of fighting at all]

Well, why not? Unless Caster-chan objects! So, how about it?

[.. also, she might die within the next few weeks anyway given this whole 'war' situation. She had no clue how well they'd be at lying low, after all. Why not make the most of it?]

[ Ibuki might not be well-prepared or have much magic, but Caster is starting to think she is the most appropriate master she could have had. ]

Mastaaa!

[ And she leaps at Ibuki and wraps her arms around her shoulders. ]

[Ibuki happily hugs her back... what a strange day this has become. It's usually herself gushing over a cute girl, not the other way around. The major difference in this role swap was that she didn't mind the attention]

[... she just hoped Caster wouldn't get tired of her eventually]

[Despite that thought, she couldn't help but let out a happy laugh]

Caster-chan! Let's have lots of fun together, okay?

[... whether they ran into terrible danger down the road, or if Caster decides she'd had enough of her... that wasn't worth thinking about now. Ibuki just wanted to enjoy the moment.]

Edited 2015-05-24 04:27 (UTC)

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

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ngl I think Ibuki's wish would just be to have Caster around permanently if they somehow won

and tamamo's wish would be whatever ibuki wants but secretly hoping it was that

daww. Yeah I really can't think of anything Ibuki would really want more than that

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