[You know, that it was an illusion was going to be her next guess. Thanks to her magic circuits, she has natural magic resistance that makes it very difficult to place her under any kind of hypnotism or mental control.
But difficult certainly isn't the same as impossible, so checking herself would have been her next move. It seems just the thought of it was enough to break the nightmare, however, so while her breath hitches as Shirou's kitchen disappears into pitch black, she's somehow... Of course. Of course it was something like this.
Shirou and Saber's bodies linger just a little longer than the rest of the home they've made, and that mental image is going to linger with her for a long time after this. This happened because you weren't here, they seem to say and she knows it's true. It's her fault.
This is an illusion that—for all she knows—might be reality. Saber disappearing and Shirou following (albeit in a more self-destructive style) has been Rin's very real fear for months.
Some of the others are here too, she notices now. Zelda and Kiryu, Rey and Kayneth... The latter two look like messes in particular, Jesus. Someone get Kayneth some eye drops and a stress ball. The squishy kind.
Rin herself is still upset, however, the anxiety the nightmare induced in her still lingering like her heart hasn't caught up with her head yet. Her chest aches with a sob she refuses to let out, unsure if it's relief or something else, so... She'll just remain quiet for now, trying to calm down and piece together what's going on.]
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But difficult certainly isn't the same as impossible, so checking herself would have been her next move. It seems just the thought of it was enough to break the nightmare, however, so while her breath hitches as Shirou's kitchen disappears into pitch black, she's somehow... Of course. Of course it was something like this.
Shirou and Saber's bodies linger just a little longer than the rest of the home they've made, and that mental image is going to linger with her for a long time after this. This happened because you weren't here, they seem to say and she knows it's true. It's her fault.
This is an illusion that—for all she knows—might be reality. Saber disappearing and Shirou following (albeit in a more self-destructive style) has been Rin's very real fear for months.
Some of the others are here too, she notices now. Zelda and Kiryu, Rey and Kayneth... The latter two look like messes in particular, Jesus. Someone get Kayneth some eye drops and a stress ball. The squishy kind.
Rin herself is still upset, however, the anxiety the nightmare induced in her still lingering like her heart hasn't caught up with her head yet. Her chest aches with a sob she refuses to let out, unsure if it's relief or something else, so... She'll just remain quiet for now, trying to calm down and piece together what's going on.]