Saint and Dragon Tamer

(Isola Radiale Affiliated Roleplay Blog for Rider, Saint Martha from FGO) Rank: Giant (01/09) Housing: Iskander's Palace (Golden Ward) Indie Friendly?: No As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"[ref] It's been a long time since Martha (of Bethany) was the woman complaining to Him over a couple unevenly split chores. She was exiled from the Roman viceroy, sailed to France, tamed the Tarasque, and spread his word to eventually earn her place as a Heroic Spirit. None of that will ever change her from being a simple village girl at heart.

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sanctummilitis​:

It was a sound argument, and if the Saint truly were honest in her word, then Saber would have plenty to make amends for. Continuing to apply pressure as they were would sink Martha’s heels in deeper, and nowhere would they get. “Very well. I must trust your word.

But… what lie were you anticipating Nobunaga to have spread? It was brought up so suddenly that I anticipated something was amiss”.

“I....”

Martha had no ready excuse for that question. She was scrabbling for an idea for something, anything. Nada.

“I-I don’t know! It’s a Demon King, they just lie!” Huff.

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blackmagi​:

If only she wasn’t ‘that strong’. Things. Would. Be. Different.

“I’m not a child. Whatever you remember from that spell, is gone now.” He stared at Martha through heavy-lidded eyes. 

“Guardian? What are you talking about. I’m Reine’s Magi. She has been chosen as my king vessel and will eventually overthrow the Stars.” Judar shrugged, careless of his confession.

“Surrender, or you’ll become Reine’s enemy too.” 

“She doesn’t sound like a very good role model.” Someone who wanted to overthrow the Stars? No, that wasn’t the sort of influence a stray child like Judar needed.

Martha stared Judar down before nodding decisively. “I guess you’ll just need a proper big sister, then? Somebody needs to stomp that bad behaviour out of you.”

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blackmagi​:

“Eh. EH?!” Clever wench! She had stolen his precious magic focus. Without it, controlling his spells wouldn’t be so simple, the magic would disperse and the destructive power would be diminished 

His ‘happiness’ faded almost  instantly as he was now glaring at Martha. 

“No way! Give it back!” He had tried it before, that saint woman was stronger than what he had anticipated. Vague memories remained of what she had done when the strange “child incident” happened. The horrid taste of boiled vegetables and healthy food.

“You’re a monster, that’s cheating!” He declared, still suspended mid-air. Whenever there was a fight he couldn’t win, they obviously played dirty. 

Judar cursed inn frustration and finally landed next to Martha, red eyes glaring at her.

“You’re a wicked woman ruining my fun, I hate cultists.” And that wand had been his treasure for years,  even if it had been one of Al Thamen’s gifts. It belonged to him.

“Your fun is not appropriate for anyone, nevermind a child of your age.” Martha didn’t return his wand just yet. She wasn’t that stupid; the second he got it back, they would be right back to the start, and it was unlikely she’d be able to find such a peaceful resolution.

“Where are your guardians, anyways? Surely somebody here has to be in charge of you.” Children here seemed to pick up some sort of adoptive parents or siblings. It was almost as if the Stars gave them the talent upon arriving. Evil as Judar may attempt to be, Martha saw no reason for him to be any different.

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sanctummilitis​:

She might want to puff up her chest about what she perceived as being having Martha on the ropes, but this was uncharted territory and a premature celebration could precede humiliation should the tide turn. An eyebrow cocked itself, eyeing the Rider suspiciously. “Implying there was something?”

her stubbornness would apply whatever heat necessary to draw out the truth, unless she need confess it and check what motive there had been for Nobunaga to careen in the directions specifically to begin with. “Is that something by which you could swear?”

“Of course I would swear by it! Do you really doubt a saint’s word?” The first question clearly didn’t need an answer if she was replying to the second one. Obviously. It wasn’t that she didn’t have an answer for it, no, it was just an unnecessary question.

“Accusing someone of a false crime is quite a step to take, and an innocent man will always fight harder and longer against such accusations than one who knows in their heart what they have done.”

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blackmagi​:

It all happened too fast for the magi to react. He was there, thriving in chaos and then, …? His precious wand knocked off his hand. The woman was dangerously fast, like Hakuei and her wind blessing. And she was bloody strong too!

Judar clutched his hand, glaring at Martha. 

“That’s cheating! How could you? But hey, fine. That’s even better!” Judar’s grin stretched widely, both arms stretching sidewards as gravity pushed him into the sky above the saint, levitating, weightless. 

“I’m gonna enjoy this! C’mmon! Show me what your god has to say as I curse this world!” 

Martha could do many things, but flying was not one of them. She could summon the Tarasque, but dragon as he may be, he was similarly landlocked. Chasing up after him would do nothing.

There was just one thing to do. Martha rushed to grab the wand she had knocked from his hands, clutching it tightly.

“You’re have until the count of three to come down here, or I’m taking this with me!” she shouted up to the sky, one hand on her hip. He may be an evil child, but that was still a child all the same. She knew how to deal with those. “One.... two.....” 

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sanctummilitis​:

“Is that true? Because she had detailed that you had directed her toward the Church and she made her way to mine of her own accord because it would be faster”. one white lie wouldn’t hurt for the sake of testing the Saint. Saber had the belief her likeness to Okita had served as partial reasoning for why the demonic Archer had been sent her way, and so to use the title she shared with Jehanne in return seemed only fair. “is there something more you wish to divulge that she omitted?”

“I... umm-” Wait, what? Had Nobbu remembered being pointed at Jehanne and nothing else? Or was Artoria lying to her?

“Look, whatever it was, I didn’t do it.” There. Problem solved. Heavens knew there was probably something that had been blamed on her that was best denying immediately.

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nerofes​:

Ⅴ. “There’s nothing artsy about jousting, so I’m not one to participate in something so boorish!” Nay! In fact, Nero was here for a much more important purpose! “It’s only fitting that an emperor oversee such an activity, blood or no, yes?”

“Were this a competition where one might wrestle a lion or bear, then perhaps I’d be more inclined to participate myself! Umu! I should suggest that to whomever designs these!”

“There was talk about them renting some from the zoo, but they couldn’t guarantee our animals’ safety and we couldn’t guarantee the animals wouldn’t actually maul anyone.”

“If someone walks up to fight a lion unprepared, they really need to be prepared for the consequences of such stupidity.”

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Nerf Jousting

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“Oh, are you here to battle as well, or are you just here to spectate?”

“The weapons are far too soft to see any spectacular bloodsport.” Strange, how Martha sounded almost disappointed about that. Only almost, of course. She could never want for violence.

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( @sanctummilitis​ liked for a starter. )

“Look, whatever Archer told you, it was a lie.”

Polite way of greeting someone, Martha. She hadn’t even let Artoria speak before denying everything.

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(Haven’t done one of these on Martha in quite some time! Small rp ad for a punchy saint, may or may not be SpiralFES related. Cap of 2, with a cap of 4 for castmates)

[melamemea]

the kindness of strangers.

something to toy around with for those sweet, sweet first interactions ! neat and awkward ice breakers all around!

public transport

“ Is it okay if i — sit here? ”

“ Excuse me? Could you scoot over?

“ Hey — do you need to sit? You can have my seat”

“ You shouldn’t be forced to stand, I’ll move over for you ”

“ Are you traveling far ?”

“ Where are you heading? ”

“ I love the sound of trains, don’t you? ”

“ Oh, sorry…. My name is _____ ”

“ I have only see the sea from a window… ”

“ I’m fetching a snack, would you like me to bring you anything? ”

“ That baby is really annoying, isn’t it? ”

“ I’ve been here for… two – three hours? A few more to go. ”

“ Nothing beats the bus, trust me. ”

“ Did we — pass — Oh fuck. ”

“ Hey? We are at a stop now — are you getting off? ”

“ Hah… yeah you — fell asleep. ”

coffee house

“ I think we — switched orders ”

“ I’ll pay for you — don’t worry, I’ve forgotten my wallet too. ”

“ I’ve had coffee here… would you recommend something? ”

“ Do you need help with your tray? ”

“ Wow, hold — let me clean the table for you! ”

“ Is your name always spelt like KittyKittyNya or is Starbucks out to get you?”

grocery store

“ Let me help you with that —”

“ Could you help me for a second? ”

“ Sorry, did you want this? ”

“ Pardon, could you show me where the ____ is? ”

“ Quite tragic isn’t it? I mean — The news… ”

“ Do you ever wonder if out vegetables truly are organic? ”

“ Is it just me or have the prices gone up lately? ”

“ Sorry but… you wouldn’t happen to know how to cook ____ ?”

“ No way… you like those too? ”

“ Oh no — No no no, I am so — so sorry!”

“ You took my cart my accident! ”

“ Wait — this isn’t my cart is it —- Oh my god, I am so sorry!”

the gym

“Woah there — are you going to lift that on your own?”

“Would you like some help with that?”

“Hey, my partner is out — could you be my support?”

“How long have you been working out?”

“Want to work out together? I could use some company.”

“You are doing it wrong — let me show you.”

“Shit — are you okay? That looked painful!”

“Wow, this is… really awkward, but could I borrow some soap?”

“Is this your bag? I found it last week?”

“Did I just — ? Oh shit, I thought it was my water bottle; sorry!”

stood up date

“Hey… are you okay?”

“What? They stood you up?”

“I can’t let you sit on your own; let me wait with you?”

“Wanna ditch this place and take a walk with me?”

“Would you like me to call you a cab? or call… someone?”

“It’s okay. You don’t have to — pity me.”

“Hey… are you — crying? What happened?”

“It’s fine, I’m… waiting for someone.”

“I’m still waiting — they are just… a little late!”

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wabisabiowari​:

Oof! Now she was slobbery and dirty. This was going too take forever to get the stink out of her good uniform…

“Oho? Well, he was all like ‘pizza pans make a good shield’ and I was all like ‘whoa, seriously?’ So I shot him with my NoBBu Gun to test it out. And it totally worked! Crazy, right?”

This wasn’t helping her case…

“Oh, don’t you worry. I was a famous revolutionary, remember? I totally believe in hard work and determination–and money. It’s the rest of this city that should watch out!”

…

“…Once I take a shower. Hey, since you’re here, that means other servants are here too, right? Glad I’m not the only one!”

“Oh, yes, there are a lot of other Servants. Like...”

Wait. Did she want Archer to run into Iskander and Medb and others that would only encourage her outlandish behaviour?

“... Jehanne and Arturia have both been here for years.” Sorry not sorry for throwing them under the bus.

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wabisabiowari​:

“Sure they do! That flames and glory schtick is totally cool right?! People totally buy into the hellfire aesthetic, kinda like the people who’re all into the holy side with angels and all that crap–UH. I MEAN, BADASS ANGELS AND HOLY STUFF.”

Whew!

“Well, I guess it beats me trying to get there myself, right? All I gotta do is take a hot bath and figure out where the hell I am. This isn’t a GudaGuda thing, right? There wasn’t a title card or anything, and I don’t have any cool new outfits. So where is this? I shot somebody instead of getting into the cab, so I’m going in blind here.”

“You... shot someone instead of getting in the cab.”

Deep breaths, Martha. Peaceful saint, kind, calm. 

“WHAT KIND OF IDIOT ARE YOU? AND WHY THE HELL DID THE STARS BRING YOU HERE FOR ME TO DEAL WITH?! Tarasque, spit!” She didn’t want her dragon getting sick from keeping such spoiled demon scum in his mouth for so long.

“I HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO BABYSIT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!”

...

“Ahem- I mean, perhaps you should consider it a life lesson not to attack people blindly in the future? Digging you out of this hole would not impart said lesson upon you. He helps those who help themselves and all.”

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wabisabiowari​:

“Wahaha! Well, if they don’t want to deal with a stinky Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, they should’ve–”

“Wait, roommates!? You mean I don’t get a beachside condo all to myself!? No way, they’ll take all the hot water!”

More like she’ll take all the hot water, and have to deal with them being annoyed.

“Demons don’t get hot water. Or to live by themselves. Or anything good.”

“Tarasque and I will make sure you’re dropped off safely there. Where you can’t cause any more trouble.”

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wabisabiowari​:

“Ugh, what does she feed you!? Do you ever get your teeth cleaned? I just had this thing cleaned!”

It was no use… Covered in dragon drool.

“Oh well. It can’t be helped, I guess.”

At least she was able to wiggle partway out of its mouth!

“Let’s see. Condo… 426? Hey, cool, a condo right off the bat! And I can hear the ocean out there, too.”

“To think I’d be defeated this early in my vacation, though… Tch. Well, at least I get a condo.”

“HEY! OF COURSE I CLEAN HIS TEETH!” 

Sometimes. When she felt like it. That still counted as ‘ever’. Besides, that wasn’t important here!

“I feel so sorry for your roommates.”

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wabisabiowari​:

“N-no no your holiness! I was just trying to prove I was all powerful and stuff! I break the rules all the time!”

Well, she was as good as dead. And no Okita to use as a meat shield!

“I was just joking! Ha ha, we’re all having fun here, right?! PLEASE call off your scary dragon thing! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!”

Let the Tarasque hold Nobu in his jaws? Get drool all over her? Got it. It was definitely just a harmless way of keeping her out of danger and not out of a petty need to ruin her image.

“Don’t worry. As a completely peaceful saint, I’m not going to kill you.” Not while she was still mostly harmless at least. 

“Where do you live? I’ll see you there to make sure you don’t cause more problems. Not that I need to make you behave now, right?”

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wabisabiowari​:

“What do you mean? I can fire off my noble phantasm at any point. Hell, it’d probably be super-effective on you, since you’re a divine servant AND a Rider-class.”

…

… . . 

…But nothing came.

“H-hey, where are my guns? Where’s my super-badass fire tornado animation? That should totally be kicking in right now, right? I’m NP-sealed!?”

“Did- did you really just try attacking me? Just because? When I was just trying to help?!”

Full on attacking someone completely defenseless was a little much even for Martha. Trying to grab them to play fetch with the Tarasque? Scare them into behaving? Much better plan!