[center][h3]Ruler, Church Interior, Pews[/h3]
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Given that night had fallen and there was no service currently in progress, Ruler had taken up seating in a more visible section of the Church. Dressed in a manner than any reasonable person could only call ridiculous, he lounged in place. It was worth noting that, over the course of the past several hours, not once had he stopped drinking wine. 

Were one less educated in the nature of the Holy Grail, it would not be out of the question to assume that Ruler was a being such as Dionysus.

[color=fff79a]"Hm?"[/color]

It went without saying that the administrator had been aware as Servants had been summoned throughout the city, but now despite the fact that none of the Servants were nearing his position, Ruler felt the impending arrival of "something". His eyes lit up from behind the worryingly-expensive sunglasses he wore, the Servant scrambling to his feet and looking himself over to make sure that he was properly presentable. After a couple of quick breathing exercises to make sure that his ostentatious introductory laugh was good to go, Ruler nodded to himself and moved to exit the Church. 

[color=fff79a]"Ahaha! Welcome, competitors of the Holy Grail War! You have done well to-"[/color]

Cutting himself off, Ruler was now able to see the nexus points of approaching prana that he had noticed. Contrary to his expectations, they were not, in fact, people. This made sense, in retrospect; he didn't sense Servants, so it would be idiotic for a lone Master to just be walking the city at night. 

Still.

[b]Still.[/b]

He could only feel disappointment as he looked forwards at a doll and a bird. 

[color=fff79a]"...I don't suppose your owners can speak through you?"[/color]

...

...

D-Do your best, Ruler.

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[center][h3]???, Mion River[/h3]
[@Ijoyen][/center]

[color=2e2c2c]"Aaaa....aaa..."[/color]

As Yukimura walked along the riverbank, something dug at her base instincts. As if the world itself was blurring away, something wasn't quite right. 

[color=2e2c2c]"I want to see things that have never been seen. Ocean floor. Flowing current. Dark, dark, dark."[/color]

Like words spoken in a language she couldn't understand, a product of a mind more akin to an animal than a man, the air seemed to carry a sort of will to it. If her perception flared outwards, it would be obvious that no Servant was nearby. No, in the first place, this feeling didn't resemble a Servant at all. 

[color=2e2c2c]"I haven't seen you. Are you strong? Are you delicious? Are you scary?"[/color]

But all the same, like a distortion with its name on the tip of her tongue, something continued forwards. With a chill, it could be realized that the "something" in question had its origins in the river, as though it were swimming beneath the water's surface towards Yukimura. 

[color=2e2c2c]"I want to find out. Show me, show me, showmeshowme[i][b]showme[/b][/i]-"[/color]

Its approach quickened, that strange feeling shouldered by Yukimura only growing as it cut the distance between it and herself. If she made no action to leave the vicinity before it reached her, then an encounter would be certain. Was she willing to face that thing lurking in the river, for better or for worse, or would she prioritize her safety and attempt to leave before its arrival at where she stood on the riverbank. 

If she did not make her decision soon, then it surely would for her.