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"This is problematic," Othis thought as she finished the last preparations for the night, dressing up in the Institute's uniform, one of many mystic codes that were employed to Atlasian alchemists in their quest for the cosmic truth.

The fact that Tri Hermes computed more than six orders of magnitude worth of possibilities for the outcome of this conflict or that the average chance of Othis' mission being a success (much less surviving) was less than optimal were not what worried her. Knowing the signs to look for would allow her to navigate cleanly through any of the foreseeable quantum time-locks.

What worried Othis was the fact that she ran out of her favorite blend of coffee beans less than a week after leaving the Academy. She would have to be sure to go look for a shop that could satisfy her needs as soon as tonight's meeting was completed.

Thinking about it.

"Are you done with your preparations, Anastasia and Vyi?" She asked, turning to address her Servant and her amorphous companion, who seemed to have acquired an uncommon liking for the kotatsu that was part of the room that they occupied within the Ainsworth's workshop.

"What will it be now?" Othis said cryptically, as she recalled every configuration of the Ainsworth's tower that she had seen before. Trying to calculate how many reconfigurations they could do became a minor hobby of Othis' ever since she was allowed into the building. She could only wonder how long it would take for her to crack the mystery...

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As for the Tohsaka Mansion, the strike of a thunder at their doorstep, followed by an equally rambunctious rapping at its engraved woodwork, would be the heralds of the arrival of the one and only King of Conquerors, along with his Master, right in time for their coalition's scheduled meeting.

"Open your doors, we have arrived for this meeting of allies," he exclaimed boisterously, just in case that anyone missed the earlier cues.
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