[center][h2]Alexa Cellesis Jupteria[/h2][/center]
"Brr... why is it that Japanese houses have so little insulation? At least these things are quite handy~" Alex said to herself as she huddled under a kotatsu in the living room of the house she rented to serve as her base of operations for this Holy Grail War. Located close to Yoyogi, it was the perfect place to hide in plain sight without having to worry with how she would go anywhere in this massive city.

"I hope that I don't end up with a bad pick like a Berserker. That would pretty much be a death sentence," she said as she drank some green tea and ate rice crackers provided to her by the grandmotherly old lady that was the house's actual owner while waiting for the sunset.

"I guess it's about time. Spirit Evocation isn't my cup of tea, but neither is matcha, still it's good to try new things every once in a while," she said, looking at the Command Spells engraved on her left hand. She was really going to do it. She didn't need, but she wanted to.

After placing the only catalyst she was able to secure in time—an old Japanese sword—in the center of a circle she traced on one of the mansion's backrooms, she intoned the words of the summoning ritual.

And... prayed this was enough to get her a shot at victory.
[center][h2]Servant: Saber[/h2][/center]
At another corner of the city, another prayer was being answered.

Whether or not Yuriko expected her offering to work didn't matter. The Grail had heard her pleas and selected the best Heroic Spirit to assuage her doubts. A pure white protector, as gracious as a swan, a pure warrior clad in silvery armor and a wedding gown, wielding a sword of gleaming glass.

A fairy tale incarnate, speaking with resolute voice, declaring the only words that made sense for such a warrior.

"I've heard your call and come to your aid. I'm Saber, the Knight of the Swan, please call me Odette if you so do wish, Master," she said, kneeling down before the one who called for her.