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[Atalante, Archer, has been summoned to Chaldea. But, well... She's a pretty weak Servant, as they go. Which means she's not as busy as some of the others.

She can be found stalking the halls of Chaldea, returning to her room after a day of training in the simulation room, bow at her side.

She also tends to help find supplies for Chaldea, walking out of the Rayshift room, dragging several boar corpses behind her... It's making something of a mess, but if you kill animals for your food, you should probably expect them to be a bit bloody?

Alternately, you might just find her in Chaldea's cafeteria, sitting at a table with her face in her hands. Why does she look so distressed? Artemis and Orion being a few tables away probably has something to do with it.

Alternately alternately! Maybe you're not a fate/ at all. Maybe you're just a random person living your life. Unfortunately, there's a girl with cat ears, a tail, and a giant fuckin bow suddenly shooting an arrow right past your face. ... It hits a monster, at least, but. Hey, safety regulations?]

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I imagine it is not something you have had to endure.

[saver class Jesus when]

Well, who knows? If gods are capable of being summoned, then perhaps my own can be summoned as well.

[ carefully benign in tone, as he straightens himself up ]

I don't think much about it, though.

... I hope you never have to endure such.

[Honestly, she never really had a beef with Shirou. He was the means to her goal, and he never really deceived her. So, that is an honest hope, that he doesn't have to deal with the christian equivalent of Artemis.]

[ carefully looking up to her, watching her expression for just a moment or two, before he gives a smile, a familiar one from when he was her Master, his gold eyes clear and distant in gaze ]

So then, do you regret your faith, Archer? Everything you have done in your faith - do you regret it, now?

No!

[Her response is instant, forceful, raw emotion.]

I do not regret anything I have done in serving her, save losing one race.

Then, may I ask - does she defy the teachings she has given you? Does she betray the ideals she gave you to hold in your faith?

[She opens her mouth, then closes it again.]

... She is the virgin goddess.

[looking at how she acts with Orion... yeah, she kinda does feel betrayed about that!]

Hm - perhaps this is a difference of culture, but is it impossible for a virgin goddess to have a chaste romance? In my own religion, the Virgin Mary is still happily wedded to her husband Joseph.

Does this look chaste?

[stares at orion's myroom lines.....]

. . . Well, I'm not really one to judge something like that . . . ? Perhaps it is my own inexperience, but it doesn't look particularly more than chaste to me.

Perhaps... That Orion seems to be particularly not, however.

[she hates orion, so much]

. . . Well, now.

[ without argument there - but it's a little concerning that atalante will just spend her time in the cafeteria watching them like this to make herself miserable. is she following them around or was this just a coincidence? ]

A scrutinizing eye will have nothing but criticisms. Perhaps it's time for a change of scenery? After all, I don't think you could kill him with looks alone.

[It was, un(?)fortunately, a coincidence. She had smelled apple pie baking, and she recognized Tammao Cat's cooking. They were, after all, constant teammates, with their similar Noble Phantasms.

But she couldn't bear to make herself leave.]

... You... are correct. Perhaps the simulator...

[let her work off some stress via murder.]

Ah, actually - if you're available right now, do you mind helping me with something? When it comes to this sort of field, I think you'd be well-suited for it.

... Very well.

[Her interest is piqued. She doesn't really get much work around Chaldea, and so if there's a task she'd be useful for, she'd like to hear it.]

Currently, [ with a spread of his hands ] there are eight . . . no, I would say there are nine children who are hidden in this Chaldea. It is a game to see how long it takes for me to find them - but, given the vastness of this place and the number of opponents, it isn't unfair of me to enlist help.

[ brightly, ]

And I couldn't think of anyone better to ask than the swiftest of us Heroes, the quick-footed huntress of the Calydon Hunt, Atalante, for that assistance. If it's you, I'm sure that this will come to an end quickly.

... You are asking me to play with the children with you?

[She smiles, faintly.]

You need not flatter me so, priest. I would be happy to.

In essence, yes.

[ with a smile, himself ]

Then, I believe that there would be strength in dividing and conquering. Will you take the north or the south?

[She's already so much happier... kids! and not thinking about artemis! she likes this!]

The north. Though if you are not careful, perhaps I will manage to find them all.