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[It's about an hour after the messages from Curufin and his mother. Your self-proclaimed leader is ready to 'lead' at you.]

Alright, we all heard the warning. Team leads, check in with your teammates both new ones and those who have been here awhile. We need people to volunteer making packs like the last mission for rations and supplies for everyone. Those with first-aid training should offer refresher courses or introduction demonstrations as we have some new people on board.

What kind of abilities and powers do we have on board that could assist with people who might be freezing? We need to brainstorm quick ways to make either potions or devices that we can give or use to prevent hypothermia.

They never give us much time with these things, so let's get on this.

[Second message not too long after the first.]

If anyone with a taser used it last mission and needs it fixed, let me know. If you'd like a taser, also let me know. These are specifically for those who aren't accustomed to fighting.

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Would this ability of yours be hampered if there wasn't something you can catch on fire? How broad are you referring?

If I utilize the runes right, I could place a fire that, even without tinder, would continue for as long as I want. At least until I burn out, that's the hampering part.

See, if there is nothing to catch that fire, it means I'm its fuel. Magic and stuff.

That makes sense.

[Not really, but he's heard enough about magic to know when to just go with it.]

How long can you keep it up before you burn out? Anything that would assist in keeping you energized?

It depends on the size of fire. If you want to warm up a large room or a few, I could keep it up for a few days. And that's what we're talking here, right?

As for keeping me energized for longer bout, I'd need a mage. Or at least someone with magical potential willing to share. [ And so he also throws casually ] Someone dying could work too.

[Tony was all ready to support this man until that last comment.]

What do you mean by 'someone dying could work'? Are we about to have problems, you and I?

Not unless you make it a problem, friend. [ His tone remains casual but there is just a hint of an edge in it. ]

Look, I know what our job is. Sweep in and save everyone! But I ain't going to hide what I am. [ That is, a parasite. For all the heroic glamour of a Servant, there is a rotten aspect to this existence. ] Not to mention this kind of knowledge could be of use someday.

I trust you get how that just sounded. So whatever you're doing, do it to those we're fighting.

[He was glad to hear the man got what the job was at least.]

What exactly are you then?

[ Oh, he knows. He knows. And he's sometimes little shit like that. Dropping those pieces of information, seeing reactions. Testing how much it would be good to disclose ]

Glad we're on the same page on that. [ And yes he will read it as a sort of permission for draining enemies out of lifeforce if there's a need for that. While he likes keeping things airy and breezy, there are times when keeping secrets from rest of the team might not be the best course of action. So this time, he explains more on his condition ] What exactly I am— well, I lived, and I died— and then I was brought back by a mage into this vessel known as "Servant". You can't really revive the dead, so it's just a temporary existence. Once my magical energy runs out, I'll disappear.

[ He meant the burning out quite literally ]

Hope to be of use before that time hits.

[That was totally permission to drain enemies. If they're enemies, what does Tony care?]

So we have one person in a vessel going by 'Prisoner' and now you're this 'Servant' thing? You all need better names.

Oh, we had. Based on class and all. You have no idea how many of us were summoned to the last place I was in. I was but one of many Casters— so many it could be a regime.

[ He knows Tony has no idea what is he talking about. He's just being little shit. ]

It's almost refreshing to just go by my real name here.

Is that why you want to go by 'Caster' now? From that description, I'd think you would prefer Cú Chulainn. I could also call you Cú-y.

PFfft— [ He's both amused and mildly (very mildly) annoyed. At least it's not Cucuc, only two people ever were allowed to call him that and live. ] Yes you could, but at what price?

[He rubbed his chin.]

Not sure but I tried to give an elf a nickname once and got a very impressive right hook for it.

[ That makes Cu burst into a laughter ]

Sídhe are way stronger than they look. And if these here are any like those I'm familiar with, they're also easily offended.

[ A beat ]

I'd take a good punch now over petty revenge later, so this might have been for the best.

Sidhe? Is that what they're called where you are from?

That's our old word for them, yeah. That or Tuatha de Dannan.

[ He is absolutely mistaking elves with semi-divine Irish elves, yes ]

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