Munetsuchi

[Bloodedge]

Jeanne thought she may have some sort of dark entity as a comrade now, and frankly, she couldn't be more correct. "You don't know her? Hmm. Must have been a new thing. You'll probably meet soon then," the Nexus asserted. He knew his daughter to be the Void's current representative due to Sakura, but apparently she hadn't been utilizing her connection to others for very long. Ah, perhaps the Dark Grail's creation was to blame for her chosen involvement.

For the first time in a thousand years, Charlemagne and Jeanne were on the same page. His understanding of Sakura's explanation was disturbingly easy, and she shared the opinion. That was sure to set him at ease after all those jabs at his self-esteem. "You learned a language that works on dragons? That's pretty awesome. I could have used that sort of thing on the wyvern I had to deal with a few months ago," he mused. Charlemagne remembered battling a dragon eons before as well, alongside Jeanne d'Arc even. Those were the days. "But yeah, everything in this world is ridiculous no matter how long I'm here."

Deciding to do things the more difficult way as both would prefer, Jeanne took hold of the Holy Grail and moved toward Charlemagne. In doing so, she banished her armor, at which point Charlemagne came to realize she was... far, far less reserved than ever before. By the time she sat next to him with an extended hand, he was pink in the face and looking away. Of course, he still reached for that hand to facilitate whatever sort of mana exchange this would be. Once upon a time, this sort of finger-lacing was something he considered slightly... lewd. After recent experiences, however... no. No, it still felt lewd somehow. Either way, he kept his right hand available to receive the grail and take a drink for himself. The Nexus took this time to look deep into the pair and... make a few things occur between them. "Woah! You guys could make a radical kid! This is gonna be awesome!"

[Apollymi]

"I haven't met anyone new lately... not counting her at least..." she said with a random wave to Sakura. Everyone else she currently knew, she'd met a long time prior to now, the exception being... "Well, except Metis. Now Eris, but I don't think she's keeping tabs on me," she murmured, Sakura's eyes lit up. But that she'd save for a bit. It seemed that this pair was getting along a bit better now, so she wouldn't interrupt for a few moments at least.

It seemed that learning a language that worked on dragons was something that Charles thought to be awesome. She couldn't help but smirk about it as they settled in for something likely odd. "Wyverns are pansies. I could yell at them in Common and they would bend. Dragons argue back... they take a bit more to tame," she explained. "Though it is pretty useful in general... definitely would have helped with that last one~" she chimed seeming to be remembering the same incident. Whatever the case, it seemed that both of them were on the same page about the randomness of this world and all its oddities. "True and more random stuff keeps getting added to it," she said knowing that she'd seen some strange things even in just a few instances since Gilgamesh had gone to save her sister.

Regardless she took her seat next to him, and noted his averted gaze and the pinkening of his face. That could have been attributed to a lot of things, but she understood it well enough as one from their world. Holding hands was a pretty intimate thing, but far less invasive than making out with a guy you were just fighting. She wasn't her sister, and though Charles was cool, she had no sexual interest in anyone but Siegfried. "Ya' know you're making this even lewder than a human already thinks this sort of thing is... you don't usually meet someone and think about having kids with them immediately! Also the extras like having to explain why I have a random baby that doesn't belong to the guy I'm with," she griped to the Nexus. That thing was way too into the idea of making a cool kid. Granted Jeanne had some pretty hard opinions about that sort of thing, Sakura understood. She didn't even know what someone called the Queen of Saints would have been like before this version and she still thought a baby created between her and Charles would have been an interesting thing to see. But there was another thing first... "Why is hand-holding lewd?" asked Sakura, she figured she'd missed something important here.

[Bloodedge]

It came as no surprise that dragons and wyverns were leagues apart. Apparently though, Jeanne's alleged ability to command dragons applied to wyverns in a much easier way as well. He expected as much, but not that she could just order them around in Common. She may have been forced along a dark path a thousand years ago, but she had also made some very incredible developments. Regardless, they both had reason to reminisce about a simpler time, when their only issue was a massive evil dragon attacking France while they were trying to catch up over breakfast. Well, perhaps that was a massive issue at the time... but at least that dragon didn't cause long-lasting existential crises.

Speaking of existential crises, Charlemagne was being pushed toward yet another one already. Jeanne decided to make a note of his physical reaction to their current contact. Why? She could have gone the rest of their lives without bringing that up, but she did it anyway. They could have both ignored the random comment about a would-be child between them, but no... she had to say something. Worse yet, the Nexus seemed to mean that comment in a much deeper way. "Well you two have known each other for ages. No problem then, right? It doesn't matter either way. There's a Holy Grail that hasn't been passed on yet. Jeanne, you'll have to be the one to do that before Anu does. So, either I make it work between you two and guarantee something good that also solidifies your partnership... or let Anu have a child that's technically yours. Your dragon friend isn't going to be an option, either; not while you're like this," the man explained. Meanwhile, Charlemagne was sipping from the grail and passing a deep exhale through his nose. Of course Sakura would question the lewdness of hand-holding. She really had a habit of asking about the most embarrassing things, and frankly... Charlemagne wasn't interested in explaining this one either. "I don't wanna. Can I not? Can you just throw it in the 'weird human stuff' box?"

[Apollymi]

When they were young and life was simple, Jeanne worried about things like dragons and meeting up with Marie Antoinette to discuss that lass's man problems. Now that she was older Dragons were less of a problem and she was stuck dealing with the gods of this world who didn't know when enough was enough. Further proof of this was the words spoken by the Nexus after her words about the apparent offspring being forced upon her. And yes, it was forced because the options were now limited. Make a good baby with Charles or... let Anu make a baby with her somewhere else that she had no say in. She couldn't have the kid with her own partner of choice because of the way she currently was, which... was also only the fault of Anu.

Jeanne's brow started twitching but beyond that there was nothing but rage in her soul. Once again that demented god was standing in her way. She couldn't even live her life the way she wanted to properly because of something that could go wrong with him. "Yes it's still a problem, you don't have kids by your friends. There are strict divisions between friendships and other ships, what part of fidelity don't you people get?" she asked immediately. Oh but there was more of course, the options were do this thing she wasn't interested in or let Anu bring forth another issue for the rest of the world to deal with, because of course that was how this was going to work. "Oh yes, because it's definitely an option to give him another kid to fuck up. So here I am compromising again, being forced to be the bigger person again... I'm so fucking tired of being the bigger person!" she said those words with a series of swears in German under her breath only to exhale again. Her hand tensed and then she remembered that someone was holding her hand and she forced it to relax. "I fucking I hate... everything about that goddamn shitty excuse for a fucking god and killing him will be the happiest day of my goddamn life!" she stated. Sakura looked at this woman and gained a different level of confusion. Apparently Charles didn't want to answer her question about handholding. "I guess, but I really don't get it..." she said logging that question away as one she'd ask someone else. All the while her eyes moved back to Jeanne and in typical Sakura fashion she placed a hand against her exposed upper back. "It's okay," she murmured. It was such a random and child-like occurrence that Jeanne seemed fairly shocked herself. "Thanks, but you don't have to comfort me, really. It's fine. It's cool... I'm going to kill a whole bunch of things in that dungeon while my sister can't walk and everything will be fucking peachy!" Jeanne mentioned, she was obviously furious but she could put that aside for a while at least.

[Bloodedge]

There was no end to Anu's torment of Jeanne, intentionally or otherwise. His existence would only become more of a plague against those who found themselves connected, until he was dealt with properly. Sadly, this group in particular would be dealing with him far more than others. Their individual journeys had not been pleasant ones, and their combined journey would have a similar amount of turmoil. While the Nexus mulled over these facts, Jeanne carried on about having children with one's friends. Charlemagne was astounded that he'd even be called a friend at this point, but the Nexus had more to say yet again. "It's not a normal sort of kid, really. I should also say, I'm giving you an option. You don't have to do this; I could break the connection by cycling that child back into the world. Instead, I figured you'd rather avoid the option that'll have people worrying forever. The choice is still yours," he declared. To ensure the decision of both parties was a certain one, he even chose to give proper details ─ spoilers, even.

"Alright, so listen. I'm gonna give you guys some spoilers before I do this thing. No kid? Anu births a Child of the Nexus into the world, Anu gains a connection to me that's as strong as yours. There are some other, deeper spoilers which make that a terrible idea. Kid? Another innocent girl out there will still be taken advantage of, but the whole world won't suffer much for it. Third alternative where I cycle the kid back through the grail system? Same as the last, but..." He took pause there, looking toward Jeanne specifically. "You're missing a root. That's one of the things I can't see entirely, but you run the risk of becoming a Beast. By now, I think you know what that is. You should also know who makes the majority of the Beast-stopping list," he concluded. Recently, Jeanne should have learned about Beasts and the like. As for those who could stop them, two were among her precious family members, and few others were comrades including Charlemagne himself. If Jeanne d'Arc became a Beast, she'd be one of great power that required multiple of those people to end her. "Going against Fate is a dangerous thing. I know it's not your fault that either of you ended up on this path, and I'll do what I can, when I can, to make amends for that. But this time... I'll leave the choice to you. As another spoiler, I can tell you the kid would be a precious light in all of your lives."

With that long speech out of the way, Charlemagne finished drinking from the grail. Sakura refrained from further questioning another human thought process, so he didn't have to worry about that any longer. Instead, his concern went to the matter at hand about... somehow having a child with the blackened Jeanne d'Arc. It didn't seem to be something that required intercourse, based on the Nexus's earlier words. Moreover, if it kept Jeanne from additional unnecessary tribulations, well... he could accept the option despite how strange it was. He'd already gone down the proverbial rabbit hole anyway, so why not? "These life options aren't getting any less weird either. At this point, I'll do whatever helps the most. I've done enough fence-sitting for one millennium. Where's the fourth option where we just undo most of Aincrad, though?" he griped.

[Apollymi]

The torment of Jeanne d'Arc wouldn't be ending any time soon. Even now she was given a choice and it was only the illusion of choice as explained by the Nexus itself. The first of the statements concerned the lack of normalcy in the child itself. That was fine and all but the last thing she wanted to explain to anyone was an immaculate conception. Beyond all of that there was the matter of this child's potential life. Stuck with Anu, used by him for its connection to the Nexus. Of course, after tarnishing Jeanne's name, and telling everyone that she was consorting with demons, it would all come down to him wanting access to the Nexus which he didn't naturally have. Other spoilers came in the form of the idea of another being taken advantage of but it not being a world ending problem. Apparently he could cycle the kid back into the system and another person would suffer instead, but it would leave Jeanne unrooted in the world. He couldn't see all the way around that completely but did have some pointed words about the sort of people who could deal with beasts and those who would be the ones most likely sent to do something about Jeanne. A chuckle came from her then because she knew why that would be the thing misunderstood. She knew her siblings, she knew them well... they'd destroy the whole world before harming her, if her messing with her own fate was a black spot in his vision. Anything that could end in one of the Hoshimi siblings having to kill their youngest sister was... a black hole.

Jeanne was angry and stewing and it wasn't getting any better. It did nothing but build her hatred. She wouldn't be putting her siblings through anything unnecessary, she already knew her current state was distressing enough to them, though none of them would say so. She wouldn't be putting an innocent in harm's way, that wasn't the type of person she was, even now. So the truth of the matter was she wouldn't be getting past this point without having a baby. Did it matter that it would be a precious light in the world? No, she expected nothing less at this point, between her immediate family and her friends, no child would grow up unhappy nor wanting for anything in life. Free to explore, free to be, and become... she imagined a child of hers would be especially free-spirited and likely spoiled to death if the actions of Gilgamesh and Artoria were to be considered the standard. "Going against fate isn't dangerous, allowing someone to be both that powerful and that shitty is the problem..." she stated. "This isn't a choice, even as I am now, I'm not so shitty as a curse a kid to dealing with him. I wouldn't keep them from the life I know they'd have around my family and friends, even if I find it to be particularly annoying to me," she stated. Ah but there was still Charles. He'd do what caused the least harm, she supposed that was like him. He even admitted to mostly sitting on the fence for the last thousand years, so... first she'd address his thoughts. "That one is stuck with the weird time travel people, you know the ones who go back and fix things and end up talking about how some ridiculous shit has to happen for the greater good. You know, like why you can't kill baby Hilter and all that jazz," she scoffed. "Fine. Kid, for us that I am going to figure out how to explain to everyone and hopefully not wreck the rest of my life because some idiot god can't stop being a fuck up," she said. It was the path were the fewest people would be inconvenienced, what was another bit of suffering for herself?

[Bloodedge]

According to Jeanne, rejecting fate was no issue. She claimed the issue was having someone with such terrible intentions be so powerful. She was right, of course, but also very wrong. "That is a problem, but that changes nothing. Going against fate is still dangerous," he reiterated with no additional detail. Leaving Jeanne to a choice, he awaited her answer. She seemed to believe it was no real choice at all, just as he assumed before. That part of her was too deeply ingrained to be lost upon this current form, as Jeanne herself exemplified here today. She'd never doom a child, nor would she risk becoming something that opposed her loved ones. Ah, but she and Charlemagne both lamented the idea of not having a fourth option. Jeanne spoke of time-travelers who enabled ridiculous things for the greater good. How interesting it was that she'd say that. "She's right, but those guys aren't here yet. At this point, I can only speak with them when they come to me, until they first appear on their own timeline," he stated.

Moving on, Jeanne made clear her decision. She'd bear the child at risk of having to explain the odd situation, and ideally refrain from having her life ruined due to Anu's constant intervening. "Groovy!" the Nexus said. "I'll even help you out with the explaining. You're all going to want the knowledge that Holy Grails are children. When you get one, it grants your wish... and you grant its wish by letting it be born into the world. This child will be the product of Jeanne's grail, even though she doesn't have it. Well... there's another caveat to that, but I can't tell you that part. Just know that without doing this, Anu could give birth to a real monster capable of wrecking Heroes of even your caliber, and his access to me at this point would end the world as we know it. Nobody wants that."

With that said, there was only one missing link: the child itself. Both parties drank from the grail, and the Nexus was able to interface with their souls at a deeper level, joining the 'spirit' of their loins to produce a transfer from Charlemagne to Jeanne. "Aaaand pop," he said, causing Charlemagne to have a very strange reaction. He gasped, his face contorted, his grip on Jeanne's hand tightened, and he seemed infinitely more embarrassed than before. What happened? It seemed to be an ejaculation that took only a second, yet there was no fluid. Of course, he wouldn't be allowed to question it. "Oh yeah. It's that kind of party," said the Nexus. Conception was a magical thing at its core. Surely he wasn't expecting a more magical variant to be less involved with the loins, right? Wrong. That was exactly his thought process. Luckily for him, that part was already over. Now, it was Jeanne's turn to receive while the Nexus spoke on another random topic. "Oh, and definitely don't go killing baby Hitler. He does some great stuff."

[Apollymi]

Jeanne had made her point, but the Nexus claimed her current type of visage was still dangerous. She scoffed, of course she would, it was only truly dangerous because she was played off to the world as evil. Everything could have been fine, if it didn't accept the longevity of long dead idealism. Idealism she hadn't been raised with given her own actual background as a trained assassin in a world that didn't believe in the afterlife. Whatever, it wasn't really a point worth arguing at all. She could point out that such a nature was always hers, and that she simply chose niceness because it suited her better, because other people enabled that for her. Apparently according to the Nexus the final fantasy trope simply hadn't appeared yet in the world and he couldn't interact with him making her right in her flippant assertion. "Oh great, someone actually doing some shit like that... you know what, can't be any worse than it currently is," she mumbled.

Oh well, at least explaining this situation would become a bit easier. According to the Nexus the Holy Grails were children, they grant your wish and you grant theirs by birthing them into the world. That was weird information to know but she supposed there were odder things to know. "Great Grails are babies, just another weird thing to deal with, whatever my sister is going to be pissed..." she said of Artoria. More spoilers were ahead as well... apparently at this point in time, Anu with access to the Nexus would end the world as they knew it. "Of course, he'd ruin the fucking world. Father god types in all creation myths have three main motifs. They can't keep it in their pants, they can't leave mortal lives well enough alone, and they are always harming the lives of children who did nothing to them, because they're so scared of the next generation they can't imagine not being in control," she scoffed, even after the pop and the tightening of Charlemagne's hand on her own she could almost ignore it, and would... she was still human enough to preserve a friends dignity when she realized it was on display. "I'm actually starting to understand my sister's actions more and more every day," Suddenly mass genocide and letting death sort it out seemed like a grand idea for the most part, between idiot gods and disgusting humans, Jeanne was tried of being on the losing side. She couldn't even be happy in her own decision making because she kept being forced to make ones she wouldn't have made for the greater good. Whatever happened she could be impregnated in a moment like this, but all that would happen would but the cut off of her current speech and the gentle reddening of her face. "She took all that information a lot better than I expected," Sakura murmured. Maybe humans really were weird in a good way.

[Bloodedge]

The Dragon Witch seemed to have a very firm opinion about father god-types. The Nexus's brow rose slightly as he wondered if offense should be taken from that sort of speech. "I'll try not to have my soul crushed by that one," he joked. Regarding her sister's actions, he had something else to add. "That one's actions are always completely acceptable. That says nothing about her mentality, but... what we do is more important in the end," he stated.

Jeanne received the fated child with ease, righting a wrong of the timeline in a way yet to be mentioned. In truth, an additional reason for said child was the solidification of the current timeline. With its birth, an anomaly would be righted, effectively helping another pair in keeping them on the right track. It could not be produced immediately, despite the Nexus normally having such ability to speed things along. That was probably something worth warning them about. "And done. Don't worry; it's not going to be a normal human process or anything. It will take some time, though. It will have to root itself in deep and get to the normal you. But, you shouldn't have to worry about giving birth, combat being a danger, or anything like that," the Nexus explained, much to Charlemagne's surprise. "And another weird thing. That one sounds pretty cool, though. Magic convenience is awesome."

Speaking of magic convenience, there was one other thing Charlemagne had surprisingly not taken advantage of. The Nexus sat there wondering if he even considered another possibility, which was frankly even easier than calling Jeanne to this place. Oh well; perhaps he'd be told, or perhaps not. Time would tell.

[Apollymi]

Apparently the Nexus was trying not to have his soul crushed by Jeanne's tirade about father god types and their issues in the world. Jeanne's eyes turned to him and she found herself chuckling once more. "If you thought it might crush your soul, you're probably fine. Those types are also notoriously lacking in self-awareness," she commented seeming to not be trying to ease the potential discomfort much at all, but she also wasn't really wrong in her assertions and given Anu's own actions up to this point he fit the bill she'd described perfectly as one of those types of individuals. As for the bit concerning her sister's actions versus her mentality she could only laugh just a bit in earnest. "Well, that is what the rest of us are for, still having an emergency button to press isn't a negative in this world at all," she stated knowing her sister was far easier to deal with given how she chose to limit herself within the confines of her current lives.

Moving on from this, apparently pregnancy would be no real problem for Jeanne. No human problems to worry about and no negatives to her fighting stats at least, but according to the Nexus it had to root itself rather deeply into her soul and thus it would probably take a while longer than normal. "Finally some goddamn good news," she noted sarcastically. "Yeah, magic is convenient... at least some of the time. Actually, I hadn't been randomly pulled in here since my sister was using it as a hidden meeting room," she stated seeming to have taken a fairly odd approach to it in her current form and feeling oddly nostalgic "Oh? I wouldn't have thought to use it like that..." Sakura mentioned, of course she had no reason to need a magic meeting room. In the same vein she wondered if her parents were being introduced to random human desires while they dealt with their students. Still there was some time to be sitting around and the like, was there anything else she needed to tell Charles before he hopped to whatever weird thing he was going to do?

[Bloodedge]

The Nexus apparently had no cause for concern. Of course, he knew as much, but he did like to have fun and joke about from time to time. The same could not be said of many others who called themselves deities, but he could never really change. Such a nature would persist even as Jeanne mentioned her sister's demeanor, and how she and others were around to manage it. "Is that what the rest of you are for? I wouldn't be too sure it's not the other way around," he theorized. No matter; the time of this group visiting the Nexus was nearing its end. With that being the case, he had to finish explaining more important things.

The child of those two would be of a special variety, both in its natural existence and its method of spawning. "I try to produce as much good news as possible. Glad you're happy with it," he commented. Charlemagne, on the other hand, was shocked alongside Sakura that the Nexus would be used as a meeting room. "That's pretty good, actually. Guaranteed privacy for the most part, nice and peaceful so the discussion can go on without a hitch. I can't really see myself getting involved in one of those meetings, though," he stated while finally loosing Jeanne's hand and rising to his feet. It seemed their time was reaching its natural end, but he had a few more words for the Dragon Witch. "I'll make my way to the HQ, and from there I'll find Aincrad. Thanks for the help and... technically the training. Oh! Did you know you always lead with your left foot?" he wondered finally, recalling the 'angel' and her random advice.

Just then, the Nexus spoke once more. "The Queen of Saints and the King of Faith are officially monarchs over the Cedar Mountain. Jeanne, you're free to wake up whenever you wish. Just remember you're due for a surprise appearance from the child. Someone else has been looking for you both, by the way. I wasn't sure if I should be the one mentioning that, but... yeah, that's about it."

[Apollymi]

The Nexus was apparently, only joking around about the status which could have left it with a crushed soul. This was good, Jeanne didn't actually intend to hurt his feelings. He was definitely one of the better entities she'd encountered in her life in this world. She wasn't directly upset with him, her annoyance was pointed directly where sh thought it should be. Moving on from that, there was some discussion of confusion about the placement of Jeanne's big sister in the grand scheme of things... a chuckle left the lass again. "Either way it doesn't matter, we balance each other out most of the time... my current status not withstanding," she said of herself and her sibling group. In truth, she was certain that her big sister wouldn't have rested if she'd wanted to be returned to her normal self and would have wreaked havoc across the entire world if it would have made her happy.

According to the Nexus it tried to produce good news as much as possible and was glad Jeanne was happy, she couldn't help but scoff. "I'm not happy, but I'm not angry which is about the best you can hope to get out of me presently," she added with her nose turned up. Beyond this point it seemed neither Sakura nor Charles had thought of the use of this room beyond this point and the news of Artoria's use of it as a secret meeting space was surprising for both of them. "My sister will call upon whoever is needed and you would do well to answer... she's not exactly the taking no for an answer type, Chuck," Jeanne gave him that bit of warning with no extra context. As for the rest he aimed to thank her for the help and the training and asked her if she knew of her physical combat leanings. Her eyes widened at the statement as, "I mean yeah, aneki mentioned it but, it's hard... to... correct..." she gave pause. The sister she was thinking of wasn't the one she knew him to have had contact with. Her brow rose in the moment as she gave it a bit more thought. "Whatever, yeah, I know... I'm working on it... be nice if you can... I'll have enough explaining to do to Sieg when I get back," she said of his comings and goings. "If you see Gilles, kill him. He's no friend of ours," she added just in case he was still harboring any kindness she didn't know about or rather had no reason to assume the worst.

The King of Faith and the Queen of Saints... interesting. And someone else had been looking for them, Jeanne could leave whenever she wished but if all the information given said there was no reason to worry about when she woke, she'd rather not leave anything undone. "Look man, I don't have 21 questions in me right now. Who... who is looking for me? Or rather for us? If I can meet them now and ease everything up, I'd rather do that and go into my next adventure with a mostly clear conscience," mentioned Jeanne. Strangely Sakura had been quiet for a bit and would come to an odd conclusion. "The other goddess right? She knew you both and she is connected too..." she added seeming to have drawn several short sticks to come to that conclusion.

[Bloodedge]

Most times, those known as the Hoshimi siblings balanced one another. The 'most' part was quite interesting, as it belied a certain understanding of Jeanne's current state. Moving on though, Jeanne claimed she wasn't happy ─ she just wasn't angry. There was something interesting about that particular claim which left the Nexus tapping his temple in thought. "I didn't think you'd be such a... what was it again?" he wondered. Strangely, it would be Charlemagne who completed the thought while stretching his back. "Tsundere," he said.

Regardless of Jeanne's temperament, there was a warning about... her sister's. According to the Dragon Witch, Charlemagne would be wise to take those invitations to Nexus meetings. He disagreed. "Not happening. I wouldn't be important to one of those anyway. I got a grail by chance," he insisted, stretching a bit more and making sure his legs were loosened as well. Those burns were going to be annoying to deal with. What's more, there was apparently another annoyance: Gilles. He had reason to believe that man was suspicious before, but hearing it from Jeanne's mouth was the only confirmation needed. "I didn't want to believe he was so involved in that. I'll keep my eyes open," he assured.

Moving on, Jeanne wondered who this mystery person could be. Surely she knew the one person that would be looking for herself and Charlemagne. Charlemagne himself had an idea, but Sakura asked aloud. The Nexus nodded, clapping once and spreading his hands to point toward Sakura thereafter. "Ding ding! Ten points to Wisdom!" he announced with no real meaning. "Now calling up a real mouthful: Luviagelita Angelica Edelfelt Martel! Yowzah!"

[Apollymi]

There was apparently some form of mystery on how to qualify the personality Jeanne d'Arc currently embodied as the kind of being she now was. The Nexus seemed to have a hard time figuring it out. Of course, Charles would eventually come up with a word in their mother tongue, which was fairly accurate but somehow Jeanne still didn't like it. She shot the lad a look that could have been fueled by daggers. "Oi, no one fucking asked you, Chuck!" she exclaimed. She didn't think she was a tsundere but here and now she was definitely exactly that, her attention returned to the Nexus and she pointed at him with righteous indignation. "And you, are on ice!" she exclaimed seemingly cross enough to actually direct some of that fire towards him, her freed hands crossing over her chest.

Beyond this point, Charles claimed he wouldn't be answering a summons and that he'd only gotten his grail accidentally. "Uh, yeah... that isn't a thing. If you got it, you earned it. No more fence sitting," she proclaimed in a manner which could have been deemed encouraging. "Besides, you may not know this, but Artoria Pendragon will just knock on your door sword out, you're better off answering when you're called. I can't actually protect you from her," she gave that bit of advice for dealing with her most commonly in-tow family member. As their conversation progressed it seemed that he didn't want to believe that Gilles was so directly involved. "Incel stalker...." she said as if that would explain the problematic nature of the man as she understood it.

Ah but there were more pleasant things to talk about. Points went to wisdom, in that case Sakura who seemed to be capable of putting together the pieces. The other goddess, Angelica. "Sou ka, I guess you did say you married Jelly, that is one hell of a name regardless," she said as the Nexus went about summoning the girl. Sakura on the other hand seemed to be rather wide eyed and excited, she wanted to meet this girl too! Ah, and boy did she appear. Full blonde curls into blue in a strange mix of Charles own armor pieces and some more adventure friendly clothes. She had wide golden eyes, "What?" she managed seemingly confused. There was Charles, he was safe, good. Relief. There was... someone who she didn't know but that was fine. A man she didn't know also fine. And Jeanne though not the way she remembered her. "I don't understand... what?!" she exclaimed. "Hey, Jelly, long time no see~" mentioned Jeanne who freed of Charles's hand and stood to allow the other girl to come in for a hug. Such was pretty normal between them.

[Bloodedge]

No one asked him about Jeanne's temperament. Of course no one did; who would? Not being asked wasn't going to stop him from speaking the cold truth in such a moment. "Not disproving the point," he mumbled under his breath. Meanwhile, the Nexus was receiving a similar verbal assault. He was on ice, was he? Well... he was also in excellent spirits. "Brrr!" he replied, shivering and laughing.

Jeanne continued to insist that Charlemagne answer the summons of Artoria, and he would continue to neglect the thought. No more fence-sitting, she demanded. It wasn't exactly that he was riding the fence this time around; he was officially a very busy guy. "She can knock if she wants. Maybe when she shows up, she can help me deal with the million things I have going on so I have time to care about something else," he huffed. Moving on, a single utterance answered any questions as to how Gilles was involved. Gilles was always one to make others uncomfortable. Now, it all made sense. "... Oh. I always thought he was weird, but I figured that was just... never mind," he said, deciding to leave the rest in the confines of his own mind.

The Nexus went on to call for Angelica using her full spiritual name as anyone would know it. Given the recent marriage, he even decided to tack on Charlemagne's original surname for general purposes. As one might expect, Angelica was rather confused when called upon, asking only 'what' upon appearing ─ twice even. A strange reunion of a thousand year gap was sure to occur right away, so Charlemagne made no moves toward the lass. He did, however, pause to take in her unusual state of dress. "Is that my armor? What the hell is going on in Aincrad right now?!"