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WHAT who knows
WHERE wherever your top comment is
WHEN the 52nd cycle of the sun more or less

[All of the animals are gone!

... ish.

You can still hear them, barks and chirps and meows. Uh, and also some howls and growls?? Some noises you have never heard before and never want to hear again? And though you may catch dark shapes moving out of the corner of your eye, nothing is ever there when you turn to look.]

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It's likely.

Is there one around?

I don't believe so. I'm only aware of a few— myself, and then Alexander is a Rider. There's a Berserker, and an Assassin. But that's all I've encountered.

How many classes are there, anyway?

The standard is seven. There are some very rare nonstandard classes, I think, but the main seven are Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Assassin, Caster, and Berserker.

So... typically one of each is summoned...?

Yes. At least, in my experience. I haven't been in every war.

Do they happen often?

It depends on how you would define 'often'...? It's less frequent than a yearly phenomenon but usually more frequent than a decade.

I see. How destructive are these fights?

[ :/ :/ :\ :\ ]

It depends on the personalities of the spirits summoned.

And of the summoners, I'd imagine...?

Yes, that influences it as well.

But, with the understanding that it's a sliding scale...

It shouldn't be. Ideally the summoned spirits fight each other, the mages support them, and no unrelated parties are dragged into the conflict.

Which sounds fine in theory, but clearly that's not always what happens.

It's been known to... go a bit sideways. Sometimes.

Uh huh...

...

But I doubt it will be a concern while we're here.

I hope you're right.

Since this isn't a conventional summoning, either.

Is that how you got here?

No. I wasn't officially summoned here at all. I just... wound up here. The same as anyone else.

[sigh]

I see.

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