[To be honest, he really wasn't upset that she was working with him. Despite her personality, she wasn't that bad to look at, and when she was smiling at him, she was actually pretty stunning.]
Oh? And why's that, Tohsaka-san? This is a project on American literature, and you know my obsession with certain genres. I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't ask the teacher to help stack the deck for you.
[He will keep referring to her by her last name, at least for the moment. He knew what subjects that he was the best at, and he wasn't afraid to brag about them. With a smirk, he will motion further into the large house, to his own bedroom, which is clean, and filled wall to wall with books, and a fairly ornate chess set. There is a desk with a nice chair, as well as room on Battler's bed.]
Most of my material is in there. I've got editions in both English and Japanese, if you're interested.
[While Rin was a member of a well respected Magus family, the Ushiromiyas were a much smaller group, with only his uncle having any real talent for magecraft. His Grandfather spent too much time trying to capture actual Magic to strengthen his circuits, and his own branch of the family had very little in the way of their own, as far as Battler knew. Of course, he wouldn't have ever suspected that his branch was specially bread Magus Killers, but that's a story for a different day.
Battler will grab one of the books, 'The Mousetrap', by Agatha Christie and flip through it. It is well read, with many earmarks and the like. After a moment, he'll pipe up, his snarky tone pretty much gone.]
Hey, Tohsaka-san...well, Rin if you'd prefer...why are you always giving me such a hard time at school? You've been making it so I can't even so much as talk to any girl, they rear back like I'm going to assault them, even if I just want to check notes.
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Oh? And why's that, Tohsaka-san? This is a project on American literature, and you know my obsession with certain genres. I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't ask the teacher to help stack the deck for you.
[He will keep referring to her by her last name, at least for the moment. He knew what subjects that he was the best at, and he wasn't afraid to brag about them. With a smirk, he will motion further into the large house, to his own bedroom, which is clean, and filled wall to wall with books, and a fairly ornate chess set. There is a desk with a nice chair, as well as room on Battler's bed.]
Most of my material is in there. I've got editions in both English and Japanese, if you're interested.
[While Rin was a member of a well respected Magus family, the Ushiromiyas were a much smaller group, with only his uncle having any real talent for magecraft. His Grandfather spent too much time trying to capture actual Magic to strengthen his circuits, and his own branch of the family had very little in the way of their own, as far as Battler knew. Of course, he wouldn't have ever suspected that his branch was specially bread Magus Killers, but that's a story for a different day.
Battler will grab one of the books, 'The Mousetrap', by Agatha Christie and flip through it. It is well read, with many earmarks and the like. After a moment, he'll pipe up, his snarky tone pretty much gone.]
Hey, Tohsaka-san...well, Rin if you'd prefer...why are you always giving me such a hard time at school? You've been making it so I can't even so much as talk to any girl, they rear back like I'm going to assault them, even if I just want to check notes.