Lynchpin---Castle and Surrounding Grounds.

[lynchpin_castle]

The servants are unseen and unknown. Residents are welcome to take over the Servant’s rooms or not, but it is not recommended. Likewise, it is unclear where the Master resides. Usually s/he will call a meeting of their champions and meet them within the reception all or Banquet room.

Meals are typically taken together as a group, and if requested--training times for the champions as a group may be arranged. Both of the mundane variety, and also recreations of challenge-zones, such as the Labyrinth and the Mirror Gallery. The castle and its immediate surroundings have been set to mimic Earth with its single moon and 24 hour cycle of time, along with a standard Julian calendar for convenience.

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[neveraknight]

The spotlight seemed to rotate through the group nicely, with one or another of them pitching it off to someone else. The flow was good to learning bits and pieces of someone, with out making any one of them stand out too much. Ahsoka was glad for it to be off her as well. She was going to need extra meditation tonight.

Himawari could agree about that the servants were a bit weird, but she had dealt with that before once as well. When Trunks had directed a question to her, she covered her mouth and finished her bite of salad, before nodding, smiling. "Ah, yes! I have. I have been to an island in some unknown location, where dreams and wishes can be granted. We once had a little girl wish that everyone had a hundred kittens each, so the island was over run for a week until someone wished that away." She said, smiling fondly a moment, then shaking her head.

"I've been to a haunted place, Red Fort, I believe, that was mostly a haunted hotel and a small town of...um... problems? Then to another island on a different Earth, where a darkness came out every night, flooding the entire place in monsters. And um... yes." Her voice was getting softer each time she mentioned one, as if she did realize how amazingly insane this sounded. She blushed and picked up her tea, still smiling though.

[light_of_willpower]

Tamaki had paused with his tea-cup halfway to his mouth. Once again stunned speechless, before looking down and laughing quietly to himself. "I fear I am definitely in over my head."

Ty Lee was listening raptly, in between bites of her own salad and soup. "What kind of problems? You sound like you've had an amazing journey!"

Trunks was just as glad for the spotlight to be off of him, trying to catch Ahsoka's eyes and offer a reassuring smile. If nothing else, they had each other's backs here just as much as in the challenges. "Were they all on Earth, Miss Himawari?"

[neveraknight]

Ahsoka always felt this strange hit of relief any time Trunks gave her a smile. She seemed to relax more with each one, and always gave him a soft smile back. Though she reached over to pat one of Tamaki's hands, very lightly. "Do not worry so much about being in over your head. Everyone has to start their own journey somewhere. This just happens to be where yours will start." She assured him.

Himawari beamed at that. "Just as Ahsoka-chan said! Just a few years ago I was just a student in school as well." A cursed student, but she didn't mention that part. To Ty Lee though she said carefully. "Monsters. Uh, They were called mutants too, actually, but..." to Logan, a worried look. "I am sure they were not the kind you were mentioning, Logan-san." And to Trunks, she bit her lip. "Oh, I ah, I don't think they were all Earth. Pocket universes, or multi-verses. I'm not sure which. I always seem to be drawn to them from different sources and I don't know why. The last one was Earth though. Outside of Canada!"

And back to Ty Lee, a curious look. "But what about you? It sounds like you might be in all of our respective pasts, at least technology wise. Are you a student or fighter?" Because she can tell there are a few fighters here. She may have a sword, but she is not a fighter like they are.

[light_of_willpower]

Ty Lee smiled, putting down her fork. "I don't know about that. We've got hot air balloons and tanks and we're starting on steam power." The Fire Nation had made great advances in its technology for the war. "I'm an acrobat. I suppose you'd classify me as 'fighter' too, though I'm not a bender like Azula or Aang or Katara or Zuko. I recently joined a group called the Kiyoshi warriors. Named in honor of Avatar Kiyoshi, as they try to follow her ideals. During the war though, they realized they had to do more than just protect Kiyoshi island, so they moved to start trying to help the Earth Kingdom, and now the world at large as we all try to heal from the war."

Tamaki appreciated the pat, shooting a grateful and small smile at Ahsoka, nodding his thanks as he listened to Ty Lee.

Trunks simply stayed silent, listening, but glad whenever Ahsoka smiled back. Hopefully he'd get some more decent sleep, since the last two nights hadn't been so. The night after they talked in the spa-room had been the worst though--not because of nightmares. But because he hadn't been able to get Ahsoka out of his mind. Her in battle, her in the pool, her at ease in the spa-room, her meditating. All the time they'd spent together, and other ways he'd very much like to spend time with her. But it was still his responsibility--that he had a crush, did not mean she was obligated to return it or be anything other than herself.