[Irisviel almost responds before Shirou's message finishes, but thank goodness he kept it short enough that she can't scramble for the buttons in time because that last bit makes her freeze.
Her husband is here. But he's... a child? That's--
No, it's not impossible, but goodness, is it unbelievable. After a long moment to let it sink in, she replies via video, needing some sort of visual confirmation from Shirou.]
[ Fortunately for her, he's rather polite when it comes to Irisviel, so he makes the switch to video quite easily, scratching the back of his head with uncertainty. ]
He called himself Kerry... And was looking for someone named Natalia. When I introduced myself, he said his last name was the same as mine, and then I asked if his first name was Kiritsugu and he said that it was.
He said that he usually called himself Kerry because his first name was hard to pronounce.
[And so soon after she decided to stop waiting for him at the train station every weekend -- stopped checking every message that came across her watch in case it was him. Her chest aches with guilt.]
[She... can't say she would have informed him of the same, but what's done is done. Her lips thin as she takes a moment to contemplate how to proceed.]
...Do you know if he's found a place to stay? Or, perhaps... where he is now?
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video;
Her husband is here. But he's... a child? That's--
No, it's not impossible, but goodness, is it unbelievable. After a long moment to let it sink in, she replies via video, needing some sort of visual confirmation from Shirou.]
...You're certain it's Kiritsugu?
video;
He called himself Kerry... And was looking for someone named Natalia. When I introduced myself, he said his last name was the same as mine, and then I asked if his first name was Kiritsugu and he said that it was.
He said that he usually called himself Kerry because his first name was hard to pronounce.
video;
[And so soon after she decided to stop waiting for him at the train station every weekend -- stopped checking every message that came across her watch in case it was him. Her chest aches with guilt.]
What have you told him?
video;
video;
...Do you know if he's found a place to stay? Or, perhaps... where he is now?
video;
video; i actually hate myself
[But, even more than his lodgings, Iri is remembering the most pressing matter of all.]
...Thank you for telling me about this, Shirou.
video;