[ All things considered, Ritsuka would call the beginning of this Rayshift a success. For once, the errors happened before they set off. There's no miscalculation to send her flying randomly through the air, unsure of where or how she'll hit the ground. They'd made it here in one piece, and they'd found a safe spot to establish a camp and the leylines in nearly record time. Maybe it's silly to take that as a victory, but at this point, she's learned to take them where they come.

She'd been more than willing to accompany one of the scouting parties, but Jack had been oddly insistent about remaining at camp. When questioned, she'd only insisted that it was better for Ritsuka to stay, and rather than risk a tantrum (significantly more troublesome when the child in question is armed to the teeth), she'd agreed.

When Shirou coughs, she looks up. She's got one hand resting on Jack's head and her other bracing her weight. ]

Welcome back. [ It's an automatic greeting, one that she says before parsing his words. ] You're the first one back, so -- tell me what you saw. Any guesses? Da Vinci can't even get a name for this place for us. Guess things are buggier than we first thought.

[ Not that she'd say that to Da Vinci's face. She knows better than to challenge a genius. ]