[ it was easy enough to see the other servant's building anger... if archer had more concern for his own well-being, he probably would have stopped short of rubbing her mistake in her face. unfortunately, that has never been the kind of person archer is. admittedly, if it was a more grievous mistake, he may have felt more sympathy - but ultimately, contracting with a master isn't the worst thing a servant could do here. (contract with kotomine kirei actually is, but archer doesn't realize that part just yet).

he just casually cocks his head to the side, dodging the molten spoon. hopefully someone will clean that up later. ]

Calm down... don't you think you're overreacting a bit?

[ he's not the best at putting out fires, but this is one that needs to be doused a bit, lest the mess hall go up in flames. she really does seem like she's willing to fight him over this, and now is hardly the time and place. so he'll just...

wait, what was that last bit? his amused expression turns slightly in a scowl at that. ]

You really have some imagination... why you'd jump to that strange conclusion speaks more about your own character than anything else. [ still, from the way his demeanor has been shaken, it's obvious enough that it's gotten under his skin slightly. ] Besides, this is about your situation, not mine. Having a Master isn't such a bad thing, unless you were looking forward to performing "lewd acts" yourself.

[ ...yeah he's really not good at putting out fires... ]