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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1365 on: February 07, 2015, 01:54:11 AM »

Sakura

Sakura sighed in relief when Rider and Vanguard finally arrived at her location.

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"What do you need, Sakura?" she said, her eager tone showing no indication that she had just run several miles at speeds well above a normal human's capability.

"I await your orders, Sakura. Where shall you lead?", Vanguard eagerly asked, his booming voice echoing under his very armour.

 A crowd of people quickly ran away from their area, leaving them on deserted streets. “We’re going to find my sister and Shirou now. It’s very important we find them as soon as possible! Faust has sent out his familiars to find them, in the meantime we’ll search for them on our own.” Sakura ran up to Rider and gave her a quick hug. “With your help, I’m sure that I can keep Shirou safe!” Sakura disengaged and walked behind Rider. “Can you let me on?”

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1366 on: February 07, 2015, 01:57:11 AM »
PARIAH

For a few seconds PARIAH stared at the bleeding stump at the end of his wrist for a moment before stepping on his severed hand and assimilating it back into his body. Biomass shifted again and his stump was quickly replaced with a brand new hand.

"We can play now!"

He gave his 'sister' an enthusiastic nod before turning around and taking the simplest route possible. The virus charged straight ahead with a speed that would have even surprised supernatural beings. Of course, he did run into a small issue of a building blocking his path. PARIAH barely slowed down as he slammed right through the wall of the building and burst into the main floor of the apartment.

Surprised screams and shouts echoed through the building as he continued and broke through the other side with the same vigor as before.

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1367 on: February 07, 2015, 02:15:48 AM »
Mia

Mia jumped after the sprinting child, and followed him as he smashed though building after building. And Mia kept following though the gaps he formed or others she saw. It was not long until they were at a much less populated part of the city.

And with no people around Mia increased her speed and caught the child, her blade swinging down, cutting the boy into two parts down the middle.

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1368 on: February 07, 2015, 02:24:41 AM »
PARIAH

The two halves of the child rolled onto the ground in front of Mia and splattered it with blood before shifting into countless tendrils and reforming into PARIAH.

"My turn now! I'm it!" He looked exceptionally pleased with himself despite having just been split in two and didn't look tired in the slightest. He crouched down as a dozen tendrils sprouted from him and took careful aim.

"You get to run first?"

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1369 on: February 07, 2015, 02:29:59 AM »
Mia

Mia pouted, “Nonono, you’re still moving, so I’m still it. You see?” She said while wiggling a finger at the boy, if he could even be called that, in front of her. “When you can’t move anymore then I win. Then you can have a turn.” She lectured.

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1370 on: February 07, 2015, 02:51:03 AM »
PARIAH

PARIAH made a small frown and cocked his head as he thought about how to reply. Then with a small nod to himself his tendrils all formed blades and proceeded to hack him apart. The child didn't make a sound as powerful cuts neatly sliced off his fingers and slowly carved his limbs into chunks while a few more tendrils hacked at his neck, the biomass being too thick to remove with a single hit.

Blood flowed like water from a river as PARIAH's head was finally removed from his shoulders and the tendrils turned on each other. For a few moments all that remained were the mutilated chunks of a child. Then the dozens of parts simply came together and PARIAH looked as fine as ever.

Believing that he had proved his point he responded, "But I can always move! I want to play a different game."

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1371 on: February 07, 2015, 05:46:46 AM »
Saber

The blond felt her lips curve in a smile at Rin's morning antics as she grabbed a K-pack for her Keurig.  Saber had become quite fond of coffee since becoming a police officer, especially in the morning.  The Keurig was easy to operate and convenient, and Saber had become somewhat reliant of the device.

She said to Rin, "I would not take offense if you went back to bed to get more sleep."

Then she went to grab herself, Shirou, and Lancelot mugs.  Frowning, she looked around for her roommate.  Lancelot wasn't anywhere to be found, but his phone was left on the counter.  Sighing, the former king looked at Shirou and asked, "Would you like some coffee?"


Forest

Normally the purple of her bedroom and the crow painting on the wall was a source of comfort for Forest.  It was a bit of normalcy in the cluster fuck known as Nexus, but right now it was a reminder of place she'd never get back to.  People she'd never see again. 

Like you, Poppet, she thought as she saw the sepia toned photograph on her vanity amongst her nicknacks, hair ties, bottles of fingernail polish, chokers, and assorted Urban Decay cosmetics.   Her chest tightened at the sight of herself, dressed like an Old West Gunslinger in all black (because she was one at the time), Wynn in full Victorian finery with that little smirk she always wore, and baby Gabriel in white in Forest's arms.

There was another picture, taken a few years ago.  Gabriel as an adult with his long raven hair that seemed as if it was crafted from India ink and his pointed ears and that little smirk that was just like his mother's.  Hawk- someone else I miss, bloody lost chance and Lord and Lady I should have figured out my feelings about that sooner- had often pointed out that she was Gabriel's true mum, and not Wynn.  Hell, I even miss Wynn. 

She stripped out of her rags and threw them in the waste bin in the corner before heading to the stereo on the other side of the room.  She turned on the Ipod docked there and scrolled through her playlists.  And there's a virgin boy with a martyr complex and a bloody ton of repression who wants to offer himself as a sodding sacrificial lamb to me.  Then I bite him and things become nine sorts of weird that I don't want.  Not my type and not the sort of damaged goods I can help.

Nine Inch Nails started to play as she headed to the shower to clean off her own blood and ashes.

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1372 on: February 07, 2015, 05:50:51 AM »
Eh, what brought this sudden urgency on? thought Rider as Sakura started to talk about how they had to find Shirou and Rin as quickly as possible.

Still, despite the bizarreness of the situation, Rider would certainly like to see Sakura re-united with her sister and the man she loved. Admittedly, there was a risk with Shirou, after all he would presumably have his own Sakura waiting for him back in his home dimension, but surely Sakura would be able to understand that, and he would certainly do everything he could to be kind and supportative towards her.

Before she could respond, though, Sakura ran up to her and gave her a quick hug, which she happily reciprocated.

“With your help, I’m sure that I can keep Shirou safe!" she said, before releasing the hug and walking behind Rider.

Hmm, is Shirou in danger?

“Can you let me on?” Sakura said.

Eh? thought Rider, looking at Sakura slightly confused.

Oh, wait, I see, she wants a piggy-back ride.

"Of course, Sakura", she said, bending down to allow Sakura to climb onto her back.

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1373 on: February 07, 2015, 07:04:17 AM »
Having finished with the shower and since dried off, Adjutor finds himself wondering what he should do with the bloody clothes, before deciding that, bloodstains aside, the clothing is still perfectly useable.

...Now then...perhaps I'd be better off asking our hostess for some peroxide instead of searching for the stuff myself.

With that in mind, Adjutor unseals his eyes again and takes a quick look around for the unique signature, until-

There, a few floors below.

Having learned somewhat from last time, Adjutor opts to shadow walk down the floors separating him from the potential source of his salvation, making sure to land as close as he can to where he was standing on the floors above. Fortunately, his guess doesn't put him too far off, leaving him standing right outside a rather dark door, at least compared to the walls surrounding it. Adjutor takes a moment to collect himself, then listens for a moment, noting the faint sound of a running shower.

Clever of her...

And also something she's fully within her rights to do. This is her house, after all.

I know, I know. No need to get all worked up over it.

And now Adjutor finds himself in a bit of a dilemma. On one hand, he could open the door to make himself heard over the sound of the shower, but risk the vampire's wrath, with such an intrusion finally being the last straw that would get him thrown out. On the other hand...

It is a this point that an idea occurs to Adjutor.

Hey, Forest? Do you happen to have some peroxide I could use?
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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1374 on: February 07, 2015, 08:20:59 AM »
Mia

Mia watched as the boy cut himself to bits and then put himself together. The fact that he was a monster, already appendant from his tendrils and physical abilities earlier shown, was quietly tucked into the corner of her mind as something far, far more important took precedence.

“I can’t win?” She asked in a devastated tone, and then tears began to well in her eyes, “But I always win.” She continued before she dropped to the ground and help her knees to her chest and began to cry while sitting upright.

She really needed this win to, after her devastating loss earlier. The thought only put her into a greater depression as the tears began to poor out even more.

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1375 on: February 07, 2015, 10:22:07 AM »
Mille
What so many people happened to call the Nexus was not particularly known for it's color. The gray buildings, the gray landscapes, the gray moods. There were the parks of course, and certain patches of land that added splotches of green, but here in the urban heart, color all but seemed to fade. It was snowing again, the flakes fluffy balls that would explode into a bunch of smaller snowflakes upon impact, but the beauty was lost in the daylight, with so little contrast. Not that such things tended to go noticed, the gray fog of death lurking around every corner.

This all, of course, went unnoticed beyond mere observation to the girl flying high above the city streets. Most of the color had drained from her life anyway, not that she had ever realized it. And, after all, beyond getting an idea of climate, layout, and so on, all this meant little in the scheme of things. Because little things like beauty of snow weren't important really. What mattered was the Mission. Not even the cold mattered. Acknowledging the cold was for the weak. Nor her ridiculous outfit, partially responsible for her being so cold in the first place. That didn't matter either.

Well, on second thought, maybe it did matter. It was slowing her flying speed, which while useful for getting a more detailed look of the city below, was not helping them be timely in finding the area of investigation Sapphire had scouted out for her. Something had to be said.

"Tell me something. Why is it that I have to take on the guise of a magical girl when wielding you? It seems highly impractical, especially in these conditions."

The wand stayed still, but a voice came out all the same, as if from nothing.

"I have determined that it's the best way to channel the immense stores of prana that I can provide for you. The outfit helps channel it further."

The magus girl sighed. "Why is it I have difficulty believing you?"

"Whether you believe me or not makes no difference. You're stuck like that either way, aren't you?"

Well, she couldn't argue with that. As a magus, she would have to put up with it. After all, it didn't matter how humiliating or impractical it was if it was necessary to accomplish her goal. Complaining was for the weak. And flying was the only way for her to travel fast enough to reach their destination in a timely manner.

Never mind if her hair was sopped from the snow that'd melted on it. Or on this ridiculous dress. Or the fact that all that dampness had frozen to an extent. It was necessary to endure, and that was that.

"You could always go down lower if you wanted to get warmer, Miss Garrison" said the wand. "Part of why you feel cold as extreme as you do is the altitude."

Garrison shook her head. "The additional cold is a risk I have to take. If we go lower, I could lose time having to dodge more buildings. Even with the reduced movement speed, we will still get more timely results from the increased height."

"If you say so."

The redhead narrowed her eyes, scanning the urban landscape below, lifeless as it was. "How close are we to our destination?"

The wand wiggled a bit. "Not far now. It should be somewhere in this area." She maneuvered herself in Garrison's hand until she was pointing down towards one place in particular . "There, I think. That's about where I got the reading."

Looking down at the spot being pointed at revealed a splash of brick red among the grey-ish black void.

"That apartment complex?" said the girl.

"That should be it, yes," the wand replied, bending her headpiece as if in a nod. "We should head there post haste. We don't know if the source of the reading will move from there."

Garrison paused for a moment. Knowing she had to roll with the stupid magical girl thing, she tossed aside her regular procedure for casting spells and just produced a fireball. She floated for a moment, wet but at least somewhat warmer, before continuing. Already she could feel the unfrozen moisture forming glistening ice on her dress and body, but she pushed forward. After all, the sooner she made it to the building, the sooner she could leave this cold. ...And even better, get into something more useful than this utterly impractical outfit.

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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1376 on: February 07, 2015, 10:59:09 AM »
Rattus

It was a dark morning when the two men met the businessman in the local greenery. There were no visitors on the line of sight of the three during that time which was a good sign that their dealings would go undisturbed on the duration, unless something comes up. And, knowing the city's overall mood, it is not unlikely that this meeting would be spoiled by unforeseen factors, especially if these factors carry a murderous or ravenous intent against anyone.

"Shit, man." said the man in a red baseball jacket when he looked over Hi-Point C9 pistol on his hands when he took it from it's hard plastic case. "You sure this isn't blow up on me when I pull the trigger?"

"This handgun is as reliable as any product in the market, but for a lower price." Rattus pedantically said, while still holding the hard case open. "However, the manufacturer recommends that you clean the barrel every 3 or 4 hundred rounds fired, as well as hosing out the action with powder or aerosol solvents. Of course, I personally recommend cleaning it every after use."

"And this is all for 190 dollars?" The other man asked, looking directly at the arms dealer's eyes as he threw in the question. He was wearing a leather vest on top of a black shirt.

"The normal price for C9 is 195 US dollars, including the hard case." Rattus replied. "However, not only did I reduce the price for it, but also gave you a box of 9mm Luger cartridges, free of charge."

"Man, you're ripping yourself off!" Said the man with the gun, who is apparently the buyer.

The German then replied, "This would only be the time when I do such. I am pretty sure that you are going to hastily burn up all your ammunition, especially when practicing your marksmanship."

"Jake here don't need practice, man." the leather vested man said, "He's been tradin' fire with 'hoods ever since he landed on this city, and he has one hell of an aim!"

"Please, Coolie!" Jake addressed his companion. "They ain't got shit on me!"

"I guess this is why you have a criminal record, do you?" Rattus commented.

"I didn't do anything! Go ask Coolie!" Jake insisted. "He saw it!"

"Well, fuck the cops, man!" Coolie agreed. "Them gangbangin' 'hoods came after us!"

"Yeah! They wanted to get back at me because one of them had his chick give me head, man!"

"Jake's a real player, boss!" Coolie interjected.

"They were comin' at me strapped, so I pulled out mine first!" Jake said. "Then when one of them got wasted, they started firing back. They started it!"

Rattus sighed when he heard Jake's version of the story. It was obvious to the arms dealer that Jake fired preemptively and actually started the gun fight, but at least he was honest about the whole thing. "I see..." he simply exhaled, briefly asking himself why he was dealing with such kind of personalities, until he realized this was a part of the profession.

"So yeah, Jake ain't startin' shit." Coolie concluded.

"And you're buying another gun because you fear that they'll be back at you, is that it?" The bespectacled businessman conjectured.

"Yeah." Jake answered. "Coolie here ain't got no beef with them, but he might buy another one of these some time, boss. They might hit him up!"

"As soon as I get my coke money, boss!" Coolie said. "I'll get AKs for the two of us, and lots of bullets for it!"

"Yeah!" Jake then pounded fists with his buddy. "Then they'll never get us!"

Rattus was silent for a while after the two stated their future intentions. He thought to himself that this wouldn't be the last time he would be seeing these two, owing to the desire to arm themselves with more small arms.

After a few minutes of silence, he handed the hard case and box of bullets over to Jake, walked at a direction and signaled for them to follow him. He then gave out pieces of advice to the two men. "So, in any case, I suggest that you practice your marksmanship skills more in order to improve it, given that a real defense situation can be stressful and it may affect your accuracy. Also, in order to get a more favorable outcome legally, do not fire unless they do so first." He then added, "But, given your current record now, I guess my latter advice doesn't exactly apply anymore."

"So yeah, boss." Coolie then said. "We practice more shooting and give you a call when we need more guns?"

"Basically, yes." He then turned around to face the two them and asked, "Ammunition, too. But, anyhow, I think that concludes our deal for today, doesn't it?"

"Yeah." Jake affirmed. "Catch you later, boss."

Rattus then nodded, before the three men parted their ways. While walking out from the greenery, he pondered if there are more clients he needed to have contact with. And when he got to his car, which was parked near the sidewalks, he sat on the driver's seat, took out a metal flask and drank from it, wanting to wind down and relax himself before heading out once more.
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Re: Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? In Character Game Thread
« Reply #1377 on: February 07, 2015, 02:36:05 PM »
Vanguard

The metal knight crossed his arms as he gave an approving nod. "Very well, Sakura, we shall search high and low for those you seek."

Looking at the display Sakura and Rider presented before him, Vanguard couldn't help but chuckle in amusement. "Master, where shall we look for them?", he asked eagerly.
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« Reply #1378 on: February 07, 2015, 03:50:15 PM »
Corporal Mathew Blackburn:

"...Yeah." Mathew responded after a moment.

He rose to his feet and followed Noel to where she keeps her sheets. Maybe some rest would do him good? However, the last time he fell asleep, a nightmare plagued him.

After the two of them pulling out some (pink) sheets and a pillow, they set up the futon. Mathew took off his boots once again and, without hesitation, laid down onto the makeshift bed, burying his face in the pillow.
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« Reply #1379 on: February 07, 2015, 06:18:08 PM »

Sakura climbed into Rider’s back and firmly latched her arms around Rider’s neck. While Rider grabbed her legs and stood up, Sakura turned her head and responded to Vanguard.

Vanguard

The metal knight crossed his arms as he gave an approving nod. "Very well, Sakura, we shall search high and low for those you seek."

Looking at the display Sakura and Rider presented before him, Vanguard couldn't help but chuckle in amusement. "Master, where shall we look for them?", he asked eagerly.

“Where shall we look for them, that’s a good question Vanguard.” Sakura thought about it for a bit. Where would Shirou be? I’m not sure, this city is too big! I hate this city!

”Caster, have you found anything yet?”

”Nothing yet, sorry. You’ll need to give more time for them to search.” Faust gently chided her. ”I don’t have the power to instantly find someone, you know. Just be patient for a little while.”

“Vanguard, I don’t have a clue where either of them might be, this city is too chaotic to make any real guesses. So I think it’s best to just search around as fast as we can.” Sakura looked back at the large apartment complex she had just come from. “But we should probably stay away from those apartments, so let’s go search that way!” Sakura said and pointed off in the opposite direction of the place where she knew Hamara was residing. “What do you think, do either of you have any ideas?”

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