Cross Effects 3.0 - November 16, 2014—April 13, 2015

[Kat]

Deborah

Fully aware she is staying in place that might not be secure from curiosity of mortals, she resisted daysleep as well as she could. That naturally made her feel drained and lethargic, but that was better alternative than someone finding inert corpse in basement.

Hearing loud voices in the basement, she assumed someone is searching the basement. Crap... she thought, pumping Vitae through her system to fake mortality for a while. Still, she had to explain what an outsider was doing there. She did not rear her head, in hope for a slight chance that the search party would give up.

[Elf]

Saber

Saber added cream, real heavy cream and sugar to her Starbuck's Blond Veranda blend coffee.  She prepared the device to make a second cup for Shirou, before looking at Rin.  "I know you prefer tea, but this does have more caffeine in it.  Would you like a cup as well?"

Sweetened warmth hit Saber's tongue and she felt her toes curl in her slippers.  She felt Shirou's eyes watching her as she went about the kitchen and absently tucked a lock of her long, blond hair behind her ear.  Heat filled her cheeks at his glance as she moved to the table. 

It is just like . . . Just like how Archer watched me after saving me from Gilgamesh, the former king thought.  She had to borrow some of the former Servant's clothing and she had not bothered putting her hair back up.  This was before she knew that he was once her Master in another time line, but he had watched her with the same confused wonder that Shirou was watching her now with.  Later Saber had inquired about that, after Rider had taken him for herself and she had discovered his true identity.  Archer stammered for a moment, a rarity for the normally acrid man, and said something about how natural and relaxed she looked and he couldn't help himself.  Then he had made an excuse, said something sarcastic, and left her with that bit of knowledge.

“So, Charles…”

Saber smiled and said, "Forest discovered I enjoyed stuffed animals.  However, she did not bring me a lion, which I adore.  She brought me a dragon and said it was more apt and that I needed to give it a proper name.  I would be pleased to show you the rest of my collection later."


Forest

Suds in her hair, hot water streaming down her cold, undead body, Forest found herself singing along with the familiar chorus.

"No you can't take it
No you can't take it
No you can't take that away from me
No you can't take it
No you can't take it
No you can't take that away from me . . . "

Before she could go into the "head like a hole" part, Adjutor's mental voice managed to break through Trent Reznor's glorious tones.

Forest rinsed her hair under the spray and sent back, I've got a bloody gallon of the stuff in my laundry room.  Its on the first floor, the last room at the end of the hallway on the left.  Above the washer and dryer there's a cabinet for all the washing sundries.  Peroxide is in a large brown bottle and its clearly marked.  Pre-treat your clothing and if you're going to use the washer, for the love of the Lord and Lady read the directions.  That thing's an Asko and you don't need much detergent.

She started to sing again, "Bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve."


Abigail

The redheaded Changling was sweeping through Nexus on her broomstick.  Cold wind was whipping her hair back from her face and slapping her cheeks.   She was glad she had put a bit of ointment on her face to protect from the chill and windburn before mounting her broom.

Her destination was Nexus City's police department; apparently they needed her assistance to help track down a horrid, child eating monster in the sewers.   While being waste up in shit wasn't her idea of a good time, the pay was fantastic, and it was her chance to work with the mythical Saber.  So she'd gotten up early to make a batch of cheese strudel and cranberry-orange muffins because she heard of the tiny girl with the glowing sword's voracious apatite. 

Abigail saw the familiar building and landed, swinging her legs out in front of her to slow her momentum down.  Once firmly on terra-firma again, she deactivated the broom and trotted up the steps and into the station.  She headed back to the detective's station and heard Riggs shout out, "Morning, Abby-girl!"

"I've got muffins, Roger," she called back.

His reply was, "You're going to make some guy really fucking lucky one day, Abby-girl."

She laughed at that and waved, frowning at the sight of the guy with no pants sitting on the bench looking crabby.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider had to hold in a laugh as Vanguard started brooding about how he wanted to ride a Pegasus.

He has flying horses in his world, like my Pegasus?

When he had calmed down, he addressed Sakura, backing up Rider's plan, which she was clearly considering. Meanwhile, Rider addressed Vanguard.

"It's not 'a Pegasus', it's just 'Pegasus'. As in, the original one", she said, "in any case, I am curious, how do you know of that name? Whilst the concept of a flying horse exists in many mythologies, the name 'Pegasus' is exclusive to the one that I gave 'birth' to".

Then, hearing Sakura's reply, she responded mentally.

Ah, I see. I am guessing that he is in that apartment, then?

In that case, yes, it is probably not a good idea if I summon Pegasus. He has already seen it, and he seems to have a strong hatred for me. As you say, he seems difficult to defeat, so I would much rather avoid a confrontation, and I certainly do not wish to attempt to fight him whilst we are both on Pegasus. That would make it extremely difficult for me to avoid his attacks, and would also put you in danger, she replied.

I think you'll need to tell Vanguard, though. He seems rather... enthusiastic about the idea, she added, a hint of amusement in her mental voice.

[Knick]

Mia

Mia felt the boy wrap around his hand and her into a hug. It did not stop her from crying however, eventually she calmed down however. The only traces of tears being her slightly puffy eyes.

She gave PARIAH a smile and began to laugh, “Hehehe, you’re nice. I’m Mia.”

[Mooncake]

Ezra Longinia


Jesus Christ!

A knight clad in the blackest armor Ezra had ever seen had come running in out of nowhere, screaming like a berserker. The knight grabbed Ezra's spear, and he instinctively let go, throwing himself to the side as the knight roared at the vampires to flee, another Lance of blood forming and solidifying in his hands. This was dangerous, he could tell that much.




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Wanderer


The horseman put his face in his hands, sighing as his 'nephew' went running off with a demon. Well, the virus can take care of itself, he reasoned, but still... the eternal cowboy looked down at the parasite sitting at his feet. His eyes flared white, the crashing sounds from the building covering up what transpired.

Shaking his head, the horseman looked over to the chaos the child was causing, before holding up his hands to the sky. Stepping over the scorch mark in the pavement, Wanderer started to walk. Lacie had never given him so much trouble, not once...



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Vlad Drăculea

The king of the castle tapped his finger on the stone arm of his throne only twice. That, as it had been before, was more than enough.

"Butler. Your master calls."

[Kat]

Faust chuckled. "Yes, I suppose I am. Now, where were we?" He asked Mordred, awaiting his minions to inform him of a match.

"Eh, I won't rant again on why vampires disgust me. I'm sure I have exhausted the topic already. Since it's daytime, I'm sure I won't see that vampire around Saber. I'll have it easier to talk with her if I don't have to be on guard in presence of a leech."

[SINIB]

Faust chuckled. "Yes, I suppose I am. Now, where were we?" He asked Mordred, awaiting his minions to inform him of a match.

"Eh, I won't rant again on why vampires disgust me. I'm sure I have exhausted the topic already. Since it's daytime, I'm sure I won't see that vampire around Saber. I'll have it easier to talk with her if I don't have to be on guard in presence of a leech."

Faust nodded. “I doubt this ‘Law’ is a powerful enough vampire that she doesn’t fear the cleansing power of the sun. I imagine that very few are capable of that. Although, I’m sure there are some here this being the Nexus.”

The insects chittered and invaded house after house looking for their target. No matter how secure, they found a way in. Through a ventilation duct, a cracked window, or a hole in a wall, they searched hastily. A few of them died periodically from various situations, but they were numerous, a few of their kin lost meant nothing to them.

[Umbra of Chaos]

David

Even though the human's query went unanswered David continued to search through the area much to the Scholarly's annoyance and the Joyous' amusement. That's when he stumbled across the dark haired lady in the room. She didn't seem that threatning at all but there was something in her eyes that made him a little uneasy. However the fact that both of the Lesser dreams stood next to him put David at ease.

"So is there any reason you're languishing in a basement or do you just prefer the dust and darkness?"


PARIAH

The virus gave the girl a calm smile and pulled himself off the red-eyed girl. "You're nice too, Sister."

Then a small frown covered his face as he asked, "Can we go eat now? I'm hungry."

[Kotomine_Rin]

Vanguard

Vanguard's chest puffed in pride as he gave Rider a nod. "Yes, in my world there were many mighty flying steeds, stallions so fierce they could mow down hundreds of men with the mere flap of their wings!"

Finger pointing to the bottom of his helmet's chin, he lightly taped it in eagerness. "I have fought countless of these great creatures in my living, but never have I had the chance to ride one in battle. As for the name-"

"Well, it is possible that it is but a mere coincidence, after all there is an infinity of worlds, surely there must be one where many flying stallions are called by the name of pegasus. But to actually meet the progenitor of the original pegasus..."

The knight threw himself on the floor, bowing in admiration as he looked up at Rider. "I am truly honoured."

[Kat]

Even though the human's query went unanswered David continued to search through the area much to the Scholarly's annoyance and the Joyous' amusement. That's when he stumbled across the dark haired lady in the room. She didn't seem that threatning at all but there was something in her eyes that made him a little uneasy. However the fact that both of the Lesser dreams stood next to him put David at ease.

"So is there any reason you're languishing in a basement or do you just prefer the dust and darkness?"

She looked at the trio with scrutiny. Two of them were clearly not human judging from their odd appearances alone, but the man in the middle seemed to be a human. Intriguing development indeed. Deb probably would be more enthusiastic about stumbling on such a mystery if she was not mentally tired from 'staying up late'.

"I don't have my own place to stay, so I picked it as my temporary "apartment". Sorry for being such a poor host, as you can see I cannot invite you for a tea or anything like that" she snarked. Indeed, she have fallen low without backup of her Covenant.

[Knick]

Suiren

Suiren was kind of impressed about the city she found herself in as she munched on an egg sandwich, which she kind of stole.

What? Don’t judge her, she was really hungry. And the guy wouldn’t just give it to her. But at least he told her about what this place was like, this Nexus.

And so she walked through the city, taking in the sights. The giant spires, the large amount of people, the moving metal boxes, “But no one that seems strong huh?” She mumbled between bites. After the fight with that Wolf and washing up she has just been walking around aimlessly. She did not know this place, she did not have any duties, she didn’t have anyone to pester.

She was kind of wishing Lanya was brought to this place as well, at least she would have some company.

Stuffing the last of the sandwich into her stomach she continued to look around, until something caught her eye. It was a pair…that eventually stopped at a girl who got on the purple haired thing.

“Hmmm, now THEY seem interesting.” She said as she began to move at max speed, jumping around and catching up to them. Putting on her circlet and her outfit changing.

Eventually she was simply keeping pace with them, running just off to the side. Then she burst forward and landed in front of them, “Hey there!” She greeted while waving her hand. “You two mind giving this girl a good time? I got an itch that needs scratching!”

A battle hungry grin accompanied her words as she pointed to the living armor man thing and the purple haired thing that was like a demon. Then golden light began to dance on her legs and arms as she lowed herself into a stance, her fists raised.

[SINIB]

Sakura looked inquisitively at Rider before shrugging, ”All right, if you want me to tell him myself that,s fine, I guess.”

“Vanguard, we unfortunately can’t ride Pegasus right now, it’s dangerous. We--”

She was interrupted by a tall blond woman wearing a kimono land in front of her servants with a grin that could only mean bad things for them.

Eventually she was simply keeping pace with them, running just off to the side. Then she burst forward and landed in front of them, “Hey there!” She greeted while waving her hand. “You two mind giving this girl a good time? I got an itch that needs scratching!”

A battle hungry grin accompanied her words as she pointed to the living armor man thing and the purple haired thing that was like a demon. Then golden light began to dance on her legs and arms as she lowered herself into a stance, her fists raised.

Sakura pushed herself off Rider and took a few steps back. “Are you-Are you here to try and keep me away from Shirou as well? You’re just like than damn saint, aren’t you!”

[YOLF]

Death itself gave an exaggerated yawn to show how "tired" she was. She contemplated her next move for a few seconds before deciding. Then Ann grabbed the angel and lifted him in a bridal style carry. "So where's the hotel you're planning on going to, Little Angel?"

Sarse

Covering his face with a hand, the angel groaned into his palm.

"The closest one," he said, before asking "Can you please put me down so I can go get my bike?"


Butler

Impeccably, Butler appeared, stepping out of thin air to the floor besides the red carpet, and bowed his head.

"What do you require, my lord?" he asked.

[Knick]

Mia

“Hmm, but I am not really hungry. I can play with you later if you want if you need to go eat.” Mia responded; she wasn’t hungry at all after her story restored her.

Also, she was not getting a good feeling from this boy, I mean, he was nice to her but he also ate a body. Mia was not sure what to make of him other then he was dangerous.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider frowned at Vanguard's comment about fighting and, presumably, killing Pegasuses.

Odd, my Pegasus is extremely timid, she thought.

Then, he continued to speak, before throwing himself to the floor before her. Rider couldn't help but laugh at his exaggerated display. Before she could speak, though, a new person jumped out in front of them. 

“Hey there!” she said, waving her hand. “You two mind giving this girl a good time? I got an itch that needs scratching!”

With that, she took up an obvious fighting stance. In response, Rider switched to her battle outfit, but did not make a move just yet. Whilst she did enjoy the occasional sparring match, this woman seemed to be more serious than that. Further, Sakura was around, and could be in danger.

As soon as her master heard the woman's words, she jumped off Rider's back and spoke.

“Are you-Are you here to try and keep me away from Shirou as well? You’re just like than damn saint, aren’t you!” she said, clearly upset.

Rider, however, simply maintained her prepared pose, not yet making a move.

Sakura, what do you wish for me to do? I do not mind fighting her, but I do not wish to bring you to any harm. If you wish me to summon Pegasus, we can attempt to escape once more, she said over their mental link.