Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? The Velvet Room (NSFW version)

[Elf]

Rin

"Well, most people don't bring a girl hit on another girl unless," Rin stopped in mid-sentence before blushing and looking away.  "Geeze."

[Panda]

Michael and Emily

Michael tried, but couldn't stop the amused chuckle from escaping his lips as he offered Rin a warm smile.

"Well, I'm only human, and I'd be flat out lying if I said you weren't easy on the eyes, so I can't say I'd mind," the immortal admitted, "But those kinds of things generally go a lot more smoothly when everyone involved agrees."

At that Emily allowed a wistful little smirk, not needing much time to decide that she wouldn't mind in the least, though she hardly felt the need to say anything.

[Elf]

Rin

Rin felt her cheeks burn as she looked down at her hands.  She said, "I didn't mean to imply that you two had something weird or something.  Just . . . never mind."

She sighed as she took another drink.  Great, ruining things again.

[Panda]

Michael and Emily

"It's fine," Michael said, that amused smile not leaving his face, "No need to worry about ruining anything, honestly."

With that, the immortal snuck a quick glance back at Emily to confirm his statement, relieved to see that she didn't seem annoyed either.  If anything, mirth shone brighter in her eyes than ever.

[Elf]

Rin

Rin pushed her now empty glass aside, not planning to waste money on buying another one.  She said, "I'm not worried about ruining anything.  I'm just here to do something for myself.  Which I don't often get to."

[Panda]

Bartender!Adjutor

WhIle he felt bad for the knight, the teen had gotten to the point where not getting away would've driven him back into the pits of depression to join the knight in misery.

Desperately seeking a distraction, the teen soon noticed that  the raven-haired magus's glass was empty. Far be it from him to give someone a drink they didn't want, but the teen got the feeling she might know about the club's policy. With that in mind, he made his way over, leaving the bottle of scotch on the bar within her reach.

"Drinks are on the house," Adjutor explained before leaving once more.


Michael and Emily

It was fairly obvious to him what that thing was, but Michael was nonetheless loath to say it, lest he dissuade her. Contemplating it for a few moments, the immortal decided to throw caution to the winds.

"That thing being finding some form of companionship, I take it," Michael said,  almost matter-of-factly, "Perhaps beyond what you've found thus far, if your demeanor is any indication. "

[Elf]

Rin

Rin blinked as the bar tender left the bottle of scotch in her reach before saying, "Drinks are on the house."  Then he left.  Sighing, Rin picked up the bottle and refilled her glass before looking back to Michael.

"That thing being finding some form of companionship, I take it," Michael said,  almost matter-of-factly, "Perhaps beyond what you've found thus far, if your demeanor is any indication. "

Rin looked down at her drink and said, "I want what my sister has.  Not her boyfriend per say, but . . . someone who loves me for me and no matter what.  And I can't believe I just said that."

[Panda]

Michael and Emily

"When you've lived as long as I have, the unbelievable tends to happen quite often," Michael remarked, "But if you want someone like that, it would be best if you go out and meet someone and actually get to know them first."

[Elf]

Rin

"Which is sort of why I'm here," Rin said with a sigh.  "Because I don't know anyone here and I'm suck here.  Plus figured I could investigate the natural phenomenon of this place."

[Panda]

Michael and Emily

"Well, if I may be honest, I'd say we aren't complete strangers at least," Michael pointed out, "So there's that."

"Funny you say that, actually," Emily quipped, "When you're the one who we know the least about."

"Well, I'd rather not bore you with my story," Michael countered, "And I get the feeling yours is more interesting. Of course, there's always the possibility that Rin could blow both of us out of the water."

[Elf]

Rin

"So, what's your story then, Michael?  You've asked me a lot of questions," Rin said with a little smirk as she toyed with her glass.  "Maybe it's your turn.  Or Emily's."

[Panda]

Michael and Emily

The immortal looked from Emily to Rin with some worry before finally deciding to speak.

"Well, my story isn't all to interesting really," the immortal explained,  "Though I suppose the fact that it started prior to recorded history might be interesting in its own way. To put it simply, I enjoyed fighting a fair bit. Pitting everything you are against everything of another, learning more about yourself and your opponent and possibly bettering yourself in the process is an incomparable thing. Then I realized that I had all the time I wanted, so I decided that I might as well spend it enjoying myself. Founding those martial arts schools did surprisingly little to quell my boredom, but aside from that...yeah. There wasn't much left beyond the simple pleasures before long, to be honest. So...that's pretty much my story, pretty boring for an immortal, I know."

[Elf]

Rin

"So your immortal," Rin said with a sigh, "The Nexus is just weird of the strangest things.  Apparently it becomes common place here.  So, what about you Emily?"

[Panda]

Michael and Emily

Michael nodded at Rin's evaluation, while Emily considered her story for a moment. Deciding to give a heavily abridged version of hers, both for the sake of not killing the mood entirely and because these weren't exactly happy memories for her, what little was left, anyway.

"Okay, well...my full story's a bit long, so forgive me for abridging things a bit," Emily started, "Basically, I was kidnapped at a young age by some reality-warping Fae bastard, and warped and twisted into his plaything, up until I escaped with only my name and a childhood dream. Deciding to join the Spring Court, otherwise known as the Court of Desire, I decided to pursue that childhood dream while also working my way up the political ladder at my freehold. To say it was tough would be an understatement, but I managed to remain the Spring Queen for a good while before I decide to step down, and I got my MD in the meanwhile."

[Elf]

Rin

Being a magus is sort of vanilla compared to these two, Rin thought to herself with a tiny shake of her head.

Not to be out done, she said, "I come from a long line of magi, I am the latest heir in this line.  Anyway, a few years ago I fought in a war for the Holy Grail, and every possible thing that could go wrong, did."

She told them briefly of the Holy Grail War, from her summoning of Archer, which she blithely mentioned was an alternative version of the boy she still cared about, to what happened with Sakura until that final confrontation in the cave.  "So Emiya-kun was able to survive thanks to Ilya, he and Sakura lived happily ever after and I went to London to be a magus on my terms and learn the Second."