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

[Alice]

Mille

Debauchery. Shamelessness. The stench of alcohol and another smell she couldn't identify, but was unpleasant to her nose and may well had to do with that first part.

Well. That concluded her investigation of this place. What a waste of two minutes.

Mille, her nose wrinkled slightly, made her way towards the door. She'd wasted enough time here already.

[Cherry Lover]

Well, he is certainly a lot more forward than Adjutor, thought Rider as she felt him nibbling her earlobe and running his hand up her leg. But, he's being rather too gentle right now. How do I get this to move in the direction I want?

Rider pondered it for a moment, before smiling at him.

"Hmm, interesting. I've never met a pirate before, but I've read about the way some of them used to treat their captives...", she said, hoping he'd get the hint somewhat.

[Elf]

Saber

Saber blinked at Shirou's nervous confession before she frowned slightly.  His fingers were lightly teasing her hair and she found herself leaning into the touch.  Her green eyes met his mismatched steel-and-golden ones and she asked, "I . . . I thought that was what we were doing, Shirou?  I am aware that there's more to lovemaking than this, but I know this leads up to it and if I did not want to make love to you, I wouldn't have acted as I previously had."

She felt her cheeks redden even more, but she did not look away.


Abigail

Velvet Room, looks like I walked into something my half-sister would be doing for fun, the Changling half-fae, half human girl thought as she looked around, her eyes drawn to the lewd acts around her.

She was particularly drawn to the tall, broad shouldered white haired man with the bronze skin coupling to the slight young woman with the long raven hair and fair skin.  They were perfect contrasts of the other, white to black, light to dark, small to large.  Abigail could also sense Magic being formed there, a primal force of love, lust, longing, and ultimate trust.  The girl had to be a very powerful witch, and from what Abby could sense about Mr. Tall Dark And Everything Big was that he was a spiritual force of some sort.

The analogical part of her wanted to watch and see what would happen, and to read the mystical energies that were being forged there and to see if Abigail herself could replicate them.

The horny virgin just wanted to watch because sweet Lord and Lady, it was hot.  She didn't want to join in, if she did she'd fuck up the harmony the two were creating and that would be bad, but they just looked so right together.  She wasn't envious of that, if anything she was happy for them, and she was, well, watching.

She could see other people at the bar.  Including some pirate guy feeling up a beauty that reminded Abigail of her teacher and well, she wasn't sure what to call Lysandra, her father's Unseelie Wife.  The redhead walked to the bar and looked around, wondering if they had any good cider or mead. 

"Maybe they have some Zombie Killer," the redhead said as she scanned the bar.

[Panda]

Adjutor found himself staring at the woman for a moment before her drink order registered. She carried this sort of...otherworldly beauty about her, or something. Whatever it was it was very distracting.

"Zombie Killer, of course," he says, turning away to grab the ingredients himself in an attempt to hide the growing blush on his face.

Keep calm, it's just the alcohol. We didn't react to Rider this way.

Yes you did, now man up and introduce yourself.

Drink first.

You can do both, dumbass.

"Greetings and welcome to the Velvet Room. Adjutor Xarrest, at your service," Adjutor says, as he turns back around, still blushing, "And may I be so bold as to ask who I'm serving?"

Yup, real smooth.

Shut up.

While he says this, the tendrils burst from the Armogarians to retrieve some ice, a cocktail shaker, and a cocktail glass, the metal balling around the ice before compressing and pouring the crushed ice into the shaker, which is followed by one part dark rum, one part golden rum, and one part white rum, before more tendrils set these glasses aside as Adjutor pours one part Apricot brandy, one part Cherry brandy, and finally a dash of lime juice, before sitting down across from the girl and shaking the mixture thoroughly before pouring it into the cocktail glass and sliding it across to her.

"Zombie killer," he says, "And I must admit to being a bit curious about how they taste myself."

With that, he repeats the process, starting to mix another Zombie Killer for himself.

[Kat]

"I said nobody would be slipping something in your drink or trying to kill you over some imagined slight," Adjutor says, face reddening slightly as he looks away from Lorenzo and Rider, "I will admit, however, that this place is quite open to...well..."

Why are you embarrassed about this? Especially after what we went through not that long ago!

That doesn't help at all!

The teen clears his throat, both to remind the two of the fact that there were other people in his room and to give himself a moment to plan out what to say next.

"To clarify," Adjutor says, "The Velvet Room is very...accommodating, for lack of a better term. You can do anything you want here, so long as all parties involved are consenting and nobody ends up injured or permanently maimed. Or you could just drink yourself into a coma, which I am somewhat tempted to try. And my apologies if the tendrils disturb you, it's a mental exercise as much as it is a personal convenience."

"I have seen weirder things, I'm not particularly surprised" Mordred retorted. Her attention however shifted to the newcomer. She was sure about it, that girl was most likely a Changeling like her. Finally someone like her in that bizarre city. "I've lost all hope to see one of my kind, but I see this place brought not only me. I'm really glad!" Mordred smiled at the redhead, not being in cranky mood anymore.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Lorenzo smiled at Rider's response, but his smile reached a point where it couldn't grow any further once a new presence caught his attention. To call her beautiful would have been but an insult to her, the girl that stood before his eye was simply the most gorgeous lady he had ever met in his life.

To meet one charming lady is but pure luck, to meet two is a most fortunate turn of events, but up to four...

Am I in heaven?

Holding yet another glass that most definitely was not his own, he displayed the glass to all as it rose high up in a cheer, before taking yet another drink. By this point the pirate's cheeks were of a puffy pink tint, contrasting his golden eyes.

"Greetings milady, your charming presence surely soothes these fine drinks. Please, enjoy yourself, and accept my toast."

Now turning back to the "important matters", Lorenzo's attention was yet again directed to Rider. More specifically, her comment was what caught his attention.

Could it be...

The pirate smirked slyly, caressing the woman yet again, letting his finer run down her leg. "Mhhhh, if you wish it to be so, I can give you a... throughout lesson on our methods.", he whispered.

"But I am not one to go back on my word, if you were to become my... captive, your punishment would have to be dealt accordingly.", he spoke in a soft voice as another hand gently caressed the woman's cheek, sliding down her neck as the pirate let her smooth silky pink hair flow trough his fingers.

[Elf]

Abigail

Abigail blinked as Adjutor began to make a cocktail and said, "Zombie Killer is this mead-cider hybrid with cherry juice but . . . sure I'll try this . . ." Then she blinked as metal tendrils began to help him make the drink.  They were magical of course, but she wondered where they came from and what sort of spell craft made them independent like that.

She took the drink that was handed to her and replied, "Abigail Summers, I also have been known to answer to Abby.  Sometimes."  She took a drink and felt her eyes widened.  It was all liquor.  It was sweet and burned and there was a tang at the end.  Two more of these and she'd be singing and dancing naked on top of the bar.

"I've lost all hope to see one of my kind, but I see this place brought not only me. I'm really glad!"

Abigail blinked and then smiled at the beautiful blond woman with the stunning emerald eyes sitting close to her.  She lifted her hand and said, "Hi, I'm Abby."

[Panda]

"Apologies," Adjutor says, turning around to look around the gallery of alcohol behind him. There we go. A single thoughtform-metal tendril reaches out to snag the bottle and another to pull up a massive beer stein before filling it up and sliding it across to Abby, "For when you're finished, unless you'd like another one those cocktails."

Adjutor has, by now, finished mixing his own Zombie Killer and takes a sip. The curious burn warms him up a bit as the liquor makes its way down, followed by a curious fruity tang at the end, almost like a signature of some kind. Deciding that he likes this, Adjutor takes a moment to Reinforce the drink. Unfortunately, the previous drinks have gotten him buzzed enough that he ends up Reinforcing the bar and all the drinks on it. Again.

...I feel like I just did something I really shouldn't have.

With that, Adjutor drops the seal on his eyes for a moment, taking a look around.

Well, that confirms it, she's just like the other one. Only...

...You're drunk.

Am I?

You Reinforced the bar again. And every drink on it.

...Ehh, what could possibly go wrong?

It is at this point that he realizes that Lorenzo and Rider have been getting very...close. The sight of the two does nothing to help the blush spreading across his face, but it does give him any idea. Grabbing one of the pamphlets, Adjutor takes a moment to turn it to the page featuring the dungeons that Rider brought him to earli-

Adjutor shakes his head with a slight chuckle, trying to shake that memory from his head before he ends up with even more cause for embarrassment.

A pair of tendrils set out on this dangerous mission, one of them tapping Lorenzo on the shoulder and the other handing the pirate the pamphlet, opened to the page featuring the dungeons and hoping he would get the message.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider gave the pirate a sultry smile, his words and actions causing her to become aroused.

He seems to have got the idea.

"Well, I'm sure your punishment would be very rigorous, but how do you intend to make me your captive?" she said with a sultry smirk.

[Elf]

Abigail

Abigail smiled at the familiar art of the Cherry with the sword slaying a zombie like creature on the bottle as it was poured into a beer stein.  She set her now finished drink down and reached for the other glass.  "Goodie, you found some, thank you . . ."

She felt a flash of magic over the bar right as she took the first sip of the cider.  Her head spun and she blinked as the room tilted around her.  Heat filled her body and she pointed at him.  "H-eyyy what did you do to the liquor?"

Her hand wavered ever so slightly as she pointed to him.

[Panda]

"N...Nothing..." Adjutor barely manages to get out, "Just gave my drink a little more kick. If the cider's too strong, that's your own affa...wait...did I just..."

Adjutor takes a moment to palm his face, then to down some more of the now-Reinforced cocktail.

I warned you. I fucking warned you, dammit!

"It's nothing, I might have accidentally...Reinforced every single drink here," Adjutor says, trying his best to retain control, and succeeding for the most part, "It's nothing to worry about, just that it'll be a bit stronger than usual. Besides, you came here for a drink and some company, right? Well, you'll find both here!"

[Elf]

Abigail

The redhead's peridot eyes widened as she looked at her Zombie Killer.  "No-no, that's a bad thing!" she said shaking her head and taking another drink none the less.

"I mean, I know this place is a carnal house, I mean just look at those two," she said, pointing to Archer and Rin.  "Oh Lord and Lady they're so pretty and so lucky to have found each other like that . . ."

She shook her head and said, "If I keep this up I'll end up dancing on top of this bar naked and singing silly Irish songs."

Or dripping wet wanting someone to . . . Damn it hormones!

[Kat]

Mordred

It was good indeed for Mordred she did not took a sip yet. "Hey, I don't know what you mean about Reinforcement, but I'm not drinking stuff that has been tampered with. I will be honest, it's indeed a seedy place. And people here no shame about public decency." Mordred complained to the bartender. "Spring Courtiers at least have enough subtlety to express their desires in more elegant fashion"

[Panda]

...

That actually might be something worth seeing.

...

Hello? Adjutor?

Ah...she...um...

Don't be shy, now, we both know that you wouldn't mind seeing that either.

With his eyes unsealed, he can't help but look her over a bit, un- No, observing what he could about her b- Potential! Potential, dammit! Magical potential!

Well excuse me for being at least somewhat...somewhat...

Restrained? No need to be so worried, this is Velvet Room we're talking about-

"Besides," Xarrest says out loud, unaware that he's just switched out with Adjutor, "That's definitely a sight I wouldn't mind seeing."

Xarrest then takes another sip of the Zombie Killer, puts his glass down, and freezes.

Did you just...?

I SWEAR TO THE PANTHEON THAT WASN'T ON PURPOSE!

[Elf]

Abigail

Abigail nodded towards the blond and said, "Yeah, I mean he could have put some aphrodisiac in it or something.  Then he could have took advantage of my needy state.  Which would have sucked."

She laughed at Adjutor's comment and said, "You wouldn't be the first college kid trying to get me drunk who told me that."  Then she saluted him with her glass.