Cross Effects 3.0 - April 13, 2015—June 23, 2016

[Elf]

Rin

Rin felt her cheeks heat up at Vanguard's words and spun to face him.  She said, "I wasn't going to run away!  I would have come back to Sakura if I had gone out!"   She waved her hand at Armor-san with a sigh.


Forest

Forest chuckled at her current charge's excitement and said, "You're welcome, Kenzo."  Once she got them to the car, she opened boot, pulled out the medkit she had there and then unlocked the passenger's side.

"Now just sit there and let me get this taken care of," she said with a grin as she briskly cleaned her hands with sanitizer before putting gloves on.

[SINIB]

Sakura

"Nee-san, all you had to do was ask. I just didn't want you going out alone, you're new to the city and it's dangerous at night. Even if you're strong, there are things that are far stronger." Sakura's slightly melancholic tone grew far lighter. "But Nee-San, will you pull your hair up? I think you look cuter when you wear your hair in a ponytail, but you always would refuse." Sakura asked with a hopeful expression.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Vanguard

Vanguard sighed before throwing his arms in the air.

"I meant people running away from me. You know, because a moving armour isn't exactly the most reassuring sight out there? I sure remember a certain Miss Tohsaka saying something like that... oh well. The problem, however, is to find some that would fit."


Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo's eyes brightened up as she readied a box for him, taking a napkin along the way. Perhaps it was food! He really liked this lady, she was nice and considerate and was going to feed him for free.

"O-okay! Let's do this!" He said with excitement.

[Elf]

Forest

Forest blinked as she heard Kenzo's thoughts about food and then chuckled.  "This isn't food, these are things that help people get better if they're hurt or sick.  Now, I think I might be able to get you a bite to eat after I get this taken care of."

She moved his hand to hold some of that super fluffy, bright red hair back so she could look at his head.  She blinked and said, "Oh, here's a horn there."  Her voice sound more bemused than anything as she peered at the little horn breaking the skin.


Rin

"I'm sorry, I was upset and Rider was pissing me off," Rin said as she began to pull her hair into a pony tail and tying it off.  She then grinned at Vanguard and said, "Maybe a bright pink mu-mu, like obese people wear!  I'm sure that would fit.  We could get you one with a pretty pattern."

[SINIB]

Noel

Noel dutifully followed Saber, gently carrying Henry. She floated over to Saber and hovered awkwardly behind her for a minute.

"So...um..." She murmured under her breath. "Would you like some help? He looks really heavy." She blurted out, obviously uncomfortable.

[Kat]

Noriko

"Few. But not zero. Whatever floats your boat, if there's something that can kill you here, I don't want to be any near this place if it pays you a visit. See ya, gotta find some more accomodating place." she said, this time about to depart for good.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

"Awwwwww." Kenzo moaned, dissappointed by the lack of food. She better keep her word, because he was famished! Well, either way he didn't mind if she had food or not. Worst case scenario he could invite her to his place and they could have a bite together! He really didn't mind having an eating buddy, or a buddy. For a moment, he wondered if she would mind being his buddy.

She was being nice and helpful, kinda like buddies usually do. Maybe she was already his friend and he didn't realize it! The only thing keeping him from asking her was his nervousness at her cold touch. She was really cold, like, super chilly! A warm meal would do her good, he wondered if she'd let him cook something up for her later. He really hoped he could, it had been so so long since he cooked for someone other than himself!

Then, she peered his head, blinked and said, "Oh, here's a horn there."  Her voice sound more bemused than anything as she peered at the little horn breaking the skin.

Immediately, Kenzo slapped her hand away and backed off, fear and panic taking over once again.

"No! Nononononononononono!!! Don't look, it's bad! I... I have to find it. I have to find it I have to find it!" He said with a shaky voice, trying his best to keep calm.


Richard Maxwell

"I don't know. We took the time to come here, might as well see what's in here." He said with a nonchalant shrug,  gathering more water and standing back.

"Let's wait. The building is collapsing, if anyone gets out of there alive it will be our call. Hopefully whatever monster lurks there will die by then. Hopefully."

[SINIB]

Sakura

"Mnmn, he looks perfect the way he is. Big and menacing is a good trait to have, it means nobody will mess with you." Sakura said from experience· She returned her attention to Rin. "Yay!" Sakura exclaimed in happiness. "You never agreed to do that before!" She said as she hugged Rin. "Oh, we turn here." Sakura said as she pointed and turned down a corner.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Vanguard

Vanguard sighed before turning to Sakura. "You know, if I had the choice between the big menacing cage and the mu-mu, I'd probably pick the mu-mu." He said nonchalantly. Then, he averted his attention to Rin.

"Oh my, she was right. You do look cuter."

[YOLF]

Sewage Worker

"Oh, what a surprise. The monsters and other beasts like staying in the dark, filthy area that keeps people away and makes it hard to track them. Who knew?" As they moved to leave he relaxed and began to examine the corpses of the Infected on the ground. As he checked on a Hunter he stopped what he was doing and looked up to talk to his subordinate.

"Mata, do remember to tell administration that we need to fix the hole here and that I recommend starting the Red Line. Oh, and after you lead them back out remember that we will have to talk about how you didn't inform anyone of these arrivals." The woman in question simply grumbled and stopped blocking the tunnel that the knight had burrowed into the wall. She gestured towards the rest of them to get a move on but didn't say anything.

Tar

Henry grumbled from Noel's shoulder, turning his head towards the man with a crooked frown.

"Fun shit that no one seems to know the group you work for," he spat out. "Even what passes for authorities of the law. You should work on that."

[Cherry Lover]

Sakura

Sakura smiled at the man as he turned to address her and Irisviel, asking to come in and heal the woman. Of course, since it was not her house, it was not her decision, and she allowed Irisviel to respond. To Sakura's slight surprise, Iriviel approached him and greeted him with a formality that she'd never seen of the woman before. Then again, Irisviel was a member of the Einsbern family. Even if she was a free spirit most of the time, it figured that she'd be capable of formality when she needed it, and it made sense to act polite towards the powerful and somewhat-annoyed man.

The man agreed, and Irisviel offered him a room and dinner. Sakura had no issues with that, he seemed nice enough, certainly nicer than Togan, and there was plenty to go around. Sakura prepared to turn to follow Irisviel into the house when, to her surprise, Togan ran towards her, hugging her tightly and kissing her cheeks affectionately.

"Sakuraaaaa! I missed you so so much! You can't believe how happy I am to see you, my favourite bestest friend in the whole wide world!" he said in a cheerful voice, snuggling her.

Sakura looked at him with confusion, wondering where the anger and hatred towards her he'd felt before had gone. She wondered if this was another trick, but she couldn't sense any deception, or any hint of his previous anger.

"I-I'm sorry... I couldn't find Shirou. I'm sure he's alright, but I didn't see him! I, I just had to help her, so I couldn't look for him! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry", he said, sniffling, as he hugged her tighter and rubbing his face on her shirt.

Sakura frowned slightly at his words. She didn't blame him for his actions, she knew that Shirou would have been dismayed if he found out that Togan had sacrificed a life of another just to reunite him with Sakura a little more quickly, but nevertheless she was uncertain what to do, wondering if this was some kind of trick. However, there was no indication of deception or trickery and, as much as Togan had upset her previously, all the years spent with Shirou had rubbed off on her. She really didn't like seeing people hurt like this, and felt like she should return compassion and love with the same.

So, somewhat tentatively at first, Sakura put her arms around him and pulled him into a hug, half-expecting some trick but willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for now, since his affection seemed so genuine.

"It's OK, Togan, Shirou would be distraught if you had let the girl die for his benefit", she said kindly, smiling at him warmly, now accepting his affection at face value.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Caedia

The frown on the Arisen's face deepened at the aura that covered Akiholarme. This was going to have to be powerful and precise. She didn't want to kill Rebeca with a battering ram of ice after all. The lightning in her hands shifted to a cold, blue that had an intensity that the lightning had lacked. All Caedia needed to do was guide the Glicel spike a bit higher and it shouldn't hit the white haired girl and would make an opening.

She would make the first and hopefully last moved. Her frost coated hand was thrust forward and a huge spike of ice burst from the ground and spiraled straight at Akiholarme with the intent to at the very least knock her out of the fight and continue to break down the wall and door.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Toe

Tohuw snuggled the poor Sakura, grinning devilishly. Suddenly, his eyes brightened up and he held onto Sakura's face affectionately.

"Wait a second! Your boyfriend, he has a phone number right!? Why don't we call it?" He yelled happily, unable to contain his excitement. Jumping up and down in glee, he held her shoulders happily.

"If we're going to have a sleepover slumber party, let's invite E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E!"

[Elf]

Forest

Kenzo slapped Forest's hand away before he backed off, his eyes wide as he looked at her.  "No! Nononononononononono!!! Don't look, it's bad! I... I have to find it. I have to find it I have to find it!" He said with a shaky voice while he was obviously trying to stay calm.

So, he has a problem with the horn.  It's a very bad thing to him.  Is this like Hellboy where he doesn't like his horns and files them down or whatnot?  Or is this some curse thing or . . . Bugger, he's like some terrified child.  I can't leave him alone.

"Kenzo, I don't bloody care if you have horns.  It really doesn't bother me unless you're trying to swallow my soul or what not, but let me tell you know that won't work.  So, what are you looking for?  What do you need to find?" Forest asked.


Rin

"Yay! You never agreed to do that before!"

Then Sakura hugged Rin close to her and Rin returned the hug.  I'm not going to correct her about that was her Rin she told and not me.  My Sakura never asked about it.  She was always more concerned with my romantic life, or lack there of, Rin thought as she patted Sakura's back.

Then Sakura let her go and said, "Oh, we turn here." She pointed and turned down a corner.

"You know, if I had the choice between the big menacing cage and the mu-mu, I'd probably pick the mu-mu." Armor-san said nonchalantly. Then, he averted his attention to Rin.

"Oh my, she was right. You do look cuter."

Rin felt her cheeks heat up and she said, "I don't hate the hair style, it has its uses, but its not my favorite.  Thank you though.  Just don't get too use to it."

[Panda]

Adjutor

For once since he'd arrived in this insane city, it seemed like things would actually go well. The shadows around the other kid were ready and Adjutor was well on his way. Just as he reached the boy, however, Adjutor felt a hot stab of pain across his side and back. The teen's shock at the apparent failure of the Armor was ignored for a moment as he and the other teen fell into the shadows, Adjutor landing-

-flat on his face, in spite of his attempts to right himself before landing.

...What?

Then the hot throbbing of pain came back, Tyrfing already speeding them away. Just as Adjutor tried to stand, a massive green aura surrounded them, the teen feeling his flesh knitting back together as new warmth filled him.

Well, that's probably going to leave another-

It was at that point that the teen realized something. In spite of the warm tingling feeling that he'd associated with healing magic pervading his body, he could only actually feel it above where he'd taken that hit. Horrified realization struck the teen as he tried to get to his feet, first propping himself up with his hands, then bringing his knees-

Only his knees weren't moving. He couldn't even feel them, or anything below the point of that gash in his side. Confused, he tried to turn over, only to find that his body wasn't entirely cooperating with him at the moment. It wasn't exactly difficult to figure out, but-

No way. No way in hell did I just have the shit luck to take a hit through the spine.

"Hey kid," the teen started before realizing that Soundproofing was still active. Taking a moment to deactivate the Concept, Adjutor tried again.

"Hey, kid," Adjutor said, still face down on Tyrfing, "Where'd I get hit? I've got a general idea, but I could use some specifics right about now."