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

[Elf]

Forest

Forest got situated then chuckled at Kenzo's antics.  She grinned, "When the situation isn't as dire, I'd show you how fast this baby can go.  Now, where do you think your sword is, Kenzo?"


Rin

Rin didn't consider herself a "good" big sister, not after everything Sakura had been through.  However, she liked to think she was observant enough to know when something was amiss.  She moved over and draped an arm around Sakura's slim shoulders and gave them a tiny squeeze.

She thought, We just need to be social for a minute or two, Sakura, and then we'll get back to having fun.

[Kat]

Saber

Saber wanted nothing more than a shower and a fresh change of clothing.  She watched as Noel tended to Henry and sighed beneath her mask.  Since she was covered in filth, she wasn't sure if she should remove her mask.

There had been a movie that Forest had shown her, most of it had gone over her head, but she remembered something about contaminants and the like.

Besides, there is Lancelot to deal with, she thought as she looked up at her burden.

Then she looked over at Noel and Henry to see what was literally another version of herself but taller.  "Oh no," she whispered, not wanting to see Lancelot wake up and lose what little sanity he had left.

Mordred

Even if Saber wore a gas mask now, Mordred had a good memory when it came to people, and she remembered her looks few days ago. Especially that strand of hair that was one of few things that made her different from her doppelganger, height aside. Startled, she fell off the branch of the tree. "Ow, ow, ow" she groaned, dusting off the dirt of herself after getting up. Only bruises, nothing serious happened to her. "W-why the heck are you here?" she exclaimed, pointing at the girl in the gas mask. "Is that some grudge for me stalking you back then?"

Noriko

Tohsaka's sister seemed pretty hostile under that veneer of politeness and she didn't need to probe her mind to realize that. Probing her mind would be uncouth though, so obviously she didn't do that. And she had feeling she could get caught redhanded. She politely bowed back to Sakura: "Nice to meet you too." Now, why the heck that person was leaking out enough Mana that Noriko could feel passively? She had to be delicate about it, but maybe being honest and open would melt the ice even slightly so.

"I suppose it might sound weird, but I'm a mage. That's might be why I ended up here, weird places attract abnormal people." she confessed openly. "I'm setting up my own practice in this city, so feel free to ask me for a favor if you need something."

Rikuyo

"Yeah, we cannot have anyone bother us at his funeral" Rikuyo agreed, carrying Richard's corpse until she found appropriate place to bury him. Digging his grave with her own hands, she buried him, a thin sheet of soil covering his fallen body. "Rest in peace, Richard."

[Kotomine_Rin]

Vanguard

Vanguard nodded once. This was adequately favorable, altough he didn't quite know yet how so. He should test her and her friend later one to determine the value of those pawns.

"Very well. Lead the way." He said in a friendly tone.

[Panda]

Seras

"Sure," Seras said, scanning the store with inhuman eyes for a moment before spotting Noriko in conversation with two others, one Tohsaka Rin and one Sakura, from what she could overhear of the conversation. To be fair, that was pretty much every word that was spoken. Regardless, Seras led the armor over to Noriko soon enough.

"Speaking of favors," Seras said upon getting close enough, "Noriko, I think we might have a possible employer."

[Panda]

Emily

Having spent a good while in the shower, cleaning away the grime and the dirt of the day. Well, night really, but the point stands. Toweling off and dressing back up again, Emily leaves the shower feeling slightly more refreshed, though the pounding still echoes her head. At the very least, she doesn't feel like she needs to throw up anymore. Well, not as much.

Staggering out of the bathroom, Emily looks around the room for a moment, finding her bearings once more, before sitting down on the bed, finding herself more or less unable to go to sleep.

...The only thing that takes care of alcohol is time, sure, but bodies so touched by the Wyrd naturally have a resistance to these kinds of poisons...Good god, how much did I drink?

Looking around the room once more, Emily briefly considered turning on the television and killing some time that way, but quickly decided against it.

I mean...regardless of how we feel about each other, it would be way too awkward if...yeah...

Discarding that option, the Changeling glanced at the door once more.

Well, walking it off might not actually work...but I suppose it would give me some time to think. Best to leave a note, though.

With that in mind, Emily blearily looked around for any signs of a- there! Moving as quickly as her semi-inebriated state would allow, Emily grabbed the nearby pen and the complimentary notepad. Drunkenly scrawling out a note explaining that she was just going to go for a walk, Emily did what she could to bundle up before heading outside, still staggering in her steps a bit but more or less steady on her feet.

Looking around the open hallway, Emily made her way out of the motel. Finding her gaze drifting up to the unexpectedly starry winter night sky, Emily could help but wonder about how the stars here didn't look all that different from the ones back home.

...You know, cross-dimensional clusterfuck that's bringing in all sorts of people aside, this place might not be so different from home. Assuming that it isn't actually home and that this isn't some weird-ass dream of course. Or maybe it's a nightmare...

Putting the thought out of her mind, Emily continued on her way, mind still a bit muddled from the drink.


After some time, the Changeling stumbled across a strange sight. A short girl in clothes that reminded Emily of Gothic Lolita, only with far less frills. She didn't seem that old, and yet...no sign of parents or any kind of guardians nearby.

Well, I'm hardly fit for anything like that myself in my current state. Good god, never going to drink that much again.

Masking a grimace as a fresh throb of pain stabbed through her head, Emily approached the girl cautiously, ready to vanish if the need arose.

"Hello there," Emily said calmly, succeeding in keeping any kind of slur out of her voice, "Are you lost, by any chance?"

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

The ground, that was all she saw, the ground rapidly moving towards her.

 No.

It was she who was moving towards the ground. Moving at a speed that defied common sense, the friction setting her clothes ablaze, like a shooting star illuminating the night sky.

"My master, this is your doing, isn't it?" Shinobu said solemnly as if she had accepted her fate.  The ground was coming closer, a park entered her field of vision. At least it wasn't a residential area so she wouldn't need to worry about being seen in her current state. Like what were the odds of someone being at the exact right spot in the park, in the middle of the night to see her shameful display?

With that Shinobu crashed face first into the ground making a fairly big crater, the force of the great impact snapping her neck.

Here she was in the middle of a park at God knows where, stuck face first in the ground with her feet dangling in the air. Oh yeah, she was as naked as the day she was born too.

"At least it wasn't a lake this time" Shinobu said somewhat relieved.

[yinsukin]

Roxas

Roxas followed Rikuyo, being sure to keep a look out in case they were attacked.  They still, were in the area where all the fighting happened after all.  Eventually, Rikuyo found a suitable place to bury Richard.  He watched as she dug a hole and stuck him in it, covering him with dirt when she finished.  The moment she covered him with dirt, Roxas raised his hand in the air.  His hand glowed red and small fireballs danced around the burial area.  It was the least he could do to celebrate Richard's life.

"Rest in peace, Richard." Said Rikuyo

"Yeah, rest in peace.  I know this isn't much of a ceremony but I hope this makes you happy."  He said softly.

[SINIB]

Irisviel

Irisviel walked over to Medaka and looked at her with concern. “Where does it hurt? I thought we’d gotten everything.”

[yinsukin]

Relius Clover

As the puppeteer awoke, he was nearly blinded by the bright lights. He was lying down on a soft bed, covered in similarly shaded white sheets.  He sat up and looked around the room.

Ah a hospital.  If I am recalling correctly, I was fighting that man aboard a train. Relies thought, searching through the archive of his mind.

Relius glanced over at the window beside his bed.  It was still nighttime.  He then glanced down at his body, which had bandages wrapped around his chest.

I remember now.  That dog managed to stab me in the chest.  Well, from now on, I should be wary of the fangs of animals.  Well, he could observe souls like me, so maybe he is more comparable to something else.  A dolphin perhaps?


The puppeteer glanced out the window, pondering his next move.

[yinsukin]

Medaka Kurokami

Medaka continued to rub her head.  "Well, I was in the crater looking for Lorenzo when......"  She said before tailing off.  She just remembered what happened.  She sold her soul to that strange man, only to have him do a bad imitation of Lorenzo.  Still, she didn't fully understand what giving her soul to him meant.  While she was mad at him, she couldn't go so far as to hate him.  After all he was still human.  How could she?  Just then, a woman interrupted her thoughts.

“Where does it hurt? I thought we’d gotten everything.”

Flashing back to reality, Medaka responded in a polite tone.  "Just this side of my head." She said, rubbing the part that hurt.  "But don't worry, it will heal soon."

Looking at the woman she was quite beautiful.  White hair, nice clothes and red eyes that gave her an archaic look.  She turned back to the gentlemen who was carrying her before.

"Did you save me?"

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura relaxed slightly as Rin grabbed her in a hug, only to tense up ten times more when Vanguard brought another stooge over to infuriate her. As if one hadn’t been far more than she had wanted. Sakura unconsciously balled her hand into a fist, releasing it as soon as she realized she’d done so, and her unnervingly perfect smile began to twitch slightly.

What did she just say? Employer? New? Vanguard? This cow? Near me regularly? Sakura seethed.

“Excuse me.” She said, her voice a frightening cross between sweet and icy cold. “What do you mean, new employer? You wouldn’t happen to mean that large armor there, would you?”

[Kotomine_Rin]

Vanguard

Seras was about to respond to his quite irritated master when he immediately reacted with two swift fingers in the mouth. His master was clearly annoyed at her presence, whatever she was about to say would not alleviate the mood.

So, with the fingers firm in her mouth, he spoke up.

"Yes, I am afraid the large armoured one would be the employer. Now, if you excuse me, I would like you to relieve you of that lady over there. I have uses for people like her. That is, unless you wish her to stay. You seemed to get along with her so wonderfully, would it not be cruel of me to split off my master from her new friend so soon?" He said with snark befitting of a shark.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

The fact that she thought whatever pain had occurred would heal soon was interesting. Most likely not completely human, although she may be some other being masquerading as one. Regardless it was not any of his concern quite yet. His voice remained steady and calm. Placid as a lake. "No. I helped stabilize you but it is Lady Einzbern who actually healed your wound. We still need to know how you got hurt. Do you remember?"

Any hint of irritation was smothered before it had the chance to show. The Old God wanted answers. This girl held at least some value to the demon and discovering why she was hurt could be important.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Lorentoe Remei

Running up the stairs and down the halls, a brown haired man with golden eyes and neat pirate clothes dashed like the wind, his enormous pirate hat fluttering. His voice, his stance, his scent, his touch. It could only be one person. The one, the only and the GREAT!

TOHUW BALAGAN!!!


But of course, he took the appearance of another man. A man called Lorenzo Remei. And it was with an upset face and runny eyes that he burst trough the door and roared in the verge of tears.

"MEDAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

And then, he leapt at her and gave her a tight hug, crying tears of relief which rolled down like waterfalls. Everything, from his mannerisms to his attitude was just like that man. But it was all a mask. An elaborate masterful lie, a performance far superior to even the greatest of actors. For even if he did not bear the same veil, he wore that mask. And as long as he wore it, she would play along like a fiddle down to Georgia.

After all, veils are meant to hide. But masks are meant to deceive.

"I missed you so so so so much! I... I'm sorry! I thought I'd lose you. Please, be real. Please!" He begged, crying his heart out with a trembling voice. It looked like he was about to faint any moment now, sobbing with choked sounds he tried to hold back.

"Please..."


Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo shrugged.

"The station? I don't know! If i did, I'd know so I wouldn't say I didn't know!"

[yinsukin]

Medaka Kurokami

All of the sudden, Medaka heard a familiar voice echo through the castle walls.

"MEDAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

The moment that voice entered her ears, she moved past the gentleman.  She stood in the doorway, completely and utterly shocked as a familiar looking pirate came rushing down the stairs.  The ghost of Lorenzo rushed into her arms.  His voice, manner of speaking, everything was the same.  The way he was speaking, it was almost as if she was the one who died.

".....What?"

That was all she could muster as she stood wide eyed, with a teary eyed Lorenzo in her arms.