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

[Elf]

Abigail

Abigail frowned, knowing she was missing something here, but if Archer was going to kill someone to literally end his own existence . . .  Just thought made Abigail's gut twist as she wondered if she could stop it.  Law wasn't overly fussed about it, but he was pretty fine with being around death.

Except the one that was trying to molest him.

Maybe I can have Corbie and Nihm find this guy and I can tell Forest and Lancer where he is.  I mean, Law Unto Herself should be able to protect him, right?


Forest

Forest sighed, looked at Lancer and sent to him, And if we attempt to go looking for Shirou if Law's not keeping a tight reign on Archer, he might follow us if we try to find him.

Then Abigail snapped her fingers and said, "Also, be careful Forest, there's some changling woman who pretty much wants to give you a bad case of final death.  She looks like Saber but taller."

"Eh, not overly concerned about that.  Wouldn't be the first Fae I had to kill," the vampire said with a shrug, remembering a night long ago when she stood between the Wild Hunt and Gabriel.


Made Pacifist By Being an NPC Shirou

“Rin told me to go to the kitchen, actually. I am going to cook Sakura a meal to apologies for my actions," that Guy said.

Shirou scowled and was about to reply, when Rider said, “What Shirou says is correct, Shirou.”

Is this what Archer felt?  That I can't accept his guy, and he can't accept me, Shirou thought with a scowl.


Rin

Not knowing where else to go, Rin found herself heading for the kitchen when she saw both Shirous glaring a each other and Rider attempting to keep them from just tracing swords and fighting. 

"Well, I told Emiya-kun to get to the kitchen because it's sort of where he belongs," Rin said as she walked into the kitchen, feeling self conscious in the borrowed clothing with two Shirous enthralled by versions of her baby sister.

She held her head high and asked, "So, does anyone know how to get past the wards to leave?  Or am I going to have to do that myself?"

[Kat]

Kern Metera

“The pavement is damaged, there is a massive crater, some of the buildings are damaged, and debris is been seen falling.” Karn explained it was the truth; there was no reason to talk about the fight that happened. It was not the reason they were preventing entrance.

Well, at least that was his reasoning, and the reasoning behind the order; he knew Christina also viewed it as a way to attract… others.

“I cannot allow anyone to enter, for their own safety” He remained at ease, having explained. He really just wished they would take that and leave.

Gintoki

"Seriously, just let real authorities handle it. I'm not most law abiding citizen, I don't give a fuck about road safety laws. but I will sooner take orders from coppers than people that claim they have any real authority. Ya know, I can pretend I'm a bigshot as well. Though I used to be a leader of an army, even if Takasugi is more famed for leading an unit." Gintoki retorted, not too happy about being ordered by a fake. He drew a line in a dirt with his leg and said: "Well, if you cross this line before me you are entering my personal space and this may startle me and be worse for safety than any falling debris. I wasn't called a Demon for nothing. Spilling my parfait invites disaster."

Mordred

The sun was already setting. This meant there was no time to idle around. "Alright, I'll see if I can get in touch with my new friend. We established some sort of telepathic contact through a spell." She explained to Emily and then concentrated on reaching Faust Faust, are you there? I need your favor.

Rikuyo

"Cardbox? Is that what you call a home? Man, I thought you are someone in better situation than me, but this is just hopeless." Rikuyo visibly sighed, disappointed by the turn of events. "C'mon, don't you have a friend to crash us for a night? Or maybe I should go ahead and find you a new home?" At this point she considered just bullying someone with a house to shelter them. Even if her brother probably would scold her for such behavior, he wasn't here and she didn't pay much heed to the rules of society.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Richard Maxwell

Richard frowned as soon as he felt something touch him. Trying his best to keep smiling, he turned his head ever so slightly to gaze at the offender. A total stranger, probably out to take his hard earned money.

Eh? Who invited this guy?

He went on and on about how wonderful cardboard boxes, violating every inch of Richard's comfort zone in the process.

P-please stop touching me.

He could smell his disgraceful breath, putrid and filthy. His sweaty hands sullied his clothes and made it all harder for the hydromancer to breathe.

Please stop it.

Then, he let go and proceeded to rave about how wonderful cardboard boxes were.

Thank god.

Now, normally he would have killed the fool on spot for daring to touch him without his permission. However, he did seem to appreciate cardboard boxes. Few were the ones who could understand the true value of cardboard. For if the world runs on money, the universe runs on cardboard.

With that in mind, how could he kill a fellow cardboard connoisseur? He would live. But just this once. No second chances.

"If you touch me again, I'll tear off you arms and shove them down your throat." said Richard with a cheerful tone, his smile as brilliant as ever.

Then, Rikuyo spoke up. She asked if he had a friend to crash them for the night. Immediately, he snapped.

"No, I don't."

Frowning, he stopped smiling completely. Sighing, he shook his head.

"There's not much I can do. There are clothes in the box, so help yourself!"

[yinsukin]

Roxas

Roxas looked at his fellow companions reactions to the cardboard box.

"What do you mean, 'Huh'?" Michael started enthusiastically, "Do you not understand the glory of cardboard? So light, yet able to withstand so much for a material supposedly made of mere paper! And so many uses for it and many of them not what you'd expect! What is there to not love about the glorious cardboard box?!"  Ranted Micheal passionately.

The staff guy said more but rather than listen he turned his attention to Rikuyo.  After all, he was pretty sure he was now talking to the creepy doctor.

"Cardbox? Is that what you call a home? Man, I thought you are someone in better situation than me, but this is just hopeless.  C'mon, don't you have a friend to crash us for a night? Or maybe I should go ahead and find you a new home?"

"Rikuyo, I know it doesn't look like much but I think we are all struggling in this city.  He's doing what he can to help out... I think.  He said, still a bit unsure of the doctors intentions. 

"I actually tried to find work at a police station before I met you and was turned down."  He said looking away for a second before continuing.  "Its already night time.  If there is not enough room for us here maybe we should try to find work somewhere, at least enough so we can afford a hotel room or something."  The keyblade wielder suggested.

He thought about how he said he would try to find a way to help people in front of Vanguard.  The moment he mentioned the police station, he couldn't help but feel as though he let the walking armor down.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Aisha

The lively woman let her mind drift back ages to before she had her children. When she was alone. More alone than anything else on the face of the planet. "I understood on some level what I was. What I was supposed to be. It took me uncountable years to ever truly understand what I was supposed to do. I dreamed of unborn children. Of a remedy to my loneliness. So I came to the ocean and set into motion the beginning for all life."

[Cherry Lover]

Sakura

Sakura listened as Togan pulled a microphone out of thin air and began to describe all of the games, almost all of which seemed to involve an “M Bison” in some manner. If she was honest, none of them massively stood out to her. She wasn't really a gamer and, whilst she did spar with Shirou and Rider sometimes, that was using her own magic, rather than a generic character.

However, as Sakura was pondering which game to pick, Irisviel ran towards them.

“Oh oh oh! I wanna play that one!” she said, cheerfully, pointing at the racing game.

Sakura laughed at seeing the grown woman, with a child of her own, bouncing around in a manner that was more befitting of Kiyoshi. In fact, Kiyoshi would consider it childish.

Still, despite her amusement, Sakura was genuinely glad to see Irisviel's happiness and enthusiasm, and was certainly not about to deny Irisviel her fun, not that Togan would listen to her even if she tried.

“Let's go with the racing game, then”, she said with a smile.

[YOLF]

Tar

Henry didn't have the time to speak before Noel reacted to the misshapen monster with extreme prejudice. The fluidity with which she launched herself on a hail of attacks clearly meant to execute surprised him - what didn't surprise him was to see Saber also charge in with her sword in tandem. Their gun-ho enthusiasm wasn't unwelcome, but it was the sort of attitude that made him want to snap back in reflex.

He managed to contain the kneejerk calling to attention in favor of observing the foe they were fighting. It was evidently strong and very agile, but it was probably something even he could have dealt with in the right circumstances. What drew the demon's interest were its natural weapons.

Henry put aside the questioning of where this creature had come from to wonder if its spiked legs matched the wounds that would identify the responsible for the killing that had brought them here.

"Get one of its legs off!" The detective barked out. "I need to check something!"

[Kotomine_Rin]

Tohuw Balagan

"Oh, Irisviel! Thank goodness, you want to play too? Very well, here!" the demon chortled, smiling gleefully. Then, he tossed her a controller and poofed three pink pillows into existance.

"Take a seat. Now, Desire for Velocity it is... there!" And with that, he inserted the disk into the console and the screen lit up.

Desire for Velocity!

After a lenghty cutscene and introductory screen, the menu was finally accessible. Without wasting any time, Tohuw selected the multiplayer option, and a blinding light flashed forth from the screen. Three arms burst from the screen and took hold of the players, dragging them into the screen.

And inside, there was only darkness.

And then, multiple images appeared, bright and hologram-like.Before those images stood the three, floating in pitch black nothingness. There was no mistake, they were the selectable maps!

Choose track!

Pingu's Den: A frozen spiralling track covered with snow and ice. Beware the obstacles and clunky ice physics!

Burning Love: Race inside a volcano track, but mind the eruptions, volcanic gases and meteor showers!

Space Race: Race across the intergalactic space station! May the force be with you.

Atlantis: Race under water, but mind the oxygen supply!

Jurassic World: The dinosaurs have taken over the city, it's time to take pictures all while racing for survival!

Detroit: For thrill seekers only.

[SINIB]

Irisviel

Irisviel laughed at the colourful illusions Towuh was showing her. This was great! As the tracks were listed off to her, she thought carefully, unsure of what to choose. That is, until she heard Detriot: For thrill seekers only.


“Detriot!” She jumped in the air with excitement.

[Panda]

Adjutor

By this time, Adjutor had recovered from the shock of Gaia's earlier statement enough to take back over.

...So this woman is literally...

...The Mother of all Life?

I was going to say a Greek Titan, but I suppose that works too...

What does she mean by 'set into motion' anyway?

"Forgive me if I'm prying," Adjutor started as they made their way closer to the shore, "But what do you mean when you say you set the beginnings of life into motion? Was it something specific, or did it just..."

At this point, the very statement that had sent Adjutor into his earlier confused state came back to him.

"Wait, you said that they originated from your veins, that it was your blood that was in them...do you mean that, to set life into motion, you..." the teen trails off, struggling to picture this woman somehow creating life with her own blood.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Aisha

"My blood mixed with the waters of the world. Almost all of my children arose from the ocean. The fusion of blood and water. The first miracle. The exceptions would be the elementals. They were always different. Immortal. Eternal. Entrenched within the very fabric of creation."


There was a fondness in her tone.  Memories of watching some of her children arise from the ocean came to her. Visions of teaching them about the world they would inhabit."

[Panda]

Adjutor

As Adjutor listened to the woman, he couldn't help but start to feel a bit awkward about the current situation.

I mean, let's face we're killers. Yet here we are, walking alongside Life herself.

And this after that encounter with Death herself.

...Nexus.

"Hmm...well, I'd imagine life's tendency to consume itself might be a bit troubling," Adjutor noted hesitantly, "Maybe not the natural predator-prey relationships one would find in the wild, but what of the wanton killings that have almost become routine for this place? I mean, do you ever wonder where those of your...Children...went wrong?"

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

Sakura slammed the bathroom door behind her and quickly locked it tight with a loud click. She sat down on the floor and pumped her fist in the air, jumping back up in joy. “Senpai, Senpai, Senpai!” She did a little dance as she cheered, ecstasy overtaking her. “He’s here, he’s safe, he’s mine!!!”

After continuing like this for a short while, Sakura finally turned the hot water on in the shower and put her hand in it, quickly withdrawing it. Too hot! She thought, increasing the amount of cold water mixed in.

After another minute or so, she felt it again, and shrugged, disrobing her haphazard outfit and entering the shower, quickly washing herself off. After all, she really wanted to get out and help her Senpai cook! So she got out very quickly, and threw on a towel, running into her room to find the right clothes.

“Where is it, where is it?” She asked herself, searching desperately for it.

[Kat]

Rikuyo

"You're a grump, ain't you? Why I'm not surprised that the answer is no..." Richard was in a cranky mood as usual, at least as far as Rikuyo knew him. They had known each other only for a while, though they almost killed each other. Not that it bothered her. Dying in a fair duel was the risk she was okay with, and being on friendly terms with someone  who almost killed her wasn't unusual for her. "Okay, time to throw away those rags." She stripped down of her ragged clothes and put on those that Richard offered, not paying any heed to the fact she was doing that in other's presence.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Richard Maxwell

Richard payed no mind to the stripping Rikuyo, completely oblivious and absorbed in his own train of thought. Not that he would have minded that regardless.

Tapping his temple with his index, he pondered on what to do now that the curtain of the night had fallen on the city. The more he thought of it, the more he believed it would be wise to solve the situation with Forest as soon as possible. He had decided, it didn't matter if she'd hate him forever for it. He couldn't let a vampire roam freely, it was as simple as that. It wasn't that he didn't trust her, but he feared that her words were deceit directed at herself.

For a wolf cannot live peacefully among sheep, just as a vampire cannot live peacefully around men. It was a simple, difficult but undeniable fact.

Then, his face lit up. If she was going to fight that vampire, it would be wise to use everything he had. He didn't feel very good about it, but if things got too dire, he would need Rikuyo's help.

"Ah, Rikuyo. Since I've been kind enough to offer you a safe shelter and clothes, would you mind helping me out with a matter I need to sort out?"