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

[Umbra of Chaos]

Ghost Child

The phantom shifted back into the decaying and cracked form of Ghost Child before pondering the request. "That's silly,mister. If a toy is boring then you should just break it. Otherwise you waste the toy!. Everyone knows you shouldn't waste toys."

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

The demon shook his head.

"No, no, no. That's wrong, you got it all wrong! If you break a toy, you ARE wasting it. By breaking it, it can't do anything ever again and no one can play with it anymore. So if a toy is boring, you should leave it in the toy box and find another one instead. Who knows, maybe someone else will find that boring toy to be the most awesomest toy since ever! But if you break it, you will make other children sad. THAT is wasting."

[Elf]

NPC! Shirou

Shirou kept his arms around Sakura, looking over the grim basement.  Tohsaka was chewing out his alternate self, still brazen enough to be dressed in nothing but a towel, and he didn't like the way Rider's gaze kept drifting onto this version of his friend.  Still, Sakura was shaking and sobbing in his arms, seriously upset, and it was little wonder considering where they were at.

No wonder Tohsaka was upset when she got here, with all the bad memories this place holds for Sakura, Shirou thought as he started to guide his lover up the stairs without a word, but with a glare towards the him who had gone too far.

[Puck-Chan]

Cu Chulainn

Forest

The engine roared to life and a smile spread across Forest's face.  She reached a hand down, turned down the radio but made sure her Ipod was docked.  With a few quick swipes of her fingers and Judas Priest was playing while the engine purred.

Shifting the car into gear, Forest smirked and said, "You might want to hold onto something."  Pressing her foot on the clutch and then the gas, the Forestmobile shot out of the compound like a rocket.

"I'll be fine," he returned the smug smile at her, "Let's hit the road."

He could feel the momentum surge and explode as the automobile sped from the underground to the night air of the Compound. It's not as fast as he could really go on foot, but it had a good speed. There was something intriguing in riding something fast, a familiar feeling when he rode that chariot of his as he once bridled those two horses.

It didn't take very long for the duo to arrive at their destination, a towering townhouse that looked could be squished in if it had two other buildings beside it of the same height.

"So this is it?"

[Elf]

Forest

Forest pulled up to the townhouse in the apartment complex and parked the Camaro.  The address matched what she looked up on the phone and she could feel a subtle tingle of Fae magic in the air.  Driving here had been relatively uneventful, even though she had to curb the urge to sing along with Iron Maiden when her favorite song came up on the playlist.

"So this is it?" Lancer asked.

Forest nodded and said, "Yeah,  this is it.  So hopefully, we'll just go and sit on the porch and hope they come by soon."

Then she made a face as she added, "Hopefully that won't be too long."  Then she unbuckled her seat belt and stepped out of the car.

[SINIB]

Sakura

She couldn’t think. Nothing made sense, all she knew was her Senpai had said something, she wasn’t particularly sure what. So, she held onto his hand as tight as a vice, her knuckles white as he slowly led her up the stairs and out of the basement. She stumbled along and tripped at the top step.

[Elf]

NPC! Shirou

"Sakura!" Shirou cried out as Sakura stumbled at the top step, reaching out to catch her.  He wrapped his arms around her and drew her upright, before taking her in his arms all together.  He held her close, sighed, and said, "Come on, we're getting you away from here.  Where's your room?"

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura felt Shirou’s strong arms enveloped her and pull her into a tight embrace. "Come on, we're getting you away from here.  Where's your room?" He asked her.

“My-my room?” Sakura asked unsteadily. “My room--my room is. . . my room is where it always has been, right?”

[Elf]

Shirou

He chuckled at her answer and said, "Yeah, it should be.   Just making sure."

Then he proceeded to carry her soft weight to her room. 

[Kaze]

LANCELOT

This was a rather uncomfortable predicament. Much as he didn’t trust Mata, she did know the sewers better than any of them, and detective Barthow was the one in charge of this investigation. Lancelot wanted to support Saber as much as he could here in this new life they both had, but at the moment she was being rather juvenile.

Arturia was significantly more open with her feelings and willingness to follow them through than she had been as a king. As the dark knight had quickly learned, that wasn’t always a good thing.

“Saber,” Lancelot began after a moment, “We know not if Mata is trustworthy, but if these lands are her home, there is much we could stand to gain from her assistance.”

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura wrapped her arms around her Senpai’s neck. She examined it closely on the journey to the upstairs. It was right. It wasn’t brown, the skin didn’t look older, the coloration was just right, the dimple was in exactly the right place... She closed her eyes, allowing the soft rocking and sounds of Shirou’s footsteps to permeate her being, to engulf it. Her breathing slowed slightly; each breath became less painful. Her throat still ached, her head still was pounding, but at least it wasn’t enveloping her entire consciousness anymore.

When they finally got to their room, she was feeling slightly better. “Senpai...” She said softly, in a whisper of a whisper. “Senpai, can you take me to my bed?”

[Arch-Magos Winter]

Law had to say something - Abby certainly wasn't boring to be around, judging by the past bit of time. The Firebird purred to the tune of some classic CCR as it ran through the streets towards her townhouse, a collection of clothes and toiletries for him in the back seat, with Abby riding shotgun. Law's ghostly servant was there as well, though not visible - Archer was sprawled out, legs crossed in the back seat, seeming to be looking for something or someone out the windows.

What do you think he's thinking about?

Don't care.

Lightly shaking his head, Law pulled up behind a muscle car also parked outside the apartment, blinking as he spotted who had just stepped out.

"Uh, Forest's here." Law muttered to Abby, killing the engine and stepping out of the car, walking around the hood to help her out - he wasn't sure the steel frame would agree too much with her.

[Elf]

Abigail

Abigail was shivering in the front passenger's seat of the Firebird as she gave directions to her place.  The feel of steel all around her made her skin crawl and her stomach churn.  Her hands shook, even when she grabbed her quartz crystal to try to steady herself.  She recognized the CCR on the radio, "Bad Moon On the Rise" seemed to be an apt song considering everything that was happening.

She pointed her finger at her townhouse and said, "There."  She frowned at the classic black muscle car parked near her place as well and then blinked to see Forest and Lancer stepping out of the car.

Wonder why they're here . . . And how did she find out where I live?

Law parked the car and moved to help her out of the car, she stumbled out slightly, the cool air doing wonders to steady her.  "Uggg, cars," she muttered, shaking her head.


Forest

Forest raised her eyebrow as Law parked the Firebird and began to help Abigail out of the car.  She waved and walked over to them, a tiny smile on her face and said, "Hello!"


NPC! Shirou

Shirou's cheeks felt they were on fire as if he heard Sakura's request and nodded.  "Ah, of course.  You're probably exhausted so . . ."  he stammered, blushing furiously.

[SINIB]

Sakura

Shirou carried her to her, no, their, bed and gingerly placed her on the soft bed. Before he could do anything else, Sakura pulled him down to her and tightly embraced him, thoughtfully running her fingers through his locks. “One, two, three. . .” She quietly began to count.

[Puck-Chan]

Cu Chulainn

Cu nodded as he clicked the seatbelt free and started to leave the vehicle. He pushed the door shut and was about to head on to that porch. But, he heard the humming of an engine from behind. Turning around, it was another car that was coming to a stop. It was that same duo from that earlier morning. He followed behind Forest as he glanced at how unwell that red-head was being. Something has happened.

"Hey, is she going to be okay?"