Cross Effects 3.0 - October 21, 2015—June 23, 2016

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

Shinobu aknowledged Lone Wanderer's parting words with a nod,"Take care then" she replied a bit absentmindedly.

She turned her attention back to Gintoki and suddenly hugged him tightly. "See, See I told you you would like it, this Shinobu is never wrong..." She stopped her speach as Gin's scent reached her.

"You, you smell pretty good, it is making me quite hungry to tell the truth. We vampires usually do live on the blood of humans, I am no exception to this. Although there is nothing stopping you from throwing me off with that strength of yours." 

[Elf]

Forest

Forest let out a yelp as Rikuyo grabbed her and ushered her into the shop.  Despite the girl's shapeshifting, she was fast, and since she didn't mean Forest any harm she didn't dodge.  Just it was surprising to have a naked girl leading her to safety.

"Thanks," she said flashing a smile at Rikuyo as she was safe from the sun.  She was safe in the shade of the building, so she turned her head to look at the rising sun.  There was a pang; even though she was nocturnal at heart, there were times she missed going out into the daylight.   There was a lot she could do to compromise for that, but it wasn't quite the same as having the sun warm your face on a cool day.

She turned back to the girl and said, "That could have ended rather rottenly.  I was a bit thick, I should have checked my phone for the actual time.  That bloody light screwed my internal clock.  Wonder what made it stop."  She shrugged and said, "Glad it did though.  It was bloody annoying.  And sorry for making you get out of the water . . . "

[Kat]

Forest let out a yelp as Rikuyo grabbed her and ushered her into the shop.  Despite the girl's shapeshifting, she was fast, and since she didn't mean Forest any harm she didn't dodge.  Just it was surprising to have a naked girl leading her to safety.

"Thanks," she said flashing a smile at Rikuyo as she was safe from the sun.  She was safe in the shade of the building, so she turned her head to look at the rising sun.  There was a pang; even though she was nocturnal at heart, there were times she missed going out into the daylight.   There was a lot she could do to compromise for that, but it wasn't quite the same as having the sun warm your face on a cool day.

She turned back to the girl and said, "That could have ended rather rottenly.  I was a bit thick, I should have checked my phone for the actual time.  That bloody light screwed my internal clock.  Wonder what made it stop."  She shrugged and said, "Glad it did though.  It was bloody annoying.  And sorry for making you get out of the water . . . "

Rikuyo[/u]

"Light from those tiny suns? Seems they weren't big deal after all, just tiny sparks compared to the bonfire of Amaterasu. Did she curse ya for somethin'? Kami are fickle people, especially if they are pampered nobles living high above." Rikuyo talked, completely ignoring the fact she was completely naked. "Ah, the water? It's not a problem, I thought of holing up here anyway. Couldn't find better place for training. I need to fight one guy, so I should be serious about that. I don't think the hermit dude will say no." 

Then her curiosity was piqued by a noise of something crashing down. Without much thought about her current state, the nude monkey tailed girl barged into the kitchen. "Woah, so much food spoiled. Ya had a kitchen accident?", she asked Kenzo. Then her attention shifted to the odd kid with lots of metal thingies attached to her. "Huh, who is this kiddo? She looks weird~"

[yinsukin]

Relius Clover
While Noriko was away, Relius personally directed Ignis in the construction.  Apparently, she had gathered some wood and concrete from various abandoned construction sites.   Of course, Ignis obeyed silently, starting construction in the back of the building as a one man worker.  THe goal was to create a shed that would lead to an underground laboratory.

After a while  Relius walked outside, making sure that he would be there to greet Noriko when she came back.  The moment he stepped outside, he saw her coming with a large cart of various devices.

“Ah. wonderful. Come, help me take them inside.”

He began unloading the technology, setting them wherever he could fit them in the store.  After putting down the last piece of equipment, he finally turned to face the girl.

“I don’t have beds here but please make yourself at home.  If you have a place to stay, I would recommend sleeping there.”  He informed her politely.

The masked scientist then spent the rest of the night working.  He reverse engineered the equipment, recycling spare batteries and inventing various devices.  When he wanted a breather, he would go out to the shed and work on the lab with Ignis. 

[Kat]

Noriko

Noriko was absorbed enough in the task that she only now realized they left Seras behind and she had little clue how to get back to her apartment. She could find another place to stay, but she left some of her possessions at the vampire's den. Trivial, but it was hers, so she would reclaim it eventually.

The shed was built literally over night, in pace that was quite astounding. She wondered about means the scientist employed to build it so quickly. "Maybe I will ask him later," she muttered.

She also wondered what Vanguard and his manager were doing. Their task was completed by now, maybe she should get in touch with him somehow. Seras maybe knew. She typed her number, trying to get in touch with her pet.

[The Man With All The Cute Boats]

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo's eyes lit up. "Okay!" He said, taking hold of one side and letting her take the other. She said she could take care of it, so he trusted her on instinct and damn, he couldn't help but be impressed himself. Girl was strong, as expected from a fellow destroyer.

And then, he saw the two he left outside, running around. Naked. A moment, an instant of distraction was enough for him not to notice. If only he paid attention, he could've saved it all...

No.

Despair filled his face, and with a roar of grief and pain, he tried to salvage it. He failed! As the plates fell and crashed to the ground.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

His feast, months of savings, his hard earned feast... ruined. The poor demon was now lying like a poor puppet in the middle of broken plates and spilled food.

"I..I.."

And he just sat there, dumbfounded in a trance, a near catatonic state.

Akatsuki, stunned by the sudden dropping of everything by her co-carrier, simply stood there until she realized she was holding half a tray which was mostly done. The only survivor was a large bowl of Cesar salad that had happened to slide off from her end into an upright position at the intersection between the floor and the tray.

She slowly brought the tray down and grabbed the bowl, and then went to Kenzo.

"A-ah, Kenzo!" She stuttered, not too sure what to say. "It's not all gone, you know! There's still something!"

She held the bowl between one arm and her body, and patted Kenzo on the back.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo, still catatonic, stared down on the broken plates. While he felt Akatsuki's warm hand patting him on the back, it didn't quite register. Instead, the poor Oni whimpered with blank, emotionless emetionally broken eyes. like a poor monkey. Or a puppy. Then, he got right up and spoke flatly.

"I-it's fine. I'll clean this right up. Sorry to have made a mess."

And then, he walked up to the storage room sluggishly, the defeat utterly crushing him to the point it could be smelled. He couldn't look more like a sad kicked puppy even with a black rainy cloud above his head.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Ghost Child

The spirit floated a bit closer to the pair as Kenzo let out a terrible scream and went still. He waited a few more moments and did not act until the tall man finally began to move. A lazy wave of his hand brought a few twisted phantoms of rotting food into existence and they began running around and tripping over each other. Then he twisted and spun in the air before waving at the tall man and starting to talk with him.

"Hi, Mr. Red! You look sad. Why do you look sad? Did anything bad happen?"

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

“Of course I will!” She said with the most vibrant smile. “How could I possibly say no?” Sakura clasped his hands with her own.

[SINIB]

Noel Vermillion

“Uh yeah that sounds fine... you lead the way I guess?”

[Elf]

Forest

Before Forest could answer Rikuyo's question, there was a loud crash in the cabin.  She followed Rikuyo into the kitchen only to see a girl who looked like she had . . . battle ship parts attached to her and Kenzo sitting in the middle of a large mess of spilled food and dishes.   And he looked liked someone had just told him he had cancer or the puppy.

She watched as he walked to some other room, looking completely dejected.  Despite being soaking wet and sans clothing, she went after him.  Before she could even say anything, a phantom . . . child appeared and said, "Hi, Mr. Red! You look sad. Why do you look sad? Did anything bad happen?"

"Hey Kenzo, can I help?" she asked, offering a smile, "And if we need to, we can order pizza.  My treat.  Pick your plastic, I'm probably carrying it.  Except Discover, because it's bloody worthless."


Puppet Shirou

Shirou smiled and said, "Good!"  Then he slid the ring on her finger before leaning in for a gentle kiss.

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura gently took the ring back from him and put it on, admiring it on her finger before pulling Shirou onto the bed with her. She held him tightly, too tightly. So tightly it was as if she never wanted to let go, ever. And so she just laid there. Holding Shirou silently.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider smiled at Shirou's display of affection, a warm feeling running through her at what was unfolding in front of her.

"Guess I need to find a ring, huna?" Shirou said, addressing Sakura.

I'm fairly sure you don't..., thought Rider, having guessed at the contents of Sakura's bag.

Sure enough, Sakura pulled out a small box from the bag she had been guarding like her own child.

“Nope! I b e a t you!” she said, giggling somewhat creepily.

“Now do it right!” she commanded.

Rider, meanwhile, simply watched with a broad smile on her face, wanting to see what would be one of the happiest moments of Sakura's life. For a moment, Shirou acted uncertain, and a frown came across Rider's face until she realised he was surely just playing around. Regardless, as soon as he opened the box, he seemed far happier about the choice.

"Tohsaka picked this out, didn't she?" he said, before dropping down on one knee.

Makes sense. Rin is a gem expert. I hope she's not intending to blow this one up, though..., Rider thought, a big smile on her face.

Then, Rider watched intently as Shirou offered the ring up to Sakura, asking her to marry him. Sakura, of course, instantly accepted with a bright smile on her face, one which was matched on the face of her loyal servant. Tears of happiness formed in Rider's eyes as she watched Shirou slip the ring onto Sakura's finger and lean in for a kiss. Rider continued to watch, pure joy in her heart, as Sakura admired the ring that was now hers, before pulling Shirou down onto the bed, gripping him tightly.

"Congratulations", she said with a bright smile on her face, her voice almost shaking from the happiness she felt. "You two will be very happy together."

Rider remained there watching, drinking in the happy sight, her heart still full of joy, waiting for some indication, verbal or by action, that she should leave. Just being here to witness this was worth everything she had ever done to get to this point. She would do anything, literally anything to ensure that Sakura kept this happiness.

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura closed her eyes sleepily, holding onto Shirou as she heard Rider congratulate her in the background. “Thanks...” She said with a smile, not bothering to open her eyes. She felt Shirou wrap his arms around her in return. “Senpai...” She muttered.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider smiled at her master once more, glad to have had the opportunity to witness this moment. Seeing that Sakura was obviously tired, she decided to make her leave.

"Goodnight", she said quietly, before turning towards the door and exiting the room.