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

[Elf]

Corbin

Corbin laughed at Kuro's enthusiasm and winked at her before pointing up.  "Not out here.  Never know who could be watching.  Familiars, servants, lackies, and drones are apparently a thing now too.  I don't want to be caught without my knickers and my arse hanging in the breeze.  Well anymore than I just have."

He turned to Mordred and sighed.  "Yeah, Fae, puppies, and vipers of your world.  Just like I had experience with shit on my world.  Then I got here and all the rules I knew had been completely changed.  Sure base experience is grand, but just because something works where you're from doesn't mean it will work on some wanker you're up against here."

He shook his head, remembering an encounter with some sparkling wanker who took being in the sun better than Corbin did.  He tried sinking his fangs into the cunt and ended up breaking both of them for his trouble.  "Sparkling cunts," he muttered to himself.


Rin

Rin blinked as Sakura deposited the money in her pocket.  Her cheeks heated up at the violet haired girl's words and she blinked at Sakura's casual admission that Rider was spending thousands of dollars.  I wonder what Shirou thinks of that.  He's not a miser, but he's always been frugal.

She frowned and said, "On my coat, when I get it . . ." I know she just wants to keep me safe, but it's still sort of invasive.  Plus.  Bugs.  Ugg.

"You know, Instead of us all standing here and wasting the day away, why don't we go to the kitchen and enjoy the dessert while it's still fresh," Archer said, gently pushing them both.

Rin grinned at him and said, "It is really good.  His chocolate souffle I mean, so both of us have to work hard to beat him with a desert.  You won this round, but we're not out yet."

"And my ice cream isn't in this contest so . . . " She waved her hand dismissively.


Forest

"She also has like super strength and super powers so that helps.  It's kind of funny, you think, 'She's adorable!' and then she has you knocked on your rear and speaking all imperiously at you," Forest said with a grin, "And she has the biggest appetite for someone so small."

Then he was grinning at her and she smiled back.  "It could throw someone off too, you know," she said as she took the lotion.  Biting her lip, she did pick up the tester and put a little bit on her hands.  The smell of peaches tickled her nose as she held up her hand to him.

"W-well?" she asked.


Gabriel

Gabriel smirked as he heard Emily gasp as she looked around.  His face grew serious as he said, "Please, whatever you do, do not lose physical contact with me.  This place is only available to those of my bloodline, and if you let go of me, you could be lost forever."

He then smiled and patted her hand.  "Away from the cafe is easy.  I am new here, do you have any suggestions?"

[Aiden]

Ron

A growl escaped Ron's throat as their opponent withdrew to the shadows, and his lips pulled back to expose his gritting teeth. The hairy mostly-man heard Annabeth speak to him just as he began sniffing the air and opening his ears to find his hidden prey. He ignored her words for a moment, focusing on potential ambushes, before finally nodding to her.

He could spare a few moments, maybe, to use that form to kill the pink thing. And if he couldn't keep control, well... he could probably aim it at their enemy first. She knew how to handle him when he got like that.

Sniff. Sniff.

Where was it?


Gadreel

Gadreel lowered his head to sniff at the relatively young vampire's wrist with interest, feeling his profane and fallen body stir as he took in the scent of of fruit on flesh. It was accompanied by something else, too, something unalike to the corpses with which he had become familiar due to ... well, that was an irrelevant incident. Regardless, it did not remind the angel of the vampires he knew except through exclusion. It did, however, blend somewhat with what Forest was already using.

He pulled back, his face twisted into some satisfaction. "Well it has my approval! As long as it is used in small quantities, of course."

The exile tactfully refrained from vocally comparing another woman to an angel in present company, as he was quietly thinking in his head just now. The Archangel Michele somewhat fit the image Forest was painting of this King (Queen?) Arthur.

[Elf]

Forest

Forest bit her lip and waited as Gadreel bent his head to sniff her wrist.  The warm, slightly moist air of his breath tickled her wrist and she resisted the urge to gasp.  Luckily, the lip biting did just that.  As he sniffed her wrist, she inhaled his scent in return.

She felt a flutter in her stomach as she became aware of the musky spice of building lust starting to radiate from him as he pulled away from her.

"Well it has my approval! As long as it is used in small quantities, of course."

She nodded, smiled, looked down for a moment before meeting his eyes again.  She noted he had gorgeous eyes, a true blue-green, almost turquoise.  There was only the slightest tremor in her voice as she replied, "Of course, I don't think I could take it if I slathered in the stuff.  Now, maybe we could find you something.  At least some toiletries at the least." 

[Panda]

Dante

With his defeat made clear to him, at least in this regard, the lavender-haired woman slowed to his pace. The cocky grin that had seemingly been his default expression dimmed a bit before Rider's offer brought it back full force.

"Sure, why not?" Dante mused, making ready to follow her.

[Panda]

Emily

The Changeling's grip on Gabriel's hand tightened at his words, Emily relaxing a little as he patted her hand. She then racked her mind for a bit, trying to remember somewhere they could go. The apartment was out of the question for obvious reasons...

"Not really," Emily admitted, "I haven't exactly been around here for very long myself."

[Elf]

Gabriel

The hybrid tilted his head and replied, "Well, maybe somewhere pubic? After that I could use a shot of something stronger than coffee, don't you agree?"

He smiled and patted her hand again as he started to walk.  It wouldn't be overly hard to find a bar of some class he reasoned, and he could always use a drink.

[yinsukin]

Relius Clover

Relius paused, as if he was mulling it over.  He wasn't thinking about the decision but something else.

Unbelievable!  I break into this woman's home to kidnap her and I obtain the opportunity to gain an ally!  This city...  Its astounding!

Finally, he spoke.  "No you are correct.  I have grand plans for this play and after my last skirmish, I have come to the same conclusion.  Allies are necessary on my endeavor.  Yet, what would you have to offer?"  He inquired in a curious polite tone.

[yinsukin]

Medaka Kurokami

Shiobu ignored Medaka's arm and jumped out of the crater, landing just beside her.  She then turned to Medaka and began lecturing her.  "Look at yourself, do you have to strain yourself so much just to win a vague competition that does not even have any defined goals, what do you even gain from it? The satisfaction of beating me, or were you trying to impress me?"  She then turned around and huffed. "Do not think I am worried for you or anything, just think more about the effects of your actions Medaka."

Medaka couldn't help but smile at the girl's tsundere routine.  "Well, I cannot deny it.  It was a little bit of both.  I wanted to prove to myself that I am still strong.  Yesterday, I lost so much.  I have never felt that powerless in my entire life.  Thank you Shinobu.  It was a wonderful sparing match."

The moment she finished talking, Medaka walked behind the vampire and gave her a big hug from behind, her enormous breasts were pressed agienst Shinobu's back.  "I think as punishment for losing, you should take me to the hospital."  She said teasingly.  "We can go to the one I was at yesterday.  They probably still have my information from the last time I was there."

After she finished speaking, she relaxed her body, allowing it to go somewhat limp as she leaned onto the vampire, both physically and emotionally.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Theodore

The demon smiled curtly and bowed politely, although his eyes seemed as uninterested as ever. His monocle glowed ominously, as if it was smiling as well. Things were going smoothly…

“Now, I could tell you, but is that really what you want? You seem like the type who would rather figure it out himself than have the answer outright told, it wouldn’t be very fun if I just spoiled it now would it. Usually in manga, the one who explains his powers first is the one who ends up losing.”

Theodore looked at the masked man with his impassive dead fish eyes, as if he was staring right into his soul.

“Well then, what is your answer? You'd need to be pretty stupid to say no but just to make sure, it's a yes right?”


Sakagami Kenzo

Huge? Him? Well, he wasn’t exactly small, but still, what was it with all the people in this city and talking about things that made no sense? Googel and fons and pokay mon and basketball…

The oni raised an eyebrow and looked at the purple haired yokai with eyes filled with confusion.

“Eh?”

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

Sakura stood up tall and laughed. "Ohoho, I've been practicing for years to get better than Shirou. I'm confident in my skills! I've won prizes for my pies!" She said boastfully. She was sure to be the winner in a cooking contest, although she knew Archer could give her a run for her money.

As they reentered the kitchen, Sakura suddenly sat down on a stool, looking slightly ill. It wouldn't take long for her to recover from it, but sitting down for a minute would probably be for the best.

[SINIB]

Oka Kurosawa

Oka wasn't quite sure what to do. She couldn't tell if he legitimately didn't know what basketball was or if he just hadn't heard her. "Umm…" She said, holding Sylveon close to her instinctively, like a mother protecting her child.

"You know, basketball. The game where really tall people slam balls through a hoop."

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo leered back uncomfortably before nodding awkwardly, he had no idea what the hell she was talking about but was trying to pretend he did.

“Um, sure… “

Kenzo smiled friendlily. It must be nice, it must be nice to have friends like she did. He almost envied her, but she was strong. He had to know, he had to find out her secret!

“Oh, that’s right; you never did gave me your name. I’m not bothering you, am I?”

[SINIB]

Oka Kurosawa

"I'm Oka, nice to meet you! I'm from around Unova!" She said to him friendlily. "Where do I know you from?" She asked him frankly, unsure of how he seemed to know her.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

The oni was now seriously weirded out. Did she forget about him again? But it was definitely her, she had to be! Kenzo was now completely confused, and couldn’t even hide it anymore. Honestly, he was kind of freaked out. Could it be that her legion affected her memories?

“Sakagami Kenzo. We met earlier today, remember?” He turned to the adorable fire bug creature from earlier that she was leaning on and grinned before approaching it to pet. “Hey wormy! You remember me, right?”

[The Man With All The Cute Boats]

Erica

Ever so slowly the Claw clutching the girl began to increase in crushing force. It was a credit to the girl's mini speech that Erica had not simply crushed her into paste outright. There was certainly some element of truth to what the redhead had said. While it was impossible for her to ever revert she was certain of the fact that this abnormal being had managed to get a rise out of her.

It was a troubling conundrum. While using this person to draw out certain negative emotions was certainly logical was it not natural to act upon these urges? While she was so very glad she was sure some form of satisfaction would arise as she slowly squashed the girl and crushed her soul into raw aura.

There is no wrong answer. Sometimes she needed to remind herself of that. However, it would do no good to argue the merits of this forever. She would give herself a time limit. If the hand killed the girl before she resolved her dilemma then she would be satisfied with that. If she came to a different conclusion in the time remaining she would let the girl go. Although, she would have to consider it further if some outside force intervened. Perhaps if that occurred she would let the girl go and allow her to be a thorn in her sign. A burdensome thing that could always aid her with that surge of negative emotion as well.

Rikuyo

The girl with oversized claw thingies proceeded to squeeze the redhead further and further. Her body gave in the longer the blue haired girl crushed, but her soul instinctually realized what would happen if the body died out of its sheer survival instinct. If the soul's host died, the soul would just get broken into components. Thus the soul of the redhead flared up, pushed to the brink. Whatever resistance it could offer was meager in comparison to how the redhead would struggle if she was in top shape, but with its existence at stake, it tried to tap whatever vestigal connection it had to Astral Realms. A bit of chi flowed into redhead's body, reinforcing it for a split second against the crushing pressure. Every living creature in face of a demise wanted to struggle, so even buying a mere second wasn't something futile. Conflict and struggle was essential to the life itself. Rikuyo had no delusions about someone altruistically risking their own lives for her, but she still tried to defy the odds.

RAGNA THE BLOODEDGE, WANTED CRIMINAL

Ragna was running.

Away from Noel, away  from that damned copycat-looking bitch, away from the one laser girl, but most importantly, he was running from something he thought he'd left behind a long time ago.

He ran so hard, so long, the cloud in his mind, the thoughts of that nightmare dissipated and was replaced solely with anger. Anger at what he'd seen, and what only he could have been doing. Anger at that idiot, and her friends, treating him like if he was something to be ridiculed. Anger at this town, that pulled him in without his input. He was angry at That person, who was always with him on the other side. But mostly, he was angry at himself, for a thousand reasons and for none at all.

He ran while biting back on so much emotion, he lost track of time. He lost track of where he was, what he should be doing.

What stopped him was a shout, a screech of fear. He turned to see people running out of a cafe, where a familiar face was crushing a person within massive claws.

"That idiot's stupid friends!" He grumbled, rushing into the somewhat small stream of people leaving the building. he barely even needed to push before getting inside. Maybe due to his leftover anger, he didn't even hesitate when he ran towards the robed girl and aimed a kick at her head, yelling as he did. "What the hell do you think you're doing!"