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

[Kat]

Urthemiel

The lovely woman rested her head on Mordred's shoulder and a delicate hand played with the other woman's hair. "There is very little that you could ever do to upset me, Mordred. Understand that I delight in all of you. Every single piece. If you don't wish to cook then I will do it for you. I'm sure that it will be much better than what your roommate is capable of anyways, and I haven't made anything for quite some time. You'll indulge me in this, won't you?"

Mordred

"Uh, sure." Bellitanus' affection was a bit disconcerting. Being adored by such a beauty was flattering, but at the same time the extent to which she was wanted by her was a little alarming. A little, because unfortunately for Mordred she lowered her guard before her enough to ignore that.

After a short walk she saw it. A tentacled monstrosity facing a young woman. If she actually watched Asian porn she would know what would happen next. Clearly this creature was up to nothing good. "If you don't mind, I will stop this unsightly thing." She told her lady.

Gintoki

"Yeah, I have a place to stay. I don't promise anything though. It's just that you probably don't have a place to stay, so know my kindness." Gintoki replied. "Now, please get off me. It will be a long walk."

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

The Old God almost smirked at the sight of the little servant of Irisviel once more. While he was certainly disgusting once more there was a certain aesthetic to the living mess, but nothing worth her time. "I will allow it, Mordred, but if the situation turns unfavorable I will not hesitate to step in and end this danger. However, I will grant you a small token of my favor now."

Fire hot enough to reduce a man to ash and his armor to molten slag flared in Urthemiel's free hand and leaped to the blade of Mordred's spear. It was bound and concentrated and carefully avoided harming the Changeling in any way as it hugged the weapon. Only when it made contact would it release a burst of destructive flame.


Ghost Child

The irritating ghost did pause for a moment at the offer. He did like bears. He liked bears a lot. With a cheer of agreement his shirt changed to feature a golden, cartoonish bear in the center and he floated over the redhead in cheerful circles. "Turn into a bear. Turn into a golden bear! Then we can steal a bear's skin and wear it too!"

[Thedoctor]

Gintoki

"Yeah, I have a place to stay. I don't promise anything though. It's just that you probably don't have a place to stay, so know my kindness." Gintoki replied. "Now, please get off me. It will be a long walk."

Shinobu

"Thank you, thank you so much" she said as she nimbly jumped off him skipping around a bit as if dancing in joy, then she stopped and turned to him. The vampire held out her right hand to him and spoke again "Now shall we go? Oh and I really do appreciate this, you are quite kind, please do not hesitate to ask something of me as I will be in your debt". 

[Kotomine_Rin]

Emily

"...Yeah," Emily admittedly, sounding somewhat embarrassed, "I kinda am."

The priest quickly took the lead, bringing them to a curious old motorbike. Admittedly, the Changeling couldn't recall trying one out, but she'd never been particularly curious about them.

Allowing a light blush at the introduction, Emily took the helmet, examining it curiously, some suspicion drifting into her mind after some contemplation.

"Well, I'd like to say sure," she said, still holding the helmet, "But perhaps you could give me a reason why I should get on a bike with someone I've only just met?"

Darcy Hugh

The priest shrugged.

"Figures it's easier than walking. You'd be tired after running like that, I thought you'd enjoy a ride. Besides, do I look like a bad guy or something?"

[Panda]

Emily

The Changeling shrugged, slipping the helmet on.

"Well, you have a point there," Emily admitted, straddling the Harley, "Sorry for being so suspicious."

[Kat]

Ghost Child

The irritating ghost did pause for a moment at the offer. He did like bears. He liked bears a lot. With a cheer of agreement his shirt changed to feature a golden, cartoonish bear in the center and he floated over the redhead in cheerful circles. "Turn into a bear. Turn into a golden bear! Then we can steal a bear's skin and wear it too!"

Rikuyo

"Golden?" Rikuyo never had seen a one. She actually have only Asian bears, but even if she lacked knowledge of the wider world, she instinctually felt there might be bears of other colors. But no golden. But maybe white or light brown would be enough. "Okay, I will give it my best!"

She answered the challenge. The floor tremored a bit under the increased spiritual pressure.   Her muscles bulged a little, her muscle tone now more defined. Her skin darkened and her eyes were now dark brown. Her hair turned yellowish, a bit more messy if someone gave a good look. Her ears became bear like. Her canines were now more pronounced. She even grew few inches. She never visited lands beyond even where Ezo dwelled, but she knew it. Jumbled 'memories' of pale furred bears living in the land with only two seasons filled her mind.

"I did my best, huh." Yellow was close to golden after all.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo nodded before taking hold of the platter and the broom, walking along with Akatsuki with a chest puffed proudly. Then, he finally came back to the others, grinning smugly as he presented the proud dish.

"I'm back! It's not a lot, but I hope yo- WOAH!"

Kenzo's eyes were wide open in amazement. He couldn't believe it! Honestly, he never would've guessed she was an oni like him. Honestly, he was really impressed. With jubilant eyes, he fawned over the girl and her beautiful golden hair.

"That's so pretty!" He said, complimenting her on the transformation. "But you know, I can do it too."

With that, he laid his platter on the counter. He was a bit scared to show it, but he didn't have to worry about a thing now. With a demon, a kyuketsuki(?), a spirit and a destroyer around, there was no way even he'd lose control.

Taking a deep breath, he took a calm stance and closed his eyes. He sounded a bit nervous but happy in a weird way. He didn't get why he was showing it, but she did it so it was only fair.

"Okay...!"

Tensing a bit, the oni clutched his hands. his muscles bulged and his hair began to glow bright red, shining like scalding flame. His skin darkened and reddened, as if the blood itself was boiling. Muscles bulged, his eyes turned into a deep, animalistic red and his canines grew into fangs while his nails  grew into fierce claws. A small pointy horn slowly but surely sprouted from the left side of his forehead. For a second, the air around him seemed to shiver.

Keep calm... keep calm.

Then, he took another deep breath and opened his eyes, beautiful slitted eyes looking at the three. Smiling innocently, he tilted his head and spoke.

"Haha. Well, I guess that's it."


Priest Man

The priest shrugged off her apology, giving her a friendly smile."It's fine, gorgeous."

Then, he hopped on his motorcycle and revved up his Harley. Then, with a good twist of the key, he started it up. The thing trembled, rumbled and smoked as it readied to burst forth like a horse of metal. Only, not really a horse.

"Ya might want to hold tight hun!" He added, jokingly but not really.

[Panda]

Emily

The Changeling felt a slight tinge of relief as he accepted the apology, before tensing up once more as he hopped on and started up the motorbike. The vibrations as the bike roared to life coursed through the Changeling's body, warming her up a bit to Emily's confusion. That aside, that old worry was starting to seep back in, though for entirely different reasons this time.

At his warning to hold on, Emily moved faster than she knew she was capable of, her arms wrapping around him and pressing herself firmly up against his back, holding on for dear life.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Ghost Child

For a little while the small spirit was busy tugging on the ears and patting her yellow hair before being distracted again with another transformation. He playfully tugged on the small horn jutting from the man's head but quickly turned his attention to the other spirit in the room. The small child oohed and aahed at the guns as he floated around her with ridiculous speed. "You should help me so I can play with everyone! Share your power with me!"

[MissingMandible]

Lone Wanderer:

"You're right, I don't." Jeremy admitted, leaving it at that.

A moment later, a...very malicious smile appeared on Tenma's face. A rather familiar facial expression - predatory. One that was shared with a raider woman when he first stumbled out of the vault...

Disliking such an appearance was to put things mildly, and Jeremy's expresion darkened.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

The priest grinned, showing off a nice neat set of shiny moon white teeth. This had to be heaven, it had to. Either that or he was dreaming.

Either way, like hell he’d be anything but happy at the fact of having a cute girl pressing herself on his back, holding onto him with soft, clutching hands for dear life.
Going even faster, the priest laughed eagerly, as if laughing away at the danger and adrenaline. His heart raced, possibly as fast as the vehicle. After a few deliberately breathtaking stunts and turns, each barely escaping from a crash, the motorcycle advanced along the highway, boosting with raging speed and power. It was as if the devil’s luck possessed that damn Harley.

And then, the two found themselves in a crash course for a giant pothole, big enough for a few cars to fit in. Judging from the depth of the hole, it was clearly dangerous. Falling into it could mean severe injury, or even death. Instead of stopping or turning around, the priest grinned ferociously and roared, accelerating further and preparing for a reckless charge.

“Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about!!”

[Kat]

"Thank you, thank you so much" she said as she nimbly jumped off him skipping around a bit as if dancing in joy, then she stopped and turned to him. The vampire held out her right hand to him and spoke again "Now shall we go? Oh and I really do appreciate this, you are quite kind, please do not hesitate to ask something of me as I will be in your debt".

"Alright, alright. Let's go then, I wish I didn't leave my bike back there." Indeed, it would take a while to get back there. But before they reached their destination, he heard a loud noise of something crashing on a building. This could be bad. His instincts told him to maybe not go there. But who knew if some civilian got hurt and they needed help. So against better judgment, he said: "I wanna take a detour. Something could happen there and I hope it's not a serious accident."

[Panda]

Emily

Emily barely kept from screaming aloud, her heart leaping into her throat with the first few stunts, her hands wrapping tighter around Darcy. It wasn't long, however, before the Changeling started to allow a moment to enjoy the adrenaline rushing through her veins, the heart-pounding thrill of this man's insane driving. Before long, she was enjoying a good laugh as the motorcycle powered along the highway, though she wasn't quite feeling brave enough to release her vice-grip on the man in charge of this wild ride.

Peeking over this shoulder, however, revealed a sight that caused her heart to drop into her stomach anew.

Shitshitshitshitshitshit

A massive pothole loomed before them, and the Changeling wasn't entirely sure if she had a Contract that she both had enough Glamour for and could reliably get them out of this mess. Emily stared wide-eyed at their impending doom, heart racing like nothing else as Darcy revved the motorbike up even faster.

Oh god he really is insane.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

With a feral smile full of reckless ferocity, the man charged forward, dragged by his speeding vehicle faster and faster. And then, reaching the paroxysm of intensity, the motorcycle made a great leap of faith, taking off and spinning the motorcycle midair to perform a 360.

“Hold on tight!”

This was dangeorous, no, crazy! With two on board, this would be nearly impossible to pull off, any sane individual would know it was impossible.. But he didn’t care, speeding up, he leapt and landed skillfully, practically closing the distance perfectly. Not dropping the smile even for a second, he revved it up again and kept going, this time at a slightly slower pace.

Devil’s luck? No. No sheer luck would`ve helped him pull off a stunt like that. He wasn't just crazy or reckless. It was clear now that, if motorcycles were involved, that shitty priest was no joke.. Keeping track, the two would get to their destination soon. Glancing back to the probably terrified to death girl, he gave her a toothy grin.

“Hahahahahahahaha! How was that, pretty girl?”

[Panda]

Emily

In that moment, the Changeling's terror found some disbelief mixed in as the bike sailed through the air.

And now we're spinning. As if this wasn't insane enough already?!

The bike came down hard, landing on the other side as it came all the way around. The impact jolted Emily for a bit, her grip tightening around him as they sped on, slowing down just slightly. For his question, though, Emily was unable to provide an answer. It was less that she didn't know what she wanted to say and more than she was currently incapable of actually speaking. Thus, her reply came in the form of her mouth opening but no words coming out as she sputtered helplessly.

"I...thought you said we were heading to get some groceries," Emily finally managed to get out after a good minute or so of wordless, terrified, exhilarated noise.