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

[Elf]

Gabriel

Gabriel twitched in Emily's mouth as she sucked the last bit of him clean before sitting up and swallowing loud enough for him to hear it.  He all but collapsed against the pillows as he caught his breath, his heart still racing.   Emily was looking rather pleased with herself and he languidly stretched.

"A moment to recover would be nice," Gabriel said with a smile.

[Panda]

Emily

"Of course," Emily mused, allowing a moment to her back as well, "The question is what you intend to do during that time."

With that, the Changeling moved over next to him, taking his hand with one of her own with a little smirk.

[Aiden]

Gadreel

Something about the otherwise handsome young men, their choice in hair styles and affected scents, felt vaguely off-putting to the exile. Their amicable and wordless acknowledgement of his presence, and particularly the presence of Forest, produced a sense of threat for him. Of course, he would not act on this sense alone; it rarely directed him wrong, but he had been overcautious as of late due to the inevitability of infiltration and conversion among his ranks by the slaves of the Adversary.

Would that the marks on their foreheads and hands were not capable of being obscured so readily...!

He gently nudged Forest's side while taking the sweater offered to him. His eyes glanced back to the men in full view of her. Possible threat, he deliberately projected to her, his thoughts clear.


Ron

"Triads, huh?" he mused to himself, trying to remember the way to the district from here. It honestly wasn't that hard, they could hit the rooftops and be there in an hour by heading toward the skyline marked by Tokyo Tower's silhouette. Ron gave a toothy grin at the thought. "Yeah, I know the way. Try to keep up, alright?"

He took a deep breath, and recalled Annabeth's lessons from before. Opening the channels to the power already inside his body, rousing the wolf within, he drew it out and filled his muscles and bones with it so he could crouch, tense, and leap up onto the roof of the comic store.

So much power.

so much hunger

It was great.

[Thedoctor]

Saikyou no Hero

His mighty blow was barely dodged by the crazy man as he leaned to the side, the ice spear brushing past his hear. Jin's hand moved to the handle of Yukianesa just in time as pebble of BLOOD came flying his way, With a mejstic swing from the blade of justice the heinous attack was frozen in it's track by a wave of ice. He then swung his blade once more creating an ice block that....that he then jumped on to and surfed right at the villain with. He flew on top of the ice, riding it as if it was a car, heading for the final clash at the Speed of JUSTICE.

[Panda]

Seras

The vampire couldn't help a laugh at the man's joke, one that she soon realized she kinda needed. This was definitely an odd place to find it, though.

"That's fine, I can pay," Seras said, waving it off, "Besides, you sound like you could use one. Come on."

With that, the vampire led the man along to the nearby bar, a warm little establishment that stood as a bastion against the chill of winter. The only thing really missing from the image was the light of candles and torches. Everything else that could contribute to the image of a homely little tavern was there. The warmth, the low chatter, the smell of copious amounts of food and alcohol.

[Kat]

Rikuyo

"Keeping up with ya? Nah, do yer best to not lose track of me!" She could easily push beyond speed
that was her limit when she was untransformed as the monkey form made her more agile and fast. So it would be her who was testing if he was good enough or had to get better.

Seems he could leap enough high in his human form which was pretty impressive already. She could feel energy inside him flowing in similar manner to how she used her powers. Now, that was impressive, as it was the first time she found a werewolf who was also in a way similar to her. That alone made her even more convinced that he was worth more than ending up as her meal. The foreign werewolf had the potential to grow into someone that could help kill her boredom. And there was the fact that she could finally act as a sensei to someone. She probably wasn't most experienced fighter, but she definitely didn't want to disappoint. "Really good, but you should shift. I'm still holding back myself, you know." She nonchalantly remarked as she kept up with him without breaking a sweat.

[Kat]

Petra

"I'm not sharing more of my bottle, so go ahead and order something. It's on my tab." Petra suggested Dante to go and order his own alcohol from the proprietor of this not too shabby establishment. He could pick whatever he wanted. "Think of it as a handicap, it won't be fun if you won't be at some advantage."

[Panda]

Dante

"Fair enough," Dante said with a nod, "Though I've already got an advantage of my own."

With that, the half-demon considered things for a moment before deciding that he'd try something different this time.

"Hey, barkeep," Dante called to the dark-skinned man, "I think I'll go for a bottle of whiskey for my end of our little contest."

[Aiden]

Ron

His eyes widened as his sorta-challenger kept up. Well well, even better then! Now that they were out of sight of the crowds he pushed off in mid-sprint, his bones and skin smoothly snapping and molding into shape. Soon enough he was running on all fours, a wolf in the concrete wilderness of Nexus, a brief little howl escaping his throat.

His senses increased many times then, and he could smell the

poisoned air, salt water, salt food, meat and fish and blood

And, he guessed, some monkey next to him. His pace picked up exponentially, and Ron got to leaping over the gaps between roofs in no time. This was the fun part. One of the fun parts.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Theodore

The demon and the girl walked along one another, traveling without a clear destination in mind. One chose to follow where he led while the other led where he chose to follow, neither with a clear goal in mind. And for now, Theodore chose that they would turn- left.

But even after this journey, it seemed that he still could not put his mind off things. It was annoying, like having insects swarming his brain and feeling them crawl and writhe into his mind. Talk about a pain in the ass.

"What do you see?" He asked her, unsure if it was out of beredom or simply to break the silence, the silence in his mind.

[Kat]

Rikuyo

Haha, jumping like that from a roof to a roof was always fun! Like the half-monkey she was, she had no trouble with keeping balance when landing, and the wolf likewise. People below were probably awestruck by such impressive sight, and probably even envious. So glad she wasn't one of mundane folk, leading a boring life and unable to fight their fate if one of predators like her or new pal whatwashisname. Oh crap, she forgot to introduce herself. That was no good, she had to once he could speak. Though she had no doubt that he could listen. Werewolves were smart in any form. Keeping similar pace to him, she exclaimed: "Hah, it looks like we're near the place. Don't ya worry there's plenty Chinese there."

[Kat]

Mordred

The changeling knew that the steel armor that usually covered her body wouldn't slow down the blade as her clothes weren't too covering for a lack of a better term. Her abdomen was exposed, and that usually would be damn bad if she got hit there. But she did activate that elemental armor before the battle for protection and she prayed that flames would hurt Kuro further and slow down the attack, also flinching back reflexively in order for the cut to be less deep that it otherwise would be. She certainly couldn't win like that at this rate. She had to reveal more of her cards whether she wanted or not. Without any other option left, she pleaded the destiny itself to mitigate Kuro's blow if it passed through. She would bear the pain like the knight she was.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Numina

Foxkura for realzies

Shiro turned her head away, looking fearfully over her shoulder, worried that the big demon would be coming back. It was real fear and worry. She had no idea if she had the capacity to take him on right now. He seemed extremely dangerous. Shiro began to cry. "I'm. I'm scared!" She buried her face in the woman's chest, not letting the demon scent bother her as she sobbed with fear.

The cultist held the child close to her and the action was so practiced you would think she had held a thousand children in her arms before. Her voice was calm and soothing as she spoke. "It's okay. I won't let anyone hurt you. And we can keep trying to find your mom. Is there anywhere you think she would be other than here?"


Oren

The Fae's entire body was on edge. She was trembling, but she was trembling in excitement. In fact, she nearly swooned as Breeze warned her. Something beautiful was about to unfold. Just watching it in action made her knees weak, her spine tingle, and her heart throb.

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But then that stupid, irritating, evil man got in her way and ruined everything! Once was a mistake, but twice was malicious intent. She would break his bones between her teeth and swallow the marrow. But first...

She needed to salvage what was left! There had to be some button to press, some crack to pressure, some opening to exploit to break whatever was underneath open! "Oh, were you really that hungry? I didn't know! You didn't sound that hungry. Is something else wrong? Do you not like the forest? I know it's probably nothing like your home but that's fine, isn't it? Do you dislike me? I know you might have had prettier girls from your world but I'm not that bad, aren't I?"


Alarice

The noble raised an eyebrow at the armor that covered her lord but made no comment. She doubted that it was nearly as durable as her own but he seemed confident enough. There was no reason to verbally assail him for what she wasn't certain of. As he moved forward Alarice dutifully followed. Her head was bowed just enough to imply subservience as she moved but not enough to make her seem totally under control.

Eventually they wandered into a relatively more populated area. It was undoubtedly still a wasteland but the strange beings that wandered around had concentrated here in large enough numbers to call themselves a something between a group of hovels and a village. However, at least one thing was a constant. The buildings were still unspeakably ugly. "My lord, perhaps you would wish to make an announcement here? Make your claim to this pocket of people and from there allow the knowledge of your existence and your influence spread."


Liseth

The dark haired girl shifted her gaze for a moment to watch the guy next to her leave to go drink with some other lady. It's not like he knew anything other than his name? It wasn't her business and she didn't know him enough to care. So she didn't. Instead, she shrugged her shoulders and just continued to eat until she was finished.

Liseth pushed the empty bowl towards the barkeeper as a sign for him to get another, but in the meantime she grew antsy. Just sitting and eating when there were other people here felt uncomfortable. Silence wasn't as awkward as making a fool out of herself but it was a bit more awkward then talking. So she turned to Rin and asked, "So, why are you here? You know, other than the obvious reasons."


Erica

The construct blinked a few times as she considered the question. "By someone's perspective it is a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and the mass of humanity continues to shift and move relentlessly. It seems perfectly normal for this city. There is no obvious issue to observe or intervene in. What is the reason behind your question?"

[Elf]

Forest

Forest watched as Gadreel took a look at the Jersey Douche Brigade as he took the sweater from her.  He nudged her gently, and she leaned into him with a playful smile on her face.  To the casual observer, it would look like a playful couple being affectionate to each other.

Possible threat, he sent to her, his thought as clear as a bell.

She eyed the Jersey Douches and sent back, Bloody hell, this is the closest thing I've had to a date in almost three hundred years.  I'm not letting some Jersey Douche Brigade ruin it.  So act natural unless they approach and then let them pick a god and pray?


Corbin

Of course the crazy bints shed blood.  Fuck me.  Can I meet an attractive, shaggable blond who's not crazy?

Even though Mordred's crazy was different than Shinobu's crazy.  Still he could smell her blood in the air, and luckily he had gotten so accustomed to vampire blood over the years that human blood smelled almost like rotten meat to him.  However, they were obviously playing for blood and he wondered if he should get between the two powerhouse women.


Gabriel

Gabriel turned to face Emily as she took his hand.  He lifted their hands to his lips and kissed the back of hers before nuzzling it.

"Admittedly, I am fond of cuddling when it's the right partner," he said with a smile, his eyes dancing.


Duke

"You know, saying 'whiskey' is kind of ambiguous right?" Duke said with a grin, "There's bourbon, scotch, that weird Irish spelling of it, and old rout gut.  So, come on man, use that head for more than just decoration."

Then he smirked and asked, "Are you sure you wanna go for whiskey?  Even the weakest whiskey has more alcohol than a wine."


Rin

As soon as Rin heard Dante say whiskey she perked up.  Then Duke asked him what kind of whiskey that the white haired man wanted.  However, she frowned because whiskey had a lot higher alcohol content than wine did.

And I kind of want to see Petra lose, she thought to herself before Lizbeth asked,  "So, why are you here? You know, other than the obvious reasons."

Rin blinked at the question and sighed.  She bit her lip and toyed with her sundae with her spoon before looking at the other girl.  "Because it's better than the alternative."
 
Rin called out to Dante, "Sure you have her on body mass, but if you're going to drink whiskey make sure it's not cask strength."

[Panda]

Emily

The Changeling almost giggled as Gabe kissed the back of her hand, an oddly sweet image out of the current context. Perhaps in it as well...Regardless, Emily decided to indulge him, lying down next to the gorgeous man and cuddling up next to him, allowing a contented sigh as she felt his warmth spreading to her, leaving her feeling just a little bit more secure in the moment. The Changeling answered his nuzzle with one of her own, resting her head up against his broad chest and letting the beating of his heart start to calm her nerves.

"Mmm, this is nice, I'll admit that much," Emily said with another contented sigh.