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

[Elf]

Rin

"So, this a mystical ability that sort of works on an offshoot of the whole Schrödinger's Cat principal," Rin said as she sat up.  She toyed with the large diamond in her palms before lifting it to the light and studying it.

"Since someone cannot see inside of your pocket, they can assume anything is in there or, as you pointed out, nothing at all.  Since it sounds like this ability hinges on belief or disbelief, if someone was actually looking into your pocket, it wouldn't work, right?  Because then they would know that it's empty."

[Kat]

Julius

"Maybe we could contact guards, first. Simply moving away will not be enough, someone has to throw them into a dungeon so they can reflect on their deeds. But I see none in sight, so I shall rely on you, even if you say it is quite easy to get lost in this place. Are there more reliable means to contact the town guard in this era than a mail or a carrier pigeon?" Julius inquired. He was already aware he was in the future, and as a man of late Enlightment era he didn't take everything as a magic. It is more than likely that the humanity progressed, even if at such rate that he felt pretty confused himself.

[Kat]

Petra

"We've some spare time, so maybe let's just gossip behind backs. What do you think of Tohsaka and the other girl?" She casually probed Dante about his preferences. Without them in sight, they could talk behind their back for a while without any risk of discovery.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Liseth

"Right. If it's under observation then it can't be used because nothing is there. But it's not really mystical. It's like a backdoor in reality. There's an order and path that's already there that I just exploit. It doesn't cost me anything. I could pull out anything as much as I want until I can't move my arms anymore." She took a few more bites of the sundae before pulling out a few more gems whose total worth could probably buy the bar several times over and dropped them in Rin's hands.

"It's pretty simple. But you mentioned something earlier. What is it you do with gems?"

[Panda]

Emily

"S-still?" Emily gasped, slight disbelief evident in her voice, closing her eyes as he ran a hand through her hair. Each thrust tore a yelp from the Changeling's lips, Emily all but helpless for the moment as she tried to recover. Even so, her nerves buzzed with each movement, leaving her writhing under him, but unable to do much else.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

The yokai was strolling once more through the asian district of town, having just picked a few herbs for his pipe. After a while, he sat on top of a stone and stretched down under the sunlight, enjoying his smoke quietly.

Ill be waiting for the day when that hole in your heart is inevitably filled with hatred.

Kenzo felt his sins crawling down his back, but shook his head. He wouldn't give in, he'd take extreme precautions next time. No, there will be no next time, that is what he told himself. He would reject it, as many times as it took, until either of them became nothing.

Suddenly, something caught his eye. A girl dressed in fine clothes was walking the streets and the fragrant aura it emanated. It was like it was filled with so much life, so much energy, that the demon couldn't help but see a red trail following the blade.

That trail, that aura, it was so thirsty, so craving, so unsatisfied. He was the same, that sword and him were the same, they could never be satisfied! He could feel it, the same boiling sensation under his skin that demanded to be paid in blood.

Maybe, just maybe, she could understand him like he understood her, and love him like he loved her!

But the demon shook his head. Like that was going to happen, however his feelings for her did not change. If possible, he wanted to be closer to her, to feel her touch and to have her feel his, to gaze at that beautiful form and to become one with her.

"Yo!" He called her out with a friendly smile, hoping she'd notice.

[Thedoctor]

Archer

The man in red merely continued eating his own delicous food, seemingly unconcerned with what had happened. "Yes." He simply answered between bites. "You'll have to figure out what it means to you by yourself. That step is important and not one I can help you with." He put his utensils down as he took a drink instead to quench his thirst.

"I'll just say it'll help you understand yourself better."


 
Jeanne

That was intense but it looked like it was over now. Her master had freaked out over seing Shirou's pained look, however he already appeared better to her. Jeanne felt Sakura grab hold of her hand again as she sat down, she didn't fail to notice that Sakura was observing the two men like a hawk. "Don't worry It doesn't look like Archer had any hostile intentions with that." She tried to calm Sakura down by speaking gently to her.

On the other hand master, you never answered my question~

[Elf]

Forest

Forest pulled out her cell phone out of her jeans pocket with a smile and said, "Well, I have this.  I can call the coppers and have someone come down and scare the living daylights out of them -even more than they already have - and then throw them in a cell for a while."

I would love to address murdering werefoxes after dusk.  Honestly, I'd want to run back to my place though and pick up a few things, Forest sent back as she found the familiar contact and called it.

"Nexus PD, this is Detective Riggs, how may I help you?" the familiar voice said over the line.

Forest said, "Hi detective, this is Forest, I've got a gang of Jersey Shore types who tried to get too friendly with knives with a few friends and myself.  We're fine, they're mostly beat up, but they should be arrested for a little while."

"Jesus, it's daylight, how can you even be up right now?" the detective asked with a yawn.

"Trade secret," Forest said with a smile as she proceeded to give their location.


Gabriel

Gabriel groaned as he felt himself swell at the last push.  His nerves seemed to buzz as he wanted to explode inside of her.  Each thrust brought sweet friction to his sensitive length as he felt crackling and alive.

Then lightning seemed to strike, at the base of his spine, and he thrust deep as he could one last time before he released his essence in her, his spine bowing as he began to glow again.


Rin

Rin's eyes widened as more gems were placed into her hands.  She set the precious pile before her and bit her lip for a moment.  Liseth had shown her a rather exploitable ability if anyone had found out, and had shared it with Rin.

Then Rin understood why she had shown it; she understood all too well.

Closing her eyes, she activated her circuits and put up a small boundary field that covered the both of them.  Then with a smirk, she downed the rest of the scotch and soda, poured the ice onto a napkin, and picked up the glass.  She reinforced arm muscles and broke the glass by crushing it.  Hot, sharp pain welled up in her hand as the shards of glass pierced and cut into her hand, causing fresh blood to well up.

She picked up one of the gems, the bright red ruby and grabbed it.  Her blood, her prana, began to infuse into the stone, causing it to glow slightly.  Once it had what Rin decided was enough prana to start it out, she let it go.  Then she activated a healing spell in her crest to repair her hand, leaving the flesh whole and untouched except for her blood.  She then tapped the broken glass with her finger and caused it to reform as if she had never broken it.

Wiping her hand off, she smiled and said, "Well, I'm a magus and gems help me store larger spells that I can cast with literally no preparation."

She picked up the ruby and said, "Mind if I keep this?"

[Kotomine_Rin]

Garou XIII

"What!?" Garou cried out, but before he could do anything, he was grabbed fiercely by the hero and hurloed like a ragdoll into a wall with force unlike that of before.

Gah!

Cracked stone and rubble crumbled around him as his body unstuck itself from the hole it had been smashed in. Blood dripped from his body and he let out a ragged sigh before removing his coat. He stepped forward calmly, his gait and breathing uncharacteristic for one who had been hurt so badly.

And once the smoke cleared, it revealed a monster, standing as tall as before as if its wounds did not hinder him in the slightest.

"...Suddenly gaining a new power-up to defeat the villain, I thought that shit was only for kiddy comics. You dissappoint me." He said casually. "I'd applaud your effort, but as you can see, that would be a bit difficult. So, got any other tricks? Perhaps a secret technique, an unrevealed power to turn the tables around, or a hidden weapon! Hurry, if you just sit there like a duck, the garbage smell is going to rub off on me."


Theodore

Theodore smiled and nodded, and while it was a bit more genuine it was no less fake. "That won't be a problem. Well then, I'd hate to sound like a broken record and I believe we've both heard enough existential questions. I don't need you right now, so shoo! Oh, and I've added you on my list of contacts, so I can contact you if I need groceries. Please call me often, here."

And then, he tossed her a cellphone.

"You do know how to use this, right?"

[Aiden]

Katase

Oh, what I wouldn't do for a parasol right about now, she lamented to herself quietly, her eyes flicking between different sides of the street for threats or opportunities. Just to keep the sun from getting in my puppet's eyes. None of this was even the slightest bit familiar, and she had little understanding of any sort of Chinese language. Her English was a little better, but asking where she was had just gotten her an answer of 'Chinatown.' How very useful of them to point out the obvious.

Well, no, she could be a little more charitable there. It meant she wasn't in China, but rather a place with many Chinese living there. Perhaps she could find someone who spoke her creator's language somewhere, then?

Katase stopped as she saw a towering figure begin to approach her. He had wild red hair, resembled a tree in height more than a man, and clearly had no issue with showing off the corded muscle of his arms. And the weapon at his back ... it wanted to kill. No, not the sword; the sword wielder wanted to kill. He also smelled like burnt plant. But the sword was beyond impressive, despite its ridiculous size. It put her on edge, made her grit her shell's teeth behind its lips. Its hand wandered to her hilt, touching her but not wrapping its fingers around her.

Then, she made it smile gently. "Good... afternoon?" she asked the walking tree uncertainly. "Forgive me; I can't quite tell what time it is here and I hadn't thought to check."

The wielder, not the sword, should be her concern. He felt strong.


Gadreel

The appearance of a cellular phone was quite convenient, and pleasant, for the exiled angel at this time. They were the culmination of many centuries of human recovery from their nadir after the Flood called forth by the heavens at the will of Lucifer before his machinations came to light to destroy the civilizations that came before. Their symbolic value in this regard was matched only by their unparalleled convenience.

"How familiar are you with electricity, or radio, sir?" he asked of Julius while they waited for Forest to finish. This was partially to ascertain more clearly the man's place in history, and partially because it would give him an opportunity to extol the virtues of the human intellect.

[Panda]

Dante

The half-demon shrugged, that bemused grin not leaving his face as he took a moment to consider it.

"So that's her last name. Well, I'm not really one for gossip," Dante admitted, "But I guess I can make an exception. They're both cute, but Liseth seems like a shut-in and Rin was down the whole time. That aside, you're not so hard on the eyes yourself. There wouldn't happen to be something between you and her, would there?"

[Kat]

Julius

The lady used some sort of mechanical device to communicate remotely with one of guards. He certainly would be more at ease if the device had visible cord. While he still would have trouble grasping how sound would transmit just like that without distortions through a cord, it would be less
bizarre then a sound going through the air without care for physical obstacles. Forest brought up a "trade secret" of hers. Honestly he didn't have a clue what she really meant but had feeling that the guard was surprised about something. However he didn't notice anything overly unusual in how she handled ruffians. Yes, she was a lady, but there were women who could even break horseshoes with effort. It was unusual, but not impossible for a lady like her to not be behind men in strength.

Sir Gadre asked him if he was familiar with electricity or this radio thing he had heard about for the first time. "I never heard about what you call a radio, but I'm familiar with Mr. Franklin's and Senor Galvani's works on electricity. Unfortunately Mr. Franklin passed away several years ago. Great loss for the world of science and politics."

[Kat]

Petra

"You're quite stingy with compliments, aren't you?" Dante was rather restrained with his compliments, but sometimes a reserved praise could be interpreted as more bold than a straight compliment. "I'll admit you have a not too bad face, but you know, your future doesn't look to promising." She teased him about his poor material condition. Not that she had anything against the poor, but she couldn't restrain herself from mocking him a bit. "Ah, a little squabble on the way to the bar. Nothing that interesting. But speaking of the bar, I haven't forgotten about our contest. We should continue it even if they close bar before someone of us gets drank under the table."

[Panda]

Dante

The half-demon shrugged, realizing that this was possibly the longest period of time he'd managed to talk with a girl who could probably hold her own without said girl trying to kill him one way or another. Under other circumstances, he might have found this realization rather daunting, but this was honestly turning out to be a refreshing experience.

"Well, you've got me there," Dante said with a chuckle, "And I haven't forgotten either. I'm sure they could make an exception if we have to take that long, though."

[Panda]

Michael

The immortal couldn't help a snicker as the dragon almost sounded confused as it went head-over-tail. To the immortal's curiosity, however, instead of slamming into the relatively hard ground, the earth swallowed the beast up.

Huh. So some kind of earth dragon? Ah well. Might be a better idea to move down to the-

The immortal's train of thought was soon cut off as he noticed the earth rippling out of the corner of his eye. The dragon burst forth soon afterwards, jaws wide open to swallow Michael whole, but he was ready for it. All but dancing under the dragon's arc with practiced grace, Michael found that spot on the dragon once more, retracting his staff and positioning it again, this time using the dragon's own momentum to send it hurtling towards a nearby tree. As it left, Michael quickly took the opportunity to hop down from on top of the beast, landing on the solid ground beneath him.