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

[Break]

Coppelius
Caught up in taking in the new Environment, Coppelius walked aimlessly into what, in hindsight, seemed to have been an unwise choice of directions.

The three Hoodlums in front of him proved testament to just what kind of the city he had walked into.

Armed with katana's seeping with malicious power, Coppelius realized that burglars, too, were of an entirely different caliber in this town.

Well, he had no choice but to fend them off with what he had on hand; with a flick of his hand, he readied the threads normally used to manipulate his dolls.

[Panda]

Michael

As Oren somehow managed to mitigate the blow, Michael brought the staff around for another blow when the dragon held up a stubby leg, as if calling for a time-out. The immortal stopped his attack as a matter of course and brought the staff to his side, leaning on it as he waited. To his minor confusion, she proceeded to stick her head into the ground for a moment before coming back up, the mud dripping off her face before drying...into...

...Pantheon's eternal light, are those angry eyebrows?

Oren's resumed advance left no time to stand there and laugh about it, unfortunately. With that in mind, the immortal chose to wait until Oren was closer, shortening the staff down, before feinting a strike at her eyes with skill that would have had any mortal master of the martial arts looking the other way if Michael had so willed it, and leaping high up over Oren, laughing all the while. Turning in the air, Michael swiftly brought the staff around for another strike, extending it to strike at the spot Oren had taken the first hit with full force, still laughing as his leap took him further up, towards the thick canopy of the massive trees above them, shortening the staff and firing volleys of that destructive energy at that one spot for as long as Oren presented the opportunity.

[Panda]

Seras

The vampire allowed a rueful laugh, tipping back the Bloody Mary and taking a larger swallow of the drink.

"Don't bother," she said, "They're not somewhere I'd like to find myself, and it wouldn't be right to force them to come. Besides, I doubt you're capable of that anyway."

[Umbra of Chaos]

Erica

The construct had painted herself a rather dark shade of red barely an hour after leaving the multitude of souls. This area seemed to be host to several gangs and criminals. While most seemed to have congealed into some unified group that remained relatively non-disruptive, some splinter groups had grown increasingly violent in opposition to this new unifying force.

Regardless, the reasoning was irrelevant to her. The dissenters were proving to be a disruption in everyday life for the district in general, so she carefully crushed some into short-lived balls, hung them by their entrails, and generally left them as disturbing and bloody messes. She was still moving through the alleys when she spotted another group of criminals attempting to mug someone.

They seemed to be assaulting a boy. Her response was immediate and lethal. One segment of the Mantle turned into the Needle and unleashed a barrage of perfectly aimed projectiles at the muggers.

[Kat]

Rikuyo

"Ha, maybe I should try to hunt down as many forest critters as I can find to prove I'm no worse. Already fried!" She did practice that aspect of her skills as well, though with more mixed results than her stamina training. After all, she didn't complete the technique she imagined that could possibly beat Shinobu and hadn't make any meaningful progress on that yet. But she covered up her biggest flaw so far, namely stamina, so the fight would be surely different next time. "Say, can ya use yer chi for other stuff than just runnin' faster and hittin' stronger? If ya can't, I'll teach ya."

[Elf]

Forest

Forest smiled as Julius complained about paper currency.  Even after using it for so long, Forest every so often found herself missing coins.  When dollar coins came back in the United States, Forest made sure to get some.  Nostalgia was something every vampire fell prey to from time to time, and she definitely was not an exception.

"I think inflation offends everyone's sensibilities who have lived long enough to experience it," Forest said with a chortle and a shake of her head.

She met Gadreel's eyes and offered him a wan smile at his look of curious concern before looking back at Julius, "So, I think the best place to start is to figure out what you need and go from there."


Rin

Rin took the ruby she had just infused with her own prana and held it in her hands.

I don't know how Sakura would react with me bringing a stranger home with her mental state as it is now.  Emiya would be okay with it and probably welcome her with fairly open arms.  Archer would probably grumble about it, and Jeanne is an unknown factor.

Hell, I don't know how Liseth would react to all of that.  Heroic spirits brought back from the dead, a lady who controls bugs . . .  The sane response would be to run away.  I mean, she looks uncomfortable now as it is.

She said, "Admittedly, I just got here yesterday evening.  However we're in a bar.  Someone would have to know where a good hotel is."


Corbin

While still blinded, something collided with Corbin, sending him arse over teakettle. 

He tumbled to the ground and felt something - someone - hit him in the gut, knocking the breath out of his lungs.

He gasped, coughed, and resisted the red that was starting to bleed into his vision and pushed himself and Kuro to his feet.  His face twisted into a grimace as he shouted, "Bloody hell, ladies, stop this nonsense now before one of you or some other poor bloke gets hurt!"

[Panda]

Emily

Emily allowed a chuckle of her own as Gabriel finally returned the embrace,  still trying to catch her own breath. Letting go after a while, the Changeling absentmindedly brushed his hair away from his face, smirking up at him as she squirmed a little at the warmth seeping into her.

"Think you'll need a pick-me-up?" Emily mused with a little giggle.

[MissingMandible]

Lone Wanderer:

Jeremy was fuming. He was just trying to be nice to the one person he felt he could count on here, only for her to do that to him. Well, forget her.

What's next? Alone, Jeremy didn't know how to actually live in this city. He had no acceptable currency, no food, no place to live. He didn't even know the laws or norms of this city, and wandering about the place is not a lifestyle option.

This city was downright alien to him.

Was this what living in the pre-war world was like? There were many possibilities open for him, possibilities that were shown in the handful of films back in the vault. Possibilities that were broadcasted on computers, televisions, and even store signs in the Capital Wasteland. Clean water flowed, food was plenty, people can truly settle down and raise a family without having to worry about rape, famine, and an early grave. So why did he feel so utterly trapped here?

Legs plodding, he found himself in front of a rather hokey looking building reminiscent of Halloween. Broken dolls and puppets strewn out on the outside. Jeremy didn't have a flare for business, yet he can't help but feel that this was more of a turn-off for customers even if it was to be some sort of Halloween store.

[SINIB]

Foxkura

Shiro shook fearfully in the woman's arms, quietly sobbing into Numina. "I don't—I don't—I don't know!" She cried out. She yawned loudly, and began to dtruggle to keep her eyes open. "You—you promise to find her, right?" She asked as she began to fall asleep.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

Darcy raised his glass over his face, concealing his eyes ominously. He seemed concerned, much more serious than before, gloomer.

"Are you sure? What if something happens and it will be too late?"


Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo nodded and sighed in relief, for it made perfect sense. He was so very glad that he had not hurt her, so happy. However, he felt like she wasn' telling him the whole truth. And then it hit him!

"I see, I understand!"

Indeed, he could sense that the sword had demonic properties, which could explain why she had suddenly turned red. It must have been a surge of demonic energy that caused her to be this way, it had to be it!

A huge cheeky grin grew behind his mask, almost as if to tease her. He giggled cheerfully before putting Katase Muramasa down on her feet gently.

"Hehe, wanna sit with me?" He asked innocently, but not before giving her a candid rub on her head.

[SINIB]

Rider

Rider couldn't help but notice the look of disgust that Oka gave in response to her comparison. It was pretty obvious that she did not find it flattering. Yet, nevertheless, the girl did confirm that she was somewhat famous in her own world, although Rider couldn't help but wonder with some concern what sort of things her fans might be sending her. And, once again, the girl ended the talk on a sad note, pointing out once more that she was now just another person, lost in a strange world.

Rider couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor girl. In her own world, she'd obviously been someone important, and she'd had a good life. Now, she was a nobody in a world she didn't understand and which didn't understand her. As such, Rider, pulling her bike alongside her, moved to follow the girl as she walked off, worried she'd upset her.

"I'm sorry...", she said, obviously feeling bad for the girl. "I'll help you as much as I can."

Oka Kurosawa

Oka looked at Rider and raised her eyebrow, taking a moment to look at her quizzically before shrugging at her. " you don't need to apologize for anything, Rider; you didn't do anything wrong, after all." The teenaged girl laughed sardonically at her own situation. "Hehehe… The world just decided it would be funny to fuck me over is all that happened. It's not really anyone's fault, and at least I have my pokemon." She said, squeezing Sylveon. "Some of them, anyway."

Oka looked up at the sky as she walked, watching the sun creep down over the horizon. "This world's not entirely dissimilar to mine, though." She smiled at the familiar sky. "I wonder if the stars are different?" She mused at the wonder of being in a new world to herself, before turning back to face Rider again.

"Hehe..." She giggled at herself. "You know, even though I'm trapped in a completely new world, I can't help but feel excited. Do you know what I mean?"

[SINIB]

Misaka

"The uh... Asian District?" Misaka scratched her head in confusion. "I don't think I've ever heard of a place like that…" she looked around in confusion. "This is Academy City, right?"

[Thedoctor]

Archer

The man in red finished up his meal, he could sense that mood had gotten tense and he was at loss as to how he would help here. It looked like the three of them were having a moment so to say. He took his plate over to the sink as he started cleaning up. Better to let them deal with it now, he wasn't really in the mood to involve himself right now either.


Jeanne

Sakura moved closer to her as she started informing the blonde of her exprience with a past Grail War. I...That's a lot to take in, but I feel like there's more to this story than than. Grail Wars usually don't turn out well. She couldn't help but notice the underlying sadness that Sakura was projecting, apparently Shirou did as well, seeing as he moved closer to Sakura and pulled her into a hug.

Jeanne stood up from her seat and walked over until she was standing in-between them, she pulled them both up and into a tight hug. "I want to hug my cute master too Shirou~" She told them with a serious look, her tone was everything but serious however. "And Sakura if you're feeling down, who's going to get me liquor that actually works~"

[Break]

Erica

The construct had painted herself a rather dark shade of red barely an hour after leaving the multitude of souls. This area seemed to be host to several gangs and criminals. While most seemed to have congealed into some unified group that remained relatively non-disruptive, some splinter groups had grown increasingly violent in opposition to this new unifying force.

Regardless, the reasoning was irrelevant to her. The dissenters were proving to be a disruption in everyday life for the district in general, so she carefully crushed some into short-lived balls, hung them by their entrails, and generally left them as disturbing and bloody messes. She was still moving through the alleys when she spotted another group of criminals attempting to mug someone.

They seemed to be assaulting a boy. Her response was immediate and lethal. One segment of the Mantle turned into the Needle and unleashed a barrage of perfectly aimed projectiles at the muggers.

Coppelius
Just as the doll readied himself for the first wave of attacks, a wave of skewers accurately turned the hoodlums into shish kebab.
"Huh... That was unexpected" was his initial reaction, before looking around to make out the source of the attack.

It was then that he spotted a strange kind of beeing in the sky, one that he just could not cathegorize. Wary of what she would do further, he inserted his threads into the corpse of one of the men just in case.

[Aiden]

Gadreel

"I believe they may well accept anything with some semblance of monetary value," the angel said, idly reaching out and stomping down with one of his long legs to halt the crawling motions of one of their captives. "The economics of this place still elude me."

He nodded to Forest's comment. "Now, Sir Julius, you had said you required provisions for your host's cellar? Food, I assume; we should find some manner of grocer."

Ron

Speaking of fried, Ron dipped some of the fried chicken into the sauce-soaked rice and picked it all up to eat some of it too. Mmm. "I can detect, too. You won't catch me running blind there. I can feel you right now."

Not like, literally, because that would be public sexual harassment. And Anne might kill him.