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

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo nodded in understanding, humming twice as if to spell naruhodoo. She was an adult, and thus he needed to let her have some space. If she needed anything, she knew who to ask, so he wasn't worried. Then, he looked at the other girl and grinned, giving her a good cheerful pat on the back.

"So Riku, how do ya like the place?"

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider paid little attention to the man who was now leaving, apparently unable to deal with Vanguard's presence. He was no threat to Sakura and Sakura had no apparent wish for him to remain, so it was of no interest to her what he chose to do. Instead, she chose to focus on the two blonde women, looking them over somewhat suspiciously, awaiting Sakura's verdict on whether they could remain. Finally, her master spoke.

 “Maybe you can join us if you can abstain from being so rude", she said, leaving Rider unsure who she was addressing. "Rider, stop giving her so much trouble, it’s fine, she can come in. Maybe even join us for breakfast?”

Rider was slightly confused. Did she mean Vanguard was being rude, or the other girl? However, she was fairly certain that Sakura had decided to trust the woman who claimed to be Vanguard, at least, and Rider saw no need to argue with her decision. She herself was fairly sure that the woman claiming to be Vanguard was, in fact, Vanguard and could be trusted, only her own, cautious nature was preventing her unconditionally accepting that. And, even if she was less certain, right now Sakura needed her to be loyal. Sakura was still very fragile and frightened of losing her friends once more, and Rider knew that any disobedience would just feed that fear.

Before Rider could say anything, however, the other blonde woman spoke up, suddenly sitting on a seat which had seemingly just appeared out of thin air, although Rider got the feeling it had always been there. Rider looked at her with deep suspicion as she spoke, claiming she had no ill-intentions, but had simply come to them on a whim. Rin, as usual, seemed curious, asking the girl how she had manifested the chair. Sakura, however, was far less impressed.

Rider, can you send her on her way? she said over their mental link.

Vanguard, too, seemed very put out by the other woman's presence. It seemed to be someone who he knew, and who he was very scared of.

"Vanguard, who is that woman?" she asked, curious.

"Well, I guess it is not of importance", she said, before turning to address the blonde woman, keeping a firm grip on her weapons, "I am sorry, but my master wishes for you to leave. Could you please do so immediately."

Then, she turned back to Vanguard.

"As for you, Vanguard, I apologise for my earlier cautiousness. As Sakura said, you are welcome to come in, and congratulations on your new body, however you obtained it. I assure you that you will very much enjoy breakfast."

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

Her prescence seemed to be upsetting them for some reason, the dark haired woman was wondering how she had made her chair while the other blonde woman seemed both scared and angry. Shinobu responded to the dark haired woman first. "The chair was made because I willed it to be so, no more no less". She then turned her attention to the woman with the accusing glare. "How I got here you ask of me, why I used the thing called legs and walked of course".

The purple haired woman suddenly spoke, claiming that her master wished for her to leave. "Here we thought there might be some trouble here and decided to go and see if we could be of assistence, instead we are met by a rude household of sorts who treats us like common burglars, truly a spectacular morning".

[Elf]

Rin

I want to know how she did that, Rin thought angrily.  She had to remember, despite Faust's teachings, Sakura didn't have a "magus mindset", and Rin's herself was still skewed.  However, the girl's display was something akin to the First.  Or at least an interpretation of it.

Still, a degraded, backwater version is usable.

Continuing to walk to Shinobu, she said, "And how did you do that?  Willed it into being?"

[Kat]

Urthemiel

Beauty incarnate did not seem to be either relieved or bothered by Emily's admission. In fact, it was almost as if she hadn't said anything at all. Then, a moment later, it seemed as if she was about to speak but then Mordred entered the room. Her eyes glanced over the Changeling's attire and she immediately stood up before reducing the distance between them to barely a foot.

Critical eyes examined the blonde's clothing but eventually broke off to meet her eyes. She circled the knight, not unlike a shark, before stopping behind her. The mage wrapped her arms around the other girl's waist and rested her chin on her shoulder.Her voice was more entrancing than any other sound in the world but her tone was rather normal. Neither seductive or critical as it had been in other cases. "The casual look suits you well, Mordred. Perhaps we can try out the dress another time."

Mordred

"T-thanks, but there is nothing special about them, really." The changeling replied modestly, with a hint of blush on her face. Maybe she should let Emily or Bellitanus cook after all. She needed to save her energy for the interview, so after eating she would go nap.

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo nodded in understanding, humming twice as if to spell naruhodoo. She was an adult, and thus he needed to let her have some space. If she needed anything, she knew who to ask, so he wasn't worried. Then, he looked at the other girl and grinned, giving her a good cheerful pat on the back.

"So Riku, how do ya like the place?"

"Huh, I like it. I'm not one who misses the old, but it's still nice it looks like lifted from Japan. And the springs are really cool, ya know. Don't mind if I crash here for a while. I have some score to settle but I need to gte myself into shape." She frowned when she remembered about that battle. Next time time she would be prepared and drive the priest into the ground.

[Kaze]

AKIHOLARME

“Perhaps if you had any powers of observation you would realize that I do not fight using my fists,” she said, pointedly tapping a finger against Spellbreaker. “I don’t know what manner of fool chooses to fight barehanded in these lands, but I have little interest in sharing that handicap.” She maintained her glare, undeterred by the poor state of her face, her sky blue eyes peering into his grey ones.

[Adella]

Adella

At some point during her... mind wandering... of sorts, something collided with her chest, causing Adella to slowly look down on this... person. It was a male, it seemed. Right... that's what males looked like, she just recalled them being a fair bit taller, maybe that had changed, or he was of a different sub-species. Quite a number of possibilities there. In any case, the -man- started to address her, his voice seeping into her head like thick sludge, causing a comfortable shiver to run down her spine. His apologies and stuttering did not find a response from her, as she simply kept looking down on the -man- person, listening intently.

He then finally started saying something else, albeit nothing that made particularly much sense. At least, he was not making much sense... the weather was obvious, there was snow everywhere. So why did he even bother asking- ah... perhaps to start up a conversation. Right, that was a polite thing to do, probably. In response, Adella made an attempt at speech, yet instead of words something akin to a bubbling sound, as if trying to talk underwater, or blowing air through a drinking halm, into a glass of liquid, left her mouth.

Uh... no, that was not right, these were not functional words for this -man-. Making an awkward sound, reminiscent of a vomiting hyena, Adella finally replied with a clear, melodic voice or slightly lower pitch:"You are within the Einzbern Forest. It is snowy, however I think you may just be short. Your name is indeed Darcy, if you say so. I can not give you any more specifics than the rough location, I do not know how to leave this place. Everything looks the same." Shrugging softly, Adella then just kept staring at Darcy, not moving an inch from her location. Then, finally, a final piece of information that he might wanted to know creeped into her seething mind. "My name is Adella by the way, Adella Chapel. Not that you would know it... but I considered it to be friendly to offer my name in turn, as you gave me yours."
Adding the rather obsolete explanation, Adella tilted her head, her arms crossed behind her back as she took a slightly nervous stance.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

Darcy would have raised a brow if he wasn't blushing like a strawberry. The poor priest realized that that freakishly tall person was a lady, one with an incredibly pretty voice too. Clearing his throat, he backed off and scratched his head in embarassment.

"Oh, I see. Well, nice to meetcha. You need help for something?"

[SINIB]

Oka

Oka willfully ignored the guy who came bursting out of a shadow. She wanted no part of anything that looked remotely supernatural. She refused to believe it existed. It just didn’t make any sense. So instead she looked at Lumen and nodded. “Yeah I have some money. Do you know where the richer parts of town are?”

[SINIB]

Sakura

“Nee-san...” Sakura muttered sadly. She didn’t like how stupid Rin was acting. Why would you approach such a person with strange powers so willfully like that? ”Rider. Now. Make her leave. Rin’s going to do something stupid, make the blond leave now, and don’t announce I told you this time.”

Sakura gently grabbed Rin’s arm. “Nee-san, stop this.” She begged softly, tears filling her eyes. “Just come inside and have breakfast.”

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

The mage layered a few sensuous kisses on the Changeling's neck and then broke off to join Emily. There seemed to be no end to her talents as she seamlessly blended into the kitchen and began work with a sense of grace that made the greatest noble courts seem barbaric. Two people at the same time made the work pitiably easy and in her boredom the Old God began to chat.

"So what is it that you do, Emily? I must admit that I haven't heard too much about you and I am curious." It was almost terrifying how alluring the woman was even in this average setting. Her voice was rich enough to make gold seem dull and lingered in the mind as her every movement made promises that could incite desire in men and women alike.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider frowned at the woman's arrogant and haughty attitude, and her obvious refusal to take any notice of the demand that she should leave. However, she did not yet make any further move to eject her. Whilst Sakura and Vanguard were obviously uncomfortable with her presence, Rin seemed highly interested in the magical abilities she possessed. And, whilst the woman's arrogance was annoying, she didn't seem to intend any harm, and her original intentions for arriving were not bad, so Rider decided to await further instructions from Sakura as to whether to allow the woman to stay and converse with her sister.

However, her question was soon answered when the obviously-worried Sakura addressed her mentally.

Rider. Now. Make her leave. Rin’s going to do something stupid, make the blond leave now, and don’t announce I told you this time, she said, before returning to her efforts to pull Rin away.

Sakura was obviously worried for her sister, and Rider was not going to take any chances. Approaching the woman with her weapons ready, she spoke.

"Thank you for your concern but, as you can see, we do not need help. Now, could you please leave our house, otherwise I will have to remove you with force", she said, obviously somewhat irritated.

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

The purple haired woman was now approaching her with the intention to remove her from the property. As she listened to the threat of forced removal she couldn't help but be incredibly bored with the whole sitaution. "Well you are free to try" she said while yawning. She made no additional moves merely lounging in the throne as if the other woman's threat was insignificant.

[Panda]

Emily

Caught up in the work of preparing breakfast, Emily found herself joined by Mordred's new friend before she could insist that Bellitanus was a guest and shouldn't have to go to the trouble. Restraining the urge to heave an exasperated sigh, Emily resigned herself to having to live with the uncertainty regarding the woman.

With the two of them, the work was at least made appreciably easier, even if it grew a bit boring after a while. Thankfully, Bellitanus soon took the opportunity to start up a conversation.

"Not too much, of late," Emily admitted, "I used to run a medical clinic, but that was before I ended up here. I might try starting one up again, if I can find the right place. Maybe some contacts too while I'm at it. If I'm not prying too much, may I ask what you do?"

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

After the question was made the beauty hummed for a bit as she thought about the question. The sound easily drowned out even the sounds of the work right before them with its haunting melody, but it ultimately ended as she decided on an answer. "I suppose you could consider me a religious authority? As the Architect and Maiden of Beauty I was his high priestess. While there was an emperor, or rather an archon, and a senate it was I and six others who held true power over the empire."

While no less beautiful there was a hard edge to the Old God's voice which quickly vanished. "Hopefully there won't be a fight over succession. It would be displeasing if my chosen successor had to have the floors of the temple cleaned after crushing any upstarts. But regardless at the moment I see no reason to attempt to spread the faith. However, I am rather curious of how you heal. Are you a normal physician? A mage? Perhaps something else?"