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

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

Shinobu kept looking at Rachel while she had her monologue before finally answering. "Why are you adressing the trash? Fools are not worth the time of day no matter the time period."

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

The priest showed no hesitation and removed every single layer of clothing that a man could possibly remove, without as much as a little shame or fear. If his legs weren't slightly shivering, one would think he was unaffected by the cold. The nearby passengers all turned away in horror, a mother covered her son's eyes, a car almost crashed and in a frighteningly fast pace the whole place became deserted.

The mushroom dangled lifelessly for a second before pulsating with a holy aura, cleansing all vileness and pestilence from the land. Throbbing, it stood as proud as Darcy, nay, prouder and faced the heavens. And despite being a holy man, he was now, for lack of a better term, as red as a devil. Not of embarrassment, mind you, but of a fiery burning soul!

Then, the priest turned back and gave a friendly light slap at the girl's bare butt, a casual and nonchalant gesture no different than uh, dunno.

"Well, let's not keep her waiting." He said with a grin, almost hiding the fact he was freezing.


GAROU XIII

Garou grinned like a mad demon hungry for battle and laughed shortly before applauding the girl.

"Yes, yes. Beat the crazed mass murderers by being a crazed mass murderer. I like that, great idea!"

Then, he bared cruel fangs and glowing red eyes of death, as fiery as hell and certain doom, and pointed at her.

"You're next."

[The Man With All The Cute Boats]

"ONIC BURST!!"

And like a flash of lightning he leapt at the girl in a terrifying burst of speed, faster than any normal creature, a red flash baring its claws and clenching them into a fist to attack without mercy or restraint, like a hungry beast unchained after a thousand years, going for the girl's stomach.

Without giving her time to properly react to his outburst, Kenzo assaulted her with incredible speed.

It barely even registered where he was aiming and with which fist until she was already hit, dead in the stomach. The strike was strong, fast... but not strong enough to knock the wind out of her.

But within an instant of being hit, relying on the sense of touch rather than sight or hearing, Akatsuki's body reacted. She had her left foot forward, so her entire body was angled to the right. Kenzo's right fist had hit her, and she let its force, along with her legs, to turn her completely to her side. She loaded up a punch, a straight left aimed slightly low, to account for the position where he'd have to be to strike her stomach.

She did not think of it, any of it. I was simply muscle memory and instinct, embedded into her by Nagato's harsh training.

In an instant of being hit, Akatsuki had shifted completely and fired another fist.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

The demon was about to swipe wildly at the girl's head, but suddenly hesitated for an instant, as if scared. That slight moment of fear was enough for the girl to strike. That was, if Kenzo was as he was before, or rather as he had become. But now, even that fist flung by instinct was not enough, but it did barely reach his chest.

Luckily, he kicked back quickly enough to avoid the punch, albeit barely. Like a beast there was no moment of waiting, he immediately zigzagged like a beast, whipped off leaves, branches and grass being the only thing indicating his position along with a whizzing red blur. The beast was circling her and gaining more and more speed by the second, laying low on the tall grass and awaiting for an opening.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

"Yes, I suppose it would be right for me to start eating." With that said the mage carefully began to eat. The delicate movements of her hands as she ate made the other two people seem incredibly sloppy and she didn't make a single sound until she was finished. After a few moments she had tasted enough of the dish and her eyes locked onto Emily.

"So, Emily, if you and Mordred are both Changelings will you go through a similar transformation?"

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

Sakura cuddled against Shirou, closing her eyes and breathing deeply through his shirt. She was reeling from the shock of her episode still. Readjusting back to reality after she fell off the deep end was never easy. She was glad Shirou was here though. Even though she felt horrible for putting him through that. She wanted to throw up, the pit in her stomach was so bad.

"Yeah, I think eating would be nice." She responded in between huffs of his sweat.

[SINIB]

Noel

“Who the hell are you calling an idiot, you idiot? You just got here, don’t even know where here is, and you’re randomly picking a fight with some stranger! I think it’s pretty ridiculous for you to be so mean to me when I’m just trying to help someone I care about!” Noel yelled at him, uncaring of what other people heard. “But fine, be that way.” Noel pulled out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. “Here’s my address and phone number, have a good night.” She said sarcastically as she walked away. “And she’s not my girlfriend!!!” She added as an afterthought, before leaving the restaurant in an absolutely foul mood.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider smiled as she watched Sakura cuddle up to Shirou, glad that the girl had recovered, and glad that she and Shirou were here to help her through her episodes of insanity. After a few moments, Sakura responded to Rider's comment.

"Yeah, I think eating would be nice", she replied.

Remembering what a mess the kitchen had been left in, Rider got up out of her chair.

"OK, I'll go and clear up the kitchen", she offered, heading towards the door even as she awaited a response.

[Cherry Lover]

Sakura and Shirou

Once again, Togan reacted to Shirou's disgust with surprise and confusion, causing Sakura to roll her eyes once more. Shirou, who was now beginning to realise the oddity of the man in front of them, just said nothing, continuing to eat as Togan showed off more of his tricks, this time floating in mid-air and pulling out a boiled egg from his ear. He proceeded to fondle the egg in a manner that would not look out of place in one of Shirou and Sakura's love-making sessions, before popping it into his mouth, a long, serpant-like tongue wrapping around it. The two of them watched as he repeated the process, once again beginning to lose their appetite. Then, finally, he spoke, still chewing on the egg as he did so.

“Soo, *munch* how did you two *chew* lose *more chewing* one another anyway?” he asked.

Sakura sighed but, before she could even react, the demon's eyes widened and, suddenly, he jumped out of his seat.

“Sorry, but I must take my leave. It was fun chatting with you, let’s continue another time Enjoy your meal!” he said, before falling through the ground in a manner similar to how Rider sometimes did when in her spirit form.

The two of them looked on with surprise, wondering what the hell was going on, before returning to their food, a little grateful that the rather disgusting and irritating demon had left them in peace to finish the delicious meal.

"Sorry about him", Sakura said as she finished up her plate and went up for more, "he's rather crazy. He won't hurt us, though, he promised Irisviel."

Returning to the cart, Sakura filled her plate with a smaller second helping, this time taking another plate as well, this one filled with delicious cakes. Bringing the plates back to the table, she placed it down and went to obtain another cup of tea for herself. Shirou, meanwhile, had also finished, and went back up to the cart to obtain some of the delicious-looking cakes for himself, along with another cup of tea.

"I see", he said. "Well, he's gone for the time being, so let's enjoy the food."

Then, he returned to the table and tucked into the cakes.

"Mmm, these are delicious", he said.

Sakura nodded as she tucked into her second helping of the savoury food, hoping Togan would not return just yet and interrupt this delicious meal.

[SINIB]

Rider

Rider smiled as she watched Sakura cuddle up to Shirou, glad that the girl had recovered, and glad that she and Shirou were here to help her through her episodes of insanity. After a few moments, Sakura responded to Rider's comment.

"Yeah, I think eating would be nice", she replied.

Remembering what a mess the kitchen had been left in, Rider got up out of her chair.

"OK, I'll go and clear up the kitchen", she offered, heading towards the door even as she awaited a response.

Shirou

"Why don't we just eat in here? I um... you know..." He didn't really want to say it out loud, and wished he had a mental link with her at times like this.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider looked at Shirou in puzzlement for a moment, before it dawned on her.

Ah, I see, he doesn't think Sakura should move right now, she realised.

Rider frowned, annoyed at her failure to realise that Sakura was still fragile, before a smile came back to her face, and she responded.

"Yes, that would be a good idea", she said, turning to leave. "I'll get the food ready and bring it in, you stay here with Sakura."

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

"Yes, I suppose it would be right for me to start eating." With that said the mage carefully began to eat. The delicate movements of her hands as she ate made the other two people seem incredibly sloppy and she didn't make a single sound until she was finished. After a few moments she had tasted enough of the dish and her eyes locked onto Emily.

"So, Emily, if you and Mordred are both Changelings will you go through a similar transformation?"


Oren

The dark haired girl giggled at the priest's naked form. He looked absurdly silly to her. Maybe it was a human thing? They were the few creatures that could look uncomfortable in their own skin. Despite her sounds of amusement the Fae didn't actually say anything as she quickly began making her way back to Annabeth.

[Elf]

Forest

Forest on the other hand, had spent centuries mastering almost any martial art she could find.  She knew the skill of being able to be as deadly unarmed as armed was a good one to have.  There was always a chance she could be attacked unarmed and would have to defend herself.

And as someone who came from a warrior culture, there was a sense of pride in it.  It felt good.

Even though Rikuyo was faster and stronger than Forest, when the girl threw her first punch Forest realized she leaned on that a lot.  It wasn't much of an advantage, if one could even call it that, but it was something Forest could use.  So, when Rikuyo went to sweep her leg, Forest was ready, turning her body to just catch the blow against her shin.

Pivoting, Forest launched a punch towards Rikuyo's ear.


Corbin

He sighed, shaking his head.  "Don't say I didn't warn you ladies.  Also, your hair's stupid."   He said that to the one with the pig tails.

He did warn them, and now someone was going to complain to someone about two vampire bitches and then he'd be the one who'd have to hunt them down.  However, they were bitches . . .

"Good luck, cunts." Corbin gave them a little wave before heading back to his bike.


Gabriel

"Well, there's a diner up the street," Gabriel said, "Looks like the sort of place that causes heart failure when you sit down.  Should have decent food though.

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

Sakura was dimly aware of the fact that they were talking about her, but she didn't care. She deftly climbed into Shirou's lap as they were talking. It seemed so warm and inviting, how could she possibly resist? Even here, he was still so much taller than her. He'd grown since she'd last seen him. It was disconcerting and vaguely upsetting. She loved the feeling of being close to him, it was like... It was like he was a celestial being, and she was being graced with his presence.
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She didn't deserve him…

Shirou Emiya

Shirou repositioned himself so she could more comfortably sit on his lap. He looked down at her purple hair as she continued to bury herself into him and his shirt, and couldn't help but smile, even if what she was doing was—heavily disconcerting. It was still Sakura. His Sakura. The woman whom he'd thought he'd lost forever, and the love of his life.

And the woman who was now rubbing her face and chest against him. He was—pretty sure she wasn't being lewd or foreword right now, but... he couldn't help but get a bit excited by it.

"Sakura, um, can you wait to do that until we're somewhere more private?" Was what he wanted to say but...

But...

She'd just had her thing, and he didn't know how she dealt with it. Maybe interrupting her would restart it! The very idea filled him with a sense of dread he hadn't felt since he saw the shadow in the Holy Grail War.

He didn't want her to ever go through that ever again. He didn't want to go through that ever again!

So he held his tongue, and suffered in silence.

And hoped to god Tohsaka didn't walk in on this scene.

[SINIB]

Oka Kurosawa

Wormy chittered contentedly as he was per by Jin. He wasn't a bad guy. He no longer looked annoyed after Jin stopped.

Oka sputtered at Jin's questions. "Uh-uh-uh-uh-I'll find my own clothes, thanks!" She bowed and scampered into the clothing aisle, putting her full attention into the clothes hanging on the racks.