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

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

"Well then, I might as well kill two birds with one stone. I would like to see your healing in action and for all her hard work I'm sure that Mordred deserves a reward of sorts. Perhaps a pleasant dream? Don't worry at all. Even if you cannot heal it I will be able to." With a practiced motion she took a kitchen knife and with the slightest hint of frost honing its edge she sliced her hand. The blood flowed, floated, and was expended as she exerted influence over the Changeling's sleeping mind. A heady mixture of lust and desire pooling into the dreams along with her own image and experience.

All of that was done in an instant. The powerless blood splashed into the sink and the slightest hint of ice on the edge of the knife vanished as the Old God held out the wounded hand towards Emily. "I would appreciate seeing your work in action. It would be most enlightening to see how others perform their healing."

[Adella]

Adella

Oh, so she had not made a mistake after all..
However, what he did next did not make too much sense. At least not to her.
So when Darcy finally exposed his bulging chest, Adella responded with a nonchalant punch aiming between his ribs, right in the solar plexus, without delay or otherwise apparent reaction.

"So, do you actually have lobster? I mean... we would need hot water right? To cook it, so we can eat it. Not like I would taste it though, so it's not necessary." shrugging, Adella simply stared at him, regardless of his current stance, position or response to her sudden attack.

"Can... you get us out of here, or will you search for lobsters longer?"

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

The priest leapt to accept her embrace, but instead of a cozy rack what met his chest was a hammering fist. Just like her height and composure would suggest, she was quite tough for a human, and could throw a punch. Pummeled away, the poor priest lost momentum and was, for lack of a better term, floored by the girl.

Love hurts Darcy.

Gasping  for air, the priest tried to hold back his tears and give the girl a reassuring smile, grinning  with a twinkling star in his teeth, even if he was sure he heard a cracking sound from that and couldn't see very well anymore and why was everything cold?

Oh wait, that was just the snow.

But despite that intense pain that would cripple any man, the priest shook his head and listened. And then, his very unconvincing I'm fine smile dropped, and a flat look plastered all over his face.

"Wait... we were talking about actual lobsters?" He said with a shaky, confused tone.

[Panda]

Emily

Emily cocked an eyebrow at Bellitanus's words, her eyes widening as the woman took the knife and sliced her own palm open. Watching with no small amount of incredulity as the blood floated for a moment before splashing into the sink, Emily looked at the woman, hiding a small degree of bewilderment at her nonchalance. Deciding not to say anything, Emily allowed a moment to thank Darcy for yet another convenience. It would've been awkward to explain that she didn't have enough Glamour to use the Contract, but that was no longer an issue.

With a moment's concentration, Emily payed up the Glamour price, only needing the minimal amount for this. Healing power surged forth, close up sliced blood vessels, knitting the flesh back together, and closing up the skin, leaving not even the slightest trace that the cut had ever existed in the first place.

"There we go," Emily said, retrieving a paper towel and wetting it under the tap to clean off what little blood was left on the woman's skin from the cut.

[Adella]

Adella

Poor man, he seemed to be in pain, how horrible.
Be that as it may, it seemed he finally realized what she meant, that was most pleasing to hear, it truly filled her heart with pleasure of a kind she had not known since the time a dog licked her hand.
"Are you going to be lying on the snow for long? It is cold, I am sure you... might get a cold if you keep doing that. You might even die.~" Her voice chiming softly, Adella knelt next to him, patting his head gently.

"Yes, we were talking about actual lobsters, what were you thinking?" she then replied with a still motherly voice, tilting her head in querry. What a curious thing to ask indeed...

[Umbra of Chaos]

Urthemiel

"That is rather impressive, Emily." The note of praise in her voice had just enough earnestness to seem true and honest. She examined her own cleaned hand for a moment to make sure there was no damage before smiling. It was a look that could latch onto the focus of entire crowds with its radiance.

A lithe hand rested on the other girl's cheek and the gesture was as inviting as temptation incarnate but lasted only a moment before it was withdrawn. "You are quite beautiful and your ability in healing is of interest. In another world you may have been one of my priestesses. Such a shame. Regardless, I suppose we should wait for Mordred to wake up?"

[Elf]

Gabriel

Gabriel met the odd woman's intense gray eyes and tilted his head eve so slightly.  The rest of her might look incredibly odd, but she does have lovely eyes, he thought to himself.

Yeah, I'd expect that after freezing for a bit she would be eager to get into clothes, but we do have a small problem. I don't suppose that you would be willing to lead us around? You seem to have an idea of where you're going and we really could use the help. As long as you're up to it anyways. And I suppose while I'm at it I should introduce myself. My name's Lumen," the strange young woman said.

He smiled and held out his hand.  "Well, since you gave me the courtesy of your name, I will give you mine.  I am Gabriel, as to leading you around . . . Admittedly I'm fairly new here myself, however I am decent at finding my way around.  Let me guess, first stop is finding clothing for your young lady friend?"

He flashed her a lopsided smile, full of Irish charm, hoping she would at least acknowledge him. 


Rin

Sakura's fingers grasped Rin's arm and started to drag her back into the mansion.

"Come on, I thought you were going to magus school, what happened to the lessons you learned there, Nee-San?" she asked as she propelled Rin inside.

Once Rin was inside she jerked her arm free from Sakura's grasp.  "I learned you never lose an opportunity when something like that falls into your lap, but now it's gone.  If it's okay with you, I'm going to take a shower.  Enjoy your breakfast with the others.  I'm not hungry."  With that, she turned on her heel and started to head for the shower she used last night.


Forest

"Yo Fore. Ready to eat?" Kenzo asked as she made her appearance.

What I really need to eat isn't something I can't get here, and if it has Garlic in it, I'll really need to feed.  Unless I make things really awkward and I get really tipsy in the process, Forest thought as she bit her lip.

"Ah, sure," she said.

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

The purple haired woman was coming up to her with a sharp pointy nail, when the woman reached her she raised the nail to her throat and threatened to kill her if she didn't leave. "Fine I'll leave then, staying in this place is growing increasingly bothersome".

Shinobu raised herself from her seat and brushed the purple haired woman's arm away. She then turned around and started walking for the gates, when she crossed the threshold the chair she had created suddenly vanished as if it had never been there. She continued walking east, with no clear destination in mind.

[SINIB]

Sakura

“Rin.” Sakura said. “I didn’t shoot a gift horse in the mouth. I was subtle about it.” She said calmly, hiding her slight annoyance. You’ll never learn anything relevant from being obvious about it. You just have to be sneaky and steal everything you can.” She lectured her sister before turning back to run to Shirou. “Shirou~” She said happily. “Is breakfast done? I’m famished.” She said with a happy smile, willing a bug to chase after the woman as she left, trailing her from a safe distance.

[Elf]

Rin

“Rin.” Sakura said. “I didn’t shoot a gift horse in the mouth. I was subtle about it.  You’ll never learn anything relevant from being obvious about it. You just have to be sneaky and steal everything you can.”

Rin frowned, stilled and said, "I don't believe that.  Not any more."  But Sakura was already on her way to go play Super Kawaii Housewife with Shirou in the kitchen.  Sighing, she headed to the shower, making sure to get an outfit from the clothing she got last night.


Doll Shirou

Shirou smiled and said, "Almost.  So what happened out there anyway?"

[SINIB]

Oka

Oka shuddered. Please don’t be so creepy, eyeing me up. You’re what, like, mid twenties? At least like ten years older than me.” She shuddered again. “I hope you didn’t mean it like that.”

[Elf]

Gabriel

Gabriel's smile turned to a smirk as he replied, "Why would I eye a child?  I think you're just flattering yourself; however, if my assistance is not wanted I can leave.  After all, I have my own very important task I was in the middle of doing before my welfare was inquired by Ms. Lumen."

[SINIB]

Sakura

“I don’t know what’s wrong with Rin. She was acting silly, walking straight up to a powerful unknown person.” She’s making me worried. “I don’t want to lose her.”

[Elf]

Shirou

Shirou nodded and said, "I don't think you're going to loose Tohsaka.  She might have had her reasons to do so anyway."

[Kat]

The hero, Richter

Shed in a forest

In this forest, far away from trappings of modern civilization, lived a man. That dwelling was a temporary arrangement, before he owned more accommodating place, but performed rather splendidly as his headquarters. He stashed here his supplies, slept on a makeshift bed and the forest around was full of wild game.

Recently, the man did not sleep well. Not because of the roughness of the bed, how he would call himself a hero if he complained about such trivial setbacks? No, it was because his dreams were plagued with alarming visions more than usual. Monsters flying in the sky, dwelling under the surface, his intuition told him that there could be a lot of work for him in this place. If a monster deserved his judgment, they would not escape justice meted out by a true hero.

So he prepared for another day full of challenge. Taking his whip and other weapons, the holy man marched out of the shed, letting his instincts lead him.