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

[Kat]

Theodore

The demon smiled affably and shook his head. He could practically smell her confusion, not that he could blame her.

"Not at all. Honestly, I like you. You got guts. You could have slit my throat while I was sleeping and just stolen my stuff, but instead you called me out and went head on. You can probably tell I could just kill you or leave you to starve, but I don't like that type of play."

The demon walked up to the chained girl and reached for his pocket before pulling out a large bowl of hot beef ramen. Looked good, smelled good, tasted good. Even someone who just went to an all you can eat buffet would drool a little at the sight of the delicious meal.

"Do you like ramen?" He said in a friendly tone. It was an odd, unfitting demeanor, but even if creepy it did seem amiable.

Rikuyo

Honestly, she just didn't slit his throat because she found it more fun bullying people and leave scared witnesses. Unless she was very hungry and a sucker didn't have any gold or food on them. But quite honestly, she was still quite hungry. Enough hungry that she basically forgot about anything that transpired.

"Um, yeah!" She nodded cheerfully, entranced by the sight of ramen. In her heart she almost already forgave him chaining her down. She just wanted to eat the delicious beef ramen badly that the sorceror conjured.

[Thedoctor]

Jin

He wasn't fully prepared for her being so forcefull, that's not to say he didn't enjoy the sight of her at her knees in front of him, working on his dick. It started getting growing under her the gentle licks of her tongue. "Are you sure that's all you can do?"

[SINIB]

Oka
Oka rolled her eyes and ignored his provocation. She'd barely gotten started, of course she wasn't going all out yet. She moved her attention from his dick to his balls, gently sucking on them. She loved the sweaty taste of them. At the same time, she brought her hand up to his penis and began to gently stroke it, feeling it harden in her grasp.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Theodore

The demon smiled and sat in front of the girl, but too far to be within her reach. He took a spoon and chopsticks and began to dig in greedily. He would occasionally glance at the poor girl with an ominously creepy shit eating grin.

To tempt a poor innocent girl with ramen only to take it away in front of her eyes, no matter how you looked at it that demon was a complete sadist. The type that would tear a little girl's teddy bear in front of her and damn people to eternal walking on wet ground with your socks on hell.

"Cho, about shat osher queshion *slurping noises* Ish it a yesh or a no?"

[Thedoctor]

Archer

Archer finally reached the library, it appeared it was located in the basement now. That would explain some of the reluctance Rin had for him coming here, but it had clearly been 'remodeled' long ago, so he didn't really see the issue right now. It was filled with magical tomes of all kinds , as he walked through it he eventually spotted a desk full with papers scattered over it. There was chair at the desk too, and sitting in it was none other than Sakura. did they get home already? Archer thought as he saw her.

"You left without saying goodbye." He heard her say as he came closer amd took a good llok at her, she looked pretty sad, no it was more liek sha was mourning. So he decided not to question her sudden reappearance. It didn't look like she had noticed him yet though.

"Sometimes saying goodbye is the hardest thing." he answered her with.

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

Sakura turned around and smiled at Archer. "I know, but it hurts those left behind all the more."

He didn't contract Rin

"How're you doing?" She said with a smile, and offered him the bottle.

[Thedoctor]

Kuro

"Maybe you're right" She told her. Wait wasn't she almost broke?

"Are you sure you can pat for it, I thought you said that you didn't have that much money on you?" If it was true then she was really nice.

[Kaze]

Darcy Hugh

Darcy smiled smugly at the girl before bursting into laughter. Quite the feisty one… and yet she still didn’t get it.

“HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW!! I see you both don’t understand a thing. Very well, let me enlighten you!!”

A blazing starfire lit in his eyes, manly passion that none could subdue. He posed dramatically and roared in defiance to the girl’s accusations with a blazing fire.

“YES, I AM A PERVERT!! WHEREVER THERE ARE PANTIES I WILL APPEAR!! BUT BEFORE THAT, I AM A MAN OF GOD!! AND AS A MAN, I CANNOT TOLERATE THAT A CREATURE SO VILE AND HEATHEN WOULD ENDANGER A DARLING, NOR CAN I IGNORE A PLEA FOR HELP!! BE IT BIG GIRLS, LITTLE GIRLS, SISTERS, NIECES, COUSINS, WIVES, WIDOWS, NUNS OR CELIBATES… I WILL SHIELD THEM WITH MY OWN BODY IF I MUST!!!! IT IS MY DUTY, NAY, MY CALLING TO PROTECT ALL CUTE GIRLS IN THIS CITY NO MATTER WHAT!! I SIMPLY CANNOT TOLERATE SUCH AN UNGODLY THING, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!”

Well, he didn't lie.

EMIYA SHIROU

Shirou stared at the priest with wide eyes as he launched into a truly epic speech, complete with posing and hand guestures. In all the time spent working with the Church, he had never met a clergyman like him. Mitsuba apparently finally had enough, and left in a huff.

“Right. Well, it’s kind of you to offer, but dealing with Shendu will require… subtlety,” Shirou said cautiously, trying to think of a way to turn him down without insulting him. “I’m not sure if this is a good idea.”

[Elf]

Forest

Forest blinked then smiled at him speaking her native tongue.   

She tucked a loose lock of her hair behind her ear with her free hand then he teased, You are a baby lamb.  Then he smiled at her and said, "Your English? Why, directly from the source of course."

"Right about that.  Like I said, I visit London quite often," she replied as she guided him to a cosmetic's store.  She said, "It's not as nice as the one at Golden Rule, which is this ridiculously posh mall up town, but it gets the job done."

Baby lamb?  Well, I am rather immature for my age, Forest sent back with a smirk.



Rin

Rin heard voices from the basement, Sakura and Archer's.

He will probably contract with her.  It would be the logical choice after all.  Sakura is a Grail after all.  She has prana to burn even with Rider and Shirou, Rin thought to herself, gritting her teeth.  She quietly moved away from the basement door and back into the house proper.

I can't stay here though.  I can cope with the torch I still carry for Emiya Shirou, but Archer was mine, damn it.  I'll leave, give Sakura contact information and let her know it's not her fault so she doesn't have another fit.  She'll be fine.  She has Shirou, Rider and Archer. Then I'll see if there is a place for a magus to find work as a magus in a world where the existence of magic isn't hidden.  Alone.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

Darcy coughed nervously and gave him a friendly grin. Luckily his plan worked and the girl had finally gone off. It was better that way.

"Of course I know that. Even I'm not that stupid. So, what's the plan?"

[Kaze]

EMIYA SHIROU

Shirou had hoped Darcy would take the hint, but the man was quite persistent. The freelancer gave him a hard stare for a few moments, then sighed, and walked out the door while motioning for the priest to follow.

"Alright. If Shendu really does have other dragons guarding his palace, we need to scope it out before going in. I can do that from a high vantage point. How familiar are you with the asian district?"

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

The priest followed Shiroe and shook his head.

"I'm afraid not. Either way, that is not a bad idea, but we need to have an idea of the inside too. Besides, it is easier to walk around if they think you should be there, rather than the opposite. Do you get where I'm getting at?"

[Kaze]

EMIYA SHIROU

“I see what you’re saying,” Shirou said with a nod. “But it’s too risky for me to just walk in like I belong there. I’m too recognizable, and Shendu’s seen me before. If you want to scout the inside, you’ll have to do it alone.”


SOLAS

He was being followed.

The elven apostate mage was surprised he hadn’t noticed until now, but something or someone was tracking him, keeping out of sight and avoiding making noise. They were good at it too, he was almost to the city already and only just now picked up on it. Was it Fiona and her pet/companion? He couldn’t tell, being upwind and unable to pick up their scent.

Oh well, it didn’t matter. It was quite unlikely whoever it was was expecting him, and even then, losing a tail once in the city would be a breeze. Solas continued his jog, seeming for all the world oblivious.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

"Well, I could pretend to have brought you in for ransom so we could both get an idea of the inside, but that might be too risky. While I'd be able to get you in, getting you out is a different story. On the other hand, if we both scouted it might work out, but I'd need to find my way past guards and what not if she was hidden in a restricted area. If that's the case, we might need a little more time than we have. There's also the issue of getting her out without causing a fight."

Darcy hugh thought silently for a second, pondering on the steps to take. Then, he turned to the man in need.

"Do you think she's in immediate danger?" He asked seriously, uncharacteristically so in fact.

[Knick]

Nanashi

She was able to see the people, pointing and seeming to be screaming at the creature, some were simply frozen staring with wide eyes in shock. In a way it was a blessing she would not be able to hear.

Nanashi jumped, doing to best to close the distance between her and the abomination, before the world flashed before her. She saw, she was standing on a lamp post, flame in hand as she launched it at the abomination, fire roaring with intense heat. Then, something fell on her, and darkness.

When the world flashed back to normal she was falling, having missed the lampposts. Her hands shot out and she spun, like she was on a gymnastics bar. Then with a burst of flames she launched herself to the next one. She landed the next lamp post, and stopped jumping.

Then, she trusted her instincts and looked up. And then her jaw dropped.

A piano, a honest to god piano, fell out of the window, and was making its way at her. In a panic, she jumped, the flames exploding from her feet, launching her as quickly it could, only barely being able to avoid instant death, but she was able to quickly land on an awning