Cross Effects 3.0 - June 23, 2016—April 02, 2018

[Kotomine_Rin]

Mobb Boss

"Dring, dring. Dring, dring."

The young lad dragged the unfortunate Rider like a bag of turnips, running along while holding his mouth as if in shock. The ringing only grew louder and louder, and with that so did his heartbeat. This ringing, it couldn't be...

The ringing would only grow louder and louder, closer and closer. Too close  for a second, for it now seemed like the ringing came from Mobb, but it was always just a bit further away. He removed the hand from his lips and let go of Rider, and  it looked like it was correct.

"Dring, dring. Dring, dring. Dring, dring." He rang obliviously, still searching for his phone. He grabbed one of the books and opened it to his ear while ringing. "Dring, Dring- Mobb pronto and on duty boss!"

He puffed his chest with pride and smiled sheepishly. This would've seemed a cruel joke, or the height of idiocy. However, the boy seemed to truly believe every bit of it. But what was the most absurd was not his ringing, or the book. Because it answered.

"Mobb.... My cute little Mobb...." Said Mobb, although the voice came from the "telephone". It was unlike him, low and guttural like a man in his 40s rather than a young teen.

But the ringing she had heard before, that same identical ringing. One thing was sure, it was not Mobb who had caused it. Just what was the secret behind this strange boy?

[SINIB]

Jin

He pulled Oka with him, holding her by the waist. They were almost out of there now, he did notice that she was fidgiting nervously however. "Hey, lucky you it's actually going to the right places, have you seen how outrageously sexy you are?" Jin deflected her accusation. While he did do so to put on a show, that didn't change the fact that what he said was true.

"How about pasta then? If you want to feel so healthy." He said with a teasing tone as they finally got out of the shady part of town that theyhad happened to wander into.

Oka Kurosawa

Oka smiled at Jin's compliment and kissed him on his cheek. "Thanks, hehehe." She giggled at him as they finally left the dangerous neighborhood. The feeling of being watched was gone and she calmed down, feeling much more natural now that she didn't have to fake it anymore.

"Pasta sounds good. I could go for a gigantic plate of it right now." She admitted, her stomach grumbling at the thought of it. "Maybe we could see a movie afterwords! Or play a game! Or hmmm..." Oka began to think as she got into it.

"Let's just stick to pasta for now, I think." She said, coming to her conclusion quickly.

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

The sudden movement from the newly turned vampire surprised her and she found herself lying on the bed with Medaka on top of her. This newfound intensity was intruiging, did her personality change as she was turned? Or had she just been holding back berefore? The blond vampire didn't have much time to reflect on those matters as she quickly found herself immersed in a deep kiss, courtesy of the blue haired girl who was pinning her down.

Shinobu seemingly gave in to the sudden burst of passion from the blue haired girl, she wrapped her legs around Medaka's waist while her arms went around the girl's back. As Medaka pulled away from her and asked her if she was the same, the blond vampire struck. Using her blinding speed, she flipped them over as she restrained Medaka to the bed.

"Yes, that pretty much proves that we are the same. However...While I am touched by your sudden outburst of emotion, I think your acting on that urge right now. You want me, no, you want to consume me. Do you not Medaka? It would be bad if you jumped every person you saw." The vampire was meeting Medaka's gaze. While her voice was friendly, her eyes were serious and cold, tempered by years of experience.

[SINIB]

Archer

"Your confidence in me is a bit unfounded there." Nevertheless the man red started to slowly work on Sakura's hair with his hands, twirling it in the way that made braids. As he did so, he couldn't help but notice the way that Rin was leaning over the table and thusly showing her he long legs and her shapely butt. "We would still need to find her, or do you know where she is Sakura?"

Rin

"Maybe I should go find her.  You two might make her nervous; she seemed to warm up to me that's all," Rin said, tapping her foot against the floor ever so slightly.

She stretched up a little bit, noting Archer watching her, and went back to the reclining position.  "Plus I brought her home so I should take responsibility.   After I eat."

Sakura Matou

"What are you talking about, silly Nee-san. Of course I know where she is and what she's doing. She's sitting in her living room with her computer closed, playing with her power and pulling all manners of super expensive stuff out of them."

A tentacle shot out of Sakura's sleeve and pulled the fridge open, before it grabbed Rin's plate and pulled it out, setting it in front of her. "Just E A T eat!" Sakura commanded her sister. "You'll be happy you did, I promise."

With that she turned her attention to Archer. "I'll let you know if she starts doing anything weird, don't worry."

[yinsukin]

Medaka Kurokami

As she was thrown to the ground, Medaka faced Shinobu's stern friendly stare with one of curiosity, as her fellow vampire's sudden movement took her out of the moment.  The newly turned vampire chuckled.  "To be honest, I have longed for a connection like this for so long I simply couldn't control myself.  You can consider that a thank you.  Though, now that you mention it, I do have this strange sensation.  It is not unlike hunger but it is.. different somehow. And well, your neck suddenly looks really nice Shinobu."  She said, licking her lips. 

Then, her eyes widened as she realized what Shinobu was talking about.  "Absolutely not!  I will never do such a thing, even in this new state of being, no matter what the cost to my own body." She said, her very being rejecting the thought.  Her voice was stern, reflecting her shift in tone and her open expression of her emotions.

"But tell me. What does this urge mean?  Must I kill people and take their blood?"  The look in her eyes was something akin to fear.

[Kat]

Mordred

"You mean meteors? They're different thing from stars. How to put it, those are fragments of stillborn planets and other celestial bodies that failed to form. Think of a seed that never got to sprout. Yes, they're valuable for many reasons. Wise men in my world analyse them to learn of the time before the world was born." Breeze probably didn't know what scientists were, so she had to adjust her vocabulary for the sake of her.

"Larger meteors bury deep in the planet and bring ores that are rarely found here. Largest ones are harbingers of change and disaster. We humans probably owe our existence to the city sized rock that shook the surface of Earth and cleared the way for our small ratlike ancestors, decimating large reptilian animals that walked the world. Then those ratlike creatures became monkeys, and some of monkeys became humans. That's the story in a nutshell, we probably don't have much time for me to tell you everything. By the way, those birds that are chirping around? The survivors among those larger reptiles became them. Now they are small, but imagine a dragon sized bird with teeth. That would be a sight to see, am I right?"

[Aiden]

Auspicious Breeze

Most of that still went right over the Solar's head. "I dunno, my mistress was very clear that those were stars falling from the ceiling of the sky. I mean, I guess things work that other way where you're from, though!" she said to Mordred, nodding to her as if to go 'we're both probably right somehow.'

Then she was talking about birds and apes and oh, that reminded her of the ape kingdoms past the northern shores of the Dreaming Sea her mistress mentioned before! Some sorcerers traded silks and stuff with them for ironwood. Oh, and big land dragons! That made sense.

"You mean tyrant lizards? I've always wanted to fight one, but the only one I've ever seen was a sorcerer's pet and he wouldn't let me go near it," Breeze said, sighing in remembered disappointment. "It was big and stood on two legs and had tiny little front arms and a really long tail and big teeth! It was huge! He could only keep it calm with this rock he made that it seemed to really like so it kept staying near it."

[Kat]

Mordred

Breeze's world sounded like something that a creationist fundie would be ambivalent about. On one hand, dinosaurs together with humans and other stuff straight from Flintstones. On another hand none of those born against would like idea of rampant polytheism.

"I'm honestly not sure how this world we're now in works either, and I can't bring you to Britain to show you around, so we're both strangers in strangeland. But I have some books, stuff from my world keeps dropping in from time to time. By the way, do you have a clue about your training? Did your teacher tell you something about his plan already?" She promised to shop, yes, but on another hand, the curiosity prevailed for now over that.

[Aiden]

Auspicious Breeze

"He wasn't too clear on the specifics," she said with a shrug. "Michael said he was still looking for a spot to put it all in. And I've never really had anyone teach me how to fight before, so I'm not really sure what we'd be doing? I mean besides fighting each other. Which will be fun!"

Then Breeze squeezed both girls by her side, and let out a laugh. "Anyway, enough serious stuff for right now. Let's go do that clothes shopping!"

[Kat]

Julius

As if this was a work of some sorcery, the curious child disappeared before his eyes. He heard a voice behind him, but didn't look back yet. The situation got even more troublesome. An overcurious child and a practicioner of the magic art. Bothersome combination indeed.

"This would be something more for ears of your teacher than you if I'm to be honest, young lady. Sorceress or not, this is not really something anyone your age should risk their lives over. I doubt that will dissuade you, but I have said my warning." It would really weigh on his conscience if he got a kid into such mess. The last child that accompanied him nearly got involved with whole debacle in the mall.

[Elf]

Rin

Rin eyed Sakura and said, "You know, people might be creeped out if they knew you were spying on them.  Just a bit."

She watched as Sakura brought the plate out to her with the shadows.  She couldn't put the plate in the oven, but using the microwave was out of the question.   It had settings and buttons and flashing lights.  She didn't know how long it should be in there or what setting.  If she reheated something, she usually put it in the oven or on the stove.

She took the plate and flashed Archer an awkward smile.  "Hey Archer, when you're finished could you help me out, please?  Microwaves and I don't work well together."  She leaned over, pushing the dish over towards him, arching her rear up more.

Heh, if Sakura can ask him to braid her hair while showing off her cleavage, at least I can do this.

[Thedoctor]

Archer

Sakura was quite forcefull with the way she almost shoved the plate of food in Rin's face, he couldn't help but twitch at the sudden appearance of the shadowy tentacle from her sleeve, but he managed to keep himself from reacting outwardly in any greater way.

From the way Sakura said she would tell him, she had was probably keeping Liseth "bugged". The Matou did specialize in those pesky little things after all. He finished the braiding of Sakura's hair as Rin made her request, he wasn't quite happy with the result but he doubted he could do any better.

Rin was still bending however, in fact she was doing it in an even more conspicous way now, to the point where only someone truly oblivous would miss it. Not to say he didn't enjoy the view, because he did, quite thoroughly at that. Her matched Rin's smile with a geniune smile of his own as he took the plate from her. "If you ask so nicely I just can't refuse Rin." He let go of Sakura's hair as he patted Rin on her head, ruffling the cute woman's hair. "I believe I'm done Sakura, Don't know if it lives up to your standards."

With that he took the plate and walked over to the microwave, putting it in and setting the correct time for it to get reasonably hot. He then walked back and took a seat on Rin's side of the table as he leaned back. "So Rin, where did you find her? And more importantly what even caught your interest, I doubt it was the laptop." He asked with a calm tone.

[SINIB]

Rin

Rin eyed Sakura and said, "You know, people might be creeped out if they knew you were spying on them.  Just a bit."

She watched as Sakura brought the plate out to her with the shadows.  She couldn't put the plate in the oven, but using the microwave was out of the question.   It had settings and buttons and flashing lights.  She didn't know how long it should be in there or what setting.  If she reheated something, she usually put it in the oven or on the stove.

She took the plate and flashed Archer an awkward smile.  "Hey Archer, when you're finished could you help me out, please?  Microwaves and I don't work well together."  She leaned over, pushing the dish over towards him, arching her rear up more.

Heh, if Sakura can ask him to braid her hair while showing off her cleavage, at least I can do this.

Archer

Sakura was quite forcefull with the way she almost shoved the plate of food in Rin's face, he couldn't help but twitch at the sudden appearance of the shadowy tentacle from her sleeve, but he managed to keep himself from reacting outwardly in any greater way.

From the way Sakura said she would tell him, she had was probably keeping Liseth "bugged". The Matou did specialize in those pesky little things after all. He finished the braiding of Sakura's hair as Rin made her request, he wasn't quite happy with the result but he doubted he could do any better.

Rin was still bending however, in fact she was doing it in an even more conspicous way now, to the point where only someone truly oblivous would miss it. Not to say he didn't enjoy the view, because he did, quite thoroughly at that. Her matched Rin's smile with a geniune smile of his own as he took the plate from her. "If you ask so nicely I just can't refuse Rin." He let go of Sakura's hair as he patted Rin on her head, ruffling the cute woman's hair. "I believe I'm done Sakura, Don't know if it lives up to your standards."

With that he took the plate and walked over to the microwave, putting it in and setting the correct time for it to get reasonably hot. He then walked back and took a seat on Rin's side of the table as he leaned back. "So Rin, where did you find her? And more importantly what even caught your interest, I doubt it was the laptop." He asked with a calm tone.

Sakura Matou

Sakura shrugged at Rin. "It's the same as having a good home security system you know, it's not like I'm going to abuse it. It's there purely for safety." She said simply. She felt completely comfortable in doing what she did. This city was dangerous, and she wasn't going to take any chances. If anyone broke in or trespassed, she could down even the mightiest of giants with ease while in her abode.

She then realized the problem Rin was having, and couldn't help but laugh. It was just utterly comical. How could she not use a microwave? It was literally as simple as pressing the 'add 30 seconds' button two to four times. Sakura continued giggling as she began to speak as Archer finished.

"Hehehe, ah, Thanks Archer." She grabbed the braid gently and pulled it over her shoulder, inspecting it. It was roughly made, clearly done by someone inexperienced at it.

"It's perfect!" She said with a beaming smile. "Thank you so much!" She placed her finger gently on the end of it, and a black ribbon appeared out of thin air and tied itself around it tightly.

Sakura stood up, finally done giggling, and stretched her limbs. "Ahhhh..." She said. "That feels good."

"Nee-san, I'm going to teach you how to use a microwave tomorrow. At least my microwave! It's super easy. Even easier than the coffee maker!"

[Panda]

Michael

As amusing as Breeze's and Oren's company was, there was work to be done. Michael had sent those two out to get some food while he looked around for a place to set up, feeling fairly confident that he could at least find something before they got back, between the groceries and likely having more than a little fun with each other. The immortal allowed a chuckle as he made his ways through a street. With the short time he'd been here, he wasn't entirely sure if it would work well to simply stake a claim and fight off everyone who thought otherwise, though it had the potential to serve as a renewable source of training dummies. Well, at least until they wised up, but that usually took some time.

All in all, this was turning out to be quite the curious day indeed, between the meetings and the strange feeling that Breeze had left him with. If nothing else, it felt like a sure sign to the immortal that this would be a time of change, on more than a few levels. Perhaps he would do well to make some changes himself...

Taking a proper look around, Michael found himself a bit surprised by how much his surroundings had changed. Wondering when he'd started getting this sloppy, the immortal took in his surroundings with a smidgen of curiosity. There was something different about the place. Most of the people and some of the attire, first off, but also the signs, most of them in different languages than what he'd seen in the part of the city he'd been in before. The supernaturals walking around, aside from being a bit more open now here, were also of a somewhat different sort. Honestly, this place almost reminded him of a city in one of those Far Eastern empires he'd visited a few centuries back. Or was it a few millennia? ...Wait no, there had been empires there during both of those time periods.

Huh. Well, I can't say I wasn't expecting this, at least a little. In any case, might as well start looking here.

Obviously, a school within the hustle and bustle and the general pollution of the city would be out of the question, but nonetheless, there were usually a few types you could rely on in regards to real estate. The first of those was usually the nearest thing this place had to authority, but from what he'd seen, such and authority would be spread far too thin over a city like this. Not to mention that, of the many things Michael was prepared to deal with today, bureaucracy and its fondness for the red tape was not amongst those things. The other option, of course, would be whatever organized crime reigned in the area, and the immortal was all but certain there would be such a hive of scum and villainy in a place like this, if not multiple.

With the practiced ease born of repetition and boredom, Michael looked around for the nearest possible hub. It's not like the trends usually differed much regarding the kinds of places they liked to gather, and there were always certain signs that the practiced eye could pick out. This wasn't likely to take long.

[Cherry Lover]

Sakura and Shirou

"Of course", Sakura said with a smile, still trying not to stare at the attractive woman's exposed cleavage.

The two of them then moved to grab the sheets, all the time trying not to stare at her as they helped her put them onto the bed.