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

[Thedoctor]

Jeanne

Her own breathing grew a bit heavier as she noticed Shirou's reaction. If he was that wound up already she should move on from the teasing or he might actually finish in his pants which wasn't really an outcome she was looking forward to. "Don't worry about that, I'll take good care of you." The blonde then unbuttoned his pants and slid them down along with his underwear as she went down from his lap and onto her knees.

His hard length was finally revealed. She looked at it with fascination. It appeared  throbbing and in need of some relief, relief she was planning to give. She reached out and gently grasped it. It was hot and hard but also soft. "Gotta make it easier first." With that she leaned forward, her tongue sticking out as she gave him a long lick from his base to his tip.

[yinsukin]

Joe

Joe walked over to the rope attached to the docks and untied it.  Then he moved back to his spot at the helm of the mighty speedboat.  The boat began slowly moving out of the docs.

“Of course.  My boat driving skills are unmatched!”  He proclaimed dramatically.

He wasn’t bullshitting before about his parents teaching him how to drive a boat.  Because of the geographically diverse layout of the Nexus, most people had relatives with one or two skills like this.  His parents used to live on a houseboat before they had him.  Naturally, he learned as a teenager.

The sound of waves crashing against the boat’s hull as Joe finally steered the vessel into open water.  It was at this point that he finally realized the gravity of his situation.

So wait.  Did I just accidentally score myself a date!? Ok JOE don’t screw up. He thought to himself.

Then, almost on cue he saw something in the distance.  Smoke rising above what looked like a flaming ship.  And there was... music?  He turned to Rin, giving her a confused raised eyebrow.  He turned around, steering the boat towards the burning ship out of sheer curiosity.  As they got closer, they saw what looked like a undead pirate.  He seemed to be throwing fire...at water, screaming like a lunatic. 

He gave Rin a look, one that communicated all it needed to.  Should we help him?  That is what he wordlessly asked as he gazed into her eyes before looking back at the pirate.

"Umm, are you alright?"  He said, the logic in his brain screaming at him to shut up.  I mean, why the hell would you talk to the crazy zombie pirate blasting an ENTIRE BODY OF WATER with fire?  He looked like some stupid crazy Jack Sparrow with fire powers.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Methuselah

Methuselah the dark winced and looked like a student who just realized the day due for an assignment he had barely started was today. C-crap, he totally forgot...

"Damn it!" He cursed using his dark cape like wings to fly before plunging down towards the hero from behind, holding him by the waist in order to bring it to safety.

"We must retreat, this is too dangeorous!" He said as he picked her up like a bride, erm, a bird..

[Elf]

Rin

Rin took a piece of her forearm between her thumb and index finger.  Then she twisted said chunk of skin.  When a sharp sting made her eyes water she let it go before looking out to the fiery and flamboyant scene before. 

Then she looked over at Joe.

Then back at the flaming skeleton.

"You know, I have a mentor who stopped the moon from being dropped onto Earth, but this is really strange," Rin said with wide eyes.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Lorenzo Remei

Over the blaring music, Lorenzo yelled to the approaching ship, waving his arms dramatically to catch their attention. "HEY! HEYY!! OVER HERE, HELP MEEE!!" He cried, tossing more and more fire in an attempt to keep the water away. Shoo, begone, evil liquids. The only substance allowed to touch him was beer and all its variations.

But they weren't saving him yet. He was still on the boat, sinking.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOIIIINGGGGG!!!??"

[yinsukin]

Joe

The boat pulled up a few meters away from the dying ship, just far enough that the flames would not reach his own boat.  Joe squinted as he looked at the skeleton.
This can’t be real.

"You know, I have a mentor who stopped the moon from being dropped onto Earth, but this is really strange,"

“And im going to pretend you didn’t say that.  You are a normal  run of the mill mysterous stranger I met in the park.  NOT a crazy skeleton.”  Joe said, mostly talking to himself.  Even that sentence made more sense than what was going on.

Just do what you've been doing, roll with it.

“Umm jump!  We can’t get any closer?”  Joe said, yelling with a voice that was as confused as the pirate was on fire.  The music was not helping.

He looked to Rin.  Maybe she had some better ideas.

[Elf]

Rin

Rin frowned as the skeleton kept throwing fire at the water.  She looked over at Joe, smiled, and said, "That's right, you didn't hear anything!"

She shouted, "Hey, Mr. Skeleton, if you want us to help you, stop throwing fireballs at the water.  We'll need to pull up to let you come aboard, but we really can't do that if you keep lobbing fire at us."

[Umbra of Chaos]

Paladin

Hmm. Still strange. To the armored man who fought was not nearly as important as what they fought for. But he digressed, it was becomingly increasingly obvious that few people knew the purpose or doctrine of his order. Perhaps he could educate them at some later point? He rubbed the bottom of his helmet almost as if he was stroking his chin.

Oh, but this Jesus was interesting. Another god? He had never heard of him, but there were many worlds here. If his theory from... before was correct than there could be many gods. "Ah, I suppose I'm not very different in that regard. I have my sword and shield, and the blessings of my lord with me. However, I must be certain. Have either of you ever heard of a paladin order similar to myself? Including the revocation of identities."


Lucy

The skeleton left as the Rider turned to look down at the angel. Then Conquest dismounted, her horse vanished, she discarded her bow and quiver, and she cast off her crown and robes. And she was Lucy once more. She raised her hands up above her head and stretched them up a bit with a light groan. "Wow, that's still a bit of a work out. Maybe I should have done some stretches before I went horse riding? And I really need to convince Victory to wear a saddle. My thighs are so sore."

She ran a hand between them and a slight flare of light left them as good as new. "Oh, I should probably help you a little, huh? You seem to be doing a pretty good job of it by yourself though. You still want it?" She didn't wait for him to respond, instead planting a kiss right at the corner of his lip as she flared white for a moment and wiped away his wounds.

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

Sakura quickly turned around with a surprised look on her face, clearly not having expected to have to talk to a stranger. However, the young woman quickly composed herself and smiled at the young man.

"Ummm, maybe. It depends. Do you know any good places to eat around here?" Sakura asked the man, resting her hands on her engorged belly.

Ron

The werewolf took a quick look around again to get his bearings, checking for any familiar landmarks. It did look vaguely familiar - one of his school friends dragged him to a similar place back in high school. His older brother drove them. And if he remembered right...

"Well, I know the last time I was here there was this really good Halal place on the corner. I was just looking for it myself, so if you don't mind the company on the way?" He smiled and nodded to them. "My name is Ron, by the way. Sorry about almost walking into you."

Rider

As they walked along the road, searching for a good place to eat, Rider heard someone walking up behind them, muttering to himself. To her concern, he seemed not to stop or attempt to move around them as he got closer and, worried for Sakura's safety in this dangerous city, she turned around at an obviously-supernatural speed, preparing to step between the two. Before she could, though, the man seemingly realised his error, jumping backwards and excusing himself. Relaxing, Rider listened as the man began a discussion with Sakura, before introducing himself as "Ron" and suggesting they go to a "Halal place" that he knew.

A look of confusion came over Rider's face for a moment. She'd never heard of there being such a thing as a "halal restaurant" before. The Islamic world was large and varied, with many different types of food available. The only things she knew were consistent was an avoidance of certain types of meat and alcohol. However, the former did not really bother her and, whilst she usually did like a drink with her meal, right now she knew Sakura was not drinking, and she didn't want to upset her master by drinking in front of her when she could not. So, the idea didn't sound bad. Still, some clarification would be useful.

"What sort of food does it serve?" she asked, curious.

"I'm Rider, by the way, and this is my friend, Sakura", she added, remembering to avoid confusing him by referring to Sakura with her true title. "Nice to meet you."

Sakura Matou

"Nice to meet you, Ron." Sakura smiled at the man as she extended her hand to greet him. "I'd be happy to go to this 'Halal' place with you." She didn't really know what halal food was like, but she was certainly willing to give it a chance!

[Aiden]

Forest

Gabriel had once told her that the best deceptions were based on truth.  Which, despite the fact that Faeries couldn't out right lie, they became master deceivers, and why Gabriel had become such a good spy despite the fact he did not like violence.  Forest bit her lip as she was lead into a building that was rather clean despite the fact that it reeked of cigarettes.

However, if she knew she was going to run into something like this she would have come with more than her fists.

These guys weren't random thugs; they were fairly organized and she was outnumbered.  She was faster, stronger, and better skilled, but a head shot would KO her.  Which, considering she could wake up if they just decided she was just another dad girl, there was a chance where she wouldn't wake up in time for the sun to rise.

So she took Gabriel's words to heart as the leader asked,  "Now you just calm down. It's gonna be alright. Anyone know you're out here, miss?"

She forced a smile and said, "Of course I have a roommate . . ."  She distantly heard the sound of glass breaking, which was weird.  Then her face fell as she slumped her shoulders, shook her head and said in a whisper, "No.  They don't.  I . . . really don't have anyone."

It wasn't a lie and because it was so close to the truth, it actually made it easier to go on with this deception.

The Dealers

It was really starting to sound like a domestic violence incident up there, with people bumping into walls and things breaking all over the place. It must not have been too loud from here because the four that Forest was with didn't pay it any attention. Instead they looked at her, and one of them was grinning. "Well, I think we can help each other out then. You see, we got some space and money layin' around and some work that needs doin'..."

The thoughts going through their heads were varied, of course, but primarily they were the sort of thing that Forest probably would want to beat the crap out of them for. How fortunate for her that she'd lured them into letting their guards down enough that there weren't any guns pointed at her now.

[Aiden]

Ron

"Ah, it's mainly a lot of different meat dishes except pork, but it's pretty fresh. Especially the chickens; they get those fresh from a place down the street," Ron explained for their benefit, rubbing the back of his neck with some embarrassment. "I probably should have asked if either of you were vegetarian, but if you're still up for it..."

He stopped with his neck and extended his arm to shake Sakura's hand with a smile of his own, and the same with Rider. "Nice to meet both of you, too. Have you been in the city long?"

Eating with company was better. Might be the pack instinct in him, but he'd always felt that way.

[Aiden]

Lucy

The skeleton left as the Rider turned to look down at the angel. Then Conquest dismounted, her horse vanished, she discarded her bow and quiver, and she cast off her crown and robes. And she was Lucy once more. She raised her hands up above her head and stretched them up a bit with a light groan. "Wow, that's still a bit of a work out. Maybe I should have done some stretches before I went horse riding? And I really need to convince Victory to wear a saddle. My thighs are so sore."

She ran a hand between them and a slight flare of light left them as good as new. "Oh, I should probably help you a little, huh? You seem to be doing a pretty good job of it by yourself though. You still want it?" She didn't wait for him to respond, instead planting a kiss right at the corner of his lip as she flared white for a moment and wiped away his wounds.

Gadreel

Now she was just the girl Lucy. It was not yet the end, and so she was all she could be, wasn't she? He continued to heal, but then before he could muster the focus to reply she accelerated the process - no, overrode it - and he was whole once again. Now he stood in the alley, looking down into her eyes whilst stark naked beneath her wicked eyes. "... I wonder, was it restraint that kept you from dealing with your would-be abductor that way earlier, or apathy?"

Gadreel stretched his newly regrown musculature so that it might not seize up at an inopportune moment, and touched the side of his mouth where her lips had touched. His cheeks were just a touch pinkish. "In any case, it is clear you are who you say. Regrettably, I have no equivalent glory to share with you. Not anymore."

[Aiden]

Methuselah

Methuselah the dark winced and looked like a student who just realized the day due for an assignment he had barely started was today. C-crap, he totally forgot...

"Damn it!" He cursed using his dark cape like wings to fly before plunging down towards the hero from behind, holding him by the waist in order to bring it to safety.

"We must retreat, this is too dangeorous!" He said as he picked her up like a bride, erm, a bird..

Muramasa Katase

What nonsense was this? Retreat? Danger? Who was this creature to presume to lift even the puppet of the accursed sword Muramasa?! She slammed an armored head against him in an attempt to deter him. "Release me, foolish creature, before I must force you to!"

Her shell's free hand was already giving form to a knife with which to stab the fool. Katase would have done so with her true form already, but the arm holding her was pressed too close to the buffoon's body. It was infeasible.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Methuselah

"Ow!" He groaned, wincing at the sudden slamming on his poor head. Sadly, she was much stronger than him so she easily managed to slip out from his grip and fell.

"Wait, no!" He cried in horror. Damn, he had been to hasty,  with a wave of his hand a dark tendril stretched down as fast as he could manage, but it didn't come even close to catching her. All it could grab was her silver sword before pulling it back towards him like an elastic bungee of DARKNESS, leaving her to crash on the ground.

Oh no...



Lorenzo Remei

"J-j-jump!? Are you out of your MIND!? If I touch that water, I'll DIE!!" He screamed in protest, clearly distressed. It wasn't that he was scared or anything, how could a pirate be afraid of the water in the first place!? Hah! No way, he wasn't scared at all, it was just self preservation.

Water burst even further as the engine caught fire, blowing more fire over the ship to the point it begin to break down. Some of it almost splashed on the poor pirate, who jumped back and nearly fell out of the ship.

"EEEEEEEK!! Alright, alright!  I'M DOING THIS, WHOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA!!!" Pumped up and ready, he counted to three, prayed really hard, breathed even harder, and jumped. Skeletons aren't very good at jumping, such a distance... no one could make it!

But he was no ordinary skeleton, he was Lorenzo Remei, soaring in the heavens spectacularly with dazzling flames behind him. As the manliest pirate, how could he let mere liquid beat him? He would burn the water and distance away and carve his own path!! With a spectacular flip he weaved through the sky and barely managed to grab the ledge of the ship with his own two hands.

"Yess! I did it! Bwahahahahahahah!! Now help me out, you fools!!"


Malcolm Kimberlee

Malcolm took the pen and wrote his name. "There, now what?" He asked with total and absolute interest.

[yinsukin]

Joe

Joe’s head followed the flashy path of the undead… man as it soared through the air, fire trailing behind him.  The skeleton just barely made the jump over to the boat, catching the ledge with his hands.  Joe instinctively left the helm, running across the boat to help the…. Man as he dangled from the ship's frame.

"Yess! I did it! Bwahahahahahahah!! Now help me out, you fools!!"

Joe frowned at him from above.  No matter how you look at it, this is a horrible idea.

Regardless, he grabbed hold of the undead man’s wrist.  It was strangely warm for a living corpse, but that probably had something to do with the whole fire thing he had going on.   “Alright, alright.  Jeez, you sure have a lot of energy for a zombie.”

In one movement, he summoned all of his strength and pulled the zombie up onto the boat.  "Are you alright?"  He said with a shaky voice.  Still confused, he gave Rin a quick look, as if to say what now?  All the while, the music blared in the background as the ship finally succumbed to the water.