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

[Elf]

Rin

Rin's aquamarine eyes danced as she watched Joe get more and more frantic. This is way too much fun, Rin thought with a chuckle as she stirred the rice.  It was starting to turn that perfect murky shade and smelled heavenly.

"Well, you're thinking of something silly to try to distract me," Rin said with a grin, wondering how long she could play with him like this.


Forest

Forest rolled her eyes at Nero's show of power.  If you knew how many show-offs I've seen . . . You need more flair, kid, the blond thought.

Then Marcus was between them, and he turned towards her.  The cheeky wanker then lightly touched her stomach before sliding it up to her breasts.  She didn't look away at his cheeky comment, but she did bite the inside of her cheek.

"See, magic powers are wicked and all, but sometimes you just can't replace skill," Forest said in her husky voice as she grabbed Marcus's wrist and removed his hand from her breast before letting it go.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Jasey

Huh. This was actually kind of fun? Jasey had never met anyone who got back up from a squishing before. She even got hurt! Kind of. A few scratches and what might be bruises later but those didn't really do much.

Then she started listening to what the other girl was actually saying and... Hold on a minute. Was this flirting?! Is this what William was talking about? She needed to figure this out.

So when the other girl turned into some werewolf thing and lunged at her she glowed a light green and her opponent just crashed into her as if she had hit a wall. Then Jasey reached out and... hugged her. With enough force to break her arms and spine but it was still a hug. There was no way out now.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Vanguard

Vanguard was quite uncertain about how to react to this turn of events. Such foolishness, what should he even do in such a situation? It was irritating, and yet he couldn't dislike that foolishness. Even if it meant swallowing his dignity, this was a chance he'd be idiotic to let slip.

After all, she was still a crucial piece in this grand game against fate.

"There is no need for formalities." He said gently, patting the young child's head softly while addressing her servant. "I am but a man of little consequence, a garbage hero who couldn't even keep a single girl from crying. You tarnish your own value as a knight by lowering yourself before me."

Despite his stoic timidness, he closed his eyes and managed to smile kindly and offered the blonde girl his hand.

"Besides, I am glad. I was worried lady Sakura would suffer from loneliness, but it seems she has made more than just a precious friend. I pray you cherish that bond."

[SINIB]

William

Her continued blushing was pretty cute, he was however forced out of his reflection by her sweeping kick. Not that there was much to it as he effortlessly caught it with a hand. "Hmm, tell me when it begins hurting." The mage begun lifting her leg higher, intent on seeing how flexible she was. Knowing that from the start would make it easier to plan on what to do.

Noire

William caught her leg by her calf, and slowly began to raise her leg higher and higher. Once it got about fourty-five degrees above her waist, her foot about on level with his neck, she called out. "Ok, now it's starting to hurt a bit." She told him. "So um, how did I do?"

[SINIB]

Mordred

Breeze adapted very well to the game for someone raised in a pre-industrial society. She honestly didn't know if she should feel proud right now or worry about losing any edge she had over her girlfriend. Maybe she worried needlessly. The fact that she wasted her life on such trivial pastimes when she had nothing better to do (sometimes no threat reared her nor she was in a condition for training harshly. That's when her inner NEET soul surfaced) gave her edge in experience that was hard to surmount.

Sakura was doing very well, but could she keep up with her? Her character concentrated and released an ice spell that rickosheted and took out a group of archers who were hiding on a top of a tower. Everyone could use ultimate attacks but it took a pro achieve similar results with less wasteful movements. She would conserve her ultimate spell to fight later bosses

And speaking of the devil, they reached the first one. Red Gobo, the goblin chief riding on a giant  rhinoceros. He had some tricks in the sleeve, but she wouldn't tell the others. She wanted to see how they dealt with that one.

Mordred

Breeze adapted very well to the game for someone raised in a pre-industrial society. She honestly didn't know if she should feel proud right now or worry about losing any edge she had over her girlfriend. Maybe she worried needlessly. The fact that she wasted her life on such trivial pastimes when she had nothing better to do (sometimes no threat reared her nor she was in a condition for training harshly. That's when her inner NEET soul surfaced) gave her edge in experience that was hard to surmount.

Sakura was doing very well, but could she keep up with her? Her character concentrated and released an ice spell that rickosheted and took out a group of archers who were hiding on a top of a tower. Everyone could use ultimate attacks but it took a pro achieve similar results with less wasteful movements. She would conserve her ultimate spell to fight later bosses

And speaking of the devil, they reached the first one. Red Gobo, the goblin chief riding on a giant  rhinoceros. He had some tricks in the sleeve, but she wouldn't tell the others. She wanted to see how they dealt with that one.

Auspicious Breeze

Breeze just kept hitting things. Her character had some kind of axe since she couldn't find a punchy character and touching things up close seemed to go badly in this game anyway. At some points they threw the axe and hit things and it came back! If she'd used weapons she'd have to figure that trick out, or something. Later maybe?

Then there was the goblin, and she could only go "Huh. I haven't seen one of those in a while. Last time I was in an arena with it... uh, minus the goblin." She tried throwing stuff at it.

IRON=SAKURA

As soon as they got to the boss, Sakura used her twitch reflexes to react nearly instantly, mashing the attack button repeatedly to stab at it.

[yinsukin]

Joe

The smell of the food distorted his mental imagry as the bananas and pickles shifted to rice and seafood.  His eyes widened at her comment.  Wait what?  It IS passive?! he thought as his eyes darted back and forth. 

"W-well what am I thinking?"

[Umbra of Chaos]

Oren

She could have simply accepted the offer but someone said no to her, so she had to make things more of an issue. That was just proper conduct! "Alright, but he has to apologize first!" She pointed at the boy she had been carrying on her back before.

"He went back on a deal! An implicit deal! Like a thief!"

[Arch-Magos Winter]

Oren

She could have simply accepted the offer but someone said no to her, so she had to make things more of an issue. That was just proper conduct! "Alright, but he has to apologize first!" She pointed at the boy she had been carrying on her back before.

"He went back on a deal! An implicit deal! Like a thief!"

Trivek

He reconsidered his earlier thoughts. This wasn't like dealing with a child, this was dealing with a teenager and something a lot like a child. "What deal?" Trivek asked. "And put on the coat for heaven's sake, would you!"

[SINIB]

Medaka

Medaka smiled at the two as they went over the recipe.  They were already pretty focused.  "The process of making the doughnuts is relatively straightforward.  The toughest part should be making the consistency of the dough.  I wrote down the instructions myself.  What do you think?"

Erica

The blue haired girl simply read over Noel's shoulder. Well, 'read'. She needed only to look at it once to memorize the recipe perfectly.

Noel Vermillion

"I see, I see..." Noel said again, looking over the paper. "So you wrote this yourself, Medaka?" Noel said, glancing down at her chest and frowning. Not like she wanted them like that. She liked not having back problems, yes.

[Kat]

Rikuyo

Costin got hacked and slashed and crushed but as expected, she recovered. But this masked woman was pretty durable, Rikuyo would give that her too. She wondered how she would react to a right straight cracking with chi, but nah, she wouldn't steal the fight away from that vampire. After Costin finished rambling about her 'love' towards the masked maniac (she'd only understand if it was a guy. After all there was a certain unripe fruit that the redhead didn't forgot about), something changed about the vampire. She transformed into one of those fakes that she usually slaughtered without a second thought (as she only really cared about her those werewolves she was related to). Well, then, she wasn't a total stranger, so maybe she would let it slide. She didn't call herself a werewolf after all.

[Kat]

Mordred and the boss

Oh, man. Mordred had figured out the sad truth by now. Sakura was as bad as Breeze! Her purplehaired friend just mashed the button in a response to the threat just like her. Breeze at least had more excuse for that. Didn't Sakura hear of videogames? Did she assure about her prior knowledge to not look bad? Geez, they probably needed her help.

Honestly their Leeroy Jenkins like approach complicated things. Sakura injured the rhinolike creature's legs which made it enter a state of frenzy. Breeze's axes missed the greenskin on the top of the furious steed, and the goblin threw something resembling a puffball. The mushroom exploded, spreading a cloud which was meant to stunlock Breeze and Sakura as the rhino was about to charge them.

Shit, she had no choice. Her mage unloaded an ultimate spell to save their hides. A strong gust of wind aimed at the forming cloud, hopefully blowing it away before their characters inhaled it.

[Kat]

Anastasia

Balhjet Mountains. A windy mountain range located north to the cities, one of impassable barriers that seemingly barred from leaving the city in that direction. The few people who crossed the range just ended up facing the south after their trek. Those outskirts of Nexus also teemed with the wildlife, monsters and unknown horrors that laired in abandoned mineshafts. It was one of places where someone would search for a mythical beast that evaded capture.

Anastasia was serious about the trip. Before she and her companions headed there, she stopped by her apartment to once again used equipment she never needed. A set of armor, consisting of a chainmail shirt, leather armor and a cloak from a skinned wolf pelt, something which she didn't use to blend with the city. Not that it exactly aided her much as her magic was her key asset against monsters, but she wanted to show her serious she was about the task ahead for them.

The sun was slowly setting. "We will rely on your knowledge, Oka, you will most likely spot what you look for faster than I do. I will cover you all with magic and I guess the sir knight may get into the thick of the battle with any monster which wants to pick a fight." And act as a meatshie- vanguard against any opponent trying to close the distance.

[yinsukin]

Medaka

Medaka couldn't help but mirror the blond's frown as she noticed her reaction.  "Is there something you wish to say?" she asked.  The concern was clearly visible in her voice.

The recipe can't be THAT bad right?

[SINIB]

Noel Vermillion

"Well, as you said, doughnuts are very finnicky. You have to get it just right or your friend won't like it." She said seriously, putting the list down. "Where do you keep your cookbooks? I want to compare the recipies."

[Aiden]

Mordred and the boss

Oh, man. Mordred had figured out the sad truth by now. Sakura was as bad as Breeze! Her purplehaired friend just mashed the button in a response to the threat just like her. Breeze at least had more excuse for that. Didn't Sakura hear of videogames? Did she assure about her prior knowledge to not look bad? Geez, they probably needed her help.

Honestly their Leeroy Jenkins like approach complicated things. Sakura injured the rhinolike creature's legs which made it enter a state of frenzy. Breeze's axes missed the greenskin on the top of the furious steed, and the goblin threw something resembling a puffball. The mushroom exploded, spreading a cloud which was meant to stunlock Breeze and Sakura as the rhino was about to charge them.

Shit, she had no choice. Her mage unloaded an ultimate spell to save their hides. A strong gust of wind aimed at the forming cloud, hopefully blowing it away before their characters inhaled it.

Auspicious Breeze

"Ehh? I was doing okay I think." Breeze pouted at the screen even as she took in the weird spell going on. Some kind of.. breeze, perhaps? Then she started giggling out loud at the thought.