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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: November 11, 2013, 11:48:10 AM »

Realizing he wasn't needed for the moment, Shirou shrugged and started heading for the kitchen.

"If you need me I'll be helping out in the kitchen. Or fighting for my life if Archer tries to kill me," he called over his shoulder, turning the corner. He had finally memorized the layout, and soon found himself standing before the entrance to the bright kitchen.

Inside, Archer, dressed in an apron, was hustling around the now mostly repaired kitchen. Stepping forward cautiously, placing his coat on a nearby stool, Shirou asked the Servant, "Anything I can help with?"

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects - Sign Up, Discussion Page

« on: November 10, 2013, 03:07:32 AM »

I can't believe we're still in the first night...

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: November 09, 2013, 01:38:33 PM »

"Indeed, I'd rather not lose my eye sight over something so trivial," Shirou remarked dryly, handing Nessa the clothes whilst looking the other way. He heard Forest offering to carry Isa, and shrugged. He would protest, but given what she had done with a car door, she would probably be fine carrying the unconscious girl.

"If you need any help, just holler," he said over his shoulder. Once he had waited for a reasonable amount of time, he turned around and saw Forest, still dressed in battle-torn rags, with the small figure of Isa limp in her arms.

His breath was roaring in his ears as he sprinted at full pace towards the semi-destroyed Einzbern Castle. Rin had gone ahead to warn the homunculus whilst he and Archer had attempted to hold off Assassin and Zouken. However, Zouken had disappeared before his eyes using some form of magecraft, whilst Assassin had managed to give Archer the slip, dealing severe damage to his alternate self in the process. He pumped prana into his legs and sped forward, eyes picking out the large doors of the castles hanging open. He couldn't let another person die.

He burst into the lobby, Kanshou and Bakuya in hand, ready to fight. The lobby was still cracked from a previous fight between Berserker and another Servant, long gashes scouring the marble surface of the floors and walls. Most of the lights were broken, leaving long shadows, in which Assassin could hide. Shirou stepped cautiously through the room, flares revealing small knives embedded in the ground, burn marks, and the crushed bodies of worms and winged sharp-fanged insects. Zouken had been here.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps approaching from a side door. He released Bakuya, and withdrew the Calico he had found in the shed at his house, a remnant of Kiritsugu's past discovered after Sakura's sacrifice. The door flew open, and Rin, battered, bright red clothing ripped stepped out. Her face was grim, and her aquamarine eyes shined with barely withheld tears of remorse. Shirou's eyes dropped to the familiar small body in her arms, and his heart sank as he made out a large patch of red in her purple clothes. He gritted his teeth.

"I'm sorry Shirou. We got separated," Rin said, voice trembling. She handed him the body, and he was able to see the giant hole blasted into his sister's heart.

Blinking against the sudden memory influx, he quickly looked over the trio, seeing that they were ready to go.

"Do you still need my help settling in?" he asked, trying to inject some positivity into his voice.

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: November 08, 2013, 01:36:11 PM »

"So, let's go save the twins and your sense of modesty."

Shirou took a look at Forest's rather decrepit state, taking in the blood stains, and the giant tears in her clothing, revealing pale and soft skin to the world. His eyes traced the edges of rags, noting how there was a particular large rip on her chest; if she moved too much they might spill- right, right this was no time to ogle. He shook his head to clear his thoughts, before shrugging to her remark. Well, if she was fine with it, what could he do?

"Alright, if you're sure," he said, grabbing some of the clothes to help out.
"I have a feeling they're going to be pissed I was so long, but can't be helped right," Shirou said as he walked down the corridor. He suddenly stopped in place, eyes taking in the features of the corridor before turning back to Forest, "Right, maybe you should lead the way," he said with a sheepish expression, realising he had no idea where he was.

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects - Sign Up, Discussion Page

« on: November 08, 2013, 01:26:26 PM »

Sorry guys, I'm in a place where access to the Internet is really limited. Didn't have time to tell you guys earlier.

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: November 04, 2013, 03:46:24 AM »

 "I think the twins might have a bit of a crush on you." Forest said as she walked towards some sort of walk in closet. Shirou raised his eyes at that. Really? Well...that's awkward. Never had 14 year olds crush on him. Illya was a) older than him b) his sister; so she didn't count. He took in Forest's body language at that moment. She was hiding something, he could tell. All well, it can't be anything big...

Shirou took a quick look at the clothes she had picked out, and nodded in approval, "That should do it I think. Let's get going...after you get changed of course." He walked out to give her privacy.

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects - Sign Up, Discussion Page

« on: November 02, 2013, 11:23:43 PM »

Where?

Lol, very Shonen hero of you

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: November 02, 2013, 01:09:00 PM »

 "I'm just sort of flustered that's all, I already know trying to keep peace here is a giant, never ending chore.  Not to mention I was half naked in front of a very horny Rider.  I'd eventually like to end my celibacy, but she's really not my type.  Not to mention, other than Isa and her sister, pretty much everyone is being an utter ass to you with not a lick of understanding.  And I had a Faerie blow up on me- never had that happen before.  Now I'm blathering away like a complete idiot.  While gore covered and indecently exposed.  So, let's go take care of the girls before I insert my size Ten in my mouth again," Forest ranted, her cheeks tinged with red. Shirou blinked at the sheer volume of words, but didn't comment, figuring it would be best to let her get it off her chest.

Once she stopped, he tried his best to smile reassuringly, squeezing her bare shoulder comfortingly.

 "Don't worry, you're doing fine at keeping the peace. Much better than I ever could. Anyway, lets hurry up and find you and the twins some clothes, huh? I have a feeling it'll help with that flustered feeling," he said, trying to inject some positivity into his voice. He would have hugged her, but quickly realised that hugging a flustered woman in rags was probably a bad idea. Instead, he settled with patting her shoulder, before turning away.

He turned his head towards her. "As for people's treatment of me...I can handle myself. After the things I've done, I've realised that I deserved the cold shoulder. But..." Shirou faced her once more, a genuine smile on his face, "I'm really grateful you believe in me. You and the twins. I hope I can repay that faith someday."

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: November 01, 2013, 11:42:40 AM »

Shirou was surprised to say the least when Forest suddenly stopped at the door, before quickly pushing him to the side. As he was about to demand an answer, he heard Rider's sultry voice from beyond the doorway, answering his question.

"Mind as well avoid an unwanted confrontation," he muttered softly, settling down against the wall. There was a strange odour hanging in the air, but he quickly brushed it off once he deemed it unthreatening.

It was only a short wait. Once he felt Rider's presence move off, he silently emerged from the corner, stopping behind Forest once more. He tapped her on the shoulder.

"Let's continue then," he said nonchalantly, as if they hadn't stopped. He was surprised to see Forest look...frazzled?

"What's wrong?" he said, concern coloring his tone.

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: October 30, 2013, 03:56:34 AM »

"So.  Clothing run?"

Shirou looked up from the oven he had been repairing using traced out parts and Structural analysis. Magi could say what they wanted about the two 'useless' skills, he had always found them to be a godsend when it came to repairs and even demolition.

"Just a second," he grunted, a yellow light shining between his hands. It wavered, before stretching out to form a thin grill element. Grabbing a nearby tool, he screwed it into place.

"There, it should work now, but it's only a temporary fix. You should still get a repairman in at some point to check it out, but I've gotten most of the damage. Even if I have absolutely no idea how cake mix got jammed into every corner of the oven..." he reported, wiping his hands on a nearby towel. He quickly walked over to Forest.

"Alright, after you," he said, following her out of the kitchen.

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects - Sign Up, Discussion Page

« on: October 27, 2013, 11:31:27 PM »

Hmm, aren't Isa and Nessa a little young for Shirou...?

Well yeah. He's red-faced cause he's a bit embarrassed not cause of attraction...

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The Art Gallery / Re: The KAIZAverse

« on: October 27, 2013, 11:18:40 AM »

They're pretty good sketches KAIZA, though I think some of the designs are a bit...stereotypical? I dunno, it's just that I feel like I've seen those designs somewhere before.

As for the scenario...it's not bad, just lacking details. A lot of details.

For that picture below, it's a good picture, but based on the pictures of kill la kill I literally just looked at, the girl's face is too angular, and there shouldn't be triangles in her hair. Her hair's also a bit wilder than usual, but eh whatevs. Anyway, keep up the good work!

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: October 27, 2013, 10:54:34 AM »

Damn, he should have noted where they went. Shouldn't have gotten so distracted with the...poor poor kitchen.

Shirou continued wandering around, trying his best to find the twins. Where had they gone? He turned at the corner, and was confronted with the outline of a door, white light peeking out through the cracks between the frames. Could this be it?

His suspicions were confirmed when he heard their voices through the door, though too muffled to make out any words. Suddenly, he heard one of them scream, "LIKE HELL I WOULD DO THAT!"

He walked towards the door and knocked, calling out, "Is everything alright in there?"

One of the twins went behind the door, Nessa he thought, and quickly explained to him the situation. Despite himself, Shirou felt his face become slightly heated. Why did this stuff happen to him all the time? He still remembered that girl in Denmark...

Getting too far off topic

"I don't suppose I could say no?" he said dryly, pinching his temples, before continuing, "Alright, sit tight and...do whatever you girls do."

He quickly headed back towards the kitchen. After a few wrong turns (the place was huge!), he finally made it, and quickly headed towards Forest. He hesitated. How should he word this without embarrassing anyone? In the end, he decided to just go straight to the heart of the problem, subtlety be damned.

"Uuuh, the twins...forgot to get a change of clothes," he said hesitantly, "Could you help me out and lend some clothes?"

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: October 27, 2013, 10:16:24 AM »

Shirou's head snapped to the left, in time to see Rider approaching. Though his initial reaction was to reach for a weapon, he quickly realised that despite being extremely biased against him, Rider wouldn't do anything unnecessarily cruel whilst the twins were around.

"Shirou, I will be going after Satoshi soon, so I won't be here to keep Kiyoshi safe from you. So, please be careful with how you act around him and towards him. He idolises his mother, and he doesn't seem to get that you're nothing like his father, despite sharing his name and genes. If he finds out that you murdered his mother in cold blood it will destroy him. So, please don't let him find that out", she said bluntly, spitting it out as if she was addressing someone below her. Before he could reply, she turned in an unnaturally smooth motion, her lavender hair drifting gracefully through the air behind her, before stalking off.

Anger welled up in him, and he quickly called after her, "That'll only happen if you keep screaming it out at every chance you get." It was childish of him, but he didn't care at that moment. With a sigh, he turned back to the twins and said tiredly, "Shall we get going?" standing up as he did so.

.......…………

Shirou had to admit, Forest had a nice house. Much better than the glorified loft he was staying in at the moment. If he cared more about creature comforts, he would seriously consider moving in, Rider-be-damned. As it was, Shirou simply continued his survey of the building, noting down possible entry points, potential weapons and its feasibility as a base in his head. He quickly checked on the twins, before turning to follow Forest on her grand tour. Strangely enough, whenever she saw him, the vampire seemed to gain a slight spring on her step, almost unnoticeable, but there. What was that about?

They turned the corner and entered what appeared to be a kitchen. Or what was left of it. Shirou bit back an almost instinctive melodramatic gasp of horror  as he stared at the mess. Forest seemed to be having a similar reaction, understandably. He walked forward and patted her on the back, unsure of what to say in the face of such a disaster.

He heard Archer offer to help clean up the kitchen, and almost volunteered straight after him. He hesitated though, before saying, "I'll make sure the twins and the kids get settled, then I'll help you out with the kitchen." He patted her on the back once more, before walking away.

He was quickly approached by the dark Archer though. He stared blankly at him, pushing down the familiar surge of hatred which occurred whenever he met an Archer. The Servant smirked, before saying mockingly, "Look, you've made so many people happy that you've come, and not just those twin magi.  Even that vampire has fallen under your simple charm." Shirou looked at the Servant questioningly, but Archer had already walked away towards a waiting figure. A familiar figure, twin tails swaying as she listened to Hakuno. Rin.

The sight of his old friend, alive and sane, every bit the school idol she had once been, stirred up a wave of bitterness within him. He gave a small wave, a sad smile plastered on his face, before continuing on his way.

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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP

« on: October 27, 2013, 02:10:21 AM »

Shirou sighed.
Whilst he would normally refuse, Rider would have left to find Satoshi almost immediately after they arrived. Besides an overprotective Archer, there wasn't really any risk of a fight erupting if he did go. And he would have a chance to scope out the area. He carefully weighed out the pros and cons of going, before finally making his decision.

"You lot really want me to come to Forest's house huh? Alright. I'll come along just for tonight. It's far too late to continue my patrols anyway..." he said. He frowned as he noticed Isa looking at him, almost as if searching for something, but didn't remark on it.

He was a bit surprised when she began reaching for him. He looked at her hand questioningly, but let her take his anyway.

"I won't be staying long though."