Cross Effects- The RP

[YOLF]

Sir Bonesington patted his non existing belly in satisfaction. Truly, that croissant had been just perfect. He felt reinvigorated! He was definitely going to mentally jot down the location of this bakery to come here again. He thought it'd be worth it. Hmm hmm, he hummed to himself. It would definitely be worth it.

Well, time to pay the bill and go in search of that castle he'd seen before -

"..."

And it was at this point that he remembered that his gold bar still wasn't acceptable currency. Ooops.

He scratched under his chin absentmindedly. Well, this was a bit of a pickle. He didn't have modern money or anything that might pass for it, nor did he know how to conjure it, his gold ingot was likely not going to get accepted, and he didn't feel much like leaving it here as collateral one way or another. And in his wondering of how to solve the current predicament, his vision wandered the shop, and found something he was not exactly expecting. And so, his thoughts turned to the only other source of magic that he could feel in the bakery.

The lich gazed inquisitively at the nicely dressed woman and the distressed looking boy at another table. The boy didn't seem like much, but he'd be damned again if he couldn't feel some quite strong magic about him. The woman, he wasn't so sure what to make out of, but he had an eerie feeling she was hot for more than one reason.

Conveniently, their gazes had also been directed at him. Well, that settled it then! It was time to make some friends. Sir Bonesington rose off his chair and floated over to the table of the two, where he bowed lightly and offered them a small tip of his hat before facing them with a jovial and polite tone.

"Greetings to the both of you. I noticed your amicable and unique selves over from where I was sitting, and I was overjoyed to find someone of my leanings, in one shape or another, around these parts. Even more so, in fact, given that I find myself in a bit of a minor pickle over here that I was hoping you might lend your assistance to. In light of introducing myself, you may call me Sir Bonesington. May I take a seat here to continue this conversation?"

[Bloble]

"It will!" Luka said, forcing determination into his body. "And I'd be glad to team up with you. It's the least I can do after all the help you've given me already."

Salamander, however, wasn't having it. "Help? All she's done so far is buy you food! You can't just go around blindly trusting the first girl you run into whenever you're in trouble!"

"It was delicious food!" Luka argued. "And it worked just fine the first time. Besides, she doesn't seem like a bad person."

"...forget it. I give up. If I keep protesting, you're just going to get into more trouble."

Before he could further affirm their plans, however, the target of Luka's curiosity chose to approach.

"Greetings to the both of you. I noticed your amicable and unique selves over from where I was sitting, and I was overjoyed to find someone of my leanings, in one shape or another, around these parts. Even more so, in fact, given that I find myself in a bit of a minor pickle over here that I was hoping you might lend your assistance to. In light of introducing myself, you may call me Sir Bonesington. May I take a seat here to continue this conversation?"

"Uh..." Luka was lost. Completely.

"Translate! Translate!"

"He's basically saying that he's in the same situation you are!" Sylph, of all people, piped up. "Like, he wants you to help him out and stuff, and he's asking to sit down."

"H-how did you-?"

"I'm a published author, silly!" The wind spirit giggled, doing aerial acrobatics as she flew through Luka's soul. "I know complicated words and stuff! Copacetic! Oblivious! Guacamole!"

A boulder smashed the spirit over the head, sending her crashing into a pile of sand, which was instantly doused in rain. "Aaaah! Heeeeeeeeelp!" She screamed as she sank below the muddy, watery quicksand.

A short distance away, Gnome and Undine shared a fist bump.

"Uh, sure," Luka said, choosing to forget the chaos in his head. "Go ahead. We were just about to ask you anyway."

[Aiden]

That was when Valda reached over, took his right hand in both of her own and smiled. "Then it is a promise between us," she swore for them both, just somehow knowing that this Luka was a being worthy of trusting to keep it.

Which would be great when the reciprocation began in earnest between them. Delicious, satisfying reciprocation, which would be even better than the blueberry muffins she still had to consume.

She would have said more, but then the bizarre specimen of unlife approached their table without prompting by either of them and caught them with their hands together like that.

"Before we begin, Sir Bonesington, I must inquire: are you of this world, or is this foreign to you as well?"

She did not care; shame was a pitiful human foible she had gladly cast aside in the purifying furnace of truth.

[lantzblades]

Connor went back upstairs and returned giving Sakura who in the meantime had begun writing notes in a small pad.

Connor sighed "you can'na go on working"

Sakura cut him off "I have to, with Angra here I'm on the clock, I need you to get forest and Rin up here and show Archer how to call Satoshi, whatever the incident was that caused Rin and Archer to have issue with him I'm sure he wants to apologize"

she paused with a sigh "even though it's likely that both sides are at fault he'll take all the blame himself, if Archer does that remind me to kick him in the nether region, they weren't acting like my parents at all but I'll sure as hell punish them like I was taught. Water now" she told him.

Connor gave her the water and in a surprising turn of thoughtfulness the red haired boy turned to Taiga and said "Kiyoshi is making soup, how about we head down there?"

Taiga understood that it was Connor's way of being nice because Sakura was likely to argue. "Ok, but I'm not gonna eat anything, I'm not hungry" it was a lie of course but Taiga like her namesake was immovable when she wanted to be.

Connor nodded and brought the red haired girl down stairs with him. They entered the main room and Connor positioning Taiga near the table went to find Forest.

"excuse me ma'am, Sakura needs to see you and Rin upstairs, it's important" he told her.

Angra looked at rider. "well that's an interesting idea but meant more that I want to wait until we get the signal, I'm stronger with him around"

[YOLF]

"Uh..." Luka was lost. Completely.

"Translate! Translate!"

"He's basically saying that he's in the same situation you are!" Sylph, of all people, piped up. "Like, he wants you to help him out and stuff, and he's asking to sit down."

"H-how did you-?"

"I'm a published author, silly!" The wind spirit giggled, doing aerial acrobatics as she flew through Luka's soul. "I know complicated words and stuff! Copacetic! Oblivious! Guacamole!"

A boulder smashed the spirit over the head, sending her crashing into a pile of sand, which was instantly doused in rain. "Aaaah! Heeeeeeeeelp!" She screamed as she sank below the muddy, watery quicksand.

A short distance away, Gnome and Undine shared a fist bump.

"Uh, sure," Luka said, choosing to forget the chaos in his head. "Go ahead. We were just about to ask you anyway."

"Wonderful!"

Sir Bonesington took a seat before he turned to address the other person already in the table.

That was when Valda reached over, took his right hand in both of her own and smiled. "Then it is a promise between us," she swore for them both, just somehow knowing that this Luka was a being worthy of trusting to keep it.

Which would be great when the reciprocation began in earnest between them. Delicious, satisfying reciprocation, which would be even better than the blueberry muffins she still had to consume.

She would have said more, but then the bizarre specimen of unlife approached their table without prompting by either of them and caught them with their hands together like that.

"Before we begin, Sir Bonesington, I must inquire: are you of this world, or is this foreign to you as well?"

She did not care; shame was a pitiful human foible she had gladly cast aside in the purifying furnace of truth.

Well that was a surprising question. He chuckled quietly before answering.

"No, I am in fact not from around these parts. I just got here, to this increasingly interesting town, by means of an accident that involved an experimental portal and my cat being a meddlesome trouble-stirrer once again. Buuuuuuut I have some experience with the 'modern world', if I were to put it that way. Not the first time I've traveled to an alternate universe. I am surprised to hear you two are tourists as well, however. Because, well, isn't that interesting. Maybe the fact that my portal opened up here wasn't just a coincidence then."

[Cherry Lover]

Rider looked back at Angra, smiling.

"I guess that is true, but I would rather do this alone", Rider said. "Satoshi is fun, but he is rather, well, controlling. If he gets involved I do not think I will be free to act as I wish. If you have a better suggestion I'm willing to listen, though...."

Whilst she certainly wasn't adverse to the idea of a threesome, right now Rider wanted to be able to act out her fantasies without Satoshi ordering her around or forcing her into a maid outfit. And, honestly, lying in bed watching porn didn't really appeal to her. She would rather be enjoying herself.

[lantzblades]

Angra nodded "well he doesn't have to be involved but I want him around to be stronger since your offer was double" she replied

"I have a big plan for your offer and I want as much time as possible" she said

[The Man With All The Cute Boats]

Lawrence let her drag him towards the cot, grinning a little himself. "Isn't that bed a little small for the two of us? Doesn't look like it'll be that comfortable..."

He had a point, but I wasn't about to concede it. Instead, I brushed my head past his, and whispered into his ear.

"We'll just have to keep each other comfortable, then," I whispered, then I drew back, but I kept my face close. "And I do have something in mind."

I pulled my hands of of his and instead interlocked then behind his neck in a grip, pulling his face within kissing distance of my own.

It was the moment of truth, Lawrence.



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The Parking Violator went into Inferno Cop's car without any more trouble, to the moderate surprise and content of Inferno Cop himself.

The cop pulled open the front seat doors, got into his seat, and started driving, obeying the speed limit perfectly. He wasn't in the same disgusting tier as shoplifters, parking violators and war criminals, after all. He would never stoop to their filthy ranks.

Now, he just had to figure out where the police station was from where he was. That'd take a little time.

Good thing that building sort of to the left of that generic skyscraper looked somewhat familiar!

[Arch-Magos Winter]

He had a point, but I wasn't about to concede it. Instead, I brushed my head past his, and whispered into his ear.

"We'll just have to keep each other comfortable, then," I whispered, then I drew back, but I kept my face close. "And I do have something in mind."

I pulled my hands of of his and instead interlocked then behind his neck in a grip, pulling his face within kissing distance of my own.

It was the moment of truth, Lawrence.

'HA, IT WORKED! Suck it Not-Rico Suave!'

Hmph. I doubt that. The woman obviously is insane.

'Shut up Driver. You're just pissed you no longer have a dick.'

With that, Lawrence kissed Ran in response, ignoring the distractions of the outside world for a gloriously blissful second. Screw the ghosts, screw all the fucked up shit that he'd experienced and done within the last 24 hours and since he'd died, screw the Driver. He wasn't going to let that stop him from living his life now.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider smiled at Angra's response.

When she'd made her offer, this was exactly what she'd been hoping for. To give her partner a genuine desire to withstand as much pain as she physically could. And, plus, she would likely enjoy the return too, unless Angra was deliberately malicious.

"Well, the stronger you are and the longer you can last, the more fun it is for me, so I'd be happy to wait, but are you sure Satoshi will give us a choice about his involvement?

And, as for your 'plan', it sounds interesting. Care to share it with me at all?" she added with a naughty smile.

[lantzblades]

Angra laughed "promise to cuddle with him and give him a few kisses, stroke his ego a bit and he'll be putty in your hands." she replied.

"as for my plan a lady needs her secrets" she added

[Bloble]

"We're not really tourists," Luka said. Sylph was muffled, but he'd caught the gist of the skeleton man's words enough to reply. "Both of us are here against our will, too. I mean, I was just crossing the ocean when I got sucked into this weird black portal without warning, and we don't really have that kind of magic in our world."

Well, perhaps Ilias would've been able to do something like that, or Tamamo with a few weeks of preparation, but it didn't fit. The world was still recovering from an earth-changing war, and anyone with the capacity to do something of that calibre would've done it months earlier. So... it had to be an outside force.

"But I don't think it's a coincidence either," he continued. The spirits were silent for once, letting the boy formulate his thoughts properly. "If we're all from three wildly different worlds, that must mean someone or something deliberately brought us here. The only question is... why?"

[YOLF]

"We're not really tourists," Luka said. Sylph was muffled, but he'd caught the gist of the skeleton man's words enough to reply. "Both of us are here against our will, too. I mean, I was just crossing the ocean when I got sucked into this weird black portal without warning, and we don't really have that kind of magic in our world."

Well, perhaps Ilias would've been able to do something like that, or Tamamo with a few weeks of preparation, but it didn't fit. The world was still recovering from an earth-changing war, and anyone with the capacity to do something of that calibre would've done it months earlier. So... it had to be an outside force.

"But I don't think it's a coincidence either," he continued. The spirits were silent for once, letting the boy formulate his thoughts properly. "If we're all from three wildly different worlds, that must mean someone or something deliberately brought us here. The only question is... why?"

Sir Bonesington listened carefully to the boy's words and nodded in admittance of his point. He pondered the question, and thanks to his great powers of intellect and deduction, the answer was instantly made clear for him.

"For what other reason does someone or something with near-incomprehensible power go around messing with parallel worlds and bringing together vastly different people from different planes into a single place, this nexus of soon to be sure trials, troubles and interpersonal clashes?" he hypothetically asked with rising volume, waving his hands theatrically.

At the boy's silence and bewildered look, he rested his hands on the table and decided to elaborate.

"Because they're bored. And nothing screams entertainment like the chaos born from throwing powerful and unique individuals at each other and seeing the results."

[Arch-Magos Winter]

I didn't really talk much to the vampiress after that little name exchange. She continued walking on in silence.

"Contact me if you need anything more." I tossed her a card with my name on it and a short phone number - the office. Brianna would be sleeping now anyway. I think I gave him the night off. I think.

With that I changed my shape, shifting from a man form to that of a large black crow I'd managed to catch early on in my Requiem. Hey. It'd been food for a desperate night. Animal blood was starting to lose it's potency for me anyway. Soon, maybe a couple of decades or so, and I probably wouldn't be able to feed from animals anymore when the going got tough. A real shame. It'd be tougher to stay filled up once that happened.

Cawing, I sailed off into the night, kindred nightvision overriding the crows. A useful little trick I'd picked up on. If I wanted to feed, the building where the gunshot had come from would be a decent start. Rumor was some dhampir, or Jian Shi or something similar had taken up residence there, and was of all things, renting the place out to guests. If it was true, I'd need to be careful, but I might, pardon the pun, find a Kindred spirit within. I could go another few nights without blood, but I needed to feed, and the sooner the better.

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Doomrider buzzed the Castle as Inferno Cop started driving towards the station. Sadly, the sight of the explosion had yielded no cocaine, or evidence, or much in the way of anything, except some loon babbling about a crazy vampire. Man, the things some people came up with.

Shrugging, he gunned the engine once more and accelerated through the sky, following the borrowed cruiser. After all, the Flame Cop Partners had to stick together.

[Aiden]

"We're not really tourists," Luka said. Sylph was muffled, but he'd caught the gist of the skeleton man's words enough to reply. "Both of us are here against our will, too. I mean, I was just crossing the ocean when I got sucked into this weird black portal without warning, and we don't really have that kind of magic in our world."

Well, perhaps Ilias would've been able to do something like that, or Tamamo with a few weeks of preparation, but it didn't fit. The world was still recovering from an earth-changing war, and anyone with the capacity to do something of that calibre would've done it months earlier. So... it had to be an outside force.

"But I don't think it's a coincidence either," he continued. The spirits were silent for once, letting the boy formulate his thoughts properly. "If we're all from three wildly different worlds, that must mean someone or something deliberately brought us here. The only question is... why?"

Sir Bonesington listened carefully to the boy's words and nodded in admittance of his point. He pondered the question, and thanks to his great powers of intellect and deduction, the answer was instantly made clear for him.

"For what other reason does someone or something with near-incomprehensible power go around messing with parallel worlds and bringing together vastly different people from different planes into a single place, this nexus of soon to be sure trials, troubles and interpersonal clashes?" he hypothetically asked with rising volume, waving his hands theatrically.

At the boy's silence and bewildered look, he rested his hands on the table and decided to elaborate.

"Because they're bored. And nothing screams entertainment like the chaos born from throwing powerful and unique individuals at each other and seeing the results."

She still hadn't let go of Luka's hand. That was something to note, in that 'personal space' way that Valda simply did not care overly much about.

Still, the pattern seemed to fit. She had simply been sitting in her office before being dumped into the alley with no warning given. She was not consulted at any point about a possible trip to other dimensions, and it was certainly unwelcome. Well, mostly unwelcome.

"Then we are the play things of some titan's whimsy? Pieces in the games of a being without purpose or meaning behind it?" Valda asked rhetorically, her face lowering so that her eyes were focused on the table. Her glasses gleamed with malevolence in the flourescent lighting of the bakery, and her hands squeezed. "Then we will find no retreat until we have satisfied it, or driven it to such boredom that it casts us back from whence we came."