Cross Effects 3.0 - April 13, 2015—June 23, 2016

[yinsukin]

Ignis

Ignis dropped Relius on the ground, freeing up the use of her hat tails.  Her arms began loosening, ready to drop the swordsmen if things get too intense.  The moment Relius fell from the grip of her hat tails, Ignis sprung forward.  She somersaulted forward, changing her hat tails into sharp blades.  She rolled forward, attempting to slice through her body.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Richard Maxwell

Richard shrugged nonchalantly, his expression as bored as a chess board.

"There have been bigger and badder fishes around in here, and no warning was given for them. If it really was just a few armed hooligans, there wouldn't be much of an issue now would there? If you ask me, there is something fishy about this whole thing."

That, and he just didn't like the idea of having some shmucks rampage about in his city. If something happened to Forest, he wouldn't be able to kill her. She would come, there wasn't even any question about it. That is, if that whole goody two shoes hero talk wasn't a lie.

He doubted it. He could smell a liar from a mile away, and all she smelled of was-

What did she mell like again? He wasn't so sure really. But she wasn't lying that time!


Richard and company finally arrived to the blast furnace. What he saw, he didn't like one bit. With that in mind, it wouldn't be wise to charge in, so he'd let Michael do it for him.

"Mikey, Rikuyo, do your thing." He calmly ordered with a faint smile.

[yinsukin]

Roxas

Roxas continued to move forward, unwilling to stop moving.  He ran inside the building hoping to get to the bottom of this madness.  Inside he saw a shady looking priest.

"Stop!"  He ordered.

That man was up to something.  He saw the way he encouraged the fighting outside.  This man was either the mastermind of this whole mess or a key player.  Either way, he had to be stopped.

[Arch-Magos Winter]

Abigail

Abigail opened the door, and immediately a brown and white English Bulldog came waddling towards them at a brisk pace.  His tongue was lolling out of is mouth as he looked like he smiled up at his master before skidding to a stop in front of her.  She bent down and began to rub his soft fur as he gently chewed on the fingers of her left hand.

"Hey Baby, did you miss me?  Did you miss me, Crumbles?  Come on, let's get you out side so you can take a giant dump on Mrs. Ratchet's petunias again," Abigail cooed at the dog before looking at Law.

"This is my baby, Mr. Crumplebottom."  Crumplebottom wallowed over to Law, wiggling in his eagerness to be petted.

Law bent his knees, dropping his stuff next to the door to place later. Instead he focused his entire attention on the squat faced bulldog infront of him. Holding out a hand he let the dog sniff and lick it before he started to rub him behind his ears, letting the happy Mr. Crumplebottom to eagerly slobber all over his face in his excitement at meeting a new friend.

"Hey there buddy" Law said, in that singsong voice reserved for pets and small children. "Happy to meet me, oh yes you are, yes you are..." The bulldog rolled into his scratches, tilting his head and letting one leg twitch as the Sin-Eater hit just the right spot behind his ears, which Law eagerly itched.

"He's a really sweet guy," Law grinned at Abby. "But I think I'll need a towel when he's done giving me a greeting."

[Elf]

Abigail

Abigail laughed as Crumbles laved all over Law's face and then his hand.  The English Bulldog ate the attention up, rolling gleefully on the floor as he was petted.  Abby rubbed the soft skin of his belly and said, "Someone's a happy baby, isn't he?"

The dog let out a soft, "Wuff!" in affirmation before leaning and licking Law anew.

She grinned and said, "People always need a shower after Crumbles greets them for the first time."

[SINIB]

Sakura

"Come to life?" Sakura began to chuckle. Her sister could be so silly sometimes. "If it bothers you that much, then all you need to do is unplug it, okay? Anyway, it's here because it's been here longer than me, I just never got rid of it." After Sakura finished laughing, she said "Seriously Nee-San, you get worried about the silliest things. I'm positive you'll be fine."

"But-Luvia? When did you start liking her?"

[Elf]

Rin

Without a word, Rin bit her lip, walked over to the computer and quickly grabbed the cord.  She gave it a good yank, unplugging it, and let the cord fall to the ground with a thud.  She brushed her hands together and looked at Sakura.

She answered, "Luvia?  Well, even though she's a bit of a hyena, the Clocktower's a dangerous place you know.  Sometimes strange alliances are formed."

"She's also pretty lonely herself."

[SINIB]

Sakura

"I see." Sakura nodded. "So you made peace with her. I'm glad, you always seemed to hate her before I disappeared." Sakura grabbed Rin dramatically by the shoulders. "So, are you sure you'll be fine? That the computer won't hurt you?" She teased Rin.

[Elf]

Rin

Rin grinned as Sakura gripped her shoulders and teased her.  The raven haired magus answered, "Well I can throw a gandr at it to be sure if you want."

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura shrugged. "If you like, I don't really mind." She said with a sly smile.

[Elf]

Rin

Rin hugged Sakura and said, "I was joking. Mostly.  Now if it does decide to get fresh, I'll make sure it regrets it!"

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura returned the hug happily. "I know you will" she said simply. "Everything's just fine now." She whispered quietly, almost inaudibly.

[Arch-Magos Winter]

Abigail

Abigail laughed as Crumbles laved all over Law's face and then his hand.  The English Bulldog ate the attention up, rolling gleefully on the floor as he was petted.  Abby rubbed the soft skin of his belly and said, "Someone's a happy baby, isn't he?"

The dog let out a soft, "Wuff!" in affirmation before leaning and licking Law anew.

She grinned and said, "People always need a shower after Crumbles greets them for the first time."

Law rubbed the bulldog's soft tummy as he let the dog have its bit of fun trying to drown him in slimy drool. "I can see why - ARLOF" Law's sentence was interrupted by a lick that almost got into his mouth.

Quit trying to french the dog.

That was not intentional.

Gagging a little as he pushed Mr. Crumplebottom's happy face away from his own, he rose up, wiping his face off. "So uh, where is the shower and stuff? I could use a shave at the very least."

[Panda]

Seras

Had Seras had the presence of mind to do so, she might have frowned. The shadow-mass pushed off the ground, moving her out of the way at the last minute, before anchoring there, pulling her back as she brought the car around, slamming the vehicle into the robot lady's back hard enough to send her flying.

[Umbra of Chaos]

Sewer Infected

In the cacophony of movement of destruction the sound of feet trudging through the muck of the sewers was almost lost. Another sewage bulkier was walking right into the mess without a drop of worry. He had no flashlight but easily avoided the rushing Infected barreling away from the area. In fact, it almost seemed like they were avoiding him. Even the Hunters clung to the opposite side of the tunnel as he steadily walked through the pitch dark towards the smaller corridor with the Hydra and the girl with the sword.

As she charged towards the Hydra it retracted its bladed tongues, shut its mouth, and rushed forwards with the intent of crushing the tiny opponent with strength and mass. And as all this occurred the unknown sewage worker walked steadily forward towards the clash.


Caedia

As Caedia watched the transformation of the smoke she felt rather surprised. That was great timing. He wasn't screaming or bashing his brain out of his head. The only disconcerting thing were the 'ribbons'. Their movements were indescribable. Just watching them move for any longer than a moment sent shivers up her spine. But that could be forgiven if it wasn't for the emptiness of them. It the combination of the stark darkness and alien movement made her eyes instinctively look  away for something more solid. More grounded.

So instead she focused on Crest's face. Beads of sweat rolled off it and for the moment she could ignore the fact he hurled her like a rock. The armor was healing the pain in her neck and regardless it was far from the worst she had experienced. So her eyes softened and she let out a grunt before holding out a hand for him.


Ghost Child

As the possessed troll finished mashing the rest of his allies into mulch Ghost Child's mind was busy considering much more important things. Like how many bad guys he had squished. He was pretty sure that it had been a really big number but wasn't sure. Anyways, he at least knew he had won. So he needed to find Fatty and give him a wedgie. He did lose after all.

That train of thought was interrupted by the fact that someone was still playing bad guy. The weird man who didn't even fight anyone was going into the building. So he dropped the corpse he was carrying and strolled towards the building. Once he had reached the entrance he picked up a door to serve as his new smacking toy and strolled in after the last bad guy.

Just in case the weird guy thought they were done he called out using the troll's voice. His face and body were filled with a good amount of bullet holes but it still worked. "Hey, mister! We're not done yet!"