Cross Effects 3.0 - October 21, 2015—June 23, 2016

[Kotomine_Rin]

GAROU XIII

Garou scowled for a moment before being all snappy.

"What kind of half assed night daemon would I be if a scratch like that did me in? Also are you ALWAYS this noisy or did a blood spike get stuck in your ass?"

Then, he went silent for a second. He almost looked uneasy, as if she had opened a wound in his heart bigger than the bunch of wounds all over his body. And then he spoke, this time in a more gentle manner.

"You know, you still haven't given me your name."

[The Man With All The Cute Boats]

Noel Vermillion

Noel laughed and removed the cat from her head, accepting Mordred's offered hand and using it to lift herself up. "You're a nice person, Alpha. Much nicer than…" Noel awkwardly dropped her sentence in the middle of it. She wondered if she should spill the beans. Probably not right now. "So um, anyway, are you hungry? I can treat you, I just came into a large amount of cash yesterday. I'd like to get to know you better, personally. Not by observation."

"Sure, I'd love to get to know a different you, too," Alpha said with a pleasant, almost uncharacteristic smile. "I'd do anything for a bite to eat, too. All I had were this one grouchy guy's kebab, and it wasn't even that good."

Alpha then turned to Mordred and spoke.

"Mordred, right? I know it's a bit rude of me to say this, as the intruder to you two, but will you be coming along to eat?"

[The Man With All The Cute Boats]

Noriko

"Then it's just science, though I'm not familiar with the technology behind it. I'm a genuine mage, so I know the real magic since I became one. I could tell you about the true magic in brief, but yeah, I should order something. Let's see." She skimmed through and picked pretty unimaginative choice. "Maybe, ramen, then."

A brief exposition was anyway the best she could in order to explain someone who didn't glimpse the higher truths. And he didn't seem like guy who liked infodumps anyway.

"I think Magic is a bit beyond me. Ramen for me too, then," he said, concealing how much he liked noodles by sounding indifferent. The waitress came over as they both closed their menus, and Ragna told her two bowls of ramen.

Ragna felt like he'd made the situation awkward by killing the conversation though, and revitalized it the best he could.

"How long have you been in... Nexus, anyway?" He said, properly remembering the name of the city he'd been introduced to a few hours prior.

[The Man With All The Cute Boats]

Rikuyo

"He's enough it in him to fake sleeping. Fair, if Akatsuki-chan says so, I'll believe her, but I'll keep eye on you." Rikuyo wasn't fooled by Kenzou's acting. "Why won't we just dunk him in springs? Trust me, it could work." She proposed. If springs replenished her energy, maybe they would help with his wounds?

Akatsuki beamed at the idea.

The baths in the arsenal fixed the ships right up, so this spring must be able to do the same!

"Ah, then let's not waste any time!" She energetically said, as she started a walk back towards the resort.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Kenny

Kenzo desperately tried his hardest to snore, but it was no use. He didn't see a point in pretending when she had already figured it out, so he quit the charade. Wagging his ears, he opened his eyes in surprise and turned to Riyukou.

"Crap, how did you know?"

[Panda]

Emily

Some time after Mordred left, Emily had decided to go out herself. Perhaps her initial intent was to go get a job, but with Ur accompanying her for some reason, it seemed unlikely that that would work out. Perhaps it was the unashamed way she'd kissed Mordred right in front of her, or perhaps it was nearly being mugged earlier. Whatever it was, there was a hint of annoyance buried beneath everything else. While certainly not to a visible extent, it was still there, still nagging at her.

Before long, however, the Changeling happened across a familiar face. Part of her not wanting to have met him now of all times and part of her glad to see him, the Changeling decided that she'd probably already let slip some sign to Ur that she knew the man and decided that she might as well follow through. With that in mind, the Changeling approached, her brow furrowing as she drew closer. If she hadn't known better, she'd have thought Darcy looked hungry, but previous experiences confirmed that he did indeed look like he hadn't eaten in a while.

Allowing a sigh, the Changeling drew closer, offering a smile.

"Nice to see you again, Darcy," Emily said, "Did your sister's recital go well?"

[Panda]

Michael

"In all fairness," Michael said, "You didn't exactly make it difficult."

With that, the immortal followed Akatsuki back, not entirely sure what to expect. While the idea of healing springs wasn't exactly out of the question, it did seem awful convenient that there just happened to be some nearby.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider smiled at Sakura's cute reaction as she snuggled into her home-made Shirou toy before explaining how she had taught herself how to sew, one eye on Vanguard as he/she entered the room discreetly.

Wow, that is impressive, to produce something so good without any real training or much practice, Rider thought.

Before she could compliment Sakura, however, Vanguard spoke up.

"Forgive me for interrupting your pleasantries, Sakura. An odd looking wraith calling itself Archer has appeared before Rin. Apparently an acquaintance of sorts, would you know anything about it?" he said.

Rider smiled at his words. She had noticed the presence before, and had worried about what it might be, but it could not be a co-incidence that someone called "Archer" had appeared before Rin, and if she was correct then she was sure that he would not harm her, given how positively she always spoke of her former servant.

Her smile soon disappeared, however, when Sakura began to go into a panicked state.

"Nononononononononono", she began to say as Shirou grabbed her into a firm hug, calming her for a moment before turning to order Rider.

"Rider, go get Rin!" she said.

Rider frowned. She was sure Rin would not appreciate being "rescued", but she also knew that disobeying Sakura's orders would cause a significant problem. Leaving as ordered, she addressed her master through their mental link.

Sakura, are you sure? I do not think Archer would harm Rin, and if he was a danger then Vanguard would have dealt with him or called for assistance, she said as she began to leave the room.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

Darcy was walking, minding his own business, when he suddenly heard a familiar voice calling out to him. He turned around and looked at the familiar face, but when he listened to her,  for a moment, her words didn't register. For a fraction of a moment, his look was blank and numb. Then, he beamed a huge smile and grinned.

"Hey Emi! Small world huh? It was great!"

Then, he reached for his pocket almost instinctively, a burning fire of brotherly passion in his eyes burning the flame of a thousand souls, and got a phone out. Then, he swiftly got in the middle of the two beautiful ladies, phone in hand and ready to show off something.

"Want to see?" He asked with a proud good natured grin.

[Thedoctor]

Jin

Jin shook his head as Oka went through her explanation about pokémon being omnipresent. He decided to stop her when she started accusing them of being from primitive tribes. "Tell me Oka how many Pokémon have you seen since you've gotten here?"

[Elf]

Corbin

"Oh I was being polite.  I was new here not so long ago.  I just happened to get lucky and got a job," Corbin replied, "Plus I do have an extra room."

He sat on the recliner with a grin.  "Plus if you're here you're not blowing up gas stations or the like."

[SINIB]

Saber

Yawning, Saber opened the door to see Iri there holding the coffee with her wires.  She tilted her head and asked, "Wouldn't have been easier to just carry it up with your hand?"

Irisviel

Irisviel looked perplexed. "Why would it be easier?" She asked with a cocked head as she walked in the door.

[Elf]

Saber

"Well isn't using your alchemy troublesome?" Saber asked with a tilt of her head.  However she reached for the coffee with a smile and said, "Thank you."

[SINIB]

Saber

"Well isn't using your alchemy troublesome?" Saber asked with a tilt of her head.  However she reached for the coffee with a smile and said, "Thank you."

Irisviel

"Of course not, why would it be?" Irisviel chuckled as she entered the house, looking around it. "Wow, you have a lot of cute little stuffed toys."

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

The vampire was surprised by his admittance of not having another motive for bringing her here. "Are you just letting me stay here without wanting anything? Are you sure about not wanting anything?"