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

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

As Van blathered on in a manner that could be likened to the grace of a drunken ass, Sakura sent Rider a mental message. ”Rider, follow him and kill him once he gets reasonably far away. He’s clearly not stable and I don’t trust him not to harm us. Use your full strength, including Cybele and Pegasus as much as you so desire, I won’t mind you getting excessive just this once.” Sakura then turned and faced Rin, grabbing her in a one-armed hug and patting her on the back. “I’m sorry I let him in, I’ll be more careful from now on, I promise this kind of thing won’t happen again.”

[Elf]

Forest

The skeleton spun around and struck a pose, pointing to the sky proudly before yelling in awesomeness, "EXACTLY!!"

She raised her eyebrow as he linked his arm with hers before proclaiming, "LEAD THE WAY, FR- I MEAN FOREST!"

Then suddenly her phone started to play the Rolling Stone's "Sympathy for the Devil".  Blinking, she looked at her 80's Cartoon Villain buddy and said, "Hold on a sec, I should take this."

Knots were forming in her stomach as her hands shook as she picked up her phone.  She swiped it and said, "Hello?"

"Oh, thank the Lord and Lady, Godmother," Gabriel sighed in relief, "You're alive."

"Gabriel?" she said with a whisper.

"The one and only, are you safe?" Gabriel asked.

Forest nodded and answered, "Yeah, I am.  Where are you?"

"Getting the means to recover from a very long trip," he said with a sigh.  Meaning he needs to get shagged to recharge.

Forest said, "Well, call me when you're finished.  You have no idea how glad I'm to hear your voice."

"Farewell then, Godmother," Gabriel said in a jovial voice.

Forest nodded and said, "Take care, Poppet."  She hung up, slid the phone back into her pocket and did a little bounce.  She swung Greyskull's arm with a giant smile.  "Well come on," she said as she began to lead him out side.


Corbin

"I have never really liked this salty taste," Shinobu said while gulping the last drop.

He smirked, stroked her hair and said, "Consider it payback for trashing my bike . . ."  Then he smirked and said, "You know I'm going to return the favor, right?"


Rin

Rin watched the exchange with a frown.  One moment Vanguard was speaking one way with certain gestures and then the other.

"Oh. That. Those were both so meaningless it took me a moment to recall. Well, I suppose if you wish for me to leave over that I have no issue. Just take a little bit of advice. Next time someone pushes through all your defenses with the grace of a inebriated elephant try to be aware. That situation could have been much worse."  Then she moved to grab the armor.

Rin glared and said, "You bitch.  You little tart . . ." 

Then the speech went back to what she had associated with Armor-san.  He monologued, like he did with the poor vampire and her special needs charge last night.  That sounded like Vanguard, not that extremely arrogant bitch who barged her way into the shower with Rin and Archer.

Then Sakura turned to Rin and gave her hug, patting her on the back.  “I’m sorry I let him in, I’ll be more careful from now on, I promise this kind of thing won’t happen again.”

"Sakura, it's okay, no one's hurt and he-she is leaving," Rin said with a smile, "And we have Archer now, right?"

She turned and gave her former Servant a hopeful smile.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Greyskull

Greyskull let Forest have her conversation on her phone like a polite gentlebone. Once she was done, he gave her a thumbs up and let her lead him outside. They walked a good pace, and then the realisation hit him.

The way she was smiling and holding his bony arm, it was almost like a d-d-date!

His poor skull glowed red in embarassment, but he kept walking, trying to keep himself composed.

[Elf]

Forest

"I could take you to the hot springs, let you meet everyone that's here.  I will warn you, Rikuyo is kind of a brat," Forest said as the smile on her face grew.

She was outside.  During the daylight and this cloak of darkness was protecting her from the sunlight.  She swung his arm, realizing he was just literally bone under her arm.  "Man, I don't even wanna know what magics it take to keep you animated like this."

[Kotomine_Rin]

George

"HUH, WHY NOT!?" He asked. Shit, did he mess up already? Did she think he was weird? He hoped not...

"UH, LETS LOOK AROUND TOWN FIRST!! THEN WE CAN DECIDE!!"

Man hopefully he would not screw up. He never really dated anyone... but he would not fail! Nor would he let her seduce him. After all, he was a skeleton with very high standards.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider glared at Vanguard as he left, paying little attention to his idiotic and somewhat offensive monologue. She was, however, rather angered by the final part. Calling Sakura a murderer was a low blow, and one which she knew her master would take rather poorly. And, sure enough, she quickly addressed Rider over their mental link.

Rider, follow him and kill him once he gets reasonably far away. the message said. He’s clearly not stable and I don’t trust him not to harm us. Use your full strength, including Cybele and Pegasus as much as you so desire, I won’t mind you getting excessive just this once.

Rider frowned. As much as she was annoyed with Vanguard, he didn't seem outright dangerous. Killing someone for no reason wasn't something she particularly liked the idea of and, further, she knew it would put her and potentially even Sakura in danger. Whilst she was quite willing to fight to protect her master's happiness, fighting always brought a risk of defeat, and she knew that her death would hurt Sakura greatly. Further, even if she was not killed, there was a danger of Vanguard escaping and becoming a real enemy rather than a perceived one, someone who would ensure Sakura could never feel safe until he was defeated. Hoping that her master would listen to her concerns, Rider spoke back through their mental link, even as she saw Rin comforting the obviously-upset Sakura.

Sakura, I don't think that is a good idea. He has shown no sign of wanting to hurt you or your family, and if I attack him then it will put me in danger and, if I cannot defeat him, will risk him turning against you later on. If you truly wish for me to kill him, then I will, but I do not think it is necessary, she said calmly and politely, hoping that Sakura would take her advice.

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

Sakura frowned at Rider’s response. She was probably right, but... Vanguard was a real monster. She’d been expecting him to do something at some point, but so soon? And why did it have to be Rin? Everything he’d done to be nice to her must have been to manipulate her, then. All his attempts to trick her to be on her good side... Sakura was  glad she hadn’t really fallen for them.

Instead of answering Rider, she continued to hug Rin comfortingly. “Nee-san, I promise, it won’t happen again.” Turning her head to look up at Archer, she continued. “And Archer, I promise the same to you, nothing like this will be happening anymore.”

[Thedoctor]

Archer

Archer watched as Vanguard dragged the suit of armor out, she sure knew how to insult people Sakura looked furious as Vanguard ranted about them failing to protect the house even going as far as to call Sakura a muderer. There was one that confused him though, why did they occasionally refer to the woman as him?

"Sakura, it's okay, no one's hurt and he-she is leaving," Rin said with a smile, "And we have Archer now, right?"

“Nee-san, I promise, it won’t happen again.” Turning her head to look up at Archer, she continued. “And Archer, I promise the same to you, nothing like this will be happening anymore.”


Archer turned to Rin and Sakura and replied to them "There's too many powerful people gathered here for it to not attract attention, sooner or later something will happen again, it would be better to prepare yourself for that occasion...also I've been wondering, how do you know who I am?"

[Panda]

Annabeth

Annabeth raised an eyebrow at the teen's response, and not just due to the mention of some odd TV show.

Okay, really, where the hell am I?

Before the Hunter could even consider demonstrating a Nen ability, she felt the weight on her back shifting and increasing. The suddenness of the change forced a stumble out of Annabeth, but she managed to catch herself regardless. That wheezing laugh, reminding her of an incident still not far from the Hunter's mind, had her thinking twice of keeping Oren on her back though.

"Okay, off you get, Oren," Annabeth said, bringing her Ren up just in case, "Considering what happened last time, I don't really want to have my back to you when you're in that form, let alone when you're so close."

[Thedoctor]

Jin

Jin sighed as Annabeth claimed the person she was carrying was a werewolf, that sounds awfully convenient to say when being accused of being trigger happy. Oka on the other hand continued to question the existence of the supernatural, it was starting to get a bit irritating. Jin was about to say something when the girl on Annabeth's back started transforming....into a werewolf, which made Annabeth try to get the Werewolf off her, saying she didn't want to turn her back to her.

"It looks like you weren't lying after all, what a development." Jin said rather bemused at the spectacle while putting one hand on Yukianesa just in case.


Shinobu

"I did not even know you had a bike.....and returning the favor you say, with how passive you have been I somehow doubt you are capable of such feats." She said in a mocking tone.

[Kat]

Julius

The nobleman long left the castle, venturing out to the city in a fit of a wanderlust. His clothes clearly stood out in the crowd, some of people giving him weird looks. Peasant scum, puzzled at the sight of a noble rather than treating him with deference. He said nothing though, he had better things to do than deign to argue with the rabble he worked so hard to protect in his boundless generosity. And the aesthetics of the city didn't appeal to him either. Too haphazard, without any sense of harmony. Masters of architecture would weep.

But finally someone picked his attention, someone clearly above the common folk. A silver haired woman, lugging around a suit of armor. Anybody would know that there was something unnatural about her strength, but Count Richter was particularly good at spotting abnormalities. But was that elegant looking lady an enemy or not? Only meeting her would make him sure.

"Greetings, my lady." He bowed and introduced himself. "I'm Count Julius Richter. I'm sorry if I'm intruding, but I couldn't pass up greeting such an elegant lady."

[SINIB]

Sakura

"Because you're Shirou, and you saved my Shirou's life, and you look like Brown Senpai, of course. He looks like you, but only halfway! It's kind of off putting on him, but completed on you it looks good." She finished with a satisfied nod. She looked extremely happy to see him, and that's because she was! Sakura Matou would always be an ally of Emiya Shirou, no matter what form he took or what he did. She'd always be friends with him, no matter what.

[Kat]

Petra

"Oh well. If you insist, I won't hold back then." She spinkled the yellow substance on her meal, curious how this would enhance its flavor.

And it tasted heavenly. She hasn't eaten anything like that in a while, surely nothing tasty like that was around when she served as a Ruler for that stupid war thing. The art of cuisine must have decayed, and maybe Lumen was from pre-"modern" age like her. 

"Yeah, it's really good!" She praised Lumen honestly.

[Panda]

Michael

Had the immortal the time to do so, he might have sighed as Riku threw the red-haired man at him. Instead, he simply raised his hands, keeping them firm in preparation to catch the man. However, closer observation bade Michael to move his hands, just in time for Kenny to use them as springboards. The immortal didn't bother helping Kenny on his way, simply watching amusedly as Kenny launched himself bodily at Riku, seeking retribution for his own clothes.

[Kat]

Rikuyo

Kenzou retaliated like the wild dog he was, about to headbutt Rikuyo. So she had to go wilder too. "TAKE THAT!" She confronted Kenzou head on, her chi infused fist clashing with his braincase. Probably normal person would die from that, but it was a battle of freaks after all.