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

[Kotomine_Rin]

Darcy Hugh

The priest held his chin and pondered for a moment.

"And why do you think that is, my child? Surely there must be a reason for God , a reason to such capriciousness."

[Umbra of Chaos]

Oren

As Oren graciously ate the berries (they were very good) her tail soon began to wag as the girl began to pet her. It had only been a little while and she found a better friend! After she had finished the Formless One shifted back into her normal form and in the blink of an eye the other girl found herself petting the back of a naked Fae on all fours. "Thanks for the food! You're pretty nice."

[Aiden]

Ron

Ron couldn't help but grin triumphantly when she blinked, his odd competitive urge satisfied by his total victory. Yep, that's what it was, there was nothing unfair about her being drunk and him not. It wasn't a handicap that allowed him to match stares with a badass bounty hunter at all.

Focus on the talking, Ron.

"Hm, how to explain high school?" Ron asked himself, absently taking the bottle offered. "Well, way it works in some parts of the city is you start as a kid, then keep going for eight or nine years. After that, the next three or four are 'high' school."

The werewolf put his head back and took three gulps from the rum bottle before pulling it away with a sigh. Then he slumped and leaned sideways in Annabeth's direction. "The only thing not boring about it was the people."

[Panda]

Annabeth

Annabeth leaned in along with him, nodding along with his explanation. The same loneliness, now cut in with the frustration that had recently bloomed forth, struck once more. That aside, it was winter and here he was with no shirt. While it might have offered a decent view, it might be a mite chilly for him.

With that in mind, the Hunter shuffled in a bit closer before wrapping an arm around him and leaning up against him.

"Mhm? Think you could elaborate a bit?" Annabeth asked, "Now you've got me curious."

[Knick]

Fiona Bacarra

Her eyes immediately widened as screamed a bit, “AHHH” only to try and back up, only to realize her back was against a wall.

But she didn't attack her, she just talked, thanking her for the berries. And then she got a better look at the woman that was in place of the wolf. Well, more precisely she noticed the horns. She wracked her mind, trying to think of something that could fit those criteria.

And she did, but she had nothing to go on to narrow it down, and so she shifted her scythe into its gun mode, keeping it in her hand. “Thanks?” She replied tensely, “Umm, if you don’t mind me asking… but you’re not human, right?”

Nanashi

“I have no idea. I only know what I know because I have seen things. Who knows, maybe there is a grand plan that requires so much suffering and pain, which the cruelty is a part of.” She muttered bitterly. She doubted he would react well to her telling him that her mom was basically a god, or at least a god like being.

She loved her mom, she owed her a lot as well, but damn if she wanted to know how something like that thinks, she has only seen a glimpse of what they experience. Just trying to remember it, trying to visualize it... it was hell. “I don’t think anything but something like a god can understand what they think.”

She then looked for the bartender, "Uhh, can I have my drink? Please?"

[Aiden]

Ron

Warmth registered first before the sounds of motion. The werewolf slowly turned his head to look down at the lady pressing into his side. His blushing picked back up after briefly fading from all the school talk, full force this time, as he felt her weight against him.

Ron swallowed, and put his arm around her too lest she cut off all circulation to it and he lose all feeling there by having it caught between them. That was the 100% true reason for doing so.

He slipped the bottle of rum, only 1/4th left in it, into her free right hand.

"W-Well, for me at least," Ron said, cursing in his head at the stutter. "You share the same classes with the same people for over ten, eleven years? Not all of them, but, most of them? You make a lot of friends. A lot of enemies, too. I had a lot of firsts in school."

He frowned despite his blushing and his current position. "Well, except the wolf monster first. Or the 'bringing a lady back to this apartment' first."

[Panda]

Annabeth

The weight of the rum bottle in her hand had her bring it to her lips almost automatically, taking another swig as she listened to what he had to say. Unable to help a slight grin as he took note of this experience being a first, the Hunter allowed a giggle.

"So you've never had the courage to invite someone over," Annabeth mused, "So this honor falls to the newcomer who you owe a few favors and who happens to have nowhere to stay?"

[Elf]

Corbin

Corbin smirked and said, "Well, I did get my bike blown up, however I got a good meal and a better shag, so not too bad."


Rin

Rin nodded and said, "Thanks."

She then started to prepare a custard base using eggs, milk, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla on the stove.  There was the tricky part to make sure that the eggs didn't scramble.


Forest

Seeing that they were away from the doors, Forest took off the duster and draped it across her arm to carry it.  Light flooded her vision from the fluorescent lights above and she blinked to keep from being momentary blinded.  So, it acts as a darkness field.  Which would explain why people were so freaked out about it.

[Aiden]

Ron

"It's pretty small, you know?" he said, squeezing Annabeth with his arm as he tensed nervously. "The apartment, I mean. It has nothing to do with courage, I assure you. Nothing whatsoever."

His grin was also kinda nervous.

"Is this your way of trying to get a place to stay then? 'Cause I was going to offer to let you stick around already," Ron pointed out, before glancing toward the kitchen again. "I mean, if you want."

[Panda]

Annabeth

Annabeth pouted a little as she offered him the bottle.

"What are you talking about?" The Hunter asked, "I was planning on staying anyway. Unless you have restraints capable of holding yourself in check, that is. That aside, I see no reason to refuse your offer."

"Though, if it really does have nothing to do with courage," Annabeth said before giving him a drunken grin, that frustration giving birth to a wonderful idea, "Then why do you sound so nervous?"

[Aiden]

Ron

Ron opened his mouth, then closed it. Opened it, closed it again. The third time he closed it around the bottle of rum and gulped down the last of what was in the bottle.

She had him on that one. He shook his head furiously.

"Well, that makes sense," he said. "I mean, I have handcuffs but I don't think those will make the cut! I'm absolutely not nervous, though. It has nothing to do with... ah, I'm not convincing at all right now, am I?"

He rubbed the back of his head after putting the empty bottle down. Tomato face was back. "I just... you're drunk and I'm not and I don't know how it works where you're from but around here I'd feel kinda bad if I did anything aaaaand if I was going to feel bad I probably shouldn't have put an arm around you already, huh?"

[Thedoctor]

Shinobu

The vampire had started to get a bit tired of his constant mentioning of his bike and tried turning the conversation away from it. Corbin had finally finished his cereals too, He sure took his sweet time eating it almost felt like days had passed. "Have you encountered any dangerous people or factions during your work as an elite?" She asked him, trying to get some information on the current situation in this city. Getting a feel for how spiritually disturbed the place was could be beneficial for the future so to say.


Archer

While Rin was making a custard base, Archer was busy seperating yolks from some eggs and then adding said yolks to the melted chocolate. He then poured the egg whites into a different bowl and carefully added sugar to it while mixing it with an electric mixer. This part was really sensitive and the sugar had to be added a pinch at a time while it was being mixed.

[Panda]

Annabeth

Annabeth giggled at that, her free hand coming up to remove her hat and plop it down on Ron's head. As amusing as this was, the proximity to Ron was leaving her blushing through her tanned skin to a degree she'd forgotten she was capable of.

"No, you don't," Annabeth said simply, leaning her head on his shoulder, "And maybe I want you to do something. Especially considering how frustrated your little interruption has me feeling at the moment."

[Aiden]

Ron

that scent

He caught himself burying his nose in Annabeth's hair, and the hand of the arm around her holding onto the hem of the bounty hunter's red coat. Ron swallowed audibly as what she said sank in and his mind caught up with his actions.

"We, ah, we literally just met today," he pointed out, pulling his face away from her head but not actually letting go. "And that's just a maybe, that's pretty ambiguous right now!"

[Kat]

Rikuyo

Her arm wasn't regenerating. Simply she had no more energy to spare such luxuries. Only to continue fighting. Her instincts slowly drove her to just devour someone for more 'chi', human or spirit, it didn't matter much. Still, she had enough grasp on her ego to not run off in search for prey. She had to finish her fight.

The opening created by Michael forced to fend off the surge of electricity was a perfect occassion. She had to wage everything on this single attack. Focusing her chi in two fingers of her remaining arm, she made a slash like movement, generating a crescent shaped energy wave.