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

[Cherry Lover]

Sakura and Shirou

Irisviel did not respond directly to their question. Instead, she issued simple commands, her tone one of concern and urgency. Realising that she was acting out of deep concern and knowing that this was not a time for debate, Sakura began to get dressed. Noticing Shirou eying his equipment worriedly, Sakura sighed.

"Don't worry, I'll get those", she said, reaching out with her tendrils as she continued to put on the pretty dress Togan had given her as fast as she possibly could, picking up the few things they had brought with them and storing them inside her shadow without any delay.

Shirou, too, was soon dressed, and they were both ready to leave.

"OK, what's going on?" Shirou asked, curiously.

[Panda]

Emily

As they stepped back into reality, the Changeling looked around with an appreciative nod. The soft music soothed her senses, stretched taut by the tension of the encounter with that Spirit Vessel chick and Bellitanus's place before that. Emily couldn't help but relax as she took the club in.

"Yeah, this is pretty nice," Emily admitted, "Probably not as cozy as the cafe could've been, but nonetheless rather...intimate."

[Panda]

Dante

The demon hunter considered the question carefully, though his considerations were interrupted by the appearance of the waiter, already asking for their orders.

"Beer, don't care what kind," Dante said simply, leaning back in his chair as he considered the question some more.

"Well, not particularly common, if things were going well," Dante admitted, "Usually there aren't significant incursions until some power-mad fool tries opening the Hell Gate, or some demon king tries breaking free of their prison. Aside from that, not much happens where I'm from. Kinda like here, only without most of the obviously inhuman stuff."

[Elf]

Corbin

Corbin waggled his eyebrows at Kuro and said, "You could have fooled me about being a lady with all that sass.  However, the gentry does have a tendency to be little sods so I'm not surprised you're a Blue Blood.  And you should be thankful I'm buying you cake with all that vinegar you've been slinging at me."

"Eh, we weren't founded after the Round Table.  We just call Galahad Galahad because he's such a dour example of 'Lawful Good' that ever walked or crawled," Corbin said with a chuckle. 

He listened to Mordred talking about her history as a gofer before she found her position and her current hobbies.  He tilted his head and gave a low whistle.  "Models, eh?  Building those things are a form of art.  Especially if you have to paint them.  That takes a lot of patience.  Do you have a favorite type of model?  Cars, those monster kits, or those Japanese robots?"


Rin

Rin looked at Archer and then looked at Sakura.  She knelt in front of her and said, "Sakura, please.  Rest.  Trying to cook like you are now isn't going to help anyone.  We don't want you out of the kitchen, but we don't want to see you upset either."

She held out her hand for Sakura to take.  "Come on, take a nap and then you can cook if you feel up to it.  Dinner can be a little late."


Gabriel

"Well the cafe was getting too crowded and lacked decent music," Gabriel said with a shrug and a grin.

He looked around and said, "Besides, if you're still hungry, I'm sure that this place has a kitchen as well.  My treat."

[Panda]

Emily

"Thank you, but I ate fairly recently," Emily admitted, "That aside, I must admit this is quite relaxing. At this point, however, I'd just like to take a seat."

[Thedoctor]

Archer

Sigh.

Why did things hae ti be like this? . Archer thougth as he watched Rin kneel in front of her sister while telling her yet again to take a rest. "I'll be starting the dinner then. Don't push yourself too hard, ok." With that Archer turned around and headed for the refrigerator to see what he could use.


Kuro

Does he even know what he's saying?

Kuro suddenly went up on the table, crawling on it until she was right in front of Corbin. A bright flash occured as she was moving, the clothes mordred had bought for her earlier was replaced with red clothes,  the clothes showed off an unusual amount of skin. She then leaned forward to get closer, her eyes narrowed as she stared at him.

"Don't think you can just insult my family whenever you feel like it." She reached forward and grabbed his clothes, pulling him toward her. "Unless you want me to kill you, heh, hehehe." She gave a small disturbing chuckle at the end while smiling weirdly.

[Kat]

Julius

The nobleman prepared himself to avoid the balls of flame, but it turned out that those attacks were meant to distract him from pursuing the witch, as they exploded in a flash that blinded his eyes, even if for moment. That was clever and cunning of her. But also implied that she wasn't too willing to pick up a fight directly with him. Maybe she feared being outmatched by him and prefered to escape from his justice. Before his vision got affected, he managed to see that one of his daggers grazed her legs, leaving a trail of blood. That probably wasn't enough to pursue her, but enough important discovery that made sure he didn't pursue her in vain. If he found a blacksmith or alchemist on a caliber of the old man Rinaldo, he could fashion a weapon against her or her kin if they were meant to meet again. Always prepared, he kept a vial on him to collect blood of escaped supernatural enemies just for such cases.

He also had to recover his daggers. After collecting the blood, he was able to recover four out of five thrown. The missing one was likely the one which hit her as the daggers he found weren't stained.

Julius left the scene, believing for now that he bought enough time at very least for those too to escape safely, but on another hand he vowed that he would catch the witch when such occassion would arise.

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

Sakura felt a warm liquid begin to run down her face as she heard Rin's words. She reached up and wiped her face with her sleeve.

It isn't fair.

She looked up at her sister with her watery eyes. Why don't you understand, it will help me... I know it will, it always does.  It never doesn't. She felt like death now. Crushed by her family errantly trying to help her. They didn't understand what was good for her.

Only I know what's good for me. Sakura knows sakura best, it's obvious. Nobody can know someone better than themselves.

It's obvious you don't want me to cook at all, but I'll show you! I'll show you that it's good for me.

However, Sakura's tears quickly dried up as she  heard Archer's words. Or rather, his lack of them. She was ecstatic. He didn't say no, and that means yes! She sighed in an oddly happy way before she nodded her head. Shirou knows what's good for me. He understands. Rin never has really understood me.

"I'll rest for ten minutes or so, and then I'll be back, ok?" Her last word was tinged with complicated emotions. A mix of pain, worry, regret, fear, and longing. Nothing would make her happier in the world than to hear a yes.

[SINIB]

Oka Kurosawa

"Come on, you can't be serious. How can you not know what a comic is?" Oka began to tease him. "What, did you live in the middle ages or something?"

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo fiddled with his fingers awkwardly, unsure of what she meant exactly. He seemed confused, as if he expected her to know something she didn’t.
 
“I woke up around what humans call the Yayoi period, although I wasn’t quite conscious until much later. Is that what you meant? Sorry, I am not very familiar with the current era…”

Suddenly, his face lit up and he understood. Yes, it made complete sense.

“Ah, I see! You’re younger than me. Then from now on you’ll be my little kouhai.” He declared cheerfully, puffing his chest in pride before giving Oka a brotherly headrub.

[SINIB]

Oka Kurosawa

Stranger danger!

That was the thought on the forefront of Oka's mind.

And so, as soon as Kenzo stopped rubbing her head, she got up and waved at him. "Sorry, I have to go, like right now. I have an important appointment, I'll see you around."

And so, Oka ran off at top speed, wormy and sylveon following behind.

[SINIB]

Iri

"We're leaving." Irisviel's tone left no room for argument, and she had a curious look in her eyes, like that of a mother wolf protecting its cubs. "Now."

[Umbra of Chaos]

Alarice

While she normally would graciously accept the opportunity to be carried around instead of walking Alarice still found the idea of being carried around by minions raised by necromancy rather distasteful. There was also the part where being carried around on her bed of all things was both silly and shameful. It was furniture for a private room where she could relax; it was not something she would be paraded around on.

Of course, she allowed none of her discomfort to show. That would set a poor example for the tree man. Instead she maintained a perfectly august visage as she responded without hesitation. "A walk will not tire me, Lord Greyskull. And even if it would it is most improper for a woman to get on a bed with anyone except her family or husband."

[Cherry Lover]

Sakura and Shirou

The two of them nodded. As parents, they were familiar with the way she was acting, and the tone of voice she was using. She was trying to protect them, and wasn't going to accept any argument.

"OK", Sakura said, ready to follow her whenever she left, "but where will we go?"

[Kotomine_Rin]

Count Greyskull

If he had the ability to do so, Greyskull would have begun to sweat nervously. Damn! How could he have forgotten something so important!? He had grossly overstepped his bounds, such a thing was hardly professional and spoke very poorly of his management, and as a first impression he was already messing up that badly?

He needed to fix this, quickly!!!

Swiftly, he leapt out of the bed and had his skeletal servants drop the bedding before fixing it up as quickly as a morning breeze, removing any trace flawlessly. If one didn't know better, one would think no one had ever used this bed! He immediately bowed apologetically and cried out in an incredibly flustered tone.

“I-I would never DREAM of doing something so sc-scandalous!!”

He took a deep breath and pondered before adding in a calmer demeanor. "I guess you have a point... a walk might be nice. We might have to do it for a while though, I have no idea where to go or how long will it take for us to find suitable land. Are you really sure?"