Cross Effects 3.0 - June 23, 2016—April 02, 2018

[Kat]

Anastasia

Her short partner grumbled about her choice, but in the end she had her way. Pigeon pie for two people. The only problem though that was that eating a takeout wasn't the same as eating in a tavern. Wandering in a search of a place where they could just sit down and eat pies.

The sign of a raven on a nearby building reminded her off a tavern, though paper signs implied that it wasn't open yet. She wasn't interested in the job offer at all, but maybe knocking on the door wouldn't hurt. If they could find a place free from crowds, it would have been a perfect peaceful place to sit down and eat their food.

So she knocked on the door loudly three times, as three was a lucky number.

[Elf]

Forest

The vampire looked up from the wiring diagram on her phone when she heard three very precise knocks.  "What the sodding hell?" Forest said to herself as she rose to her feet.  There was signs on the outside that clearly said, "Opening Soon!" and "Now Hiring!".

There wasn't anything that indicated that the club was open.

Cursing about sheep shagging in Gaelic, she strode over to the door, unlocked it, and opened it.

"Yes?" she asked, placing a hand on her hip and trying not to look pissed off.  "Can I help you?"


Gabriel

Gabriel watched with amusement as Annabeth's increasing impairment   

"Not weird in a bad way, just eccentric," Gabriel said with a chuckle.  "Maybe you should drink a glass of water."

[Panda]

Annabeth

"Like I said, 's fine," the Hunter managed to get out after a moment of staring before frowning at the mention of water, "Healing factor...makes it annoyingly difficult to get buzzed. I'll be fine. What about you?"

[Elf]

Gabriel

Gabriel laughed and said, "I'm Irish . . . however, you look fairly 'buzzed' to the average onlooker.  Do you mean because you have a healing factor you can't get hung over?  If so, then the water would be a moot point."

[Kat]

Anastasia

The door were opened by a pale skinned blonde woman that looked slightly younger than her. A servant or someone who just inherited the business? Who knew.

"Yes, you can. We're looking for a place to sit down and eat. It is a tavern, right? If it's not opened yet, then I can always pay extra." She reached for her wallet that she had on her in one of her shirt's pockets. She really wouldn't have problem with spending her money.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Malcolm

Malcolm was pouting for the whole walk, salty things didn't go his way. Damn, he just wanted to sound confident and cool, but it totally backfired. Fucking Christ, he couldn't even back down now without looking like an ass.

He let her choose where to eat of course, and he didn't point out that the place was closed, for he was too busy wallowing in regret. He was surprised he heard a voice from behind the door, and even more surprised by the fact it open. Or rather, the person behind it.

Crap, she was hot. Calm down, just caalm down. Malcolm blushed at her sight and bit his tongue, was it even possible for someone to be this pretty? Shit, um, this just made him more self conscious about how he looked. He held Anastasia's hand that reached for her wallet, attempting to look cool and chivalrous. One will learn that it is difficult to look chivalrious when your ears are as red as hot coal,

"Do- don't pay. It's fine, I'm the one who settled for takeout, so um, I should pay." He stuttered, but tried really hard to keep composed.

[Cherry Lover]

Sakura

A smile came over Sakura's face as her attack connected, followed up by Julius. Together, the two seemed to have severely wounded the creature, and she hoped she could finish it off. However, to her surprise and shock, it instead reared up, snapping the tendrils that were binding it as it pushed Paladin back. As the creature fought, she could tell that it was becoming more powerful, and she re-doubled her efforts, sending in more tendrils to try to trap and attack it.

Shit, this is getting dangerous, she thought, pulling out one of the jewels she had for emergency use and preparing to use it if the monster got any stronger.

[Elf]

Forest

Forest blinked as she saw the couple before her and the first thing her mind goggled at was that the young woman with the pony tail was slightly taller than her and the man she was with was . . . significantly  shorter. Maybe they both have a fetish.  I wonder what the poor guy thinks though; she's almost a foot taller than him.  Maybe that's why he wears the cowboy hat.  Or maybe she finds a guy she actually likes and deals with the fact that she completely dwarfs him . . .

Yeah, as desperate as I am, I don't think I could date a guy shorter than me.

"Yes, you can. We're looking for a place to sit down and eat. It is a tavern, right? If it's not opened yet, then I can always pay extra," the young woman said while reaching into her pocket.

Her companion started to blush heavily enough that Forest could literally smell the blood coming to the surface of his skin.   His hand took the hand of the young woman's that was going into her pocket.  He stammered, "Do- don't pay. It's fine, I'm the one who settled for takeout, so um, I should pay."

Forest bit her lip, observing the two while making sure to stay out of any sunlight.  It wasn't that hard considering the positioning of the main entrance and the taller buildings surrounding it.  Bugger it, they might be new here, she thought before smiling at them.

"Ah, it's actually a nightclub and I don't serve food here, but I do have drinks.  Looks like the both of you have some carry out and it's right hot out here.  Even though I'm not open, come in," she said before stepping back to let them in.

The sound check could wait a bit.  Not that she was getting any older.

[Panda]

Annabeth

The Hunter's frown deepened, though with the buzz thrown in it was more like pout at this point.

"Doesn't tell me much," the Hunter said, "But yeah, I can't get a hang over."

With that, the Hunter finished off her latest glass of brandy, allowing a sigh as that burning warmth slid down her throat.

[Elf]

Gabriel

Gabriel laughed at Annabeth's pouting expression and shook his head.

"That's very fortunate for you.  I'm fortunate enough that I cannot get that hungover, even though I can get intoxicated," he replied with a grin before moving closer.

"Are you going to order another drink?"

[Umbra of Chaos]

Meti

Oh. How troublesome. At the man's declaration a severe increase of severed hands rather than broken weapons began. The explosions were harder to deal with, but with wielders so weak it was hardly a challenge. She darted across the battlefield, using men as human shields and ducking behind cover to avoid bursts of bullets.

Time to go in! She rushed and her blade lashed out. A wall was cut into a multitude of pieces and broken asunder when a grenade blasted it open. When the dust cleared Meti was nowhere to be found, but a quick glance would show that she had launched herself to the side, slayed another couple of men, and then rushed into the new opening.

A delighted sound slipped through her lips as she painted the walls and herself red. She slipped through halls of men frozen in time, sheathing her blade just at the right moment so that they all fell apart in sync with her movement. This was her most practiced motion. One that was faster than all others for she lived as if she held a sword in her hand.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Lorenzo Remei

"Shit, you're pretty good." He exclaimed and gave her a thumbs up, running along Rin and just looking at how she threw the poor Joe. Damn, why couldn't she throw him?

"Think he'll be fine?"

[Elf]

Rin

Rin flashed a smile at Lorenzo and said, "Sure!  I told him to go limp before I threw it.  Most injuries with crashes have to do with people tensing up or bracing themselves."

She pointed, seeing Joe recover and start running with her reinforced eyes.  "See?  He's fine.  I'm just that good.  He's also ratting you out by the way."

[Panda]

Annabeth

Annabeth chuckled with his reply, before it faded off, her flush deepening as he leaned in closer.

"That's...convenient," she said, glancing away for a moment, "Probably...what's it to you?"

[Elf]

Gabriel

"Well, it's sort of obvious you're drinking to escape something.  I wonder if you've gotten away yet," Gabriel said with a smirk before finishing his own beer.