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

[yinsukin]

Joe

The couple was now casually strolling down the sidewalk of a commercial area.  Stores lined the side of the road, mostly a mix of restaurants and clothing stores.  It was very city like.

"Oh really?  So what was his name?" Joe asked, maintaining his facial structure.

[Panda]

Annabeth

The Hunter frowned, a flash of annoyance sparking at the prospect of having to go through a lecture on this, "It's...you, basically. Everyone's got this aura, but not many know. If you can manipulate it, you can do stuff with it, and that's Nen, basically."

[Elf]

Rin

"Schorl!" Rin said with a smile.

Then she laughed and said, "It's a type of tourmaline.  Black tourmaline to be precise."


Gabriel

Gabriel smiled and said, "Well, I'll have to have you show me that.  I'd be . . . curious to see if I can.  When you're more relaxed of course."

[yinsukin]

Joe

"Oh wow, those are pretty cute. I hope ill get to meet Schorl one of these days."

Now that he had a chance to take in their surroundings, he remembered that he didn't live too far away from here.  After all, he was the type to stay within his comfort zone.  That park was just someplace he went when he didn't want to be at home.

Before she could continue, he tapped her on the shoulder to indicate he wanted to interject really quickly. "Actually now that I think about it, there is a nice cafe right nearby.  Don't worry the tea is pretty good."

[Elf]

Rin

"Well, if you continue to please me, I'll make sure you will," Rin said with a tiny little grin.

She turned to look as he tapped her shoulder before nodding.  "It sounds good to me, but I have very strict standards when it comes to tea!"

[yinsukin]

Joe

Yeeeeesssss!  If he were home, he would be doing his signature victory fist-pump.

His lips stretched to the ends of his cheeks, showing off his surprisingly white teeth.  "Well, if all else fails, I can get you something better, maybe some sweets to wash it down."

It didn't take them long at all to reach the shop.  Trying his best to impress, he rushed over to the shop door and opened it for her.  "Right this way princess." he said, preforming a half bow.

Even if it was small, it was pretty satisfying to service her like this after she basically did all the heavy lifting (literally) at the park.

[Elf]

Rin

I'm on a date and actually having fun! Rin thought with a smile as Joe smiled at her, showing dazzlingly white teeth.  She smiled back at him as they reached the shop, with him rushing to open the door to her.

Rin tilted her head regally and walked into the shop.  "So, I can get anything I want?" Rin asked with a smile and a greedy glint in her eyes.

[Panda]

Annabeth

Unable to help a relieved sigh as he put it on hold for the moment, that glowing buzz sending another throb through her.

"Mmm, sounds fair," Annabeth said, leaning against him, "Don't you have something a bit more...immediate, to tend to?"

[Elf]

Gabriel

Gabriel smiled as he turned on the lure just a bit as he looked down into Annabeth's lovely face.  He stroked her cheek before leaning forward towards her.  "I do.  And I will attend to it with great detail," he said.

He leaned forward and kissed her.

[Panda]

Annabeth

In her current state, the Hunter couldn't do much to stop the sudden spike of want she felt rising up in her, practically drawing her towards Gabriel as if it were a force all on its own. Unable to help her blush darkening at his words, Annabeth was cut off before she could do something about it when he beat her to the figurative punch, leaning forwards to cross the distance, his lips pressing against hers.

The cowgirl's eyes went wide for a moment before drifting closed, unable to help a slight moan into the kiss, but not entirely wanting to be the one to break it off. All the same, her face burned at the realization that they were still outside.

[Elf]

Gabriel

Gabriel tasted the remains of the liquor on Annabeth's lips as they kissed.  She was warm against him, and warming up more and more by the instant.  He pulled away to find her blushing and chuckled.

"Are you so ashamed to see me with you?" he asked with a smile.

[Panda]

Annabeth

"No," she said after a moment, part of her hating the quaver in her voice while another was a little excited by how off-balance she was already, "Didn't you say you had some place in mind, though?"

In spite of the shortness of the kiss, the cowgirl found herself breathing a little heavier already, feeling the rest of her warming up as well in his grasp.

[yinsukin]

Relius Clover

Relius maintained his smirk.  No, it grew a bit larger.  "Why of course.  Ill happily hand over every bit of data required to deal with this target.  Have you ever heard of an officer named Noel Vermillion?"

[SINIB]

Shirou

Shirou could tell from her response that she was irritated by his question, even bringing up something called a "shiny" version, whatever the hell that was. However, before he could apologise for offending and upsetting her, she instead apologised to him, having realised that she had been assuming knowledge he did not have.

Instead, she explained the idea of a "shiny" Pokemon, and why it would be so expensive. Accepting her explanation and having no real interest in such a thing, he nodded.

"OK, a male would be fine, then. I don't think my wife will care either way", he said.

Then, having accepted that he was going to buy it and continuing to play with it as he spoke, he addressed some of his questions.

"How do you look after Pokemon, anyway? And how do you train them to be stronger? I'm sorry, but I know nothing about them at all, if I'm going to care for one, I need some help."

Oka Kurosawa

Oka nodded. "It's just like a normal pet. You feed him, give him water, play with him, walk him. It's not a complicated or high maintenance animal. And you just train it by using it in battles. If you get two you can have them battle each other."

Oka then pulled out a wallet from her bag and handed Shirou a business card. "If you have any other questions, feel free to call me. I'd be happy to help you find another one if you wish."

[Cherry Lover]

Shirou

Battles? thought Shirou, confused, as he took the card before returning to petting the cute Pokemon. Against what?

"What would he fight?" Shirou asked, his confusion obvious. "I could spar with him, I suppose, but I might hurt him. And I can't afford another Pokemon to train it with."

Shirou was now a little worried. He needed to train the Eevee so it would become strong and able to help them, but he didn't think it would like having swords thrown at it, and he couldn't think of any other way to train it. Sure, it would be a cute pet, but for this price he could get several cute dogs or cats.

"Oh, also, what can it do now? I've not seen this one fight", he added, keen to know more.