Q&A 1:

Eltnum: Hey there! Sion Eltnam Atlasia still here! Still breaking the fourth wall, and still waiting on ArcSys to put me in BBTAG! And still stuck here with this slower than anything excuse for an author!

Author X: You hurt me Eltnum. Remind me again why I bothered having you as the "assistant" editor in this thing?

Eltnum: Because I'm the only one who directly interacts with you?

Author X: What about those times with Ruby or whatever?

Eltnum: Semantics.

Author X: Regardless... hello everyone and welcome to our first Q&A based chapter for Cross Tag Character Collision! Thank you all so much for joining and asking your questions. And let's hope that we can get more in the future! I figured that this would be an appropriate chapter to do here because just a few days ago, Cross Tag Character Collision became a year old! It's hard to believe that it has already been a year since I first started this little thing, and I have been struggling to grow ever since. Since I have so many more ideas that I want to get off the ground.

Eltnum: And can't agree on anything to do!

Author X: Sad but true.

These questions will be in order of when they were asked, as per usual with me. With that said, here we go!


From jadasimone16: To Ragna, how do you feel about Ruby making friends with Hazama.

Ragna: Well to be honest, it kinda scares the shit outta me. The kid sticks to me like glue so you could say I've grown sort of protective of her. She kinda... reminds me of some people I knew. Guh. Anyway, I just want to keep her as far away from him as I physically can! Cause' while he might be playin' nice as of recently, I know that he's got something up his sleeve and will not hesitate to try killing everything in sight! And it's even worse if there's somebody he's interested in, cause' that just means he'll probably do something even worse than if he was indifferent about somebody. And the worst part is I've tried warning her, but she just doesn't understand how dangerous that bastard can be. I just... I don't like to think about it. So I'll just do what I can to keep her safe. I just hope I have better luck than I used to in these situations. For her sake.

From Jennie Gene: A question for Yosuke, Carmine, Seth, Hyde, and Akatsuki, why are you guys so cute? I just want to pinch your cheeks!

Yosuke: Eh. It's a talent I guess.

Carmine: You tryin' to pick a fight with me!? I ain't cute, so you can keep that shit outta here before I rip off your head! And keep away from my face!

Seth: I fail to see how I classify as cute.

Hyde: Uh... t-thanks? And, uh, I don't really know why.

Akatsuki: You find me cute? Huh. Well, I appreciate the compliment. And to be quite frank I do not know how I am, actually. Perhaps something to do with the process of obtaining the Blitz Motor? But that's only a guess.

From FightingFlash 64: To the Investigation Team, if you guys were the magical girls, Precure, then what would you guy's cure name and attack be?

Teddie: Ooh~ I'm familiar with that series!

Shirogane: Isn't that a series made for children?

Yu: Well there's nothing to keep you from enjoying it while you're older, right? Feel free to like what you enjoy, and don't let anyone misjudge you for simply enjoying something you like.

Chie: And now that Narukami-kun's done being a philosopher, I guess... that's a good question.

Yukiko: From what I know, each character tends to have 'cure' in their name, right?

Teddie: Eh, not always. But the majority do. And they tend to have a theme like flowers, music, or simply colors.

Yosuke: Do I want to know why you know so much about this?

Teddie: Remember what sensei said, Yosuke~! Do not misjudge another for their interests.

Rise: When it comes to you, there's little to 'misjudge' since you wear yourself on your sleeve. Even when we'd rather you not.

Yu: Well while I'm thinking about it, since most of us use elements of some kind could we go with that?

Chie: That's a good point... but Tomoe doesn't really follow a specific element, exactly.

Shirogane: And Sukuna-Hikona uses both light and darkness so how would that exactly roll off the tongue?

Kanji: I got it. We just go with our Arcanas. Like, Chie-Senpai is Chariot Cure, Yosuke-Senpai is Magician Cure, Rise-san is Lover Cure, and so on.

Yu: I guess that would make me Wild Cure, huh? Since I use the Wild Card.

Yukiko: That actually makes sense, Kanji-kun!

Teddie: How long have you had that in the back of your mind you sly dog~?

Kanji: Hey! We agreed we don't judge for what we like! So piss off before I use you like a football!

Rise: Okay, okay! So, how about attack names? The person who asked the questions wondered that too.

Youke: I guess since we're already using our Arcanas for our names it'd be too unoriginal to use standard spell names for our attacks, huh?

Shirogane: Point granted. It'd stand to be a bit more original this time.

Yukiko: Uh... Chie? Why're you shaking?

Chie: I've been waiting for this moment my whole life! Move over people, I got this!

Yosuke: Yikes! Chie's gone obsessive mode!

Kanji: Gangway!

The list of Names and Attacks as follows:

Yu Narukami: Wild Cure. Attack: Heroic Truth.

Yosuke Hanamura: Magician Cure. Attack: Brave Mirage.

Yukiko Amagic: Empress Cure. Attack: Blooming Phoenix.

Chie Satonaka: Chariot Cure. Attack: Herculean Dragon Punt.

Kanji Tatsumi: Emperor Cure. Attack: Primal Ass Whoopin'.

Naoto Shirogane: Fortune Cure. Attack: Judge's Blight.

Rise Kujikawa: Love Cure. Attack: Platinum Rock.

Teddie: Star Cure. Attack: Mystery Tomahawk.

Rise: Huh. Not bad.

Yosuke: Why does Chie get one of the longest attack names of them all?

Chie: Cause' I made the list! Duh?

Shirogane: And why is Kanji-kun's attack name so... generic?

Chie: Well when he comes up with more creative attacks, let me know! I did my best with what I had!

Kanji: Eh. I don't mind. Seems right.

Yu: Agreed.

Teddie: Alright! Now the final step is to cosplay! Once more our handsome boys will-!

Yu/Kanji/Yosuke: NOT THIS SIDE OF HELL!

Chie: Seriously! I am still fighting off PTSD flashbacks from the last time we had them do that!

Rise: And I'm still getting spontaneous nosebleeds every time I remember-! Gah! Not again! Seriously?!

From Neptunia56: To Rachel and Celica, 1.) out of all the people from the Investigation Team, who is your favorite and why? 2.) Do you guys have any hobbies?

Celica: Ooh~ Good questions! Oh... for question one I don't know who to pick! Everyone is so cool! Aw! I guess... I do spend a lot of time with Chie, Yukiko, and Rise. And Narukami, Yosuke, and Kanji are really nice and funny too! Naoto Shirogane is really smart too, and Teddie is a little bundle of fluff! But... I'll say... Yukiko. I spend a lot of time with her, and she's super pretty and has a lot of talents! She's showed me a lot about running an inn in Japan and has a lot of nice techniques and rituals. So I'd say her. But I love everyone else too!

Rachel: Well that was rather exuberrant. I would have to say that the Amagi girl is quite the aspiring lady, and she has spoken to me on a number of occasions for advice. But I'd say the Shirogane girl has herself the most put together out of her teammates, and is quite the bright and observant one too. So I would say I prefer her over the rest. The others are far too... disorganized.

Celica: Okay! And for question two, I have a few hobbies! I really like exploring around! Though I have a hard time finding where I'm supposed to go, it gives me a chance to explore all over the different worlds! Not too long ago I ended up on the roof of a building in the Kingdom of Atlas, and while I was trying to find a way to get down Ragna ended up running over panting like crazy with Mitsuru and Mr. Branwen right behind him and he yelled, "How the heck did you even get up there!?" Hahaha! It was really funny. Aside from that, I also do love reading too! And Blake and Shirogane offer me a lot of good suggestions sometimes! Also cooking is really nice too. Mostly baking with Heart, since she's always willing to make something nice!

Rachel: Hmm. I concur that reading is often a good way to pass the time. Far more than those movies or video games that those boys and even some of the girls go on about all the time whenever I'm passing by. But my favorite hobby is certainly enjoying a good tea. There's nothing quite like the feeling of nicely brewed tea slipping through your system.

To Yukiko, what do you think of Valkenhayn? Do you see him as a mentor and a nice gentleman?

Yukiko: Oh, Valkenhayn-san? Yes, he's awesome! I mean, meeting a real life werewolf who happens to really be a nice, sophisticated man, how much more awesome can you get? In all seriousness, I think he's a really nice gentleman to be sure. Always so respectful of me or the other members of the team whenever we see Rachel-san. He treats me like a true lady, and I've actually learnt a bit from him when I've gone to see her. "Proper etiquette befitting a lady of your craft" as he said. So I guess you could call him a mentor of sorts. Heehee!

To Gordeau, what do you do when you are not at work, and what do you think of Kagura Mutuski?

Gordeau: Eh. Whenever I'm not working I just kinda do whatever. And as for what I think of Kagura, I've only met him once or twice on a different assignment, and he's pretty chill. A bit too thirsty for my care, since he's typically bugging me about any hot girls I know like Hilda, but he's overall pretty fun.

From The Guest 2: To Platinum, why you so mean Luna? (Also here's a cake.)

Sena: O-oh! Thank you for the cake! Ooh~ It looks super tasty.

Luna: Just don't make us sick. And as for why you call me "mean" all the time, it's not so much as being "mean" as it is, "rightfully frustrated" over the lack of people I know in life that have so much as half a brain! Seriously! Everybody I've met recently have been nothing but total morons! The only person I've grown to respect in any way was Linne. I guess Chie's alright, but only because Sena likes her and she's nice. (And I still wonder how that bear thing got so sparkly though. That was pretty cool.)


Eltnum: And finally. We also had a few questions for the author himself!

Author: Figured it'd be good to answer a few questions here, eh? So, hit me vampire waifu!

Eltnum: Okay, handsome guy.

From Neptunia56: Do you want the characters to react to some videos or video games?

Author: I have actually thought about doing reaction chapters in the past. Namely I wanted to have them react to Dragon Ball Super: Broly, since that movie is amazing and I imagine most of them would love it, but I feel like that can happen in a separate fic. It's a similar feeling I have to possibly doing later Q&A segments in a separate article as opposed to doing more chapters dedicated to that. You guys can let me know if you want to do following Q&A chapters as a separate fic dedicated purely to that or keep it as later chapters, and if you guys think that a reaction chapter would be fun, let me know!

From Thee Guest: Is the world interconnected like is there a gate or portal or some kind of railway for them to travel between worlds? I wanted to know since they are going places in a literal sense.

Author: The way I've thought of it is that there are different gates located that can connect the worlds from different locations. Perhaps the different Keystones opened up gateways at certain important points. Ie; there's a gate that connects Kanzakai to Kagutsuchi, and another one at another point that connects Kanzakai to Vale, just to name a few. If you guys have played/and or seen a playthrough of the Project X Zone games, it's very much like that. (Which makes for a very potential crossover idea.) That's more or less how I consider it, and why characters don't spend weeks on end travelling on foot from one place like Inaba or something just to get to Vale. (You can also assume that most of these cities are geologically around the same place. Like, we know that most of the cities in Blazblue are around where Japan used to be in the timeline, and we know for a fact that Inaba, Kanzakai, and the places in Senran Kagura or Arcana Heart are in Japan, with RWBY as the odd one out being a scifi/fantasy world of its own, but you can just make it as you will.) I hope this helps put a clearer picture in your guys' minds!

And finally from a Guest user, they have a list of questions. 1. Have you read "Persona RWBY Ultimax" and if so, what do you think?

Author: I have read... parts of it.

Eltnum: Really, bro?

Author: Shut it! Yes, I've been meaning to read on more BBTAG related fics, even though Persona RWBY Ultimax is just a P4AU/RWBY crossover, to pay back to my fellow BBTAG fic writers/readers. At the moment I've mostly been distracting myself by reading fics as inspiration for other projects I have on the side until the day I can get them up. But from what I have read, it's really good. The characterization is on point, and I like the alternate take on P4AU's conclusion like having Minazuki survive with Sho and allow Labrys to be around with the others. Any problem that I have had, like the idea of Oh four characters end up in Remnant so they have to be a team~ is really just subjective and totally just personal opinion. I really do enjoy the fic and HAVE to read more of it!

2. Will you make a chapter about when Carmine is busy beating up random thugs that wants to pick a fight with him, he meets Sho Minazuki. I can imagine both of them will start fighting against each other and they will eventually start to respect each other like how Sho bonds with Yu by fighting. Maybe add Scharlachrot in here to spice up the excitement and fight. I would love to hear of Sho's puns and that he would remind them of Yang.

Author: Have you stolen my files or something? But to be real, I've tried to get Sho in here for awhile and I have had a very similar idea like that in the past. I do intend to get him in a manner similar to what you said, and you guys can rest easy knowing that there will be a circumstance akin to that in the next chapter or so with the idea I have in mind.

3. Have you decided on the AdachixVelvet pair?

Author. Eh... not really? To be fair, Adachi's a weird as hell character to pair up with anybody... Namely because he's a dick. Like, it's hard to decide pairings for villain/antagonistic characters since they're typically revolving around themselves. And a precious child like Velvet would typically end up with a kinder, gentler character in my head, since that's just how I function. I actually thought of having Adachi maybe get together with Hilda since I LOVED their interactions in the game. But, that's all up in the air. I could see Adachi and Velvet becoming a thing with the manner in how Velvet helps him become a bit more tolerant of mankind and all that, but I think somebody else pointed it out before that it should function more like a friendship. If there's enough support, I'd be happy to have that. But as of now, it's something more akin to a friendship in my mind.

Eltnum: Why you always gotta be obsessing over pairings?

Author: Don't pretend you don't love them. People deserve happiness gosh darn it! Like Seth! ...Hey, did we decide who the boy's getting together with?

Eltnum: You were still waiting to see what people had to say.

Author: Ah, right.

Anyways, that does it for our first Q&A! Hope to do more of these in the future. This was fun! And next time everyone, you can expect a chapter to act more as a 'traditional' celebration of our 1 year anniversary of this little fanfic of mine. Until that time, I thank you as always for reading. And I'll see you all later, have a wonderful evening and take care!