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Luke_Prowler Da biggest Warboss 'ere from a Space Hulk, somewhere Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
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#26: Feb 25th 2012 at 7:55:49 AM

Covered in a thick warm blanket and typing at her typewriter at the brisk rate of a key a second, the Honest and Pure reporter Aya Shameimaru was braving the cold for her loyal readers. Braving the cold with enough extra clothing to make people confuse her for a great tengu from a distance. Aya gave a small sigh as she plonked another key down, a small puff of froken breath escaping. She hated the cold, and there was nothing she wanted more than to go back to her bed and hibernate the rest of the season. It was tolerable during the fall, but once winter rolled around she (and many others) would retreat to her home and pray for early spring.

But though she wanted to stay in bed, she had a duty to uphold. The Bunbunmaru was full time and year round, news never rested and the truth must he told. Though the cold months was very slow in terms of news, since most people kept to themselves holed this time of year, she always managed to find something. Looking through her notebook, she typed away one of the articles, one hand on the typewriter and the other keeping the blanket wrapped around her. Keeping herself as covered as possible was slowing her work down.

But thankfully there was a handy alternative to staying warm! Getting up form the table with a hand still on the blanket, Aya walked over to her pantry, passing by a something that was not there the previous night, but went unnoticed to Aya's one track mind. Her eyes scanned through the cabinet, her hand hunting for that elusive bottle of sake. But looking through it seemed that there was none of that lovely liquid gold. Did she drink it all last night? That was inconsiderate to herself. And tea would take too long to boil. Holding back a whimper, She decided she'll have to find a something to drink elsewhere. And Momiji was always nearby.

It was only a short flight for the the reporter to the white wolf's home, Aya quite thankful she won't have to stay outside for long. She reached for before, and just as predicted she let herself in. "Heeeey, Momiji~" She announced her arrival, loosening up her scarf as she walked into the living room "I thought I'd come over and-" the crow tengu stopped dead in her tracks, staring at the other person in the room. Hatate, a fellow reporter and Aya's rival. Why was Hatate here? "Am I interupting something?" Aya asked, having lost the cheerful tone from before..

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#27: Feb 25th 2012 at 3:56:27 PM

ALICE
"There's only dolls up there," Alice said dismissively, as if dolls from a foreign land were easily replaceable. Maybe she kept the originals, the ones she copied, somewhere safer, where Marisa couldn't take them and run off, "And I can assure you that the house is mine, the previous occupant quite keen to move into the village where it was safer, and no coercion was involved."

Flame's away this weekend, so Momiji and Sakuya won't be getting posts. Sorry. ^^;

TroperRoxas ... from Scotland Since: May, 2010
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#28: Feb 25th 2012 at 5:11:45 PM

"Shujiko. Ishi." The will youkai greeted the two newcomers before glancing at Miko. Lead them to the shrine? Well, she knew where it was, but it couldn't hurt for her to come along, so...
"...Okay." Shujiko replied to the offer simply. She probably came across as being incredibly bored with everything around her.


"It 'just appeared'?" Reisen repeated, clearly suspicious. She was aware of the witch's reputation, after all, and just how vague did her explanation have to be? It was probably something she'd forgotten about stealing at some point.

Anyway...

"Well, let's see it." Reisen sighed, holding out a hand for the object. She'd just give it a quick look over, make a deduction and move on. Chances were she wouldn't take no for an answer, knowing her luck, and surely nothing terrible would happen just with a check up. Unless she just missed buying that cake she really needed taking the time to look at it...


"I, uh, wasn't questioning your residency." Youmu stated nervously. Now she wondered if Alice had forced someone out of this home. Or if she were the type to do that. Argh, no point in overreacting, whoever lived here was probably safe in the human village anyway...

"Your dolls are... nice." Youmu stated, hoping to find a reason not to leave too quickly. It was definitely warmer in this house than it was in the forest. "Especially that one." The gardener added, nodding towards the robotic-looking one. "It's... distinctive."

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#29: Feb 26th 2012 at 11:15:57 AM

Curious to see which doll Youmu had singled out as distinctive, Alice propped herself up again and looked at the shelf, following the swordsman's finger. That was odd, they all seemed pretty much like her normal do—

"That wasn't there yesterday."

Had Marisa taken to reverse-theft?

Sachiko Moe moe killing machine from Madrid, Spain Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Moe moe killing machine
#30: Feb 27th 2012 at 8:46:03 AM

Kamui blinked lightly as she heard the weird haired woman saying she would bring her to the Hakurei shrine. She hadn't even stated she wanted to do that, yet the woman seemed to know it already! This showed just how little she knew about Gensokyo. She had been out on escapades from time to time, but she had always met humans that had no special abilities. She didn't know that there could be humans with powers like reading the mind.

Nevertheless, the dragon just smiled for now, bowing down politely and introducing herself to everyone. "It's good to know that I am not a nuisance! My name is Kamui. I hope we can get along well and have lots of fun together~" She then looked at Miko in awe. "It surprises me a lot that you managed to know what I wanted despite me not saying anything at all. May I know how you managed to guess it, please?"

"Suffer a vicious person and you will fear vice. Suffer a virtuous one and you will soon loathe virtue itself." Tony Duvert
Bassetete Since: Jul, 2011
#31: Feb 27th 2012 at 9:47:12 AM

Miko offered Shujiko a warm smile. "We don't need to be vocal all the time, don't worry." She turned to the dragon. "A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Kamui. I am Toyosatomimi. And..." Miko shrugged. "I can read the desires of others. It is hardly an impressive ability." She had to tread carefully here. Words could either win her friends or make her enemies. And even low profile youkai were worthy of respect, for they could potentially be powerful. "Shall we start on our way now?" Miko gestured into the surrounding forest. The shrine would be a rather hefty distance away, they'd have to start.


Meanwhile, in the air above the group outside Myouren Temple, some person watched with slight irritation. Miko. She wasn't supposed to be there. Nue had activated her Seed, so if they looked up they would see only whatever they would expect to see in the air. She'd tail them for a bit, see what they were up to.

FlameHaze17 Ultimate Weapons Since: Jul, 2009
Ultimate Weapons
#32: Feb 27th 2012 at 2:57:59 PM

The Shrine Maiden of Paradise

"Oh right, Kourin, I knew I forgot someone," Reimu said hitting her fist against her palm, which came out as a bit of an odd motion, considering she still had that coffee maker tucked under her arm. Right, she should go see Kourin, hes sure to know how to use this thi- Wait! The moon rabbit was right here in front of her. Might as well steal Marisa's idea and ask her about it as well, "Hey Raisin, right? You know how to work of these... er, coffee makers?"


Colorful Rainbow Gatekeeper

"Sakuya-san, are you okay?" Meiling questioned, taking note of the maids sudden odd behavior, "Uwaaah, I didn't make you mad did I? I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I won't do it again!"


Modern-Day Spirit Photographer

She's being modest, how cute... Hatate couldn't help but to think to herself. She had always thought so highly of the wolf tengu. Her eyesight, her sense of smell, how she worked so diligently to protect the mountain. What wasn't there to admire? Of course, these train of thoughts got interrupted by the arrival of a certain crow. The younger girl nearly jumped at the sound of Aya's voice. She should have known her fellow crow tengu would have arrived here eventually.

"A-ah! Aya-san, I was just... er..." What should she say? She couldn't very well tell her rival in the newspaper business that she was planning to interview Momiji and she was terribly bad at making up stuff. She had a very rare quality in a reporter and that was honesty.

AnnoR "Of course, Satsuki-sama." from Honnouji Academy Since: Sep, 2010
"Of course, Satsuki-sama."
#33: Feb 27th 2012 at 3:06:06 PM

"Eh? Oh, um... okay! That sounds fun!" Suwako cheerfully replied with a nod. The miko was fun too! She was good at danmaku, danmaku duels with her could be pretty fun... and Sanae could come watch and learn this and it would definitely be fun. Maybe she could even make a special winter danmaku festival out of it! That would be nice...


With a grin, Marisa handed Reisen the weird object. If it was awesome enough, she'd keep it. If not, she'd just sell it. It'd probably be decently expensive, at the very least. Anyway... "Any idea what this thingy is?"

"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#34: Feb 27th 2012 at 3:06:51 PM

SAKUYA
"Cute..." Sakuya mumbled, reflexively freezing time for a few minutes whilst she came back to her senses. Though displaying such reactions in front of Meiling was bad enough, it was downright unprofessional in front of the mistresses, and the maid had long since learnt to stop time whilst she regained her elegance. Such measures failed occasionally, however, due to a different lapse in judgement.

And no, she was not going senile. Foolish librarian.


MOMIJI
The non-crow tengu sighed. How utterly unsurprising, Aya had decided to invite herself in without the slightest reason. Still, there was no dislodging the pair of them, so she may as well make tea. "Not at all. Excuse me, but I need to fill the kettle."

Given that the nearest source of water was several minutes' walk away, Aya and Hatate would have to entertain themselves whilst she fetched water.

TroperRoxas ... from Scotland Since: May, 2010
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#35: Feb 27th 2012 at 3:15:57 PM

"Huh?" Shujiko was somewhat surprised by Miko's words. Though going by her explanation, it seemed Miko had picked up on bother desire for an equal and deduced Shujiko seemed to be having trouble with conversation right now. Huh. Still, that was an... intriguing power the woman had.
The will youkai followed after Miko, obviously unaware of the nue following them. She glanced at the other two girls with them. The one with the eye-hat looked especially excited, and Kamui had business at the shrine too...?

"Excuse me..." Shujiko said to Kamui. "Are you... looking for the shrine maiden too?"


"It wasn't?" Youmu asked. Strange, she figured Alice would be more aware of strange objects in her home. Well, if it wasn't hers...

Youmu approached the strange looking doll, her ghost half swiftly circling around her as if excited. She picked it up and gave it a look over from all angles, before approaching Alice and showing it to her. "I... think it's a toy. Not what you'd usually find in the village though, right?"


Once given the object, Reisen glanced at it, quickly deducing what seemed the most likely use for it, if the numbers were any indication...

"It looks like a..." Reisen's ear twitched slightly, and she frowned, glancing at Reimu. Did she say her name right? Hm... well, whatever. "Yeah, it's Reisen. Anyway, this thing... Looks like a primitive communication device." The moon rabbit deduced with a definitive nod.

Handing it back to Marisa, she added, "Well, primitive by Lunarian standards, at least... and, uh..." Reisen glanced at the item Reimu held. "Yeah, of course I can. So, is that it?"

Bassetete Since: Jul, 2011
#36: Feb 27th 2012 at 6:32:36 PM

Miko laughed politely, the obvious desires of the goddess almost overwhelming Miko with their base childishness. But they were of fighting, which, while they were naive, could always be turned to her advantage. Yes, indeed. A winter festival to be held by Byakuren. Surely the mistress of Myouren Temple couldn't refuse a goddess? "Have you considered venues for your tournament? I could suggest some..." Why was she sensing mischievous intent from a... bird? She glanced at the bird following them. Or what appeared to be one, at any rate.

Nue started. While Miko didn't seem to be suspicious, it was still unnerving for the subject of her tailing to look directly at her. She resolved to increase her distance somewhat, though that meant she wasn't catching their conversation.

Sachiko Moe moe killing machine from Madrid, Spain Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Moe moe killing machine
#37: Feb 28th 2012 at 4:26:38 AM

"Toyosatomimi..." Kamui muttered the name in her lips, very slowly, finding it somewhat difficult to remember, and strange. Why the hell did she have such a long name? Nevertheless, she said she could read the desires of others? "You're way too modest. I think that your ability is cool. I bet you can use it without restrictions, too. I can manipulate luck, but if I use it willy-nilly, the celestial bureaucracy will hold an audit against me and punish me. I personally think that they are a bunch of losers who don't know what fun is, but meh." The little dragon puts her hands behind her head and sighs as she follows Miko along towards the Hakurei shrine.

Then, Shujiko looked at her and asked her if she was looking for the shrine maiden. "Yes, yes I am. Being all day long in heaven is boring, so I decided to go down to the world of mortals to have fun. A blue haired celestial up there keeps saying that the Hakurei shrine is the place where one has the most fun ever, so I'm going to check if that's true. If it is, I plan to go there everyday! It will surely beat the lessons and sermons of that catfish youkai that serves my father. Believe me, when you spend as much time in heaven as its inhabitants, you start forgetting the meaning of the word 'fun'. It's horrible.

Kamui then took a look at the weird-hatted girl tagging along with them, and smiled. "You are a terrestrial god, right?" Terrestrial god being the term the celestial bureaucracy used for those gods that lived on Earth with mortals. "It's the first time I meet one. All people I met beneath heaven were mortals until now. Is it fun in this Gensokyo?" She paid no attention to the bird, blissfully ignoring that it was following them and had plans of its own.

edited 28th Feb '12 4:29:34 AM by Sachiko

"Suffer a vicious person and you will fear vice. Suffer a virtuous one and you will soon loathe virtue itself." Tony Duvert
Luke_Prowler Da biggest Warboss 'ere from a Space Hulk, somewhere Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
Da biggest Warboss 'ere
#38: Feb 28th 2012 at 6:29:20 AM

Aya thought over the hundred reasons as to why Hatate might be at Momiji's house, not quite decided that this was just some friendly visit, despite the wolf tengu's assurance that it was nothing important, whatever it was. But that flew out the window when Momiji said she would make some team since that's the reason Aya came over in the first place. Some resemblance of her earlier cheerfulness returned, giving the guard a smile "That sounds great!" the tradional reporter said, but it was all too late when she realised that she was now alone with her rival.

There was a brief moment of awkward silence as Aya was unsure what to do, before finally deciding to sit down, grateful that Momiji had the kotatsu out. "So, um, why are you here?" Aya asked, trying to at least sound a little friendly with the other crow tengu.

edited 28th Feb '12 7:20:21 AM by Luke_Prowler

Sometimes I even amaze myself. Currently: Nice and sneaky like
FlameHaze17 Ultimate Weapons Since: Jul, 2009
Ultimate Weapons
#39: Feb 28th 2012 at 7:27:37 PM

Shrine Maiden of Paradise

"Yeah," Reimu answered, taking the coffee maker out from under her arm and holding it out for Reisen to see, "It says it's a coffee maker. Do you think people would buy this coffee, Raisin?"

That was the big question here. Whether this machine was profitable and worth keeping around. The possibility of an incident was a second thought at the moment.


Colorful Rainbow Gatekeeper

Time froze for a bit, freezing the chinese girl mid-flail. As soon as time resumed again, her flailing resumed as well. "I'm sorry if I made you mad Sakuya-san..." She said in a worried tone. She honestly believed her actions had made the maid angry. She didn't even consider the possibility for another reason for her behavior.


Modern-Day Spirit Photographer

Don't leave me alone with her!! Hatate pleaded in her head to no avail of course. This was going to be awkward. Just how was she going to explain what she was doing in Momiji's house? It's not like she regularly visited the wolf tengu or anything. At least, not like Aya always did. The fact that she knew this was definitely not a sign that she occasionally followed either of them. Nooooope. Any following of Aya was strictly professional research. And if Momiji just happened to be around, well that was just a bonus. To her research that is! "Ah, there was.. uhm... it was a slow news day, so I just... er... decided to drop by."

It wasn't completely a lie. But it wasn't completely the truth either. The fact that she stumbled over her words and was generally fidgety and nervous didn't help matters either. Usually she'd be able to talk to Aya with much more confidence than this, but the current situation had left her a little caught off guard. She didn't even think to sit down when Aya did.

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#40: Feb 29th 2012 at 12:43:11 AM

It was a hard to not be wary of Hatate's answer, since the other crow tengu was a horrible liar and her body language was betraying that quite well, Aya could not find it in herself to call her out and instead nodded in agreement. It was actually a bit interesting. Hatate is usually far more level headed when the two of them talked, although then it was because the two were fighting. "Okay, I guess that makes sense" the traditional reporter said relaxing a little bit. She had done that plenty of times herself, after all.

Sadly this still left the massive gaping void that was this awkward situation, and waiting for Momiji to come back would only make it worse. Making small talk with her rival may not have been the thing Aya was planning on doin today, but there really much choice in the matter. "So...um," Aya started to think over all the different ice breakers she knew. Which was very few, since Aya rarely had the chance of socializing "How have you been? I mean, since the whole competition thing"

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#41: Feb 29th 2012 at 6:36:29 AM

ALICE
"It's not anything from Makai, either," Alice said, taking the robot out of Youmu's hands and inspecting it. Definitely not hers; her possessions tended more towards the delicate side. This... this looked like it could be dropped off of a cliff and suffer no damage. She didn't recognise the material, either. It wasn't metal, china, wood, or stone, so what the hell was it? Plastic. :P


SAKUYA
"It is quite alright, Meiling, I am not angry at you. Now, I need you to not touch anything whilst I prepare breakfast," the maid said, implicitly assuming that the Chinese girl would do as asked and not start playing around with the kitchen utensils. That was the way to go if she wanted burnt food due to constantly distracting the chef.

Of course, Sakuya was much more used to dealing with Remilia, who had too much refinement to try and retain, and Flandre, who was never anywhere near the kitchen.


MOMIJI
The patrol guard took her time about fetching water for the others, giving them a few minutes to 'enjoy' each others company, during which time she pre-emptively boiled the water by firing small, weak danmaku into the kettle. It was much quicker than heating it any other way, that was for sure, though she'd destroyed her previous kettle by overdoing it.

FlameHaze17 Ultimate Weapons Since: Jul, 2009
Ultimate Weapons
#42: Mar 1st 2012 at 2:42:59 PM

Colorful Rainbow Gatekeeper

Meiling instantly stopped her failing once she realized Sakuya wasn't mad at her at all. Odd, usually Sakuya wouldn't have put up with her behavior. Oh, but she should answer the maid shouldn't she? "Okay Sakuya-san, I promise to be on my best behavior," Her smile was bright and cheerful, and showed just how willing she was to listen to the maid in order to get the prize of delicious food.


Modern-Day Spirit Photographer

Hatate sighed in relief when Aya accepted her poorly made excuse. Of course, she knew the reporter wouldn't let it sit at just that. She was sure to get questioned about this at a later date. At least she'd have time to think on what to say next time. While one crisis had been averted, it didn't stop the awkwardness that had fallen between them. This is the time when you try to bring up idle chit chat, right? She was unsure, it wasn't a very common occurrence for the younger crow to socialize outside of arguments with Aya or the rare interview.

The answer to this problem seemed to come when Aya asked her a simple question. One she could answer with much more ease and confidence, "I've been great. I've managed to sell more than my usual 10 papers a month and that nice kappa offered to upgrade my camera for clearing that little misunderstanding about her drowning people." Of course, Hatate seemed to have forgotten that the crow sitting in front of her was the cause of the misunderstanding in the first place.

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#43: Mar 2nd 2012 at 12:30:33 AM

Aya began to smile when the awkwardness began to fade away and Hatate's confidence began to come back. That was the Hatate she liked talking to*

. It seemed that the modern reporter had been doing fairly well for herself. It would be a boring rivally if she bowed out before things got really interesting. "That's really great, maybe one day you'll be as good as me" Aya said with a hint of boasting, as to be expected. When the younger tengu mentioned the kappa the tradtional reported glossed over that fact, completely forgetting that that little misinformation was her fault. She could be a scatter brain some times, probably from remembering a thousand years of random trivia.

"So have you heard any good stories?" Aya asked, switching over to the tengu offical pasttime: Trading rumors.

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AnnoR "Of course, Satsuki-sama." from Honnouji Academy Since: Sep, 2010
"Of course, Satsuki-sama."
#44: Mar 3rd 2012 at 10:24:40 AM

"Um... venues?" Suwako tilted her head, thinking about that for a moment. Well, the festival had just been thought up right now, she obviously hadn't even had the chance to ask Kanako or Sanae about holding it. She usually had to ask them first, since she generally needed help setting up all the decorations. Decorations were important! "Um... I haven't though of a venue yet... since I just thought of it now, and-"

It was then that the young dragon addressed her. "Aa-uu?"

She was asking if she was a goddess? "Of course! I'm Moriya Suwako, it's nice to meet you!"


"A 'primitive communication device'?" Marisa asked, cocking her head to one side. "Huh. So this thingy lets you talk to people who aren't anywhere near you? Awesome! I wonder how much I could sell it for? Or should a keep it? Anyway, Rei-chan! You got a thing that can make coffee? Hmm..."

edited 3rd Mar '12 10:34:10 AM by AnnoR

"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."
TroperRoxas ... from Scotland Since: May, 2010
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#45: Mar 3rd 2012 at 10:42:44 AM

"...Heaven?" Shujiko repeated in surprise. This girl came from there? And it was boring? Um... huh. Unexpected news. As was hearing that Suwako was a goddess. That caused Shujiko to pause, turning her gaze towards her.

Goddesses... were strong, right? Stronger than youkai, at least. She'd never met one before, and now Shujiko was incredibly interested in seeing how strong Suwako was. But she couldn't bring herself to say anything. She was... worried. She had this strange idea that perhaps even a goddess would find her infinite willpower too much and just give up. Pretty damn stupid, especially since she was hoping that a human would surpass her, but since she didn't know this person at all...

Shujiko instead opted to continue following Miko.


"Well, anyone you want to talk to would need one as well. And you'd need their number too." Reisen added, handed it back to the witch. "So... if you're gonna sell it, just know a near useless tool won't fetch a high price. Might have a few games on it though."

And let's see... ignoring the odd feeling that her name was mispronounced, Reisen glanced at the coffee maker. "Well... I dunno. You'd need to account for quality of the coffee, as well as a price and taste making the trip to get it worthwhile, unless you set up a stall here."

And with their business probably done, Resien looked from one girl to the other. "So... anything else? Unless you have a cat-eared cake with you, I have errands to run, and I'm a little late now."


"So... what is it, then?" Youmu asked curiously, leaning over slightly to take a closer look Definitely an unfamiliar substance. Myon shifted restlessly, circling above them as if wanting Solid-Youmu and Alice to move their heads aside. "Uh... it isn't dangerous, is it?

edited 4th Mar '12 10:33:32 AM by TroperRoxas

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#46: Mar 3rd 2012 at 10:57:30 AM

ALICE
"It doesn't seem to be dangerous," Alice answered, finally climbing out of her bed and putting it on a shelf full of similarly pointless items, most of them left behind by a visiting Marisa for whatever reason. She couldn't rule out that this was the same sort of thing, either, which meant...

"I think Marisa might have left this here, which meant she came into my house when I was sleeping," the blonde concluded, frowning. Not that Marisa didn't take things when she was awake and watching but when she was asleep, "I guess we need to find her."


SAKUYA
Quickly, the maid got to work on making something for the gatekeeper to eat, turning her back on most of the kitchen and sticking instead to one small corner. The other half of the room seemed rather more... gory.
MOMIJI
After what must have seemed like a lifetime, Momiji returned, placing the hot kettle on the table with a disturbing lack of grace and getting cups out from somewhere.

Bassetete Since: Jul, 2011
#47: Mar 3rd 2012 at 12:37:55 PM

"I'd like to think my powers are limitless, but of course... I am no goddess." On that note she returned her attention to Suwako. "I would recommend the... oh. Moriya." That name was familiar enough. Sanae, one of the four who had personally dealt with Miko. While not as harsh as the shrine maiden, she hadn't exactly been a pleasant guest either. Miko sighed, realizing that it was inevitable that she would meet them again, especially since she was leading an entire lot of people to one of their shrines at the very moment. "Well once you get their permission I recommend Myouren Temple. I'm sure the head monk would approve. And if not, do it anyways."

Nue was still following, blissfully unaware of Miko's scheming against her lot. She was instead pondering the best way to mess around with them. A goddess, a saint, and two youkai. It would be a good story if she could mess with all of them at once.

FlameHaze17 Ultimate Weapons Since: Jul, 2009
Ultimate Weapons
#48: Mar 6th 2012 at 12:45:50 PM

The Shrine Maiden of Paradise

"You know what coffee is, Marisa?" Reimu questioned, unsure of what the stuff was herself. Then again, she rarely drank anything other than tea, so many of the other kinds of beverages were unknown to the miko. She then listened to the moon rabbit's explanation, "Too much trouble then, I'll just sell this Kourin. Geez, and I thought this machine would just pop it out. There goes that money scheme..."


Colorful Rainbow Gatekeeper

While Sakuya worked in the kitchen, Meiling found herself somewhere to sit and wait. She swung her legs over the edge of the chair. She didn't seem to be bothered by the messier part of the kitchen, she was a youkai after all. One that worked for vampires at that. If she let simple things like that bother her, she wouldn't be a good guard. Despite Marisa's many break ins, she was quite capable of preventing the weaker youkai from entering.

Hmm... she was getting bored. It was becoming more and more apparent as she fidgeted in her chair. But she promised Sakuya she'd be a good girl and sit. So she had to stay there and keep her promise! But it was so boring... she wanted to play...


Modern-Day Spirit Photographer

The younger crow refrained from commenting on the "good as me" comment. It wouldn't do to start a fight in the wolf tengu's home. Considering the number of establishments that banned Hatate and Aya from being there at the same time... it was a wise choice on her part. Instead she opted to answer Aya's other question.

"I wish..." Hatate replied with a sigh as she finally took a seat at the kotatsu. It was definitely a nice place to sit after the harsh cold outside, "There's been nothing news worthy in over two weeks. My spirit photography hasn't even picked up anything that could remotely be good for the paper."

It was at that moment Momiji returned with their drinks. "Welcome back, Momiji-san," She greeted with a smile. Because of her youth, Hatate tended to be very polite to other youkai. Well, all except Aya, but that's mostly because their interactions mostly involved arguing.

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#49: Mar 6th 2012 at 6:19:12 PM

Thankfully Hatate made the wise decision to avoid picking a fight with Aya after the prideful comment, since it would probably get the both thrown out into the cold, and focused on the abhorrent lack of news that had befell the newspaper community. "I know what you mean" the tradional reporter agreed, pulling out her notebook and looked through the recent pages. "Nothing really big has happened after than time all those spirits appeared at the Myouren temple, and once it got really cold out everyone went inside and just hunkered down. Unless you count a fairy frozen to a tree news worthy" Endlessly amusing, but nothing "new".

And praise the heavens above, for the return of Momiji has haralded a new age, no long will they be besieged by the growing threat of awkward silence and petty fighting, and with her she brings the gift of a warm drink. The crow tengu graciously took a cup and held the it in her hand to let it the heat spread through cold arms before drinking it. "Thanks you, Momiji." While not as polite as the other reporter, there was a level of respect that revealed that there was some friendship between the two, even if it wasn't noticible from their daily interactions. Aya was grateful that there was at least one person she could call a friend.


Above the forest of magic, higher than the clouds and mountains, an observer was watching over Gensokyo with keen eyes and the diligence it deserved. Iku watched the clouds and the ski for any disuptions, feeling the wind for any minute change. Any minor things could be a sign for bigger things to come, and she would not let it go unnoticed. Some may say it's a boring job, such as the troublesome Tenshi, but it was a very important one, and the messenget was content to do it. Someone had to.

But for the most part it didn't seem anything of great danger was in the works, besides the inherent troubles of winter. She could say that it was going to get colder before a short period of more mild weather, but nothing to be alarmed over. Despite that, Iku was happy. Gensokyo would be safe for now, and could rest easy.

However, there was a second were she thought she sensed... something. It was very brief, but it was there. She couldn't tell what it was, it certinaly wasn't a weather phenomena. It wasn't anything attention worthy, it could hae been a magician putting a little too much power into a fireball spell, but the oarfish still wanted to check it out just to be safe. And so she decended throught the clouds, into Gensokyo proper.

Flying over the snow dusted treeline, Iku moved to where she thought she sense the the distrubanced. In her search she found a small cottege nestled inside the forest, the only thing worth noting nearby. Deciding to make that her first point of interest, she landed at the doorstep and knock to see who, or what, was inside.

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#50: Mar 7th 2012 at 10:33:55 AM

Kamui chuckled lightly as the little goddess looked at her with a confused face. Guess that the gods that lived in the mortal world didn't really know about the terminology of heaven. Perhaps she should address Suwako on more informal terms?

"Suwako Moriya, huh? I'll remember that name. My name is Kamui Kamikurau. I have come down from heaven to try and find a way to distract myself from the boring life of above. The celestial bureaucracy are a bunch of boring weirdos who make me yawn at least three times a day. I can't stand it." She then blinked a bit. "Wait... Suwako... Moriya? Where have I heard that name before...?" Thinking for a little bit, she gasped in realization. "Oh, I remember! That blue-haired celestial mentioned meeting someone named Suwako Moriya during one of her trips to the world of mortals, after the Scarlet Weather Rhapsody incident!" She turned to face Suwako and asked: "Say, do you remember meeting someone named Tenshi Hinanawi?"

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