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 Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:20 pm
-Sorina- Sorrina watched the weird Celestial walk around before sitting down and asking to sketch.
"By all means, do right ahead. Now, about the legend..." Sorina stood up and traced the cave wall with her finger as if tracing her memory to tell.
"Indeed there use to be four of us. One of Joy, one of Sorrow, one of Fear and one of Anger. But that old tale is outdated due to an incident many years before Gensokyo was even created. Anger is now separated among the other three, for pure Anger is not needed for humans at all. We divided our home across the land. One lives deep in the magical forest, another lives by just walking around, and I live right at the mountain. We have our deeds and our daily routine as we go about our day. And since coming to Gensokyo, we felt as if our purpose is finally preserved from the speeding growth of the 'outside' world. I doubt I would ever want to visit that place ever again." Her voice did echo through the cave, crystal clear for them to hear. Sorina then noticed a familiar creature coming up to her. A black tortoise.
"Hello once more, my friend." Sorina took note of the turtle instantly. It's shell was black with brown lines, but the inside of the hexagonal shapes was a light blue color. The tortoise crawled over to see the Celestial, slowly inching it's neck out to inspect her, then after a minute of starring it slowly walked over to the tengu and did the same.
"You must excuse him. This little guy tends to roam into my cave once in a while. He is like a neighbor.'
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:37 pm
"Ah, I see," Maemi listened to Sorina tell her tale as the celestial came in and asked to sketch. She obviously had no say since this was not her home or anything, but the girl seemed wrapped in her own world. The tengu returned to Sorina's story,"So, the other three that remain, are still in Gensokyo? What an interesting tale."
The turtle caught her eye, its strange pattern a rare sight. The tengu moved to crouch by its side, pulling out a small book, similar to the reporter's of her same species, scribbling a few notes on this interesting creature. "What an amazing pattern it bears on its back!" the tengu said, she had not wanted to record the youkai's accout out of respect, but she was sure a nice short article on a rare turtle would suffice her employer. "A neighbor? How cute," Maemi smiled, going about her own quick sketches while Lumine went about her own.
"This cave is very amazing," the tengu mused,"It must have taken you a while to furnish it." She spoke as she quietly eyed the celestial. Of course she didn't know this was a celestial, but there was a vibe of familiarity in her. What with the blue hair the sword with ropes and that hat. Perhaps she had read abou her in one of the previous articles?
You see, Maemi was a diligent studier. Hard work was what had kept her in the tengu guard (not that she wanted.) So, as she crounched like Aya would, thoughtfully pondering on it, she snapped a finger,"By any chance would you happen to be Hinanawi Tenshi? The eldest daugther of Bhavagra who created a big racket during that one incident?"
Upon closer inspection she answered her own question,"Oh, no, you couldn't be! But... Could you perhaps be a celestial?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:36 pm
The turtle's gaze weighed upon Lumine, causing her to stop sketching for a brief moment to return the turtle's stare. Not averting her eyes, she quickly added the turtle to her current work, before returning her attention to the interior.
If Lumine had animal's ears, they would have perked up in that instant. Upon hearing the call of the reporter, she quickly turned on a dime to face Maemi, holding the parchment paper in a fist that now rested upon her hip, and her other hand's thumb pointing triumphantly at her own chest. "Aha! I'm glad you asked! No, I am not Hinanawi Tenshi, but I am a Celestial and I am her biggest fan! I even have my own..." Lumine bent her knee, kicking backwards at the sword resting with the backpack. Her heel caught the hand guard, knocking it up and out of its sheath and into the air. She reached up to claim the blade from the air...
...Only to miss, and have the sword spin and plant itself at her feet, pointy end first. Her mind took a moment to process her failure, in which she reacted a good five seconds later by visibly recoiling with shock. "....EE!! ...Erm, Sword of Hisou, see?!" She quickly bent over to reclaim the sword from the ground, prying it upwards and holding it high in the air. Its crimson blade seemed to glimmer in whatever light the cave had, though if one were to inspect it closely it would be obvious the vibrant color had been painted on...
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:27 am
-Sorina- When the tortoise reached Sorina, he looked back at the two guest before looking up at her.
"Oh right. Here you go." she handed over what looked like a branch with leaves from a tree not from around here. He slowly extended his neck and grabbed it with his mouth, starting to walk out.
"Come back anytime." Sorina called out as she bowed. She then looked over at the two.
"Furnishing it was much easier than you think about what I am. But I would not mind a second mirror. Possibly one on the ground." She gazed into the only mirror in the place. her face in the reflection showed to be a gaping hole with nothing inside. Like a broken doll.
"So Celestial. You say you are a fan of this Tenshi. Tell me, who is she? One can not just idolize a random entity for no reason." She asked, not meaning to bash the name but wondering about it.
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:22 am
Maemi was happy she was right about the celestial and snickered a bit at he attitude. When Sorina was who Tenshu was, the reporter took the initiative and answered,"Tenshi is one of the eldest daugthers of Bhavagra, apointed to overwatch the Keystones that stop eartquakes and over the Sword of Hisou. But, Miss Hinanawi acts more like a teenager, causing trouble because she is bored or on simple whim. I don't think she is a bad person, persay, she just doesn't think of the consquences or cares about them at all."
The tengu watched the turtle walk ou scribbling the last of her notes on the cute turtoise.
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:19 am
-Sorina- Sorina was now more puzzled than ever.
"A Celestial whom is bored most of her life? What an odd one she is. I can see how others might take after her, as long as they do not cause trouble. But i doubt she would even enjoy my life. I tend to stay here a lot. Until a human finds the cave and grants and offering to me. Mostly roses. Sometimes, i take a trip to visit Nahumar in the forest. But enough about how I work, why not tell more about yourselves? I am always the one to listen more than act among the three." Sorina sat back down, looking at the two for any information. She was not totally unaware of the world, but she was neither one to go out often.
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:29 pm
"Of course she's not a bad person!" Lumine perked up over Maemi's explanation. "It's not her fault that nobody can keep her entertained properly! And besides, it is kind of boring in Bhavagra... It's always sunny, the food is always tender and prepared expertly, with the sweetest fruits you could ever taste. And the only thing the other Celestials do is play all day and drink all night..."
Despite describing such a heavenly sounding place, Lumine did so with a remorseful, or perhaps disgusted tone. Her face was serious as she crossed her arms, taking care to tuck her fake Sword of Hisou under her arm without cutting herself. "Everything is handed to us on a silver platter - literally! We never have to work for anything. But, after coming here to Gensokyo, I've seen something amazing..."
She turned to her backpack, replacing the sword in its sheath and reaching into the main pouch, retrieving another parchment scroll. She untied it and let it roll open, showing it off to Sorina and Maemi. It was a drawing of a run-down little farm in the countryside. A lone man stood in the field with a hand scythe, tending to his crops. "See?" She pointed to the man's face; he wore a warm smile among his tired features and dirty complextion. "He's happy, even though he has to work for everything he has. Everyone in Bhavagra is happy without reason... It just doesn't feel right, you know? That's why, when I heard that Tenshi had decided to leave, she instantly became my idol! I wanted to be like her... I want to see more than what little Bhavagra has to offer. So I followed in Tenshi's footsteps and came here to Gensokyo, too. I want to see everything, and I won't stop until I do!"
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:37 pm
"Oh, so too much heaven, celestial?" The tengu said still crounched in the same manner as the other tengu reporter,"Its very true, hard work always makes people happy, especially when it pays off." Maemi nodded.
"As for me, I am a Tengus swordsman from a long line of swordfigthing tengu,"but, I want to be a reporter. i want to do and see interesting things, like you. GEnsokyo is very interesting, so staying in the mountain would be boring. I still am a guard though, as my family wishes."
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:12 pm
-Sorina- Sorina nodded at their discussion. Agreeing.
"You both sound like Hanalli, Youkai of Joy. Though she is the eldest, she can not stand still for long unless it's a party. She has the party attitude of an Oni, The laid back life of a human, the tolerance of an old human woman, and the excitement of a young human child. Then again, we have been living for so long. It's a wonder how she has seen it all yet always finds something new." Sorina looked over to the Celestial, looking at the drawing she made.
"You have a good reason to follow her." and she looked at the tengu, talking about news and seeing many things.
"I think the term the humans used in the outside world is called a 'Photojournalist' or one who takes images to tell their story. But then again, some like to write the words over letting the picture do the work." She then compared the drawing that Lumine made as an example as her drawing did tell of the worker and how he enjoyed his job.
Sorina looked out at the cave, noticing the cave moved as they talked.
"Oh my. I forgot to mention... This cave tends to change areas in the mountain in order to make the effort of reaching me that much more rewarding for humans. So watch the first step. From what I can see, it looks to be a good sixty feet off the ground."
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:31 pm
"Wooow, your house moves?!" Lumine almost squealed with excitement, running towards the opening that was moments ago at ground level. She peeked outside, awestruck by the change in view. A wind blew, causing her to react by clutching her hat to her head. "It's really pretty up here... But, how do you remember where anything is when your front door is never in the same spot?" She asked Sorina, after turning away from the beautiful sight.
Another thought occurred to her, and a drop of sweat ran down her brow. "Also, um...how are we gonna get down now?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:55 pm
"how amazing!" the tengu paralleled the celestial but instead she shot outside, flying about as Lumine talked. The tengu was quite fast actually and she was flying around twirling and enjoying the air. She eventually came back panting,"How- *pant* are we going to do what? *pant*"
"Mh? need to head home celestial?" The warrior said,"I can take you down, real easy, I wouldn't mind it!"
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:11 am
-Hanalli--Sorina- When Sorina was asked about how she knew how high up they were, she took one sip of her own drink.
"After many years, I realized the position of the clouds and the landscape from here. I do not know which direction, but i can tell the height. So far, the highest I have ever been at was about a hundred. Even then, it was behind a waterfall." Sorina continued to look out and then noticed the sun's position. She quickly grabbed a small bundle of Dandelions, tossing it out from the cave entrance in time to be caught by another youkai. She was much smaller, was bald with what looked like martial arts clothes and a staff. She landed at the entrance with it in her hand.
"Sorina. You practically know when I pass by this mountain, do you?" she spoke with such pride. Then noticing the other two.
"Hanalli, these two are some visitors. And the one with the weird clothing is a Celestial." Sorina bowed to Hanalli. Her eyes grew at the newcomers and reached into her bag, pulling out two bread like buns with a weird filling inside the golden crust. It would indeed taste like whatever food they were craving at the time or their most beloved. All made on her own and with a secret ingredient.
"Nice to meet you two. I am Hanalli! Why not try some of the Joybread? It's not often I hand them out like this." Her smile so big as her very presence sent the cave in a warm state of comfort. But it was not the only reason why she came to see Sorina...
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:00 am
"Hm, well, I don't need to leave just yet, I was just wondering..." Lumine replied to the Tengu flying outside, just as a fourth member of the group darted inside. "Ah!" She stumbled, back against the wall, surprised at Hanalli's sudden appearance.
Lumine listened to the two Youkai's conversation, mumbling a "Hey..!" At Solina's comment on her choice of clothing. "This is what Tenshi wears! ...Well, kind of...I mean, I got the colors right and everything..." She pulled her shirt away from her chest, inspecting it for the thousandth time. Lumine neglected to mention she had never actually met the original Troublesome Celestial, so with having only descriptions to go by, she couldn't match Tenshi's clothing perfectly.
A frown found its way onto her face, at least until Hanalli interrupted her thoughts with the sweet-smelling bread. "Ah? 'Joybread'? That sounds delicious; thank you, Hanalli! ...Oh!" She tucked the bread into the crook of her arm and removed her hat with her free hand (the parchment scroll still gripped in her offhand), bowing forward with grand presence. "I never introduced myself! My name is Lumine Mayflower. It's pleasure to meet you all."
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:55 pm
Maemi took the bun curiously,"Oh thanks alot!" She took the bun and nibbled at it. It tasted like fresh sake with a side of a classical tengu cooked meal,"Mh~~ This is good!" She brigthened up happily staying in the background as the two talked and Lumine complained about her clothes.
"Pleasure to meet you Lumine, I am Maemi Kenkaku," the tengu said between bites, once more crounched in the tengu manner. "Oh, another youkai of emotion?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:20 pm
-Hanalli--Sorina- "Nice to meet you both. Now Sorina, are you ready?" Hanalli nodded to the newcomers as she looked over at the other one. Sorina nodded, walking slowly to the entrance before falling out of the entrance and floated back up.
"I can't wait to see what new spellcards you made." Under Sorina's sleeve, she held three of her cards and ready to fight. Hanalli looked at both Maemi and Lumine.
"Excuse us. We do this once every so often." With that line, she instantly bolted out and begun her assault on Sorina. Her Danmaku shapes were more sphere like while Sorina's were of a tear drop blue and dark blue style. Waving in and out, they made their little duel in the sky above. Sorina started her first card.
"[Broken Sign: Woman under the Bridge]!" Thick beams entrapped Hanalli between them, slowly moving in a wave like pattern. Sorina tossed out her bullets like normal, Dark blue going left and blue going right. In between her bullets, small lengthy danmaku bullets darted by. Creating a sort of rain effect with lightning. Of course, Hanalli was dodging each one like nothing.
"Getting better than last time, but still predictable!" Hanalli then took her turn. She flew up above, and used a new card.
"[The Four Suns of the Earth]!" Four large Danmaku orbs surrounded Sorina from the north, south, east, and west of the planet as she stood above and tossed small orbs down. The four orbs extended five lines of repeating bullets. The north spun clockwise, the south spun counter clock and east and west either went left or right to keep her guessing. Sorina did well in dodging some. Nearly getting knocked out by a few, but still learning it.
((continued after reactions))
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