the wind priestess

Well, Marisa’s looking at it this way: she’s doing a lot of recycling. Her experiments aren’t waste-free, after all. Shining vials are tossed and, after a short delay, explode in a smog-smothered light amidst the crowds.

<<Y’figure they’d be givin’ up against me by now – whoa, watch it!>> A bullet of the lead variety has just skimmed her ear, a narrow miss. <<Jeez, you guys have no sense of tact; didn’t they teach you not to bring guns to a magic fight?>>

It’s then she notices a familiar sight flying up on her, green hair wild with flight. There’s no time for a reunion, just the important stuff.

    It seemed she was a bit late to the party, everything was already in full swing. The upside down city in the sky, portals littering the districts, milita men and robots everywhere... and someone very familiar flying on a broomstick just up ahead. “Marisa!?” Sanae figured if Reimu was here and her intuition was right, then that had to be her... She sped up to the witch to confirm her hunch.

    “Thank goodness you’re here! Not that I should be surprised, but- EEP!” A stray bullet just managed to sneak past her left shoulder. She instinctively swerved to the right and came face-to-bristles with the back of Marisa’s broom, knocking both of them off course. Another short yelp, followed by the spitting of tiny branches out of her mouth, and she sped up to fly in tandem with the magician. 

[Her wishes were unfounded, however, when the visitor called out to her. Very loudly. Well, it seemed much louder to Reimu than it probably was. With her headache still going strong, the shrine maiden could barely handle more than an indoor voice. An exclamation like that was enough to send jolts of pain all throughout her head.]

[Reimu flinched, before yelling out in pain. The sudden jerking movement didn’t help either, as the consecutive throbs of pain clearly let her know. The shrine maiden brought her hands to her forehead, letting their cool temperature soothe her aches.]

[Eventually, she gained the strength to open her eyes once again, looking at her visitor. A visitor who, Reimu realized (now that she could think and analyze without pain), seemed to know her name…]

[She jolted up to a sitting position, exclaiming.] “Sanae?!- ooww…” [Yeah, sudden movements were not the best idea right now. While the pain wasn’t as bad as before, it still was enough to get the red shrine maiden to flinch. She brought her hands up to her temples, trying to rub out the remaining pain. It seemed to be working.]

    “I can’t believe you’re here, too! I wasn’t sure if anyone else from Gensokyo had made it here. I saw Hina earlier, but only briefly. Just what is this place supposed to be? And what’s with the scientists? Do you really think they’re performing real science? Whatever technology they have that would allow them to transport us here must be pretty... advanced...”

    She trailed off her sentence, finally recognizing Reimu’s pained expression. Sanae adjusted the volume of her voice to something a little more akin to indoors, but the damage had surely been done already. 

easternwindvalley

“It isn’t a disorder, humans just naturally sleep at night and do stuff during the day. And the sun is fine for us, it’s actually really nice today!”

(Please remember to use trigger warnings as and when necessary)

Do you think that you’re a good person?

Do others like you? Do you want others to like you?

What do you think others like or admire about you?

How do you know when you’re in love? (romantic or platonic)

Would you or have you ever killed? What would drive you to kill? 

Do you think that killing is ever justified?

Have you ever done anything that you feel to be very morally wrong?

Should all people be treated as equal, and have the same rights?

If you committed a crime, would you accept punishment willingly?

Is suicide ever the right choice?

Is euthanasia ever the right choice?

Is it right to have an intimate relationship with somebody you don’t love?

What could make you break your own moral code? 

Have you ever doubted your own beliefs? (Spiritual, philosophical)

Would you always be loyal to your loved ones even if they wronged you?

What would you consider a fate worse than death?

Why do you love the person or people you love? (romantic or platonic)

Do you agree with capital punishment?

Could you ever forgive your worst enemy?

“Oh. Well, about that…”  Best rip the band-aid off quick.

“What do you mean ‘You can’t really get out’? There has to be a way, there isn’t a place that you can never... leave...”

easternwindvalley

[Despite being in the city for over a month now, there was still so much that Reimu was clueless on. Gensokyo was nowhere near as technologically advanced as Hive City was, with its strange screens and electronic devices. Things that the shrine maiden had only heard about were put well into practice in this city. They were all so different… and loud. Oftentimes, the bright lights and loud noises were so overwhelming that she had to step back for a moment. Even her apartment was full of the stuff, things that when touched produced such annoying sounds… Even there wasn’t safe from the hyper-sensations.]

[Most of the time, Reimu would find a quiet alley or park to sit and meditate, away from all the noise. Today was the latter. She’d used her flying for the day to cross sectors quickly to get away from it all. Groaning, she collapsed on a small hill, eyes closed as she took in the sounds of nature. Leaves rustling, wind blowing, the prickling of the grass on her bare skin… Being there calmed her down, reminded her of home.]

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    Well, now she was even more lost. 2 more hours of roaming aimlessly didn’t do much good for the miko. It was really getting late now, and Sanae didn’t want to get stuck in a place she didn’t know for too long. It’s not like she knew sector oo2 that well anyway, but at least she had somewhere she could call ‘shelter’ there.

    Finding herself on the outskirts of a park, Sanae noticed a small hill in the distance with someone laying sprawled out on the grass. She figured she could just ask them for directions back to her apartment, or at least the general direction. She started to approach the person -- hopefully they didn’t mind her intrusion too much.

    Hey, they look kind of familiar... almost looks like it could be--        

Name: dashie

Eye color: brown

Hair style/colour: black

Height: too much

Clothing style: extremely confused

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE

Your fears: death, the uncertainty of success in life and gangnam style mostly

Ambitions for the future: music! and other stuff but at least i’m semi-good at music

LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS

Your first thoughts waking up: “mgmhgnmbmgbnhmg”

What you think about most: music/sleep/toyosatomimi no miko

What you think about before bed: “mgmhgnmbmgbnhmg”

LAYER FOUR: WHAT’S BETTER? 

Single or group dates: the hell is a date

To be loved or respected: uh

Beauty or brains: both?

Dogs or cats: dogs but also cats

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU.

Lie: nah

Believe in yourself: 45%

Believe in love: yeah

Want someone: nah

LAYER SIX: EVER?

Been on stage: yep

Done drugs: nah

Changed who you were to fit in: too much work

LAYER SEVEN: FAVOURITES

Favourite color(s): blue/orange

Favourite animal: doggies

Favourite movie: wall-e

Favourite show: monogatari probably... and parks and rec

Favourite book: what’s a book

LAYER EIGHT: AGE

Day your next birthday will be: thursday

How old will you be: 21

…

Flora has no idea what this girl is. Other than obviously discombobulated.

Welcome to the hive, Sanae!

You will be housed in apartment i-2.

You will retain the ability to fly up to twenty minutes per day. You will also be given your gohei.

Enjoy your stay!