Heads Up! thread 2
Masking Tape 2015/12/10 (Thu) 06:46
No. 38909
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[x] An assistant librarian.
"Heeeey!" I call, waving, "Koakuma!"
Koakuma's head jerks up from scanning the rest of the village. She puts on a burst of speed, swoops slightly, and does an acrobatic flip to land quickly without flipping her skirt. She touches down almost silently a few paces in front of us, straightens, and mutters a spell as she approaches. With a flick of her fingers and a few glowing runes, all four of her wings seem to just melt away.
Of course, most of the village just saw all of that, so it feels a little pointless to put on a disguise now.
"Miss Marisa," Koakuma says, bowing very slightly. She wears the tired half-smile of someone whose day isn't going well at all.
"Heya Koa," Marisa says, "yer a rare sight outside the Mansion. Ol' Patches send ya out book-huntin' or somethin'?"
"If only," Koakuma groans. "It's all hands on deck at the moment. Lady Remilia sent me to find you, among other people." She glances at me and Sekibanki. "I guess it might interest you too."
"Eh? Whassat ol' bat want with little ol' me?"
"Lady Remilia will be holding a carnival of sorts on the lawn in front of the Mansion gates, opening tomorrow evening."
"Carnival? Ya mean like a party?"
"More or less. For whatever reason, she wishes to bring as many humans and youkai together as possible, and would like to request your assistance in keeping the peace."
"Keepin' a bunch of partyin' youkai from layin' into a bunch of partyin' humans? That's a tall order."
Koakuma sighs. "I know. I'm supposed to let Miss Reimu and Miss Sanae know as well, but I've been to both shrines and I can't find either of them..."
"Reimu was here a moment ago," I say, "so she can't have gone far!"
"Good luck gettin' 'em both to work together, though," Marisa adds with a chuckle. "So, party at Remilia's, an' she wants folks from the village to at
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