>>211123

Pretty sure the first daughter is Chen

The book that is addressed to the "second daughter" is called the bluebell grimoire, and bells are a significant theme for Kosuzu. Pretty sure that little preamble was written after she was taken in hopes that it would make its way to her and help her come safely home. Which it has in its own way twice now.

Also on the first daughter bit, look back at how surprising helpful Chen way trying to be to Kosuzu there. (Reimu noted it as unusual from her memory. And also the fact that Chen has grown a bit compared to what Reimu and Kosuzu remembers, she's trying to be the big sister!)

> …Though, now she was looking at her… “Chen… how tall are you?”

> The cat looked back, confused. “...Maybe it’s just me, but… I feel like last time, even a few years from now, you were still… shorter. Right?” She turned to Reimu for confirmation.

> Keiki smiled. “Youkai grow at least partially depending on their mental age. Some can seem to eternally be children, and some can mature rapidly compared to humans. It’s not uncommon for some youkai to experience some form of arrested development if they reach an equilibrium they’re happy with. ...Granted, it's no less uncommon to find them deliberately hiding their age, for one reason or another.”

So Chen thinks of herself as Kosuzu's big sister, and is now bigger than she was in the previous timeline because Chen believes that big sisters are supposed to be bigger than their little sisters. Is that why Okuu is smaller than she was in the last timeline? She thinks of herself as Youmu's little sister and little sisters are supposed to be smaller than their big sisters?

Does that mean if Marisa ends up a fairy, we could potentially get big Mama Cirno after Cirno takes the newbie fairy under her wing?

Kosuzu's adventures continue in thread 7!
>>211127

The love between parent and child is a powerful thing. Hopefully it's powerful enough to let him get out of Gensokyo.

As much as the Dragon would have loved to leave post-haste, he wasn’t discourteous enough to leave without so much as a farewell. Begrudgingly, he first left to the lonely shrine in the mountainside. As he arrived, there was a comfortable silence that enveloped the shrine, broken only by the gentle tittering of birds.

In no more than a couple days’ length, he returned back to where it had once begun. Did he even accomplish anything in Gensokyo beyond meaningless retribution? And while he respected Seoyu’s wishes, the Imugi truly could not appreciate the sights of Gensokyo. Perhaps he was not meant to dip his hands in willful indolence, for he could not ignore the worries that muddled his thoughts. Were the plainsmen doing well? How was Seoyu doing? Did he overwhelm her with his responsibilities?

Regardless of his worries, he flew down to the shrine entrance and was once again met by the green-haired shrine maiden who, this time, was diligently sweeping the fallen leaves away from the paved steps.

“Oh, hello—ah, wait.” With a stifled bow, she corrected her posture and tone. “We meet again, Sir Dragon.”

“Indeed,” he replied, inwardly discomforted by her awkward decorum. “Would you guide me to Moriya Suwako? I wish to speak to her before I depart.”

“Oh, you’re leaving already?” the shrine maiden said with a whine, immediately dropping formalities. “But I wanted to know more about Dragons! You should come visit again sometime.”

“I’ll consider it,” he said vaguely as the shrine maiden led him into the inner shrine.

“Awesome. And don’t tell Lady Kanako anything I said! She’ll be harping me like last time if you do. Anyway, you can go right in and Lady Suwako’ll be in there… somewhere.” With an excited wave, she leaves the Imugi to his own devices. “Okay, bye!” Immediately after, the girl disappears, presumably returning to the front of the shrine.

The Imugi gingerly took a step into the chambers. What awaited him was a disheveled blond goddess, who was busy tending to her wounds. She sat rigidly over a low-rise table, nursing a bandaged hand. Since the serpent’s last visit, Moriya Suwako had tidied herself; sh

Oh, I thought this story was finished finished; I'm glad I got to read more of your beautiful prose!

[x] No wait, did he say he told Mayumi some bits? Did he know about her being a youkai, somehow?

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>>210830

The vote was called as of >>210824, (see >>210823) so the extra votes aren't necessary. (Though it would've been a touch hilarious if they had been for the other option and/or somehow tying it up again. Tough I'd guess that Gooboi would just go off of the initial tiebreaker vote in that situation XP )

New thread up at >>210832!

And hopefully a second update incoming tonight too!

[X] Ask for a timeline of events. Tell Yukari that your memories stop on the 1st of December right after the shrine burned down.
-[X] You were with Yuuka.

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>>210743

This doesn't make sense. She already knows we were with Yuuka and we just mentioned that we blacked out in the Garden of the Sun.

I feel like we should nail the details fiest. We have 24 hours and it's only been an hour so far at most. I'd call it more like 10 to 20 minutes.

Captcha: SEASONS

[X] What happened with Marisa, how did she die?

Let's hear how out supposed master plan played out.

I'm not gonna say anything definitive regarding the discussion of Kosuzu's backstory, but I am gonna say that in terms of what to call the stone cherries of Pyrefairies, I've been calling them Endless Embers.

Though, perhaps Charred Cherries would be a more descriptive term for them.

...What? If you didn't realise the author liked alliteration by this point, you CLEARLY haven't been paying attention.

>>210509

Missed opportunity to say that the author adores alliteration. Shame on you.

A short thread in terms of updates, but an informative one, regardless. Next stop: >>210522!