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The World According to a Princess slash Nurse - Observations in a Crazed Place

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trancehime: Good afternoon, my dearest friends. After another long day at work, I was musing about numerous things about this little world of ours. I felt a tad bit homesick after thinking about my motherland, but I figured that this place was just as great and I had learned to move on from there... Which does make me think of... Well, where I am right now. This quaint, distant village of Komori. Most of the people I know come from a variety of places, some live in grand temples of worship, others live in a mansion, you know... Standard fare grandiose residences we'd all kill to live in. Me, I just live in a simple village where I can see the people I like every day, and have a good time along the doldrums of every day work. Allow me to tell you all about it... The village of Komori (JA: 古森) is an establishment that was set up by Easterners much like myself, in this land where many things seem to appear Western. In the native language here, the name translates to "Ancient Forest," which is basically what it is. It is merely a quaint settlement that is within the encompasses of a large forest with a rich history. I'll get on to the specifics later, first I'd like to talk about the settlement itself. Notably, it's extremely self-sufficient. I find it has good trade relations with distant towns and villages, even cities. I might talk about the places I've dropped by some other time, but I'm not promising anything. In any case, the structures aren't made of wood. They're actually made from the stone the people here mined from a nearby quarry. They try their best not to disturb the forest. It's got a lot of sentimental value here and I respect that a lot, which has intrigued me and led me to study the forest itself. Anyway, you may consider Komori rather "poor," but let me tell you, it's far from poor. Not exactly rich, but it's definitely a nice village that can definitely treat you to something if you've come from a long journey, or have been invited by a friend. The residents here, after they found out who I was, and why I came, kindly allowed me to use a vacant house for my office. You can come visit me here anytime! Anyway, enough on that. Let me move on to demographics! Everyone loves demographics. Not many notable figures live within the village itself, as Komori IS rather remote. But there are numerous empty places that I'm sure would appreciate some company, yes. The village, in terms of population, is rather small... I conducted a census the other day and managed to scavenge a volume of around... Fifty people, including myself. Well, that would make the population density extremely low... Amongst other things. Moving on, Komori thrives on the forest's natural resources, which it freely submits to the residents for as long as everyone maintains the forest's splendor and beauty, which they do, of course. I'll often help them, as well, especially during the mid-year festival Komori celebrates. People from all around Ijiyatsukai attend, and that's when I meet most of the friends I have made over the years. It's a grand celebration that's held in recognition of the existence of this forest. Why do we celebrate the existence of this forest? That's what I'll explain to you now. This was a story told to me by one of the older residents in Komori, and one which I believe is the longheld tradition. Eons ago, this forest did not exist. In its place, was a gigantic nebula. A void. Nothingness. Most of Ijiyatsukai in this age did not really exist in the first place. According to him, the world was what it was thanks to the powers of the residents, forming and shaping, much like what my friends would call Terraforming. The void that was here spat out holy energies upon forming, and then the land here was created. An evil force, sensing that his nebula was being intruded upon, invaded, and the founders of Komori, upon making their first house, was assaulted by the spirit, and then, an amazing clash occurred. The founders of this village had prevailed, and with the purification of the spirit, the first tree had been planted. Soon, over the years, it spawned more and more magical trees, which led to the fruitfulness of the land. For as long as the trees here remain tall, strong, and beautiful, the resourcefulness of this land will never cease to exist. And that's why we celebrate that. A commemoration. I know I treat it as such. Dunno about you. That's pretty much Komori in a nutshell. Neat little place, interesting history, great community. The place I live now holds a very special place in my heart. Thanks for taking the time to absorb this knowledge. It means a lot to me.

trancehime: Good evening, my fellow people. Today, I felt kind of lonely. It's definitely a weird, off-putting feeling when you're lonely. Almost like you're calling for someone... something... anything, and yet, it does not answer... Because there's no one there. Some people embrace it, others despair in it... I guess you could say I was one of those people who tend to mentally thrive, as well as mentally break down... At the same time, when lonely. This kind of feeling got me going, and reminded me of a particularly touching experience with a friend of mine that I got to know a few months ago. I was in my office one boring afternoon, when I heard the sound of a young girl looking for "the resident doctor." I'm definitely no doctor, but I offer services similar to one, so I suppose the villagers directed her to me. When she came in, I tilted my head as I saw that she... Well, wasn't quite ALIVE... Literally. She seemed to be some sort of ghost. I didn't really see any legs on 'er, all that was there was... Some sort of tail thing. You know, the things ghosts have. Oh, I'll just call it a ghost-tail. Anyway. She had that. This person seemed pretty nice, but she kept proclaiming she was an evil spirit. I think she's lying, it's kind of a cute front. So, I asked her what she needed me for, because she seemed really troubled. After introducing herself as "Evil Spirit Ana" (Which I admittedly laughed at), she told me that she was looking for something she lost. Definitely not her legs, I laughed to myself as I wondered, what could she be looking for? I asked her to describe what it was she was looking for. So, she described it to me in quite a bit of detail, which surprised me, as even for a corporeal spiritual entity, she looked... very young! I suppose I am losing my touch these days. I figured it was some sort of mystical artifact she was in search of, so I agree to help her find it. Drawing out a map of the area, she told me that it was allegedly located near the biggest tree of Komori's forest, which piqued my interest. I gave her the directions and sent her on her merry way. About three hours later, in the time I had taken to have a nap, she rushed in and hit me with the artifact she uncovered... A huge fuck-off hammer. Man, that hurt. After being unceremoniously woken up, I found out that it was really there. She thanked me and never really got my name, so I gave it to her. Throughout the exchange, I managed to get her to talk a little more about herself, and I realized that she had a power, which the artifact helped to amplify... It was some sort of manipulation of... something illusory, like... vision. Not quite vision, but... What we perceive... What do we call that... "Paths." "Paths..." Didn't know if that was literal or figurative... I was probably leaning the former at the time. But perhaps, maybe, at this time, I have changed my opinion. Anyway... She seemed like a kind person. Easily embarrassed, gets flustered just as easy... And well, kind of like a child. I suppose it reminds me a little of myself. It's also cute how she declares herself the Evil Spirit. Maybe that's what she wants to be. I hope not. I like it the way she is. The whole excursion just sorta touched me, because it was this figure, who reminded me a lot of myself, coming all this way, to ask for help, and getting the help she needed. It was a warm feeling. I've got her stuff drawled in my files... Here. Name: Ana, Evil Spirit Gender: Female Age: "Many, many years!" Species: Ghost Power: Ability to control paths Occupation: ...None? I had no idea at the time, and I still don't... Home: (current) ...Well, she's a ghost, so... Disposition: Despite her demeanor, she's actually an amiable fellow to be around... Kinda reminds me of the girls back in my land... She also has this sort of non-descript spiritual charm to her that really attracts me to her. It's nice. She's actually one to keep strongly to her friendships, and is quite a listener, I'd say. I hope you don't judge her by her looks. That'd be terrible. Issue: Lost artifact Cure: The direction to her artifact Duration: Several hours Result: Friendship get!

Gappy: It's an axe actually ^^ She's now the vengeful spirit of little red riding hood. Still, very nicely done. I look forwards to more.

♛ Apher-Forte: Hmm, now that I have read through it, I think I really like the write up better than mine~ lol paradox./

Esifex: This is cool :3

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