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| Yamachanadu:
You've got my undivided attention now. Do please continue. :ohdear: |
| MysTeariousYukari:
I'm interested to the point that I thought "Wait, thats it right now?" I would love to read more, you have me caught, hook, line and sinker. |
| Iced Fairy:
Momiji once again let her eyes scan the horizon, changing where her peripheral vision was focused in order to catch the slight movements of intruders. It was a mostly meaningless duty, since there weren't any serious threats to the tengu left in Gensoukyo. However, that just meant it would be even more pathetic if you screwed it up. Right now she had been watching one particular intruder for some time. The white wolf had at this point decided it was playing a game with her. It could have slipped around her some time back, but the small creature was deliberately trying to get as close as possible without being caught. Perhaps it was time to teach it a lesson. The wolf tengu feigned ignorance for a few seconds more, just enough to get it into range. Then she pounced! There was a brief chase, then a scuffle, followed by Momiji extracting herself from the bushes carrying a twin tailed cat by the scruff of it's neck. ?You know, we Tengu don't care about animal youkai wandering about the mountain, but you shouldn't test us either,? Momiji commented. The kassha squirmed and returned to her normal form. ?Sorry about that sis... Anyway you caught me good. Mind letting me go now?? Momiji dropped her. ?Why are you here anyway? The corpses would be down near the village.? Rin looked away innocently. ?Well I wanted to ask some questions about crows, so I figured I could chat with the Tengu. Maybe look around a little bit too.? Momiji's eyes widened a bit. ?Ah? Really?? The wolf Tengu called on her magic to set her fairy minions into patrol mode. This little distraction had caught her full interest. Guard duty was important, but she could leave the watching to her aides for a few minutes. ?Well if you want to know about actual crows you should ask one of us wolf Tengu. The crow Tengu are too proud to admit that in many cases they're more like humans then crows.? Rin's tails lashed as she smiled. ?And you wolf Tengu aren't arrogant, sis?? she asked. Momiji frowned. ?Well, perhaps. But we know we aren't exactly like wolves so we don't mistake our own society for the actions of animals similar to us. Wolves do some dumb things.? The kassha seemed to consider the matter for a bit, then she turned her full attention to Momiji. ?So then, maybe you can explain this monogamy thing.? ?Huh?? Momiji looked at the kassha in surprise. ?What do you need to know about it? Isn't it self explanatory?? Rin pointed at her. ?I've heard it used for ravens, wolves and humans and I know it's not all the same thing. So spill, sis.? Momiji regained her composure and thought about it for a bit. ?Yes that's true.... And this is one of the cases where asking me would get you the better answer.? ?Simply put when we Tengu marry it's a commitment to stay together. 'Until death do us part' as they say outside now.? Momiji caught the kassha's questioning glance. ?I'm sure you're wondering why. It's a matter of respect and loyalty, in addition to a show of love. Stating that you'll stay by that person's side forever.? Momiji realized she was getting starry eyed and quickly shook the feeling off. ?Ahem. Anyway that's probably a certain amount of what you're looking for.? Rin frowned as she thought over the matter, her tails showing her irritation. ?Isn't that part of being friends though? Someone you'll stick with no matter what? Why does romance need to be tied up in that mess?? Rin sighed and sat down, looking down off the mountain. After a few moments Momiji sat down as well. After a while the cat looked over at Momiji. ?Not gonna try to tell me how I'm wrong and your ways are superior, sis?? Momiji laughed. ?Who would be stupid enough to try to tell a cat they're wrong? Might as well try to teach them to fetch. You'll do whatever you want to do, right?? Rin managed to break out into a smile. ?Yep. That's true!? The kassha turned thoughtful for a bit. ?Hey sis, do Tengu have these kinda problems often?? Momiji blinked. On one hand admitting Tengu weaknesses might make her look bad, on the other there was a good chunk of gossip there.... Eventually gossip won through. ?Not often, but sometimes it can get pretty bad. Usually though Tengu have issues with falling for humans.? Her face twisted into a wry grin. ?That shrine maiden's probably going to break a heart or two when she matures a little. Those can turn out to be the type of tragedies you see in kabuki plays there.? ?Falling for humans huh? That'd be weird.? Rin looked up at the sky. ?How does it usually turn out?? ?Miserable failure,? replied the wolf Tengu. ?I've heard a few stories where it ended up bittersweet, but that's when both sides put a lot of effort into their relationship. And even then....? Rin continued to gaze at the clouds. ?Hm... Effort into the relationship...? ?Yeah.? Momiji stood and dusted off her hakama. ?There's one thing I probably should mention,? Momiji stated. ?Unlike us Tengu when a raven mates for life they mean for life. They don't remarry, and they don't expect their partner to do so either. Keep that in mind when you make your decision.? Rin frowned deeply, then hopped to her feet. ?Thanks for your time, sis.? Then the kassha switched to her cat form and dashed off into the underbrush. Momiji idly wondered what might actually be happening underground and how it might resolve. Perhaps she could trick one of the reporters she knew into finding out. Or maybe the cat would tell her story again afterwards. Still that would be something to check later. Faeries were a good stopgap measure, but long term scouting required personal attention. It was time to return to her duties, needless as they may be. Once again she began to look across Gensoukyo. *** (Okay, that took longer then it really needed to.... I admit to being somewhat intimidated by the amount of response this one got. And of course I immediately got lost as to whether I had one story or two stories and whether they were medium or long and how connected they were... Not to mention job training. But I've discovered my solution. I'm going to ignore all that and just keep writing and putting up scenes as they complete. Whatever happens will happen.) |
| Kinzo the Astro Curious:
And absolutely let it keep happening! Enjoying your work, as always! :D Didn't think orin speaking to the tengu about this would be especially wise... sure she got good gossip, but so did they :V |
| Alfred F. Jones:
I'll admit, social relationships and practices in Gensokyo fascinate me, and it's always interesting to read 'em. I'm still hook, line, and sinker for this story. And yes, it's good not to get overwhelmed and to just keep writing. :3 |
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