Deliverator: 30 minutes or less! (Restart)

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Is the feeling supposed to linger?"

> Patchouli settles down on a cushion next to you, leaving Parsee curled up on her previous cushion, before entertaining your question.
> "What feeling, the warmth?"
> Nod
> "Well, not exactly, but it's not a bad thing.  Remember, you're trying to tie the energy stores to your body in order to draw from them without effort, and the warmth is a sign of that bond.  It's not a permanent thing though, as your link becomes stronger it'll fade until it disappears entirely, at which point danmaku should be as natural as, well, breathing."
> "Excuse me."  Rather than the coughing fit you expected she places her hand on your chest.  Ya!  Cold hands!

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[Hello Purvis]

>Start.
>"What?"

[Rin Kagamine]

>Start.
>"What?"

> It's not hard, her hands are like ice!  You squirm against her, but she keeps her hand firm against your chest.
> She seems to consider you for a minute before withdrawing her hand and answering.
> "Sorry, but I was checking to see what kind of heat it was.  I didn't feel anything out of the ordinary, so it seems to be energy heat.  Try to shoot a few shots as we fly."
> You were too distracted by her attack to realize that the sedan had taken off.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Is it safe to do that? I don't want to hurt anything, or anyone.

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Is it safe to do that? I don't want to hurt anything, or anyone.

> "If you're afraid of hitting something, then aim for Koa.  In fact, you should probably do that anyway, since it will help with the aspect of aiming shots.  Don't worry about hitting her, danmaku by nature is non-lethal, and your shots shouldn't register as anything more than irritation."
> She claps her hands and a devil appears next to the sedan, keeping pace but moving up and down.
> "Again, Koa has been through much worse, and the practice is invaluable."
> You lift your arm up and breath slow.  Clearing your mind takes no time, and you can feel the warmth of energy still concentrated in your core.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I'd rather not hit Koa, either."
>Look upwards, what is the chance of hitting something if we fired straight up?

[Rin Kagamine]

>"I'd rather not hit Koa, either."
>Look upwards, what is the chance of hitting something if we fired straight up?

> Patchouli chuckles.  "I hate to repeat myself, but your bullets won't harm her.  Plus, it's good to get practice shooting at a youkai target before one engages in combat with you.  If you'd like, I could have her fire some shots at you to give some incentive.  Would that be acceptable?"
> Very little.  You're about halfway up in the grand scheme of the library, so above you is a lot of open space and the tops of shelves, but your shots never seemed to come back down anyway.  However, there isn't anything to be used as a target except for the ceiling, and it's too far to judge if you scored a hit or not.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Perhaps they won't harm, but they would at least cause her pain, I imagine. I'd rather not do that. I won't worry too much about aim right now, just making them fly."
>Lie back, if there's room to do so without laying on anyone, and try unleashing a few shots toward the ceiling. Don't think too much about them, just will them to arise and fly. Aim broadly away from anyone who might be flying overhead.

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Perhaps they won't harm, but they would at least cause her pain, I imagine. I'd rather not do that. I won't worry too much about aim right now, just making them fly."
>Lie back, if there's room to do so without laying on anyone, and try unleashing a few shots toward the ceiling. Don't think too much about them, just will them to arise and fly. Aim broadly away from anyone who might be flying overhead.

> "Mmm, I understand.  So you're going to take that route?"
> You lay back and hold your arms out.  It's almost like relaxing on your futon back home.  After a few deep breaths you can feel your arms getting warmer.
> Slowly in and slowly out.  With as little thought as possible you feel the warmth reach your hands before producing an orb, which floats lazily upwards.
> You coax another orb out, which flies away with a bit more force.
> Right into Patchouli's outstretched hand!  What is she doing!?
> She shakes her hand a few times and then motions for you to sit up.  "Sorry, but you're going to have to practice.  Down Koa."
> The sedan drops from the sky and lands between two shelves.  Patchouli flies over you head and lands some distance away from the sedan.
> "Since you won't shoot at Koa, you'll have to shoot at me.  If you refuse, then I'll have to start firing as well.  Are you ready?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I would rather not, to be honest. But if you volunteer, and press the issue, I suppose I shall."

[Rin Kagamine]

>"I would rather not, to be honest. But if you volunteer, and press the issue, I suppose I shall."

> "I understand your reluctance, but training like this is necessary.  It also enables me to witness your power firsthand.  You've seen samurai movies, haven't you?  At some point the student must always battle the master.  Lucky for you this is a test and not a battle."
> She widens her stance and starts to hover a little off the ground.  "I'm going to do some basic movements, don't worry about strength yet, just try and hit me.  Begin whenever you're ready!"
> She slowly starts to rise upwards.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"What's a movie?"
>Well, if she insists.
>Try to consider what speed the shots move at, and how far ahead we'd need to aim to hit her at that speed and the speed she's moving. Once considered, let her have it. Don't even think about it too hard, just will it to be so.

[Rin Kagamine]

>"What's a movie?"
>Well, if she insists.
>Try to consider what speed the shots move at, and how far ahead we'd need to aim to hit her at that speed and the speed she's moving. Once considered, let her have it. Don't even think about it too hard, just will it to be so.

> A series of moving pictures set to sound, like a video game you don't play
> It doesn't seem like you'll be getting out of this easily, or at all.
> You collect yourself and let off a basic shot to judge its speed.  It misses Patchouli by a large margin and she scoffs. 
> Another collection, Patchouli continues her upward motion.  You aim about 1 meter above her, relax, and fire.
> It flies directly towards her and nails her shoulder.  "Good," she didn't even flinch, "Try again."
> She starts moving downward, and barely to the right as well.  Appears to be the same speed as last time.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Aim just a little less than one meter to the down by right diagonal of her.
>Do the collections seem to be coming more easily now?

[Rin Kagamine]

>Aim just a little less than one meter to the down by right diagonal of her.
>Do the collections seem to be coming more easily now?

> You lead her by about 85 centimeters, collect yourself and fire, catching her where you suspect her left thigh is.
> "Nice, a little faster now."  She starts to move in a big loopy circle, quicker than she had been earlier.
> You're not really keeping track of how long they're taking to collect, what with the whole not thinking and all that, but it's definitely easier to compose a shot.
> "Two more after this one!"

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[Hello Purvis]

>Take aim, compensate for speed and moving in arcs, fire!

[Rin Kagamine]

>Take aim, compensate for speed and moving in arcs, fire!

> You start to follow Patchouli with you arm, then move it ahead by about 60 cm and keep pace for a bit.
> You drop right into a collection, the warmth flowing right into your hands and you shoot as she's coming down, hitting her around the stomach.
> Without a flinch, "Directional changes," and she starts to move left and right, but not evenly.  It's a little bit harder to read.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Try to aim so we'll smack her as she's zipping through the middle.
>Try to avoid a headshot, it's not polite.

[Rin Kagamine]

>Try to aim so we'll smack her as she's zipping through the middle.
>Try to avoid a headshot, it's not polite.

> You try to pace her a little to figure out how fast she's moving.
> Confident that you have it nailed down, you collect yourself and shoot for the middle when you expect her to be there.
> Except that she never came back towards the middle.  You try to shoot again and feel a little worked up.
> Close your eyes and relax.  Breathe.  Collect.
> You open them again, and fire one off without a second thought.
> It travels much faster than your previous, and manages to hit her square in the chest.
> She smiles, then starts to move away from you.  "Time for a chase!"

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[Hello Purvis]

>Observe her motions, look for a pattern if any are to be found.
>Try to send out another fast shot at her, once we we feel reasonably confident.

[Rin Kagamine]

>Observe her motions, look for a pattern if any are to be found.
>Try to send out another fast shot at her, once we we feel reasonably confident.

> Right now she's just moving straight back, nothing weird about it.
> You try a fast shot, but it dies before it reaches her.
> "You have to run after me!" she calls out and stops, probably to wait for you to start chasing.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Are we on foot to do this?
>If so, dash after her. Try to ready a shot on the run.

[Rin Kagamine]

>Are we on foot to do this?
>If so, dash after her. Try to ready a shot on the run.

> That appears to be the case
> You take off after Patchouli, who seems to be moving back as straight as possible.  You hold out your arm and try to collect yourself, but with the running it's hard to only focus on your breathing.
> "Your breathing will come naturally, just shoot!"
> You leave the breathing to your body and chase after Patchouli some more.  Slowly, you can feel the warmth pool in your arms.  You aim and shoot!
> You graze her arm.  It's technically a hit, but you're off by a fair amount.
> Patchouli zooms back over to you.  "I'm going to count that as a hit.  Still, 5 for 5.  It may have been easy, but you're pretty decent for someone brand new."
> She heads on back to the sedan.  "We need to pick up those books, right?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>Climb back on.
>"Yes, if that's okay?"

[Rin Kagamine]

>Climb back on.
>"Yes, if that's okay?"

> Maybe that flight thing is pretty cool, because Patchouli just glides right over to the sedan and drops herself on board.  Parsee stirs awake at the jolt and rubs her eyes.
> You arrive shortly after.  Parsee gives a great yawn and leans onto Patchouli again, who has returned to her original spot.
> "Of course, Koa should be done by now."  The sedan takes off for the Copy area.  Upon arrival, a devil hands the original volumes back to Patchouli, and two volumes bound in paper to you.  "Those are for the tengu, she doesn't have to return those."  She turns to the devil, "Thank you Koa."  The devil nods and the sedan flies off.
> Parsee yawns again.  "So, how'd it go?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Well I had Patchouli order me to shoot her. I think I did alright, but I don't think the last one counted. But overall, it went quite well."

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Well I had Patchouli order me to shoot her. I think I did alright, but I don't think the last one counted. But overall, it went quite well."

> "WHAT!?"
> Parsee bounds across the sedan to your cushion.
> "You can shoot now!?  Wow, that's amazing!  Showmeshowmeshowme!"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, okay."
>Send another one toward the ceiling.

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Well, okay."
>Send another one toward the ceiling.

> You agree collect yourself before shooting up.  Hey, you're getting pretty good at this now! 
> Parsee watches the shot in awe.  "And you just learned that with Patchy?  Woahhhh, you're gonna be so good!"
> "We'll be arriving at the platform soon.  I hate to cut our time short, but I have other matters to attend to.  Do you have any last-minute questions?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"A couple."
>"First, would be okay for Momiji to visit the library? I think she's going to have a lot of need for it, given the reading list. If not visit herself, leave requests with the gate guard and come collect them later?"
>"And, I guess, since I'm here, can I see some of the other parts of the mansion?"