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[Rin Kagamine]

>"I was looking to get to Marisa's place, then the netherworld."

> "The witch?  She doesn't scare easy.  Hey!  Know anyone that needs to be scared?  Or maybe a fight?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Think you could show me the way? A scary lady like you ought to keep all the nasties away from me."

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Think you could show me the way? A scary lady like you ought to keep all the nasties away from me."

> "Nah, I'm on a roll today!  I gotta go find some more people!  See ya."
> She takes to the sky,  the umbrella's tongue flapping in the breeze.
> You're in the Forest of Magic...somewhere.  To your left is the trail back towards the Human Village.  In front of you is a circular house.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Can we remember who's house that is from things learned earlier today?

[Rin Kagamine]

>Can we remember who's house that is from things learned earlier today?

> No, we walked right by it with Chen earlier.
> You know it isn't Marisa's though.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Examine it from a distance!

[Rin Kagamine]

>Examine it from a distance!

> You head to the edge of the path and look at the house.
> It's quite a ways through the trees, but you can see it pretty easily.  It appears to be constructed entirely out of dirt, looking more like a mound with windows carved into it.
> There does not appear to be anyone home, though there seem to be some boxes in the yard.

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[Hello Purvis]

>What sort of boxes? Are they opened or closed?
>Try to recall where Marisa's house is from here.

[Rin Kagamine]

>What sort of boxes? Are they opened or closed?
>Try to recall where Marisa's house is from here.

> Wooden boxes.  One of them appears to have a metal grate on the side.
> Marisa's house is back down the trail towards the Human Village, before you get to Kourindou.  You seem to recall a yakitori cart along this trail sometime after Marisa's house.

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[Hello Purvis]

>We'll leave this house along, and head toward Marisa's.
>Check funds.

[Rin Kagamine]

>We'll leave this house along, and head toward Marisa's.
>Check funds.

> You decide to continue heading towards the Village.
> Somehow, you still have 7400 yen in your wallet.  Youkai may be weird, but at least they're friendly, especially in regards to not charging for tea.
> You continue down the trail.  It sure is a nice day, and after a while the faint sound of singing joins in with the sounds of the woods.  You can also smell grilled meat, and boy does it ever smell good!

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[Hello Purvis]

>Yeah, it's way past due for lunchtime. Let's hit up that stand.

[Rin Kagamine]

>Yeah, it's way past due for lunchtime. Let's hit up that stand.

> You follow the smell down the trail, the smell of real food growing more and more intoxicating as your progress.
> Eventually, you reach the area with the cart, which also happens to be the source of the song.  The singer is a pink haired youkai with a blue apron and, well, some strange feathery ears on her head.  She also happens to be the one manning the grill, though it doesn't exactly smell like chicken.
> On the opposite side of the cart, there is only one customer: a blond girl with a black and white outfit and a large witch's hat resting next to her.  This must be Marisa.
> She's currently listening to the youkai's song, probably waiting for her food to be served.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Sit close to Marisa; allow for an empty seat between us, and have a look at the menu.

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[Rin Kagamine]

>Sit close to Marisa; allow for an empty seat between us, and have a look at the menu.

> You approach the cart, prompting the youkai to stop her song and bow.
> "Welcome to Mystia's!" she calls, before resuming her song.
> You sit down one space from Marisa and look around for a menu.
> "It's just Lamprey here, no need to get anything else."  Marisa eyes you lazily.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Have we had Lamprey before?
>Regardless: "How much?"
>Assuming it's not too pricey, "I'll have one."
>Nod to Marisa.

[Rin Kagamine]

>Have we had Lamprey before?
>Regardless: "How much?"
>Assuming it's not too pricey, "I'll have one."
>Nod to Marisa.

> Never.  In fact, you're not even sure what exactly Lamprey is, but you don't think it's any breed of chicken.
> The youkai takes a minute to finish her song before answering.  "A skewer is 400 yen and a plate is 700.  She starts to hum.
> You decide to order a plate.  The youkai nods as she hands Marisa a skewer atop a this ceramic tray.
> Marisa nods back.  "Busy day?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Active, at least. Um, you're Marisa, right?"

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Active, at least. Um, you're Marisa, right?"

> She raises her hand.  "Guilty as charged, I'm the one and the only.  Good to hear you're active at least, I'm surprised the business took off like it did, never would have thought there would be a market for it.  Well, not exactly took off, but hey, people are using it.  Is it mostly just being a courier around the village still?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"No, they got me running all over the place today. Then I ended up doing some side things for friends. Been a busy day... You?"

[Rin Kagamine]

>"No, they got me running all over the place today. Then I ended up doing some side things for friends. Been a busy day... You?"

> "No shit, they got youkai using you now?  Damn, sounds like I missed an investment opportunity ze!  Ha ha ha."
> "Got some friends out there already huh?  Sounds like you've been pretty busy then.  Crazy out there, aren't they?  You never know what they're going to do."
> She shrugs.  "Been kind of a low-key day.  Woke up late, sat around the shop for a while, then said fuck it and came out here.  Was hoping to run into someone and then you came along.  Funny how that works, huh ze?"
> She grabs her tray and slides over to the seat next to you.  "All over huh?  Scarlet Devil, Blazing Hell, Youkai Mountain, you really hit all those today?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Yep, but you got the order backward. Blazing Hell was the worst. Nearly got killed by Koishi after she decided I was going to try and hurt Satori. Still sore from that. Scarlet Devil Mansion and Youkai Mountain were heaven in comparison. Actually, I was kinda looking for you, the gate guard told me I need to talk with you."

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Yep, but you got the order backward. Blazing Hell was the worst. Nearly got killed by Koishi after she decided I was going to try and hurt Satori. Still sore from that. Scarlet Devil Mansion and Youkai Mountain were heaven in comparison. Actually, I was kinda looking for you, the gate guard told me I need to talk with you."

> She starts to gnaw on her Lamprey skewer.  "I do not envy you, not even a little.  And Koishi?  Christ kid, my sympathies, encountering her once was enough for me.  Like, forever."
> The youkai hands a plate down to you.  In addition to a big white fillet, there's a small selection of grilled vegetables.  Oh, it smells wonderful!
> Marisa continues her eating.  "Yeah, Scarlet Devil's a rather nice place.  All we had to do was whip the stupid out of the vampires and now it's a fantastic place.  And really, Meiling?  I'd have suspected a referral from Patchouli before her, but that's not really important.  What did you want to talk about ze?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, part of it is kind of personal. And the other part. Well...according to Reimu, I'm kind of a natural talent for danmaku and magic and things. Patchouli showed me some basics, but I was hoping you might have a few good pointers to add?"

[Rin Kagamine]

>"Well, part of it is kind of personal. And the other part. Well...according to Reimu, I'm kind of a natural talent for danmaku and magic and things. Patchouli showed me some basics, but I was hoping you might have a few good pointers to add?"

> Marisa shrugs.  "Personal is your business, but don't expect me to do any kind of love spells or love potions.  I use love magic, but I can't control love.  If you were lookin' for that, you're SOL."
> "She said that huh?  And you've already learned something?  I guess you started today, so looks like Rei was right.  You can't have more than shots yet, what you curious about?"
> She tears into her Lamprey again.  Man it looks good!

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[Hello Purvis]

>Make with the polite devouring of our meat.
>"More, um, advice, really. And, yeah, just some shots. Not that great at actually connecting them, yet. Think I need to figure out how to be a bit faster with them."

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[Rin Kagamine]

>Make with the polite devouring of our meat.
>"More, um, advice, really. And, yeah, just some shots. Not that great at actually connecting them, yet. Think I need to figure out how to be a bit faster with them."

> You tear into your fillet.  Oh wow that's good!  Definitely not chicken, it actually feels more like eel.  The vegetables are great too, though you suspect they're more of an afterthought than essential to the meal.
> "It's all about practice ze.  Show me right now, make a shot and float it in your hand.  I want to see your control."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Finish current mouthful.
>Conjure up a shot like Patchouli showed up. Don't think to hard about it, just make it happen.
>Then try to make it float on our palm.
>Be sure to direct it away from any roofs or awnings about the stand, just in case.

[Rin Kagamine]

>Finish current mouthful.
>Conjure up a shot like Patchouli showed up. Don't think to hard about it, just make it happen.
>Then try to make it float on our palm.
>Be sure to direct it away from any roofs or awnings about the stand, just in case.

> Best to not be distracted by this wonderful food.
> You center yourself, steel your nerves and lose yourself to breathing.  You can feel the warmth flood your hands, the bullet just emerging.
> Suddenly, Marisa shakes you.  "Come on man!  Make it!"
> You concentration breaks, causing a bullet to erupt out of your hand and fly straight up with enough force to rattle your plate.
> "Goodness," mutters the youkai cook.
> "You can make them alright, but you need some practice.  You're usually going to have some kind of distraction, so try and work through it.  You know I'm going to screw with you now, but give it another shot."
> "Remember, you're using your own energy for this, meaning this shot is an extension of you.  If you can't control a shot, you can't control yourself."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Try again. This time, try not to lose ourself into the moment quite so much, so we're ready for Marisa to do something silly.