Monday, October 20, 2008



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[X] "Good morning, Lady Remilia."

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Anon clears his head. He can't afford to lose his focus. He continues walking forward and looks over the rest of the table.

Standing behind the vampire girl is another maid in a french uniform. She has silver hair, a single long braid on each side of her face, and stern expression. Anon cringes a bit as he tries to remember - Sakuya Izayoi, Head Maid, Time Manipulation, Knives.

Anon turns toward Patchouli and sees that Koakuma is standing by her side. Noticing his glance, Koakuma just smiles gently, though her fingers are noticeably fidgeting. Patchouli shows no change in expression as she turns the page of her book.

There are two seats to Anon's left. He takes the one farther from the vampire, and turns to face her.

"Good morning, Lady Remilia," he manages.

For a moment, there is silence. Koakuma looks blankly at Anon. Patchouli maintains her expression, but her eyes are not moving. Sakuya bites her lip, then glances at her mistress. Remilia, however, simply smiles.

"Our guest seems to be quite interesting. Is this what you meant, Patchouli?"

"He seems to have other abilities besides this. I was not aware that he has knowledge of Gensokyo," Patchouli says.

"An outsider with amnesia, not even knowing his own name. Yet he has working knowledge of Gensokyo, its inhabitants, and its language. He has abilities even Patchouli can't identify with her magic, and no trace that he was gapped in by Yukari. How curious," Remilia says.

Anon nods nervously as he considers Remilia's statement. This can turn bad, he has to say something.

"I know it sounds suspicious, but what you have said is the truth. I hope that the weaver of destiny can understand my circumstance. I will gladly do my best to repay my benefactor's kindness," Anon says.

"We know you are not lying," she says simply. "We have ways. And while it isn't quite clear to why fate has brought you here, I can see it is no coincidence. And as for repayment, I might just have something for you to do for me. But that can be discussed after we eat."

As she says this, two maids enter the dining room. They serve an omelette, some soup, and a European pastry of some kind. Anon eats quietly as Remilia and Patchouli talk. Patchouli is multi-tasking three tasks, as she is eating, reading, and answering Remilia at the same time. Their talk involves various persons from Gensokyo, from the lazy miko at the Hakurei Shrine to the strange lunarian doctor at Eientei. While initially curious, Anon is soon bored with this talk, as it doesn't involve him.

As he finishes his meal, the conversation unexpectedly turns to him.

"So I hear that our guest was able to deal with an uninvited guest yesterday?", Remilia asks.

"She still got a few books, but it was a welcome change from her usual visits," Patchouli replies.

Remilia turns to Anon and asks, "Would you care to share the details?"

What does Anon do next?

[ ] Tell the story, but make light of it
[ ] Tell the story as it really happened
[ ] Tell the story, but make it sound like you did something heroic
[ ] Refuse to tell the story, feign memory loss
[ ] Refuse to tell the story, change the subject
[ ] Custom

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