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[gfreegravity]

Oi, Oi! [A cheerful blonde girl is all eyes up in the video screen.] So this place is called Ukiyo?

[She sits back and laughs.]

Okay! So I can just work here and then be the world's most powerful witch? That seems all too easy, ze! You guys all need to stop complaining.

Now, now, who else from Gensokyo is here? I don't wanna be the lone warrior.

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[greatpandmonium]

Oh... Hiya, Ma-ri-sa~

[She giggles; hey, someone she knows from home!]

Sorry to say, Reimu's not here.

[Then, as an afterthought:] ... Oh and they burned your hat.

[greatpandmonium]

[There's... not really a lot to steal here, Marisa. She's got her gourd on her, but the room's pretty much just a bed and a desk with nothing in or on it] Probably 'cuz I'm in a better district? Or maybe cuz it's a main house? I'unno.

[There's a soft caw. Watch out, Marisa, there's a young crow flapping over to greet you]

... Oh and, that's Kiri.

[gfreegravity]

Well, there's a lotta holes in the walls and ceilings where I'm at. I think it's called "Inoshishi"?

[Also, yeah? Doesn't matter, because she's pitter-pattering around anyways. She smiles when she sees the crow, however.]

Hiya, lil guy.

[greatpandmonium]

Ohhh yeah. You're over in Spindle district. That's not uh... this is a more high-class district than that'ne. Though the ceiling in this room isn't all that much better. [She points at all the scrapes and scratches on the ceiling, and a part of the wall dividing this room from the next with a very obvious patch over part of the rice paper]

[gfreegravity]

[Marisa frowns.] It's like they're saying I'm not high-class, or something~.

Oh, yeah. That reminds me. [She gazes at the bird.]

Someone mentioned Aya. Where's she at?

[greatpandmonium]

[She snickers a little, but it's rather quickly sobered... in fact brought waaaay down by the mention of Aya.]

... She got sent home... um. A little bit ago. [She's still grinning though, so there's no chance she's totally faking it right? Right? Oni don't lie... right?]

[gfreegravity]

Sent home? [Marisa frowns, catching that undertone.]

[greatpandmonium]

[... Shhh]

Yeah... um. They say when you finish paying off your debt you go home! Or... even sometimes when you don't get your debt paid off, they'll send you home anyway. Usually when you're not making the house any more money. So. Yeah.

[gfreegravity]

[She narrows her eyes.]

Oh? Seems like she of all people would be good at that kinda thing.

Were you two friends, here?

[greatpandmonium]

She was.

[And a deep breath. She knows if she doesn't out with it Marisa won't have the tact to just drop the subject, so]

Well we've always been drinking buddies but... it started out that way. Then it became a whooole lot more.

1/3

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[AND QUICK RECOVERY.]

Ohohohohoho. You two, like that? Never coulda imagined it, frankly.

[greatpandmonium]

You're not the only one. [She cocks a sort of half smile and motions for the crow to fly over to her; which she does, landing on Suika's hand and making a soft cooing noise]

[gfreegravity]

It'll be okay.

I'm stuck here without Alice. We're in a similar boat.

[greatpandmonium]

Something like that I guess.

So eh, what can I do about it but get drunk again, yeah?