1st Remedy

[looneydoctor]

A: [Phone-Afternoon]

So I wake up in a strange room with a man I've never met before, in a house I've never lived in before, and a place I've never been to before. If somebody could tell me where I could find Princess Kaguya, I would--

[There's a pause and the sound of a dull noise off in the distance. One moment. Something is pounding on the

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phone; /just noticed this fffffff

[hystorical]

Ah... Doctor Yagokoro. I take it Princess Houraisan has already contacted you?

phone; Not a problem!

[looneydoctor]

Ah, Miss Kamishirasawa. I see that you have been brought here as well. I have been in contact with the princess and am currently staying at her house.

[hystorical]

Ah... Will the two of you be safe, with the situation at hand? [though she's actually not all that worried about them... if at all. That, and they're more capable of taking care of themselves than her, in the first place.]

[looneydoctor]

Between myself and the princess, I think we will manage. I trust that Fujiwara and yourself will fare well during this time?

[hystorical]

Very well-- but do be aware that both of you have temporarily lost your abilities, lest either of you might do something reckless without that knowledge in mind.

As for Mokou... [her voice wavers a little at this point] I cannot be entirely certain. We are not presently together.

[looneydoctor]

I have no intention to do anything reckless, regardless of my state. I will remain here and protect the Princess.

[And that gets her to pause.] Odd. I would think that the moment this happened you would meet up. Is something preventing you from doing so?

[hystorical]

[She wouldn't be very sure about your Princess not doing anything reckless, but she'll just leave it at that.]

It's not that something is preventing it-- There's just been some... circumstances that have led to this.

Either way, both her and I have measures in place to keep ourselves safe. [in the case of Mokou... Kind of. Mokou doesn't need Keine to worry about her...]

[looneydoctor]

[ Eirin is curious, but she won't press. Whatever the issue is it's between them. ] It's good that you've been keeping safe.

So how long have you been here?

[hystorical]

[and she's thankful for that. Just thinking about it is... painful.]

Just a little over a month.

[looneydoctor]

Hm. So not terribly long then. Tell me, are your other family members more of the dull people or did you luck out and get real ones?

[hystorical]

Only the son of the family happens to be what other sentinent members of the town call a 'drone'. Otherwise the rest of the family happen to be 'real'.

Incidentally, two others of my family happen to be from Gensokyo.

[looneydoctor]

So that is what they are called. An apt term, albeit interesting.

Oh? Who do you have?

[hystorical]

The Mistress of the Palace of Earth Spirits, and her pet hell raven.

It sometimes makes me wonder if it truly is merely a coincidence...

[looneydoctor]

Hm. I'm afraid I've only heard of them in passing. Are they agreeable? And what do you mean by coincidence?

[hystorical]

Well... They're a lot more pleasant than most would think of underground youkai.

It almost feels as if there's a pattern to the arrivals in this place; and in some cases, the houses we end up in, as well.

[looneydoctor]

Hm. Interesting. I will have to meet them at some point.

An intriguing theory, and one that merits investigation. What do you think it would mean if it were true?