/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>44861513
Aya didn’t sleep that night. Reading and re-reading the little pamphlet, she thought about everything that happened in the last two days. Everything. Investigating the HSE, meeting Anon again, fighting Reimu, being threatened by Yukari, everything was going to change once those four little eggs came out of her. Suddenly, her life would become the little book in her hands. Except she didn’t have the second tengu on the cover: Her mate and the ring that bound him to someone else was locked up. The night sky began to brighten, so she headed back to Eientei to retrieve the first tool in her selfish journey.

The exchange went off without a hitch: “Reisen,” looking unusually tall and busty this morning, met her in a small clearing that would be covered in plant life minutes after, owing to the forest’s nature. Aya got her pills in an unmarked, opaque bottle. Fourteen exact. The cost was a dent in her hush money. The pharmacist had Aya wait until the sun rose to finally leave the forest “to ensure that ‘Eirin’ didn’t find anything tracing either of them to this breach of her master’s trust.” No wonder the poor girl looked so scared all the time. Aya gripped the bottle and departed to prepare the second part of her plan.

Eirin’s pamphlet described the process a karasu tengu would go through gestating and nesting an egg. She wasn’t kidding, it really was efficient. Nonetheless, the most useful part was a paid advertisement for an egg incubator built specifically for karasu tengu eggs. Normally, tengu couples would take turns keeping the eggs warm. But in Aya’s case, she couldn’t do that. She had her job and obligations. She couldn’t just dump them on Anon either, especially not in a place like that. Something good should come from Yukari’s bribe, so it may as well be this.

Disguised in a brown cap, vest and slacks, Aya made her way to the valley where kappa plied their trade. It wouldn’t fool any youkai into believing she was human, she just had to hide her identity. The worst part was fitting her wings into the stuffy jacket. At least they’ll get some TLC later today, making it all worth it. Strolling through stalls down the river, she finally found the one: It was the only one without a sign, making it stick out like a sore thumb among the other gaudy storefronts.

The tengu walked up causally before noticing that nobody was attending the booth. Even more suspicious was the fact that everything was hidden under dark tarps. Was this the right place? Maybe she should find another-

“Hey, kid. You lookin’ for somethin’ special?” A girly voice squeaked out from behind the stall. Bending over the storefront, Aya found a kappa wearing a black trilby, blackout sunglasses, and a trenchcoat far too big for the diminutive girl of an already tiny species. “If so, you came to the right place.”

If it weren’t for her transaction with the most revered scientist in Gensokyo this morning, Aya would have walked away then and there. However, a miracle bade her to humor the incognito kappa. “Yes.” She worried she would regret her next words. “Do you have anything that can take care of… eggs?”

The kappa lowered her shades and scanned left and right. Aya followed her gaze and found everyone nearby giving them a sideways glance before going on with their business. It was a wonder nobody called the white wolves on this girl yet. The kappa motioned for Aya to lean closer. Hesitantly, the tengu obliged. The tiny creature whispered, “what kinda eggs we talkin’ ‘bout here?”

“T-Tengu eggs. Do you have an in-” the kappa lifted her loose sleeve to muffle Aya.
“We don’t use the ‘i’ word here. See, we here at the Nameless Stall value privacy and satisfaction. But I got the goods.” The kappa pulled out a large glass box from a shelf built underneath the stand. “Dis’ baby can hold up to 20 eggs at once with dynamic lighting, extreme temperature regulation, blast shields, synchronized harmonic sound systems, the works.” She proudly pat the top of the terrarium before nearly dropping the entire thing.

Aya was getting frustrated. This kappa was hiding in pure black in the middle of the day near a river surrounded by colorful attractions, whispering in her ear in front of everyone. “That’s fine and all. But I just need to know one thing: Will this at least just keep the eggs safe?”

The kappa girl’s voice took on a sincere tone. “Lady, I promise on my life that dis’ here will keep any little babies inside happy and safe until they’re ready to come out on their own.” It was enough to convince her. Spending half of her bribe, Aya went home carrying a box wrapped in blackout tape. Part two of her preparation was done.

Walking back into the HSE, two pills in her palm, Aya called Ran’s attention. “Hi! I’d like to reserve Anon for seven nights.”

The kitsune tried to hide her surprise at the shameless tengu. Tried.

(Part 18)

>>44457101
How long would it take them to go from meeting you and greeting you as the new outsider to Gensokyo, congratulating you for reaching them unscathed (most impressive for yuyuko)

To eventually stop putting on airs when they realize you may also be in the sights of another one like them
Maybe when they see the doctor at Eientei getting a little too familiar with you
Or maybe a certain flower master or a fox youkai

Once they notice they're not the only one who see a young outsider as a potential Partner I'm thinking they could become quite scary

I may have a bit of a thing for the hags maybe feeling insecure about their age or thinking you may prefer someone younger than them

>>44118014
she just does