/jp/ - Otaku Culture

"That girl has far too much energy." Raki muttered. "She's like Yuugi with less brawling." I asked her if that meant that she liked Kisami. "...Yeah, I suppose I do. She's fun and cheerful." That got another smile out of me and a desire to give Raki a hug, though I clamped down on it for now. "So, I was thinking about the wedding." I asked her what she'd been wondering. "Well, it's been a good thousand years since I saw one, so I was wondering...What do you wear?" That brought me up short, and I turned to Reimu.

"Huh? Oh, er..." She scratched her head. "I mean, usually they sort all of that stuff out in the village, so I just see them afterward. It's, uh, usually a shiromuku, and they wear a tsunokakushi headdress. For the bride, I mean. The groom might wear a black kimono. You've probably seen the type. I think...This was something that I've heard about, but not actually seen, because the human village lot are all pretty traditional about this sort of thing, but apparently, right before the barrier came up, the whole tradition was starting to change. It sounded a bit...It was becoming more arranged marriages than anything else."

Lady Kasen suddenly looked up. "It's quite interesting seeing how they do it in the Outside World now, actually." Reimu and I looked over at her. "Well, sort of. I was out there looking for you," Here, she slapped Raki on the back, "For a while, and one of the Shrines that I searched happened to be hosting a wedding at the time. I, er, might have stuck around for a little bit." Reimu sighed and pinched her brow, before muttering that at least she didn't start any fights. "Well, they did the ceremony in the traditional dress, but then they went off for the reception, and-"

"Wait, you stuck around for - For how long?" Reimu asked her, cutting her off with some incredulousness. "I know you're this big sage and everything, but should you really be messing around outside Gensokyo that much?" I decided not to bring up that Hearn was probably napping in some Winter lodge at this point. "Alright, whatever. Carry on."

"Right..." Lady Kasen watched Reimu with a frown. "Anyway, they all got changed for the reception. The groom put on a western-style suit. The bride put on a western-style bridal dress. It was very pretty, I have to admit. And - No, Reimu, I didn't hang around all night." Reimu had just started to ask the question, but she fell quiet, though with some suspicion. "My point, regardless, is that things have changed outside the barrier too, so I don't think we need to be too rigid about this. After all, Both of them, him and Yamame, have been outside the barrier multiple times now. I think we should just pull all the bits we feel like. Plus, who'd say no to another big party?"

"I mean - I guess? It's not like the Hakurei Shrine has that much tradition attached to it, anyway. Most of it is whatever the villagers want me to do. Invoke Izanagi and Izanami, pray for a prosperous marriage...That sort of thing. We don't even have a head priest here. There's one listed - I found the name on some ancient documents in the storeroom - But I've never seen him, so he's definitely dead. Can't remember the name right now anyway. Jun or something." I shrugged, since I mostly just wanted it to be...Good? I supposed that was the best way of putting it. I just wanted it to be worthwhile. "Yeah, I think we can make that work." Reimu told me with a wide grin. "But, more importantly, we need Yamame to actually come out for this. It's her wedding too, after all." I nodded and said that I'd get her out of the house tomorrow. "Good, because - There's something else I want to do, and you won't like it." I frowned at Reimu. What could she mean that I wouldn't like?

She levelled her gaze at me. "You need to get back into your old house in the village." I blanched and shrunk back slightly. Was that really necessary? "Yes. It's time. You can't avoid it forever, and I think it might actually help give you some relief. You haven't been in there since before Satori unlocked your memories, have you?" I shook my head. There was the enormity of the whole thing - I'd left that house for the last time with no idea of what I'd lost, and I'd be going back as a changed person, but also...There might possibly still be a youkai living in there. "In - In your house...?" Reimu repeated my words blankly. "In the village...?" I nodded. "...Huh. Wait, is that why I heard whispers about chupacabras again? Oh, please don't tell me that weird purple-haired girl from Hell is in your house."

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The thread is about cutest Oni after all

I feel like it's been years since I caught up to this, only getting back because of the new game announcement. Good Kasen has been searching for her arm for a while, but is training as a hermit so she can enter heaven, and fights alongside Heaven, but she just fuses with the arm Kasen with Reimu there and then does this heel turn. I get that she's a full oni and wants to fight for the sake of it, but what about all those points before?

Day 8, still no new chapter.