/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Alice was fidgeting as she played with the slightly crumbled cardstock ticket in her hand. The first few times she tried to enter that establishment the pressure of what she was going to do got to her before she could even reach the doors. It was just too much, how could a girl be expected to just sit around in that skimply outfit playing games, snacking, and chatting until their number gets called up?

It was just too much!

Not even taking her Shanghai and Hourai dolls was enough to comfort her, all the hair brushing and cute little photos she could take of them wouldn't be enough to distract herself the kind of place she was in. She even made them little mock dresses like what she wore to match but all that did was make her thoughts loop back to how skimpy her outfit was.

Her number was getting closer to being called, she didn't make an appointment. She never did actually, she liked the time before during the wait as it let her collect herself. It let her decide if this was really the right thing to do...

She got up, walking along the stalls hawking merchandise, food, consumables, and even less wholesome things like an accurate model of the main attractions... well you got the idea... It soothed her nerves somewhat as she got a cold cup of tea and sipped at the refreshing liquid.

Honestly she didn't know why she was here, its not like she liked Anon or anything. Sure she was there when he was asking for advice on what Reimu liked in those early days, sure he always made sure to bring gifts like when he went to commission Hana's baby clothes, sure he always had a smile for her when she used too visited the shrine, sure he may have even hugged her once or twice in thanks for when she agreed to help shelter Hana during those days when even Marisa's was too dangerous, and sure he may have even risked his own safety in order to keep in touch with her during the darker days of his life.

Still that doesn't mean she thought about all those interactions with fondness, just because he gave her the time of day and was one of the few people to visit that didn't want to steal what she owned... If she was here it certainly wouldn't have been partially Marisa's fault for telling her all about the things going on around him, nor the times they hung out, or anything like how gentlemanly he was even when she was drunk around him. It was Marisa's fault as well how she kept inviting her to join them sometimes even though she knew that Alice didn't' like heading out much.

No, there's no way she was attracted to him in any way at all, there's no way she was jealous of Marisa for being able to get close to him. She wasn't disgusted at how Reimu treated him either as she didn't care much for him.

Above all she most certainly wasn't more than a little curious about how he treated the women that came in here with love and... well if the stories that Marisa told her were true she most certainly WASN'T interested at feeling his touch!

She was flurry of thoughts as she left the small market and food court, she passed by the annex and the workers registering extra options for the ladies sessions, and the entrance to the onsen like baths until she got to the waiting room once again. A bit calmer and collected she made to sit down on the comfortable booth, that was when she spotted a flash of blonde and dark brown in on the far side of the room...

Gah, the last woman she wanted to see here! She was just about to back away when Marisa spotted her, drawing the eyes of... Hana?! Marisa waved over and the idiot even had the gall to shout her name across the lobby, drawing the eyes of many other patrons. Alice's face went red and she felt a surge of panic.

She knew her number was up next, but they'd definitely get the wrong idea not only seeing her in this outfit but seeing her go in alone! T-this wouldn't do at all!

Leaving behind Marisa and Hana in the waiting room Alice bolted to the changing room where the ever vigilant Kitsune simply jotted down something on the scroll in front of her as Alice rushed into the changing room quickly muttering, "I-I have to go I uhh... left my shanghai running!". She left there in a hurry just as the Kitsune called out through some kind of magic circle, "Number xxx is being skipped, number xxx and yyy please advance at your leisure, enjoy your stay~"

Alice didn't stick around to see Marisa and Hana get up and walk through the doors together.

why does alice have such a big gaijin nose?

When Alice is home alone, as she often is, she dresses up as Reimu so she can pretend she's popular and wanted.