/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>45430127

Hana’s plan seemed to be working, she’d get Kasen to ramble about something while she listens and gives the occasional ‘Oh?’, ‘is that true?!’, or a ‘Wow… really?’. Hana remembered a lesson her mother told her long ago, one that she now used to its fullest effect, ‘Never get one of those old granny youkai blabbing, no matter how they look they’re all old ladies at heart and if you give them the time of day they’ll blab on and on about their boring lives’.

Hana gambled on if it’d work on Kasen, after she told her a story about the time Aunn and her found an outside world steel tower that was some hub for fairies. She decided to play a prank on them by putting bitter leaves in the unguarded teapot of the fairies that played there. That short little story set Kasen off into a world of her own, her rambling story consisted of everything from an old incident where the oni of new hell were all up in arms over a gaggle youkai who bribed some shinigami’s to ferry them across so they could plunder some human souls. Going to a side story where the Yama, Shiki Eiki, and her had to band together the first time the now goddess of hell tried pushing her clothing line on the rest of Gensokyo. She even started going off about how Okina tried recruiting Suika as a backup dancer before the oni drank her under the table claiming that ‘she’d never serve someone that can’t handle a little sake’, before she vomited all over her chair.

Kasen was sitting in front of her still rambling on with stories of the past as Hana adjusted her position on the cushion. Sitting and listening was a task in of itself, Hana tried to be a good listener, but sometimes her mind wondered. She couldn’t help but focus on how warm it was, the sun was at its highest point in the sky so far and despite the cool breeze Hana was dressed for winter.

It might have been rude since Kasen was getting into the high part of her story, about during an incident a few years ago when a near army of vengeful spirits broke out of old hell after a major blowout and she and Sanae worked together to push them back, but it was getting stuffy in here. Still nodding along, and giving the occasional reaction Hana made quick work of the thick vest she wore, stripping off the crimson cotton outer layer and leaving her in a thin white blouse made to let her skin breathe.

She already felt better even before she loosened her detached sleeves letting the breeze grace her forearms. She folded the outer layer before placing them to her side on the ground, not noticing how Kasen was slowing down her story right as she spoke of tearing through the final boss and mastermind, mizu-something or other.

Hana was stretching again, keeping her legs from falling asleep under her when she finally registered Kasen’s voice, “Ah, are you too warm?” It was a simple question, yet Kasen’s demeanor seemed a little strange. It was like she analyzing her again as a threat.

Offput by the subtle change Hana nodded, her voice cautious, “Uh… yeah, I am. I didn’t think that your home would as warm as a spring day and… I’m not troubling you, am I?”

Seeming to catch herself, Kasen blinked and just like that the piercing gaze vanished like it was never there. Shaking her head lightly she muttered, “No, its fine… I can’t change the temperature on such short notice, but…” She said something else that Hana couldn’t hear.

Hana scooted a little closer despite being a bit self-conscious about how the light perspiration from her skin must have been obvious. Leaning over she asked the taller women, “Sorry, I couldn’t hear that. What was it again?”

Strangely Kasen seemed to lean back a bit, her eyes focused on Hana’s and a faint blush creeped up on the edge of her face, was she feeling a bit warm as well? Kasen seemed to clear her throat, “I was… H-Hana-san if you’re feeling warm you could take off that long dress too, It uh… can’t be comfortable in this warmth right?!”

Nodding she leaned back, which seemed to relieve the hermit as well. She breathed a sigh of relief, well if that’s all then she was just being considerate! Nodding Hana smiled, thankful that she didn’t upset her host, “If it isn’t a problem then sure! This thing is way too long and all!”

>>45022962
Wrong answer.

>>42901448
Yes it does.

>>42140551
To a certain point.