/jp/ - Otaku Culture

"You're lying!" Marisa cried, looking borderline deranged. "It's all a sick joke! And he gets to be-" At this point, Tenshi shook her head, got up and walked around Marisa, who didn't even notice as she was so deep in her ranting, then crouched down and wrapped her arm around Marisa's neck. She squeezed. About fifteen seconds later, Marisa's body relaxed, and she fell to the floor, unconscious.

"Sorry." Tenshi said quietly. "I didn't realise it was getting to her so much. During the whole war game thing, it was mostly fun. I think she needed to sleep." I leaned over and brushed some hair from Marisa's face. She did look a little unwell. She was pale, and there were bags under her eyes which I hadn't noticed before. "I don't think she's been sleeping all that well lately." Tenshi said. "Probably pushing herself too hard on top of trying to figure out who you're seeing. I'll...Take her home."

"Are you sure?" Reimu asked, no longer rolling her eyes or looking exasperated. She just looked concerned now. "I can keep her here if you want. I'll look after her. I've probably not been making enough of an effort lately. You can stick around, if you want." I felt bad about this, now. I hadn't realised that it was upsetting her so much. "I think none of us did." Reimu replied. She didn't look like she felt good about it, either. "We...Probably should reveal it to her soon, then. What's happening with the ring?" Reimu asked me.

"Ring? What ring?" She looked between Reimu and I. "Wait...You mean...?" Reimu and I both nodded, and she squealed, clapping her hands together. "You're going to marry her?" She asked excitedly. I replied that I wanted to, and I was mostly sure that she wanted to, as well. "That's - Oh, I'm a bit too excited, here!" She sat back and swallowed. "Okay, I'm calm. So, you're getting a ring for..." The proposal, I said. "From what I hear, that's one of the bits that really caught on in the Outside World. You could ask, uh...What's their name...The Moriya? They came from the Outside World, didn't they?" They had, I think. Still, they were a little...Difficult to talk to.

I turned back to Reimu to explain that I'd handed off that gemstone to Kisami - Stopping for a moment to explain to Tenshi who exactly Kisami was - who had turned out to be something of a jeweller. I wasn't sure exactly how long it would take her, but she had promised to have it done as fast as she could. "How about the ceremony?" Reimu asked me. "Are you planning to have a large one?" I supposed it would be large, considering how many sisters Yamame had. "Yeah, but that's her side. What about your side?" I opened my mouth, then paused. Who was I going to invite? Reimu, obviously. Marisa and Tenshi. Lady Kasen and Raki, along with Yuugi and Suika. From there, it became something worth thinking about. "If you want my opinion, you might as well invite everyone you can. If you don’t, they'll probably just gatecrash anyway, except they'll be mad at you for not inviting them." Reimu offered.