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The three looked up at her in confusion, though the angrier Aunn looked ready to throw a few punches. "Um..." The less angry Aunn began. "Are you...attacking us?" She continued slowly. "Are you an intruder too!? Miss Reimu! Miss Reimu, there's-!"

At that point, there was a new noise. The stomping of shoes. Looking up, Yamame saw the source. "Aunn!" Reimu shouted, her hands on her hips. "What the hell are you doing!?"

Aunn froze, then twisted her head to see Reimu, who was standing on the path down to the storage room and looked very annoyed. "Just, um, chasing an intruder, Miss Reimu! Then another intruder attacked me!" She cried back, pointing first at Chen, then at Yamame in turn. The angrier Aunn, curiously, didn't seem to want to speak to anyone, but she was definitely letting Yamame know her displeasure and probable imminent death. If looks could kill... "I don't know where she came from, but I'll get rid of her!"

"An intru..." Reimu trailed off, taking in the sight of Chen, who was still on the ground. "Oh for - That's not an intruder, Aunn! That's Chen! Ran's shikigami or whatever! Just let her do whatever weird task she's here to do or I'll have Yukari bugging me for hours when she can't even be bothered to show up for so much as a How-do-you-do!" Reimu looked between everyone. "Are you dealing with this?" She asked Yamame, who opened her mouth and stammered something random. "Good! Aunn, leave Chen alone, and no messing with Yamame either. She's welcome here! Attack her, and you'll upset my brother, and that'll upset me!" Reimu had apparently taken her answer as a yes. "I'm busy! Tenshi's decided that she knows better than me about what's in my own storeroom and has started throwing things around." And with that, she spun on her heel and stomped off.

The two Aunns got to their feet and dusted themselves off. "Just trying to help, Miss Reimu..." The nicer one muttered. She looked at Yamame, and the angrier one did the same, but slightly more threatening. "You tripped us!" She accused.

"Er, well, yes, I suppose I did." Yamame replied, still a little confused about the whole thing. "But you were chasing someone who was just trying to do their work. That's rather mean, you know." Aunn looked at her with some suspicion. "I'm sure you've got important work, too. How would you feel if someone starting attacking you in the middle of it?"

The angry Aunn, while still not speaking, didn't look very convinced, but the nicer Aunn had calmed down a little. "...Not great." Yamame gave her a look, then told her to apologize. It seemed to take some effort, but Aunn did look over at Chen after a few moments. "...Sorry." She muttered, turning and stomping off, her angry twin following soon after.

That left Yamame with Chen, who had picked herself up and dusted down her clothes. "Um, thank you." Chen said hesitantly. "I was meant to be looking for Reimu, but that komainu found me first." She picked up her hat, which had fallen off, and checked it over, then sighed in relief. "Not torn..." She mumbled, putting it back on her head between her ears. Then, she looked at Yamame again. She squinted. Her eyes slowly travelled down Yamame's dress, taking in the design. "Are - Are you a spider, Miss...?" Her eyes were widening. This was starting to seem suspicious in a different way.