/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Yamame sighed heavily, and I was forced to stop massaging her. "There's always something with you, isn't there?" She huffed, then stumbled to her feet, swiping up the red shirt she'd suggested which she thrust into my chest. "Here." She told me. "Yes, yes, I'm coming!" She called as she jumped down from the upper floor. I stood and pulled the shirt on, beginning to do the buttons up as I wandered over to the ledge from the upper floor to see what was happening. Yamame pulled open the door. "Oh, aren't you-?"

"The most beautiful person you've ever seen? Why, yes!" Tenshi cheerfully cut Yamame off. "Is he - Oh, there you are!" She poked her head in the door and looked up, spotting me and waving. "Feels like it's been weeks. Hey, nice shirt!" I awkwardly waved back, still buttoning up the shirt.

"Excuse me, would you mind not inviting yourself into my home?" Yamame said, somewhat coldly, though it occurred to me that she hadn't actually met Tenshi before, so I supposed it was to be expected. "The last person to do that got very ill, I hear." She gently, but firmly shoved Tenshi back to the door. "What is it that you want?" My shirt successfully buttoned, I called down to Yamame and asked her if there were any shoes to go with this outfit. "Under the desk!" She called up to me, and I spun, looking at the back wall of the workshop, which was completely covered with...stuff. I didn't know anything about making clothes, so I couldn't say what most of the stuff was, but it looked like a lot of storage space for materials and a very wide desk which curved slightly, giving Yamame more surface area to work with. Next to the desk was a wardrobe, and I couldn't resist from pulling it open to see the inside. Inside, I found complete outfits. Outfits for any description, some hidden under large coverings, some out in the open. a myriad number of coats, dresses, and shirts, and those were just what was hung up. Folded in various drawers were even more clothes of every variety. This, I supposed, must have been Yamame's personal collection. The things she couldn't wear on a day-to-day basis, but didn't want to lose track of. "Did you find them!?" I heard Yamame call, and I shook my head and closed the wardrobe, going back to the desk. Crouching down, I found a box.

"How's Reimu?" I heard Yamame ask Tenshi. Apparently, she was happy enough to engage in small talk.

"Huh? Oh, she's fine. Grumpy as ever. Is it true that she slept here for half a day after coming back from Eientei?" Tenshi sounded as unflappable as ever.

"Er, yes. Right on the couch." Yamame's voice sounded more than a little bit amused. "I hear she fell asleep in the caves on her way here, though. My sisters found her, and then her little brother," I got the impression that Yamame was pointing at me, "Carried her here." I opened the box, finding a pair of shoes inside. They weren't bulky like my boots were, and had fairly thin laces. I sat down in front of them, pulling them from the box. Grey in the same colour as the trousers, but while they felt less sturdy, they also didn't feel quite as flimsy as I'd expected them to feel. Pulling them on, I was pleased to find that they were exactly my size, and very comfortable. I tied the laces tight, then turned and headed for the ledge of the workshop, where I dropped to the ground floor. Tenshi had progressed to leaning against the door while Yamame stood there with her arms crossed. "Ah, there you are." Yamame said, taking in my appearance. "Hmm..."

"Well, it's been a while." Tenshi said, pushing off of the wall. "Or, uh, actually, it's only been a few days. Feels like ages, though." It did, and I nodded. "Reimu's sent me, if you were wondering why I was here."

"I was wondering that." Yamame said, sounding a little put out. Tenshi had a habit of getting overly familiar pretty fast, and I could see how it was grating on Yamame's nerves. Discretely, since Yamame was standing ahead of me and couldn't see me from behind, I tried to motion Tenshi to tone it down. She just stared at me as if I'd had a sudden bout of madness. "And why couldn't Reimu come and deliver the message herself?"

Any Touhou + Tenshi. She really is the adventuring Touhou. Must be the hat and sword.