[ A figure lies curled up in a corner of the gardens, gently snoozing. It stays unmoving for a while, until it turns around and receives a faceful of flowers. ]

[ The figure quickly wakes up. ]

[ It - she groggily sits up, looking at her surroundings. Flower field. Forest. Cat sitting right in front of her, licking its paws. ]

"Goddammit."

--
Hey, anyone from Gensokyo here? Reimu, Alice, you guys still around?

[It looks like even Lambda is curious about the cafe. Or, at least, one has to assume that's the reason she can be found there today, her armor politely folded into its strange idle form behind her. Is that polite? She assumes it must be, since Urd called her armored appearance "intimidating." She watches the little robots roam here and there from her seat as she waits for her chosen treat to be brought to her. Again, it only seems polite to participate in the shop's intended purpose.]

[It isn't long before one of them sets a cupcake in front of her. It looks like...a snickerdoodle one? Who knows how she came to the decision to have that one above all the others, since it's not like she knows much about eating for taste.] ...Thank you, [she says before the robot takes its leave again, and then she stares at the cupcake in front of her. It's unfortunate that her visor isn't in place, since she can't analyze its content without it, so when she lifts it up to nibble it, holding it gently between the tips of her fingers, she does so cautiously.]

[Is it...good? She doesn't dislike it.]


[ ooc: Threads can take place either at the cafe or afterwards. Lambda can be found around the Gardens (where her armor will be equipped) or at the Tohno Mansion. ]

[action]

[Kariya Matou is a woman on a mission. Sort of. She's interested in finding out all she can about the Gardens, in exploring as much as she can. It's slow going. She's hampered by her poor health and often has to sit down and rest when she's tired or out of breath. She lies down in the grass or leans back against a tree, the veins in her face pulsing.

The worms have been quieter, but they're still active, and they still hurt. She was only supposed to live a few more weeks, at best, but her progression toward death seems to have been halted, or at least slowed, and she's heard that she can't really die here. She's gotten better at meditating and working her way through the pain, and some days are better than others. So she keeps going. She sleeps in a structure if she happens to wind up near one, but she doesn't mind sleeping under the stars. She thinks of playing outside, in the park. It's like that. If she listens, she imagines she can hear the creaking of swings, the laughter of children. Sometimes the birds come to pull at her hair and sing, or the rabbits nibble on the sleeves of her hoodie. She doesn't mind.

She doesn't exactly know what she's looking for as she wanders, but she's looking for something. Answers, maybe. When she meets someone along her way (and she might show up anywhere), she doesn't hesitate to nod and smile crookedly, only the right side of her mouth rising.]

[vine; video]

[Kariya addresses the Vine quietly, but not nervously. It's simply hard for her to marshal her thoughts at times.]

I was wondering if--it's possible to speak to the Queen. Or anyone who knows her, anyone who has some power here, who's from this place. Or even someone who knows a lot about it. I'd like to... [She trails off for a moment, then smiles hopefully.] Ask some questions.

Thank you. I'd appreciate it very much.

Oh! [She almost forgot.] And can anyone tell me if there was ever anyone here named Aoi-- [A pause.] Tohsaka, or Sakura, or Rin?

Who: Chihiro Ogino and YOU!
When: August 22nd
Where: The Garden Library, Kuja's Library, and the shrine
What: Chihiro goes looking for something to read, and thinks on what she finds
Rating: PG-13 for romance talk? Other than that, probably nothing.

The Library
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Kuja's Library
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Gensokyo Shrine
[All in all, after having become acquainted with the literature apparently commonplace in the gardens, it's a distracted and slightly brooding Chihiro that goes about the business of tending to the shrine. Sweeping and polishing and sweeping some more, and finally rounding it off with a bit of praying at the shrine.]