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[vaizravana.livejournal.com]

—svāhā. [While at first this may seem like an accidental recording, what with the woman sitting with her eyes closed and caught mid-recitation, it most certainly is not, as she begins speaking again in the same steady tone.]

Heh, I can't tell if Lord Bishamonten even heard that. Guess I won't be getting any guidance from him at the present. Then again, these cats seem as though they are providing help enough. These scrolls certainly are providing decent information.

[Shou reaches down to grab the scroll sitting in her lap, and glances over it quickly. When she returns her gaze towards the mirror, she looks rather amused, for some reason, and when she starts talking again, it's much more excitedly than before.]

Yes, though the animals of this place are decent messengers, I would like to talk with the rest of you. Tell me, in your experience, what sort of place is this? Is it better or worse than where you come from?

[She pauses, relaxing her straight-backed posture as she seems to contemplate something.]

And...as a personal question. Would there happen to be anyone from the Myouren...rather, anyone who could tell me if there is a Buddhist temple here? It does not matter much if there isn't, but it'd be nice to just know.

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[vaizravana.livejournal.com]

Indeed, so you're from Gensokyo as well? And you've heard of the shrine, excellent!

...And this Shinto shrine, what about it makes it not a proper shrine?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Alice Margatroid, resident of the Forest of Magic, magician youkai.

The person who made it. If I remember right, she made it because she thought she was holy enough to take being a shrine maiden up as a job so she could have fights.

[vaizravana.livejournal.com]

Pleased to meet you, Miss Margatroid. I am Shou Toramaru, avatar of Bishamonten.

[Her face falls slightly, visibly annoyed.]

Oh dear, such a thing wouldn't be a proper shrine at all. ...has a proper shrine maiden been found yet, or is it still being run by that girl?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

You have to be one of the more polite people I've met from Gensokyo. It's such a rare thing to see.

Reimu's there. I don't think I have to ask if you know who that is.

[vaizravana.livejournal.com]

Why thank you! The people in Gensokyo are certainly unique, to say the least.

Yes, she seems as though there's not a soul in Gensokyo who doesn't know who she is. It's better for her to be there, she seems like she could take care of it.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

It certainly does have all kinds.

Though this leads me to ask, are you familiar with celestial beings? I don't speak of gods, but beings that can be described as 'angels'?

[vaizravana.livejournal.com]

Mm, a bit. I do not know any personally, but of course I am familiar with the idea of them. Why do you ask?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

There's one here. If you meet her, prepare to have all expectations shattered. I bring her up because she is the one who made that shrine. Please recall the reasons for the creation I mentioned.