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hauntedgensokyo:

The Spirit scoffed, but she had to admit that she hadn’t thought of the leg issue, so that was Alice’s point. With a brief moment of concentration, Mima split her floaty bits into two legs that more or less moved as one might expect after a few moments of practice.

“Pride is never childish,” she muttered as she started walking (yech!) towards the village, assuming that Alice would follow. “Doubly so when it fuels one’s magic… Your anger and arrogance made such breathtaking power! I still don’t know how the Hakurei bested you.”

Truth was, it was no accident that Mima encountered Alice first. She certainly wanted to see Marisa, but there were a few ducks that needed to be lined up before that happened… Even money said the puppeteer might just be one such waterfowl.

“You have been improving your spells through the Grimoire, yes?” Mima asked in a cheerfully interested tone that she hoped kept her inner smirk well veiled.

“Pride just leads to downfall. Even if it was as breathtaking as you say, it was still reckless and uncontrollable." And as young as inexperienced as she was at the time, her strategic sense was null. It was only natural that she would fail-- after all, there’s only so much that raw strength could bring her.

It was honestly a bit disappointing that Mima didn’t fall. A tiny, petty victory, perhaps, but it was still hard to back out of this mess. Alice followed, her dolls floating out of the defensive formation, but still at the ready.

Thankfully, Mima was ahead of her when the topic of her Grimoire came up. She winced and clutched the sealed book tighter.

“I... that is none of your business.” Her focus had long shifted from her Grimoire to her control of her dolls-- but that could never stop her from being wary of people’s interest in it. “You are no parent of mine, so don’t monitor me like a mother would. But, more importantly. Where have you even disappeared to? You’ve been gone for an awfully long time.”

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hauntedgensokyo:

“Personal matters?” Mima scoffed, but there wasn’t a lot of energy put into it. More than anything else, she just seemed disappointed.

“It would seem that everyone has given up the fight against the Hakurei in my… Absence.” The Spirit wasn’t overly fond of the changes she’d seen thus far, and hearing that even Alice Margatroid, her trusty if somewhat involuntary and short-termed maid didn’t consider Reimu the enemy anymore was disheartening. Or rather, it would have been disheartening if the Spirit had a heart in either the physical or more poetic meaning.

“Well, it was good fortune to encounter you, Alice! Come, and let’s find a place to drink and catch up!”

“The only reason I held any sort of animosity towards her at the time was just childish pride. Now? I have nothing to hold against her.”

If anyone was fortunate, it certainly wasn’t Alice. She was only there to continue her experiments with the straw dolls with new factors in mind, not have an impromptu reunion. Seeing her old opponent again only gave her a feeling of discomfort. Marisa and Reimu, she was emotionally prepared for. But the worse ones of the bunch?

Oh, why couldn’t she have met Marisa first...?

“That’s more of a subjective case, isn’t it? But I digress. I suppose we can find drinks in the village... You should choose a more ‘acceptable’ appearance, though, unless you want to show the villagers your ghastly... tail thing.”

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hauntedgensokyo:

“Yes. Quite a while indeed!”

Mima has no clue how long, but she’s not about to admit that out-loud.

She was also not about to mention what she might have done if Alice hadn’t been adequately defended! Probably nothing, but ya never know with dem evil Spirits. “And oh my, with a reception like this, I’d think you were nervous, my dear maid!” Mima cackled and leaned against a trunk of a tree by the side of the path. “You needn’t worry about me though; I cannot be exterminated,” lied the lying liar Spirit. “Do tell me though… What have you done to undo the vile Hakureis while I’ve been gone?”

Alice could only grimace at the reminder of her defeat, along with the humiliation that came after. No matter how much time has passed, it was still a vivid memory; one that she didn’t enjoy bringing up.

“It’s better to be safe than sorry, no? And, mind you, I won’t be brewing any more drinks today.”

Flies, generally inciting a vague feeling of annoyance, and cannot be exterminated. This description was getting dangerously close to that of a bug. However, the witch didn’t dare voice her thoughts-- she would still rather avoid a fight. She instead focused her thoughts on the last thing the spirit said.

“...I haven’t done anything, as I bear no ill will towards her. Please, don’t involve me in your personal matters.”

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[ARCANA QUIZ] RESULT: The Judgement

“The Arcana is the means by which all is revealed. At the end of his journey there was nothing but an empty space, a vast land with emptiness. And he finally understood that the journey was himself, his life and how he lived."

The Judgment Arcana, in tarot, is associated with realizing one's calling, gaining a deep understanding of life, and a feeling of acceptance and absolution.

Tagged by: @jellyousy (thank you!!)

Tagging: @chrysalice, + anyone else who feels like doing this meme, just say i tagged you!

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hauntedgensokyo:

One can only stand being around a familiar-yet-completely-different place for so long before one gets a bit itchy. When Mima could stand Reimu’s shrine no longer, she set out to explore the greater… Also familiar-yet-completely-different place.

Makai damn everything.

Still, it wasn’t all bad; almost as soon as the Spirit got out of eyeshot of the shrine, she spotted a familiar face.

“By Jigoku’s dark skies, is that little Alice Margatroid?”

A lot of things has changed from when she lived in Makai-- not only in the atmosphere and way of living, but even her behavior. And not to mention, she was even on talking terms with both Reimu and Marisa.

They didn’t seem to remember her from before, though. Yuuka didn’t give any indication of recognizing her from when they did meet in passing, but she had always been hard to read.

The only one she hasn’t heard a single thing about was that evil spirit -- at least, until that very moment.

Straight from the horse’s mouth, too.

She acted on instinct. A group of dolls flew out of her basket and hovered in front of her in a defensive formation, her grimoire protectively clutched to her chest.

“It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I thought you finally got exterminated.”

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sorry for the inactivity-- i’ve been just a bit too drained to attend to blogs (or this one, anyway, marisa did get some activity, albeit really slowly) for the whole month... but i’m going to try to get back into the writing groove! i think i’ll be making some changes in regards to the backstories i have, though.

i decided to make some tweaks to her makai backstory because it’s a bit... ass-pully, something like that. i want to try writing for a more compelling reason for shinki to take her in-- or a more sensible way for her to get into makai, in general. i might move it into the back and make the outside world backstory my main, too. it might be something like... something happens in the main verse to make it branch out to makai, too, if i think of something for that.

talking about the outside world backstory verse-- i’m tweaking it, too, because the old version was reliant on shinki. i thought of something else with less fanfare, but a bit more sensible when it comes to alice’s character.

i think that’s all? i’ll throw a starter call soon and do these in the back later... i’ll keep the original pages as they are while stuff are a WIP, though!

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finally free from school!!

anyway, i still have some free time until my hiatus ends, so i’ll probably be pre-writing drafts! usual activity continues on the 20th my time, sorry for the delay!

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happy new year!

AAAAAAAaaaand im going back to being inactive, again. whoops. anyway, i guess i just really need to set a hiatus for now because of midterms coming up;;; sadly, it looks like the schedule for academics will be really cramped (again), i dunno if i could be able to post actively even after that so.

...i guess i’ll really only be active around march or so. god school kicks my ass so hard

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matronofmakai:

“Yeah, no, it was just a matter of reshaping the inchling’s body. I am a god, after all - it isn’t arrogance when I say there’s nothing within Makai I cannot do, but simple fact.”

She gave Alice a little smile, and an affectionate pat on the shoulder.

“I’m sure, however, that you will eventually surpass me in your chosen field, and any other you delve into later. After all, if nothing else… to the people of Makai, you’re a figure nearly as revered as I am. I have no doubt that the faith of the people would elevate you to a god in very short order.”

The goddess chuckled, and her smile turned into a bit of a knowing smirk.

“…But, I know you. That would be much too easy, wouldn’t it? And it’d go against the core idea of your work - that arcane magic can do everything divine magic can, yes?”

“Well, as a youkai magician, I do have all the time in the world. I have plenty of time to enliven myself.”

“I’m more of a researcher than a sovereign, though. Neither am I a god. Besides, they do revere me for my title rather than any so called divinity as far as I know.”

It was quite a daunting task, as well. While she managed to pull off an army of dolls on her own, holding power over living beings was different. Too many things to attend to, too many things to manage. Demons were fickle creatures too, weren’t they? She would rather leave that to Shinki rather than that role on herself.

“As you said, it would be too easy... and it could be unreliable if I try to dabble in what I have no experience in. Divine magic and arcane magic aren’t exactly interchangeable, but I’d rather stick with what I know and practice.”

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silktrader:

“The forest of magic? If I ask around, I should be able to find it! I really like clothes, and for dolls it shouldn’t be too much fabric. I think it’s well worth the cost for the memory it’ll make!”

“It should be hard to miss. It’s pretty well known, and it’s rather large.”

“You have my gratitude. I’ll have to do my best to make their clothes something worth remembering, then!”

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magic-and-curiosity:

Jake starts wandering around the house, tidying up the place. Wasn’t expecting visitors today - but that’ll teach me to be prepared. The unexpected is commonplace here, after all.

“Let’s see… I’m pretty sure I first arrived in Gensokyo over a year ago. Went to sleep in my home in the Outside World like usual and woke up here. Shortly afterwards, I visited the Human Village and got myself a residence here. Since I wanted to explore outside the village, I had a couple of spellcards made for me over at the Hakurei Shrine.”

Jake looks to Alice. “And what about yourself? I can tell that you’re not originally from Gensokyo either. Of course, if you don’t feel comfortable talking about your past, I understand.”

At least he had the idea of cleaning up. Already better manners than a certain neighbor of hers.

“Is that so...? Well, true enough, it’s not like there’s too much to do in the village.” It’s not like she could go about doing her daily routine in the village without being kicked out or called upon for extermination, either.

“And as for my case... I used to do my research in seclusion in the Outside World. At one point, I wound up in Gensokyo. I suppose that I was forgotten with how long I was living alone. I decided to live in the Forest of Magic.” She paused, her expression lighting up as she realized something. “...Ah, that’s right. I forgot to mention. I used to be human, but I turned into a youkai Magician some time before I got spirited away into Gensokyo.”

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matronofmakai:

“You ought to know, Miss Dollmaker.”

Shinki gave her daughter a teasing little smile, before launching into the actual explanation.

“Well, you - fortunately - never had need of my power like that, but sometimes the spirits of the… recently deceased would come to the palace and ask for my help. So, I’d craft them new bodies, just as you’d craft a doll. One time you walked in on me doing that, but I suppose that was so long ago you don’t quite remember it.”

“But little Shinmyoumaru was different. Really, I just needed to make a couple modifications to her existing body! It was the least I could do after she gave me company, and listened to my troubles.”

“Ah, no, I still do remember that, but she’s still a living being, so...” She didn’t know that Shinki can modify bodies-- not at all.

“I was wondering if you transferred her soul from one body to a new one, but I guess not.” While Alice has researched about binding souls to a body or an inanimate object, actual transfer of consciousness was still something she needed information on.

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magic-and-curiosity:

“Oh, Alice.” Jake puts his props away, giving the woman a warm smile. “I do appreciate the compliment - I usually practice my tricks in my spare time so that I can perform them at a moment’s notice during a show.”

“Anyways, I was going to show you over to my house in the Human Village. Follow me!” With that, he started heading back to the village. Upon reaching his home, Jake motioned to Alice to go inside.

Jake’s home was a rather cozy place, if a little bit on the small side. It was one of the only vacant houses, though, so he worked with what he had.

“Make yourself at home, and sorry if it seems a little cramped in here. Anyways, I bet that you’ve got some questions for me. By all means, ask away - I’ll answer to the best of my ability.”

“Ah, no need to worry about that. It’s still navigable.” It was still orderly compared to a certain household Alice has visited before. Not that Jake’s home didn’t need cleaning whatsoever, though, but she kept that thought to herself.

She placed the basket containing the fabric she bought on the ground before settling down on a chair herself. “Well, then. Let me see...”

“First thing’s first... when did you first get inside Gensokyo?”

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( current state of muse list:

played games too much; fell asleep on me

....so, yeah, i dont really have a reason for inactivity-- i wasn’t that busy with schoolwork. orz. i’ll try to get things back up this week... christmas break is in a few days so yeah !!! )

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psa;

 i am a shy roleplayer. messaging people first doesn’t come easy to me. i go to send someone a message and then my mind goes a million miles an hour; what if they don’t like my writing, what if they don’t even know who my muse is, what if they don’t like the fandom, what if they’re roleplaying with someone who roleplays the same muse, *rereads the rules 10000s times but still gets paranoid im brekaing a rule*, what if they aren’t following me, are the mutuals only, what if they don’t like the plot i have in mind. and basically it fills me with so much nervousness and fear i just back away and continue to watch from afar.  this doesn’t mean i never message first, when i’m confident the person likes my writing style/blog i find approaching them a little bit easier.  this isn’t anything personal or me trying to be superior in any way. i am shy, have low confidence, and am very unsure of myself and my writing.  if i follow you and never message you, i’m sorry, i truly am. but i adore each and every one of you and love to see you all. if i had it my way i would speak and roleplay to all of you.  i hope you all can understand and forgive my unhealthy way of thinking (✿◠‿◠)