⋮ No. 5443 ► 
For as long as she could remember, Orin had been good at handling people. Dead people. All of whom she would handle straight into the Hell of Blazing Fires. That was what she did. It was her job. Her history was long and storied, and the vast majority of those stories involved corpses, fires, and the subsequent combination of the two. Those two things were the tools of her trade.
She was not sure what to do when all she had was one. Other than feel awkward.
"Hi there, little guy."
The small child she held aloft over her head made no reply, simply dangling there in his too-large clothes, his dark eyes staring at her from behind the messy tangle of his dark hair. Small beads of sweat rolled down her pale skin as she felt the gentle rise and fall of his chest beneath her fingers. Her vibrant red hair began to fritz, slowly unraveling one of her twin braids as her large, black, feline ears began to droop. Gradually it occurred to her that, in accidentally dragging a living person down to Hell and nearly tossing him into a flaming pit, she might have been a bad girl.
She whimpered a little. She had to make sure Satori didn't find out!
"Hey," she stuttered, smiling weakly at the little boy. "You must be a tough little guy, so I bet you'll be okay while I figure out what to do with you, right?"
The boy stared into her dark red eyes. She stared into his. His breathing stayed calm. She heaved a sigh of relief.
Then she nearly fumbled him right into the pit as he burst out crying.
Instinctively she pulled him close before he could fall, and jumped back from the pit, falling flat on her ass. A string of vague nonsense and pleas for him to be quiet poured from her mouth, but she had only the barest idea of what she was saying, only the barest idea of what to do. Panic surged within her. She didn't know what to do with a child! Not a living one! She needed help! She needed... she needed...
"Master Satori! Help!"
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she began to cry as she ran toward the Palace of the Earth Spirits, leaving the burning flames in the belly of the underground far behind.
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Kindred Inalterable Dependency
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Comfy. Dark. Peaceful. Warm. Being in bed sure is wonderful.
"... wake up."
The soft sound of Mama Orin whispering into your ear wakes you up as it does every morning, and you try to hide your giggle, scrunching your eyes shut tighter, and snuggling up to Mama Okuu even closer than before. She hugs you tight, too, even in her sleep! Mama Okuu is always so huggy, it's so nice!
"Come on, little guy. Up and at 'em."
Mama Orin cuddles up behind you, squishing you up against Mama Okuu. Mama Orin isn't as soft as Mama Okuu, but she's really cuddly too. So lucky having such nice mamas! You hide your smile as Mama Orin starts tickling you with her tails, and try to keep from squirming. She's sneaky, but the only way to get you out of bed is...
Mama Orin giggles, and says your name.
***
[ ] ENTER NAME
***
Hello, folks.
Yeah, I know it isn't HLA. Shoot me, but I have hit a rut in HLA, and I believe a part of that is simply having worked with the same characters for so long. In a bit of an effort to recapture my writing spirit, I'm trying something new. I have someone to nudge me along on this, too.
I hope you all can enjoy this.
⋮ No. 5516 
"Kouji."
"Good morning, Mama Orin!"
She laughs, and snuggles up close, giving you a big good morning hug. You even get a nice big ruffle for being a good boy and answering when she said your name! Always feels so good when she plays with your hair like that, especially when she scratches just a little!
"Good morning, little guy... ready to get up? You have classes with Master Satori today."
Actually, you kind of want to sleep in with Mama Okuu for once, but... she sure sleeps a long time, and Aunt Satori is really nice. Plus, her lessons are always super interesting, and sometimes she even tells you those funny stories about your mamas! She even gives you cookies, and tea, and all sorts of nice, colorful snacks.
"Well, little guy?"
"Okay! I'm ready!"
"On the count of three..."
It takes a whole lot of squirming, and Mama Orin has to tug a lot, but soon you pop right out of Mama Okuu's arms with a great big... pop! You and Mama Orin kind of go over the edge of the bed, but that's okay because she's soft, and you get to snuggle a little down on the floor. Mama Orin is always really active though, so you don't get to spend much time cuddling and rolling around with her before she hops back up, and runs you right over to the big old mirror in the corner.
That's fine, though, even though you have to stand still in front of the mirror. Standing still all by yourself is normally boring, but the mirror is so big that you can see everything in the room, and Mama Orin being so active makes her funny to watch. She scrambles and tumbles all over the room to find all the stuff you need to get ready, and her black and green dress almost matches the wall, so it looks really silly when she flails around like that. Her ears and tails are always twitching all over the place, too!
She never stops moving, and just hops right over to help you get dressed once she has all your clothes. Off with the big white shirt, on with the green kimono! You match with mama, now! She ties everything up so neat and nice for you, so you just watch the mirror. Mama Orin looks so focused! Mama Okuu looks so sloppy! All rolling around on the bed in the center of the room, getting wrapped up in the sheets like she gets wrapped up in her cape sometimes!
Oh!
You shut your eyes when Mama Orin starts brushing and combing your hair, trying to make it settle down all straight. Feels good when she brushes your hair! You're kind of happy she always makes sure to take care of your hair, but...
You open your eyes when she finishes. Your hair looks like it's all neat and tidy now, lying all black and flat. Mama Orin looks super proud of her work. Then twitch, twitch! Poof! Your hair goes all messy and wavy again! Mama Orin groans, and her ears go all flat. You giggle a little.
"So stubborn..."
Of course! Mama Orin raised you, after all!
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Zoom!
Riding in Mama Orin's wheelbarrow is always so much fun! Lights and colors shooting by at super high speeds! The whole house looks so different like this! Even when you get to the outer parts of the house, with all the browns and daylight everywhere, it still looks different. All those columns and arches whizzing by...
The best part, though, is riding backwards, because it lets you look up at Mama Orin. She always seems so happy when she's pushing her cart. Her eyes are all glittery and shining like fire, and her ears are all alert, and she has this big, toothy grin, and her braids are whipping all around...
Mama Orin is so cool!
"Get ready, little guy! It's the final stretch!"
Oh!
You squirm down deep into the wheelbarrow, and get ready. Mama Orin goes faster, and faster, and faster, and stops! You go flying into the air, flip, and land on your feet... just like mama taught you! She gives you a big thumbs-up, and a smile.
"You seem to be teaching him strange things again, Orin."
Ah!
"Aunt Satori!"
You turn around, and Aunt Satori is right there behind you! She smiles down at you, red eyes twinkling, and gently strokes your hair. She sure is pretty every time you see her. Her hair is all pink, and silky, and neat under her hairband, not like yours at all! And her clothes are so neat looking, all soft colors, with cute little heart buttons. Her third eye swivels to look at you, all the cords on it swaying, and it blinks at you.
"Good morning, Kouji. I'm happy to see you again."
You nod excitedly, and spread your arms out for a hug. She chuckles and picks you right up off the ground in order to hug you. While you snuggle up to her, you can hear her talking to Mama Orin.
"You are quite proud of yourself, Rin."
Mama Orin laughs, but it sounds a little different, and you can hear a loud thump.
"Of course I am, Master Satori! I'm making the little guy into a real cat!"
The two of them keep talking for a little while, but it's a lot more boring, so you just enjoy snuggling up with Aunt Satori. It goes on for a while, but after they talk Mama Orin skips up and gives you one last big hug, and gives one to Aunt Satori too before she takes off at super high speed. It looks so fun... maybe Mama Orin will teach you to use her cart one day, too.
"I am sure she will one day, Kouji."
You give Aunt Satori a big smile. If she says so, then it must be true! Aunt Satori is always right! She giggles a little, and sets you down on the ground, crouching down to look you in the eyes.
"Well then, are you ready for your lessons today?"
Yeah!
"Wonderful! Let us... oh?"
Her third eye perks up, darting up to peer up and down the halls, and she looks up, too. You look around a little, too. What could she be looking for? All you can see is lots of brown dust all around, on the walls, the arches, the columns, the floor, even the dusty old door into the room where Satori always teaches you. Lots of dust. She smiles a little smile that reminds you of the one Mama Orin smiles sometimes.
"What a surprise..."
She giggles again, and turns to look at you.
"Kouji, it looks like we have a guest today. She's here just to see you! Should we say hello?"
***
[ ] Yep! Aunt Satori says you should always greet guests with a smile!
[ ] If the guest hasn't come out yet, then maybe she isn't ready to! Aunt Satori says you should always be understanding!
***
My apologies for the delay. I'm still getting back into the swing of things, and adjusting to this new protagonist. Will try to be quicker in the future.
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[X] Yep! Aunt Satori says you should always greet guests with a smile!
>If the guest hasn't come out yet, then maybe she isn't ready to!
Curiously how would Kouji know the guest would be female? Just an assumption he makes, something from Satori rubbing off on him/Kouji developing his own sixth sense, or something else..?
>You squirm down deep into the wheelbarrow, and get ready. Mama Orin goes faster, and faster, and faster, and stops! You go flying into the air, flip, and land on your feet... just like mama taught you! She gives you a big thumbs-up, and a smile.
Soon Orin will have Kouji wall-jumping and before you know it, she ends up enlisting a certain kappa to make a "specialized suit" for Kouji to handle the Hell of Blazing Fires. Mama Okuu and Mama Orin providing some "inspiration" as well
I SEE NOTHING WRONG ABOUT THIS AT ALL
⋮ No. 5532 >>5527 THERE ARE NO MEN IN THE UNDERGROUND
anyway, [x] Yep! Aunt Satori says you should always greet guests with a smile!
Everything is really cute and pink but...
⋮ No. 5549 [X] Yep! Aunt Satori says you should always greet guests with a smile!
This tide will not be turned.
I'm suprised nobody has brought up the posibility of Kisume being the guest. >>5539 I would think a title like KID would be an automatic warning for frequent heart attacks.
>>5548 Are you saying it takes nine months to create a shota CYOA?
⋮ No. 5550 >>5527 FUND IT!
[x] Yep! Aunt Satori says you should always greet guests with a smile!
If only my stone cold heart could react to these...
⋮ No. 5584 
>>5581 Yessir!
It's a sorry thing to have to admit, but today has been lost in a whirlwind of Fairy Wars and New Super Marisa Land. I will put my all into finishing the next update by tomorrow.
In the meantime, if you need a dose of heart attacks, I recommend New Super Marisa Land. It contains 200% of your daily dose of adorable.
⋮ No. 5622 >>5619 KID
HLA R2
HLA R1 Ex-stage
Working for the Weekend
Hory shit Patch is busy!
⋮ No. 5623 
Pop quiz! Easy quiz! Aunt Satori always says that when you have a guest, the polite thing to do is to greet them with a smile. That's the way to show them how happy you are that they came all the way to see you, and that will make them happy too.
"That is a wonderful answer, Kouji," Aunt Satori says, clasping her hands together. "If you continue to be such a considerate boy, and take the feelings of others to heart, I am sure you will grow up to be a fine young man."
You giggle. Aunt Satori praised you!
Her eyes twinkle and glitter all pretty-like, and she gently pats you on the head. Then she straightens up, stands up, and pats her dress out smooth. She has that little smile like the one Mama Orin uses again. It's an exciting kind of smile! She always uses it right before she does something sneaky, or something fun, or something sneaky-fun!
"However, in order to greet someone properly when they come to see you, you have to see them, too." She twirls around, and flash! A little danmaku bullet goes whizzing way up high into the ceiling! "Isn't that right, Miss Spider?"
Way up there in the dark comes a popping noise, and then a loud, surprised shout. A blond girl in a poofy red-brown dress with weird yellow bands around it comes tumbling down, her arms and legs waving all over the place. Right before she hits the ground, she tries to grab at something, and catches a really hard-to-see glittery string, using it to stop right there. Her hair is all messed up now, not in a bun anymore, and her black ribbon is all lopsided and funny looking. She looks all dizzy, too.
So you should definitely greet her properly, and make her feel better!
"Yamame!"
You skip on over, and give her a big, big smile! She still looks kind of dizzy, but she smiles at you anyway. Kind of.
"Kouji! How are you today?"
"Good! How are you?"
"Not good! Tell your aunt not to to scare me like that," she says all whiny-like.
You laugh, and turn around to talk to Aunt Satori. Her eyes are sparkly, though, and she has her hands together in front of her, and she's squirming around in place, and that means...
"But you look so cute when you're scared, Yamame! Flailing all your arms and legs, and trying to cling to your web, and spinning around on your web!" Aunt Satori hugs herself, and her face turns all pink. "With all those buttons glinting, you look just like spider, with their cute furry legs, and their big shining eyes, and, and... ah! I want a spider for a pet! I want to take you home!"
Aunt Satori spreads her arms wide for a big hug, and runs right toward you and Yamame! Yamame makes a funny noise, though, and scurries up her web and out of the way. Aunt Satori gets on her tippy-toes trying to reach, but she can't make it!
"Kouji! Come on! Let's get out of here, and away from your crazy aunt!"
You giggle again. Aunt Satori isn't crazy, just silly sometimes! Like when she has Pet Fever♪
"Oh, Kouji!" Aunt Satori spins around all happy, giving you a big grin. "Leave it to a considerate boy like you to understand! Your aunt is just silly! So very silly!"
She bends down and pokes your nose.
"But that's our secret, right?"
You poke her nose. That's right!
Aunt Satori picks you right up off the ground, holds you over her head, and spins around and around. She laughs and laughs, doing her little spinning dance. All the browns, and dark bits, and light bits around you spin together like the colors of the big old windows that line the house! You can kind of see Yamame reach out for you, though.
"Come on, Kouji! Let's go!"
Satori smiles up at you, her eyes still sparkly, all three of them!
"Well, Kouji! Yamame wants to take you somewhere, I have lessons for you... so much to do today! What do you think?"
***
[ ] You think you should go with Yamame, and come back later! Aunt Satori can't teach in Pet Fever!
[ ] You think you should stay with Aunt Satori, and go out later! Lessons are important! Aunt Satori will calm down soon.
- [ ] Yamame could come for lessons, too!
[ ] You think Yamame would make a good pet.
***
Ugh. It's one thing after another. Electricians looking at the house, yard work, packing things up to get moved back to the dorms, losing the USB with my writing on it, then finding it again...
Anyway, the last day or two got out of hand on me. Sorry about that. Will be aiming for daily updates after this... except on Saturday. I'm moving back into the university dorms then, so expect a delay then.
⋮ No. 5627 [x] You think you should go with Yamame, and come back later! Aunt Satori can't teach in Pet Fever!
Some time out of the house would be nice. A kid can't stay cooped up in the palace forever.
>>5625 Trying such a failed approach? Just because Patchwork is writing this doesn't mean it'd have kinky stuff like that. And if we were to go that route, I'd rather get educated by Mamas Rin and Okuu (Who's 'more huggable')
⋮ No. 5658 >>5656 University. Just moved in yesterday, and have been busy with all the check-in work and the routine being dragged around the dormitory before classes begin.
Regardless, I am finally settled, registered to the Internet service on campus, and all that other stuff. Classes begin tomorrow, but I ought to have time to update. My class schedule leaves me with nice, open afternoons. Plus, the first few days of classes rarely require me to do much.
So, votes called, and update coming tomorrow, hopefully in the afternoon.
⋮ No. 5685 
"I think Yamame would make a good pet!"
Blink blink! Yamame blinks, and it's funny, because she kind of wobbles on her web, and then even the big old yellow buttons on her dress all glitter like they're blinking! Then Aunt Satori blinks, and gets a big goofy smile. You blink a little too, since everyone else is.
"Kouji," Aunt Satori sings, then pulls you into the biggest hug today!
"Kouji!" Yamame's eyes look all wet, and she sniffles at you. "Why would you say something like that?"
"Because Aunt Satori's pets are all super fun, and super cute, and super friendly, and so are you! Plus, if you were a pet, you could live here with me, and I would get to see you everyday! You could even sleep together with me, and Mama Orin, and Mama Okuu!"
After you say that, Yamame turns all red in the face, and scrambles around on her web again. It looks silly, so you end up giggling with Aunt Satori again.
"You! C-cute! Sleeping together!" Yamame waves her arms all over the place, then points at you. "That crazy lady is scrambling your head, Kouji! Sh-she's teaching you all kinds of weird things!"
Whoosh! Yamame swings around on her web, and jumps right over the edge of the balcony! More and more webs twinkle through the air, and she scurries away, still lit up all red for some reason. She turns around and calls back to you, though, before she leaves.
"I'll come back for you later, Kouji! I'll save you from that crazy lady!"
And then she disappears, way far into the far, far away, and down below in the city. You feel kind of sad, because she started acting all weird after you said she would make a good pet. Maybe you did something bad, or said something you weren't supposed to.
"Don't worry," Aunt Satori says, still holding you really tight, and giggling a lot. "The only person who made that cute little spider act strange was her! In fact, you made her so happy that she's going to come back a whole lot today, just to see you!"
Oh! You feel better, then. Aunt Satori is always right about those things! She's really amazing!
She sounds really happy, too, giggling and laughing as she takes you back inside. She's usually real quiet, and calm, and stuff when she enters the study, so she must be happy if she still does all those little spins, and holds you over her head while she goes all the way to the center of the room. Because of that, you get to see all over the room, and all the rows and rows of books on their big dark shelves.
She plops down on the really cushy red couch she always lets you use when you have lessons, right next to the big wooden table with the tray of snacks on it, and the books stacked up all neat. Her comfy looking red chair is on the other side of the table, but she totally ignores it. She just stretches out and lies down on the couch, cuddling up to you, and snuggling a whole bunch.
It's kind of nice, especially because she always keeps this room kind of dark and cozy, and most of the light comes from these dim little lamps she put up around the room. You don't really get why they don't get super bright, but she showed you how to light them once, and it looks and feels real nice to be in a cozy, dim room. You don't know what else to do, so you just snuggle up to her, and let yourself feel all nice.
"Oh Kouji, I feel so excited today! Your cute spider friend visited, and she's going to come back, and maybe she'll let me make her my pet, and goodness I just want to snuggle something so much right now! I'm hardly acting like myself!"
Yeah! Normally she calms down a lot faster than this after Pet Fever, and she hardly ever wants to snuggle so much! It's kind of nice, but...
***
[ ] Lessons!
[ ] Snuggles!
⋮ No. 5691 >>5689 Don't need it, I have a natural immunity to cuteness and what people call Moe.
Yes, you can start calling me a cold heartless monster.
[X] Snuggle Lessons!
⋮ No. 5707 >>5585 What game is it? That pic looks so adorable I feel I should play it. No, I want to play. Please, give me the name!!!
[X] Snuggle Lessons!
MUST HAVE MORE SNUGGLE.
⋮ No. 6168 
Alright, guys. Before I say anything else, my sincerest apologies for having kept you all waiting for so long. While university has been dumping on me much harder than I anticipated, there have been opportunities to write that I have missed out on, and there's no excuse for that.
Finally,
finally, I will be updating this. Expect a new update by tomorrow at the latest. In the meantime, please enjoy the short I posted in /at/.
>>5961 >>6048 Guys, I appreciate it, but it's hard to type while I'm masturbating. ⋮ No. 6398 
>>6397 Stop bumping it for god sakes!
Keep fucking seeing this at the top of the page and thinking it's a damn update but NO It's
you with yer damn images!
ARGH!
⋮ No. 6424 
"I know, lessons are important," Aunt Satori whines, and pouts, and looks at your with these big watery eyes... now you know where Mama Okuu learned!
Mama Orin always tells you to ignore Mama Okuu when she acts that way.
"What?" Aunt Satori looks at you, and does this thing with her lips that make them look all shaky, and her third eye comes up looking all watery just like her regular eyes. "You... you won't even give me just a little more hugging? Even though you're such a considerate boy?"
... well, Mama Orin does always end up giving Mama Okuu a little. Just a little though.
"Kouji, you little sweetheart!" Aunt Satori must be where Mama Okuu learned to look so bright when happy, too. She has the same great big smile, and her eyes are all lit up just the same way! You get a great big excited squeeze from her, and then... upsie-daisy! She pops you right up into the air, and everything spins around and around until you land on your back, right in another hug! "You always find time to humor your aunt, don't you?"
Of course you do! She's always teaching you to be considerate!
"I am always teaching you that, aren't I?" She laughs, and then uses one of her hands to messy up your hair, and scratch at your head. Feels good! She scratches and scratches, and her laughing gets quieter and quieter, until she sounds all soft like she usually does. "I should listen more closely to my own lessons..."
Aw, no more scratching. It's okay though, because she puts her hands right on top of yours, and squeezes, just like if she was holding your hands. She used to hold your hand all the time when teaching you things, so maybe that means...
"Yes. Kouji... you wanted to have a lesson, didn't you?"
Yes, Aunt Satori!
"Then I have the perfect lesson for today. A lesson I can teach you while holding you, so that we both get to have fun!" She picks up your hands, and pulls them all the way up to your face, then pulls them apart so that it's like you're holding up a big, invisible ball. "Today, I'm going to teach you how to use magic to make a bullet!"
"Oh! Oh! Bullets! I want to help!"
Aha! All of a sudden there are sparkly green eyes in front of you, and a great big grin, and a whole mess of greenie-grey hair brushing all over your face.
"Hey, Aunt Koi--"
Mwah! Aunt Koishi gives you a big, wet kiss, just like always! Smooch, and hug, and snuggle, and squeeze, and she's even huggier and kissier than Mama Okuu is! Always gotta stop her, otherwise she just keeps going, and going, and going... but you're all caught between her and Aunt Satori, and Aunt Satori has your hands, and...
Oh!
"That is not helping, Koishi."
Aunt Satori takes your hands, and presses them right up against Aunt Koishi's cheeks. One push, and Aunt Koishi pops right off of you! She waves her arms forward as far as she can, and keeps making her kissy-face, but Aunt Satori just keeps holding her up. Aunt Koishi is super energetic, and really tough to get off... Aunt Satori is real strong to be able to get her off so easy-like!
"But sis," Aunt Koishi whines, but still sounds happy and silly, "it's moral support! I'm helping by giving him all my love!"
"I don't think the kind of love he needs from you requires your tongue, Koishi."
"Because that's the kind of love he needs from you, right, sis?" Aunt Koishi has a big silly grin on her face. That means...
"Koishi."
"Sis."
There's this long, long silence. Lots of tension! Then, all of a sudden, pounce! Aunt Satori pinches Aunt Koishi's cheeks, and stretches her face around, and Aunt Koishi starts waving her arms all around, trying to stop her!
"Tickle her, Kouji."
If Aunt Satori says so! Aunt Koishi laughs real hard, and squirms all around on top of you. She has to hold onto her sides, she laughs so hard, and it gets your hands all trapped underneath them, so all you can do is tickle her even more.
"But sis!" Aunt Koishi tries to tug her face away while laughing and whining at the same time. "Danmaku is all about love! Feelings are the most important thing! Passion!"
"... yes. You're incorrigible, but you're right!"
All of a sudden, Aunt Satori lets Aunt Koishi's face go, and Aunt Koishi plops right down onto you. She giggles and squirms a whole lot, rubbing her head into your chest. She nuzzles right up, still giggling, and even her third eye gets to nuzzling you!
"And I'm the best with feelings!" She sounds so satisfied.
"Really? From the way I'm unable to contain myself today, I'd say you're the worst." Aunt Satori sounds real happy when she says that, somehow.
"No one said I can't be both!" Aunt Koishi smiles real big, and sticks out her tongue.
"You're incorrigible... but you're right." Aunt Satori messies up Aunt Koishi's hair, just like she does with yours, and knocks her hat right off her head. Aunt Koishi seems real happy though, and keeps rubbing her head against Aunt Satori's hand.
"Then I can help, sis?"
"Of course you can, Koishi."
Aunt Koishi closes her eyes, and rests her head so that her ear is right on your chest, and then she puts her hands right up next to her head. Aunt Satori holds your hands again, and brings them back to where she had them before, right up in front of your face so that it's like you're holding a big, invisible ball up in front of you. You feel a little tingle run all up and down your whole body, and Aunt Satori's hands start glowing a little, and so do yours!
"Kouji," she whispers quiet, right into your ear, "I want you to close your eyes. Can you close your eyes for me?"
Yeah. You close your eyes, and everything goes dark, so all you can do is feel things. Aunt Koishi is right on top of you, and you think her head is right by your heart, because you feel all warm and feathery near there. Aunt Satori is right below you, and she feels real warm, just like inside of you. You're not sure, but you think you can feel inside of her, too, kind of... like all that warm is connected to all your warm.
"That's good," she says nice and soft. "Now, Kouji, I want you to pay attention to that feeling. Koishi is going to keep it steady, and I'll show you how you need to move it."
All that warm inside you starts to move, like little bubbles. One bubble moves out into you, and then another, and then another... one after another, like a little train of bubbles moving around in you, traveling all up your arms toward your fingers. You feel really, really light all of a sudden, like Aunt Koishi and Aunt Satori are the only reason you're not floating right up into the air.
"Do you understand, Kouji? Try it yourself, alright?"
Okay. The bubbles stop moving around in you, but you remember what it was like, the way they were moving... it was just like this, right? The bubbles all start shifting around again, and you try and push them right up toward your fingers. It feels just like what Aunt Satori was making you do!
"Very good, Kouji," Aunt Satori sounds all excited, and you can feel her warm jitter all around under you, even though she doesn't move at all. "Now this next part is very important. I want you to think of all the different kinds of bullets you want to try, okay? Think of as many as you can, so I can show you all the different ways you need to use to make them!"
[ ] Bullet shapes! Name one, but try and think of one on your own.
⋮ No. 6454 [X] Hearts.
Because love, etc.
>>6453 Now I'm wondering if Kouji was breast-fed by Orin. That lucky little bastard.
⋮ No. 6455 >>6454 I'd have said Okuu but she has yet to say any remarks hinting at such... unless she forgot about it.
>>6449 That or she'd have a massive HNNNNNGGGGGG moment.
[x] hugs
⋮ No. 6467 
>>6466 >You want Kouji to shoot pokemons? I like this idea. slowpoke, slowpokes everywhere, but no how about something closer to "mama" orin/okuu as well as aunti Satori/Koishi?
Building on that
>>6462 post!
BEHOND DECARABIA (yes same name as that persona creature summon but looks better)
⋮ No. 6474 [x] Paw Print Bullets
Because yes. You know you want it. IT'S ORIGINAL.
>>6431 >>6435 Gosh, at least I remember to empty my name field when voting!
...sometimes ⋮ No. 6494 
>>6493 While you're most likely correct, show some civility towards someone who decided to share the fruit of their creative labors with you. Someone who, like most of us, has other obligations and responsibilities. Do I believe Patchwork is so totally swamped 24/7 with exams and schoolwork at university, based on my own personal experiences, that he is unable to find a moments peace to write a silly fan-fiction story if he had half a mind to? Not particularly. However, that doesn't exclude the possibility that his chosen academic path is more demanding than what I was accustomed to myself, or he just has more difficulty managing time. Regardless, neither are sufficient justification for being a disrespectful, and pompous ass.
I mean, hey. At least he bothers to occasionally pop in and offer apologies that I'm sure he is aware fall short, and could potentially elicit angsty or wangsty comments. Shows some character, considering the medium we're using here. More than what many writers here can bring themselves to do, to be sure.
⋮ No. 6496 >>6494 Don't put up verbose defenses of other writers' work ethic, YAF. It just makes them look bad.
>>6493 Die in a fire.
>>6490 >That said, since that's out of the way, I'll aim for a weekend update. Hooray!
⋮ No. 6504 Okay, so kind of a big problem.
On Friday I had a tangle with some malware on my laptop, and while I think I managed to get rid of it all, it seems to have taken a toll on the three or four year old OS. Windows has... hiccups from time to time. Bad ones.
Consequent to that, I'll be backing up some choice files, and reformatting my drive because I should really upgrade to Windows 7 already, and the university is offering it at a dirt cheap price. It's a one-two punch that should get rid of the software troubles, and help me out in the long run. Ideally I should be able to do that tonight, but it's going to be a long process in all likelihood.
So, that leaves me without a functioning computer during the interim. As a result, although I've done work on the next update, don't expect it until late tonight at the earliest. While my laptop is out of commission, I'll try and see if any friends have a computer I can use to keep working on the update. Stay tuned for news on how this all turns out.
⋮ No. 6765 >>6757 落ち着いて。
Seriously, why do you people have to get so angry all the time?
Never mind, I'm not starting an arguement here.
⋮ No. 6833 >>6765 Because when I click that button on my browser that brings me to Touhou-Project and I see that list of newly bumped threads and a story I really like and would love to see more of is on there after a long time of no updates, I make an assumption.
Sure enough it's probably not a smart assumption, but it comes from that little part of me that always holds out hope that something good is about to happen. It comes crashing out of the cage of logic after breaking the padlock of pattern recognition and causes me to have a little moment of happiness, and with my heart all gooey and ripe from hope and joy I click on that link only to have the bitter cold taste of disappointment shoved down my throat.
That is why we don't bump threads pointlessly.
