Fractured

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

Thanks for the patience. I hope the others show up soon too.

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

Koishi's eyes followed path of the knife as it whizzed by her face, almost too close for comfort. Was that aimed at her? Dizzied by the close call, Koishi stumbled to her right and tried to regain her step.

Ah! Do—... Are you, is everything okay?? Whatever's going on, I think it could use less of the sharp and more words instead.

Koishi took a handful of ginger steps toward the seemingly-human maid. Her white outfit and frilly accessories made her look almost like an albino lioness, armed to the teeth with her pointy daggers. Mist-world or not, those looked like they'd hurt as much as the thorn bushes in the Palace, something Koishi was personally familiar with and did not want to experience again. But still, that wasn't the fault of the thorn bushes, and the close-call couldn't have been the fault of the dagger. In both cases, it was up to her to make sure she didn't get hurt.

Ghostly green vines brimmed with thorns dug into the ground around Koishi. Not enough to seriously threaten the knife-human standing a distance away, but plenty to make Koishi feel a bit more comfortable about the standoff. At the same time, what if she wasn't the only threat in the mist? What if there were others that might launch faster, pointer knives, and actually aim to hit her? Koishi bouncer her head in each direction as paranoia started to set in.

All of you stay back! I don't wanna have to hurt you!

Myriad Reality

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And it’s much to ask for that to be perfectly, equally low for everyone.

@Multifarious

There's no way to ensure it. Most things in life aren't ubiquitous.

Myriad Reality

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Realistically... I like to think I’ve had my share. Met my quota.

@Multifarious

Some people have more than their fair share, for sure.

Myriad Reality

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I should, barring any catastrophes.

@Multifarious

Optimistically, there won't be any.

Myriad Reality

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For sure.

@Multifarious

I hope you have the opportunity to see some of them someday, if you decide to.

Myriad Reality

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Sure but you can learn things by learning what not to do.

@Multifarious

That too. It's give and take, I think.

Myriad Reality

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I don’t think that much can be generalized. They absolutely can though.

@Multifarious

I think every culture has something or another to learn from.

Myriad Reality

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No. But it’s not uncommon in primitive and tribal cultures.

@Multifarious

Do you think that those have any redeeming wisdom?

Myriad Reality

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I would say cultures that involve heavy amounts of killing are wrong.

@Multifarious

Was yours one of those?