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Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

This post should make it easier for everyone to transition to the Akyuu manor to get them (mostly) on the same page. If I waited, there's no doubt that the scene at the village would've ended up a brawl or something lol

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

Human Village

As 'useful' as listening to the gossip floating around the Human Village was to Tenshi, it didn't take particularly long for her to get tired of hearing the same few things over and over. She couldn't really fault the humans for only being able to speak of one story, but if anything, it at least made the starting pieces for the whole incident clear. There was probably someone with that schoolteacher that they were all talking about, and if there was anywhere to start—

"Huh?"

As the celestial was lost in her thoughts, the immediate declaration of guilt from a familiar voice caused her to turn her head towards its source. The half-ghost samurai lady that met her gaze soon thereafter was a familiar sight, but her words and the way that she was posturing herself... Well, those were far less of a welcoming sight to her.

"Oh, it's just you. I'm offended, quite honestly," Tenshi responded, placing one hand onto the hilt of her sword as she spoke. "I only just arrived here today, and here you are accusing me of causing whatever's going on. Are you looking for a fight, maybe? I'll gladly take you o—"

Before she could finish her sentence, though, the (apparently-)sudden appearance of another person next to her caused Tenshi to flinch and draw her sword, her eyes flitting about before they finally came to rest upon the green-haired youkai girl from the underground.

"...Oh, it's just you," Tenshi sighed, sheathing her weapon as she shot a glare at Youmu before looking at what that other youkai—Ko-something-or-another—was gesturing at. "A book? I don't know what you're babbling about, but I don't have any ability to change the past or whatever; not like I really need to after all... Wait, what's with this waste of paper?"

As soon as she began to read the section that Koishi was pointing to, Tenshi's eyes narrowed as she made sure to try and reread what was stated there. As much as she gave no care about any of the lessons that were thrown her way back in Heaven, something on that level was something that even the children of the village would probably know. But as far as she could tell, everything written in that section was nothing but wrong.

"There's not even a mention of that border youkai there... Honestly, you should go find your books from a more reputable source," she sighed, shaking her head before turning back towards Youmu. "Right, where was I... Being offended about your accusation, I believe."

As a small crowd began to form around the three, the sounds of someone excusing themselves as they pushed their way through caused Tenshi to pause; when the source of that voice finally stumbled her way through and put herself in the middle of the area that had been cleared for their fight, the celestial was only forced to relax herself. It didn't make any sense to involve non-combatants in a duel, after all.

"S-stooooop!" she cried out, her arms outstretched as her twintails shaking as she closed her eyes tightly. "Miss Konpaku, that Celestial isn't at fault here! No, rather, it's great that you're here right now! I couldn't find Reimu or Marisa at the shrine, so please, come with me! You've solved a lot of incidents, so please, don't fight and come with me! Akyuu is already waiting, so..."

It took a few moments for Tenshi to even half-recognize the girl who had barged in to stop their fight, but the apron with 'KOSUZU' written on it made it clear that she was the owner of the bookstore that had recently been gaining a bit of traction with those who spent time around the shrine. Even so, getting interrupted right as something fun was about to happen was a bit irritating, if anything...

@VitaVitaAR@Fractured

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

I think the ideal thing to do would be to have people just sorta meet up in the Human Village for starters. Solving the incident isn't going to be as straightforward as 'find culprit, beat up culprit' this time, but teams will go a long way in starting that process up.

As for combat... Honestly, a mix of danmaku and actual fights is probably what I had in mind. It's not like most of the cast is in a fighting game anyhow, right?

But seriously though, so long as it feels interesting and dynamic, it should be fine. I'm not going to do anything weird like relying on RNG; so long as we end up with a good story, it should be fine.

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

@Sylph de Graaf: Kokoro accepted.

I think that's everyone, then?

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

Human Village

The carefree expression on Tenshi's face as she walked down the path to the Hakurei Shrine would not immediately betray the fact that she had been kicked out of Heaven once again for her belligerence. It wasn't a routine at this point so much as it was a point of contention; there hadn't been anything to do up there for a few weeks, and ever since the Perfect Possession incident had been resolved, she hadn't stepped foot back into Gensokyo. Really, it wasn't her fault that Celestials tended to be particularly boring about that.

If anything, that was why she was on her way to the Hakurei Shrine now; Shion had gone off somewhere else (to the chagrin of more than a few people), so she was left without anyone to do much of anything with.

Of course, heading to the shrine by foot meant passing through the Human Village, which ordinarily wouldn't have been a problem. Most of the time, the humans there would give her a bit of space as she passed through (which was a suitable amount of respect that she felt she rightfully deserved), but today, it seemed the town was abuzz with activity—and not in a good way. The words 'unconscious' and 'weird space' seemed to be particularly commonplace as she strolled through the streets, but beyond that, there wasn't much to be gathered from words alone. When there was this much negative chatter, though, the blue-haired Celestial found it to be a given that there was something afoot.

In other words, going to the Hakurei Shrine wasn't necessary to have fun this time around—at least, not yet. If there was an incident afoot, then it was likely that neither Reimu nor Marisa would be there, anyways. No, instead, now was the time to poke around; if any of the other major players in Gensokyo were already moving about, then there was a chance that she could catch onto a lead here, right?

...Of course, if there was an incident, then maybe that meant that she could have some fun in a duel as she worked her way to the culprit...

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

@Fractured: Hm... I suppose that works as enough justification, then. A bit of my worry was rooted in her ULiL scenario, where she sorta just goes around not really doing anything directly related to the main plot until she ends up accidentally spooking the living daylights out of Sumireko. It's sorta that weird in-between that makes things a bit tough.

Well, in any case, that's that cleared up, then. I'll be making a start to this in a bit.

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

Geh, double posting again because I actually can't let this sit right now (damn this random bout of insomnia).

@Fractured: It's been brought to my attention that there are a few issues with regards to character interactions between Koishi and... Well, everyone else, if only because of the emphasis on everyone forgetting she was there in the first place. Don't get me wrong, that is how it works, but it does create some weird logistics problems in the long term because none of the character interactions end up... Well, sticking.

Plus, motivation for getting involved in the incident isn't as clear with Koishi; most others either have 'bored' or 'wants to actually resolve' as a driving force, but Koishi is by nature super wishy-washy.

I'm sorry to spring this on you right as we're about to kick off, but I at least want to try and address this before that happens. If you're still okay with Sanae, I can fast-track you in if you swap between the two, or we can try hashing something out with Koishi to work around these issues. I'd prefer the former, but I'll leave the choice up to you.

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

@Rin@RolePlayerRoxas: Both accepted.

I think this is at least enough to kick things off; @Sylph de Graaf, you can slip in your form whenever and still be able to get into things. I don't think the group will get too far, so you should be fine on that front.

Well, it might be a bit too late for that right now, though. Expect an opening post in a few hours from now.

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• Name: Hinanawi Tenshi — Girl of the Sphere of Neither Perception nor Non-Perception
• Appearance: "What, you thought you could have fun without me?"
• Ability/Skills: As a Celestial, Tenshi's body is extraordinarily tough, able to resist damage that would usually leave lasting wounds upon most other people. She can hit back just as hard by dint of that, which is technically helpful in combat (though it also makes her prefer close-quarters combat over danmaku battles when it comes down to it). Of course, being a Celestial also means that she is also overly sensitive to the presence of death (it's rather distasteful for her), and she can't get sick or be bound by ordinary problems present to those of the flesh.
  Other than that, Tenshi has the ability to manipulate the earth by means of keystones, which she makes liberal use of in combat and flight alongside her weapon, the Sword of Hisou. The Sword itself allows her to manipulate the 'ki' of others, which she can thus change into something meant to target the weaknesses of her opponent. This only really means that she can change the weather around people for the most part, though, which can be both a good or a bad thing. Otherwise, it's a great weapon for close-quarters combat, and when used in conjunction with her keystones, allows Tenshi to maintain pressure in combat if left unchecked.
• History: A child of the Hinanawi family who only became a Celestial because the Nawi became divine spirits, Tenshi has never actually cared much for her life in Heaven. To her, the idyllic days that most other Celestials enjoyed were filled with nothing but boredom. It didn't take long for her to decide to cause havoc down in Gensokyo to break her boredom, of course, and with that came the chain of Gensokyo residents one after the other to beat her up in an attempt to resolve it. Though her temperament has not changed much since that time, she does end up frequenting the lands beneath Heaven in order to kill time (or when she is forced out), causing her to become somewhat well-acquainted with those who frequent the Hakurei Shrine.
• Personality: Tenshi is, without a doubt, a spoiled child who under normal circumstances would probably not have become a Celestial. As far as Celestials go, she is unusually worldly, and her (generally) unchecked selfishness has led to her being banished from Heaven more than a few times. Of course, she is the instigator of her own share of incidents and has ended up on the receiving end of a good chunk of Gensokyo's residents' attacks because of this, but it isn't necessarily like she's a bad person at heart. Rather, the boredom of Heaven combined with an untempered heart have led to her becoming rather self-centered and arrogant. All things considered, that might be for the best; she seems much more at home in Gensokyo than in Heaven, despite being forced to return every so often for whatever reason.
• Other: As mentioned earlier, she has a fairly decent relationship with the people who frequent the Hakurei Shrine, so long as she isn't being particularly blockheaded during a given incident. She'll occasionally drop by to hang out there, just as she might the hermitage of a certain Ibara Kasen.

Touhou ~ Distorted Records of Parallel Fantasy (Now Accepting)

@Fractured: Accepted.

I suppose that it's not fun if I don't also have a way of directing things from within a scene, so time for a character of my own.

• Name: Hinanawi Tenshi — Girl of the Sphere of Neither Perception nor Non-Perception
• Appearance: "What, you thought you could have fun without me?"
• Ability/Skills: As a Celestial, Tenshi's body is extraordinarily tough, able to resist damage that would usually leave lasting wounds upon most other people. She can hit back just as hard by dint of that, which is technically helpful in combat (though it also makes her prefer close-quarters combat over danmaku battles when it comes down to it). Of course, being a Celestial also means that she is also overly sensitive to the presence of death (it's rather distasteful for her), and she can't get sick or be bound by ordinary problems present to those of the flesh.
  Other than that, Tenshi has the ability to manipulate the earth by means of keystones, which she makes liberal use of in combat and flight alongside her weapon, the Sword of Hisou. The Sword itself allows her to manipulate the 'ki' of others, which she can thus change into something meant to target the weaknesses of her opponent. This only really means that she can change the weather around people for the most part, though, which can be both a good or a bad thing. Otherwise, it's a great weapon for close-quarters combat, and when used in conjunction with her keystones, allows Tenshi to maintain pressure in combat if left unchecked.
• History: A child of the Hinanawi family who only became a Celestial because the Nawi became divine spirits, Tenshi has never actually cared much for her life in Heaven. To her, the idyllic days that most other Celestials enjoyed were filled with nothing but boredom. It didn't take long for her to decide to cause havoc down in Gensokyo to break her boredom, of course, and with that came the chain of Gensokyo residents one after the other to beat her up in an attempt to resolve it. Though her temperament has not changed much since that time, she does end up frequenting the lands beneath Heaven in order to kill time (or when she is forced out), causing her to become somewhat well-acquainted with those who frequent the Hakurei Shrine.
• Personality: Tenshi is, without a doubt, a spoiled child who under normal circumstances would probably not have become a Celestial. As far as Celestials go, she is unusually worldly, and her (generally) unchecked selfishness has led to her being banished from Heaven more than a few times. Of course, she is the instigator of her own share of incidents and has ended up on the receiving end of a good chunk of Gensokyo's residents' attacks because of this, but it isn't necessarily like she's a bad person at heart. Rather, the boredom of Heaven combined with an untempered heart have led to her becoming rather self-centered and arrogant. All things considered, that might be for the best; she seems much more at home in Gensokyo than in Heaven, despite being forced to return every so often for whatever reason.
• Other: As mentioned earlier, she has a fairly decent relationship with the people who frequent the Hakurei Shrine, so long as she isn't being particularly blockheaded during a given incident. She'll occasionally drop by to hang out there, just as she might the hermitage of a certain Ibara Kasen.

Should post characters in characters, I suppose.