/jp/ - Otaku Culture

The party started on the mild side.

Not everyone was familiar with each other, and the 'intrusion' of Tewi, her entourage, and Mamizou soured things. The mood was one of awkward tension… Then Hana arrived, and it was like the flip of a coin. She brought with her energy that filled everyone's soul; though she was cutely tense as a rod and sweating bullets at first, it endeared more than weirded out.

Energy spread out, volatile and warm, grew exponentially, and now a true party is unfolding before my eyes.

The army of dolls played with everyone, exhilarated with all the attention; the rabbits, Sana and Sara, the biggest contributors to their excitement, hopped around and chased the dolls around, loudly telling stories of their massive family and competing to see who could eat more—an amusing sight, considering the dolls' and rabbits' minuscule stomachs. It came down to manpower and with so many dolls, it wasn't surprising they'd won all matches~

Mamizou was content to stay in her corner, eating and indulging in gossip with whoever decided to approach. I stopped by when Marisa and Alice approached and, oh, what I got was gold: apparently, during one of Alice's visits to Anon, she was caught leaving the Fake Shrine running on all fours, her eyes wide like those of a wolf tengu in heat. Aya, always the opportunist, heard that and was furiously writing, much to the dismay of Alice, her face as red as Kanako-sama's dresses, stuttering and just about to melt from embarrassment.

Then Mamizou followed with how Aya got her wings petted by a mysterious person, turning into a bubbling pool of pleasure in seconds. Aya was even redder than Alice.

Serves her well for that preposterous 'gift' she gave me some time ago—it destroyed Kanako-sama…

Marisa was cackling the entire time.

Gossip continued between them—at one point, I caught a glimpse of Marisa just as red as the other girls and couldn't stomach the regret for not staying to listen more—and I moved, engaging with sweet Kosuzu about her humble bookstore; though she asked me if I was interested in any books recently, I smartly—and for my own decency—didn't tell her about my growing curiosity to consume, well… Spicy content.

… It seems it destroyed me too.

Our attention was caught by Hana laughing out loud, Yuuka seeming immensely exasperated. To their side was Tewi, smug gone as she arduously attempted to get Aunn off of her, the Komainu fond of her carrot necklace for some ungodly reason. "B-But vines are an essential part of the ecosystem! Harmless, mostly—how could you fear them?!" Yuuka asked, closed fists going up and down, Mima floating by a giggling Hana.

I and Suzu glanced at each other, and we knew that whatever was happening there, we must be a part of.

"S-Stop, usa, usa—Hana get your hound off me!"

"Ah, I miss him so muuuuuuuch~" Aunn cried, sniffing the necklace and appearing on the verge of tears… Wait, that drink in her hand and the redness of her face—I hear Marisa giggling nearby. "Anooooooon, come back! Leave the nasty place!! I want to be petted!!"

"… Marisa really gave Aunn alcohol?" I mutter, Suzu laughing, carefully drinking her own mix. We approach Hana and Yuuka, the first noticing me and quickly grasping me in a hug, radiant unlike anything I've ever seen, almost trembling with emotion. It made me fuzzy inside to see her so happy.

Yuuka pouted at the sight but was cut by Hana. "They look like snakes! A snake once tried to eat me, doing unfathomable damage to little me—and vines, ugh… They're all, uh—" As if pondering, Hana suddenly looked all thoughtful, eyes gleaming. "They're all like this~" Hana stretched, thinned, and was jiggling like jelly. I watched it all in horror before bursting into laughter. Oh, yeah, reality-bending. Yuuka didn't appear as surprised, nor did Suzu. The demonstration sparked gasps of surprise and murmurs throughout the entire cast of attendees, Hana soon returning to her normal form. "—And I hate things that are like this~" She showed again, Sana and Sara rushing to the front lines to see better, hopping in place with fear yet exhilaration. "—And this~" She repeated the pattern, but now horizontally. "They remind me of snakes."

"I hate snakes!" Sara yelled, hugging Sana. Sana nodded.

Hana had an evil smirk. "Yeah, me too; they're all like—" Mima's hand was fast on her shoulder, giving the teen a disapproving look—albeit amused nonetheless—about scaring the little rabbits. She quickly recovered, turning to me, her face red, eyes loaded with childish wonder. "Sanae, Sanae! What did you think?! I'm learning so much on how to control my powers~" She asked, and though I could've given her a nod and a simple compliment as I do with my students…

I decided to lovingly pat her head. "It was incredible, Hana! You did great!"

She was beaming.

Yuuka—still pouting with jealousy as green as her hair—applauded before pulling Hana into a close hug. "We're so proud of you, Hana!"

She was beaming, now even more.