Friday, February 13, 2009


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[X] Wait patiently. Make sure Yuyuko doesn't start until everyone is here.

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Youmu sits quietly as she gathers her thoughts. Somehow, she has a bad feeling about this. But it must be her imagination. If evil spirits tried to attack Hakugyokurou, she would feel their presence. In fact, she doesn't feel any foreign presence in the mansion at all.

"Let's eat~" says Yuyuko as she clasps her hands together. A pair of chopsticks in her hands, she makes for some meat. But before she can grab a piece, the whole dish disappears from beneath her chopsticks.

"You can't eat yet," Youmu says coldly. "It is unbecoming of a lady to start before everyone is at the table."

Yuyuko looks up at Youmu with damp, tear-filled eyes.

"B-but I'm huuuuungry!" the ghost princess cries.

"No," replies Youmu sternly. After giving Yuyuko a harsh glance, she replaces the dish on the table.

...

Ten minutes pass. Youmu glances idly at the empty seat across them.

"Can we start now?" whispers Yuyuko. "I'm starving! If I don't eat something, I'm gonna die!"

"Ghosts do not die when they are killed," returns Youmu.

...

Twenty minutes pass. Yuyuko starts shifting in her seat uneasily.

"Huuuungry... huuuungry... aaaauuuu..." she whines.

Youmu promptly ignores the ghost princess.

...

Thirty minutes pass. Even Youmu is starting to get irritated.

"Maybe he died in his sleep," says Yuyuko. "So let's just have breakfast already~"

"..."

Suddenly, Youmu stands up. She grabs hold of Yuyuko's hand as she walks out of the dining room.

"I'm going to check his room," says Youmu. "You're coming with me. I'm not letting you eat anything until everyone arrives."

Yuyuko sobs silently, but she allows the half-ghost to drag her across the mansion. Vincent's room isn't very far, so they arrive in a few minutes. Youmu calls out for him politely, telling him that breakfast is ready, but no one answers. Curious, she slowly slides open the door to peek.

"..."

"He's not here?" says Yuyuko. "How strange."

Yuyuko gives her an enigmatic smile as she says those words.

Youmu pauses to think.
[ ] Return to the kitchen and eat without him.
[ ] Examine his things and look for clues.
[ ] Search the mansion grounds for him.
[ ] Ask Lady Yuyuko about his whereabouts.
[ ] Custom

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