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Scene: Hakurei Shrine
The Hakurei Shrine stands serene under a cloudless sky, though its once-vibrant torii gate now bears the faintest dust. Reimu Hakurei, her red hair tied in its usual twin tails, sweeps the courtyard with a broom. The donation box nearby is empty, its slot gazing upward like a hollow eye. A breeze stirs the leaves, and the sound of footsteps interrupts the stillness.
>Reimu (without looking up): "Hm? Someone’s here. ...Anon?"
Anon steps into view, his lobster-red skin contrasting sharply with the shrine’s muted greens and whites. His black tuxedo is crisp, the red bowtie a bold accent. He wears an eyepatch over his left eye, and a jagged scar peeks from beneath his shrapnel-adorned forehead. He pauses, then tosses a handful of coins into the donation box. The clatter echoes.
>Reimu (glancing at the box, then at him, brow quirking): "You’ve gotten... taller. And meaner-looking. That eyepatch isn’t just for style, is it?"
<(voice low, neutral): "...Needed it."
>Reimu (snorts, leaning on her broom): "Right. You always were a drama magnet. Still showing up unannounced, though. What’s the occasion? A new youkai invasion? A discount at Marisa’s ramen stand?"
Anon shifts, his gaze drifting to the shrine’s entrance. His silence stretches.
>Reimu (softening slightly): "You... okay? You used to chatter like a magpie when you were little. Now you’re quieter than a sleeping youkai."
<(after a pause): "Places change. People too."
A sudden gust of wind whirls around them. Aya Shameimaru materializes, her red eyes sharp behind camera lenses. She lands gracefully, her geta clacking against the ground.
>Aya (grinning, snapping a photo): "Ah! A dramatic reunion! The great Reimu Hakurei and... who might this be? A new shrine guardian? A mysterious stranger with a secret?!"
>Reimu (scowling): "Aya! This isn’t a story. And he’s not a stranger —he’s that kid who used to sneak into the shrine to eat Marisa’s leftover onigiri."
>Aya (leaning in, camera flashing): "But look at him now! That eyepatch! The scars! The tuxedo ! Reimu, is this a love interest? A rival? A mysterious benefactor ?!"
<(flinching slightly at the camera’s light): "...Stop."
>Reimu (crossing arms): "He’s just here to drop coins in my donation box because he feels sorry for me. How’s that for a headline?"
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