@crackedgates | End of Incident
Reimu didn’t indulge much in staying up-to-date on the latest news printed in the tengu’s Bunbunmaru (if only because, nine times out of ten, she was part of the article itself and didn’t need to rely on Aya’s exaggerated writing), but this particular issue’s headline was bold, centered across the top of the page, and most of all, extremely eye-catching:
MISSING VILLAGERS RETURNED SAFELY, KIDNAPPING INCIDENT RESOLVED!
Reimu’s eye twitched ever so slightly as she lowered the newspaper to meet the gaze of Kasen and a particularly pale (nervous?) o-gumo who Reimu could swear she had never seen before that day, her lips pressed into a thin line. She takes a moment to count backwards from five, exhale very slowly, and place the newspaper down on the table before she presses her fingers to her lips.
And then the dam restraining her frustration broke.
“What the hell is this all about?!” she demands, accusingly jabbing a finger in the direction of the offending paper and banging her other hand, clenched into a fist, on the top of the table as she keeps her glare locked on Kasen. “Kidnapping humans, not obeying the Spell Card rules, risking Gensokyo’s very stability — and this incident had to be resolved before I hear about it?!” She’s conveniently ignoring that none other than Toyosatomimi no Miko attempted to tell her about it, of course. Reimu will go her own way, thank you very much, even when that way ends up being completely useless.
“One of you,” she says slowly, looking between the hermit and the youkai standing before her, “better start explaining, and have a damn good reason why I should even consider giving this spider youkai a second chance.”