>Dangit, we stayed up all night to deal with Kaguya that other time, why are we getting tired now?!
>Maybe Medicine's body doesn't have our mental endurance. However that works... how troublesome. Well, better to discover now than later...
> It's more like your mind itself is getting tired, that happens normally to humans, right...?
> Meh, what does the parser know, don't waste your time on it, it's already a voice inside your head...Wait that's Mini-Medi's job. Ha.
>I'll consider it, ze. But first...
>"What sort of upgrade, ze?"
> All this thinking isn't helping you in your tired state. You won't, however, pass up an opportunity to improve your "Blast Everything To Pieces With Magic" skills.
> "Well...I can't guarantee the upgrade will even work, it's more of an experiment right now. You know how you can normally only use one type of shot in spell card duel? If this works, and if it's stable enough...You can use up to three at once, and combine them for different effects!"
> Mixing and matching shot attacks? Sounds a lot like what Patchy was working on...You recall the notes you
stole transcribed from in a previous raid years ago, but not many...
> You close your eyes as you try to remember...
> ...
> The parser said...
Try to remember!!
source> Oh for the love of...WORK, DAMN YOU!
> *insert multiple sounds of button-clicking and dial-turning here*
> Ah, I see...We're getting a picture, it's...It's...
source> Um, er...That is not you. That is PATCHOULI KNOWLEDGE, the local librarian of the SCARLET DEVIL MANSION, but you knew that already. Patchy comes from a line of magicians that have been GIFTED WITH IMMENSE MAGICAL PROWESS, but at the cost of their health, and Patchy suffers from ACUTE ASTHMA ATTACKS. Dedicating her life to the study of magic, Patchy eventually became a TUTOR for the Scarlet siblings, and their (very) hands-off motherly figure after their parents were killed. Patchy spends most of her time in the Scarlets' massive library, which contains MORE BOOKS THAN EVERY BARNES AND NOBLE AND AMAZON STORE COMBINED.
> So, naturally, Patchy hired some help to keep the books in order. She summoned a demon named KOAKUMA to act as her assistant and protege, and recently recruited THREE MISCHIEVIOUS FAIRIES to assist as well. They tend to just sit around and chatter instead of doing actual work, but the chatter is a welcome change from the constant silence.
> ...And the occasional chaos caused by yours truly, who is more than willing to barge into the library unannounced, shoot up your defenses, steal a book or five, and blast off with a hearty "Thanks for the books, ze!" Damn, you're good.
> You're feeling hot under the collar for some reason. Seeing yourself is making you angry, frustrated, upset, short of breath...Very short of breath. It feels like you can barely breathe at all! You instinctly reach for your inhaler and use it...There, that's better.
> You're pretty certain things didn't start like this. Memories of yourself start with
you, not an asthmatic magician in a very large library. But ignoring this obvious flaw in your past experience, you ASSESS your surroundings...
> Ah, this must be the LOUNGE area you usually retire to when you're reading, practicing magic, reading, eating, drinking, reading, talking with the other residents, reading, sleeping...Usually in a chair like the one you're sitting in now, but you do have a bed in the southwest corner, isolated by curtains. A large table sits in the middle, surrounded by various chairs, while a side area (to the east) with a coffee table and chairs serves as a general socialization area. The main table (which you jokingly call the ROTUND TABLEAU) is covered in books, scrolls, and other reading material and various notes. It's a mess, but you have a system and you refuse to let anyone else reorganize it. An open area to the northwest serves as your testing area for new spells; you've taken great care to fortify this area with numerous wards to keep it from going up in flames. The southeast part of the lounge has a mini kitchen for when you get a case of the munchies. A lavatory lies hidden just north of your sleeping quarters behind a rotating shelf.
> In short, you have pretty much everything you need to live here for the rest of your days, if need be.
> The lounge also acts as a hub to the library. The main entrance is to the south, past a hall of bookshelves, while the rest of the library is split into seven portions: Solar, Lunar, Flame, Forest, Frost, Iron and Mountain. It'd take you ages to sort out every single book in the library, so you just mark the most useful ones using magic markers (regret nothing, the parser does), and put them back in their spots when you're done. You have a system! YOU HAVE A SYSTEM!
> ...You also have a book in your lap, a rather sizable one. A quick look reveals that it is a VOLUME OF ELEMENTAL FUSION, by one Jiden Yoki. He's kind of a hero to you, he was a master elemental mage and loved tinkering with the elements. Why, one time, he tried to grow a tree on his head after he lost all of his hair...And then he set it on fire while trying to figure out how to manipulate lava. Ahhh, such good stories...
> "Milady?"
> Your attention is diverted to the voice. It's KOAKUMA, whom is carrying a stack of books.
> "I brought you the Molecular Manipulation series like you requested...Um...Shall I put these on the table or...?"
> Shit. What would Patchy do? You have no idea how her side of events went, or even what day it is. If you're going to relive this memory, you better think...Like a magician.
>
The best goddamn magician in all of Gensokyo.> _
