You stretch a bit, taking a moment to just breathe, before flopping, fully clothed, facedown on the bed. Soft and comfy~
...
...shockingly enough, nothing actually happens to you at all. No pies, no thousand playful pinches, no ending up being wrapped up in the blankets and hog-tied by the sheets. Nothing suprising or unexpected in the least.
Obviously, Mima has been replaced by a pod touhou who can't act properly.
You lever your head up, until one eye peers curiously at the strange false-Mima. You mumble something into your blankets. As you turn to find proof of this possible thought, you see that your associates have changed into their nightwear.
Yukari is dangling out of the gap in a adorable golden nightgown covered in staring red eyes who seem to look at you no matter which way they face.
Reisen has put on one of your old button up shirts which is ridiculously large for her and all but covers even her toes. And Mima...
Mima is striking what you suppose is supposed to be a cool or alluring pose in a lacy pink nightgown covered in stars and moons. It looks a touch ridiculous on her, and is quite oversized. It's dangling to the floor even when she's levitating in the air. Apparently she wants you to take her picture.
You snort, lowering your head back into the blankets. Such a lovely bed~
A thrown scrub-brush smacks you. Mima points and gesticulates angrily, demanding that you get up off the bed right now and take her picture like you did Reisen you, you...double casual!
HOW.
DARE SHE.
You lever your head up off the bed to glare at Mima. A double casual, are you?! Well, you'll just TAKE her picture! And then you WON'T SHOW HER. THAT'LL TEACH HER.
Off to the sidelines, Yukari and Reisen watch with interest and boredom, respectively. Yet, the two of them both share a small bowl of popcorn together as they watch the proceedings.
Mima grins wickedly. Oh yes, you'll take her picture. But not show her? Oh no, you'll give her everything she wants, just like always. You KNOW that she has her ways Nebosa. She has her ways with
you especially.
You'll take her picture and show her...if you ever want to have her triple chocolate pancakes ever again! Gasp!
You narrow your eyes. She wouldn't DARE. She knows how much you love them. And what about her, hm? She couldn't LIVE without her precious pancakes. And if she thinks she can hide them from you, well.
She grins wider. Ah, but you forget young Nebosa...SHE'S the only one who knows all the sweets recipes by heart, and that includes Mother's Own Carrot Cake.
Reisen's ears twitch, her eyes narrowing in thought as she considers if she values Mother's Own Carrot Cake more than you. Her expression is one of deep, deep, thought and consideration.
...She wouldn't dare. Reisen, at least, wouldn't let her hold out for long, you're sure. Right?
Reisen's eyes widen and she's beginning to shake as her sense of duty and friendship struggles against her crippling addiction to Mother's Own Carrot Cake. Though you feel a faint sense of betrayal at her inability to immediately side with you, you find that you cannot blame her much for it. Mother's Own Carrot Cake really IS that good...
Really, all of mom's recipes were that good. They tasted fresh and delicious even days after they were baked. It's something that none of you have ever been able to pull off, not even Mima.
....Mima, really, wouldn't hold out on the two of you. She wouldn't. She's not THAT bad, really. Deep down, you're SURE there's a heart somewhere, probably!
Mima's grin widens. She has a heart, but it runs off of the suffering of others, and cake. And unfortunately for you, she doesn't depend on you for cake anymore, Nebosa. Now, take her picture and show how ridiculously awesome she is!
She giggles and strikes a pose, all malice and menace gone from both her and the air as she awaits her photo op.
Grumbling, you fish out the tablet, fiddling around until you get the scanner app loaded up, and with the disconcertingly silent camera, take her picture. ...You're still not sure where the film goes, or how the pictures get developed so fast. You suspect witchcraft.
The little thing beeps to inform you that the scan was taken, and quickly pulls up a series of windows to tell you what you just took an image of.
' CMima: A Dark/Ghost type touhoumon. The Mima species are said to be a type of 'Vengeful Spirit', but the CMima is more rambunctious and mischievous than vengeful and cruel. CMima are strong and capable opponents, and their naturally high power combined with a cunning mind makes them especially potent in the hands of a skilled trainer.' Hm. That certainly won't help with her ego.
Then CMima's scans of her 'statistics' come up like Reisen's and...
HEALTH LEVEL: VERY GOOD
ATTACK LEVEL: EXCELLENT
DEFENSE LEVEL: ABOVE AVERAGE
SPECIAL ATTACK LEVEL: EXCEEDINGLY HIGH
SPECIAL DEFENSE LEVEL: ABOVE AVERAGE
SPEED: ABOVE AVERAGE
Overall Combat Ability: VERY GOOD Estimated YAKUMO Standard Combat Level Rating: 11 Mima seems torn between being happy with how fantastic she is and cross with Reisen for being higher rated than she is. In the end, she settles for laughing happily at how completely awesome she is. Gahahahahaha~!
Yukari seems to be rather intrigued by the scan, and wants one for herself too now.
... Fffffine. You'll just scan her too. You already have it out, she's right there, whatever. After this, though, that's it. No more distractions. Just the glorious nothing that is sleep.
You quickly take the scan, and the thing runs like it's supposed to. Beep boop scan done picture pulled up.
'CYukari: The earliest stage of the best and most fantastic of all touhoumon species, the CYukari is inherently superior to even EX form evolutions or variant evolutions of any other species, no matter what they are. Unrivaled in psychic power and unmatched in every single way, they are absolutely fantastic and the cutest of all chibis.' ...You give the tablet a flat look.
After that
stunningly truthful and accurate report, her combat data proceeds to be pulled up.
HEALTH LEVEL: AVERAGE
ATTACK LEVEL: AVERAGE
DEFENSE LEVEL: AVERAGE
SPECIAL ATTACK LEVEL: FABULOUSLY HIGH
SPECIAL DEFENSE LEVEL: FABULOUSLY HIGH
SPEED: AVERAGE/NON-ISSUE
Overall Combat Ability: FABULOUSLY YUKARI Estimated YAKUMO Standard Combat Level Rating: 7 Mima laughs at Yukari. Haha, she's only a single digit level. Mima assures Yukari that if she works as hard as she can, maybe someday she'll be half as completely awesome and incredible as Mima herself is!
Yukari has simply ignored her and crawled into bed with you, tucking herself under your left arm and curling up against you, for once completely withdrawing from her rend in the fabric of space and time.
Well, that's that. It's bedtime now. You shift, slightly, somehow slipping under one of the blankets with almost no movement.
Shortly, you feel your remaining friends slip into bed with you as well. Mima acts quickly and claims a spot under your right arm, nuzzling up against you happily as she hugs you like a body pillow. Reisen considers the situation for a long moment before simply crawling up onto the bed and laying down on top of your chest. Just because there's more than two of them now apparently doesn't mean she's obligated to sleep cold and alone, and certainly not down by your feet. And so, surronded by chibis, you find yourself drifting off to the sound and sensation of all their breathing calming and leveling as they go to sleep themselves, all cuddled up with you.
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>>167625 >implying that isn't the usual state of affairs