It was a lovely day in Gensokyo. The fairies were out playing, magicians are brewing, the onis were drinking, and Reimu was outside tending to her shrine.
The Hakurei Shrine never really got any donations, but she did get money from the adaptations of the various incidents she had helped to solve. Even with the money from the games and merchandise, and even the dirty doujins, her shrine still had chipping paint and the main structure having slight patchwork on the walls. But Reimu still worked, even if no one would come to her shrine, that was when Marisa arrived.
"Hello, Reimu!" said Marisa.
"Hi, Marisa." replied Reimu.
The magician, Marisa Kirisame was a friend of Reimu's. The two always worked together, no matter how intense the incident keep getting.
"Tending to your shrine, I see."
Reimu stopped cleaning, "Yes, why did you make that observation?"
"I was only trying to make conversation."
"Right. Borrowed anything good?" asked Reimu, 'borrowing' being a euphemism for Marisa's kleptomania.
"Nothing."
Reimu groaned, "There's nothing going on!"
"Tell me about it." said Marisa.
"We haven't had an incident in weeks!" said Reimu.
"What about that one five days ago."
"That was only a minor incident! Cirno could have solved that one."
"Or what about that one with Sakuya and those 72 vi-"
"Marisa." said Reimu darkly, "I don't want to talk about that one."
"But Eirin had to surgically remove-"
"That's enough, Marisa!" said Reimu.
The two talked about the lack of incidents, Reimu was so busy complaining, that she didn't see that someone had came to her shrine. The person that came to her shrine was a stout gentleman, with dress shoes, gray pants, a yellow waist coat, with a black top hat and over coat, which had two things called tails.
"Excuse me!" said the smartly dressed gentleman.
Reimu turned her head and she saw him, she immediately went over to him.
"What do you, uh, need?" asked Reimu, excitedly.
"What kind of place is this?" asked the gentleman.
"Its my shrine."
"A shrine? Funny. It doesn't look like any shrine I've seen." replied the gentleman, "I heard you keep the peace here."
"Yes. I do." said Reimu.
"That's good. I never liked any confusion or delay."
The stout gentleman slipped several notes into Reimu's donation box and left.
"Confusion and delay?" said Marisa, confused.
Reimu was too busy to reply, she opened the donation box and grabbed the cash inside. But the notes looked strange, Marisa walked over and looked at the currency that Reimu had fanned out.
"That's strangest looking Yen I've ever seen."
"Its not Yen, its western currency."
The money had pictures of a female monarch, each note said "£50", there were ten notes in total.
"Whatever that is." began Marisa, "It looks like a lot of money."
Reimu was disappointed. She was given $500 in Pounds Stirling, a British currency. She put the money back in the box and put the lid on, she stormed into the shrine, cursing the gentleman.
"Reimu!" said Marisa, following her in.
"What, Marisa." said Reimu, angrily.
"I'm sure Yukari could trade that money in for some Yen." suggested Marisa.
"I don't know Marisa." replied Reimu, "I don't think that money is worth anything."
Marisa looked ahead, "She's probably right you know, da ze."
Reimu looked at the direction Marisa was looking and she looked at her, "Marisa? Who are you talking to?"
"It'd make sense if we were on TV."
The two's train of thought were disrupted by a knock at the shrine.
"I swear. If its that man in the top hat! I'll kill him!"
"I'll see who it is." said Marisa, walking out to the front entrance.
Marisa peered over the open door and saw Sakuya Izayoi. Marisa looked back inside and shouted, "Its only Sakuya."
"Good." called back Reimu.
"What's got her in a mood?" asked Sakuya.
"A fat man in a top hat showed up and gave her western currency." explained Marisa.
"Is it the kind with that queen on it?"
"Yes."
"I heard a rumor that its absolutely worthless."
"I know, I was telling the audience about it." said Marisa, in a matter-of-fact way.
Sakuya looked around, confused. "Where is there an audience?" she asked.
Marisa pointed at a corner, Sakuya still didn't understand. So instead of explaining, Marisa asked Sakuya a question, "How are you after you had those inside of you."
"If you must know, sometimes I still feel like-"
"Don't say it!" yelled Reimu, "Or talk about it right in front of me!"
Reimu stepped outside and asked why Sakuya was here.
"I'm here to deliver an invitation from my mistress. She is holding a party and you two were invited."
"Beats doing nothing. Eh, Reimu?" said Marisa.
"Okay." said Reimu, suspicious of what Remilia might be up to.
"The party is happening tomorrow at noon, my mistress hopes that you'd make it." and with that, Sakuya left.
"Are you going?" asked Marisa.
"Remilia's up to something." said Reimu, happy that she might solve another youkai incident.