Who in the world invented peer review? "Sorry but the word legend can't be mentioned in a scientific paper" Practically she invented that area of study! Rhine had done nothing compared to what she had invented. She was the Isaac Newton, the Gauss, the Ramanuyan! of ESP research. Why did she still have to edit her own papers? Aleister didn't care which wording she used, he only cared if the data was correct. Once she was swearing to the equipment, it was totally de-calibrated and the whole experiment had to begin again… Curiously enough through the peer review that didn't get censored. It was something her colleagues made fun of her for months.
Someone knocked the door before she ended up smashing the keyboard into a million pieces. Her door was of course closed. When she got really angry she liked to burn things and she didn't have the luxury to let others know. She got up, opened the door to see a green haired girl in a school uniform. –I need to ask you a favor Sumi –Where did the "Miss Usami" go? –You want respect from the class, I give you that. –Yuuka giggled, and made a gesture so she would be allowed in.
Yuuka had her uniform filled with cuts, she was unharmed though. She has seen this type of damage before, she was involved in a danmaku battle. Sakuya was here? –Are you here for a new uniform? I don't have that –Oh this? Don't worry I'll borrow someone's uniform while they are asleep –she laughed at her own joke –Please tell me that was a joke –Of course! I have a spare… –Alright good. What do you need from me Kazami? –Yuuka smiled –Oho! So now we switch the respect back to the natural order Sumi! –she shrugged and asked Yuuka to continue with a gesture.
–You remember the electric ESPer? I saw potential in her –And that's why you sparked her around 4 times?! –I was being soft –I sensed that thing. Marisa shoots sparks like that when she's angry –Yuuka sighed –Alright I tried to be soft –She is in a wheelchair! –I did nothing permanent on her. –Yuuka you have to learn to be less harsh on people –she groaned, a while ago she was in the same conversation –And that's why I need you to train her –Wait who? –Biribiri. –Sumireko sighed and got up to walk around the room –But Kazami! Wouldn't you do a better job than me? –Yuuka shook her head –I am good at training things that will survive my training –Sumireko's face lost all color –Perhaps you are right –Wait I was kidding! –Make jokes I can't misinterpret as true! –Sumireko still didn't have color in her face.
–Sumi, please. You are the one who understands her power the best. Besides, Mamizou trained you am I right? –Y-yes but she taught me how to use my illusions –Then teach her to fight like Mokou. You applied what you learned from us to make your kind stronger –Our kind Kazami… Don't deny that you are human, and on top of all an ESPer too –Yuuka pouted and got up from her chair –If you still wish to call me human. You know that by now I'm more plant than animal –Yuuka left the room.
Sumireko forgot the paper she had to hand in that night. How could she motivate Misaka into training with her? Yuuka was right, she was soft, Misaka was spared and that was something they could not rely on again. Perhaps she should train her friend too, what was her name again? She could hear Yuuka walking away from the hallway.
She was in the mood for nothing. She just wanted to go back to her room and take a long cold shower, enjoy some tea and read a book. That night was going to get worse for Yuuka, bees were attracted to flowers so it was just a matter of time. She was cut off by two girls. –Excuse me please –Yuuka was always oddly polite –Why don't you move? I need to get to my room… –the girls shook their heads –Shokuhou wouldn't like it she wants to talk to you –Then tell her to come to my room, I'll make some tea for her… Whoever she is –Yuuka warped across the girls and kept walking. They were asked to hold her as long as possible but that was something they did not expect. What kind of ability did she have?
Yuuka got to her room with ease and started preparing the tea, she had gyokuro, xiao zhong, baihao yinzhen and many other fine teas as anyone would expect from the Four Season Master. In the end she decided to go for jasmine pears, it wasn't the best at times but people always loved to see those flowers open in the hot water. She changed herself to her old clothes, her current uniform was trashed and it was too late to use the spare one. She was used to be one of the feudal lords back in Gensokyo, and because of that she was a good host.
Yuuka wished she had given the girl a time to come, she wanted to take a shower. It would have been wise to give an appointment and take the shower and properly prepare for the guest. Yuuka was surrounded by her flowers and had the kettle on the table already set with the cups. She liked it because it made two functions, that setup was polite and comfortable for the guest, and at the same time made them understand Yuuka was the one who controlled the situation, again something a good host would do.
She didn't hear the knock on the door, the girl just walked in. She was amazed, there were many traits of herself in the girl, traits used to make people underestimate her, and others that she used for intimidation. –So the bee and the flower finally meet. Please sit down –Yuuka served the tea while her guest was doing so –5 sugar? –the blonde girl giggled –How did you know? –Many reasons –Had you been stalking me? Or just admiring? –Yuuka shook her head –I just know you by name, right now your breath reeks of sugar along with your sweat. Your pupils have a high reaction time and yet your movements are slow. I could have gone from 4 to 6, getting it exactly was just mere luck –Yuuka handed the sweetened tea to her. She saw the flower opening by the action of absorption of the hot water and couldn't help it but crack a smile. They always let their guard down, making a good surprise always did show Yuuka people's true tastes.
Yuuka sipped her tea, which by the way had 6 cubes dissolved in it, and started the conversation while the blonde, curvy lvl5 was admiring her cup of tea. –Why did you send two girls to retrieve me like that? You could have told them to tell me to meet you. –Misaki made another giggle. Yuuka looked at it; she was thinking about an answer, she was nervous. Oh people were so transparent when she got into it. –I thought it would be more practical that way. Now I see that you are right on that one –Yuuka was still feeling angry from the battle in the Misawa school. She needed to bend that anger on someone –You are bad at this –Excuse me? –No offense but I can see right through your act –What act? –Your movements show me that you are tense. You are thinking about a way to intimidate me. I know that because I do the same… And I did look at those mistakes to fix them –Misaki was starting to feel pissed off –I think you are craz… –every flower in the room turned to face Misaki –Is my body showing some sign of tension? –Misaki shook her head still silent –Now you know how to intimidate someone correctly –Yuuka's voice was sweet, soft, kind. She was still smiling. Indeed she knew how to intimidate people.
–Misaki –using her first name lightly to show her that she held no respect –I have no wish on taking your place in this school. I have no use for a fake royal title and a group of zealots. –Misaki was now losing it –Then why do you have those girls around you and that girl with glasses? –Kazakiri Hyouka… And I'd be grateful if you took those girls into your circle, I think you would be more fit to them –What do you mean by that?! –Yuuka was still calm –I mean nothing but what I just meant. If you keep yelling I'll need you to walk out of my room –wait why were those flowers blooming? It was January. Maybe the only way out of this position was to… Yuuka gripped her head –Get out! –Misaki giggled again. Controlling Yuuka was a long shot, getting to mess with her mind was indeed a good goal –You don't know what you are doing! –Misaki didn't answer, she was starting to put some effort to get to control her. Yuuka in the other hand had some tricks too, she had her mind connected to the flowers so it was expanded, practically was mentally stronger the closer she was to the larger number of flowers. Few people knew that, but the weakest point in Yuuka was her mind, without her flowers she was about as strong as a normal human.
Yuuka started to shriek and threw the cup at Misaki. She dodged it and kept her grip –I may say you are a strong one, weaker than me though –Yuuka kept fighting to keep the control of her own mind, she was growing tired, and to Misaki it was so easy. –Let's… Make it as clear… As black and white… –she shrieked again –who is the strongest… one in here –Indeed –Misaki stopped playing with her and started to seize complete control over her. Yuuka's roommate walked in. –It was nice talking to you, thanks for the tea Yuuka –Yuuka stayed near the table panting, sweating. Both knew she could kill the mental invader now that she was free. Both also knew that a move like this would be only behaving like a sore loser.