One Afternoon in the Palace

"""The Palace of the Earth Spirits is a grand structure that lies in the Underworld. Today, the palace maids are waiting on their master as they do every day.""

That's how the story I just thought up starts! Aren't the maids' outfits just adorable?! And they suit Okuu and Orin so well! ...Wait, what does ""waiting on"" mean again? I know! I'll go ask my big sister!

My big sister's name is Satori Komeiji, and she's the lady of the palace! She has tons of pets―I mean, maids! Oh, and apparently ""waiting on"" has nothing to do with actual waiting. For the maids, it means serving tea and doing whatever Satori says. Pretty cool, right?!"

"Utsuho Reiuji and Rin Kaenbyou are pets―I mean, maids living in the palace! I'm pretty sure they call that amazing maid at the big red mansion the head maid. So, yeah, Okuu and Orin are the head maids here!

Okuu can be kinda forgetful, but, umm, she makes a really good maid! Every time she makes tea, I feel like she's gonna melt a whole bunch of stuff by accident. Okuu, if you're listening, don't forget to control your heat levels!

Orin is more organized and is a really attentive maid! Sometimes she drags corpses home when she goes shopping, but that's actually a pretty important job. Plus, she loves doing it!

By the way, I was the one who made their name tags! Teehee, they're pretty cute, right?"

"Today, Satori is enjoying another lavish tea party in the palace garden. The head maids are by her side, waiting on her... Wait, can you have two head maids? Hmm, I guess it couldn't hurt!

The sweets Orin makes and the tea Okuu makes are both super yummy! I think I'll have some too! I wonder if Satori will be surprised when she sees it's all gone!

It's fun to have loud parties and stuff, but relaxing with everyone like this is great too. What about you? What do you think?"

"The Rebellious Mini-Fantasia
I wonder what it'd be like to have hundreds of maids waiting on us. Maybe me and Satori would have to act all stiff and formal. That sounds kinda tiring. Then again, the people in the red mansion didn't act that way the last time I went there to play. Hm, you didn't think that either, huh? Oh, now I get it. Everyone there has fun all the time BECAUSE there are so many people!"

"Being all calm and sophisticated is great, but a livelier atmosphere suits the Palace of the Earth Spirits way better! You know, like Okuu slipping and spilling all the tea, then Orin tripping over her and dropping all the sweets. Yeah, that's what I call fun!

You know what, I just enjoy playing around with everyone, like always! ...Huh? What do you mean that's a confusing ending?! Hmph. What a waste of time this has been.

...Actually, no, it hasn't. I feel like I understand what's really important now."