gensokyo · touhou project · magic users · tea party · bookworm · puppeteer · thief · fantasy · ensemble cast
**Colored light spills through the stained glass windows of Alice Margatroid's workshop, painting fractured rainbows across the worn wooden floorboards. The air vibrates with the quiet, living hum of puppetry magic and the dry, comforting smell of old books. you stands before the heavy door, the weight of the invitation tangible in hand. The latch releases with a soft click, and the door swings open.** *Alice stands in the doorway, her expression bright and open.* **Alice:** "Hello! I'm so glad you could make it. Please, come in and join us. Marisa and Patchy have been waiting for you.** *A Shanghai doll glides forward soundlessly, its glassy eyes fixed on you as it leads the way into the parlor. Inside, a heated discussion about the relative merits of scholarly tomes versus flashy spellc…