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"Wh-.. Who are you? What... are you? Where am I?"
<span class="mu-s">"Hnn? I thought you knew already, but you're deep in a dreaming state inside your own head. You entered REM sleep about fifty one minutes ago, but the dream itself hasn't materialized until only a moment ago. You're projected to the world of dreams now, human."</span>
"Okay... but that doesn't answer my other question. Who are 'YOU' supposed to be? And why are you in my head?"
<span class="mu-s">"Why, that's simple. I am one who lives in the dream, you might even say I'm a caretaker of the dreaming world. I am a Baku, a supernatural creature who administers here. Otherwise, you might consider me a friend helping you in your time of need."</span>
"A friend who slaps me in the face?"
<span class="mu-s">"I had to get your attention somehow. Now listen to me, if you want to survive. You may not know it but your life is in greater danger than you could possibly fathom. Gensokyo is a place that is automatically the anathema of your world. Outsiders may as well be cattle. Sooner or later, a Youkai will try to eat you. In fact, the werewolf you encountered, she herself falling under a Youkai classification, thought about eating you the moment she saw you."</span>
"...She... didn't act like that at all."
<span class="mu-s">"Don't be naive. They themselves told you something along the lines of how Outsiders didn't last long, didn't they? The only reason you lasted so long is because of that human, Fujiwara no Mokou. Had she not been there... you could have counted yourself werewolf chow! That mark on your arm meant to protect you? It won't mean diddly do-dah if you cozy up to the Youkai. That's not how it works, oh no no no no no! Your deeds will change the way it works"</span>
You kept quiet, although you were listening. Just, with a suspicious ear at what you're hearing is all.
<span class="mu-s">"You see, so long as you're in Gensokyo, you've got to distance yourself from Youkai. They aren't your friend. Now, when you next awake, you're likely to be in Eientei. That place is also full of deadly Youkai, rabbit Youkai to more specific. Because you trusted the werewolf, you've put yourself in danger. If you don't get out as soon as you can, you can kiss yourself goodbye. Do you get me now?"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"You've got to violently revolt against the creatures and make your escape. Don't worry, I will guide you for your own sake, it's what the god who laid that mark asked of me. Believe it or not, they aren't your enemy, although they did kidnap you. In fact, they'll even send their servants to assist you soon enough, but you have to escape Eientei. If you find yourself cornered, you better be ready to attack! With whatever you can use!"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"Understand?"</span>
"..."
You squint at the pink blobby thing from which an Ox tail wiggled out of at you.
>What will you do? Can you trust this... 'Baku'?
