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Clarste handled the intro.
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It's getting pretty cold. Maybe I should warm myself up. Nah, too much trouble.
Somebody knocks on the door.
-kou. Mokou.
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More knocking.
...?
Did someone just knock on my door? What kind of fool would come to a place like this?
Mokou opens her door.
Sorry for bothering you so suddenly, Mokou.
Keine? It's been a while, hasn't it?
Yes, I've been a bit busy lately- wait, you haven't even lit your fireplace?
And you've let so much snow pile up that I wouldn't be surprised if your house collapses under the weight.
Oh, it's you.
Sorry, but Alice is with me today.
So you're showing strangers where I live again, Keine?
Don't get mad at her, I'm the one who forced her to take me along.
Sheesh, I told you not to worry about me.
? Whatever. So if you need me, did something happen?
How can you just calmly ask if something happened in a situation like this?
What do you mean?
Uh, Mokou, do you know what month it is?
All I need to know is that it's winter. As long as I know what season it is, I don't really care about the date.
No, it's spring.
Huh?
It's May. We're supposed to be in the height of cherry blossom season. Yet it's still snowing.
She actually says it's Satsuki, the fifth month of the old lunar calendar, but eh. Anachronisms in the name of convenience.
Wait, really?
The human villagers are currently shivering from both cold and fear. Their food supplies won't last much longer. This is, without a doubt, an incident.
I see, so that's why you're here.
Since Reimu and the others will be heading out to investigate the incident, we're gathering everyone together. Please, would you lend us your strength?
I figured you'd say something like that. Investigating incidents is the shrine maiden's job though, so why can't we just leave it to her?
Well I'd like to do that, but nobody's voting for her! 
I won't say that isn't an option, but I think we need to do everything we can to resolve this before people suffer even more.
You're as kind-hearted as ever, huh.
She really is. We tried to tell her to hold the fort at home, but she wouldn't listen.
Of course I wouldn't! I can't be doing nothing by myself while everyone else is fighting.
Why would you ask her to do that?
Well, things have been looking rather grim in the Human Village because of this long winter. Keine's been bustling about every day trying to deal with the food and fuel problems.
I guess it's a good thing Mokou's such a loner, or else she might do something responsible like keep the Human Village warm instead of running around looking for people to beat up.
Huh? Why didn't you tell me you were- Oh, right, duh. That's why you haven't been able to visit recently.
You're only human, Keine. You shouldn't push yourself.
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I thought I told you not to worry about me.
Anyway, that's enough about me. Mokou, we need your help to resolve this inci-
I'll go.
Really? I was expecting you to refuse.
Well, last time I went along with you even when you were lying. At least this time there's actually an incident.
Oh, thank you so much! I'm always asking favors of you, aren't I?
Don't worry about it. I'm just helping you out because I feel like it. We're meeting up at the shrine, right? Let's get ready and head there soon.