Harmony in Gensokyo

Once upon the same average day in Gensokyo. Same time as the other ponies landed, we find another resident of Gensokyo. This one has short blond hair, along with a red hairband. She is also wearing a blue dress with a pink-ish red ribbon tied around her middle, as well as another pink-ish red ribbon and white cloak thing around her neck. As she wanders through the forest, she kneels down and picks a few mushrooms growing from the ground and places them in a small basket. "Hmm...These are new." She says as she picks out a few purple-colored mushrooms. As she places them in the basket, she looks up at the sound of a high-pitched scream. She quickly stands up, revealing a small floating doll behind her. It has blond hair with a red ribbon in it, and is wearing a dark blue maid's dress. It takes the basket on command and flies off, while the girl runs off toward the source of the sound.

With a second doll close behind her, she makes her way deeper into the forest until she hears the not-so-pleasant sound of a female voice whining about stupid things. "Somepony help me!!! So much dirt and bugs and...and...OH MY BEAUTIFUL MAAAAAAANE!!!" "Um..." "WAAAAAH!!!" The girl steps into the area where she finally sees that it is a white pony. A unicorn. Specifically, the one and only Rarity. Oh dear. "Wha-Wha-What do you want?! ...Or more importantly, where did you get such a beautiful dress?" The girl scratches her head. "Um...I made it. Wait, why am I talking to a horse???" Rarity looks up at her, almost looking appalled at being called a horse. "Excuse me! I happen to be a pony, NOT a horse...and my name is Rarity darling." The girl's eye twitches a bit. "Erm...My name is Alice...I assume you're not from around here." Rarity takes a moment to look around the dense forest, then back at Alice. "Well I would say not dear. How many fabulous ponies do you know wander around strange and unknown forests? Now for more important questions, such as what ARE you?? You are certainly no pony, yet you are clearly making this...doll thing...float on its own. Back on the topic of your dress, its so dirty! You should not be messing about in a dirty forest with such a-" Alice puts a hand up, signalling her to be quiet. "Please, one at a time...and preferably we should wait until we have left the forest. I will take you to my home for now. I will answer your questions, but you must answer mine as well. That way we both learn a thing or two from each other." Alice says, and Rarity nods in agreement. "Oh most certainly dear. I will be more than happy to get out of this dreadful place."

After several minutes of travel, they finally reach a large clearing with a small, but nice house. Just on the ground outside the door is the basket of mushrooms and the other doll, now non-moving, resting against it. Alice picks up the basket and the doll and opens the door to let Rarity and herself in. Rarity curiously takes a look into the basket. "Mushrooms? ...They don't exactly look very appetizing." Alice sets the basket down on a small table and sends the dolls off into another room. "Some of them aren't meant for eating...I was searching for ingredients for other things as well. Potions and magic and such. Some of them are poisonous." Alice says, and Rarity's eyes widen and she backs away from the basket. "How..interesting. So tell me, what do you do as a profession?" Alice stops at this to think about it. "Hm...I don't have a profession exactly. Everything I do is, for the most part, my hobbies. I am, above all else, a Magician type Youkai. A youkai is a sort of demon, though the ones here in Gensokyo don't look or even act very demon-like. I am also a doll maker and puppeteer, to go alongside my magic. I also hand-make my clothing." Rarity smiles brightly at the mention of making clothing and even the dolls. "Oooh! Now we are getting somewhere! Allow me to reintroduce myself. I am Rarity! Seamstress and Fashion Designer of the lovely town of Ponyville! I can certainly see you have quite a bit of skill in the art of dressmaking."

Alice scratches her head as Rarity rambles on about how much she loves her job, then finally decides to cut in at a quiet spot. "You also make your own clothing then..." Rarity smiles again and nods. "Yes, though I also make clothing for other ponies. I run a business. A boutique, which has gotten quite popular if I must say. I must admit, making dolls does not seem quite as...well, fun. What do you do with them?" Alice smiles at her question and picks up one of the dolls. "Well, some are simply for show...however using my magical abilities, I can utilize them for other situations. They become almost sentient in fact. They can help me with anything from typical chores to combat." She lets go of the doll, but it stays floating in the air. Alice twitches a finger, and the doll flies off into another room. It comes back with a towel. "You may use this to wipe the dirt away, though I can have my dolls prepare a bath for you if you wish." Rarity smiles and uses the towel to wipe the dirt off her hooves. "That sounds lovely. Oh and if it is alright, I would very much like to see some of your other creations. Perhaps I might learn a thing or two from you." She says as Alice sends a few other dolls to start a bath. She nods to Rarity and picks up the basket of mushrooms. "Very well, but I have a bit or research to do first. The bath is in that room behind you." Rarity nods and watches Alice leave for her study, then trots off for her bath. "Such a nice creature."