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Toyosatomimi no Miko is a character in the Touhou Project series introduced in its 13th installment, Ten Desires.
Miko was once Prince Shoutoku, a Japanese leader in the 600s known for promoting Buddhism and streamlining the Japanese government. In the Touhou lore, she was visited by Taoist hermit Seiga Kaku, who had heard about Miko’s longing for immortality. Seiga introduced her to Taoism, but she rejected it as a religion unfit for placating an entire country. She was intrigued by its promise of immortality, however, and privately converted to it, advocating for Buddhism to keep Japan stable. After drinking an “immortality elixir” (mercury sulfide), however, she was forced to let go of her body and become a supernatural hermit like Seiga, notably taking on the form of a woman, making her a canonically trans character (
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After convincing a hermit from a rival clan (Mononobe no Futo) to sleep without decaying, Miko followed in suit, waiting for a time where a Taoist Japan would revive her in search of guidance. However, Buddhist monks were able to keep her mausoleum sealed, and the legends surrounding her were slowly brushed off- which led to her transportation into Gensokyo, where the folklore of old is a reality of everyday life.
When she awoke in Gensokyo, it was right after Buddhist monk Byakuren Hijiri opened her own temple, however, leading to a surge of divine spirits across the realm, setting up the events of Ten Desires.
What look like headphones on her are canonically earmuffs- Shoutoku was allegedly able to discern between ten questions asked at once, an ability carried by Miko (although with her enhanced abilities, she can also analyze each person and determine their inner desires (thus the title of the game))- although it means her hearing is highly sensitive and has to be muffled to prevent pain.
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mornin, sweetheart.
you’d think the yanks would get those right, but no smdh
it’s been a while for me too, well i’ve flirted a lot within video games and visual novels
but you know, it’s not really the same. dont get butterflies in those 
the grass is icky and gross, but have to emerge from my little nest sometimes. It’s for meeting some family who i havent seen in over a decade. kinda nervous tbh
so! a little history first, russian empire imported culture from fr#nce (derogatory), during their “modernising” period under Peter the Great. I’ll have to assume this is also when they became aware of the fr#nch bread. The russians already had a pretty cool bread baking culture of their own, so they took it in stride.
Jump forwards to the soviet times and they decided to standardise the recipe so you could get the same bread no matter where you were. They combined some russian well trotted practises and created the Soviet City Loaf. The fr#nch use bread starter (it’s like a proto dough) soviets decided to use instant yeast and a russian style pre dough technique, making the whole process faster and easier.
Ok now that I’ve bored you let’s get into it
I can link you the recipe if you want it, but the main ingredient is time. After making the pre dough you leave it to rise for 2 hours, after which you make the dough which you again leave to rise for 1h and 30mins. Afterwards you divide the dough into balls and let them rest for a fee minutes before you shape them into bread.
After all that you need to leave them for 45mins, a lot of waiting. Now you take a sharp knife and slice each loaf lenghtwise, with a quick movement using a sharp knife.
The loaves have to be baked in sream to receive the best results, so what you can do is place a empty baking pan on the bottom rack of the oven and pour warm water into it just after you place the loaves in.
the loaf will try to “grow” out of the slice you cut into it giving the bread a satisfying looking appearance as the hardened outer skin breaks at the easiest point of resistance i.e the cut. the baking time is 15-20mins in 220c.
the bread looks and tastes absolutely divine but it’s still cohesive enough that it doesnt just crumble when you cut slices out of it.
oh no
thats a lot of words, hopefully it reads well. 
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Theyre good burger, just expeeeensive
Omg i hope it goes well! Can I ask, are you out to them?
Oooh bread history
Nonsense! I love this
That is a lot of waiting
but good bread often is. Im used to letting things rise overnight tho ^^
Ooh ive never done this! What does it do to the loaf?
It reads perfectly
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heeee
yeah, i’m out to them and they support the process, but it’s still kinda nerve wracking
yeah usually fr#nch loaves are kept overnight, but the soviet socialist method is faster
the steam hardens the outer shell faster, usually when you bake something the yeast and sugar/salt activate one last time and thus they get bigger while baking, with the steam the outer shell hardens while this is still happening giving the loaves their signature break
~thank you for coming to my bread theory hour~ ^^
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Your so cute!
Understandable
most of my non-immediate family is like that. (Well, also my father).
Omg i never knew this! I always struggle with making my bread crisp!
I am always in pursuit of delicious bread ^^
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and you’re adorable so we fit together well
i made a whole post about this, in which i have pictures, the full recipe and i link the site where i got this from
you were saying before that you were going to bake babka with your roommate, right? would love to see some pictures when it’s done
Any other baking adventures on the horizon?
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Oooh im gonna have to write this down in my recipe book!
Idk when were gonna make it, but ill def post pictures when we do! There arent any planned baking adventures on the horizon for me
we dont exactly have the best kitchen for it, but my mother is going out of town soon so ill probably be able to go use her kitchen ^^ Ive been wanting to cook some sourdough but i dont have a starter anymore. I really like sourdough rye with dark rye flower, but the rye flour is so much more spendy :/
Im pretty tired, and am gonna go to sleep soon. Its late here
ive got Reven (the fox) with me and im cuddling up for the night 
i just wanted to stay up to talk to the cute gal in my phone 
i hope you have a good day darlin <3 and that your family is relaxed and everything goes well 
:3
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Nighty night,
Turn off the light,
And let my mind,
Spread wings; take flight.
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:3 fitting well is nice
oof, yeah lack of space is a major problem while baking, hopefully your mom will let you use her kitchen.
Rye bread is excellent i used to have a starter too (snatched from work 🤫) but i wasnt active enough with it and it exploded in the fridge
, should bake something with rye again for sure. did a lot at the bakery and i kinda miss it. (i totally snatched some rye flour from work too🤫) cause, yeah everything but plain flour is expensive and that is also getting expensive 
awwh i hope you give Reven a nice hug from me, and they can give you a nice hug from me too
ugh the worst part about this grass touching is that it’s going to cut into my cute gal on the phone time
Thank you, c: i hope you have a restful night filled with lovely dreams, sweetheart
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wistful sigh
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Good morning lovely! :3
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and then gave me a big hug from you 
My night was good, but I got poor quality sleep so im groggy and need to brew a big pot of coffee
Rye might be my favorite bread. With the right toppings it just is divine
i used to live by a bakery that made amazing rye loaves that were like bricks in their density but were so soft and were just the absolute best :3
Also snatching starter and flour from work is praxis
Ive also got some grass touching ahead of me. Another birthday party, and hopefully a doctors appointment.
c:
morning, sweetie.
hopefully the coffee woke you up, wouldnt want my tired day on you
we used to make this brick of a rye bread at the bakery and it was always a delight to eat, you have excellent taste in both bread and the cute gal you keep in your phone
currently residing in lapland in the (former) family summer cottage, after 8h car ride with intermittent napping, my neck is busted
tomorrow we’ll do the rest and end up at my aunt’s house in sweden.
i was informed that the grass touchery is going to have a wifi so i might be more online than previously feared!
I hope your grass touching is successfull, filled with good vibes and actual help in the doctor’s case. i would love to know how things work out if you’re willing to share
i like being the cute gal on your phone too, sweetheart.
but for now, you have a wonderful day and beautiful dreams if i dont manage to be online before you’re off to bed.
talk to you later, sweetie.
feeling a bit sad about this old house, but i’ll spoiler them if you dont want to be saddened too, just feel like putting these thoughts into words.
sad about the cottage
i remember when this house was filled with joy, laughter and family, now it feels like the village around it is filled with life, but this sad little house filled with countless stories is filled with ghosts.
everywhere i look reminds me of another life, the happiest parts of it. i barely remember playing one of those guessing games with grandma. i remember when i was sad because the lake was so far and my uncle filled an inflatable boat with water so i could take a dip. we had a whole family feast once inside one of those massive tents, someone had scrounged up from somewhere… fuck
this place that gave me a lot has been left behind, but i dunno. sorry, just. yeah.