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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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Good morning lovely! :3
Reven said
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.
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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.
halllåååå
My morning has been, uh, difficultish. Im just exhausted and my roommate is being a bit odd.
Im sorry your neck is busted! I know long long car rides well, and have few fond feelings for them. The worst was a 26 hour travel by bus and train. The train was nice, but of course it was the shortest leg of the journey. We also couldnt get any food or water cause it was in the middle of the first covid lockdown and all the kiosks were closed.
I hope youre in a non-mosquito-y part of sweden, its that time of year
Oh nooo! Youll just have to talk to the cutie in your phone then i guess, no way around it
Im just hoping to finally get a perscription and off of DIY. It would be helpful and less stressful.
Aww i hope you have a lovely time darlin ^^ and im sure my dreams will be wonderful ;)
cottage
Oh honey im sorry
i dont know whats happened but those memories of love and familial closeness sound very loving, and bittersweet with them being in the past <3
I had some aspects of that with my home, and some areas and places so closely bound to my life before my folks split.
Maybe that cottage can be filled with new memories? New and old faces could laugh before the hearth?
Regardless im sending hugs