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Alice: "This must be the Dreamy Cafe, if I'm not mistaken." Alice said that to herself as she entered the cafe.

Witch girl with the funky cat Day 33: Ellen Ellen is neat. She definitely doesn’t have much like most PC98 characters, but her small bit of it is neat. She wants to open a magic shop, and she is kinda a witch in training of sorts. Her cat is cool, and her design in general in solid. Overall, another small character that would be nice to see, especially since she’d add to the forest of Magic’s cast of characters. (Totally trying to write this while half asleep, since I got 5 hours of sleep last night lmao)

Recently, I was quite curious to see what are the regulations when it comes to the creation of Touhou fan content. Not long after, I have found the rule list on the Touhou Yomoyama News website, and so I wanted to share them here as a bit of random trivia. I am not sure to what degree are those regulations respected by fan content creators as a whole, but I honestly find them interesting. If there is anything you find interesting, feel free to share your thoughts. I have decided to use a spoiler just so it would not be too much to scroll, or in case someone just wants to skip to the thoughts sharing part.

Aya’s order was met with a nod from the hostess. Kosuzu’s order followed a moment later, acknowledged with a thumbs-up, before Ayume turned. Despite her closed eyes, she had no difficulty maneuvering her way past the tables and chairs. Every step from her polished red shoes giving a playful squeak. As she reached the bar, Ayume leaned over the counter, forced to stand on her tiptoes. For a moment, her feet wobbled as they threatened to leave the ground before she thankfully stood up. Sporting a tray in her arms. Upon this tray was the plate of sushi, lined up upon a linen napkin set with a woodblock print of a tuna. Beside it, a delightful array of cookies. Carefully arranged in a neat pattern. Steaming croissants sat nearby, a smaller plate carrying chocolate, jams, butter and even cheese. Turning, their hostess carefully walked back towards the two. Her face serene and eyes closed, before she set the tray on the table. Kosuzu’s croissants came first, placed before her. Aya’s tuna sushi next, along with a pair of bamboo chopsticks. Before the cookies were placed on the center of the table. Satisfied, Ayume stood. Giving both a polite bow. Aya’s advice thankfully did not seem to disturb the owner's expression. Though for a moment, a pulsing vein appeared on the side of Aya’s head. Vanishing in a moment as the hostess serenely turned, and made her way to Yuyuko’s table. As Kosuzu bit into the croissant, she would be met with the taste of a fluffy, lightly-buttered pastry. With it, came a sudden flood of emotion. Momentary shyness, quickly replaced by excitement and happiness. Made all the stronger with her additions to the croissant. Aya’s sushi on the other hand gave a rush of authority and respectability, which flooded her body from where the fish met her mouth. There was reason to be frightened, yes, but she also had reason to be admired… The emotions of both vanished as soon as they came. Kosuzu’s nervousness and Aya’s apprehension went first, leaving them both with only the residual feelings of shy excitement and authority. As Ayume reached the hungry ghost’s table, she pulled a menu from beneath the tray. One which had not been there moments before. Passing it gently to Yuyuko, the noble lady of departed souls could see a line of traditional Japanese faire. Though as she flipped through it, the serving sizes became larger and larger, and the meals slowly more Western. Certainly not food expected at a coffee shop. A twelve-piece bucket of chicken with sides. A seventeen patty hamburger doused in cheese. An entire cooked pig. Those closed eyes stared down at Yuyuko, beads of sweat forming on her brow… The arrival of another customer would normally have been a source of frustration for Ayume. As it was, Alice’s arrival was a rush of relief. The woman turned to face Alice. Eyes closed as she silently bowed in greeting. Ignoring the menu behind her as Yuyuko turned to the seventeenth page of what had been a one-page brochure. Without a word, Ayume gestured to a free table. A fresh menu sprung from beneath the tray, before she passed it to Alice. The food this time would be more European breakfast faire. Teas and coffees, pastries and mixed fruits. She could only hope that Yuyuko did not notice the other three’s menus. A conversation about such large menus might bring up the differences in their menus, Ayume did not want to hear that conversation between customers again…

I don't have any preference, btw. I think it's just that Benben is an easier name to remember than Yatsuhashi.

This is probably a hot take, but I honestly prefer Yatsuhashi over Benben. Sure, she has a boring hair color and her ZUN art does her absolutely no favors, but she's one of the better interpreted Tsukumogami, 2nd only to Kokoro for me at least. The way the Koto is worked into her design isn't "have literal object stapled to them" and I really like that. Though, I've never really liked how the strings look like they're constricting around her skirt. Koto is something you sit down and play, and even her ZUN art kind of gets that across with her posing, but the way it looks is already awkward and it just gets even weirder when fanart goes all in on it. Something like this keeps the overall same posing, but the positioning of the strings looks nicer:

Don’t make your touhou fan content a political push. Basically, touhou ain’t for telling people what to believe in any sense

*Looking tensely at the menu, her eyes fixated on two dishes Yuyuko:(This might take a while.......) Eventually Yuyuko decided what her order was going to be be and called out the person who had given her the menu in cheerful and sweet voice

*Aya looks over at yuyuko, smiles, and turns to the barkeep.* Aya:*quietly* “Careful, that ghost can eat you out of this cafe. Some say she has an infinite appetite.”*as she says this, she giggles a bit.* Aya:(As usual, I’m gonna keep track of all of this. Who knows, there’s already some interesting characters filtering in as I write.)