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as always the ghost returns with something nobody cares about but I've been thinking over this for some time now and even discussed it with @koakumas (she caused this actually) and I figured I could try it out. How it works (or will work, depends): I will take the names of everyone replying to this post saying "I wanna enter" and make a wheel spin to decide who enters or not. there is 24 slots available I believe, and those who fail to enter will sadly have to wait until the next game to have another chance (unless koa wants to make 2 happen at the same time) I will have predictions happen every time a day ends, excluding the first. these can either be set by me or just sent by someone in the topic over what they think is gonna happen (x dies, y kills z, etc). whoever gets the prediction right will get awesome rewards such as: absolutely nothing and bragging to people that you're like a visionary (subject to change, I might have koa draw you a custom cuz I'm evil. within reason of course) How will the game itself work: my idea was to get everyone (or mostly everyone) into my discord server so we can proceed with the day there. I'll still send the results of the day here in this topic for those who couldn't make it or just can't be bothered to join a vc. (I wanted to do this in the actual moriya server but I figured I'd be annoying people so) totally not an excuse to get people on my server so it's not dead anymore haha no why would that be the case this event will, as the title suggests, happen weekly. I'll have a vote up whether you guys wanna have 1 or 2 days every session cause I feel like a day only might take too long. I will also do this either on saturday or sunday, whichever day I'm available. as for the time, I'll just default to 6 PM -3 UTC because I can't be asked to find a decent time for everyone see you soon OH I forgot to add but it can be both the forum users and the discord users, just lmk in my dms if you're from the dc! (or ping me wtv)

Hey hey, been a while. Happy new years to you all, hope you're doing well. Out of any of us, I'M the one that owes the biggest apology here. I know I only talked twice and dipped, but I had meant to be more involved in the discussion here. Illness and a little night parade of 100 paperwork SNAFUs kept me away from it though. I have a lot to catch up on, so please forgive me if this post is a bit all over the place. I didn't know you worked at a hospital, Yumetou. Don't know how much it'll mean to ya but as someone with chronic illness who is a semi-frequent guest at such places, I'd just like to say that I genuinely appreciate what you do. Also, it's no wonder you're tired, I've never been to a hospital that wasn't insanely hectic! Well, I wanted to yap a bit more about the story some tonight, but It's gotten pretty late so I'll hope to pick back up on this tomorrow. I hope my vote wasn't too late!

Nuff said, let me in

basically it simulates the hunger games movies, which is like death suffering dismay despair agony oh and also like rocks anyway it's basically kill or survive until only 1 person lasts

Seems interesting, ill join.

I'm interested, count me in!

Sounds Fun

Always! I’d be happy to be entered

Nah, you were dead on. 100%. :) I'm just trying to be a little unpredictable. ...Though I did have a scene in mind where Shou meets Houdini. Before turning to Nazrin and saying "I don't like him. He mocks me with his smug aura."

This is fine. I wasn't really talking about which characters I am hoping for in each option, but more trying to guest who could be there to make a more informed choice. Feel free to ignore my thoughts, especially if you have nice surprise in stock, then I definitely won't be disappointed.

I appreciate the concern Mota buddy. :) I wish I could say it was as simple as picking up and going to another place. Hospitals are just all like this now. I love my work and feel passionate about it. Even with my complaint about my workload, I'm still doing as much work in a day as I did at my old job. The sole difference is its a larger hospital, with a too small crew. So, if someone flakes or is just sick, me or my buddy have to take the slack. So I've less free time than I did four months ago. Things should change soon though, and if they don't I'll probably move along. I will admit the characters I have selected for each location are slightly randomized, so you may not end up with the character or characters you were hoping for. But all the ones named so far as big names are liable to appear in their area. There are a few others padding out options with less of a cast. For instance, the readers decide Houdini is hippity hopping his way to the medicine stall. But who says he makes it there? There are other figures known to visit the village less frequently. As big a task as finding someone who can help Houdini, is convincing them to follow him. Some characters can talk to animals, sure, but who knows if he'll meet them. To be honest, refreshing my mental list of people in the village, I was slightly disappointed. All the lesser knowns I haven't introduced already seem concentrated around the Myouren Temple. But have some fun ideas in mind for each option. I also want to clarify: Team9 will reappear later in the story, especially with Rumia missing, Wriggle going through some stuff and REDACTED. If Houdini goes there he won't be going to Team9 though. Our lore nerds (honored be their names) have already picked out Akyuu as an option, though there are others of varying degrees of importance to the fandom who might be found there. Then again, I put an allusion to a kitsune boy who appeared in like. One chapter of Forbidden Scrollery as an option for the table game. That's how obscure I am willing to get to feel like a cool kid. Who knows, he might be the top tier choice for the bnuuy to turn to.

Here we go! Isn't this a nice surprise? I didn't expect you would appear with a New Year gift for us like this Yume. The more I hear about you the more worried I become, I dare say I understand very well the feeling of having your team being "stretched thin", almost like everything will fall apart should one of you not be there and have someone else pick up the slack so you can make ends met at the end of the month. I'm not trying to advise you because I'm probably the worst person to do that but let me ask you a question first: Are you sure you enjoy what you are doing right now? Sometimes, we put effort on things that are not always really worth it, so please, be sure that you are indeed doing what you wish to do. Burnout is a serious thing you know? Okay, enough of gloomy topics, let's move on to the chapter. Who is even Mr Snuggles? lol, it seems my mind turned Houdini into Snuggles when I wasn't looking. To be honest, I expected the little fella would smell a way out or something but pulling the best mole imitation I have seen so far is not a bad idea as well, since that give us a new array of options from here on out. First of all, I'll be crossing out Hieda Temple because that would put us back where Oscar started, the chances of meeting Akyuu are tempting but I personally doubt she is going to be of any help except for helping Ozzy with his crippling illiteracy using the old fashioned way to teach him which will absolutely take much more than a month. Next, we have the rental library, it's similar to the option above since meeting Akyuu will probably lead to meeting Kosuzu and vice versa but while Kosuzu might be a helping hand for our fake magician to speed up the spell learning process, it's still a way to return to the start at the hooman village. Funnily enough, this option would be the best to wrap up the current Team9 plot which would require Ozzy to divinate Rumia's location and proceed to assemble a rescue squad. Then we have the tavern, I can't say much about this one because I've yet to read Miyoi's story but judging from what Master Gri said, there is not many people excluding Mamizou that would be capable of offering any help to Ozzy right now. Suika wouldn't care, Aya is only interested in making things up for bunbunmaru and Mamizou herself is a wildcard since she is know to be a trickster, I fear she might be too much for a tired Oscar right now. Now the last two would be the best options so far. The temple would offer help to anyone in need and is full of capable people, Byakuren herself is a magician and it's probably the safest option in all of those above. Normally, I would pick this option because there are many benefits in associating Ozzy with the Myouren crew. With that said, since I have been advocating for the rabbit in the last chapter then I might as well commit to it, Eientei is full of sciencey people, not the best choice for someone who is building up for magic but seeing a place more advanced than the human village should put Oscar at ease for the time being, also, discovering the local hospital is REALLY good in the long run. We never know when someone will need it right? Lastly, that exchange between Oscar and our newest GOAT of the story, CHADini, almost made me tear up. Good job with that.

Greetings. Wow, I was not expecting a new entry during the busy end of year holidays. What a nice surprise. Let me read that real quick.... poor Oscar , left completely alone . Still, it's not over yet. We must choose who could meet Houdini and notice rabbit's odd behaviour. The "medicine stall" is an obvious choice, since Reisen will immediately notice something's wrong with the rabbit (and while Tewi don't go to the village as far as I know, she might assist Reisen from time to time). If Reisen were to end up helping Oscar, it could make for a nice new dynamic. Reisen is usually not very friendly to humans (she does her job, but that's it). So far, only Keine was not immediately kind to Oscar (excluding Yokai that tried to eat him), and even then once she knew he was an outsider, she showed kindness. So, Oscar dealing with someone who doesn't like human (a bit different from Wriggle) would feel different. The "temple at the north". No expert on Gensokyo's geography, but would that be the Myouren Temple? I guess any beast youkai there could notice the rabbit, so that would mean either Nazrin, Shou, Kyoko(is she a beast? I don't think Yamabiko are beasts, but she has some beast features). Shou wouldn't leave the temple like that (unless ordered by Byakuren), and I doubt Nazrin would just chase after the rabbit, unless she believes it leads to treasure (she could double check with her dousing rods, then get a reaction due to the fortune teller's books). Her interaction would be similar to Reisen's, except Nazrin is even more unfriendly (tends to look down on others) The "rental library" would be Kosuzu or one of her regular visitors (so, Reimu, Marisa, Mamizou, Akyuu, maybe Aya). Oh! Maybe Marisa's when there to decipher the book she stole from Oscar Crap. Bad memory. She only stole his wallet. Aya would wait for someone else to follow the rabbit, then snap picture of whatever happens. Akyuu wouldn't go out, not sure if Kosuzu would (from memory, I think she more the type to tell Reimu/Marisa/Mamizou if something weird happens). The "tavern", so Miyoi or one of her visitors (Marisa, Mamizou, Suika, Aya). Suika wouldn't care (and she wouldn't be here anyway cause is the afternoon and she doesn't disguise herself unlike Mamizou and Aya). Mamizou is a beast youkai and could send a few tanuki to investigate. I already mentioned it, but her scheming nature could go well with Oscar who is also a trickster. This could be an early introduction for the two, and it could become a form of rivalry or maybe Mamizou would become an antagonist who want to expose Oscar's tricks (but for that to work, he would have to be more popular at the village. Right now, he's just the latest stranger to join the village). Finally, the "Heida Temple" would be Keine or Team9. I can kinda see Wriggle trying once more to convince Cirno to not worry about Osu, but Cirno is being more insistent now that Houdini is there. The two arguing could get the attention of Keine, who would interogate them and then quickly go in to save Oscar, scolding all of them for going to such a dangerous place. Those are my theories, but which one sounds the more appealing ? The library is out, and introducing Mamizou this early could work if she becomes important later, but I would go for anything more that a short introduction right now. Between Reisen and Nazrin options, I guess I would go for Nazrin (a less popular choice so it would feel different than usual). I do like my Heida temple theory, but this is something that could happen as soon as Oscar comes back for the night anyway (unless he go rest somewhere else). This is the end of the year, so I want to wish Yumetou and everyone a Happy New Year .

Finally got an entry up after almost a month. Hoping things will be calmer in the near future. We've a new hiree, and should have a couple more temps trickling in over the next few weeks. Meaning I won't have to work 50 or 60 hour weeks anymore. On the other hand, we were supposed to have more temps last month, and they ended up ghosting us. So, not going to make any promises until I'm asked not to come in on my days off. Anyhow! Hope it makes for good reading.

YES! YES! YES! NO! NO! NO! Hello there friends, nice to see you all around here at this fine day, as you people might have noticed, I guess I could say I'm in a great mood. After so long, my ally has finally returned to us! Isn't this amazing? I knew we were lacking something these past updates, almost like the vote of a certain very important person was missing... I can even say that I was feeling sadder with each week... But that uneasiness has long since passed because my ally has triumphantly returned! Okay, maybe not so much triumphantly judging by what I've read before typing this but Kymoh is back all the same, it's always good to see familiar faces, and suffice it to say, you were indeed missed. I can't even imagine what happened to you who was always such a vibrant person to sound so sad but: I think Yume appreciates your presence here just as I do. Now let's try to move on to happier topics, shall we? Merry Christmas everyone, I know I'm late and the year is almost over but I didn't have an opportunity before. Well, I did come here every Sunday to see if we had an uptade but since things were rather quiet I assumed we were having a bit of downtime to enjoy December as much as we can, since It's probably the busiest month of the year after all. Wait, really? We are the Kami you mention in the first chapters? I was reading it all over again because I forgot the details of almost everything and noticed this entry in one of the first chapters. Assumed that you were talking about literal Gensokyo gods like the Moriyas lol. Anyway, if you want to take what little remains of 2024 off then by all means, don't let us hold you back. As the literal talking heads would probably say, there is nothing wrong with taking it easy for a bit. Hm, to be honest, I don't really rember much but I think I was debating it with Master Gri or something along these lines, what I can say for sure about it though is that I was really invested into that considering how much I rambled in my last reply, I try to not dwell much in what "past me" did once because sometimes I cringe from it... Seriously now, I wouldn't even read the little story I wrote for Nyoko because I would die from the sheer amount of cringy energy that I would get from it. Lastly, the choice? About that, I'm 90% sure that reading the book would make something happen, even if Oscar doesn't know how to read anything that is not english and is a complete novice about it. Yume said that all choices are viable options so I'm sure we can get a result from that. Why do I still choose the rabbit over the juicy magic? That's an easy question, you see, never before have I read a touhou quest where people take their pets with them, especially a rabbit. No, scratch that, the fact is that people just don't do pets in fantasy stories in general unless they are magic by nature, so you could say I'm really curious as to where we are planning to go with this, the fact we have an earth rabbit is just a bonus, even if Mr Snuggles was a dog I would have still vote for him. And before I go, I decided to prepare a little gift for my ally, Kymoh, as a "Welcome Back" of sorts. It's also an opportunity to try and put a gif in this site, which I had never done before by the way.

Well, yes and no. I decided to give her some characteristics which could be tsun. Making her abrasive and guarded but warm-hearted underneath. A friend who takes to you slowly, but is firmly in your corner once you win her over. She was warming up to Oscar, before the kami (the readers) decided to send them to the Fortune Teller's house, and its silent guardian chose her as the weakest target. Leading to her being cursed. I was worried, however that she might be seen as something more basic, and the readers might miss that something was wrong. 'Oh Wriggle was always a jerk, what else is new' versus 'Huh. What's wrong with Wriggle? It must be pretty bad.' Thanks Kymoh. The past few months have been rough, and this past one has been no exception. Especially with Christmas. I didn't even get around to shopping for the season until the 21st. Hoping to get a quick entry up tonight or tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

Nice, how fitting it is to see a "kaguyalover64" liked this post

Welcome back to the Moriya Shrine, CountVonNumenor. I can't speak for the entire Touhou community, but I say the state of the Touhou community is not different from 2023 in that the community is growing slowly, and new fanworks are created on a regular basis. Nothing major happened within the Touhou community between 2023 and 2024, so let me present my slice of Touhou news from 2024 as an update on what ZUN and the community has done this past year. Official May 3 - Taboo Japan Disentanglement It is another Hifuu Album with a story. https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Taboo_Japan_Disentanglement May 31 - Touhou Guideline Changes The big change is that "indie game websites" are allowed on the acceptable list, meaning a website like itch.io is now allowed to sell Touhou fan games. The second change is mention that crowdfunding is not allowed without ZUN's permission. https://x.com/richard_effendi/status/1796539548287336605 July 8 - Touhou 19 v1.10c After one year from its release, a balance patch is released that made balance changes to every character and fixing a number of bugs. The includes nerfing Chiyari’s to have clearable wisps and bluffing Nazrin’s scope speed to name a few of the changes. Safe to say, this is more balanced than the initial version of Touhou 19. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2400340/view/4220517501592769690 July 29 - ZUN Manuscript In a radio stream back in July 29, ZUN commented that he been busy writing some manuscripts. It been speculated that this could be a future Touhou printwork. https://moriyashrine.org/forums/topic/6276-a-new-livestream-with-zun-kind-of-a-interview-too/?do=findComment&comment=20165 Community February 8 - Touhou Danmaku Kagura Release After the successful crowdfunding campaign back in 2023 to revive Touhou Danmaku Kagura, this rhythm game got its release on Steam. https://danmaku.jp/igG3s3wtMyN0R1Oa1x7CQ/ June 5 - Crowdfunding Permissions On this day, Kyoto Fantasy Troupe is accepted for fundraising its 3rd episode of The Sealed Esoteric History. At the same time, the Korean Touhou orchestra got declined for fundraising, forcing them to change their funding strategy. https://x.com/fantasytroupe/status/1798323908669755837 https://x.com/THorch_KR/status/1798324092812353971 May 10 - TouhouFest 2024 News Report TouhouFest 2024 is broadcasted on Torrence’s cable network on a report that showcases the aspects of TouhouFest while TouhouFest attendees talk about Touhou and the convention. https://youtu.be/X_TCJbXei_o?si=73xjg9mcNDfApXNK Summer - Cyberattacks on Touhou! On June 8, Niconico went down for about a month after a ransomware attack occurred on Kadowara’s servers. Then, during early July, a wave of DDOS attacks occurred on multiple Chinese Touhou websites, shutting down services like the THBWiki. Thankfully, all of these services have since recovered, and it does not appear any permanent website migrations occurred after this incident was said and done. https://moriyashrine.org/forums/topic/5870-chinese-touhou-websites-are-under-attack/ July - Seasons of Gensokyo Seasons of Gensokyo is another Touhou zine collaboration after Welcome to Gensokyo that once again features art, stories, and comics from over 100 contributors. https://gensokyozine.itch.io/gensokyoseasons August - Mystia Izakaya Anime Announcement Its release is aiming for summer 2025. Concept art has also been released in the meantime. https://moriyashrine.org/forums/topic/6495-touhou-mystias-izakaya-anime-seems-to-be-on-the-works/ August 15 - Imperishable Night 20th Anniversary Across the Touhou community were fanworks related to Imperishable Night to celebrate its anniversary. There too many fanworks to cover in this post, but the tag fanworks used for the anniversary is #ImperishableDay. https://youtu.be/UHwbk9fgs9w Winter - Riverside Wonders A charity zine where all profit will go to Care for Gaza in helping the needs of Palestine families. The zine is planed for preorders by the end of the year. https://thriversidezine.carrd.co/ December - BBEX International On December 31st, 2023, the Hispanic community magazine BBEX, releasing its first international issue, showcasing community works from the rest of the Western Touhou community. With the success of the pervious event, BBEX international is running again this year and has announced that the premiere of the next issue will happen on December 29th. https://x.com/POfBoundaries/status/1865896113573617779 Vanyk's Japan Touhou Circle Research Teaser Vanyk has been building an extensive data table on Touhou circles and Touhou events within Japan to analysis changes in the Japanese Touhou community. Currently, he is in the progress of writing an analysis piece based on his data. https://moriyashrine.org/profile/38795-vanyk/content/?type=core_statuses_status&change_section=1 If you need more info on what happened in 2024, I recommend Suzunaan's monthly news videos. Despite the commentary being Spanish, their videos are still watchable as each news item has images. Plus, every video has a source list down in the description or comment section. If you have any more questions on the Touhou community, feel free to ask.

dropping in ofc bc apparently someoneee thinks my autism was the cause

Earth Rabbits Known as ‘Earth Rabbits’ in English to differentiate them from Moon Rabbits, Earth Rabbits are normal rabbits who have ascended to a form of Youkai. Like other animal Youkai, they are said to be normal animals who have lived for an unusually long period of time. Through this, they gain immortality, sentience and magical powers. Earth Rabbits are disobedient things, seldom taking the orders of others seriously, and are prone to pranks. They are however benevolent towards people who show them kindness, often helping in unexpected ways. They have strong bonds to other Earth Rabbits, often singing and dancing together, or preparing the traditional rabbit dish of Mochi. They are most often found in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost, to the west of the Human Village, at the terminus of the Youkai Trail. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= His breaths were ragged and frightened. The pole’s end thumped against the ground as he desperately felt for the promised entrance. This couldn’t be right...Wriggle wouldn’t do this. She could be testy at times, but why would she lie? And in front of an upset Cirno of all people? With frantic energy, the bamboo pole continued its search. Tapping at the ground rapidly. Each reaffirming a silent secret which gripped at Oscar’s heart… There was nothing there. The taps grew slower. Going from whacks against the sod and dirt to gentle prods. Until it fell from his hand. Slowly, Oscar leaned back. Taking a seat at the base of the stairs. Overhead, the Youkai thudded about. The sound of its footsteps echoing even down here. For a moment, Oscar wondered if anyone would miss him if he never returned. He was already certain he wouldn’t be missed back on Earth. Would Cirno come looking for him? Or would Wriggle change her mind? Would Agappa come for him? Or in a few weeks’ time, would a witch ask if anyone had seen that guy she met a month ago in front of Heida Temple? The thought was sobering. With little else to do, he pulled the top hat from his head. Easing it upside-down. Its inhabitant did not stir, lost in a deep sleep. Nose wriggling as he had some secret dream. Even here, the sight made Oscar smile. “Well Houdini. It looks like this is the end. We had a good run, made a lot of children happy. Its just a shame our story ends without that perfect performance I wanted as a kid.” His hand gently rubbed at the old rabbit’s head. Houdini’s eyes opened in a sleepy glare, which quickly shifted into a look of somnolent joy as Oscar rubbed at his head. Chin easing back for a better rub. “Come to think of it, you’re as old as I was when we met. You’re the only one who ever stuck around when times got bad. I know its because I fed you and all. But you were always there during a performance or whenever I was alone. That still makes you my truest friend. My only friend now.” The creature’s eyes seemed to open wider. His nose wiggled curiously, almost as if staring. Oscar couldn’t stop a chuckle. “Guess this place is my tomb now. I just wish it didn’t have to be both of ours.” The rabbit gazed up at him for a moment, before with more energy he thought possible in the lazy critter, it scrambled from his hat. Long back legs kicking as it lunged from its bed. It hit the ground, even as Oscar stood to try and grab him. But Houdini was already off, running faster than Oscar recalled him in years. The moment the furry creature reached a wall, he began to frantically dig into the wold. A fine mist of dirt spraying after him. By the time Oscar reached the hole, it had already vanished into an old rat tunnel which wound along the wall. Again he was alone. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Out in the grass of the Fortune Teller’s property, a white paw cut through the dirt. A face white as snow, coated by brown, emerged. Tired as he was, the rabbit hopped free. Scurrying along the quiet road. It was well into the afternoon now. The fields wouldn’t empty for hours yet, and the townsfolk were at rest and preparing evening meals. There was no one to observe him as he hopped along the cobblestone road. Before he headed deeper into the town… =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= = ...Seeking the quiet medicine stall on the edge of the market... = ...Towards the temple to the north... = ...Moving towards the rental library... = ...Creeping into the tavern... = ...Starting the long climb up the Heida Temple...