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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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I’m a big believer in kettlebells. If you have one, you can do a lot of different exercises
Oh I could probably get one of those!! I have to get past the part where just stretching hurts my fucking sternum though
Ah, yes. The sturnum.
You might want to start with “weighted carries” with your dumbbells.
Hold the dumbbells in your hands at your side and just walk around. Keep your core tight, and don’t bend your spine.
It’s a good core exercise, and it’s low impact.
That is a good idea, I will give that a shot. Thank you :3
Tbh tho, you might want to look into physical therapy exercises. Maybe yoga.
Cobra or sphinx pose will probably activate your sturnum.
Also, this runner’s lunge
I have a referral for physical therapy actually, should follow up sometime…
Do I want my sternum to be activated
Depends on the nature of your situation.
Physical therapy is meant to slowly build up muscles that have been injured or atrophied. So, it’s likely if you’re going in for PT, you’ll be activating that area. However, if it’s some sort of condition that can’t be resolved and just needs to be avoided, then activation isn’t good.
Definitely consult with the physical therapist
When I went to PT, didn’t seem like they were going for slow recovery. Met 3 times a week for like 5 weeks and was encouraged to work on my wrist basically any possible moment I could. I think this started a week or two after I had a plate put into my wrist and my surgeon had encouraged me to start doing wallpushup if I could before PT (that wasn’t practical - I could barely move it more than wiggling my finger until like a couple days before PT). So I might have just been somewhere that was relatively aggressive, but it worked for me - had functional use when I finished and it eventually got back to normal.