[ He wants her to... talk all about herself? She brings a hand to scratch at her cheek nervously. She can't remember the last time anyone has asked to learn more about her, even when she came to Gensokyo. Well, besides Aya, but that was for an interview! She supposes that this is more like an interview, too, and less like a getting-to-know you ice breaker. ] Well.... my name is Sanae Kochiya. [ That he already knows.
She coughs. ] I'm...22-- no, wait, 21! I'm 21 years old. [ She seems uncertain about her exact age. She looks up at him, trying to read him for what he wants to know. It's difficult to talk about herself without anything specific to answer. ] And, um, back in my world... I was a miko, a priestess, for a goddess of qi-- that is, wind and heaven-- named Kanako. I've been serving her ever since I could remember. [ She wonders if she should mention her ancestor Suwako, but in the end she shakes her head to herself.
What else, what else.... Oh! ] We lived in Tokyo as well, and as a miko I would perform exorcisms, rituals, purifications, and miracles for those in need. [ As she did not know that she was a god in her home world then, she doesn't mention this fact. ]Unfortunately, in this modern world... faith was declining. Kanako was beginning to fade away, and so in 2007 she decided to move her shrine to Gensokyo, which is another dimension. Although, it's perpetually set somewhere around the 1800s.
So when I say "modern world"-- me returning to this place is new to me, too, because it's been almost a decade! [ A short laugh, and then she continues. ]
A...anyway, I continued to carry out my duties as a miko in Gensokyo, although my duties focused more on exterminating the more powerful youkai there. [ She gives him a smile. ] Aaaaand, that's really all there is to me! I try to do my best with helping others and protecting them.
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She coughs. ] I'm...22-- no, wait, 21! I'm 21 years old. [ She seems uncertain about her exact age. She looks up at him, trying to read him for what he wants to know. It's difficult to talk about herself without anything specific to answer. ] And, um, back in my world... I was a miko, a priestess, for a goddess of qi-- that is, wind and heaven-- named Kanako. I've been serving her ever since I could remember. [ She wonders if she should mention her ancestor Suwako, but in the end she shakes her head to herself.
What else, what else.... Oh! ] We lived in Tokyo as well, and as a miko I would perform exorcisms, rituals, purifications, and miracles for those in need. [ As she did not know that she was a god in her home world then, she doesn't mention this fact. ]Unfortunately, in this modern world... faith was declining. Kanako was beginning to fade away, and so in 2007 she decided to move her shrine to Gensokyo, which is another dimension. Although, it's perpetually set somewhere around the 1800s.
So when I say "modern world"-- me returning to this place is new to me, too, because it's been almost a decade! [ A short laugh, and then she continues. ]
A...anyway, I continued to carry out my duties as a miko in Gensokyo, although my duties focused more on exterminating the more powerful youkai there. [ She gives him a smile. ] Aaaaand, that's really all there is to me! I try to do my best with helping others and protecting them.