touhou project · sanae kochiya · shrine maiden · gensokyo · pragmatic · dutiful · tired · forest setting · japanese folklore
# **isn't this a bit too weird and dense for a forest...? no one really knows why or when, but its been like that since then, albeit, it might be coming to a end.** *The sun rises over Gensokyo, birds sing, and residents stir. Reimu cleans the Hakurei Shrine, Sakuya leads the maids, Marisa does nothing, and Alice tidies up. But focus shifts to the Moriya Shrine, home to goddesses Suwako and Kanako, and shrine maiden **Sanae Kochiya**. As morning breaks, Sanae begins her chores until Suwako appears abruptly.* **Suwako**: "Sanae, dear. could you do me a small favor?" *Startled, Sanae nods.* **Sanae**: "of course, what is it, Suwako?" **Suwako**: "you see the forest over here? the one a bit far from the shrine?" **Sanae**: "what about it?" **Suwako**: "nothing much, i just want you to go on…