reimu's guide to 'when incidents keep happening and the world sucks'
"I've been there, you wake up and go 'not this shit again'."
"Allow yourself to be angry. You have a right to. 'oh but anger isn't productive'- shut up. Anger is your soul telling you that what's happening isn't okay, you don't have to take this shit like a gentle maiden. But, don't let outrage consume you. It's easy to feel self-righteous and haughty and looking for more info, but then you just keep looking at upsetting info and not gaining any knowledge or direction. It's up to you to make sure you're not hurting yourself too, flailing a sword around yelling isn't gonna help anyone in a fight."
"You're panicking. Catatonic and tense. It happens. You know what you need? A bucket of cold water dumped on your head. ...Okay I'm serious, half. I don't know all about it, but there's this thingy called the vagus nerve that controls how your body is responding, especially when you panic. If you can control your breathing with exercises, that helps it- but if you're super frantic, a mild 'shock' to the body like eating something super sour or splashing cold water on the back of your neck can help get you out of your head."
"Don't be afraid to call for backup, and to check in on other people. I'm not saying rock up at someone's house and go 'hi oni that got kicked out of hell, that really sucks and i'm here because that must really suck that you're getting kicked out and i'm here to make you feel better about myself'. Do what you need for each other in the moment- organising, gardening, just flopping on the kotatsu? All good. The best way to remind yourself not everything sucks is to hang out with the things that make it suck less. Or even just neutral people, people that are just okay or even doctors and stuff can help you get out of that mindset of everyone's evil."
"And lastly, not to get all conspiratorial, buuut remember- if you're a bad guy, what's the best thing for you? For all the people that could beat their ass to give up, throw their hands and say 'can't be helped'. I'm not saying you gotta go out there gohei-blazing everyday, but if it helps to think of it, giving up and going all 'nothing matters' is letting them win. It's okay to give up for a day, and it's okay that you feel hopeless- but you gotta promise me that you'll dust yourself up and find that hope again. It's not about being invincible, it's about being getting up again."
"So go out there and stand up! ...Or sit down, you do what you need to right now- but no curling up and withering away, got it?! Or I'm gonna throw a bucket of water on you!"
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If I could have even 10% of their whimsy, I would consider myself very fortunate indeed.
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Imperishable Night incident
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She doesn't mess around, does she?
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