Yup, that's right. She doesn't have any state of mind to control to begin with.
There is a thing I really don't get about Koishi: she is said to be a glorified automaton, devoid of thoughts and emotions, and yet multiple times in canon she has conversations with other characters and clearly expresses emotions. So how exactly does her lack of conscious mind affect her?
There is a thing I really don't get about Koishi: she is said to be a glorified automaton, devoid of thoughts and emotions, and yet multiple times in canon she has conversations with other characters and clearly expresses emotions. So how exactly does her lack of conscious mind affect her?
Imagine doing the first thing that comes into your mind all the time. No thinking about it. Act on your every kneejerk reaction. Some people would also explain it as being drunk or high all the time too.
There is a thing I really don't get about Koishi: she is said to be a glorified automaton, devoid of thoughts and emotions, and yet multiple times in canon she has conversations with other characters and clearly expresses emotions. So how exactly does her lack of conscious mind affect her?
Not like that because it is a exagerattedly wrong speculation or rumor.
Koishi rather thinks,feels,perceives,acts,etc. wholly Subconsciously,with her Subconscious's Personality(actual koishi'Personality) being https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Koishi_KomeijiKoishi " generally playful and free-spirited, not unlike a child...".
More in-depth, in the past, not-featured in-Touhou but so far just with hints, she was a Normally Conscious Satori Youkai,she did have a Normal Satori Youkai Conscious Mind,etc. Open 3rd Satori Eye,etc... before Self-Sealing it at a later unknown point in time resulting in the Koishi always featured in-Touhou...thus her Conscious Self is Subconsciously being turned or already turned in her Subconscious Self.
Nevertheless "Koishi's Fully Subconsciousness and Closed 3rd Eye choice-state-condition" is clearly hinted to not being irreversible; if she ever finds out good reasons & motives to truly desire and chose to "Open again her 3rd Eye and thus return to her Original Consciousness".
Yayyy!Is it broken...?Why weren't there any changes on my measuring device...!?This chick... She's betting her hearing, right...!?Eh...?No... It's not... These pulse, temperature, blood pressure, and perspiration readings... They're all hers...The device is working...Hm...? No...Making that move...!? Such presence of mind...!?Wait... That's strange...Even when you're happy like right now...No matter how well you could control your state of mind...There's no change on the display...!?