Admittedly, I have never personally played the games and know extremely little about the fandom and canon in general. Re-reading her wiki and going over various other pages and sources, however, I have to say that it makes sense that she would be around the age of the other characters in the games, being a youkai and based on the other characters ages, and it seems odd that while the other youkais are extremely old, she's only a teenager. Normally, I don't question headcanon or something that can be variably interpreted, but as this is something that can go against the rules, I have to scrutinize it carefully. As stated in the rules, a character's place in a spousal or child slot has nothing to do with appearance or mentality, it is how many years they have been alive. While it's tricky to estimate with characters with unknown ages, based on the ages of the other characters, I personally think it's safe to make an estimate which places her in the realm of the other cast mates and to not make her the odd one out as the only person with a two-digit age. I believe that other Touhou characters also have a bit younger of personalities but are still placed in adult slots because of their assumed age. I only stress this because of how explicitly stated it is in the FAQ to place people based on how long they've been around and there are several more childlike characters in adult slots because they are much older than they look and I can't make an exception based on a headcanon or a hunch. Even if she can pass as a child or teenager, however many years she's been in existence will always trump appearance.
If it's a matter of sticking to hardline rules of the game, then I suppose it can't really be debated. Which is fine. If she absolutely HAS to go into an adult slot, I can push my own concerns about that aside. I'd definitely still enjoy playing in the game in spite of it, so it's not really a make or break issue.
If she has to be slotted in an adult slot, then I'm okay with it.
I would like to assure you that the adult and child slots are labels and for game mechanics and most characters are treated as they appear. There's no obligation to do anything related to being an adult (relationships, jobs, etc); you can play in the game the same way regardless of what slot your character is placed in, it's just to discern who is an adult and who is a child and it's only in events that a divide is seen, and it will normally be on days like Mother's Day or Father's Day, but all events are in good fun and are never forced on a character; most events are all inclusive. So Kyouko will be seen the same way, other than the initial "oh my mom looks like a teenager..." thing, but after that it's very likely the experience will be no different at all! I hope this quells any unsurities you have.
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If she has to be slotted in an adult slot, then I'm okay with it.
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