(in which t-powers activate)
"Aheheheh... Sorry for that." T-Man apologized.
"...It's fine." Marisa's face toned down a deeper level of red.
"This is awkward! I gotta do the things!" Brad stood up and walked towards the exit.
The girls quickly left soon after. After a while, only Painter and T-Man were left.
"So... What's your ability?" T-Man started. "All outsiders seemed to have one, even if they don't realize it."
Painter started recalling. "I seemed to be able to go beyond the fourth wall. What about you?"
T-Man laughed. "Oh. Right, you didn't see it. My ability is to cut things in a T shape and redirect their paths. A defensive move, of course, considering how weak us outsiders are."
Painter sighed. "Figures..."
"Oi, y'all!" A familiar voice shouted from the entrance.
"Oh, no. It's him." Painter grabbed his Paint Brush and pointed it at the entrance.
*Ekaj Llessur... again.
"Haha! You may have defeated me by myself, but will you win against this?" Ekaj made magical gestures at Painter.
Suddenly, spiked beings popped out from behind!
"Behold! This is the extent of my power over spikes!" Ekaj pointed a finger at the duo. "Die!!!"
T-Man walked up. "I'll handle this." He spinned his shovel around.
*Spike Familiar A attacks!
*T-Man used T-Power!
*Spike Familiar A was cut in a T-shape!
*Spike Familiar B attacks!
*Spike Familiar B was cut in a T-shape!
*Ekaj prepared a kick! ...But decided not to!"
W-what..?" Ekaj glared at the shovel man.
"T-Power, Trumpage." T-Man ran up to Ekaj and unleashed a series of shovel attacks!
*Ekaj was smacked out of the headquarters!
"Hmph. Nobody'll miss him." Painter pointed out.
"What a dick." T-Man agreed.
*--*FREAKIN PARODIES*--*
"So this is the old Village... it sucks even more than the new one..." Painter took a glance around.
"Eh, this place isn't known for its furnishing. It was the only livable place in Gensokyo, after all." T-Man looked in the distance. "Hmm, it seems someone was here, too."
In front of them, a little girl is staring at a building. Her eyes were red, her black hair reaching the knee. In her hand was a wooden pair of scissors, radiating abnormal dark energy.
"What are you?" T-Man stepped up
"...I'm human." The loli twisted her scissors.
"No, that amount of dark energy is not feasible by a human!" T-Man readied his shovel.
"...You won't win." The loli pointed her scissors at T-Man.
"Hey, please stop, the two of you." Painter tried to halt the battle.
"im a loaf" A fluffle poked out.
"Trumpage." "Chaos Oath." Both said while moving to stab/smack the fluffle.
SMACK! "Waa~aal!" The fluffle was sent flying.
Painter stood there, jaws wide.
"...Glad we could form an alliance." They both shook hands.
"So, why are you in the Old Village?" Painter asked the loli.
"...I simply couldn't abandon my old work. That, and I arrived to see how the Village is doing in such a crisis." She responded, walking into an alley.
In front of them was an abandoned building, the board in front reading "Small Packages" in dry blood.
The loli went to unlock it. "I am the barkeeper, Irma Grese. Welcome to my humble abode." She went to the bar counter, and pulled out three glasses. "A drink?" asked she, pouring water for all of them.
"Thanks." T-Man swiped his glass.
"So, you are new outsiders, huh? Though I've met you before." Irma glanced at Painter. "Do you know this village needs identification?"
They shrugged.
"You know, since the Youkai-Human duality policy, the ID cost took ten thousand yen. But I suppose I can do that for free. I am the Chief Financial Officer, after all." She took out several cursed wood panels. "Your name and race, please."
"M. S. Painter, Human." Painter spoke.
"T-Man, Human." T-Man set down his empty glass.
Irma took out a leaking pair of scissors, and pours it into the glass. "It will take some time before the identity encodement is complete, so please wait warmly."
T-Man nodded, before receiving the glass. "So, what happened in this village?"
She took a glance outside, before speaking. "A week ago, a group of normally peaceful beings became hostile. Accompanied by unknown youkai, they breached through the defenses."
"In a last effort to preserve Gensokyo, the Gensou no Alliance, led by the Sages themselves, created a new village for humans, protected by several defense mechanisms. The old Village was overrun, of course." Irma took her time to drink some water. "Now, the Incident resolvers arrive to solve the issue, and here we are."
"Who's the culprit in this incident?" Painter asked.
"You were there when they discussed it. No trace of a culprit. If the Sages weren't allying, they would probably suspect them." Irma looked at the abandoned bar. "...Though, there were some things here and there which leads to an individual called Seraph Nine. Of course, it's probably not her. But one can imagine, right?"
T-Man looked at her, confused.
"Well, I suppose we should leave before someone decided we are the culprit. May we meet again." Irma walked to the back of the bar.
*--*FREAKIN GENSOKYO*--*
Back at the New Human Village, Painter looked at the shop stalls. They were littered with junk weapons, with few special weapons lying here and there.
"What the hell is all this junk..." Painter said, passing Good Golden Grin. "Wait, what the hell..."
"A-AHHH!!" A generic villager, partially frozen, is thrown to the casino.
"A-are you... Who goes there!?" Painter shouted out.
In front of him was a fairy with six icicles as wings. Her presence drops the temperature by a few degrees, causing a big shockwave of heat.
The fairy grinned. "You may call me... Seraph Nine."
*--*CHAPTER END*--*
M. S. Painter, the Artistic Outsider.
LV 6 ATK 75 DEF 0 HP 150 MP 24
No elemental affinities.
EQUIPS:
• Paint Brush: A brush that is filled with paint of random colors. 20 ATK.
• Ordinary Uniform: A normal outfit familiar in the Outside World. Non-elemental. 0 DEF.
ITEMS:
• Backpack: Takes no inventory space, because it's the inventory space. 10 Storage. (2/10 Storage)
• Spiky Ball: It hurts. 7 DMG. Ignores DEF.
• Giant Brush: A brush that probably isn't used for painting. ? ATK.
MAGIC:
None.
MISC.:
None.
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T-Man, T-posing Outsider.
LV 10 ATK 150 DEF 100 HP 1000 MP 40
50% Wood resist.
EQUIPS:
T-Shovel: A regular iron shovel infused with T-Power. 50 ATK.
T-Uniform: A casual outfir infused with T-Power. 50 DEF.
ITEMS:
None.
MAGIC:
T-Power: [Cost 4] Blocks an attack by cutting it into a T-shape. Lasts one attack.
MISC.:
Twenty thousand yen: Muns. Usable in Gensokyo.
Outsiders in Party: 2
• M.S. Painter
• T-Man
Pure Emeralds: 0
Legendary Weapons: 0