After a spit of strange visuals and a bit of nausea, Gnasher found himself in the middle of a forest. The trees around him were of different types and sizes, making for some odd looking scenery. He took a whiff of air in, immediately appreciating the cleanness of Gensokyou. Not a hint of smog was present. He was getting a lot of strange smells as well, distinctly fairy and… he couldn't pinpoint the other one.

Such an amazing place, he thought. I just arrived, and I already smell a bunch of prey to hunt.

He looked to the face on his shoulder, noting its closed eyes. Problematic. Something must be blocking its power. This would warrant further investigation.

After taking a minute to check over the rest of his body parts, making sure nothing else was malfunctioning, he decided to get a better vantage point to look over the area. He kicked his left foot - a thin appendage coated by feathers - and rose into the air, quickly rising to a couple hundred meters high.

"Oh my. This is… bloody amazing."

The landscape was coated in a deep green ocean of leaves, spearheaded by giant mounds of mossy rock. The air itself seemed to sparkle with beauty as light bounced about the particles of water present. Speaking of the air, Gnasher could identify a distinct fragrance of maple wood, with a hint of the most insanely pure water he had ever smelled. While the spirit fox schnoz didn't exactly add to his appearance, it gave him access to aromas most mortals didn't even know existed.

The world seemed to extend forever around him, a limitless expanse of morphing terrain spotted by old buildings, lakes, crevasses, plains, and… was that a village? He concentrated on the small group of brown structures in the distance, making out humanoid figures walking around, and some creatures which appeared to be livestock. Perhaps it would be good to visit there first.

"Hey there!"

The chipper, overly-energetic voice stopped him just as he was about to take off. He turned, and a petite girl with jet-black wings met his gaze. Her wings flapped lazily, keeping her hovering in the air before him. An impossibly charismatic grin was on her face, and Gnasher noticed that her eyes darted away from him every few seconds to focus on a small notebook she kept scribbling on.

"I don't think I've seen you around here before. Are you new here? Or maybe lost?"

… Well. It looked like he wouldn't be detaching himself from this situation for a while. She was intensely curious - he could see it in her eyes, which were shamelessly scanning him all over, absorbing every inch of his unusual body.

"… Can you understand me? Do you not speak? Or maybe deaf? Am I offending you somehow?" she yammered, not waiting for him to reply. Then her eyes narrowed, and she put her hands on her hips. "Or are you just stunned by my beauty? Hmm? I'll admit, not many can resist me!" she teased.

"… Don't think so highly of yourself. I am not interested in your 'goods', girl." Strange. Gnasher's voice was… normal. He usually let it jump from quality to quality - something that was an interesting side-effect to having so many different souls bound to him.

She jumped back in mock surprise.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa? My feminine wiles have no effect? How can this be?" She turned her head, eying him reproachfully. "Or maybe you… walk on the other side of the street?"

He only stared at her in response. She was… really annoying. Maybe others might find her over-excited playfulness as cute, but Gnasher was a business person. Tomfoolery was not one of his strong points.

"Ohohoho! I see I've hit the nail on the head!" she chuckled. "This will be a great article! 'Newcomer to Gensokyou - first gay resident that packs two eggs and a sausage."

"Please don't print that." There it was again. His voice sounded normal; well, normal enough. Must be an effect of Gensokyou, he decided.

"Hmph!" she huffs indignantly. "Maybe you should put more faith in the freedom of the press… what was your name again."

"I didn't tell you my name." he sighed. My god, he was regretting not absconding from this conversation already. "It's Gnasher."

"Gnasher? Just Gnasher?"

"Yes. JUST Gnasher."

"Well, It's nice to meet you, Gnasher. My name is Aya Shameimaru, reporter for the Bunbunmaru Newspaper." she beamed. "Welcome to Gensokyou!"

She bowed, looking a bit strange while floating in the air. There WAS something about her that charmed in. A bit.

"Now that we've gotten introduced, I need to ask you a few questions." she said as she re-positioned her notebook, ready to scribble down whatever she needed. "Is this your first time in Gensokyou? If so, how did you get here? Was it Tewi? I bet it was Tewi. She's always messing around with outsiders. OH! Or maybe… Rinnosuke! Who is secretly your lover! I knew it! You two are escaping the outside world, which doesn't acknowledge your scandalous romance!"

She began furiously writing in her notebook, once again forgetting to actually wait for him to answer.

"Oh, this is just TOO good. The public is going to have a FIELD DAY with this story…"

Gnasher shook his head, turning back around as he began heading to the village. Best leave her to her madness.

He was surprised when he was pulled back towards her by some unseen hand. He spun around, hand reflexively going to one of his sword hilts. Her expression now held a smile that had an edge to it.

"Girl? What do you think you're you doing?" You know, I could get used to my voice being normal, he thought. Much less hassle when I'm trying to talk.

"I can't have you leaving in the middle of my interview, Mr. Gnasher." she said as a fan was retrieved from her pocket. "And call me Aya, please."

She knew what she was doing. He could see it. Well, he had no complaints.

He drew his sword, a double-sided cleaver with a triangular end. He sliced it through the air, testing it out before readying himself.

"Well, Aya, I'm sure you know I'm not just going to hang around for the hell of it."

"I guess I'll have to convince you to stay, then."

"Heh. Don't get mad at me if you die in the process."