An Odd Outsider

Blog for Touhou OC Taiki Hoshizaki  And thus a single man stepped forth from the confines of his new home, interested in the bounty this new home of his has to offer. He will learn to love this land, and to better settle with it. All art is does not belong to me unless otherwise specified.

[outsidersmith]

📖 (to whoever you'd like to give bad advice to)

“If anyone talks bad of your mother, make them eat your fist.”

[givemeangstymemes]

Send 📖 to get really bad advice from my muse

Bonus points for also giving a topic.

[outsidersmith]

“Ah, math. I remember when I enjoyed math.” Math, loads of fun. Now overtaken by various vocational tidbits.

[redandwhitereimu]

This is Taiki, asks are being weird. The outsider straggles along the shrine grounds, a bit embarrassed with what he has to ask. "I do not know how, but how does this... prayer work?"

“Offer some money, ring the bell, bow twice, then clap your hands twice.  Offer a moment of silence, then after a minute, clap one last time.”

[outsidersmith]

See, he might be jotting this down. Matters of faith are wholly alien to him, and what matters he does emulate, he does so in an alien manner.

“A minute now, yes, and then one more clap? So that is to be three in total, no?” You’ve got to give him credit for doing his research beforehand. Maybe now his pilgrimages can be more orthodox rather than just depositing money and absconding. “I am a little surprised with how... different it is.”

[outsidersmith]

♡

YOU WOUND ME, HONORABLE COMPANION

how does my muse act, consciously and/or subconsciously, around people they are romantically interested in?

Honestly? He’d be nervous, maybe somewhat distant for a time. He’d come around eventually, but he has a great deal of fear in the subject

[outsidersmith]

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ღ: how does my muse feel about displays of affection in public and/or in private?

💕: how does my muse express their feelings? do they do through small but meaningful gestures, or through bold declarations?

💘: how does my muse act/react when they first realize that they had a crush on somebody?

💝: what would my muse consider a "perfect gift"?

💓: how does my muse feel about physical intimacy?

💌: how would my muse go about confessing to someone they liked? would they do it indirectly or directly, or maybe not at all?

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💛: does my muse believe in love-at-first-sight? in soulmates? in fate?

[tsukumogami-pile]

Worry not, the good smith has never considered the thought of a Tsukumogami born of a sword.

“Why wouldn’t you consider the thoughts of sword tsukumogami? We have lots to say just like any other kind of tsukumogami. Like I bet that sake I saw on my walk tastes really good I wonder if they would notice if I had some!” 

[tsukumogami-pile]

outsidersmith‌:

Taiki himself was no better if you include the complications. He was spirited away around two years prior, but only recently stuck his head out. With a hammer in hand, and what little Japanese he knows, he can show himself to be quite the headache for the human village.

“I do not know much about it. People say it is trick, they lose money or like that.” he’d claim, trying to recall just what it was they said. Honestly, to him, he just assumes it wasn’t a good gathering, and they just wanted their money back.

“Oh I’ve heard that before. People from Museums say that sometimes. Wastes of money or what’s the point in just old junk? I don’t like those people,” she said with a nod. She’d mostly compare the actions of humans through the lens of museum goers as that was the kind of human she had the most experience with. “Well if I find any of those tsukumogami i’ll be sure to ask them and get all the details! Well probably not all the details, but enough details!” she said proudly puffing her chest out a bit as though it was praiseworthy.

[outsidersmith]

Ah, a museum. What he wouldn’t give for a classical visit like that. Family memories. Followed by family regrets, as he carries a little smile that reverses. But to hear people just so idly dismiss good things just because they’re old? Said frown is accented with crossed arms.

“I do not like people like that.” he states, matter-of-factly. Maybe it’s due to living in a world that hasn’t progressed passed or even fell back into the Edo period, “There is no junk, only treasure.”

Yet there was still the nature of the youkai before him, the outsider shifting his weight, resting on his cane with a small smile of the tsukumogami’s passion, “You must forgive me, but I am new to the... tsukumogami thing. From you, I can see they can be good though.” Very impressionable. It’ll likely get him hurt, or worse.

[outsidersmith]

honorablejournalism started following you

What an interesting meeting, another tengu! Though this one seems more reputable than a previous client, clear to all by a professional air around the spirit reporter.

He’d hope this youkai was to be a client, or at least someone friendly without having to be overbearing about their hunger. She’d get a friendly wave, and an envious look at those wings she has.

“Good day to you.”

[onthegojournalism]

Professional was probably a stretch, but dang it she was trying. Maybe after some food and a good drink it would be in full force. But right now-

“Good day to you too, sir! Are you, like, some kind of blacksmith? What’s your specialty in that regard? How often do you, like, have customers in here? How many are regulars?” -this. This right now.

[outsidersmith]

That is right, this is happening.

As the outsider is barraged with all kinds of questions, all of varying comprehension, he’d have a hand to his chin as he dived into deep thought.

What kind of blacksmith, “I work with blade”, he starts, cleaning up his accent. “How you say, mainly blade? I take some order for tool, but it is blade I primarily work with.

“Customer come...” he starts, trying to scrounge together the words. “They come enough, I am sorry.” Forgive his poor vocabulary, “But some of them are return, yes. I say that right?”

[outsidersmith]

Ever thought of shifting from the alcohol to something... more interesting? I heard the forest has nice mushrooms.

“A good bottle of sake or shochu cleanses the mind. Mushroom are gross.”

[outsidersmith]

What was your childhood like?

“It was...” he starts, pausing for a moment. Truth be told that, as he thought about what to say and how to say it, he started to choke up a little. Were a seat nearby, it would immediately be occupied by a sack of bones, conflict, pride, and regret.

“It started off well, but it got hard. My mother, I do not know the word for it but she got sick. Really sick, it was in her head and it took her quickly. It was a shock for everyone; I took sword classes and worked on my body to take my mind off of it, but only smoking was what help me deal with it. My brother focus more on his work, job to job. My father, he was worse; he just kind of... stopped. Nothing really made him happy since and he too was gone.”

“I joined up with...” he starts, actively forcing these words into a disgusting clump of noise. “...air-force. My brother would be an investigate.” It’s the closest he would get to his twins profession.

[melamemea]

This blog is accepting development anons!

Bug my character about their past! Ask them about the things you wonder about! Give them scenarios to get their brain going! Today is all about bringing out the growth hiding within my character.

[outsidersmith]

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a meeting or relationship that was important to them

What mattered most in his old life with someone, it was when his mother passed. An old flame, nothing official but close enough that any jokes wouldn’t be too far from the truth.

They were both young, he was grieving and she cared, offered a hand, a shoulder and an ear in a very painful situation. There was an abandoned building he always held up in. For silence, peace of mind, and at the time a good place to smoke and de-stress in secret. A moment that cemented itself in his mind, was when she essentially camped out at the building in her car and was willing to wait all night if need be for him.

[rpmemequeen]

Send a 👫and I’ll write four headcanons I have about our muse’s relationship

[monstrousthingsrp]

Monstrous Headcanons:

[outsidersmith]

monstrousthingsrp‌:

Because we can’t all just put brains in jars to see how they tick.

♦ - HOARD - something that is precious to them ✿ - DECAY - an old memory, from childhood perhaps ⚔ - DUEL - a meeting or relationship that was important to them ♥ - STAKED - a jarring event, something that changed their life/outlook ∇ - TOMBSTONE - who they are versus who they appear to be ☼ - DAYSTAR - a secret they don’t want coming to light ☂ - THUNDERSTORM - a difficult or miserable time in their life ⚖ - SCALES - how well they balance their good and bad impulses ϟ - LIGHTNING - something they thought they’d left in the past, returned ☢ - BIOHAZARD - the most dangerous thing about them to others ♬ - DIRGE - a habit, hobby, or obsession they can’t seem to shake ■ - LAIR - where they live, work, or spend most of their time ☠ - DEATH - the closest it’s come to touching their life

Ask on-anon or off!

[outsidersmith]

“Red bean paste is alright.”

[outsidersmith]

Weaponmaster: Master Sword

It was odd, as Taiki handled and examined a magnificent blade, closer more to a work of art in his eyes. It was nimble, light, and as he ran his fingers over and along with its form he got a firm impression of its strength, or at the very least that as a masterwork, it shall not be found wanting.

He understands that some swordsmen tend to use the scabbard in their offhand as a secondary striker, if not as a type of guard. Due to the ornate nature of this one, it’s a rightful assumption that it was not to serve that purpose.

Amusingly, whatever magic stored in would remain locked more on the part of ignorance of the wielder.

“I need something in my other hand for this. Besides that, it is a good blade. If I can find that thing, I would definitely use this.”

Maybe a shield.

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Send “Weaponmaster” and a weapon

[outsidersmith]

askandrpcenter‌:

My muse will analyze that weapon and say what they like/dislike about it, if they can use it, and if they would use it.