Line #74 Fanfic/FreakinGensokyo


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2	[[caption-width-right:180: The cover of ''FREAKIN GENSOKYO''.]]
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4	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11563136/1/FREAKIN-GENSOKYO FREAKIN GENSOKYO]]'' is a ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' {{fanfiction}}, written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4552286/SKOOLATOON SKOOLATOON]]. It is a SelfInsert fic where the {{Cloudcuckoolander}} main character, who goes by the name of Brad (with no last name), wakes up in a forest in Gensokyo near the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Upon doing so, he immediately breaks the fourth wall and checks his surroundings. Realizing the urgency of the situation, he quickly tries to build a shelter in order to survive the incoming night.
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6	Brad romps around Gensokyo, having fun, saying [[TalkativeLoon silly things]], annoying people and accomplishing relatively little, while gradually gathering friends and stronger [[ImprobableWeaponUser plant hangers]]. He describes almost everything as "fluffy", because it's just that kind of fic. Brad's [[TheSociopath evil]] friend Matt, based on a real-life chum of the author, joins in after a couple of dozen chapters to wreak havoc and murder innocent people, until the real Matt leaves the production team due to creative differences.
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9	!!''FREAKIN GENSOKYO'' provides examples of:
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11	* AbsoluteXenophobe: The human village is no friendly place to youkai. The village guards in particular will turn away any outsider they deem too strange.
12	* AbandonedInfoPage: The FREAKIN' GENSOKYO [[http://nvcc-dat.com/215class/be/FGv3_final/index.html website]] hasn't been updated since 2018, despite the fact that the work has almost tripled in size chapter-wise, and has gotten about 40 times as large in word count.
13	* AbductionIsLove: Subverted. When they first meet, Genkan kidnaps Brad from his team, and ends up finding him interesting enough to follow around. Things slowly escalate from there.
14	* AbstractEater: While youkai can eat regular food, most of them feed on human fear.
15	** Specific types of youkai also feed on other things. Yuki-Onna feed on "heat" energy, and Gods feed on "belief".
16	* ADayInTheLimelight: Occasionally, the perspective may change to one of Brad's travelling companions, or one of the canon Touhou characters.
17	* AdorableAbomination: [[spoiler:Shikome, who is the embodiment of the Saigyou Ayakashi, a youkai tree.]]
18	* AerithAndBob: Gensokyo is a realm hidden in Japan, so most characters have Japanese names. The main character is Brad, which is a distinctly American name.
19	* AgeGapRomance: Brad is eighteen, but his [[YukiOnna Yuki-Onna]] girlfriend Genkan is somewhere around 60 years old.
20	** Even discounting her biological age, she still acts as if she's in her late 20's.
21	* AirborneMook: Fairies, which appear almost everywhere in Gensokyo, and are a source of comedy and conflict alike.
22	* AirDashing: The ''Million Bucks'' allows Brad to do this.
23	* AllergicToEvil: Ha-chan is never comfortable around twisted technology or demonic fluffles.
24	* AllFirstPersonNarratorsWriteLikeNovelists: Lampshaded by Satori, when reading Brad and Matt's minds.
25	* AllLowercaseLetters: The fluffles, a species of doll-like creatures, speak like this, and use almost no punctuation.
26	* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: The laser tag arena in the [[DreamLand Dream World]].
27	* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Brad's knowledge of Touhou as a fictional series leaves Satori quite confused.
28	* {{Angrish}}: At the start of Chapter 82.5, a bunny-girl is reduced to growling "Nnh!? Nhnhnh!?" at the sight of some damaged bamboo.
29	* AnIcePerson: Genkan is a Yuki-Onna.
30	* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Brad can sleep on tables, under tables, on jagged rocks, piles of books, and even snuggled up with a yuki-onna.
31	* AnotherDimension: Hakugyokuro, the realm of dead artists, Makhai, home to demons, and the Dream World are all visited by one of the protagonists at some point.
32	* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: At one point, Brad fights Joon, who has the ability to make anyone that gets hurt also drop some of their money. Some of the money comes out as gems, and because Gensokyo's economy is wack, the gems end up being worth much, ''much'' more then the yen they came from.
33	* ArmsDealer: Certain fluffles run stands that sell weapons based around the primary weapon of the customer. Yes, this includes alternate versions of signature one of a kind weapons.
34	* AudioAdaptation: An audiobook version of the first chapter exists, though it has not been made public.
35	* BabyDontGotBack: Many characters in story have remarked on Brad's tragic lack of any cake whatsoever.
36	* BadassNormal: Brad starts out this way, taking on a handful of fairy maids (who are as strong as humans, based on Ha-chan) with nothing but a [[ImprovisedWeapon cast iron plant-hanger]] and a flail made of women's underwear. He gradually becomes an EmpoweredBadassNormal.
37	* BadassInANiceSuit: [[spoiler:Badley, the fan-given name for an alternate universe version of Brad]] is this. He is capable of walking off multiple powerful magic attacks that would kill a normal human, and can basically ignore physical attacks weaker than a gunshot.
38	* BarrierWarrior: [[spoiler:Maribel]], once equipped with Porcelain Mirror.
39	* BeachEpisode: Chapter 64, albeit with a swimming pool fifty miles underground.
40	* {{BFG}}: Reisen's sniper rifle, described as "almost as big as she is".
41	* BloodierAndGorier: The Matt chapters, in which he, [[spoiler:Shikome]] and sometimes Rumia hack people to pieces, tear them apart and in some cases eat them alive. It is seldom played for laughs.
42	* BorrowedCatchphrase: Doremy borrows Brad's deadpan "Home." in Chapter 83.
43	* BreatherEpisode: Chapter 64. Brad and [[spoiler:Renko]] comment on the fact that it's the first chance they've had to relax since the latter arrived.
44	%%* BuffySpeak: Half the things that come out of Brad's mouth are Buffy speak.
45	%%* TheCasino: The Golden Grin, owned by Yukari.
46	* CatGirl: Several live in the Palace of the Earth Spirits, most notably Orin.
47	** [[spoiler:Matt]] becomes one in Chapter 82.5.
48	* CerebusSyndrome: The story began with Brad romping around the Scarlet Devil Mansion, picking fights, getting dragged into fights, stealing end tables and beating up fairies, all in good fun. Later, his best friend from the Outside World starts [[spoiler:murdering people and keeping child prostitutes]] while figures from Gensokyo's past start coming into the fold.
49	** An early case in Chapter 31, where Brad and Marisa almost [[spoiler:die of hypothermia thanks to the former's antics]].
50	** In Chapter 77, Brad and friends discover a teenage girl [[spoiler:being held as a sex slave in somebody's basement]].
51	* CharacterCatchphrase:
52	** Brad tends to use "home" as a response to practically any question.
53	** The fluffles are frequently heard to declare "[[AllLowercaseLetters im fluffy]]".
54	** Ha-chan has her joyful yell of "Brad-kun!", often preceding an enthusiastic [[TheGlomp glomp]].
55	* CostumeEvolution: Brad and Matt's outfits change a lot over the course of the story. Having a magical seamstress like Alice around is a big help.
56	* CoveredInMud: Brad learns the hard way that Gensokyo has lots of rain and no paved roads. In Chapter 62, [[spoiler:Renko and Maribel]] end up this way too.
57	* CuddleBug: Ha-chan loves snuggling up to Brad whenever she gets the chance.
58	* CurbStompBattle: Brad versus [[spoiler:Sendai Hakurei no Miko]] in Chapter 75.
59	%%* DarkerAndEdgier: The Matt chapters.
60	* DeadpanSnarker: Matt, especially on the subjects of murder and sadism. [[spoiler:Renko]] has her moments too.
61	* DealWithTheDevil: Matt strikes one with [[spoiler:Shinki]], in order to [[spoiler:turn into a beautiful girl]].
62	%%* DoppelgangerSpin: Remilia shows she can use this technique in Chapter 64.5.
63	%%* ElaborateUndergroundBase: The Palace of the Earth Spirits.
64	* EliteMooks: The Moon Rabbit soldiers.
65	** Large and/or tubby fluffles, fluffles in pots, and the mysterious fluffle triads in gimp suits are all significant threats.
66	* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Brad becomes this way after gaining a few levels, learning a few spells and beginning his long-awaited danmaku training.
67	* EquipmentUpgrade: Brad and Matt spend a lot of time working on their loadouts. Fluffle stands provide plenty of elemental weapons, reagents and suchlike, and the craftswomen of Gensokyo are happy to tinker with their weapons for a fee. Often, though, the upgrade process is as simple as slapping a magic stone onto your [[ImprovisedWeapon plant hanger]].
68	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The non-upgraded forms of bought weapons and armor.
69	* FantasticArousal: If you have more than 100% resistance to an element, being hit with a corresponding elemental attack strengthens you... and turns you on. Genkan discovers this while decked out in enough magical gear to give her 800% ice resistance.
70	* FirstPersonPerspective
71	* TheGlomp: Ha-chan greets Brad this way on several occasions.
72	* GoldfishPoopGang: Koi, Komi and Namori, until they [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] in Chapter 66.
73	* GrievousHarmWithABody: One of [[spoiler:Shikome's]] many techniques.
74	* HammerSpace: Provided by Brad's BagOfHolding.
75	* HedgeMaze: Satori has one outside her palace.
76	* HeroicLineage: The Hakurei, with at least [[spoiler:two past members other than Reimu]].
77	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Reimu. She is like this in Touhou canon, but ''FREAKIN GENSOKYO'' takes it up a notch: Various people in the Human Village want to kill her, destroy her shrine, take her prisoner or [[spoiler:dissect her and use her blood to power up the human race]].
78	** In Chapter 75, [[spoiler:the Incident-Resolvers finally take their publicity into their own hands. Violently.]]
79	* HowWeGotHere: Chapter 64.5 focuses on how [[spoiler:Matt, Rumia and Shikome]] arrived in the Palace of the Earth Spirits at the end of Chapter 64.
80	* AnIcePerson: Genkan. Considering she's a yuki-onna, this is to be expected.
81	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Chapters starring Matt are mostly named in the scheme "The X with a Y for a Head".
82	* TheImmodestOrgasm: Genkan has one in Chapter 76. See "Fantastic Arousal" above for background.
83	* ImAHumanitarian: Many lesser youkai eat human flesh, even that of the human villagers, and they seem quite open about it. This suggests Yukari has a laxer attitude towards killing and eating humans than in canon.
84	** In chapter 121.5, [[spoiler:Maribel]] feeds [[spoiler:Renko]] human blood and meat.
85	* ImplacableMan: Byakuren of all people, during her hunt for [[spoiler:Shikome]].
86	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Brad's arsenal consists mainly of magical plant-hangers.
87	* ImprovisedWeapon: Brad's first plant hanger is this, until they become a viable melee weapon class. He has also used a yin-yang orb attached to a rope made from women's underwear.
88	** Byakuren occasionally uses her [[CoolBike motorbike]] as a bludgeon.
89	** Matt fights with scissors.
90	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Vanilla is quite happy to romp around in nothing but panties and a cloak.
91	* ItAmusedMe: The main reason Remilia allows Brad to stay in her mansion. Also the main reason Brad does about half the things he does, and the main reason Matt does almost anything.
92	* JabbaTableManners: [[spoiler:Shikome]] tends to [[BloodyHorror devour her prey]] like this.
93	* KissingUnderTheInfluence: In Chapter 65, an aspara forces Ha-chan, [[spoiler:Renko]] and [[spoiler:Maribel]] to try and snog Brad and/or each other for several minutes. Brad [[AboveTheInfluence refuses to play along.]]
94	* KleptomaniacHero: Brad stuffs his bag with stolen furniture, clothes and anything not nailed down.
95	* KnifeOutline: Sakuya does this to people on many occasions.
96	* KnightOfCerebus: Matt, big-time. He brings violence and sadism into every chapter he stars in, even [[spoiler:forcing the thirteen-year-old village guard commander into prostitution]].
97	* LanguageBarrier: Brad cannot read Japanese. He can speak it, though.
98	* LecherousLicking: [[spoiler:Shikome]] does this to Vanilla after their first meeting.
99	* LoonyFriendsImproveYourPersonality: Being with Brad has helped bring Genkan out of her shell, as she admits in Chapter 84.
100	* MacGyvering: How Brad and Matt solve most of their problems.
101	* MadeOfIron: Most youkai can survive being electrocuted, beaten up, exploded on and peppered with arrows. In addition, Brad and Matt can take much more of a beating than humans should, up to and including long falls down stairs.
102	* MaliciousMisnaming: In Chapter 75, Yoroi Chikara is called both Yo-yo [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Chikorita]] and Yaoi Chalk.
103	* ManaMeter: Everyone in Gensokyo has one of these, even outsiders. Brad is no exception, although his starts out pretty small.
104	* ManIFeelLikeAWoman: In Chapter 76.5, [[spoiler:Matt's body]] is turned into that of a woman by [[spoiler:Shinki]].
105	* MathematiciansAnswer: If Brad can be bothered to answer a question with actual words, one of these is bound to come. Example, from Chapter 70:
106	-->'''Genkan:''' ''[regarding a large slab of metal]'' What is this?\
107	'''Brad:''' Metal.\
108	'''Genkan:''' ''[turns to Brad, giving him a [[DisapprovingLook stare]]]''
109	* MessyHair: Brad's "curly-ass, dishwater-blonde Danny-Sexbang-esque hair, except with more grease".
110	* MirrorMatch: Remilia's Match Mirror in chapters 8, 60, and 26, and Shikieiki's spellcard, also in chapter 26.
111	* MixAndMatchWeapon: Instead of simply upgrading them, Brad gets the bright idea to instead ''combine'' them. This results in the ''Red Scare'' and the ''Bee-Fitty-Fore-Bawmber'', combinations of plant hangers and NERF guns.
112	** Exaggerated with the advent of the ''Fallen Comrade'' and ''One Million Revenants'', which are each a combination of three and four different plant hangers respectively, and are also part sickle in the case of ''Fallen Comrade'' and part flail for ''One Million Revenants''.
113	* MultipleNarrativeModes: The fic starts out in third-person, before switching to first-person. This is lampshaded in typical fashion:
114	--> They came up to- screw it, I'm done with it! Guess who the narrator is?! That's right, me! I'm tired of talking in third person! It just don't feel right with a self-insert friker!
115	* MyopicArchitecture: The main example of this is Patchouli's barriers preventing access to her library. Brad bypasses this by simply mining through the wall next to the door.
116	** In fact, most locked doors within the story are easily bypassed by going through a wall or nearby window.
117	* NamedWeapons: Most of Brad, Matt, and [[spoiler:Maribel]]'s arsenal. As of chapter 67: ''Hard Winter'', ''Fairy Harp'', ''Swordbreaker'', ''Youkai Inconveniencer'', ''Flame Salvo'', ''Vortex Hanger'', ''Deep Blue'', ''Sharper than Darkness'', ''Bee-Sheventeen-Bawmber'', ''Million Bucks'', ''Porcelain Mirror'', ''Dreamcatcher'', ''Market Gardener'', and ''Quick Scissorang''.
118	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: All of Matt's nicknames. Satanslaughter Mc Killgore, for example.
119	* TheNapoleon: The young commander of the Human Village guards. When he's not ordering innocent people to their deaths or getting piggy-backs from shrine maidens, he's shooting people for insubordination.
120	* NightmarishFactory: The [[spoiler:cyborg fairy foundry]] in Chapter 70.
121	* NoFourthWall: There really isn't one, although Yukari keeps Brad from exploiting the fact too much.
122	* NonSequitur: In Chapter 64.5, Rumia says "I~ would like some ''bread loafs''..." completely out of the blue.
123	* NotSoAboveItAll: Genkan. Although Brad hardly ever fails to drive her up the wall, she admits in Chapter 87 that she enjoys some of their antics.
124	* OnlySaneWoman: Reimu in most cases. Considering [[DenserAndWackier what she]] [[ZanyScheme has to]] [[UngratefulBastard deal with]], it's amazing she can keep it up.
125	* OvercomeWithDesire: The fate of [[spoiler:Renko, Maribel]] and Ha-chan for half of Chapter 65.
126	* RefugeInAudacity: Brad and Matt often speak this way. It's the only thing they ''can'' take refuge in sometimes.
127	* RemoteBody: In chapter 75, Kaguya is given a remote-controlled Master Chief-style robot avatar so she [[spoiler:can fight the Lunarians without being seen in person.]]
128	* RhymesOnADime: A cooperative version appears in Chapter 70:
129	-->'''Brad:''' I'm 'onna put this [[spoiler:factory]] to rest!\
130	[[spoiler:'''Mad scientist Kappa''']]''':''' You're under arrest!\
131	'''Brad:''' Not without an armrest!\
132	'''Genkan:''' Give it a rest.
133	* RousingSpeech: Mokou gets to deliver one in Chapter 77 after our heroes [[spoiler:thwart a rapist]]:
134	-->'''Mokou:''' [...] This is our ''opportunity'' to show these bastards what the hell some of us are ''made of''. And, supposin' we don't even find anything ''today'', we've got ''tomorrow'', the day ''after'', and we've got plenty of time to do the fucking right thing for a change, and make this village ''safe''. I hope you're all fucking ready to earn your dinky Youkai Exterminator badges, or medals or whatever the hell it is they give you for getting something done. We're gonna do our ''damndest''.
135	* RummageSaleReject: Brad starts to look this way in later chapters. Some highlights include his [[WholesomeCrossdresser ice-resistant camo kimono]], Kaguya wig, Remilia costume, dungarees and bright yellow motorbike helmet.
136	* ScoldingTheFourthWallBreaker: Yukari does this in the earlier chapters, keeping Brad from making too many meta jokes.
137	* SealedEvilInACan : [[spoiler:Mima]]'s crystal underneath the Hakurei Shrine.
138	* SecurityCling: Genkan's fear of Flandre in Chapter 83 is enough to make her cling to Brad.
139	* ShockAndAwe: Ha-chan's main method of attack.
140	* ShrinkingViolet: Maria has almost no confidence. Emphasis on [[BewareTheNiceOnes "almost"]].
141	* SickeningCrunch: A common side effect of [[spoiler:Shikome's]] eating habits.
142	* SleepCute: Ha-chan frequently tries to invoke this with Brad, usually without his consent.
143	* {{Sleepyhead}}: In later chapters, Rumia spends most of her time either dozing or wishing she was dozing.
144	* SlimeGirl: A few appear in later chapters.
145	* SmallGirlBigGun: Reisen and her enormous sniper rifle.
146	* SoulJar: [[spoiler:Sendai Hakurei no Miko]]'s ancient gohei.
147	* SuccubiAndIncubi: Koakuma stands out; almost everything she does is for the sake of getting some sugar.
148	* SummoningArtifact: Matt's Danger Scissors can summon [[RandomEncounter random encounters]] at any time.
149	* SuperStrength: Youkai in canon are super strong, but they show their strength much more here by beating up overeager [[TooDumbToLive Human Village swordsmen]].
150	** A special mention must go to Orin, who can run over mud and rocks while pushing four people and a skull in her wheelbarrow.
151	** [[spoiler:Shikome]] can open Remilia's huge door without breaking a sweat.
152	* TalkingToThemself: Brad has an encounter with his [[TheUnfettered violent, uninhibited]] dream self in Chapter 83.
153	* TookALevelInBadass: In Chapter 66, Koi, Komi and Namori have taken several, holding their own against not only Brad but Ha-chan, [[spoiler:Renko]] and [[spoiler:Maribel]]. Komi even gives [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination Shikome]]]] a run for her money.
154	* TummyCushion: Ha-chan frequently lies on top of Brad.
155	* UndergroundCity: Former Hell.
156	* UntrustingCommunity: The Human Village. Nobody there has any respect for Reimu and her friends; Brad they mostly ignore and roll their eyes at.
157	* VomitIndiscretionShot: Brad throws up in Chapter 67. To be fair, he had just seen a man's [[CruelAndUnusualDeath bones teleported out of his body]].
158	* YouNeedToGetLaid: Nemuno encourages Genkan to start making love to Brad for his benefit. She is less than thrilled.
159	* YukiOnna: Genkan. There is also an entire village somewhere in Gensokyo.

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