TG Day 3: First Contact

Today I want to try something\

It's nothing extreme, just a little test for a question of mine, namely: The Grimm. What about them? They are RWBY's side antagonist and just mere fodders to which male reader inserts can kill in a badass way for the author to show just how cool their OC can be

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But apparently, against all odds, I was reborn at one. You figured this would have changed things a bit, and not in a good way. The risks of being killed by a wandering Huntsman or huntress is pretty high if they even catch me trying to hunt for prey around here

But then again, I guess being reincarnated into a Grimm's body has it's own perks. I couldn't help but admit I felt quite curious as to the implication this would lead to, especially now that I possess the anatomy of an entire different race

I already theorized that since I was reincarnated as a Grimm, would I be able to interact with them? Would they see me as a friend or foe? Are the show's depiction of them as mindless beast is true? Those are the question I want to, and will find out

Naturally, the only way to do so is to find it and see how it will react to my presence. A small part of me hoped that I will be able to have a friend, it's kinda lonely here

No, before you ask, the system is insentient most of the time so I can't converse to it without making it sounds like I'm autistic

But anyway, I'm finally going to get rid of my social anxiety and make a Grimm friend!

Of course, there's always a chance that they will attack me on sight- probably since I might still retain the human soul from my past life, thus marking me as a target in their eyes. In that case, it would only be fair if I ate them and hopefully gain some new ability or improved old ones... Hehe

growl

But first, breakfast

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Crunch

Hans, are we bad people?

It's a matter of perspective, but not without salt

TFS Hellsing reference aside, the food here doesn't taste bad. It's bland, sure. But salt is more of a luxury for appeasing one's appetite than a necessity, so I can't exactly complain about it

but I would probably flip my shit if they don't put sugar into my coffee. Gotta keep that high blood pressure

But you know, I found it quite strange that I still need to eat despite being a Grimm

Crunch

I mean, since I'm a creature born from darkness I don't have any organs, therefore I don't really digest my food. So where did the food go? Definitely not from my mouth into the shithole, I'm sure

Crunch

My theory is that the food just kinda dematerialized into pure, raw energy upon entering my stomach before it was fully absorbed. Of course, that is not to say the [Devourer] mindset will will first extract their essence before the [Gamer] ability turned them into skills for me

If that's the case, wouldn't I be able to eat literally anything?

Crunch

My mind start to think about several ways to use that to my advantage, it would be very convenient for me if I can consume inorganic matters and gain their properties if there are any.

You have learned [Poison]

Hm?

The sound of the window popping up pulled me out of my thinking mood. I blinked before tossing the snake's body to the side. Another useful skill learned

Now then, time to find our little Grimm friend

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Okay, I have found our little Grimm friend. Bad news, he probably is not Mike nor Marty the Grimm. A shame, considering I would love to meet those guys in real life

First off, I tried out the basic card that almost anybody with [Socializing lvl1] can do. That is greeting an individual to gain their attention

But that didn't end well. Apparently my charisma is too low to even attempt normal conversation with an insentient creature

"Listen, can we just stop here and talked to each other like civilized, well-educated being without trying to kill each other ?"

I sighed as I swiftly evaded the Beowolf's clumsy attack. Said Beowolf growled in mindless rage before charging me again "I guess not"

The result to my approach has been...could have been better, I guess

The Grimm had attacked me the moment I found it, not even giving me a chance to introduce myself, so my attempt at a peaceful conversation failed. I didn't really expect it to be friendly but this still kinda upsets me. Perhaps I've been wrong after all

Now that I thought about it, The Grimm have been mentioned to be unable to use Aura because they have no soul. I must have been a total balooney to think I could befriend a soulless creature whose only desire is destruction *sigh*

But on the bright side, at least I don't have to worry about today's dinner

Ducking under the furious Beowolf, I dipped my claw inside it's abdomen and injected poison into it through my fingers. Since I've only learnt it recently, the poison wasn't enough to kill the Beowolf in one hit, but the Grimm seems to be affected as it's attack slow down considerably.

I viciously stabbed at it's wound, digging my nails deep inside the blood red flesh beneath every time I drew my claws back and plunging into it's stomach once more. The Beowolf struggled fiercly, snapping it's jaws at me but my hands blocked it by the neck, preventing the Grimm from biting me. Finally, after one or two minutes of struggling it finally went limp in my arms, a pool of blood gathered at it's feet and the light faded from it's socket

I stood there panting heavily as I looked down at the corpse. Although it's attack were clumsy, this Beowolf seems to be of a higher level than me as it took a lot of time for me to bring it down

'Strange....their corpses doesn't seem to distintegrate upon death like how I had expected'

Could it be that the lack of exposure by Aura has helped in preserving their biological condition? After all, the dark energy inside them seems to repel, or at least appeared to be sensitive to contact with Aura. It would only makes sense that way

Needless to say I was quite happy at the revelation. This means I could also eat Grimm and learn their abilities!

I crouched back down and tore it's arm off before bringing it to my mouth and gingerly gulped down the sweet, tender meat.

Ahh, if only I have some whiskey with me right now...

You have learnt [Detection]

You have learnt [Sixth Sense]

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That's it for today, I guess

Disappointing as it is, I have learnt two useful skills and now know to avoid encountering Grimm unless I want trouble. All in all, it was a win-win

"Son of a bitch!"

Well, as much a win-win for an irritated guy like me of course. Just when I think I could get a new friend in this new world, I ended up killing and eating them. Nice to see the social anxieties still sticks with me

Ugh....

Oh, If I remember there was also a plan to do something, but the hunt for the Beowolf took most of the time I have today. So eh, I'll do it tomorrow instead

Procrastination can't do shit to me now that I'm in another world