OPEN RP POST (wip)

[onegreeneye]

This is a general catch-all post for anyone who wants to thread with Ginko in his original setting - or at least something resembling it. Want to play an AU? Post-jamjar? Unexpected interdimensional travel? It's all good! In addition, if you want to thread something with mushi and such but in a more modern setting, I'm totally open to modern-day AU's. I'm fine with prose, brackets, whatever.

Please note that I'm totally open to using this post for action, fluff, whatever, but not smut. If you have any additional questions about the setting or types of mushi, just message me on this account!

(here's a placeholder for if i ever get around to putting actual prompts on here)

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[solperierat]

Ed nods with a faint, but relieved smile. "I'm glad. You gave me a goddamn heart attack jumping in like that!"

[onegreeneye]

"How d'you think I felt, seeing you trying that to begin with?"

He groans, shoving his fingers through his hair before reaching into his pocket to dig out his box of cigarettes. "Dammit..."

[solperierat]

Ed snorts and frowns, but he can't really deny that one. The Gate is horrifying no matter how much you know about it.

When Ginko digs out those cigarettes he watches with a curious expression, but doesn't ask. Everyone has their own ways to cope with stress; not like Havoc didn't turn the office into a smoke room every once in a while.

[onegreeneye]

It doesn't take him long to light it, quick and practiced, and he slumps back against the tree as he takes a deep breath, puffing out a cloud of smoke through his mouth and nose a moment later.

It doesn't smell anything like any cigarette smoke Ed would be familiar with; a sharp, earthy scent, flowing upward in a thick white cloud. He watches it rise in silence for a moment before letting out another sigh. "That sure was an experience."

[solperierat]

It certainly isn't a familiar smell, but it's not a bad one by a long shot. Kind of pleasant, actually, and he watches the cloud float upward before leaning back against the tree himself.

"No kidding. Where are you going next, now I've made your check-up with me a moot point?"

[onegreeneye]

"Mm... next stop is in a village west of here, I think. Had an infestation a few months back. What about you?"

[solperierat]

Ed hums and thinks for a minute, closing his eyes.

"Might go the same way. You deal in crap like this all the time, right? Could be useful."

[onegreeneye]

Ginko nods thoughtfully; part of him is tempted to suggest the boy look elsewhere - if this experience is anything to go by, it would save Ginko some trouble... and if Ginko's whole life is anything to go by, it should save Ed some, as well.

But... on the other hand, he can't say he's not curious as to where this is going to go. Besides, he's not sure this kid should be left on his own.

"I suppose it could... though, I should probably warn you, I'm not exactly an ideal travel companion." Obligatory warning, there.

[solperierat]

It's a good thing those 'kid' comments all stayed in the meta, GInko, or you'd be getting an earful.

As it is, Ed still casts Ginko a sidelong look with an arched eyebrow. "I just got done nearly pissing off the closest thing that amounts to a god in my world, and you're saying I should be worried about you?"

[onegreeneye]

See, that's why he doesn't make a habit of calling children "kids" to their faces; Ed wouldn't be the first to be offended over it.

Ginko's expression stays perfectly neutral, because he has no plans to tell someone he barely knows about the times he's run afoul of the Natural Order. "You'd be surprised. Being a living mushi attractant can have its downsides."

Had he mentioned that before? He doesn't remember. Oh well, Ed knows now, in any case. Ginko sets one hand against the tree and holds onto the strap of his box with the other (he really hopes the contents didn't get tossed around too much in the midst of all that), pushing himself to his feet. "In any case - if you're planning on coming anyway, it's about time to get going."

[solperierat]

"Attractant? What, d'you have sweet blood or something?"

Ed frowns and pushes himself up as well, slowly and carefully. He can sort of remember how balancing goes, but it's not quite the same as it was with automail. "You mind makin' a pit stop at my little shack first? Some of those notes are still gonna be useful."

[onegreeneye]

"Something like that, I guess. At least in that I'm apparently an unusually attractive meal to many of them." He shrugs slightly. "Anyway, nobody knows what actually causes it; it's a rare condition as it is."

Ginko nods, watching out of the corner of his eye as Ed stands up so as not to make his concern too obvious. "Sure. Sounds like a plan."