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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[gainedlove]

The whole process doesn't take more than a few minutes, the flowers finally settling and growing still. Those that bloomed around Frisk remain where they are, giving off a faint but sweet scent; for all the world it looks as if the child simply fell asleep in a normal bed of flowers.

A few more minutes pass, and Frisk stirs before opening their eyes. They giggle and take a deep sniff of the flowers before sitting up and smiling at Ginko. "You ready?"

[onegreeneye]

He doesn't react all that much when Frisk wakes up, beyond a slight raising of one eyebrow; after a moment, he just nods slightly. "Yeah."

It's not until he's stood up and is in the process of shouldering his pack again that he tilts his head toward the bed of flowers. "Does that happen every time?"

He doesn't specify how the flowers got there, of course. He's got no idea if Frisk knows, but he kind of doubts it.

[gainedlove]

Frisk has already bounded a few steps on down the other side of the hill when Ginko speaks, and pauses to turn back. They look from him to the flowers and back, and nod. "Uh-huh. They come find me to say good morning."

Whether that's Frisk-speak for some internal awareness they have of the process or just a child's rationale, it's hard to say.

[onegreeneye]

"...That so."

Hmm.

He finishes getting his box situated on his back before following them, casting one last glance at the bed of flowers.

[gainedlove]

Frisk nods with a little smile, turning back around to head down the hill. "Yup! I don't know why they don't say hello to anyone else."

The flowers sit innocently still as they had before, only swaying a little bit in the breeze.

Frisk leads Ginko down the hill towards a tiny little game trail, winding through trees and bushes in a way that almost seems like it would take more time than the road further down. Up ahead, the sound of running water can be heard.

[onegreeneye]

Ginko sticks close behind, grumbling under his breath as his coat catches on the occasional branch. He pauses briefly at the sound, then goes to catch up again.

"There a river coming up?"

[gainedlove]

"Uh huh. I was gonna follow it for a bit, and then there's another tricky bit." Frisk looks back at Ginko with a faint frown. "I'mma go first, an make sure it won't make you fall, okay?"

[onegreeneye]

He nods, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Alright... but I should be okay."

After all, he's lived this long, right?

[gainedlove]

Frisk's frown intensifies for a moment, and they give Ginko a stern look (or what is presumably meant to be one, at least).

"We're being careful! You're not allowed to get hurt anymore!"

[onegreeneye]

"Okay, okay, we'll--"

He pauses. "...What do you mean by 'anymore'?"

Suddenly he's back to thinking about all their talk of "waking up again".

[gainedlove]

Oh, no.

They pause, a flash of guilt crossing their face, then turn and hurry down the path. "'Cuz...because you said about the mushis. An' I promised."

He'll get mad if he realizes. They don't want him to be mad.

[onegreeneye]

Ginko frowns.

Then, after a few long seconds, he says, very quietly, "Have I come through here before?"

[gainedlove]

Frisk stumbles to an abrupt halt, hands clenched tight onto their sleeves and shoulders stiff.

They're so bad at secrets. They don't want to have to wake up again so soon.

"N...no. We just met."

[onegreeneye]

"Frisk... you can tell me if there's something going on here. I just want to know what's happening."

[gainedlove]

They shake their head vehemently, hunching their shoulders.

"You're gonna get mad."

[onegreeneye]

"Why would I get mad?" He moves forward to kneel down next to them, examining them thoughtfully. "It doesn't seem like you've done anything wrong."

[gainedlove]

Frisk looks at Ginko out of the corner of their eye, shying away just slightly and shrinking in on themself.

"I wasn't...I wasn't careful enough. I had to wake up again for you."

[onegreeneye]

Ginko blinks, silent for another few seconds as that sinks in.

"...So you're doing this all over again, then? Just because I got hurt?"

He doesn't sound angry. He's surprised, still a little confused - and cautious. When it comes down to it, they don't know what kind of mushi they're dealing with here (and by now he has little doubt that that's what it is) or what effect it may have if Frisk keeps using it. That would be his main concern here.

[gainedlove]

Frisk bites their lip when Ginko falls silent, a knot tying up in their gut...but nothing happens. They turn a little bit more towards him, unsure, and nod hesitantly.

"M...mm. I promised to get you over safe." Why isn't he yelling? The other man had. "You're not mad?"

[onegreeneye]

"Of course I'm not. Why would I be mad about that?"

He's also starting to wonder a little about what might have happened before to make them even expect that.

[gainedlove]

Frisk shrugs and looks away, their toes curling awkwardly into the dirt. "The other man got scared and yelled a lot when he knew. So I ran away."

Really, they don't know any other reason than that. When you only have a year's worth of memories, you tend to make some very strange assumptions about cause and effect.

[onegreeneye]

Ginko's brow furrows. He guesses that's not too surprising; news like this could easily upset someone who wasn't used to dealing with mushi, and there were probably more possibly explanations besides. But...

"He may have just not known how to respond. But, believe me, I'm not going to get mad over something like that, alright?"

[gainedlove]

Frisk turns back to Ginko, and the tension in their small shoulders slowly ebbs away. They nod, smiling shyly.

"O...okay. I just wanna help."

[onegreeneye]

"I can tell. Thanks." He gives them a smile in return, and nods ahead of them.

"Want to keep going?"

[gainedlove]

"Yeah!"

They grab Ginko's hand and tug, waiting for him to stand before starting off down the path again.