The Reflection of the Feathers [Action]

[smokesmushi]

[As much as Ginko would love to sit down and experiment with the journal in order to understand it, after seeing the strange options available when flipping it open, there's a few more pressing things on his mind. He's grateful that whoever (or whatever) saw fit to place wings on him and unclothe him also saw fit to leave his clothes by his side with conveniently cut and seamed holes for his new appendages... but he still needed to locate the rest of his belongings. The mushi stored in his box were extremely rare and extremely dangerous, more often than not. Let alone the absence of his mushi tobacco.

But as he made his way into town, he was finding several warning signs. In the forest, he saw almost no life. No mushi anywhere. And glancing at the general population, it seemed as though everyone present was definitely not Japanese, though he did recognize quite a few faces as being Japanese. Still, the diversity in the people was a bit startling; he wasn't quite used to fitting in so well, or even better than others.

Still, more important than familiarizing himself with the locals was finding his box. He'll be pausing to eavesdrop, peeking into shops, et cetera, and he'll see some people with strange symptoms, but... none quite match the mushi he had in his possession.]


((OOC: Feel free to catch Ginko coming in from the forest or as he's wandering through town. If your character has some strange supernatural thing about them, hit up my permissions post to clue me in on anything that he could pick up on - usually it's a visual or auditory clue that normal humans can't see.))

Comments

[smokesmushi]

What?

[No, hang on, he heard. That's... shocking.]

How, exactly?

[feistytrader]

The world drags you in.

[Better lay the facts straight before someone tries to tell him about the big bad Malnosso ripping people from their worlds.]

[smokesmushi]

[Huh.

Rather than outrage, worry, anxiety, fear... Ginko's expression very clearly drops into curiosity.]

Just like that, huh? Is it also responsible for the wings?

[feistytrader]

[...Well that's not a reaction he's used to.]

I'd assume so. You'll immediately die if they're removed. [Was that something the world itself does, or do they have the mallies to thank for that? He's not completely sure.]

[smokesmushi]

Interesting. Is the world itself sentient? I found myself wearing clothes that weren't mine, but mine were neatly folded up beside me. I also found this.

[The journal, of course.

Still no panicking.]

[feistytrader]

[...He's so calm about it... Does he have nowhere to be? Is he really not worried at all?]

You can thank the mallies for those.

[smokesmushi]

"Mallies"?

[feistytrader]

The Malnosso. They're people that got brought to this world like us, but have been here for much longer, banded together in an organization.

There's a war going on in this world. Most of the people native to this world call themselves the Third Party and do everything in their power to try and wipe us out because we're not supposed to exist here. [Once the world grabs you, it never truly lets go.] The Mallies find us when we first show up and dump us in enclosures like this one so we're not food for the slaughter. No way in, no way out.

[smokesmushi]

[That's when the concern crosses Ginko's expression. His brows furrow, and he touches his chin in thought - he misses having a cigarette to fidget with, in this case.

This place seemed so empty, so devoid of... anything. But did that mean that he was completely removed from Mushi? Did that mean that there were no mushi for him to draw here? Or would he destabilize an environment that has absolutely no mushi at all, since the nature here seemed healthy enough. If he closed his eyes, would he see the river of light?]

Hmm.

[He thinks very hard and very quietly on these questions. There's really not a lot he can answer from what little he knows.]

Are there others? That's what you implied, at least.

[feistytrader]

There are. Most of us live in the village. Everything's free, including housing.

[smokesmushi]

[It's a refugee encampment, that makes sense, somewhat. But that's not what's concerning Ginko.]

Have you heard of something called "mushi"?

[feistytrader]

[...Mushi?

What are mushi?] Not at all.

[smokesmushi]

Hmm.

[He'll scratch his scalp, some, as he thought.]

Would the Malnosso have custody of my other possessions? There are some living things I have with me.

[feistytrader]

[...Uh.] Our belongings usually get dumped in the item shop. [But you usually only get one living thing. ...Or three Pokémon.

...But judging by the fact that he's calling them possessions, maybe these living things are a little different...]

What are mushi?

[smokesmushi]

They're living creatures, which most people can't see. They're often mistaken for ghosts, spirits, or sometimes simply diseases... they're life in its simplest, purest form.

But I'm not sure that there are mushi on this planet. I've yet to see a single one.

[And that's... just wrong.]

[feistytrader]

[Life in its purest, simplest form...]

It's likely. People here are from all kinds of different worlds. It's not uncommon for something you can't imagine living without to not even exist here.

[smokesmushi]

It's a daunting thought.

[Hmm.]

Right. Which way is town? I need to find my travel box as quickly as possible.

[feistytrader]

It's this way. [The way he's walking!] If you want to get there quickly, I could give you a ride, but your things might not show up right away.

[smokesmushi]

They haven't arrived at the same time as I have?

[feistytrader]

[...] I guess so. I'm not sure how it works. [But it took forever for a lot of his stuff to show up. Hell, it took a while for his Pokémon to show up.

[smokesmushi]

But my clothes have.

[SIIIGH]

I hope they at least stay contained in the box itself. Many of the mushi inside are very dangerous if someone lets them loose.

[feistytrader]

...If you can't find them right away, you might want to warn people about them over your journal.

[A lot of people check the item shop pretty regularly. Accidents could happen.]

[smokesmushi]

Right. We'll see.

[feistytrader]

[Yeah. They'll see.

Silver nods and quietly notes to be a little more careful when looking through the item shop.]

[smokesmushi]

[That's a lot to think about, that's for sure. But...]

So what about your little friend, here?