[PUBLIC CHANNEL] DAY 88 - RE: FOSTER'S MUSHI DICK PLOT

[osteothropy]

Hey.

Foster. The human living in Trailer #18.

You better look alive, 'cause you ain't foolin' anybody.

Hand over the plants or the stuffed animal gets it.

Comments

[dorkypantsuit]

[Psi laughs short and sad. He still didn't really understand. He'd still like to be friends with Ginko, but was that even possible with the way things were? Even when he tried to make casual conversation with the other man lately, it fell flat.]

It's fine, I just.

If I can never help you back are we even really friends? I don't want a friendship like that. I didn't think it worked that way, even for human beings.

[dontpokethat]

I... I guess it normally isn't.

[Something squeezes painfully in his chest, and he takes a half-step back, shoulders slumping.]

...Ha. I guess I don't really know how to do this normally.

[Maybe he doesn't know how to do this at all.]

[dorkypantsuit]

[Psi glances back to Ginko, watching the way he looks away, seeing his shoulders slump. He doesn't know what he's doing or what Ginko wants. He hardly knows what he wants. He does know he'd like it if they could stay friends, at least. He glances away again.]

If you can't... Rely on me, that's okay. But I'd like to... Keep trying. If that's okay.

I still...

[He takes a breath forcing himself to look at Ginko here.]

I still like you. I still want to help you.

Is that... Okay?

[dontpokethat]

...Yeah. That's... that's fine.

[He nods, tentatively, then with more certainty. As sure as he is, though, about wanting to stay friends with Psi if he can, he becomes a little more hesitant when he starts to speak up again.]

And... I can try to do my part there, too. Though I... can't guarantee I'll be any good at it.

[What's opening up, sounds fake.]

[dorkypantsuit]

[Psi smiles weakly. He can be satisfied with that. At least Ginko wasn't telling him to fuck off, like he'd originally thought.]

Thanks.

[He takes a step forward entering Ginko's personal space and reaches out to put his hand on the other man's shoulder. He meets Ginko's eyes.]

You're a good person. A lot of people would be worse off without you in their lives. Myself included.

[dontpokethat]

[Oh apparently it's time for standing close together again. Somehow, Ginko never seems to be prepared for that, no matter how many times it happens.

He also never knows how to respond when someone says something like that. His first attempt at a reply catches in his throat; he swallows and tries again.]

I-- [Another laugh, soft and tired and vaguely disbelieving.] I'm... glad you think so.

[dorkypantsuit]

[Get acquainted with Close Together Ginko, because it isn't going to stop happening anytime soon.]

Are you going to be alright with all this?

[He means the Mushi ordeal specifically, but the question is vague enough to be misunderstood of course.]

[dontpokethat]

...Probably. [Conveniently, Ginko's mind jumps to mushi pretty readily, as a matter of course.] I've seen worse, so... Just so long as we can replace the repellent.

[Dammit, Foster.]

[dorkypantsuit]

[He nods, thinking that over for a moment.]

Will you tell me or... someone, if you get... overwhelmed?

[dontpokethat]

I will. ...I mean. I guess I kind of am. [He pushes his fingers through his hair.] But Tanyuu and Zecora are working on it, too, and there's not much else to be done.

[dorkypantsuit]

I mean... If you get overwhelmed to the point where you feel like shouting.

[dontpokethat]

[Ginko is quiet for a moment, apparently vaguely surprised by that - then he laughs.] I haven't felt like shouting in quite some time, but... I'll let you know if it comes to that.

[dorkypantsuit]

[He hopes you do Ginko. He really does. Still, that laugh has him smile.]

Guess I'll leave you be then.

[dontpokethat]

Yeah. I'll see you later. Uh... Thanks for coming by.

[It feels strange to say, considering everything, but. He means it, nonetheless. If nothing else, it means he doesn't have to keep worrying about what Psi thinks of him on top of everything else going on.]

[dorkypantsuit]

[He smiles. He takes Ginko's hand, raising it to his lips and giving it a kiss before departing.]

[dontpokethat]

[--Oh.

So that leaves Ginko standing, alone, in the trailer, trying to process that. Maybe it shouldn't be as surprising after what Psi told him, but.

...Shit. He's got work to do; he'll have to work this out later.]