I want to have the same last dream again (march catch-all)

[ghostfromthemachine]

WHO: Kaiko and... you, perhaps?
WHAT: assorted shenanigans
WHEN: throughout March
WHERE: Nightwake, Amberfall, probably wherever you least expect her—
WARNINGS: will update as necessary!

Prompts will be in toplevels! OTA unless otherwise stated.

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[roundandaround]

Okay ♪

[Rinku hands the bread over and leans against a tree.]

I hope you've been getting lots of stuff in your bowl! It's a good place for it, everyone loves Blossomcrown Park.

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ she takes the bread formally with both hands, and then promptly ruins the moment by unwrapping it and shoving it in her face. homf.

something interesting happens as she takes the bite. it's difficult to describe—there's no visible change to how she looks, though her hair does fluff up—but it's like she brightens, or sharpens around the edges. becomes a little more present, or real. ]

Not too much, but I'm not looking or expecting to be that well known. I had maybe three or four people who regularly made offerings back in Quiet Mounds, and not that many more back home.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku sparkles a little when she sees Kaiko eat and feels something change.]

You just got here, though, so maybe you'll get more! There's a ton of people, after all.

[ghostfromthemachine]

The thought's admittedly a little intimidating. I don't want to spread myself too thin...

It'd be nice to be in a position to help more people, though.

[roundandaround]

Huh, that makes sense. Since you give back for whatever you get, right? I think that's how I understood it.

[ghostfromthemachine]

I give back what I get, but also...

[ she takes another bite while she thinks about how to word this ]

Sometimes someone will have a lot of karma built up that they haven't been repaid for. Like— someone who helps other people, but keeps having bad things happen to them.

[ or someone who hurts other people, and keeps getting away with it. ]

My job's to make sure they get what they deserve. ...So the same concept, but bigger.

[roundandaround]

Huh... that must be a really important job, when you put it that way. All right! I'm gonna keep helping you get everything you need! ...Wait, I was already gonna do that, huh.

[ghostfromthemachine]

It... isn't not an important job? But it's very... hmm. It's small, in the greater scheme of things. Things work out on their own more often than not, rather than needing that kind of personal touch.

Even just your intent is helpful, though. Thank you.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku thinks about this and smiles.]

Whether it's small or big, important is important. And I bet you've helped a lot of people.

[ghostfromthemachine]

...I do my best.

[ stuffing more melon pan in her mouth, before strumming out a few gently melancholy notes ]

I do hope I won't be too needed here, though.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku sways from side to side to the song, getting into the vibe.]

You mean because if you aren't needed, that means there's no emergency?

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ noting that, so she continues to finger-pick out the melody ]

That, and... I'm admittedly usually called on for cases where someone's built up bad karma.

[roundandaround]

Huh... so instead of someone with a bad life deserving better, it's someone who did a lot of bad things and is still rich or something.

[Rinku processes this sadly, still swaying to the music.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

Bingo. ...I don't much like playing judge for that kind of thing, so I usually just try to get them caught. Humans can handle it from there.

[roundandaround]

Uuu.

[Rinku makes a sad noise, and her head droops.]

Yeah... I guess that happens a lot. I can see why you wouldn't want to do that kinda stuff, even to the worst people.

[ghostfromthemachine]

Well, it's admittedly less about that, and more... god or not, I'm still a person, at the end of the day. I'm certainly capable of mistakes, or bias.

[ strum strum ]

But— I apologize, that's a fairly heavy topic.

[roundandaround]

That's okay. A lot of people don't wanna talk about things in their life that hurt. [Either around Rinku, or in general.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

I don't mind talking about it? But it seems a little rude to drag your mood down when you came to give me gifts.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku makes a sad hum.]

Yeah, that's true... Oh, do you have another job here? Or is it just your god job? And quests, there's those too.

[ghostfromthemachine]

I got a job at the library, actually! I've got a lot of experience with that, so they snapped me up right away. As for quests... there were one or two that I thought might work?

[roundandaround]

Oh, that's cool! The big Amberfall Library? They've got everything! And you seem really smart and good with that kinda stuff.

[ghostfromthemachine]

That's the one. I've been working at various libraries for... about four years now? So it's a good fit.

[roundandaround]

I bet you've met my big sister by now, she's there all the time! I don't go as often, but sometimes I try and look things up. And I borrow books from the kids' section for my Pokémon.

[ghostfromthemachine]

Ah— well, I'm still learning all the regulars, since it's only been a few days?

[roundandaround]

Oh, that makes sense! There's tons of people in the city, after all, and Amberfall Library's huge. Evangeline-neechan's easy to notice, though.