[Week 33, Day 4] Nose to the Wind

[notallwolf]

Who: Blue and whoever else~
Status: Open

Style: (Any) Third, Past Tense

Where: Location... Mizusato
When: Week 33, Day 4
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Rating: G-PG (will change if necessary)

Warnings: None as of yet
Summary: A little bored and a little lonely, Blue decides to wander into a village to see what’s what.

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[verdant_walker]

Ginko, free of both the fever and Jason's ministrations--not that he had really minded the last part--was finally able to get out and about without guilt. He was still trying to take it easy though, so he hadn't wandered very far from Jason's house--just far enough to look for some herbs in the nearby woods, and he'd managed to sell a few things in the marketplace, too. Now he was sitting outside one of the small restaurants, eating some dried meat and thinking about what he should do next.

The large black dog that wandered by got little more than a raised eyebrow out of him. Big, and pretty healthy-looking for a stray; impulsively, he held out what was left of his lunch to the animal. "Hey, there."

[notallwolf]

Blue never turned down food when it was offered (except when it smelled wrong, she wasn't stupid) and blinked at the white haired human, taking an obvious sniff of the air before ambling over, tail waving back and forth.

She blinked, scenting the tell-tale dregs of illness on him, though that was mostly covered by the fact he smelled like medicine- tart and green.

Coming to a stop in front of him she sat down before leaning forward to delicately take the proffered meat, ears perked forward as the food disappeared quickly, eyes alight in obvious curiosity.

[verdant_walker]

"Aren't you a beauty," Ginko said, a hint of admiration in his voice. He didn't know much about dogs, but the huge black dog remind him of the wild animals he sometimes spotted slinking through the twilight or the early morning hours back in his world.

He held out one hand for the dog to sniff, checking it over with an eye for injuries or anything of the kind. He couldn't see anything just by that, and the dog hadn't been limping or walking strangely when it had come over to eat his food. "Do you belong to anyone? Or are you just good at living on your own? You're pretty healthy-looking for a stray."

Ginko was talking to himself, mostly, but he was also used to talking to animals and mushi like they could understand him. It helped to say his inner thoughts out loud, to organize them and decide what he was going to do next.

[notallwolf]

Yes, this place had her full approval, Blue happily thumping her tail against the ground as she did a bit of checking over of her own, memorizing his scent before nosing at the offered hand. Her head tilted slightly as he spoke, finding his voice soothing as she debated answering him.

Though it sounded like he was talking to himself for the most part, the action reminding her of Pops sharply.

Moving closer so he didn't have to stretch, Blue sat down beside the man and leaned against him slightly, warm body pressing solidly against him.

[verdant_walker]

This was an awfully friendly dog. Ginko obligingly scratched her(?) ears, hand stroking down her fur as he turned his thoughts back to what he was going to do now.

"Hmmm... well, I guess I've stayed around here long enough. Not that I had much choice about that..." Being sick took away a lot of your options. "So... maybe Amesato next, or..." his voice trailed off. Amesato was the closest village to where they were, but it was also a little smaller than some of the other villages. Grinning suddenly, he tugged gently at the fur between his fingers. "Where do you think I should go, hmm?"

It was a silly impulse, asking an animal for directions, but it wasn't like there was anyone close enough to hear him talking to himself.

[notallwolf]

Laying down with a grunt beside him Blue considered it was awfully nice that she could participate in conversations now. Her tail thumped against the ground as she gave the question serious consideration, head tilting as she thought.

"I don't know, all the ones I've been through have seemed pretty nice to me. I guess it depends on what you're looking for."

She blinked placid blue eyes at him, wondering how he'd react to actually getting an answer from her.

[verdant_walker]

His fingers slowed to a stop, still tangled in black fur, and he looked down at the... intelligent animal? he'd been petting, mild surprise written on his face. The only reason he didn't look more poleaxed right now was that he was used to hiding his stronger reactions behind an expressionless mask.

After a few moments he gathered his wits enough to speak. "Ah... well, I was interested in seeing if I could sell a few things, but mostly I just want to stretch my legs."

His expression becoming rather bemused, he lifted his hand from her fur, resting it on his lap instead. "...hope I didn't offend you."

[notallwolf]

Grinning at him, tail thumping against the ground, the sound of soft giggling hit Ginko's ears, Blue nudging at his hand to keep petting.

"If I was offended you'd know," she informed steadily, still more than a bit amused with herself. "What do you sell? You smell like medicines. My name is Blue by the way. It's nice to meet you."

[verdant_walker]

Hesitantly, he buried his hand in the dark fur again. It was more than a little strange to be petting an intelligent creature... never mind that he'd been doing it without thinking a few moments ago, he hadn't realized what she was then.

"...alright." Well, maybe this wasn't so bad. It was just... really, really strange, and considering what he'd seen in his life, that was saying something. He smiled a bit at her words, not entirely over his surprise but quickly getting that way. "Medicines, actually--I make them myself, your nose is very accurate. And my name's Ginko."

[notallwolf]

Arching her head into the gentle scratching with closed eyes, Blue felt glad she'd called it right with this human. For her, letting others know she could talk was still a nerve-wracking experience.

“That's nice, and there seem to be a lot of plants around here- you smell like some of them too.”

She paused, blinking wide blue eyes up at him. “It's nice. I like it.” It was far preferable to him smelling like blood and death at any rate.

[iattractmushi]

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