['Calmer' might be a bit of a misnomer, really. They're smiling more, acting like the cheerful child they usually are, but it's a bit strained at the edges, and it shows in how Frisk's eyes flicker to their friend near constantly, the way their attention seems to be caught almost too closely by his older self.]
[But when their Ginko speaks up Frisk looks at him with a soft, sympathetic gaze, and rubs the back of his hand with their thumb. They want to pull him into a tight hug, but he has that lost look on his face again.]
'Course you're helpin' people. You help people here, too...you help me.
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[But when their Ginko speaks up Frisk looks at him with a soft, sympathetic gaze, and rubs the back of his hand with their thumb. They want to pull him into a tight hug, but he has that lost look on his face again.]
'Course you're helpin' people. You help people here, too...you help me.