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[Vash has decided to escape the rain this evening by ducking into Good Spirits. He’s been doing better since losing Rem. The pain of losing her is still fairly fresh, but no longer a shock. And now that the initial shock is over, Vash is starting to recall certain things.

He begins to think about heading home. Meryl has the day off and she’d be waiting at home and…

And…

And…

And… holy crap! Meryl kissed him! His hand hovers over his chin and his face turns bright red as he suddenly stands up, tipping over the stool he had been sitting on.]

Oh man! What do I do now!? Do I… do something!? [Starts pacing up and down the bar, staring up at the ceiling, hands clasped against his head as if no one was in the bar with him.] I should do something, but… it’s a little late for that! Oh man! WHAT DO I DO!?

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[He'll take a seat next to Vash. A smile crosses his face, though he moves to slide Vash's now empty glass away from him. His tone is solid, but friendly. Almost like he's talking to a squadmate.]

...You are a terrible liar. Take a deep breath, and cool your jets. And drinking won't solve whatever you're worried about.

What's got you twisting in the wind.

[More of a statement for him to say what's on his mind than a question. He's here to help, and he's putting that up front.]

[H-hey! His free booze!] Well, uh, you see... I think I forgot to return a library book back home. The fees are going to be NUTS! And I'm broke!

You don't need to play dumb.

...Besides, everything I've read suggests time in your world stands still while you're here. Even if it's overdue, you won't have anything especially bad to worry about.

Oh, really? Thank goodness!

[A snort of a laugh.]

Now then. What's actually bothering you?

I forgot to return a library book here too. I'm bad at this.

You know, you're never going to get the answers you're looking for if you don't help others to help you.

[But his voice turns a little wry as he continues.]

...Or maybe you blow overdue books way out of proportion.

Aahahahaha, yeah, Meryl is always telling me I tend to overreact to things.

Ah, so you're a friend of hers. Wait, you're Vash, right? I've talked to her a few times.

Yeah, that's right. It's been awhile.

Far too long. How've you been, anyway? Summer suiting you better than winter, I take it?

I've been pretty good, and it's a bit closer to feeling like home, but I kinda missed the winter. The snow was a lot of fun.

It's good that it grew on you. It used to snow back in Farbanti during the winter quite a bit. Made flying a pain, but it could be nice to look at.

Heh, and the kids always loved getting out of school.

I kinda miss it! I wish it would snow on Gunsmoke too.

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