[Voice]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash felt pretty crummy this morning when he woke up and realized he had once again fallen in love with another girl. Every year! How does he fall for it every year!? Oh man, he just knows Meryl is going to yell at him big time for this. Maybe he should just get it all out of the way, but man, she's sleeping in really late today.

He taps gently on her room door and peeks his head in.] Meryl? Are you up? Listen I- [Empty. Her room is completely empty. It couldn't really be empty could it? After spending almost a week in love and kissing the wrong person, she couldn't really be gone. Could she?

But the room is still empty. Quietly he'll find the Milly, Wolfwood, and Amelia if they're home to let them know before making a voice announcement.]

[Voice]

For anyone that knew her, I'm sorry. Meryl was sent back home. It's alright, she was in a very safe place there.

[Vash will be visiting Good Spirits shortly after. Wanting to let the workers there know of her return home in case they missed his message. Anyone who wants to find Vash can find him there, at the flower shop, or at home, but not the bakery today.]

Comments

[mikangirl]

[...this day just keeps getting better and better. She sounds tired when she responds, but this is important.]

Wanna drink on it?

[goldenglasses]

[He had heard that commotion over the journal earlier. He can guess why you're sounding a bit tired right now.]

Thanks, but I'm alright. From what I've heard you've had a pretty busy morning yourself.

[mikangirl]

Yeah. So I'll be drinking anyway.

[Just putting that out there.]

[goldenglasses]

It seems like a good day for all of Luceti to be drinking. So I think I could meet you at Good Spirits if we can find a seat.

[mikangirl]

I'll see you down there.

[...after she has gone and talked to her upset captain. '_']

[goldenglasses]

I'll be there. [As he has to go down and make sure the staff knows of Meryl's disappearance. By the time Nami arrives, he'll be working on his first drink.]

[mikangirl]

[Nami comes in shortly after and takes a seat next to him, ordering a Going Merry. For now.]

Hey.

[goldenglasses]

[Vash lifts his beer and tips it towards Nami when she comes in.] Hello, rough day?

[mikangirl]

Had better. Had worse. [She shrugs and clinks her glass to his.] Same for you, I imagine.

[goldenglasses]

Yeah, had better, that's for sure, but it's also not the worse day I've had.

[mikangirl]

So. We'll both get over it, right?

[She sounds light, but her smile is so tired.] I say we drown the day in alcohol and start over tomorrow or something.

[goldenglasses]

Yeah, I think we'll manage somehow. And drowning the day and starting over seems like the perfect start to that management to me.

[mikangirl]

Then we're agreed. [She lifts her glass.] To absent friends.

[goldenglasses]

To absent friends. [He clinks his glass with his hers.] May they be safe back home.