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[goldenglasses]

[Vash was sore. Spending several weeks combat testing for the Malnosso was a pain, but the points he earned that he one day hoped to spend on seeing Noah one day were hopefully worth it.

Long hair still tied back in a pony tail, wearing the green long sleeve shirt and brown pants that he wore during the combat tests, and sporting a few new bruises and a slight limp, he drops himself in Good Spirits first. Needing a good stiff drink.

It's while nursing his fourth or fifth drink that he eventually opens the journal.]

[Filtered 100% from Knives]

Hey there. I'm back. Sorry, I was gone a little longer than expected. Hope things weren't too hectic at Seventh Heaven without me. I'll be back to work tomorrow. Oh, and as long as things are working normally around here still, welcome to all the New Feathers. Hope your stay here won't be too horrible or long!

[For the next few hours Vash will be working his way through a bottle of whiskey. Then it's off to the grocery store to restock his apartment. Speaking of which, the very moment he gets back to community building four he'll be attacked by a couple cats who have missed their favorite scratching post. Feel free to run into him at any point in his wanderings today.

After relaxing just a bit at home, Vash does finally decide to open his journal just once more.]

[Private to Knives // 100% Unhackable]

I'm back. [It's all that's said for now. He's not really sure he wants to talk to his brother anyway. Still, one never does make the best choices while buzzed.

It's later on when he finally checks his calender and sees just what day it is. Or close to. July 21st. They just had to bring him back in time to remember the anniversary of the destruction of the city of July. He was going to need a lot more alcohol over the next couple days.]

Comments

[all7seas]

Carousing and marauding. In that order. I've a fair mind to rob the smithy tonight.

[Because that would be the most daring and dangerous thing Jack can think of.]

[goldenglasses]

The smithy? You want to rob the people that hand out weapons. Weapons to the fighters that probably don't like their weapons being touched? In a village full of super powered people? That smithy?

I think I'll sit that one out.

[all7seas]

Vash! You're absolutely no fun anymore! [Jack's entertainment this evening depends ENTIRELY UPON YOU.] You need EXCITEMENT. I've been sayin' it and sayin' it!

[goldenglasses]

What I need, what I want is not exactly something Luceti can offer me right now. [Not unless you magically know of Noah's location.] Pretty sure you're kind of excitement is the last thing I need. Unless of course I wanted to get everyone in the village upset with me. [Been there, done that. Not something he cares to repeat outside of Gunsmoke.]

[all7seas]

[Vash. BEAR SUITS. NO ONE WILL KNOW.

And jeez, Vash, you're talking to a man with a magic compass.]

What do you want?

[goldenglasses]

The Malnosso took someone very important to me away. I want him back. That's what I want. [It's spoken rather flatly and with no blind, optimistic hope that use to ring in Vash's voice when he use to speak of the impossible. Such as finding a way out of this place. Even for those dead back home.

He knows there isn't much hope, at least not for now, of finding baby Noah.]

[all7seas]

Well why don't we try the compass on this important someone? Hmm?

[goldenglasses]

I know where North is, a compass isn't gong to help me with this. Thanks anyway. Jack.

[all7seas]

It's a compass what points to WHAT YOU WANT MOST, Vash-lad.

[Including Noah, if he's anywhere in the enclosure. If not, the needle will just spin.]

[goldenglasses]

Yeah? Does it? [Vash doesn't really question it that much. He's seen much stranger things in Luceti then a compass that points at what a person most wants and not North. More questioning because he wouldn't be surprised if Jack was lying.] I guess it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot.

[all7seas]

[Jack hands it over and moves away a little bit. He doesn't want to compromise the compass with his own proximity.]

Just focus on it, lad. All your thoughts bent on it.

[Sadly, since Noah is outside the enclosure, the compass will just spin lazily when Vash does concentrate.]

[goldenglasses]

Just focus, huh? That shouldn't be too hard. [As Noah was about the only thing he thought about these days. He takes the compass in his hand and stares down at it. Thoughts of Noah running in his head as the compass just spins.] How long should it take?

[all7seas]

Should be instantaneous-like.

[goldenglasses]

I think your compass is broken then. It's just spinning.

[all7seas]

[..................................Oh.]

Ah.



Erm....

[Now Jack feels TERRIBLE. And that's not a feel that he likes to feel.]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash at least doesn't feel too bad. He didn't really expect some new revelation in his search for Noah to come from Jack of all people. He holds the spinning compass out for Jack to take back.]

I'm going to assume it's not suppose to do that. Luceti has that effect on more than just people. It must be a pretty useful tool back home though if it really works like how you said.

[all7seas]

It does do. Back home. Here, if someone's outside the barrier...

[He shakes his head and pockets the compass.]

Sorry, lad.

[goldenglasses]

Do you think maybe it would work better outside the barrier? [Vash was willing to try anything to find Noah.] Maybe when I get sent out on another mission for those guys I could borrow it.

[all7seas]

Be my guest, mate. You know where I live. [House 7. For now.]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash wonders if he really does, but decides he can always reach out to Jack on the journals if he needed to.] Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

[PHEW! Vash takes a drink of his beer, hopeful that Jack has now forgotten about raiding the blacksmith.]