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[It’s been a few days since the draft, but even though he hadn’t been sleeping very well the last couple nights, last night was better. Really, it’s hard sometimes to feel down with Milly around again. That unshakable optimism must be contagious. Or maybe it was the fact that he hadn’t had any feeling of Knives being close since he returned from the draft. Maybe he was sent home! That would be nice.

They had all been brought together again. It feels almost like a dream as it would have been impossible back home, but now not only were the four of them together once again, they had a home together. A place they always knew where to find each other at the end of the day. It was also hard to believe, as he thought about it, how many friends he had grown so close to after being here for over a year. Good friends.

Really, it’s hard to hate Luceti when it’s given you all that.

So Vash is visiting his favorite spots. The flower shop is first on his list, then it’s to the bakery for some lunch! He’ll take his haul of donuts to the fountain to catch up on his people watching until they’re all gone. He doesn’t have too long to linger there, with the weather warming up and the snow melting he heads out into the forest to see if any of the flowers he’s planted have started to grow back yet.

Okay… so that’s a bit of a disappointment - BUT IT’S OKAY! The snow is only just starting to melt so they still have time to wake up and start growing. Besides, he likes the snow, he’s a little sad to see it go. He thinks Milly would have loved to play in it.

He had intended to head home after checking on the flowers, but it was so nice out that he changed his mind. Opting to pull his harmonica out and practicing a bit on it. Of course as the journals like to do, it turns on against his will and records the music that he plays for awhile. Then he talks out loud to himself for a bit.]

I can’t wait to see your flowers bloom again, Rem. I know they’ll be beautiful when they do. I’ve been trying to take very good care of them for you.

It’s nice here, when it’s quiet like this. I haven’t forgotten what I have to do back home, but I really like these peaceful days here.

[A pause.]

I did the best I could, Rem, but I’m not sure if I really did anything at all. I wonder what you would have done differently. Was there something I didn’t see? Something else I could have done? I sometimes wish you were here with me again.

[This entry will be locked from Knives, Legato, and Yuber by the end of the day.]

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[Hey!! It's Josh! Goku probably isn't the brightest monkey in the world but he's not that bad with remembering people. The kid approaches Vash while he plays with the harmonica, enjoying the music, it's nice and peaceful and he likes the sound of that instrument, whatever that is. Don't mind the little monkey sitting on the ground looking at Vash curiously as he stops playing. The man's words are words that probably should suggest Goku to keep quiet and not butt in, it's a private conversation with someone not there... But Goku doesn't know what that is so he'll speak up anyway.]

I miss Sanzo a lot too, I wish he was here too, the time I've been here has been the longest I have ever been without seeing him! And I saw him everyday before! It's strange to not see him here. Is Rem a friend of yours, Josh-niichan?

[HErahehra! PERSON! Oh, wait! He likes you! It's alright!]

Ah, yes... she was someone very important to me back home.

Has it been a long time since you don't see her?

[Completely innocent question, he just wants to get an idea of how much Josh must miss Rem. As much as he misses Konzen? Or maybe more?]

[Actually, that gets a small grin out of Vash. You have no idea how long.] Yes, a long, long time, but she came here once last summer, so maybe I'll get to see her again. [One can always hope at least.]

[A long, long time? That's terribly long!! He doesn't want to be that long without seeing Konzen and Ken-niichan or Hakkai! ~~Good thing that in the 500 years he will spend without them he won't have any memories of them to miss them~~]

I'm sure you will! You'll see her again! You want to see her again a lot, right? I bet she wants to see you again too! So you'll meet again, she'll come here, it's like a promise, right? Even if you didn't make one, it's similar because both want it to happen!!

[That's why he's sure that one day Konzen and Ken-niichan will come here as well. It was a promise and all them wanted it to happen so it'll be fine.]

Yeah, I think she wants to see me again too. So I'm sure she will come back someday. [And then he WILL take both her AND Wolfwood home with him if it's the LAST thing he does!]

[Goku smiles brightly before he points to Vash's hands.]

What's that? You were making music before, right?

Oh, this? This is a harmonica. [He holds it out so Goku can take it for a closer look if he wants to.] It's an instrument a friend has been teaching me how to play for awhile now.

I have never seen one before! It sounds really nice! I liked what you where playing before, Josh-niichan, is it a song from your world?

[Examining the harmonica with big, bright eyes.]

[He nods.] Yeah, I've heard some people play it before at home and I found the sheet music for it in the shop one day.

Would you like to try it. Just blow into here, gently. [He points out the holes.] Each one makes a different note.

[Goku frowns at the harmonica, studying it a bit more, its form and then the holes.]

The holes make different notes? How?

[He tries anyway, bringing it to a distance in which he can blow at it, like one blows at the candles of a birthday cake, before blowing softly as instructed.]

Hahaha, no, not like that. You have to put it all the way to your lips!

[Goku blinks and does as told, blowing again softly... Which obviously causes the harmonica to sound in a mess of notes.]

Ah, it worked! But that didn't sound nice.

Well, it takes a long time to learn how to make it sound nice. Lots of practice before you can play a song on it.

You must be a musical genius! Do you know more songs?

Hahaha, me? A musical genius? I don't think so, I've just been practicing for a long time.

Now if you want to meet a musical genius you should talk to my friend Brook! I think he can play just about any instrument you can think of.

[Goku pauses and thinks for a moment.]

I don't know any instruments besides that harmonica.

[So Brook's skill to play instruments has been suddenly reduced to just an harmonica.]

I have seen some but I don't know their names neither heard them. Can he maybe nice music like you?

You don't know any other instruments? [Well, that's a little sad. Music is great!]

Actually, he can make better music than I can. If you haven't heard any other instruments before you really should meet him some time.

No, there wasn't a lot of music in Heavens. It was all very boring.

[He might have seen some but they weren't used so he couldn't know what those objects were.]

Even better music? That sounds awesome! You think I could call him with the journals another day to ask?

I think he'd like that! Just... uh, well, don't be afraid of him, okay? He's a skeleton, but a very good and nice skeleton!

What's an skeleton?

[Ohai, I'm just a few months old and have never seen dead people.]

Oh well... um. A skeleton is a person who is made up of just bones.

Bones? Like the ones that chicken legs have?

Yeah, kinda like that. Only... he's more people shaped.

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And he has no meat or skin? Isn't that uncomfortable? It must hurt.

Well, for most people losing all your meat and skin would hurt, but Brook is a special case.

So he had those before? How did he lose them?

Well, I'm not completely sure, but his world has magical fruit. Each one can give someone a special power. His was to live again after he died, but I guess his soul got lost when it tried to return to his body, so that's why it looks like that now.

That's very sad, he's dead then? I'm sorry.

Well, he did die once, so that's sad, but right now he's living and happy! So you don't need to be sorry.

[Goku doesn't really understand it very well. He can barely understand death itself as of yet, so he doesn't seem very convinced.]

Okay... He really won't mind, right? Is he a nice person?

He's one of the nicest person I know!

Okay then! I'll ask him to show me his music someday!

[But now... Eyes Vash.]

Can I hear your music once more, please?

Sure. Would you like the same song or a different one?

You know other songs? What other songs? I want to hear them!

Okay, well, this one is a very old song where I'm from, but it's a good one. [And slowly Vash starts to play Rem's favorite song.]

[Goku can be a noisy kid. He can't help it, he's also easily excitable and everything is just like so new to him. Music is specially new, but still he can be quiet and still sometimes. Now is one of them. He will just listen with his whole attention fixated on Vash and the music that comes from the harmonica. Concentrating really hard, as if trying to memorize it because he wouldn't hear it again.

There's a big smile on his face though, clear sign of him enjoying it.]

[When the song is finished Vash grins, happy the boy apparently liked the song.] Did you like it?

I like it! I like it a lot! Did you learn that song back at your world?

Well, I knew the song before I came here, but didn't learn how to play it on this until after Brook taught me.

That's cool! So Brook also teaches you music?

Yup! Brook taught me all I know!

All you know? Hakkai is teaching me lots of things but I also learned from K-Sanzo and Gojyo! Brook must be very intelligent if he knows so much!

[Yeah, it's taking it literally.]

Well, not everything, no. He mostly taught me almost all I know about music. I've learn lots of different things from different people.

Oooh, okay, that makes sense!

[Laughing, really it seemed strange to him to learn everything from just one person.]

Ne, ne, what kind of people do you know? Do you have many friends here?

Yeah, [Vash smiles.] I do have lots of friends here.

Are they fun? I have met tons of people here, but there's only Hakkai whom I already knew.

They are, lots of fun.

[She really can't not stop to listen when she hears harmonica music, now. And for a moment - just a moment - she thinks that maybe he is here, after all]

Bi -

[ - but no, the tune is different from the one he always plays; completely different, in fact, from any song she's heard recently. She cuts herself off.]

[Too late, the music stops. Did his pocket just speak to him? No, that's silly! Someone must be around! But he doesn't see anyone.] Hello? [Hmmm... maybe he was hearing things.

[dahdksljfa and now he must be wondering who this complete stranger over the journals who's exclaiming syllables at him is.]

I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else.

[Oh crap. His pocket IS talking to him. Darn that silly book.]

Ahahaha, no, it's alright. [Taking that silly journal out of his pocket now.]

[Man, and she'd really gotten her hopes up for a minute there.]

But that was a pretty song! What's it called?

Hmmm, what did the sheet music call it. [He's quiet a moment as he thinks about it.] OH! It's called Stories to Tell!

[She makes a happy sound, apparently pleased with that name.]

That's a really nice name.

Yeah, I thought so too! It's why I thought I'd learn that one first!

What other songs do you know?

Not too many by memory just yet, but I'm getting better at reading the music.

I see.

My older brother plays the harmonica, but I don't know that much about it. But I've always liked listening to the music it makes!

He does? I've only been learning for about a year now, so I still have a lot to learn. How long has he played?

As far back as I can remember. He used to always wear it around his neck, so he could play it whenever he wanted to.

He must have been very good at it then.

He is very good at it! There's mainly one song he likes to play, but he plays it really well.

What song does he like to play?

It's called "Aimo." [and because if people here don't seem to know Sheryl, there's no way they'd know about the songs Ranka sings.] You probably haven't heard about it, but it's well-known in Frontier.

[There is actually a holiday named after the song, if very recently instituted.]

What kind of song is it? Is it a happy song?

Mm, it is! I can sing it for you, if you want.

Sure. I like happy songs.

[There's only a moment before she starts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEIQrVhaVrU) to sing (http://interstellars.livejournal.com/1120.html?thread=2144#t2144). It may not quite be 'happy' song so much as a peaceful song, and certainly not unhappy.]

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[Vash listens quietly and enjoys the song. Waiting until you've finished to say anything.] That's a very pretty song.

[she makes a happy sound at that.]

For a long time, it was my one and only memory of my past. I didn't remember my childhood or my family at all, but I always had this song.

Really? That sounds very sad... but you remember now?

[She shakes her head, even though he can't see it.]

It wasn't sad, not really. I had my big brother - [her inflection of the name is a little different than before] - who always took care of me, and Nana, and my other friends, too! Even if I couldn't remember anything back then, I was still happy. But I'm also happy remembering everything now. [even if some of it - maybe a lot of it, in a way - is painful.]

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Well, that's good. I'm glad you have lots of people who cared about you and you are happy.

Mm! I was really lucky.

[Oh wait, did she really just

derail the entire point of this conversation, how embarrassing]

But I'm sure it must be the same for you, too!

[/DEFLECTION?

Also: because he's clearly such a nice person]

Yeah, I am, I've made some really good friends too.

[A thoughtful Naoki is out and about today, and will eventually (likely) stumble across Vash at the fountain. He pauses, blinks, and will be joining him once he does happen to spy him.]

[Stuffing a donut into his mouth. As you're walking over. He attempts to say hello, but his mouth is full. So have a nod and wave instead.]

[Naoki chuckles faintly and plops down next to him, stretching out his legs in front of him and leaning back on his hands.] They good?

Oh, yes! The bakery here makes some of the BEST donuts! [And there goes another one!]

I think you've mentioned, before. [An amused smile.] What have you been up to lately?

Oh, not too much. A friend from my world showed up yesterday, so mostly it's been a fight over who's going to carry the extra bed up the stairs. [And why he's not home right now. |D]

A friend, eh? [He blinks and then grins faintly, bringing a hand to Vash's shoulder.] Then, I'm happy for you, that you get to see them. [And then he laughs, shakes his head at him in a mock scolding sort of manner. He sees what you're doing here, then, Vash.]

I'm glad to. [Actually, he's more glad for Wolfwood, but it feels so good to have the group together again.]

It's been a long time since we've all been together again like this.

Are...all of your friends here with you now, then, Vash? [Naoki tilts his head slightly at him, curious.]

Well, no, there are other people I know and miss back home. But we four always somehow seemed to travel together all the time.

Somehow, hm? Funny how things work out, in that case. [He muses it with a smile and cards a hand through his hair.]

[Vash can't help but chuckle a little. Seeing as the "somehow" was mostly just the insurance girl's commitment to their job in the beginning.]

Yeah, it is funny how things turn out.

Yeah... [Naoki grins slightly and then tilts his head to look up at the sky. Hm. Anyway--]

How's your friend been taking it, so far? Being here.

Like she takes just about anything. With a smile and a grin. I think she might end up liking it here. [Of course, that thought has NOTHING to do with the idea that her dead boyfriend is here.]

It's a nice place, most of the time, [Naoki says agreeably.] Perhaps I'll get to meet her, one of these days.

You should! I think you two will get along nicely. [Partly because Milly will get along with ANYONE who isn't full of evil easily.]

[As will Naoki. |D] Maybe one of these days, then.

Well, she's hard to miss. She's really tall with brown hair.

As tall as you and Wolfwood?

Yup! Just about as tall.

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--is that a normal thing, in your world? For everyone to be that tall? [He's short. 8(]

No, not really. She's not called the "Big Girl" for nothing after all!

[Pfff--] Heh, she is, huh?

Yeah, but she's a really sweet, good girl.

I believe you. [Naoki smiles at him.] I have no doubts who you're friends with are good people.

Yeah, I like to pick out the good ones. [He gives you a light playing punch to the shoulder. You're one of them after all.]

[Naoki blinks at the punch and then laughs, rubbing the back of his neck.] I guess you have a good sense for 'em, then.

Of course! Only the best will do for me!

What are you doing out and about today?

Me? Nothing much, to be honest. Thinking about things, mainly.

With the weather getting warmer it's a good time for a walk and a think.

It is. And soon enough it'll get warm enough to go swimming, even.

And then I can finally go see the ocean!

It's amazing--take my word for it, Vash. I can't wait for you to see it yourself.

Is it really, really loud? I saw... [A fake imagine of it while having my soul eaten a little.] ...a picture of it once and [heard] was told that when the waves crash it can be really, really loud.

Mm...I think it can be, but it was pretty peaceful when I was there. [He smiles in recollection.]

It sounds wonderful.

It is. I can't wait for you to see it.

I wonder how big this one is.

Huge. [Naoki spreads out his hands for emphasis.] I don't think I could even describe it accurately.

Wow, all that water. In one place...

Mmhm. It's truly amazing. Sailing on it would be fun, I think.

OH! I forgot about sailing on it!

[Terra's out and about doing some errands when she runs into Vash playing on his harmonica. She draws closer, listening intently but not wanting to interrupt him.]

[Vash eventually catches on that he has an audience, but seeing as she didn't interrupt it must mean she doesn't mind it too much, so he'll finish up the song before stopping to give you a smile.] Hello, Terra. Have you been well?

[She nods, returning the smile.]

It's good to be back, especially now that it's nicer outside. You?

I'm doing pretty good myself. A friend from my world showed up yesterday and it's been good to see her again.

[That causes her to perk up.]

Oh? Who do you mean? Was she here before?

No, not since I've been here at least she hasn't. Her name is Milly.

Milly....

[Saying the name as though testing it out, but she shakes her head.]

That name doesn't sound familiar, but I'm happy for you. It's nice to see friendly faces from home.

Well, like I said, she only just arrived yesterday. She's really nice and friendly though so hopefully you'll be able to meet her soon.

[She nods eagerly.]

I would like that! And...hopefully I'll have some people to introduce, too. We'll see.

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I'd like to meet some of your friends!

[After finally getting some sleep, Kohaku has relaxed just enough to make it around to the flower shop. Vash can find her just sitting in a random place, and watching over the flowers.]

Hello there, Kohaku! Feeling better? Have you been able to get any sleep? [He saw you asking, but seeing as he was having trouble himself, he had no good advice to give.]

Uh-huh. I'd still like to be asleep though. [And she probably would be, if she didn't have to have someone watching over her the whole time.]

...How are you?

Oh, not too bad, can't really complain.

That's good.

How are the flowers doing today? Do you think they're happy?

They're in a good mood. They're trying to cheer me up.

Aw, well that's very nice of them!

They're also happy it's almost spring again.

Yeah, it is! Do you know when the flowers outside should start to grow back?

Soon. Once the ground warms up.

Really? Oh man! I can't wait!

It'll be nice to have all the flowers out again.

Yeah, I really like the snow, but I miss the flowers.

I do too. It's quiet without all of them.

Oh yeah, for someone who talks to the flowers, winter must really be quiet to you.

It is. All I hear during the winter is a few trees.

Only a few of the trees? Why not all of them?

Only the winter trees stay awake. The rest sleep most of the time.

There are winter trees? Are they the ones that don't lose their leaves?

That's right.

I didn't know they went to sleep too!

...of course... I didn't really know why they lost all their leaves either.

They're kind of like animals during winter.

They don't... they don't loose all their fur or something do they?

N-no, I don't think so. Some just sleep.

Like squirrels and porcupines and other animals. Right?

That's right.

Trees and plants really are amazing, aren't they?

[He totally doesn't reach over your shoulder and take a donut from the bag, nope. Except, oh wait, he does.]

Oh, you shouldn't have.

[Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! HEY! These are his donuts! Grabbing his bag and setting it closer to his chest on his lap before haunching over it so you don't have easy access to his prize.]

Hey! I didn't get these for you! Go get your own!

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[FINE, I'll just sit down next to you and blow smoke in your face.]

You're not being a very good friend, hogging free food you've got too much of, you greedy bastard.

[Ew, Wolfwood. That's nasty. Although the way his face scrunches up as he tries not to breath it in is fairly comical.]

I'm not hogging it. You can get your own just like everyone else!

If you're not hogging it, then you can give your ol' pal one.

[Blows more smoke in his direction. The truth is, he's not too interested in stealing away his donuts, but it makes for annoying Vash, and it's something that seems to grow funner and funner, the longer he gets to.]

Fine then. I will. If I see Sanji I'll offer him one.

And stop blowing smoke in my face! It stinks! [Turning bodily away from you now.

[He leans back with his hands behind his head and grins around his cigarette, clearly in a good mood. Legato and Knives are missing and he gets to see Milly again, however odd or unfair it is. Gotta just appreciate what you can and work on keeping it good.]

You're a heartbreaker. I'll remember that the next time you need someone to bail your ass out of something.

[You're leaning back now? GOOD! He'll turn around again now that he isn't going to get smoke blown into his face.]

I didn't realize you helped me out so much and followed me around everywhere just because I could find you good donuts.

Hey, good food is good food. And I happen to be a lover of it.

[oh, one of those donuts suddenly vanished. Where'd it go? Who knoooows.]

Hey! Stop that! [Sliiiiiiiiiiding down that bench.] Don't you have anyone else you could be tormenting?

[Oh hey, he's suddenly snacking on something. Probably part of a donut. |D]

Well, I could torment Sanji, but he's got a violent streak in him. I'm much safer bullying you.

[AM I JOKING OR NO—

Aww, hell, you know he means it. >:^D]

[Vash is going to pout and eat his own donut.]

I want my bed back. Shouldn't you be out getting Milly her own?

[He grins.]

If you weren't so busy stuffing your face with donuts, maybe you'd know I've already got that all handled. Unless you don't want that bed back. Which is fine with me—I'll just roll it down the stairs as promised, or something.

You did!? Great! Maybe I'll get some sleep tonight!

...leave my bed alone. I still don't know why I had to give up my bed. Aren't priests suppose to be charitable?

Oh please, you could sleep in a tree if you had to.

And besides, I've been very charitable. For example—would you like a cigarette, Vash?

Wolfwood, charitable is not offering someone something you KNOW they don't like.

Oh, whoops. I had no clue you weren't a fan of cigarettes. Aw, well, at least I asked.

YES YOU DO! YOU KNOW I HATE THOSE THINGS!

[Hell yes, he is in such a trolling mood today.]

What? I can't read minds, Vash. I'm just a humble priest, y'know.

Fine. If you're in such a sharing mood. [He holds out his hand.] I'll take one then. [Not that he has plans to take the whole package and toss them as far as he can once you take them out of your pocket or anything like that.]

[God, do you really think he'd fall for that.]

I'd rather you not throw my pack clear across the plaza, a-thank you.

Come on, I'm curious. You and Sanji seem to like them even knowing how bad they are for you. There must be something good about them right?

....

Nnnnnope, they're generally bad. On every level.

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Then why do you smoke them so much?

Aaaah, I don't know. It's hard to stop once you start. Guess it's just one of those addictions that sticks with you; I've gone a day without 'em, once, back home. But then I almost killed the bartender.

[EXAGGERATING OR NOT, who knoooows.]

All for a stupid stick that will kill you.

Give me one anyway. You offered.

[Because damn it. He wants back at you SOMEHOW even if it's just getting one away from you.]

[Smirk. He hands one cigarette over, and then proceeds to smoke his own, knowing you're probably just going to get rid of one.]

[You bet. And thanks! Now he knows which pocket they're in. You just enjoy that cigarette there as he turns the on you gave him over and over in his hands. Apparently trying to figure out the master secret to them. Then suddenly, without any warning, he's moving and attempting to raid that pocket of yours.]

[Oho. Go ahead. Take them.

He puts up no resistance; nope, he just smokes his cigarette all chill-like.]

[The lack or resistance concerns him a bit. Maybe it's because you have more... maybe it's because they're free... or maybe... just maybe... this pack is empty?

Checking that out.]

[Yeaaah, it's a full pack. Weird, huh?

But he's just chill as fuck. It's a mystery.]

Something wrong, spikey?

No. Nothing wrong. [Besides the fact that you're kinda creeping him out. Taking his donut bag and standing up. If he's going to do something to your cigarettes he'd better get his haul somewhere safe.]

Hm? Going back to the house?

Yup. [Nope.]

I'll see you around then. I've got an angry little fire guy to go poke at.

[Good, you're not going to follow him so he can use this pack for target practice.] Oh, Eferin?

Who else? The stingy bastard's been warming up to me a little, so I might as well make the most of it before I say something to piss him off again.

[I've been burned plenty enough to earn this. B|]

Hmm, I should probably try to talk to him soon. I know we're not on Gunsmoke anymore and water isn't as hard to find if a fire gets out of control, but the learning process still makes me a little nervous.

[Not like he's probably accidently set part of a town on fire or anything... maybe... actually... WAS that because of him? Oh crap, it might have been. Did he properly put out that camp fire before running from those people trying to shoot him?]

What, are you afraid of a few little burns? Or maybe of him lighting that hay on your head on fire?

[Probably burns really well, with all that hair gel. :|a]

No! I'm not worried about getting burned! [It's the idea of being an amateur in control of fire.]

Is it the idea that you're some new student trying to handle fire on your own?

I guess a little. With everything so dry, fire could get out of hand really quickly back home. And... well... I guess I like not being called a walking natural disaster here. Knowing my luck I'll probably set the forest on fire or something. [He's kidding... mostly. He's not really THAT worried, but it still has been something at the back of his mind a little bit. He was different enough without being able to use magic. At least this magic everyone can learn.]

... You do have pretty shitty luck.

[He stands up, prepared to go his own direction in a minute. And lol, he pulls out another pack of cigarettes, putting out the one he'd been puffing on in an empty space.]

But you'll pull through, if you just get it done.

[Starting toward the bakery now. Boy, I'm hungry.]

Or you might start a huge fire in the forest. Whichever.

[You and your damn cigarettes! You're like a cigarette vending machine!]

Gee, thanks for the pep talk.

[Dooooonuts? Those look very tasty, but Emil is totally not eying them. Nope. Not at all.]

Hey there, Emil! [He eats a donut.] How have [and another] you been? [And there goes another one.]

Huh? Oh, um, I'm fine... w-what about you?

[Sob.]

I'm doing good! It's a beautiful day out! [OM NOM NOM!]

[That last bit sounds as if it would be private to Brook. And Vash can be thick when it comes to the discussion of life and death on the battlefield.

So he thinks he'll leave that be, instead choosing to touch on a much happier conversation topic.]

Yohohoho! Your skill with the harmonica has improved while I was away, Vash-san!

[Whoops... his pocket is talking to him. Pulling out his journal now and rubbing at his head sheepishly.] Yeah, I have! I figured I would get in trouble if I slacked off on practice just because you went on a trip for a bit.

Such a dedicated student! Ah, but I wouldn't have come down on you too harshly. It would have been understandable, as busy as this past month seems to have been.

How much practice have you gotten in, then? Have you covered what I taught you in our last two lessons?

Um... a couple days...

Not all of it... no.

[He was hoping you wouldn't ask. After all between trying to plot ways to get someone's attention during Valentines, then being sicken by the idea after, then finally the War he hasn't been as good of a student as he was just trying to make it sound like.]

No? [And not contradictory at all to what he just said about not reacting too harshly - tsk.] My, how disappointing.

Aw! I'll do better from now on! Honest!

Hmm... Then perhaps we should put some of that enthusiasm to the test! Perhaps some extra practice sessions are an order?

Extra practice? [That sounds like a lot of work.]

Oh come now, don't sound so glum about it! Certainly an extra thirty minutes a week couldn't hurt?

[It's really just an excuse to hang out. OR ARE WE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE, VASH. ;;]

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Well, I guess an extra thirty minutes a week doesn't sound so bad. [He was worried it'd be two hours each day or something crazy like that.]

Much better! We can simply extend it to the time allotted on the regular days we meet, in that case.

That works for me!

That's sweet of you.

[Sultry female voice for you Vash.]

[Sultry female voice? Talking to him!] O-oh! Do you think so miss~

Oh absolutely.

Rem must have been close to you if you're still watering her flowers.

Yes, she was. Very close.

Ah, I'm sorry you can't be with her then. At least you have a memento though?

Yes, I'm very lucky I was able to keep something of her's. [After all, he had nothing for over a hundred years.]

Heh, that is really sweet. I'm sure she'd be glad you're taking such good care of them.

Yeah, I hope so. She'd be pretty upset with me if I just let them die.

I guess in some ways that means she's still a little bit here, right?

Yeah, I guess it does.

Heh, that's swee then.

Hahaha, you think so?

Absolutely!

Taking care of flowers for a lady? It's like the basic of being sweet.

Sweet? Isn't there a more manly word that could be used instead?

Dashingly debonair and chivalrous, perhaps?

That suits me much better!

Hah, somehow I thought you might feel that way.

I'm surprise with how manly I am that you didn't start with that!

Ah, of course. Shall I compose you a sonnet while we're at it?

I suppose if I inspire you that much~

[A quiet laugh.] I'll leave the poetry to the poets.

Aw, I think you could come up with something great! With me as inspiration it can't be too hard.

I'm not much a writer, just a singer.

And I bet you have the most amazing voice~!

[That gets a severe blush out of her.]

It's nothing much.

Nothing less than heavenly I'm sure~

Hah. You say that now when you haven't really been forced to sit through it.

No forcing would be involved for the chance to hear such a beautiful voice make music!

Oh you're much too kind~

I don't know, I don't think I'm being kind enough, actually~

Hah~ Guess you'll just have to find out sometime won't you, sweetie?

Oh, I'd love to! Right now in fact!

Ah... really?

[Mumbles.] So sudden...

Um. G-got a request??

Not really, maybe sing your favorite song.

[Bites lip and hesitantly sings Love Squall.]

I, ah, don't usually sing for others.

That's a very pretty song, you sing it well.

Thank you! It's one of my favorites!

It's very nice.

Thank you~

It's much better with saxophone and instrumentals, but it's still nice to sing.

Oh, that does sound nice!

Hai -- yes.

Do you have a favorite?

There is one I'm pretty fond of.

Oh? Do tell.

It's called Sound Life. It's an old song, but it was a favorite of someone I knew.

Ah? Curious. I'm not familiar with how it goes.

Is it the favorite of the same woman who kept the flowers?

It's a soft song usually, but a happy song.

Ah, yeah. It's the same woman.

Sounds beautiful.

She must be one very influential woman.

Yeah... she was.

I'm sorry to have missed meeting her.

Yeah, I think you two would have gotten along. [Just because in his mind, everyone would love Rem.]

I appreciate that.

[So cute ;;]

Well, maybe she'll be back some day. [Oh man, he hopes so.]

That'd be nice. I'll make sure to meet her if she does.

Then hopefully she'll be back soon.

I hope so too.

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