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[Standard Villain Filter with emphasis again Knives, Legato, and Yuber // 100% Unhackable]

Those of you who met a little girl during the last experiment, who might have said her name was Tesla, she was not a little girl. She was my brother, Knives. He was looking for me and if you told him you knew me, [a pause] you could be in danger. I’m sorry, but any of my friends, even if you don’t know me that well, [even if you don’t know me] you shouldn’t leave yourself unprotected. I don’t know what he might be thinking or planning, but he’s never treated people I know very well.

Knives looks a lot like me, but with shorter and lighter hair. He also has a man named Legato working for him. He has blue hair and yellow eyes. Stay away from them if you can. If they come after you, call for help. They are very strong and have mental abilities that can turn even the strongest fighter into a rag doll. Please, do not go after them on your own.

[After answering the questions people may ask, Vash decides to work off some of this building frustration and anger towards his brother. He’s at the battle dome and he’ll be in there until he’s kicked out, finger bleeding, shooting at anything the simulation will throw at him without killing the targets. Feel free to catch him setting everything up or as he’s coming out.]

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No, it's not like that. Humans hadn't done anything to hurt us. [Besides Steve, but it's not fair to judge everyone on the acts of one man.] Knives is the one that betrayed them. [Here's something rare and you shouldn't have heard since the experiment in November. Vash sounds angry.]

[It takes almost every bit of willpower to not slam the journal shut, she very clearly remembers the last time you were angry, and when you were in Yuber's body. There's a part of her that is terrified of being hurt at your hand again.

The girl takes a few deep breaths to calm herself, but her voice is still a little shaky.] That doesn't sound right... Have you asked him how they hurt him? Or... someone important to him?

[She's heard about those scars of yours.]

I was there. I was there when he tried to eliminate the human race. They had been nothing but kind to us and he killed them. [At the very least, all of his anger is meant for Knives. Not a drop of it for you. You didn't murder your own family in your hatred for humans.]

[You're better off not knowing to what lengths she'll go to, Vash. It's definitely not pretty.]

... Then do you know who the girl he turned into is? Tesla...?

...no, I don't. He says we met her together, but I don't remember her at all. Time is different for each person who comes here. I'm not sure if maybe he's from a little bit in the future. [Or if he ever will. He's starting to have his suspicions that this Knives is not HIS Knives.]

Whoever she is, she's very important to him... Important enough that it still hurts, and makes him kill Humans for it. [Definitely taking note of that wording there.]

I know she is, but... even if I could believe what he told me about her. [Rem would never allow what he was told happen.] Blaming the actions of a few does not give you the right to blame everyone.

On our birth we were all given a blank ticket and it's up to each and everyone of us to decide where it takes us and what we do with it. Because of that everyone is unique and different.

A blank ticket...? [What a strange analogy, who the heck told him that one?]

What if a few is almost everyone you've met? Or if your destination was chosen for you by the people who hurt you...?

Even then. Everyone is different. I wouldn't want people to judge me by what Knives does just because we are the same species.

[... Why did you have to say something she can't argue with? Or better yet... doesn't want to.]

... They scare me, Vash...

That's okay, it's okay to be scared. You can't help it and it's alright to be careful around them, but you shouldn't hate them for something they didn't do.

Because if you're just scared and careful you can still have a chance to make friends and not be scared anymore. But when you hate you don't give people a chance. Everyone deserves a chance. [Or eight in Vash's mind, but baby steps.]

[It's going to take a lot of baby steps to get her to see things your way Vash. She's still struggling to hold herself up.]

I'm not sure if I want to...

Give the people here a chance. They're not the same ones from your home. I think you'll be surprised by how nice they can be.

... What if I end up like Knives? [It'd be the easier route, the least painful... And the most terrifying.]

[...]

What do you mean, like Knives? [Because really, there's a lot attached to something like that.]

... Nevermind. [She doesn't want to deliberate on it, how close she was to just giving in.]

[A pause.]

Alright. [Vash isn't the type to pry. Everyone has their secrets after all.]

Just... don't deal with this alone... [Because that's one of the worst things he could do, continue to hurt on his own.]

I'll try not to.

... Promise? [Careful here, Vash. O_o]

I'll do my best, but there might be times when I have to handle Knives on my own. [It's a brother thing. He wants people to understand this.]

... Okay. [That's good enough for her. For now.]

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[Private//Voice]And not that mun has gotten sleep and remembers that Knives DID tell him about Tesla

[Private//Voice] Funnily enough, I just finished reading this part of the manga. :3

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