[Voice]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash has been putting this off. Someone he doesn’t trust, taking him, and poking at him leaves a bad taste in his mouth; but with Knives here…]

[Filtered to John // 100% Unhackable]

I need to speak to you.

[Filtered to Wolfwood and Meryl // 100% Unhackable]

Where are you? I need to talk to you.

[Filtered to Knives // 100% Unhackable]

…

[Yeah? What were you going to say to him? Behave while I’m gone?]

[End Filter]

[After business has been taken care of and he’s talked to those he needed to, Vash heads out into the forest aiming for a river. It’s long past time to intensify his training with the spirits. For those who have gotten to know happy and laid back Vash - this is not him. He’s taking this training with Sona very serious right now and isn’t very chatty. His glasses are on.]

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[goldenglasses]

No, he wouldn't. But I don't think he'd try to destroy Luceti while I and other non-humans live there. [Well, mostly him, but either way feel free to sleep at night.]

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[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

So he is protective of you, in a twisted way. [a sharp glance to the side. Although admittedly most people with a brain had probably guessed at that, already] And other non-humans... that's at least something.

But if you and he share the same power-- [why wouldn't you cancel one another out? he just answered his own question.

Vash won't kill him. Or even threaten to. And if that power is not as precise as his gunmanship seems to be...] Hnn.

It's not a power you're willing to use, is it?

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[goldenglasses]

Hm. I don't know if protective is the right word. [After all, when your brother sends of group of people out to kill you, it makes it hard to see that as being protective. Even if Knives didn't think the people he sent COULD kill him.] I just don't think he wants to kill me. [If that's what he wanted to do, he could have done it long ago.]

No. [A pause as he closes his eyes and thinks of July. All the buildings and people that were wiped away in only a moment. His left arm reaches over and grabs his right wrist, without realizing it.] It's too powerful to fully control. It just causes too much damage. [And one day Vash may shock Ginko if he ever finds out Vash has wanted - may still want - to kill his brother. He's done well so far with his guessing, but that one guess is wrong.]

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[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

Maybe he thinks he's protecting you from something else altogether. [that kind of hate is incompatible with your inverse ideals]

[He would be surprised, were he ever to learn it. Doubtful as that is. For now, he's concerned with the implications]

And you still don't think you should tell the whole village, about what he's capable of?

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[goldenglasses]

[A pause.]

He's my brother. He's my responsibility to take care of. [It was Rem's last request. That he was to take care of Knives.]

Maybe I should warn people about him, but I'm not sure if that would be best. Maybe here, where he doesn't need to protect anyone, and there are almost as many non-humans as there are humans...

[And he trails off with a slight shake of his head. Even as he says it he can't really believe it himself.]

I just, don't think trying to warn everyone will really change anything.