[Action/Voice] Backdated to Jan. 12th

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[Vash hasn’t been having a good week. Shortly after this failed conversation Wednesday evening with his brother, he’s weaving his way through town trying to get himself to the clinic. Blood has stopped spilling from a deep cut just above his fake arm on his left. His right is still bleeding a bit and his bigger problem. The collar bone having been neatly cut through. His head is a bit cloudy from the pain and blood loss, but he keeps going in a fairly straight line.

It’s after he gets treatment that he then faces the part he’s been dreading even more than facing his brother. He opens his journal, but it takes him awhile to write out a filter with his sore arms.]

[Filtered from Knives, Legato, and Yuber // 88% Unhackable]

[Even after the filter goes up he’s quiet for a long time. Unsure how to start.] I… I’m sorry, but… [A long pause. He takes a long deep breath, then slowly lets it out and forces himself on.] But there was a man dead out in the woods. I… I’m not sure who he was. I’m sorry. [Damn it, Knives.]

He had short, dark hair. I’m sorry I don’t know much more than that. He was already gone when I found him. I… I’m sorry if you knew him. [Yeah, too bad Vash doesn’t know that Jack is immortal and is probably already alive again by the time he makes this post. Of course, he doesn’t know that, so now that he’s not bleeding to death, and has at least one - mostly - useable arm, he’s heading back out to take care of the body if the Malnosso haven’t gotten to it yet. (Or you know… the body hasn‘t walked off yet!)]

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[captain-in-you.livejournal.com]

[That body would indeed have awakened and walked off by now, but he does see this post and realizes that his death was witnessed and affected someone else. He hurries back to where he was in the forest, hoping to intercept Vash... and maybe not scare him too much.]

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[Vash will indeed be coming through the trees after some time. He's still not really sure what he's going to do. The ground is too frozen and he's too injured to dig, but he couldn't just leave it there either. He's so caught up in his thoughts that he hasn't noticed the changes that have happened since he left just yet.]

[captain-in-you.livejournal.com]

[Jack spots him and steps around a tree, hoping he doesn't startle him too much.] Hey there. Looking for something?

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Oh, [A person, maybe they took care of the body already.] I was looking for- [Oh... they ARE the body. He'll need a minute or two.]

[captain-in-you.livejournal.com]

[He grins at him, then steps forward, extending his hand in greeting.] Captain Jack Harkness. Think we've met before. I think you're probably looking for me.

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Vash. [He so stunned he forgets to give out a fake name.] Are you... alright?

[captain-in-you.livejournal.com]

[Jack shrugs, leaning casually against a tree trunk. He's still in a good deal of pain, and exhausted, as his healing isn't as quick here as it is back home, but he'll put up a good front for Vash. He's changed his clothes, and the only visible reminder of his death are a few holes in his coat.] I've had worse. Looks like you've had a rough time of it yourself, though...

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Well, I've had worse too.

Are you sure you're alright? You looked pretty [dead] hurt when I last saw you.

[captain-in-you.livejournal.com]

[Jack nods, pushing away from the tree and stepping closer.] Yeah. I'm fine now, really. [He laughs a little, shaking his head.] Sorry if I worried you... I guess I was probably one of the best ones for him to run across out here. Can't really keep me down permanently.

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Oh...

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Are you sure you're okay? [Sorry, give him a minute. Where he's from - when you're dead. You're dead.

[captain-in-you.livejournal.com]

[Jack just grins nonchalantly, resting his hands on his hips.] Better than most people would be, running across someone like that. By the way, you know who that guy was? [He turns a bit more serious.] If he's still loose, there's going to be more people in danger.

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I do... [I mean, it's not like they look a lot alike or anything right?! I mean, their hair are totally two different shades of blond!] ...but I'm not sure sending a bunch of people after him would be the best thing right now. [Vash does not want to send a manhunt after his brother if he can help it.]

[captain-in-you.livejournal.com]

No, definitely not. I wouldn't think of suggesting that... don't need more people getting hurt. But maybe you have some ideas of how he could be... subdued, huh? [Yeah, he noticed the resemblance, but he's not going to comment on it.] Apparently taking him head-on doesn't work too well.

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[Vash shakes his head.] No, not any safe way at least. [After all, he just tried that and failed himself.]

[captain-in-you.livejournal.com]

He seemed pretty determined to kill. Lucky I was the only one. [He assumes... he probably would have heard if there were others, or if there were a mad plant on a killing spree in Luceti.] You probably know him better than anyone. What would you suggest?

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[Vash thinks for a bit. Knives was his responsibility alone. He should be the one to go after him, but not with his arm like this. If he could do it with a good arm, he wasn't about to do it with a bad one.]

For now, it might be best to give him some space. I doubt he's going to head for the village.