Crusader of love and peace

[Vash has been very busy the last couple days since returning from the past. He'd been pouring over his journal. Reading what had been changed and what hadn't. It also took him a day to really get up the courage to ask. What if things had changed so much that Noah no longer existed?

Early morning on Monday he opens his journal.]

Who do I need to speak with about kids who have been removed from Luceti? And about getting them back? I want to know more about Noah Wolfwood.

[Please. Please don't tell him that he's no longer there. He's hoping that now things have changed (for the better it seems) he's hoping maybe he could now get the boy back.

While he waits for someone to see his question and respond Vash will be trying to get his life into a somewhat normal routine again. Visiting Seventh Heaven to do his job of helping out there for the morning. For lunch he'll be stopping by the bakery for his normal doughnut haul and eating them while people watching near the fountain. Later in the day he'll also be working at the flower shop. He'll also take a wander through the forest to see if anything had changed very much before he ends his night at Good Spirits for a couple drinks before bed.]

Community House 4 and Forest
[Vash is looking much more like his old self today. Dressed in his red coat and hair spiky once more, but more than that he's no longer depressed beyond belief. The first thing he did when he woke up in Community Housing 4 with no memory how he got there and a set of strange white wings was to well - panic! Once he was sure the wings weren't part of his Plant powers going haywire he dared a look out the window and- whoa. That was not Gunsmoke outside.

This called for exploring of the wide eyed and gaping kind. Vash makes a bee line for the forest and stands around, hand on his mouth, and cries. So many trees and is that- it is. It's a river he'll follow the flowing water for some time. Amazed at it's beauty.]

Bakery
[Eventually he does find a building that seems to be full of baked goods. Now those donuts look delicious! He'll stand around and call to see if anyone remembers that they work at the bakery. If no one answer his call, well, you can't let a good donut go to waste now can you!? His quick hand nabs one and ah! Heaven!] They're so good! Sweet little cake made of-

[He trails off, running out the door and out the side of the building to become violently sick. Well, that was weird. Better eat a donut to clear out that nasty taste in his mouth! He heads back in to eat another only it sends him running for a safe place to throw up once more.]

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE DONUTS!? [Maybe he's been sent to hell!

Not that he'll let that stop him. Okay, it stops him for an hour or two as he cries over not being able to apparently eat any baked good and warning people from trying them and being sick themselves.]

Voice

[Vash couldn't help notice all the kids that seem to be in this village. If they were feeling as apprehensive as he was at waking up in a strange place with wings maybe they could use a bit of fun. He eventually finds himself a ball and starts kicking it around the square. Even picking up that weird book he found and giving it a shake or two. He knows he found a voice function somewhere on here- ah! There it is.]

Hey there! Don't know if this is some dream or something, but I found a ball and it's a good day outside! Come out to that fountain and we'll get some sort of game going! It'll be fun! Just look for the guy in the big red coat! The name's Vash!

[Until anyone shows up Vash will be bouncing the ball up and down to practice a bit and whoops-! Watch out! Loose ball!]

Pretty Much Everywhere Else

[When not playing with children or avoiding poisoned bakeries Vash will be wandering here, there, and everywhere. Trying to get some clue as to where he is or what has happened. He's not shy so even if you're character is just standing around he'll be happy to strike up a conversation to see if they know what's going on. Find Vash just about anywhere!]

[There's a small sight that shouldn't be to unusual at Good Spirits. It's Vash sitting at the bar chugging down a large pitcher of beer. What is NOT so usual is the fact that Vash is the wrong gender and dressed in a princess's dress. Seeing as there was no way he was going to go home looking like this for Wolfwood to find out he went to Good Spirits instead.

He lets out a large belch as he finishes the large glass in one go.]
Bartender! Another!

[Don't be surprised if a beautiful woman starts leering at any ladies in the bar at the moment. As Vash is getting pleasantly buzzed and at times forgetting he's not quite himself right now. At one point his journal flips open as he talks out loud to himself.]

Jeez, how can women stand these dresses? It's always getting in the way and I can't stop tripping on it! It also doesn't seem very useful if they have to go to... the... bathroom.

[Guess who just realized he can go into the promised land without getting smacked? Now to try this out. Vash walks into the girl's bathroom and - it's... very dull. Damn. Why didn't Luceti have a public bath or something!? This time he opens his journal on purpose.]

I don't suppose any girls wants to join me in a fun little girl's only trip to the hot springs do they? [>D]

[Sometime later, after the hot-springs if he manages to get anyone to go with him, Vash will be wandering around the fountain waiting to turn back. Damn, what is he going to do? It's starting to get dark. He can't go home looking like this! You know what would be good right now? Some donuts! Yeah! That's just what he needs! Only as he walks towards the bakery--

Poof!

Suddenly Vash found himself a lot shorter than he just was.]

OH CRAP! I wanted to change! But not like THIS!

[Vash will be waddling around in his new donut form trying to seek shelter from hungry people, feel free to find him anywhere! He's still teleporting so I mean ANYWHERE! Also, clicking the pictures will take you to a larger version.]

[Early this morning the droids had swooped down on Vash during one of his regular trips through the woods. They came fast and hit hard so he had no time to give warning, but it's alright. As he was back by the afternoon, his journal falling open on the ground as he's returned. Only it shows a small boy with long, blond hair with a blindfold over his eyes, a pointy, party hat on his head, and a small strip of paper in his hand. The boy feels around blindly for a moment.]

Come on guys. Am I getting close? Why's it suddenly so cold. Knives? Rem? [A pause and he flails his arms a bit more.] ...Joey? Is this some kind of joke, because I don't really like it. [Finally he pushes up the blindfold.] Hey! This isn't the ship! [There's a pause, and suddenly a smile breaks out on the boy's face.] This is Luceti, isn't it!?



[He looks around, finally spotting the journal and quickly picking it up.] Hi everyone! The snow's all gone! I went home for a little bit, but now I'm back! Is Nicholas still here? Or Sanji?

[Then suddenly, his smile breaks into a pout.] HEY! I didn't even get a piece of cake yet! [That's just not fair!]

[Tiny Vash will be making his way to the village to explore everything again. He'll be sure to stop by the Flower Shop also the bakery and Seventh Heaven for food. Also the clothing store as his clothes aren't exactly early spring appropriate. He'll also play around the fountain for a bit. Feel free to run into him anywhere!

Of course, for the next couple weeks he'll also be staying at House 5 causing mischief for the Trigun members.]

[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.]