goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (Missing you)
[Forest]

[It was getting colder so Vash was spending more time out in the woods. Enjoying the nature that was turning colors and feeling just a little sad watching some of the flowers he had planted in Rem's memory dying once more.] Well, little guys. I suppose it's nearly time for you to sleep again, huh? [Yes, he talks to flowers.] You were very pretty this year. I'll-- [He always sees Rem in his mind when he's out in the forest, but then she's just suddenly there. Vash's heart clenches tight in his chest for a moment as she looks down at something he can't see. Not that he notices, too busy staring at her happy smile.]

R-Rem! You're back! I can't believe it! [She was alive again. Where he can finally see her in person again.] Rem! [Why wasn't she answering him? He steps forward to touch her.] Ah, maybe you don't remember- [Something wasn't right. His eye sight had picked it up right from the start the way she wasn't quiet there. Yet his mind refused to believe it.] It's me, Vash. I've grown-- [Only he can't deny what his eyes see once his hand passes right through her arm. It's also then that he realizes he's been crying the whole time.]

Rem. [Even though she is nothing but a memory he can't look away. Soaking in this rare moment to see her. The ghost of her laughter in his mind. Or did he really hear it? Then the image starts to fade.] No. Don't go, Rem! Please don't go. [The plea is empty. He knows she's not really there. Yet it hurt to watch her go once again.]

[Outside Houses 6 and 5 - All week, any time]

[It didn't take Vash long to figure out what was going on. As soon as he did he parked himself outside houses 6 and 5. Either standing or squatting quietly between the two buildings. Eyes calm as he stares at the empty homes. For hours and hours nothing will happen, but Vash has a hundred and thirty years of practice under his belt. He hardly notices the hours ticking by. Only noticing days by the sun setting and rising which is when he heads home for bed.

Eventually his quiet and patient waiting will be rewarded by brief images throughout the days. A pre-teen Wolfwood dragging his cross behind him gets a smile from the gunman. Then there's a man with a long nose making a snowman in the front yard. He can almost smell the cigarette smoke as he watches Sanji yell from the kitchen window. At one point Meryl walks by. Seems she was upset by something that day, probably something he did. A man with white hair sits quietly on the roof. The roof seems to be a popular spot as Nami suddenly drops in the day after. One of his favorites is watching Milly wrangle a Christmas tree into the house with Noah in her arms.

He's happy to wait for the images to come. These now being the only way to see his family.]


[Accidental Music]

[It's a bit after watching a certain skeleton fade through the front door of house six does Vash think of something to do to pass the time between the next glimpse. He takes a now well used harmonica and starts to play. Of course he doesn't realize that the motion to take out the harmonica has turned the recording to the journal on. At some point the song will slowly change into another song. Eventually he'll catch on his journal is recording, but even after his turns it off he'll continue his vigil and play bits of songs he's heard during his time his time in Luceti as best he can on his humble instrument. Uncaring whatever the weather may be that day.]
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (Just smile and nod)
[It's late at night and he's camped out in one of the new feather stations. Like most nights this past week he's unable to sleep. He misses Rem and Meryl had been gone for so long. What could they be doing to her? It made him feel so helpless, he couldn't save and protect anyone he cared about. Meryl... she must be so scared. And Rem, he had left her again. Would he ever see her again?

And what would she think if she saw him now? What would either of them think? He still didn't really want to go home. To be faced with that empty room, but Wolfwood and the girls were still there. What if Wolfwood left one day too? He didn't want to think about it. He hated this, but what else could he do? Nothing. Nothing, but keep moving forward.

He knows he's not getting any sleep tonight. So he leaves the station, cleaning it up before he goes. He takes a long walk through the dark and quiet woods. It's early morning by the time he reaches the village. Nothing, but keep moving forward. So he heads for the bakery, a smile on his face and orders a dozen donuts. Starting off slow and easy, he takes his haul to the fountain to watch the village wake up and eat his breakfast.]


Mmmhmm! Wow! These sure are tasty! That just baked freshness! It's amazing! Super moist! AHAHA! The perfect way to start a day!

[Donuts done, he visits the flower shop. Checking on the flowers and helping to care for the ones that need it. Once they're all watered to perfection he moves onto the item and grocery shop to pick up a few supplies for home. He doesn't really know what they need after being gone for so long, but really he's just stalling.

Finally, once he has a small bag of supplies in hand he heads home. He heads up to the door and enters the house as if he hadn't just run away for a week.]
Hey guys, I got some bread, cheese, and ham if anyone wants a sandwich! [And with that "I'm home" announcement, Vash sets to putting away what he got and making himself a sandwich to sit down and eat. As he chews he thinks about the written message Milly had made and decides he has to do one last thing before trying to put this behind him.]

[Voice // 100% Filtered from Legato]

Sorry if I worried anyone. I'm alright. Man, it's been getting cold out lately! Do you think it will snow soon? All the leaves changing colors has been pretty, but I think the forest looks so sad when they're all down until the snow comes!
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (Damn I look good!)
[Vash has spent the last couple weeks as he usually does after a draft. Lost in thought over a lost Eden and mostly just a waiting game for the nightmares at night to stop. With many trips out to the forest to a certain flower patch and Good Spirits.

The last couple days though, he's found there's a slight change in his way of thinking. Maybe he had been wrong all of this time. It all seemed so clear now. Sometimes it was just better and easier if certain people died. How much happier and how many more good people would be alive if he had figured that out sooner.

Today instead of the forest he finds a new place to sit with his thoughts. They may not be apples, but still finds it comforting to sit under a mikan tree, idly watching a spider hard at work making a web.

After some time, he decides that's that's too much depressing thought for one day. Time to hit up Good Spirits! He takes the long way there, weaving through the forest before finally arriving to his destination, and after a few drinks he's feeling much better! So much better it's let him think about someone else that's been on his mind lately.]


Hey guys, is it just me or has the cat been getting really fat lately? I swear I haven't been sneaking her any treats. [Yes he has.] And man! It's been hot! Makes me miss the winter! Not as hot as a desert, but I think I've had enough of being hot for more than ONE lifetime! AHAHAHA! [It's been awhile since Vash has made a totally unfiltered voice post. After all, no need to worry about who's listening in when you have plans to shoot to kill anyone who messes with your friends.

When the drinks are done Vash makes sure to visit and lend a hand at the flower shop. (Don't worry, he wouldn't dream of going there drunk!) Before finally heading home, but not first without making a stop to the bakery for some donuts to bring back with him!]
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (At peace - halfway there)
[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.]
goldenglasses: Maker on LJ (Say what!?!?)
[Vash headed out to the plaza today. He wanted to pick up a few last minute Christmas gifts for his friends. After he had woken up from a nap he didn’t remember going home to take; it didn’t take him long to notice the gold statue where the fountain once was. He stared at the button for a long time debating over pressing it. He didn’t trust anything the Malnosso did, but damn if he wasn’t curious. So after finally deciding that if something bad happened then at least he could warn people he pressed it.

The very last thing he expected to happen was to receive something he had thought destroyed over a hundred and thirty years ago. He stands there for a long time just staring at it before he finally speaks without ever realizing it.]
I remember this… Rem… she was showing us the research camera…

[Indeed, it is a picture in his hand. In it is a very tiny Vash with his hair down, just around his shoulders. His fingers are spreading his cheeks apart and his tongue is out at the camera as Rem holds him in her lap; laughing. The image is at an extreme angle with a couple tiny, little fingers covering up the top corner. He can’t help but laugh at the memory of Knives trying to hold up that camera. Feel free to interrupt his walk down memory lane.

Later on, after he had tucked the picture away in a safe pocket and was finally getting home with the few last gifts he was in for another surprise. As he rounded the floor to his apartment the droids where waiting for him. His journal is dropped and a brief fight is recorded before it all falls silent again.]

(ooc: Feel free to run into Vash anywhere in the plaza as he shops before he gets mallynapped. Or just react to the kidnapping if you want to. I’m around to tag as he’s not getting mallynapped for a hiatus.)

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