[ there's something that jonas is slowly grasping onto. it's quiet, something that's making him keep his own feelings still so that vash doesn't have to deal with both as he treads carefully with his questions. ]
Their own safety. You didn't feel like you could go back without risking things and possibly putting them in more danger. It's different when you're used to it but other people aren't.
[ he doesn't quite have the same experience, but he can vaguely understand in an offshoot sort of way. ]
But you were finally able to go back, weren't you? After those ten years.
[ the shift is noted. but he huffs a little laugh anyway. ]
Yeah, I'll keep that in mind. [ ... haha. ] I tried to call my dad when Alex and I got to the island and we didn't have reception. Now we're here, so...guess he'll have to wait a while for me, too. Hopefully the results aren't that bad.
Do any of you call each other by your actual names? [ not the point. he sort of rolls a little on the board. ] ...I'll think about it. I think I might think too much to really clear my mind or whatever.
Hey... I'm better about it than Wolfwood. You know it's sometimes a puzzle to figure out who he's talking about when he starts listing multiple people?
[ CHRIST ALIVE, but. ]
Offer's always open!
[ as long as Vash is alive... and i guess we tuck this in. ]
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Their own safety. You didn't feel like you could go back without risking things and possibly putting them in more danger. It's different when you're used to it but other people aren't.
[ he doesn't quite have the same experience, but he can vaguely understand in an offshoot sort of way. ]
But you were finally able to go back, weren't you? After those ten years.
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[ There's comical dread, lighthearted and fond. Whatever grave emotions are uplifted. ]
The lesson here is to at least phone home once in a while.
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Yeah, I'll keep that in mind. [ ... haha. ] I tried to call my dad when Alex and I got to the island and we didn't have reception. Now we're here, so...guess he'll have to wait a while for me, too. Hopefully the results aren't that bad.
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[ Vash will laugh, too. ]
Time to come to terms with things, let other stuff go, and hold onto something.
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Do you think we really have time here to think about things there? Everything feels like it happens so fast now.
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[ Damn. Hmmm. Vash is quite serious with what he's suggesting. ]
Sometimes you just need three minutes in the morning. Better than nothing.
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...does that work for you? Do you even have three minutes?
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[ Vash is such a creature. A quirky little guy. ]
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[ 3 minute meditation mornings. ]
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Do any of you call each other by your actual names? [ not the point. he sort of rolls a little on the board. ] ...I'll think about it. I think I might think too much to really clear my mind or whatever.
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[ CHRIST ALIVE, but. ]
Offer's always open!
[ as long as Vash is alive... and i guess we tuck this in. ]