Vash, Vash, how does your garden grow?

[goldenglasses]

Who: goldenglasses  and openfuture 
What: Rem's introduction to Luceti
When: Today!
Where: The flower garden Vash planted out in the woods.
Summary: Vash goes out to check on Rem's flowers that he had planted in the woods. They had survived the winter well and were growing strong, but he liked to check on them daily. He never imagined that his garden would one day grow a Rem

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[openfuture]

Some would say this was quite the unusual blossom

[goldenglasses]

When Vash reaches the clearing he stops dead in his tracks. It couldn't be who he thought it was laying amongst her flowers, could it? She had been here once before and Vash has always held on to the hope that he'd see her again sometime, but could it really be happening again?

The small pail of assorted gardening supplies he had borrowed from the flower shop falls through fingers he can't even feel anymore. He can picture in his head running over to her, but he's almost afraid that if he moves the image will vanish like a water mirage in the desert.

"Rem?" Could it really be her? Could she really be back?

[openfuture]

The sound of her name sounds far-away and dreamy.

She can smell flowers... feel the warmth of the sun -- ah, how long has it been since she's been able to truly know either outside of the rec room's artificiality? Close as that had come, it could never replace... this.

She shifts, slightly... the softness of the flower petals against her skin is real, and there is something strange at her back -- a foreign feeling, dull ache, she doesn't quite understand or properly register in this sleepy state. But as she gains more cognizance, she realizes that voice calling her name was real.

Eyes crack open curiously to the brilliant expanse of sky above her. It's...

...beautiful...

Rem pushes herself upright with no short amount of awe on her face. This...

Is this... Heaven? The land of angels... The tall figure at her peripheral vision goes momentarily unnoticed, lost as she is in the wonder of waking up amongst the Eden she had dreamed of for so long...

[goldenglasses]

She was real! She really was back! Suddenly Vash could feel his legs again as he propelled himself the remaining distance between himself and the flower patch, stopping just outside of it. He could feel himself beginning to tremble from trying to contain his excitement, but he knew he had to try to take this slow. She may not remember the last time she was here. She may not recognize him right away. A hundred and thirty years changes a man's looks after all.

How he hopes she remembers, because there are a few things he'd rather not have to explain again. A little tentatively he tries her name again. "Rem." And then his mouth just hangs open a bit. He doesn't know what to say. 'Hello' just isn't enough, but anymore than that and he doesn't think he could hold back any longer from falling to his knees and hugging her.

[goldenglasses]

It had been some time since Vash had found Rem. They've had their talk and it was time to head home. It would be a lie to say Vash wasn't just a little nervous about Rem meeting his friends, there were likely to be some uncomfortable questions.

Then again, he was also very excited to have so many of the people he cared about together in one place. It was just a shame that Meryl was still gone. So as makes his way home, he sends out a message to his roommate to ask that they all meet him in the kitchen. He has someone he'd like them to meet.

[not_a_bluesbro]

Like requested, Wolfwood had made his way in the kitchen and made sure to tell the others to join him. Not that he minded, with a beautiful supply of food to waste his time, but he was mainly focused on what was so important that Vash had to call them into one specific place. Could'nt've been bad, could it? He would've given a better heads up than this.

... If it was something bad, he's going to throttle him for making him wait on the news.

[gunsnpudding]

Milly appeared in the kitchen shortly afterwards, looking slightly perplexed and being summoned to the kitchen by Mr. Vash. But there was food, and Mr. Priest looked just as befuddled as she felt, so that was a relief.

"What's going on? Do you know what Mr. Vash wants to talk to us about?"

[thedicearecast]

"No idea." Amelia was the last to enter the kitchen, following after Milly at Vash's request. There was no sign of the man in question, of course, but hopefully he wouldn't be too long--or too destructive. Unfortunately, there really wasn't any to guess.

Unlike the other two, she didn't dig into whatever food was around right away. Instead Amelia dropped down into a chair at the table where she could watch the door.

"Let's just hope he isn't breaking things again."