✙ VI ✙ [Accidental Video]

[neutralbyforce]

[The scene relayed by the communicator seems a relatively normal one. At the angle which the watch is set, the viewer can easily see a good deal of the surrounding room. Against one wall is a neatly made bed over which hangs a well worn M1 Carbine, easily within arms reach even when laying down. A smaller handgun glints from where it has been slung

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[ergaleomancer]

I've noticed this town does that with things that we want... Is that flower really so important to you?

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[neutralbyforce]

[Vash jumps noticeably; he hadn't noticed the communicator was on. Damn those things!...]

Oh, Theta.

[Why yes, he will act all calm despite his elevated heart rate.]

Hello. Ah, yes, well... it's an edelweiss. It's from back home. I hadn't expected to find one here...

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[ergaleomancer]

It's amazing that you can tell apart the different kinds of flowers... I know roses, tulips, and...that's it. The rest are just 'flowers' to me.

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[neutralbyforce]

[Vash shrugs sheepishly.]

Well, I mean, edelweiss is pretty distinctive... The finer points of flower recognition I'm not so good at.

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[girlrewired]

It's beautiful...

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[neutralbyforce]

[That voice... Vash turns to the communicator, eyes widening slightly as he realizes it's on and broadcasting. He recovers quickly, though.]

Yes, it is. It's my favorite flower... right along side the lily.

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[girlrewired]

Sorry! I didn't mean to peep!

[ but vash-san really has a heart of gold! ]

Is Vash-san interested in flowers?

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[neutralbyforce]

Oh, no, Chise, it's not your fault at all. I don't mind, really.

[Well, he does, but not because of Chise seeing; it's more like he has an issue with the communicators having an apparent will of their own.]

I don't know if I'd say that I'm necessarily interested in flowers, but... this one, the edelweiss, is special to me. My unofficially official national flower... It reminds me of home.

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[scalethetower]

Better a flower than yourself, I think. I heard it's good for them.

[It's said with a touch of gentle amusement. Naoki is looking down into the feed, his chin leaned on his palm, expression somewhere between curious and thoughtful.]

Though, that aside...things familiar to us seem to have an inexplicable way of showing up here now and again.

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[neutralbyforce]

[Damn these communicators; Vash starts slightly at the sound of Naoki's voice, not realizing he could be seen.]

Naoki. Hello, again.

Do they really? ...For some reason, I find that disturbing. Does that mean that things are being taken from our home worlds to keep us entertained? Hm.

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[scalethetower]

[Naoki smiles a bit at that, noticing how he starts.] Hey, Vash.

They do. I've found one thing from my home here. [He hums at that, pensive.] Maybe. If they have the ability to take us here, objects shouldn't be more difficult.

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[neutralbyforce]

That suggests a level of awareness of our thoughts and desires that borders on the omnipotent. [Vash frowns a little.] May I ask what you found from your home, Naoki?

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[edes_virag]

[Watching for a long moment, she can't help but tilt her head and slowly begin to sing what many Austrians and Swiss don't know about. That's right, the Rogers and Hammerstein version of Edelweiss.]

Edelweiss, Edelweiss, small and white
Clean and bright
You look happy to meet me,
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grown,
Bloom and grow forever.
Edelweiss, Edelweiss, bless my homeland forever.~

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[neutralbyforce]

[That voice... and that song. He has heard it before, of course, and while it doesn't have the same impact as the original, it still reminds him of home... And things long past. Vash slowly turns to his communicator, face carefully arranged into a neutral expression (no pun intended).]

Hungary. I didn't realize my communicator was on.

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[edes_virag]

[Tilts her head and smiles happily towards him.]

It does that a lot, doesn't it? These things seem crafty in their own minds a lot of the time.

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[neutralbyforce]

Yeah, they do. Just another way that Ruby City keeps us on our toes...

How is your shoulder, Hungary?

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[derpleader]

[John looks worriedly at Vash's minor injuries, wondering what the heck could be so important about a...]

Gosh, Vash, that must be one special flower.

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[neutralbyforce]

[John has successfully startled one of the hardest people to startle. Vash jumps at the sound of his voice, spilling a little of his milk.]

John? How... Oh. The communicator must have turned itself on again. Wonderful.

[As he replies the country wipes up the spill with the edge of his shirt.]

Yes, it is special. It's my country's flower... A national symbol. They grow back home... Seeing one here is... odd.

[A moment of sadness flashes over Switzerland's face, but it is gone before anyone could really say it was there at all.]

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[derpleader]

[SO TALENTED. John just laughs, the little twerp.] Haha, oh man, sorry! But I gotta say, your face was pretty priceless.

[He eyes the flower in question, the significance finally clicking in his head.] Oh, yeah, my state has one of those! I wonder why a Swiss flower is growing here, though? It is sort of odd.

...but I guess it must be kinda comforting, too, huh? Maybe?

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[neutralbyforce]

I exist to entertain, John. [Vash raises an eyebrow, a smile ghosting over his lips.] You seem to be all better after your run in with the Wall.

I don't know why this flower is here and it was only the one... They usually grow in groups. It seemed lonely, all by itself so I brought it back with me. I suppose it is comforting, in a way... but it's also a little painful. To be reminded of what I can't have...

Are you settling in okay?