[ normally, vash would be all about bullying someone for their name, but. after waver's direct advisory against giving out names, he, too, won't be offering his own. maybe they cant steal it if you just say it, but he's sure as hell not taking that risk.

...he's gonna pout when Diluc calls him out for whining, too. His shoulders slumping as he has maybe. Just a little bit of difficulty tearing his gaze away from the whisp dancing along the water. ...Hm, that felt funny. ]

I'm not whining. [ he whines. ] And I'm all for being protected, sure, but. You don't need to take all that responsibility on yourself. I can watch your back, too.

[ probably the best to look out for each other, yeah? especially now that vash is getting a funny feeling after looking at the water too long. ...Did something just. Ripple across the surface? ...probably just fish chasing the firelights, probably... ]