[ look, Vash adores Varian, little gremlin that he is, so. he's got a lot of hope for the weird little teenager. explosions and weird experiments and all. it was thanks to him that he even HAD this arm that Mikleo was focusing on helping him fix, after all!

vash looks up when that little ball of water stops spiraling and flowing after he'd messed with it, a little... frown on his face as he tries to imagine why someone would recruit another person at their own... funeral, of all things? He knew Mikleo was a nature spirit, so it was probably related to that why he still lived, after dying, but... ]

...Some people are opportunistic when people are grieving, I think. The best time to take advantage of someone is when their emotions aren't in check. [ it's absolutely the worst kind of betrayal and manipulation. It's how July... ] I very much believe that anyone can start over new, end the kind of life they've been living up until the moment they want to change. But that doesn't mean the people you wronged have to forgive you, either. Living with your sins is something many can't cope with.

[ he reaches out, taking his arm back from Mikleo, giving him a wide grin, shifting to look it over. It really does look brand new. ]

I really owe you one. It looks good as new.
Thank you, Mikleo. I mean it. For this, and the talk.