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kaisou2024-02-04 04:17 am
doubledollar) wrote in kaisou2024-02-04 04:17 am
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SEED 13 alone at the edge of the universe
WHO: Vash + Kni, + anyone else who'd like to join them
WHERE: Around Kaisou
WHEN: Mid-Jan to Mid-Feb
WHAT: Ever since Vash woke up, Kni's been attached to him like a tick. Just some threads of vash + kni being around the city together after his 2 years away.
WARNINGS: Mild mentions of almost dying, but like just two brothers being nerds otherwise.
i.//__: Passing in Vogue || - OTA anyone working/visiting the Vogue
[ while Vash can be found in his usual area behind the bar on a normal evening at the vogue--it's been a little different as of late. In the nearby sitting area, Vash seems to be haunted by a certain three-and-a-half foot tall ghost.
One that carries around a portable keyboard and enough books to kill god with.
The kid is quiet and somewhat withdrawn, and while in his corner he seems to bother noone, really. Visiting Vash at the bar at semi-regular intervals to make sure he was okay--or to ask for a refill on his water.
A refill he sometimes sneaks a few slices of fruit into, much to kni's annoyance, probably. Grinning every time Kni gives him that annoyed look while lifting a cherry out of the water with that 'Really'? look on his face.
Vash, both doing his job serving drinks and supplying bar snacks to those visiting.
He might also be overheard teasing the younger kid at any given time. Brothers. ]
Who knows, maybe when you grow 4 feet taller, you could be an actor, on the stage too.
You'd probably make a pretty good singer. Or you could play music for the shows, if you're too shy.
ii.//__: Musical Intentions || - OTA at the Highschool
[ while getting Kni to go to school after the incident had been a pain measurable to pulling out nosehairs with a pair of tweezers, he can at least convince the kid to visit Kaisou's highschool with a promise to visit the music room with him.
As good as his keyboard was--it was no substitute for a real piano; an object too big to really put anywhere in the cottage. And even if they had the extra space of the teapot, the price of one of those things was way, way out of the budget of perpetually broke Vash the Stampede.
A somewhat tilted image of a big black-haired man and a tiny blonde kid sitting at the piano, playing a melody that feels somewhat like a battle over the melody, while somehow being beautifully pitch-perfect.
Kni's half of the song is somewhat ethereal, beautifully paced and somewhat haunting.
Vash's half is somewhat discordant, fingers flying over the keys in a speed that might be considered somewhat messy, and yet the tune of the song is beautiful in its mismatched tune. ]
iii.//__: No Real Eden || - OTA at the Cottage
Jun says that it'll be around mid-march when the plants start going back.
So how about we start planning where to start planning where to grow things...
[ ...he's already lost Kni's attention, and he hasn't yet realised it. The kid had wandered off into the still snow-laden confines of the garden with a certain little white snow vulpix of his.
Vash blinks quietly, putting a hand up to look for the kid.
...and then gets a clever look on his face when he sees him continuing a certain snow-fort he and Wolfwood had been working on a few days ago.
Time for Vash to go duck behind a line of trees... shape a few snowballs and...
The moment Kni pops his head up from behind the wall he's carefully building, whop.
A snowball sails up up and up--landing directly on his head. ]
Heheh.
Gotcha.
First mistake is looking up without first making sure you know where the enemy is!
[ ...might be the start of a snowball war at the cottage, but. Who's asking. ]
WHERE: Around Kaisou
WHEN: Mid-Jan to Mid-Feb
WHAT: Ever since Vash woke up, Kni's been attached to him like a tick. Just some threads of vash + kni being around the city together after his 2 years away.
WARNINGS: Mild mentions of almost dying, but like just two brothers being nerds otherwise.
i.//__: Passing in Vogue || - OTA anyone working/visiting the Vogue
[ while Vash can be found in his usual area behind the bar on a normal evening at the vogue--it's been a little different as of late. In the nearby sitting area, Vash seems to be haunted by a certain three-and-a-half foot tall ghost.
One that carries around a portable keyboard and enough books to kill god with.
The kid is quiet and somewhat withdrawn, and while in his corner he seems to bother noone, really. Visiting Vash at the bar at semi-regular intervals to make sure he was okay--or to ask for a refill on his water.
A refill he sometimes sneaks a few slices of fruit into, much to kni's annoyance, probably. Grinning every time Kni gives him that annoyed look while lifting a cherry out of the water with that 'Really'? look on his face.
Vash, both doing his job serving drinks and supplying bar snacks to those visiting.
He might also be overheard teasing the younger kid at any given time. Brothers. ]
Who knows, maybe when you grow 4 feet taller, you could be an actor, on the stage too.
You'd probably make a pretty good singer. Or you could play music for the shows, if you're too shy.
ii.//__: Musical Intentions || - OTA at the Highschool
[ while getting Kni to go to school after the incident had been a pain measurable to pulling out nosehairs with a pair of tweezers, he can at least convince the kid to visit Kaisou's highschool with a promise to visit the music room with him.
As good as his keyboard was--it was no substitute for a real piano; an object too big to really put anywhere in the cottage. And even if they had the extra space of the teapot, the price of one of those things was way, way out of the budget of perpetually broke Vash the Stampede.
A somewhat tilted image of a big black-haired man and a tiny blonde kid sitting at the piano, playing a melody that feels somewhat like a battle over the melody, while somehow being beautifully pitch-perfect.
Kni's half of the song is somewhat ethereal, beautifully paced and somewhat haunting.
Vash's half is somewhat discordant, fingers flying over the keys in a speed that might be considered somewhat messy, and yet the tune of the song is beautiful in its mismatched tune. ]
iii.//__: No Real Eden || - OTA at the Cottage
Jun says that it'll be around mid-march when the plants start going back.
So how about we start planning where to start planning where to grow things...
[ ...he's already lost Kni's attention, and he hasn't yet realised it. The kid had wandered off into the still snow-laden confines of the garden with a certain little white snow vulpix of his.
Vash blinks quietly, putting a hand up to look for the kid.
...and then gets a clever look on his face when he sees him continuing a certain snow-fort he and Wolfwood had been working on a few days ago.
Time for Vash to go duck behind a line of trees... shape a few snowballs and...
The moment Kni pops his head up from behind the wall he's carefully building, whop.
A snowball sails up up and up--landing directly on his head. ]
Heheh.
Gotcha.
First mistake is looking up without first making sure you know where the enemy is!
[ ...might be the start of a snowball war at the cottage, but. Who's asking. ]
i
Your bro-bro's right! You could totes take to the stage if you ever wanted to. All you gotta do is be brave and fabulous enough to get up there.
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I'm not shy...
[zulius' exuberant enthusiasm only cements his certainty: being on stage would definitely give him a stomachache.]
Vash should go on stage, then.
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See? I'm right. I'm absolutely right. You heard it here first.
[ he pushes his glasses up onto his forehead, and does a little pose. You can almost HEAR him sparkling. ]
And oh, don't worry. I have absolutely no fear of getting up on stage. If Zulius ever needed me for a bit-part, I'd take it in a heartbeat.
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Of course, you are! And you know, Vash is great on the stage- people LOVE him. He's got that golden retriever energy. It's super endearing.
[He gives Kni a little wink wonk.]
You know, I'm p.sure my troupe would totes help you with some stage lessons, if you ever wanted to give it a try.
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No, thank you. [pushing the damp, cherry-laden napkin in vash's direction.] The day I go on that stage is the day Vash stops eating sweets.
[but he is very serious about his refusal. why even bother with him if vash is already so eager, anyway? is this what all theatre people are like?]
If you can tune your piano better, I might consider playing it.
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[ he does his best to look like he's ready to faint at the mere THOUGHT of it--actually here come here zulius, let his tall ass almost faint against you--(he's faking it so its fine, he's holding up most of his own gangly weight) ]
Look. I'm wasting away at merely the --
Wait does the piano need tuning? I can help. [ instant full recovery. ]
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He's right, you shouldn't wish such awful things on your poor bro-bro. You'll give him nightmares.
[This is exactly what theatre people are like and now he's in their NEST. There's no escape from this.]
OMG, don't let Elliot hear you say that. He might have an actual fit. But sure, if you think that'll help towards your ASPIRING career, knock yourselves out. [Then, again:] But seriously, don't let Elliot see you messing with it. I can't save you from that. No one could.
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[dramatics only get a dramatic eye roll from kni in return, vash really is in his element here. if kni weren't still so attached to his brother's side, he'd consider walking himself to the library until the end of vash's shift.
'oh em gee'... did he really say that out loud?]
Elliot from school?
[or rather, the only teacher kni ever cares to listen to? that glimmer of interest grows and kni glances back over to the piano in question. hmmm... ]
... Since when can you tune a piano, anyway?
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Nightmares. I'll get nightmares. [ for the two whole hours he sleeps a night.
And then he's standing up straight. ]
--Oh, huh, Elliot? I know Elliot. We're friends, really!
I'm sure he wouldn't mind, right?
[ and then he pauses. Looking at kni. going quiet. ]
I mean, it can't be that hard, right. I could do a quick search online on it. [ stop him immediately. ]
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Elliot would super mind. Elliot might actually commit a murder so I really need you to think long and hard about this, Babe. I love you with all my heart, Vashtopher, but I am not gonna stand between you and Elliot if you break his piano.
[He glances at Kni.]
Nooooooooooooot a clue, that's what Elliot's for!
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cheek propped up by his hand, he makes a disapproving noise.]
If it were easy, anyone could do it. [and it's very likely with how they're wired as plants, vash could pick it up pretty easily.
but is it worth the risk of elliot's wrath? hm.]
I say go for it.
[it'll definitely be fine.]
Vogue
Four feet taller? How tall do you expect him to get? He already towers over me!
[Joking, obviously, because Moxxie knows perfectly well that as a human, the kid definitely has a lot of growing left to go. Even if he is about a foot taller than the imp.]
Seriously, though, you could definitely perform up there if you ever wanted.
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I'll be taller than Vash one day.
[realistically? probably not, but he's very determined and that's what matters here obviously.]
No, thank you. It's far too much attention.
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Then again, you could take a page out of Moxxie's book. He's full grown and look at him.
I bet there's all sorts of benefits to being that tiny.
[ He grins. ]
It's fun, being on stage. You can pretend to be anyone.
i
"Oh, good, you're both here!"
Hopefully she's not interrupting anything?
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"Sure are! Just wrapping up the end of my shift.
Kni's been a cute little duckling lately, so. He's getting used to hanging out here, too.
How are you, Ritsuka??"
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It's easy to let Vash take the lead in conversations, so he settles for watching both Vash and Ritsuka.
Stab, stab, stab...
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Granted, it'd take a lot for her to say anything other than that, but that's another matter.
"How about you guys?"
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He makes a low giggling in the back of his throat, raising up a glass of ice water he's also been sipping from, waving a hand at her to come over.
"Can I make you a drink? I promise, I'm not as rusty as I was a few days ago." He grins. "Kni's been helping me by telling me what fruit go well with others. He's getting better with food, lately."
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Two years over the span of only a few days still feels like a lot to wrap his head around, but Kni is trying to keep his thoughts from wandering back to that time. At least such efforts are made easier by watching Vash exude cheer in waves.
"Sometimes water is better without adding fruit to it, Vash."
Like cherries, for instance. And lemon slices.
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"So you like it better with either lots of flavor or none at all, instead of just a little?"
Though, wait, that's not answering Vash's question, is it?
"And sure, why not? You can show me what you can do... Ah, but no alcohol, of course."
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[ he's already pulling out ice and different kinds of juices--no alcohol, no problem. he's made plenty of vigin cocktails before. ]
...Most things. Not things like pizza. Don't put cherries on pizza, that's a terrible idea.
iii
it's something he'll never really be able to escape, no matter how old his brother may be.
calliope follows after him as he wanders off, thoughts already drifting towards the unfinished snow fort as vash's voice falls to background noise behind him.
he's in his own head, hyperfocused on smoothing out the packed snow until it lays perfectly, when that tranquility is broken by the impact of a snowball landing on his head. of course, the reaction is instantaneous.]
Vash!
[oh, he's in for it now. already angrily scooping up snow for his own payback.]
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He knows full well he can dodge every shot Kni makes--but maybe, just maybe, he won't dodge today. just to make things fair... ]
Whatssamatter? Don't think you can hit me? Come on, I'm a pretty big target!
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Ugh! I'm going to make you eat snow for that!
[he still has to work on his snowball-making skills, but his aim isn't too shabby. one day he'll give vash a real run for his money.
snowball one (1) is thrown, snowball two (2) is in rush production.]
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For now he's just going to relish in the game.
Two of his own snowballs made, he throws them nearly straight up into the air, angled at a slight trajectory...
Hopefully, if kni doesn't realise they're coming down, they'll land directly...
On his head... ]
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and it'll have kni screeching again when the first one smacks him right on target, the second hitting only a moment later. only the surprise of it sends kni falling face-first into the snow with a solid plop, one hand still clutching the second snowball he was about ready to chuck at vash.
... and he isn't moving. vash, what did you do?]
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That being said, he has a third snowball in his hand, poised to attack when ...
...kni doesn't get up.
Huh.
Oh.
Oh no.
Panic time.
He comes out from behind the tree and starts crab-skuttling over to kni... ]
--Hey, little buddy. I didn't hurt you did I.
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none at all, at least not until vash creeps close enough. wow, vash. you should feel bad.
just long enough for kni sit up and throw the snowball he has in his hand right smack dab at vash's concerned face point blank. he scurries up and starts running.]
Take that!
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Vash the Stampede is going down as a sputtering mess as he shouts out something incomprehensible from his teeth full of powdery water. ]
You little--
Using my heart against me like that, how could you!?
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[After she sees Kni get hit, all bets are off. She puts down the bundle she's brought with her and kneels down next to him. Yes, she is winking, why do you ask?]
Would you like to team up? I think we can win against your brother if we do.
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I--isn't two against one super unfair??
[ says vash, having been one tall giant vs. one kid.
honestly it was way more fair this way. and he knows it. ]
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Yes, absolutely.
[he points an accusing finger in vash's direction.]
You started it, Vash, so you don't have any right to complain about how I'm going to finish it!