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Isn't that important? Changing the things you don't like about yourself, and becoming a better person.
[ He's not looking at knives, too busy working on pulling the pizza from the oven. He's wearing ridiculously oversized mitts, so he looks more like a woolen crab than anything like a serious cook. ]
I haven't given up, Nai. I just know when it's worthwhile to put up a fight and when it isn't.
[ He feels particularly thoughtful about it around this time of year, especially. It may have been just three years but he's made a lot of effort in this amount of time. ]
[ He's not looking at knives, too busy working on pulling the pizza from the oven. He's wearing ridiculously oversized mitts, so he looks more like a woolen crab than anything like a serious cook. ]
I haven't given up, Nai. I just know when it's worthwhile to put up a fight and when it isn't.
[ He feels particularly thoughtful about it around this time of year, especially. It may have been just three years but he's made a lot of effort in this amount of time. ]
[Vash looks ridiculous enough that any more acrid retort dies in Knives' throat, and he huffs a noise that might have been brief amusement, even if that undercurrent of frustration is still very much present.]
When will it become worthwhile to you? How much more do you need to endure?
When will it become worthwhile to you? How much more do you need to endure?
[ He glances over his shoulder at the sound of the snort, his expression curious with raised brows. What was that?
But the question gets him to sigh again as he places the tray down on a wooden block. ]
I guess when acting's going to matter. I've saved up shards, I just haven't made a wish yet. I want it to count.
[ He's cutting the pizza now, the scent of it wafting through the kitchen with a vengeance. There are, conspicuously enough, two plates next to the pizza. ]
But the question gets him to sigh again as he places the tray down on a wooden block. ]
I guess when acting's going to matter. I've saved up shards, I just haven't made a wish yet. I want it to count.
[ He's cutting the pizza now, the scent of it wafting through the kitchen with a vengeance. There are, conspicuously enough, two plates next to the pizza. ]
[Knives wants him to make that wish. He wants it, but he also thinks the crystals are abhorrent things he wants to shatter with his bare hands. He can't reconcile the two, so he settles for a stiff:]
I don't recall saying I was hungry. [He's grabbing a seat anyway. Not much point in keeping up the pretence, if Vash has seen through it already.]
I don't recall saying I was hungry. [He's grabbing a seat anyway. Not much point in keeping up the pretence, if Vash has seen through it already.]
Hi to you too, Wolfwood.
I'm at the Sparrow Inn helping the girls out.
Are you looking for me?
I'm at the Sparrow Inn helping the girls out.
Are you looking for me?
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[ Huh? ]
Hahaha, no no. Just sweeping and clearing tables. You hungry? They make good food here.
Hahaha, no no. Just sweeping and clearing tables. You hungry? They make good food here.
[ Listen. LOOK. This isn't about his patterns!! ]
I can ask, but I don't think they'd mind just once.
...Something for me?
I can ask, but I don't think they'd mind just once.
...Something for me?
( yes it is!!! it is 100% about his patterns! it's weird not seeing explosions or random acts of violence and not have vash somewhere in the periphery
or being shot at )
yeah something for you
are you surprised or something
did no one give you things throughout your time here
or being shot at )
yeah something for you
are you surprised or something
did no one give you things throughout your time here
[ Wait till you learn what went down a few weeks ago, Wolfwood. That was a lot more par for the course than sweeping floors. ]
I.. .well, no I've been given things.
I guess I just never get used to it.
[ It's a handful of years of kindness compared to a hundred and fifty of drowning in sand. ]
I.. .well, no I've been given things.
I guess I just never get used to it.
[ It's a handful of years of kindness compared to a hundred and fifty of drowning in sand. ]
( ...yeah, well. vash doesn't need to go on, because wolfwood knows what he means. so he simply goes: )
start getting used to it soon
anyway I'll be there in a few minutes
( a few minutes later, and he is here as promised, entering the space with a pizza box in hand and the other hand in his pocket, like he's keeping something safe. )
You sure here is good?
start getting used to it soon
anyway I'll be there in a few minutes
( a few minutes later, and he is here as promised, entering the space with a pizza box in hand and the other hand in his pocket, like he's keeping something safe. )
You sure here is good?
Hey.... yeah. Of course it is.
[ Vash steps over from behind the counter where he'd been talking to two dragonkin women, both of whom seem to look at each other and then sort of peer curiously at Wolfwood from where they are. ]
We'll take the seat in the corner, see you girls later!
[ He waves at them and fake jogs the rest of the way over to Wolfwood, grinning from ear to ear. ]
I could smell that as soon as you walked in, you know.
[ Vash steps over from behind the counter where he'd been talking to two dragonkin women, both of whom seem to look at each other and then sort of peer curiously at Wolfwood from where they are. ]
We'll take the seat in the corner, see you girls later!
[ He waves at them and fake jogs the rest of the way over to Wolfwood, grinning from ear to ear. ]
I could smell that as soon as you walked in, you know.
Good, that was the point.
( wolfwood gives him a crooked smile after giving the two dragonkin women an equally curious look. he has questions, a lot of questions, but that can wait.
he doesn't lift the lid, however, and goes over to the seat in the corner, away from prying eyes because he's going to do something he's never done before, and he's just a little nervous, okay. killing people is easier than this. )
C'mon. I heard this is the best pizza place around.
( wolfwood gives him a crooked smile after giving the two dragonkin women an equally curious look. he has questions, a lot of questions, but that can wait.
he doesn't lift the lid, however, and goes over to the seat in the corner, away from prying eyes because he's going to do something he's never done before, and he's just a little nervous, okay. killing people is easier than this. )
C'mon. I heard this is the best pizza place around.
The best one around, huh? Well, let’s put it to the test already.
[ he is curious about the seating choice, but it’s Wolfwood, so privacy makes the most sense. He seems nervous though, which is something Vash has caught on to and is trying to puzzle apart.
He could just ask, but he has a feeling that would just put Wolfwood on the defensive. ]
You’re acting like this is a first date.
[ he is curious about the seating choice, but it’s Wolfwood, so privacy makes the most sense. He seems nervous though, which is something Vash has caught on to and is trying to puzzle apart.
He could just ask, but he has a feeling that would just put Wolfwood on the defensive. ]
You’re acting like this is a first date.
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