[Perhaps Pure Vanilla will think the worst, when Vash takes another day respond. Like Pure Vanilla, he has vivid snippets of what happened between them. The new scars on his body, namely those focused against his ribs, confirm the story his faulty memory tells.
But more than that, he recalls what led up to their meeting — of the lives he himself had taken. That, more than anything, has haunted him as he tries to recover.
Part of him doesn't want to respond. He wants to forget whatever happened during that week. But the idea of someone out there carrying the memory of those sins without some kind of explanation sits even less comfortably with him.
So eventually, a response comes through.]
you're not the only one that should be apologizing. what you saw, the things i did...
right. in person. doesn't have to be public, maybe i'd prefer it not be. but after what you saw, i wouldn't blame you if you'd rather be somewhere safe. with witnesses. there's just... a lot i should tell you, after all of that. things i'd rather not have other people hear.
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But more than that, he recalls what led up to their meeting — of the lives he himself had taken. That, more than anything, has haunted him as he tries to recover.
Part of him doesn't want to respond. He wants to forget whatever happened during that week. But the idea of someone out there carrying the memory of those sins without some kind of explanation sits even less comfortably with him.
So eventually, a response comes through.]
you're not the only one that should be apologizing.
what you saw, the things i did...
right. in person.
doesn't have to be public, maybe i'd prefer it not be.
but after what you saw, i wouldn't blame you if you'd rather be somewhere safe.
with witnesses.
there's just... a lot i should tell you, after all of that.
things i'd rather not have other people hear.
but it's your choice.