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[oleaeuropaea]

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[oleaeuropaea]

[Vash is... half asleep and bleary-eyed when he makes it to the window. Nevertheless, by the time it's opened, he has a hand on his gun and is on alert. He isn't afraid of nene, but rather of anything that might have been following her.]

What's going on, are you - [He trails off as Nene interrupts him. Before he can even think, he's shedding off his jacket, one that's thankfully a bit shorter.]

Will this work?

[mermaidcursed]

Let me...

( just check how warm it is. will this hold up against the bitter ice and snow? )

[oleaeuropaea]

[Despite being thinner and smaller, there's layers of insulating fabric! It's meant to keep someone warm out in the woods while reducing noise!]

Will it work? The others are a bit heavier but... [He's already ducking back to grab another.]

[mermaidcursed]

I think this will be okay, since I'm also gonna grab a blanket. She'll be awake soon-

Oh! Don't freak out. It's Felicity- the, um. Present day version of the girl you and Mr. Wolfwood found.

[oleaeuropaea]

[Has Vash heard about the ability to come back here? Survey seems to say no.]

I felt her wrist, Nene. She was already gone. And even if she wasn't -

[It had been weeks. She definitely would have been lost to the cold by now.]

[mermaidcursed]

Death is rarely permanent here- didn't the others mention that? Mama set up a garden that allowed bodies and souls damaged too heavily by the Forest to recuperate- she's going to resurrect there, and then I'm gonna go get her. It's my job to lead people back from the Garden to the Grove safely!

[oleaeuropaea]

I've... kiiiinda been dealing with a bunch of stuff. Never really had the chance to ask after it. [Death not being permanent might have alleviated at least one fight between him and Wolfwood.]

You'll be safe, right? And Felicity too?

[mermaidcursed]

I can walk the paths freely, and as she's going to be escorted by me, she will be unharmed so long as she doesn't let go of my hand. ... Though, the Forest requires a price to leave the Garden- so as to, um, discourage people from dying too often. It can be bloody, sometimes.

If that happens, I'll be sure to clean your jacket real well though!

( NENE- )

[oleaeuropaea]

W-Well. Alright then!

[He is... so alarmed.]

Just... be safe, okay?

[mermaidcursed]

I will! Thank you!!

( and so she runs off into the night.

the moon looks red. )