piteous | HOMOPHONIC 🌺 SHU LYN O'KEEFE

[ Tiny yelp?? ]

I'm already worrying.

[ Idiot. ]

[ Vash is being a little stubborn, but he knows Shu is a little stubborn. Then there's the fact that Shu keeps getting pelted by curses, lost his teammage.

Ugh. ]

If I tell you, you won't worry more.

[ Promise? ]

[ yeah be nice to him he's a brave little boy who has had a rough few weeks. ]

Maybe. But you can't stop me from worrying, if I want to. You're not in charge of my thoughts.

I really can't win here.

[ He... puts on a smile despite what he's about to say. ]

... When plants use up too much of their energy too quickly, they die to a phenomenon called the "Black Decay." It's something that happens to exploited plants, but I can say I put myself in this situation myself.

[ And I guess that's where I'm at. ]

…

[ what the fuck vash.

What the fuck, Vash. ]

Listen. I'm not just going to keel over and die violently! I was fine! I am fine!

[ Actually, maybe that's why I died? I do not remember. The death haze that the premise gave them. ]

My hair's just black!

You just told me about a phenomenon where black hair means you're gonna die??

I think it's more that I've become? Mortal? Ish?

...

[ old: complicated. ]

Is that a good or a bad thing?

... Goo...d...?

[ I don't want to live forever. ]

…

This got even more depressing, very fast.

I'm good! Seriously!!!

[ PLEASE ]

Sure, but— will other people be good about it too?

... No, they won't.

[ But what can they do? ]

I wish I could do something to... You know. Not make them feel so bad about it.

[ he shrugs. That’s not your problem to deal with. ]

People will feel how they want to feel about it. That’s their right, as much as it’s yours to want to help or keep going.