[ he knows these things can happen, even in his world. mass destruction in but a moment. but these people weren't even left in the ruins—they just vanished. just like that. ]
... That's right. [ This is normally where he would say there were no bodies for him to bury, but he knows better. ] I—... Every day I think about them.
[ haru is a woefully unphysical person, not quite sure how to offer a consoling or sympathetic touch. they're sitting fairly close, though; he curls himself up a little, pulling his knees to his chest, resting his against his knees as he looks at vash and speaks quietly. ]
[ Well, I guess they are sitting fairly close, then. Vash instinctively is not a physical person, either, but it may be the guilt considering how much he finds comfort in warm touch.
So he prefers this distance. It's what he deserves. ]
It's not so bad when you get used to it... And who will remember them if I don't?
[ smashes vash's head with a coconut i hate this guy ]
No. It's bad. You don't have to lie. [ he just saw and felt it, kind of. ] All of you... carry so much guilt.
[ and he gets it, because he's not lacking for empathy, but he also doesn't, because the gravity of what people like vash and matsui and everyone have dealt with is a more fearsome pressure than he's ever felt. ]
I can remember them too, now. [ he doesn't think it's fair for one person to have to deal with that much. ]
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It looked important. What happened to those people...? Are they okay?
[ the memory had been disjointed, and clearly something terrible had happened, but maybe—maybe something stopped it. ]
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But... You know. It's hard to admit the truth when you fear being hated and shunned, but there's no use denying it. ]
... They're gone. The whole city disappeared.
[ Vash, already crouched down to be on the same level as Haru, lowers his head. ]
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Oh.
[ he knows these things can happen, even in his world. mass destruction in but a moment. but these people weren't even left in the ruins—they just vanished. just like that. ]
Kind of like they were erased.
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... That's right. [ This is normally where he would say there were no bodies for him to bury, but he knows better. ] I—... Every day I think about them.
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That's a hard thing to do every day of your life.
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So he prefers this distance. It's what he deserves. ]
It's not so bad when you get used to it... And who will remember them if I don't?
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No. It's bad. You don't have to lie. [ he just saw and felt it, kind of. ] All of you... carry so much guilt.
[ and he gets it, because he's not lacking for empathy, but he also doesn't, because the gravity of what people like vash and matsui and everyone have dealt with is a more fearsome pressure than he's ever felt. ]
I can remember them too, now. [ he doesn't think it's fair for one person to have to deal with that much. ]
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Huh?!
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[ did he say something wrong??? he squirms a little, like maybe he shouldn't have been sincere. ]
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[ Gotta stay silly. Now he comes closer to poke Haru's cheek. ]
But that's super sweet?!