HOMOPHONIC 🌺 NAHRI

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[ashmark]

[ nahri is also up early! she isn't really a layabout type of gal ]

Would you prefer the boring gray?

[piteous]

Not at all! It's a compliment.

[ He puts one of their posters back up. ]

Most of the places I've stayed at are bare.

[ashmark]

Sounds like our situations are more similar than I thought. [ oh yeah, ] Wolfwood talked about it a little bit. I'm from the desert too.

[piteous]

It seems like everyone is getting a piece of No Man's Land from all three of us talking about it.

[ he laughs a bit. ]

I think you're the first person here I've heard who's from the desert, though! Everyone looks at me with pitiful eyes whenever I talk about our planet... but I don't blame them.

[ashmark]

It's a harsh environment. [ she shrugs ] Makes me wonder what kind of lives they lead if they don't have to fight for their survival.

[piteous]

Nice ones...

[ He says... And it doesn't sound like there's any envy or malice to it. Up goes another poster. ]

I guess it would seem luxurious to us, huh.

[ashmark]

Not having to struggle for your life against the harsh sun and sand? Never. [ her statement is lighthearted. and even so, she still loves her home, no matter how unappealing it is to others. ]

At least my desert has a river. Wolfwood said your world doesn't have anything like that. So I suppose that's also a luxury.

[piteous]

The heat in the daytime and the freezing cold at night...

[ It reminds him how this place is so mild compared to No Man's Land. It's still not home, but damn. ]

That's right. There's no body of water. What water we do get are from plants—which I'm guessing you heard from him, too?

[ashmark]

A little bit. I met him while he was looking at some plants, so I learned that is also pretty uncommon in your world. [ like, yeah, desert, she gets it, but the nile provides life for people as well as greenery. these guys are from the desert-desert. ]

This must be quite the adjustment.

[piteous]

Him and Livio are even more not used to it... At least I have some exposure to plans, even though they were contained gardens on the space ship. It's been a while since those for me, though.

[ sometimes you're a space wild west media ]

... Yeah. A lot of this is a change, but I can't say it's a bad change, despite the circumstances. Everyone here has been nice.

[ashmark]

[ she isn't even going to touch on the space ship comment, but she'll file it away for later. ]

Almost too nice. I'm not used to it.

[piteous]

You're from a dog-eat-dog kind of desert, too?

[ As much as Vash believes in the kindness of others, he also knows it's something that surfaces sometimes. It can be because of circumstances. ]

We're lucky.

[ashmark]

Like I said. Harsh environment.

[piteous]

Had anyone you could depend on?

[ashmark]

Nope.

[piteous]

[ HELLO...?

THIS IS TOO SAD. HE STARTS TEARING UP. ]

[ashmark]

[ he is taking this harder than she is.

she's quick to put her hands up, placating. ]

Woah, woah, it's okay, Vash. I've survived this long.

[piteous]

Nahri...

[ He doesn't think it's okay. There are so many kind people in the universe and for her not to have had one person on her side is too painful, especially when he has seen in short time that she's a good bean (his standards are also low).

This PC is still touch week, so he gently places a hand on her shoulder. Vash really does feel a lot and while this may be a wild display, his intentions are genuine. ]

This may not be the best of circumstances, but I hope you can come to rely on us.

[ashmark]

[ you know what, she can take this in stride. she isn't used to this. but she also thinks it's very sweet.

she places her opposite hand atop his. ]

Thank you, Vash. I hope so too. [ also: ] I knew how to heal before I came here, so if you need anything like that, just let me know.

[piteous]

I will!

[ unfortunately, he is one of those bitches who won't get healed unless he's actually dying ]