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Vash the Stampede ([personal profile] goldenglasses) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2016-07-22 06:08 pm

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Who: Vash and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Three Twins, Space Bar, and Planet
When: July 21st

[The change in Vash over the past month or so is subtle. Only those who spend a lot of time around him or know him well will have probably noticed. As of late though the smile that’s normally on his face doesn’t quite reach his eyes anymore. It’s still big and there, but just lacking a small something. He’s not as loud and rambunctious as he is normally. Still full of pep and annoyance, but again there’s a slight undertone of simply going through the motions of what’s expected.

He still shows up where expected. Bakeries ordering mountains of donuts. On the beach enjoying the sounds of the ocean. Cooking at the Space Bar. Laughing and enjoying life as normal. Although, if he doesn’t notice someone around at times he can be caught staring off into the distances. The mask nearly breaking for a moment during these moments as a frown tries to break through. Then with a shake of his head it’s gone and the normal Vash is back.

Hopefully people ordering food during Vash’s shifts at the Space Bar like well done food. Whoops.

Then the day he hates every year arrives. July 21st. The anniversary of the destruction of the city of July. Or at least, as best as he can figure by the fleet’s calendar.

Today Vash sits quietly on the beach, uneaten donuts and bottle of whiskey sitting next to him, and he can’t muster the strength to even pretend to smile. Not today; even though he tried earlier.

It’s at this moment Vash’s communicator he had placed in the sand decides to turn on. Catching him just as he stands with the whiskey in his hand. He considers the bottle a moment, twisting it in his hand, before opening it and pouring it slowly out onto the sand.]


I’m sorry, that this is all I can do for now. I promise, I’ll find a way back one day. I’m not running away this time. I’ll make sure it won’t happen again. I’m so sorry.
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-07-22 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's something compelling about seeing your fellows in emotional pain. Even if it's a stranger, there's always a desire to reach out and wish them the best.

Robin is no different, deep down.]


A rather cryptic message, but I assume that's on purpose. Would it be too intrusive of me to ask what sort of condolences I ought to be giving?
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-07-23 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure they do. How long has it been?
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-07-26 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah. I understand that sentiment rather acutely. The island where I grew up was wiped from the map in a single day. Reports indicate that there was only one survivor.

[It seems statistically impossible to Robin, the older she gets and the more she sees how incredibly tenacious life can be. But as yet, she hasn't found anyone else like herself.]

Does company lift your spirits? Or is solace the way you cope better?
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-08-01 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
What purpose would living your life in pain and sadness serve? Horrible things happen to everybody. It's good to remember, yes, but also important is accepting things that happen and moving forward. You aren't the same as you were twenty years ago, right?
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-08-03 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Robin nods.]

It's sometimes the hardest lesson to learn.

And to answer an earlier question, I came from an island in West Blue called Ohara. Do those place names mean anything to you?
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-08-05 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I suspect I'm from a different planet entirely, then. Does that happen often?
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-08-19 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Robin shakes her head.]

There's a certain logic to it. Since we know for a fact that alternate dimensions do exist, it makes sense, then, that perhaps some might be closer to each other than others.
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-08-20 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
I do have that effect on people, it seems. What is your name?
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-08-24 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Mine is Robin. I hope we'll be able to meet under happier circumstances one day.

[She offers a cheery smile.]
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[personal profile] thetruehistorian 2016-08-24 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course. Until then.

[Robin bows her head a little.]