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[The first clue Vash had was waking up and finding out he had been made Captain. That seemed odd. He hadn't been captain for more than a couple days before Ino put in the request when this cycle first began. It was confirmed when he checked Ino's room and she was not just in deep sleep but gone completely.

He finds the letter left for him and smiles. He really isn't sure what happens when people leave. Most seem to think they go home. He likes that idea and hopes it's true. Alright, his first responsibility as captain. Let people know.

Being captain sucks.

He'll find the crew of the Three Twins personally and speak to them one on one if they haven't already found out themselves. Then he should next tell... oh man. This was not going to be easy.]

Private to Hiro

Hiro. Are you there? It's Vash. I need to speak to you.

[Because he at least deserves to be told in person one on one. In fact everyone who who had a gift left behind will get a private message from Vash.]

Private to those getting gifts

Hello, this is Vash of the SS Three Twins. I need to speak with you please. [If Vash knows you it will likely be a little less formal.]

Open to all

[Vash wishes he knew all of Ino's friends. So he could let them all know one on one. With no one else he could think of and the ones with gifts having been notified Vash let's everyone else know.]

Hello Fleet. I'm sorry to say that Ino has been returned home. [It's nicer to say than vanished. True or not.] So I have been made captain of the SS Three Twins. She was a great Captain and I know she will be missed. I'm sorry everyone.

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[Vash had told all of their...now two-no three person crew that he was Captain, but Anders swung by where his friend was hanging out to touch base with him again. He hadn't known their previous captain very well, but it was clear Vash had liked her.]

Hey.

I'm sorry for your friend. But I'm sure you'll also make a good captain.

[Vash is actually out back in the cargo area. The slightly more open space makes it easier to clean and care for the handgun he purchased back on the desert planet. He comes out here occasionally to clean and check that every part is working as it should. It wasn't his gun and wasn't nearly made from the "high quality" material his usual side arm had. It made him feel better to check on it occasionally to be sure it would work if it was ever needed.

The fact that he's chosen today to clean the weapon when he actually did it a couple weeks ago and is being extra thorough about it is completely coincidental. He totally planned to do this today. Been planning on it for weeks.

Or at least, the way he smiles like nothing is wrong and looks up when Anders walks in would lead someone to possibly believe that.]

Thanks. I wouldn't be a very good captain if the crew didn't think I could do it. I promise I'm not too bad in an emergency.

And thanks, but I know Ino will be okay. [Wherever she is. He really hopes it's home.]

That's good.

[He doesn't know how Vash knows that with such certainty, but Anders can tell he means it and that's good enough.

You can't bullshit the bullshitter, he suspects it'd be the same if he'd had cause to try and lie to Vash yet, but he suspected his friend wasn't as a hundred percent fine as he was letting on. What Anders couldn't tell just yet was whether it was something he ought to push on or if it was only a slightly not okay thing.

It was clearly an issue he needed to sort out as the ship's healer.

Anders sat on the floor nearby and watched Vash work. Guns were still weird to him. Weird and dangerous, but efficient, he'd give them that.]

What about you? Will you be all right? I admit, I don't know how close you two were, but losing a friend is always hard.

[Vash leans back from his work for a brief moment to consider his answer.] Yeah, I'll be alright. We were close, but not nearly as close as some people were. We were both a few people who have been here since the beginning. So, it's a bit sad to see her go.

[Then his hands go back to their work.] But I was a drifter back home. I wanted to see the world and meet as many people as possible. So I'm use to goodbyes. I just usually have a bit more control of when and how I get to say goodbye is all. So, really, I'm okay.

[Anders nodded. He certainly understood keeping loose attachments for when you inevitably let them go. Or lost them. Even now, he felt he should maintain that idea considering things like people leaving at the drop of a hat.

Well, that and the fact he likely wouldn't have any of these friends if they really knew him, but that was probably for the best. Made keeping apart from people easier. He leaned his chin on his hand.]

Did you get to see the world? I used to have that dream as well, but I didn't get very far. Did you go anywhere exiting?

Yeah, sort of. Unfortunately, pretty much my whole planet is desert so there wasn't a whole lot to see. It was the people that made the travel worth wild.

And I certainly met a lot of exciting people.

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