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[goldenglasses]

Who: Everyone
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the Twin Roses or memory tree
When: Backdated to when Maki first left

[Vash hated this part of being a captain. Not that it really had much to do with being a captain but more with being a friend. He takes a deep breath and then starts the broadcast.]

I'm sorry to announce everyone, but Makie has returned home. It doesn't look like she, ah, was able to leave anything behind for people. [There's a pause in there as she did leave her shamisen and her pike, but those were staying on the Twin Roses.] If you would like to talk; I don't know, share stories or something-- I'll be at the memory tree that she started. [Seemed a bit sad to add her own name to it now.] I'm happy to talk to anyone if you would like some company.

[True to his word Vash will spend most of his day at the memory tree. Before doing his shift at The Space Bar and ending the night back on the Twin Roses.]

Comments

Voice

[alwayscomeback]

I'm sorry, dude. Were you guys close?

Voice

[goldenglasses]

Well, I like to think so. She watched over me while I was in a coma and I trusted her. I was proud to call her a member of my crew.

Heh, [He chuckles softly.] Although, I'm still not overly sure how happy she was to be part of my crew. [He knows damn well how annoying he can be at times.]

Voice

[alwayscomeback]

Oh...well, that sucks.

Ohhhh, that sounds like it's a story.

Voice

[goldenglasses]

[Vash snickers softly.] Let's just say to someone as, hm, [He pauses to think of the right word.] classy as Makie my introduction can be a bit of a mess. [And by that he means she efficiently killed someone trying to hurt Vash in front of him and he cried about it right before they merged ships.]

Voice

[alwayscomeback]

Oh.

Wow, yeah I can see why you would rub someone the wrong way if they were classy. I mean, I love you like a brother but - you know. You got your own strengths.

Voice

[goldenglasses]

And weaknesses. [He supplies with a helpful smile. He knows what he's like.]

I hope I was starting to grow a bit on her. She watched over me while I was in a coma during the last planet. Not saying she wouldn't do that because it's the right thing, but I like to believe she worried about me.

voice

[ahappylie]

[Makie.... The only other person here who really understood what it was like for him - a fish out of water, out of time, out of everything.

He should be happy that she's returned home, but knowing what is coming for their country, he can only hope that she survives it. He wonders if she truly went home - a lot of information seems contradictory on that point.]

...Thank you for telling us, Vash-san. I'm sorry you've lost one of your crew.

voice

[goldenglasses]

[It's the -san at the end of his name that clues Vash in that he and Makie may have some things in common.] Thank you.

Were you two close at all?

[tempredmental]

What a memory tree?

[goldenglasses]

It's a tree that they had in another world she visited. [What was the place called?] Adstringendum. When someone went home they use to attach their names or little paper monuments to the tree. As a way to remember those people.

She and a couple others started the tradition here too.

Ha... I was in that game before the memory tree... lol

[tempredmental]

[That actually sounded like a nice thing to do.]

Oh. That's actually kind of cool.

[Keith thought about Allura and Shay.]

I might stop by.

I had to go look up her post to remember what game XD

[goldenglasses]

That would be good! It's on the Iskaulit. I'll be hanging around there most of the day and can have some paper on hand if you'd like to add any names.

That game was pretty cool... and so looong ago, now.

[tempredmental]

Alright. Thanks.

[Keith gave Vash a small smile.]

That's how I feel about Luceti. Memorieeeeeeeeees~~~~

[goldenglasses]

No problem.

[An Vash will be there for awhile as promised. Mostly just relaxing by sitting under a tree and reading a book. Trying to stay quiet and peaceful out of respect for Makie's memory.]

voice

[monolike]

Oh no, Makie? [She was a mysterious woman, and not one Sorey knew as well as he would've liked, but she always seemed so peaceful (even that one time when she'd been shot.] She...was sick, wasn't she?

voice

[goldenglasses]

[It takes some time before Vash answers. He didn't know Makie as well back then so it takes him some time to recall if he was sick or not.]

I think she might have been sick before coming here, but I'm not too sure. I wasn't her captain back then I'm afraid.

voice

[monolike]

It's okay. It doesn't matter, I guess. [He just worried about her. Moreso when she showed up bloodied and ready to throw down.] I'm going to miss her. She has such a calming presence.

Re: voice

[goldenglasses]

Well, Sam thinks she's gone back to a world she was happy in. So I think she'll be alright. [He's not so sure himself. There was no real proof the people who left were returned home at all, but he never liked voicing that concern.]

And she really did. She even got me to act a bit less, hm, I'll go with loud, when she was around. [He ends with a but of loud laughter as if to prove his point.]

voice

[monolike]

No, it's true! I always felt like I had to be quieter around her, like she just invited peace or something. I felt like if I shouted or something I'd be...I don't know, disturbing water.

Re: voice

[goldenglasses]

Disturbing water...

[He thinks about that for a moment.] You know, I think that is one of the best ways I've heard of to describe what it was like to be near Makie.

voice.

[collegedropout]

... Don't worry. Makie's gonna be just fine.

[He can at least give Vash some comfort, there.]

She'd been from the same place I'd been stuck in, for a while. She's heading back to Lilly and the others -- somewhere she'll be alright.

[He's sad she's left, but... he has a feeling he'll see her again.

He always seems to, right? One of those kinds of friends in his life.]

Re: voice.

[goldenglasses]

So you think she went back to that world instead of her own?

[IF the people who are gone are sent home. Vash still isn't completely sure about that.]

voice.

[collegedropout]

I think so, yeah. It's where she'd been just before coming here.

And while this place is kind of a mystery, Adstringendum -- it had a good end to the story.

It's actually where I met Nami, too.

Re: voice.

[goldenglasses]

I'm finding a surprising number of people have come from there. Or at least surprising given the relative small sampling of people we have here among all the planets out there in the universe.

Not nearly as surprising as Earth, but still, interesting.

voice.

[collegedropout]

Yeah, true enough. It might have to do with the fact that our communication devices from Adstringendum had been able to take us to different universes. Makes us more capable of showing up wherever. Or maybe it's but blind luck.