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You walk around in a coat with bullet holes in it, so I hope you don't mind if I remain a little skeptical.

It's not cheating! I'm using what was given to me.

I'll see you soon Vash.

[And he is on his way!]

see thats the rub
the bullet holes are in my coat, and not me. heheheh.

[ but with that, he'll let it go, waiting for Jun to show up. at least with one arm it's easy enough to water the garden--the weeding had been taken over by Libra in the interim.

When Jun arrives, he'll catch the man feeding grapes to a rather big bird--he himself dressed plainly, hair once again not preened as it usually is.
He definitely looks tired, but his expression is bright and sunny as it always is.

He raises an arm to wave at his friend. ]

Heeeeey!

Just in time.
Man, that teleporting thing is useful.

[Since Vash knows about his teleporting power, he won't bother trying to hide it. Instead he'll teleport into the garden with a flash of blue light.

When he sees Vash, he'll lift his arm to freeze only to notice well...someone is one arm short]

Vash-!

What happened your arm? It seems to be...missing.

[YEAH.]

[ well, someone caught on. Like. Right away. He does his best to laugh, a hand going to the back of his head as he lets out the little sound--but it dies off in the back of his throat pretty soon after. ]

Well, I.
Guess I should start again with a 'don't worry!', if only because at least I lost an arm I already lost before?

[ he was sort of trying to bodyblock it, but honestly. It's so fucking hard to hide the fact that you're down a limb. He'll get up and he'll turn to Jun fully, placing a finger and a thumb on either side of his sleeve... rolling it up.
To be fair he's only missing HALF an arm, as there's a bunch of twisted, broken metal and wires hanging off from where his elbow would be. More metal and leather leading up to nearly to his shoulder. ]

I lost it a long time ago.
...When I was. ...Ten? Maybe? It's been a really long time, I'm sorry.
When trying to ... save Takame.
I got caught off guard and it got cut off again.

Vash...

[He'll listen to Vash's story, and while no- it doesn't do anything to decrase his worry, at least Jun won't freak out at the notion of him losing his arm when he was ten. Jun has been a child soldier in both his lives, so such a notion is disturbingly familiar to him.

It was through saving Takame huh? That...makes him worry as well. Was Takame going to blame himself for this? He knows he would.

He's quiet for a long moment, before he lets out a sigh. This dummy]

...It's going to be difficult to replace, you know. I'm sure that arm is much more advanced in tech than what this world has.

I don't have a magic solution off the top of my head to fix this one.

[ listen, the reassurance that he lost it when he was younger was supposed to be a reassurance!! like, he'd lived much longer without an arm than he lived WITH one?
He gives an awkward laugh when Jun looks at him with pity, and he has to look away--no, he ducks into the cottage right next to them for a moment.
Actually bringing the severed prosthetic, to show the other. ]

Even back home, this sort of technology is considered hard to get. I'm lucky enough to know a pretty talented guy who does this kind of work.
But... yeah. Remember what I said about not understanding old tech?
I figured asking if someone can fix this would be a pretty hard ask.
...especially given, uh.

[ hes going to grip the wrist of the hand, flicking it--revealing a gun, hidden inside it. ]

I figure I'll have to settle with a downgrade, but.

...It's fine. It was worth it. I'd lose the other one too. If it meant saving someone.

[Jun quiet as he listens processing all this. Honestly, Vash is handling this rather calmly considering its his own arm he lost. Is it because he lost it before? ]

Ah...you have a point. I can't say I've heard of many prosthetic arms with guns outside of fiction.

[...Fine with losing his other arm if it meant saving someone]

Well...you did help save Takame. That alone has my thanks.

Though, please don't forget to take care of yourself too, okay? You should be counted among the people you try to save.

[He's not sure Vash will really believe that, but he wants to say it anyway. He didn't want Vash to get hurt either]

[ given how cagey he is with really giving any information on himself, it's definitely because he's lost it before. he's gotten his prosthetic broken a number of times in the past, this was just another unfortunate event. only difference this time was he couldn't go whine at Luida and Brad to help him build a new one. ]

I had a feeling.
It's... in the year 2000's in this world, yeah?
When I was born, I think the ship logs said it was somewhere in the 32nd century?

[ a lot changes in a thousand years. ]

Heh.
You worried about me?
I could probably get used to that.
I try to take care of myself, I do, but.
Sometimes, my body just moves, before I can think about it.

[ he pauses. a long, quiet pause where his eyes half-lid, and his smile, while pleasant, doesn't

quite look believable anymore. ]

I'm just not used to being so weak.
I got my strength back, but.

... well. That's not your burden.
Thank you for worrying about me, Jun.

Edited 2023-04-13 21:08 (UTC)

[A thousand year difference huh? Yeah...That sounded about right. It'll be long after Jun is dead and gone, so he chooses not to fuss over that detail too much]

Of course I worry. It's part of being friends.

[He can't say he's an expert in relationships, but he knows that much]

...You'll get your full capabilities back eventually. Just try not to lose all your limbs before that happens, okay?

Now that I know what I'm capable of and not so much, I'll definitely be a little less, er. Reckless next time. [ no, he won't. body moves before brain. ]

I'll ask around on the network what options there are for this, even if I get one that I can just use the hand again with I'll be happy.

But that aside.

You said you brought some sort'a solar thing?

...I'm not holding my breath.

[YEAH HE IS DOUBTING YOU BEING CAREFUL VASH. But at least he doesn't sound angry about it. More closer to slightly resigned to it]

Oh, yeah! It's a solar generator. Should be easy enough to set up-- could you just direct me to whatever you think is a good spot that gets a lot of sunlight?

Does it have to be close to the house? I feel if it needs a good place that needs some sun, it should be more out in the open...

[ he's gonna tuck the broken prosthetic under his arm and he scoots over towards the middle of the garden, looking around a moment... ]

...Maybe over here? [ the path leading up to the cottage, sort of off to the side where there's only a few small plants growing in a small patch--there wouldn't be much shade from the trees around the garden, or the cottage itself. ]

Hmm... [he glances at the generator, or rather it's power cord] I think it could probably reach about 20 feet from your house, if I had to guess.

[So, that's a lot of room! He looks over at the spot that Vash is indicating. Not too far, from the looks of it]

-- That looks like a good spot as any. [He'll bend down to pick up the generator again] Let's try it out.

That's a decent distance. Might be able to sneak the cord just inside the window, in that case. I fear puttin' it through the door in case it gets damaged...

[ he laughs a bit, but. he'll set to work on showing Jun where to place it, then where to unwind the decently long cable.

once it's inside and settled along the counter of the little kitchenette inside, he nods his head. ]

I don't really have any electronics but my phone and its charge cable, but.

[ he's looking at the power generator. ]

This should be more then enough to charge it while the sun is out, yeah?

That's a good idea. It's not like this place has fitted glass windows anyway...

[What it being from the BC era and everything. He'll help Vash out with setting things up, and making sure the solar panels are tilted in a way to get direct sunlight]

Mm, definitely. You might be able to run a few appliances on it for cooking and other things too, so long as they don't consume too much power.

Kind of works out, right??

[ it kinda made for some breezy nights
but
that's what the fireplace was for, and plenty of blankets.
he'll scoot along inside, to set up the cord, looking around the quaint cottage with a satisfied nod, after a moment. ]

...I could get a toaster. Or a teakettle. Those sorts of things would be perfect for something like this.

This is honestly a huge help, I'm really gonna' have to send my thanks along to Varian.

That's a good idea! A teakettle would give you boiled water, which could be used for a lot of things.

[He himself is partial to coffee, but yeah he could see the utility. ]

Haha, please do. He actually refused to take any payment, so maybe you can think of something to do to make it up to him.

...Man, he wouldn't take payment of any sort? [...sounds familiar. ]

Varian, you said his name was, right?
I'll remember that. And see if there's anything I can do to repay him.

Even if it's just to leave as many carrots as I can on his front porch...

Nope, kept insisting he was happy to just have something to do.

[Which man his relationship with Varian is complicated at best, but it still didn't feel right to just take it for free]

Haha, that's not a bad idea. He could use more friends, so you should see what you can do.

[..............He's just siccing the golden retriever man on Varian on purpose to see what happens isn't he]

[ golden retriever man successfully deployed: varian's days are numbered. ]

I'll keep an eye out for him on the Libra app. If he's still comfortable with using it.

[ after everything that's happened. ]

I've seen him around! It's Varian, he likes socializing.

[That is a lie but Jun has no regrets]

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