[ It's because they termed it, but Vash doesn't want to think too hard on it, either.
They really are on Strihira! Or at least it feels like it. They can start at the cliffside which is outdoors. Unlike living crew, they don't need equipment to see everything. ]
Can't tell if this place is creeper or wherever we are in the ship.
[ It's Dark even when they can see... And the backlighting is red, I guess. ]
Sure. Do you have your gun? I've got my multi-tool. [The way one of his level up materials is a multi-tool. Very funny.] Don't worry, I'm trained in wilderness survival. I can mark our path.
[Hmm. Well that can't be good. Gently, he reaches out to touch one of the silhouettes--testing if it's solid.]
Is this... a ghost planet, then? [Isn't the opposite more likely, Luke... yes... but listen, sometimes you're normal compared to the Virches and you don't like thinking about it.]
[ Vash doesn't say that they're likely ghosts, too. Only because he has a feeling Luke doesn't want to think about it from their conversations. The silhouette feel like something more than air, but closer to air than solid. They wisp and almost lose their form before reforming. ]
... Does this mean we can just check out the whole place without needing to worry?
[He does not like how that feels, but he does a good job of hiding it; he sticks his hands in his pockets, turning away from the silhouette to look at the rest of the city.]
We might as well try. We'll probably notice right away if there are other people around.
[ Vash... Will just NOT touch silhouettes in this weird place. The city has a bunch of little silhouettes going about their day, though sluggish... As if they're also lost.
[Wow he hates these silhouettes actually. A part of him wants to turn around and leave, but since Vash isn't doing that, Luke will pretend he doesn't want to either. He follows Vash's gaze and hums, thoughtful.]
Let's head inside the bookstore first? Maybe we'll find a clue about where we are.
[ Boo.................. He would rather go to the bar, but he doesn't hate books. He read a good amount as a child, so he'll follow as they go to the bookstore. ]
[ He's not here to goof around? He's here to be helpful? So of course he isn't going to suggest the bar just because he thinks some alcohol would help their nerves? ]
[I THINK HE CAN AND HE SHOULD... HE DESERVES A LITTLE TREAT.]
"Raevahn isn't like the other normies. When Mandi, the mysterious transfer student with a dark secret, catches her reading a book out in the woods, sparks fly--" What is this?
[IS THIS A ROMANCE NOVEL??? HE DOESN'T WANT THIS.]
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He pauses, looking around--on guard, though not as much as he could be.]
No pink mist... [taps the ground with his foot, experimentally.] We couldn't have taken a wrong turn, there's nowhere else to go.
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They really are on Strihira! Or at least it feels like it. They can start at the cliffside which is outdoors. Unlike living crew, they don't need equipment to see everything. ]
Can't tell if this place is creeper or wherever we are in the ship.
[ It's Dark even when they can see... And the backlighting is red, I guess. ]
There's no way we left, right?
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Luke peers up at the sky, frowning.]
We didn't go through any gates, I would've noticed. [Hmmm.] The ship can't possibly be this big, though. Could it be a simulation?
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[ The grinder. ]
Up for exploring, anyway? We would need to find our way back.
[ EVEN IF IT'S SPOOKY!! AND THEY CAN GET HURT! ]
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[ He shows his gun, rolling the barrel, and nods to show he has gun. ]
And I made some extra ammo just in case—but I'd still advise not being too close to me in case they don't come out right.
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Are you sure you should be using those? [VASH? DON'T BLOW YOURSELF UP WITH YOUR FUCKING SCRAP BULLETS]
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We heal, don't we? I'll be fine!
[ He brings his gun's muzzle closer to his face and winks (confident, not flirty). Let's go? Which vampire location should they go, too? ]
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That doesn't mean you should risk it... [AIYA... he's not going to slap Vash's gun out of his hand or anything but he is like PLS.]
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It'll be fiiiiiine.
[ rngs them well we can start that they walk back into the capital... And it looks alive, except when they approach closer it's full of silhouettes. ]
Huh. Should've expected there to be no one around.
[ Ghosts, though. ]
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Cautiously, he approaches one of the silhouettes...]
What is this?
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It kind of reminds me of what Dahut and I saw outside of the teeth.
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Is this... a ghost planet, then? [Isn't the opposite more likely, Luke... yes... but listen, sometimes you're normal compared to the Virches and you don't like thinking about it.]
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[ Vash doesn't say that they're likely ghosts, too. Only because he has a feeling Luke doesn't want to think about it from their conversations. The silhouette feel like something more than air, but closer to air than solid. They wisp and almost lose their form before reforming. ]
... Does this mean we can just check out the whole place without needing to worry?
[ oh. oh........ drinkies... ]
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We might as well try. We'll probably notice right away if there are other people around.
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But anyway, he's going to try to be... Chipper. ]
I think I see a bookstore—aaaaaand a baaaar?
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Let's head inside the bookstore first? Maybe we'll find a clue about where we are.
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I just hope that the books aren't also smoky.
[ There are regular books. ]
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Me too. [Though they have plenty to explore if they are!! But fortunately this is just a regular bookshop... Luke pulls a book off the shelf.]
The Gloaming...?
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What's that about?
[ Vash reads the back. ]
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"Raevahn isn't like the other normies. When Mandi, the mysterious transfer student with a dark secret, catches her reading a book out in the woods, sparks fly--" What is this?
[IS THIS A ROMANCE NOVEL??? HE DOESN'T WANT THIS.]
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Yeah. He still wasn't prepared for this. ]
I have Raevahn and Mandi have a happily ever after.
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He puts the book back.]
...Well, at least we have entertainment.
[Not that he minds being focused on escaping and such but he's a book nerd so this could be worse. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THERE ARE VAMPIRES OUT THERE.]
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[ Vash peruses a little... ]
There's a lot of books about blood.
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[He pulls another book off the shelf, frowning at the back.]
I really hope they just didn't organize their sections well. [THAT'S CLEARLY NOT WHAT'S GOING ON BUT HE DOESN'T LIKE THE ALTERNATIVE IMPLICATIONS]
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