notabluesbro | 25th Confession [Written/Action][Early on the 23rd for MAXIMUM HEAT WAVE]

[Wolfwood's annoyed. Vash was snatched up just as things were getting calm, so to appease his gnawing aggravation over needle noggin's surprise vacation, he took to the lake more often; shockingly, he was getting pretty good at it, and as the days wore on, he was clearing more distance without stopping for a breather. Not to mention, staying stationary in Luceti meant losing muscle mass, and he had no room for losing the ability to tote that heavy son-of-a-bitch gun.

Of course, that talk with Sanji a few days back had him thinking. Always thinking, this one. He sits under a tree by the lake, still wet from the swim, with pen in hand. The question really takes him back. Reminds him of Vash and the girls, and of himself.]

[Written]

Hey, a question—how many of you were nomadic? Traveled from place to place, not really labeling one single town or house as a home?

[....]

And what d'you think of being stuck in one place?

[Afterwards, he starts back home after practicing Fire and his just recently sought-after wind magic (he spends a great deal of his time dealing with the spirits, now, because getting better and stronger was important; protecting people was important). Catch him on the way back if you want, or out training in the fields, or prior, at the lake. Whatever floats your boat.]

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Couldn't you call this place a welcome break then? You've managed to settle down at least... whether you wanted to or not.

[E-eheh. Death does that, amirite or amirite?]

Definitely welcomed. I actually didn't mind settling down at all, surprisingly. Maybe I just needed to give it a bigger shot.

[ totally does. ]

So you don't miss the call of the open road, or something like that? [ a chuckle ] I have to admit, constantly being on the road has a certain kind of romantic appeal.

True, I do miss things about being able to travel, but then, I think most ways of life have their goods with their bads, right? Since I'm stuck here, I'll just have to remember the negatives of home so I don't wind up homesick.

[... not that that works.]

It helps to have company. Do you have any companions from back home here...? Thanks to a close friend being here with me, I seldom feel particularly homesick.

[ granted that's because she's her only friend, and she has no family. ]

[Ah...]

Shockingly, this place threw me a bone. Everyone from home's accounted for.

[Even people he'd never known in his universe. :|]

It definitely helps, doesn't it?

That's almost true of me as well, and we all arrived around the same time.

[ though there are still some notable absences... ]

As long as you have the people who are important to you with you, almost any place can become home.

Home isn't the place, it's the people in it. Right?

...exactly. Without family, a home may as well just be an empty room.

That holds especially true in endless expanses of desert.

[CRY]

It's even worse when said desert tries to murder you with heatstroke. Some 'home', indeed.

I'm fairly certain it's not malevolent, at least. It just has a strange way of showing its affection for you.

Ha, like trying to drown me in sinking sand, yeah.

Hm... well that way you'd be together forever.

Eurgh, so the desert is like a clingy ex. I'm suddenly even more horrified.

You should have known better than to break up with her.

She was too needy and high-maintenance. Always 'me, me, me'.

Ah, that's a shame. But yes, deserts too tend to be a bit self absorbed. You probably shouldn't have gone out with her in the first place.

See, you get the situation very well,

[... Hm.]

Miss... ?

Mami Tomoe. It's a pleasure to meet you, desert wanderer-san.

Ha, I like that name. But the full one's Nicholas D. Wolfwood.

Most just stick with Wolfwood.

Hmm. I'm guessing you're new? Unless I managed to not run into someone who's been here a while.

Fairly new, yes. It's been a little over a month for me now, Wolfwood-san.

And what do you think of the real estate? A little too oppressive for your tastes?

No, it's a very nice locale. A peaceful hamlet hidden away in the forest... I might be a city girl, but I'm actually quite fond of it.

Oh, really? You mean I'm not the only one who actually likes it here? ~~For the most part, anyway.~~

I don't know if I'd go that far... [ pause ] But without all the little drawbacks, I think I would agree with you more fully.

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