[Video - Grabbag Virus, Body Swap]

[hunterofpeace]

[In the background of the video is the hum and rumble that sounds like a locomotion, visibility low as is if the primary source of light were the recording device itself. It highlights a shirtless Vash, covered in deep but old lesions, surgical scars, even what appear to be hunks of long missing flesh. All of those appear to be so old as to no longer even hurt; in contrast to the deep, dark splotch of blood smearing over his stomach as he gives up at wiping it to start padding it over with cloth scraps.] 'least it's not gushing anymore. This'll have to do for the short run. [For anyone familiar with Vash, his speech cadence seems off from his usual pattern, along with some of his pronunciations, still entirely coherent, but distinctly... accented. Even if he seems to be talking to himself, he gives a pained grin to the camera as he reaches into a (random) passenger's suitcase for a shirt to use as a bandage to hold the cloth in place.]

But, really, Needle Noggin, if you're doing all this...Ghh! [Jerking the bandage a little too tightly in emphasis on his own body, his eyes roll and his teeth grit before letting some slack loose and panting. He decides an easier means of emphasis is to slap his hand to his chest, leering towards the camera.] ...because some mystery "she" would get her tush in a sling over somebody dying, like that Kaito said, do you think any good woman's going to be happy about you coming home looking like this?

I've... [There's some hesitation as he gathers up the edges of the cloth to wrap it around again, avoiding looking at the camera even though there's no organic gaze in it yet to meet.] ...got three lives to save over here. Yours, mine, and li'l Kaito's. So I'm gonna have to put a black mark on your Saint's record.

Comments

[hunterofpeace]

The 'someone' who shot him in the first place.

[selene]

.. H.. huh?! B-but wasn't the person who shot him a bad person?! Only bad people would do that to others, right?

[hunterofpeace]

Well, everyone has their circumstances, but that's what it comes down to. If this blockhead is slapped, he doesn't just turn the other cheek, he worries about their hand getting chaffed.

[selene]

..

That sounds dangerous.. I mean, if the person has bad intentions, then he could get seriously hurt, right? I wouldn't want him to get hurt if he's such a kind person..

[hunterofpeace]

You and me both.

Especially since I'm in his body.

[selene]

H-hey, that shouldn't be the first reason to say something like that! Think of his wellbeing too!

[hunterofpeace]

Someone should, if he won't... When we get back into our own selves, I'll have to find him again.

In the mean time, I'll try not to update his work d'art here. [There's a motion to his body again.]

[selene]

... Thank you, sir. [ At least she smiles now. Not as over the top as she usually does, but more just warmly. ]

Please take good care of his body. I owe you one for that too!