[ And hopefully that's all he'll see for the whole trip. Holding on okay? Then Vash will take off! He'll keep it to a jog at first, to make sure Knives is secure and comfortable, then speed up once they're both set. ]

There's somebody taking all the plants.

[ It's a fine line, the border between honestly and stupidity. How could he possibly tell his little brother that he's got the world in a panic, and that Vash is the only one who can stop him? A century and a half of mistrust, of violence, of loneliness... he won't do it.

And since he can't take the blame this time, he'll simply invent someone to point the finger at. With any luck, Knives will find a way back home before things go too far. ]

These towns, they depends on our sisters for everything. Water, food, everything's made by plants. Without them, these towns are dying. These people are dying.