The first thing that made Vash pause, looking around, was a breath of chill in front of him, odd and unexpected and unexpected in the early-evening dying heat. Then his emotions started catching... something. Not a plant, certainly, and not nearly as tangible as a human. But there were emotions, flickering on the edges of his perception, and he blinked, expression growing a little confused.

"Is... anyone here...?"

He focused a little more, but there he could feel Rem, and she seemed ... all right. Solid, as much as he could tell, not like this.