Oh, that's... he'd meant that to be good news! Joyful news! He'd hoped that would come across as good news, anyway.
He'd hoped he'd have a little longer to hold Wolfwood.
"I'm sorry," he calls over his shoulder, extricating himself from Wolfwood's arms with an apologetic smile. He should have known better than to speak over their connection -- every time he tries, with any other independent, it's always a disaster. He really should stop trying. "They won't be leaving any time soon, so you don't have to decide now."
It's unfair to Wolfwood to leave him out of the rest of this conversation, he thinks, rising to his feet and clothing himself once again in Vash the Stampede's trademarked silly smile. He needs the emotional armor of him comfortable old mask, or he'll never be able to walk out of this room. "I told him that our sister is alive," he explains to Wolfwood, wishing -- not for the first time -- that he had the ability to radiate calm the way his other self here does. "But she's very frightened of humans, so if he goes to see her, I'm sorry, but you'll need to stay out of sight." Wolfwood wouldn't have to be left behind! He'd just need to be elsewhere for a few hours, that's all.
He doesn't mention Knives to Wolfwood. If he stays out of sight of Tessla, then he'll be out of sight of Knives, and there won't be any need for them to meet.
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He'd hoped he'd have a little longer to hold Wolfwood.
"I'm sorry," he calls over his shoulder, extricating himself from Wolfwood's arms with an apologetic smile. He should have known better than to speak over their connection -- every time he tries, with any other independent, it's always a disaster. He really should stop trying. "They won't be leaving any time soon, so you don't have to decide now."
It's unfair to Wolfwood to leave him out of the rest of this conversation, he thinks, rising to his feet and clothing himself once again in Vash the Stampede's trademarked silly smile. He needs the emotional armor of him comfortable old mask, or he'll never be able to walk out of this room. "I told him that our sister is alive," he explains to Wolfwood, wishing -- not for the first time -- that he had the ability to radiate calm the way his other self here does. "But she's very frightened of humans, so if he goes to see her, I'm sorry, but you'll need to stay out of sight." Wolfwood wouldn't have to be left behind! He'd just need to be elsewhere for a few hours, that's all.
He doesn't mention Knives to Wolfwood. If he stays out of sight of Tessla, then he'll be out of sight of Knives, and there won't be any need for them to meet.