It's a long, long walk back to the station, and Vash isn't in any real rush. It's empty anyway.

"If I can keep you, I'm gonna teach you a whole bunch of tricks!" He doesn't have any assumption that little Va can understand him, but that's okay. Even just talking out loud to his new friend makes the world feel a little less lonely. The soft feathers are too much of a temptation, and he finds himself idly petting Va as he walks. "I wonder if you can fly? Most things with feathers can fly, except for tomases. And me." Tessla can't really fly either, but she can glide, kinda, with all her wings. It's just about the coolest thing Vash has ever seen. "Don't tell anybody, okay? But I've got feathers too!"

He holds up a hand, wiggling the fingers, but there's no feathers on that skinny little arm. "They're hard to make, though. I have to try really hard. Big brother says it'll get easier eventually, but I keep practicing and practicing and I'm still not any good at it."