CROSS-CANON DOUBLE DATE OF THE MULTIVERSE

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[ohthehumanities]

Vash talked about him a lot.

[Kaveh is downplaying his own part but he's also not wrong]

[crucifer]

Never heard him mention it.

[ Granted, it would be IMMENSELY weird if Vash and he talked about Alhaitham while Kaveh wasn't there. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[He was thinking of the double date but he doesn't want to specify for so many reasons]

Well, he did.

[crucifer]

[ Oh yeah. The same one where Kaveh was like who's Alhaitham ]

Seems like your friend really got his attention then...

[diffract]

[ just here in the middle of this like ... ]

[ohthehumanities]

[It's not even the first time he's pulled that dumb card and it was just as stupid in canon]

Yes, well... you know how Vash can be sometimes.

[crucifer]

"Sometimes"...

[ He says this like he's making fun of Kaveh but the expression on his face says yeah. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[LISTEN...]

At least for me. But it's different with you, I'm sure. [You signed up for the full brunt of his Vash-ness]

[crucifer]

[ It technically wasn't willing at first but now they're all here for the long run, stuck with the Vashness. And unfortunately, he would now not want it any other way. ]

Nah, he's pretty much the same with most people for the most part.

[ lmao though, like for real. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[]

[Also Kaveh doesn't necessarily believe this because he thinks there's always something special and different about romantic relationships, but he doesn't want to say that for reasons, so he just hums and glances fondly at Vash for a moment before turning his attention back.]

...Everything's been alright, then? Truly? [Not necessarily between them, just in general. He checks in, but it's different to get in-person confirmation.]

[crucifer]

[ Kaveh is the last person he wants a GAAAAY tag from.

And look, Wolfwood isn't so dense that he thinks Vash sees him the same way as he does much of other humanity, particularly his few friends. Not anymore anyway. He's still navigating through these things but he can be convinced of that for the most part.

He shrugs! ]

Kinda weird gettin' used to the world-that-comes-after, but we're gettin' our lives back. The biggest problem is tryin' to figure out what to do now that technically we're free.

...I'm free. The idiot's still wanted.

[ Imagine getting a whole identity change via your hair naturally changing for free and you still have to go around announcing I'M VASH THE STAMPEEEDEEE. On national television. ]

[piteous]

[ if by different you mean wolfwood gets the worst of it then yeah ]

[piteous]

[ He'll let you do that Kaveh and not doxx you in front of Alhaitham. ]

Well... He seemed like an interesting guy! I was curious! And maybe made my own observations!

[ohthehumanities]

[Thank you Vash this is why you're his favorite when Livio isn't in the room]

Well, now you can observe reality all you like. [The reality that NOBODY IS INTO ANYBODY and that Alhaitham is a nerd and a jerk who obviously hates Kaveh as much as Kaveh definitely hates him!! Yeah!!!] Just don't blame me when you're disappointed.

[piteous]

I'll study him under a microscope.

[ Vash is still reading that Alhaitham cares about you, my man. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[That makes him laugh because it's exactly what Alhaitham does to other people so it serves him right]

[diffract]

[ kaveh mentioned this. he wouldn't elaborate on it, though... ]

What sort of observations would those be?

[ohthehumanities]

[STARES INTENTLY AT VASH AND ATTEMPTS TO BEAM "DON'T SAY A WORD" INTO HIS BRAIN]

[piteous]

[ LOOKS AT KAVEH LOOKING AT HIM, THEN LOOKS AT ALHAITHAM. ]

You don't let emotions get the best of you and instead process the situation with reason. Another realist.

[ THIS ISN'T AN INSULT? He worded this rather well for all of Kaveh's complaints. ]

[diffract]

[ alhaitham furrows his brow a little more. vash isn't wrong, which means that there's something unsaid here.

he looks at kaveh, who he's noticed has been boring holes into vash with his eyes this whole time. ]

Why did you insist that I disregard what he infers about me and my relationship to you?

[piteous]

[ HE TRIED, KAVEH... But Vash also sits here, looking at Alhaitham, then Kaveh, and decides he might as well pose a question. ]

You care about him, right?

[ohthehumanities]

[VASH YOU TRAITOR]

Ah--I just remembered I couldn't find my keys earlier, I should look for those before we go.

[Have you ever seen a man disappear so quickly]

[diffract]

[ WHY ARE YOU RUNNING !!! alhaitham watches him go with even more confusion. then his head swivels back to look at vash. ]

What suddenly brought this on?

[piteous]

[ Well, since Kaveh is gone Vash doesn't need to dance around this. Vash looks to Alhaitham without any fear. There's simply concern. ]

Just wanted to double check since he seemed upset and sad from whatever fight you guys recently had... I told him it sounds to me that you care about him, but he didn't see it that way.

[diffract]

[ ah... ]

Let me guess. He said that I only treat him only as a charity case and an occasional punching bag with no regard for his feelings.