Early in the morning

[cowgoesmoo]

[ Just before dawn, anyone monitoring the low-band station that Rem's transmitter is usually set to might hear the following short message from a child who is clearly trying not to panic. ]

Blades, this is Feathers-home, Feathers-home calling Blades, what's your twenty? Where are you!?

[ There's a pause of about a minute, then the message repeats three more times, and finally the transmission ends with: ]

If anyone out there knows who this is and you see my brother, tell me right away!

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[cowgoesmoo]

[ The voice is familiar -- that's the Vash who lives here sometimes, isn't it? It sure sounds like him. ]

Nobody's hurt! I mean, I'm not hurt, and... [ Ugh, codenames! ] ...and Mom is okay too. It's just us here. I woke up and he was gone! He wouldn't just leave!

[tallredridinghood]

Oh. I'm glad of that, at least, please stay safe.

I know it's happened to him a couple of times before - it's how he showed up where you are, as far as I know. He is probably all right, and might reply to you soon, even, but I'll keep an eye out for him. He kind of could be anywhere, but if these relocations are done by the ... plants that brought us here, they should not be harmful.

[ He hopes. ]

[cowgoesmoo]

[ "I don't know where he is but I'm sure he's fine!" is absolutely not what he wanted to hear! ]

It's not safe for him to be on his own! What if somebody recognizes him?

[tallredridinghood]

[ He knows but it's the most he can give. ]

He is so young, people won't be considering a child. But no, I'll look for him and let you know if I find him. All right?

Please stay where you are, because if he returns there and doesn't find you, it'll be just as bad for him.

[cowgoesmoo]

I know, I know! I'm not going anywhere, that why I'm on the radio looking for him!

[ There are people who absolutely would recognize Nai for who he is, or rather, who he might have become. If there's a bunch of Vashes running around, even the humans will eventually notice!

Every minute Nai's alone he's in danger. Vash has never been this scared. ]

Where are you?

[tallredridinghood]

Thank you.

I'm near Octovern. Another... one of us who knows Blades is heading towards where you are, I'll let him know to look, too.

[ Hopefully, he can still reach the other Vash mentally. This would be something he'd want to know.

... and yes, he'll be meeting Wolfwood when he wakes up with the news that they are looking for Nai... again. ]

[cowgoesmoo]

[ Octovern. That’s so far away! There’s two of them there, though, so that’s good. They can look in more places than one Vash alone could.

There’s a map of the world, on the wall next to the radio. With a pencil, Vash makes two little Xs next to Octovern, and nods. They’re going to find Nai. Wherever he is, together they’ll find him. ]

Okay. Good. Report back in two hours.

[ Yes, he’s giving the orders now. What? Somebody has to! ]

[tallredridinghood]

[ ... no chuckling on the radio, at least. ]

Fair enough. Or sooner, if there is news.