"Could you come with me?"
He needed to learn to trust the people Vash and his siblings did, shaky hand reaches out for Luida.
"Sorry, I'm not used to people caring about me."
It was the truth.
"Seth, even if you just let them look at any wounds you have. You're safe here.
If you want you can have a sibling with you, would that make you feel safer?"
He tenses and gets up, trying to stop himself from panicking they mean well..
"No tests, I'm fine.. see I'm fine."
No more tests, he is trying so hard to appear fine.. he had to trust everyone but it was hard.
"vash will find a way to be around don't worry"
A small frown at the wince
"Don't you start saying that young man. What I want you to do after you've eaten is march straight to the med bay and get checked out. I don't know what the eye have been doing but I want to make sure +
"Of course, my family is the most important thing to me..."
A small smile.
"But Vash should be here with Nico, Vash makes Nico happy.. and he deserves happiness too."
He winces and clutches his side.
"I'm fine."
"quite a smart boy.
And what vash did or didn't do.
He did it /for/ Nicholas.
No one has to feel guilty about it. And I know he'd do It again in a heartbeat if he had to, because that's just who he is."
"It's nice, I'm thankful for whatever Vash did for us, but I know he did it at the cost of his own freedom.."
He flicks a veggie off the plate.
"Nico thinks we're all stupid but I know he misses Vash and Damien feels guilty for taking that away from Nico..."
"well, you get to have the chance to be one big family now.
That's the charm of this place you see, it brings people closer
And vash, well, he's a big ball of trouble so he's probably out there getting chased as normal"
"But Vash isn't here..
I won't do anything without him
He promised we'd all be together.."
A soft sigh, and he is still eating the food.
"Having all my siblings in one place is weird... we never got to be together."
"you'll be able to do whatever you want from now on"
She's pushing a small plate of pastries over to him too
"Eat as much as you want, there's plenty available"
She's now sitting opposite, chin resting on a hand and watching
He is approaching @BotanyLu he seems anxious, avoiding eye contact.
He doesn't feel like he deserves a second chance.
"Damien said you wanted to see me?"
"Thank you Vash..
I'm so glad my brother has you to love.
You guys are trying to be there for me and I appreciate it."
A smile.
"I can't wait for the day me and my siblings can be together again, you also have to be there!"
"I know someone called luida, and..she's amazing with talking to people.
She always spoke to me even if I didn't want her too. She never gave up.
And home ship have enough rooms, they'll welcome you with warm arms"
A soft smile
"What the eye did, it won't fade completely+
"But that's wrong... Nico told me you are kind and you have a big heart...
I panic and I hurt people as a result.. kind people who only ever wanted to help me."
A soft sigh.
"Are they okay with it?
I can finally be free?
And maybe my siblings can be as well?"
"I'm a typhoon with death following after me, I've just...learnt to accept that now.
But there's no wrong in wanting to defend yourself.
I told Nico I'll be contacting home ship for someone more safer for you to stay, if you're okay with it?"
"I just want to stop hurting, but the fear, the need to defend myself it's too much you know.."
He shakes his head.
"You aren't a monster, you are kind.. you let me stay for Nico's and Mel's sake.. you are protecting me."
"youre not a monster.
I said it to Nick, and I'll say it to you.
You have the eyes of a good person.
And the only monster here Is me. I've hurt so many people that I deserve to be called that
But..not you. Not wolfwood.
Not your siblings.
You are good people."
"A monster hurts people
They made me hurt people..
Why does she continue to protect me!"
He leans against Vash, tears running down his cheeks.
"Everytime I freak out they are there for me .. I just don't believe I deserve them."
"hey, hey Seth?
You're no monster.
Just a kid that's been caught up in something no one should've been caught up in.
This will get sorted out. And your sister won't need to be stuck in the eye."
He just falls to his knees, he wants to reach out to vash but he pulls away.
"How can it be okay for a monster like me?
My family is a mess and I'm struggling to hold onto hope.
Would it of been better if I never existed Mel went back for my sake.. she shouldn't of done that."
And he's immediately gone over to Seth, crouching down in front of him
"Nico's gone to grab some more supplies, he'll be back soon don't worry.
I..I'm sorry he only came with you, no one else.
This entire situation will be sorted out"
He tenses up at the sound of the crash.
"My brother- where is Mel?
Was she here?"
Panicking was all that he seemed to be doing lately, okay don't freak Vash out just take a deep breath.
"Sorry.. I just.. wish my siblings were all here..
I hate being seperated.."
"They said your contract had changed.. said we all had to come back.. I was worried..."
He was trying to calm his breaths down, trying to listen to his sister.
"I don't want any of us to be here, lets go Mel."