It's not something I talk about where I'm from. For a lot of reasons. Sorry. I don't mind talking about it. [ He laughs a little offering Rei an awkward sort of smile. He doesn't mind sharing, but it's not exactly something he's had to put to words often, even here. An open "secret". It's not like Knives is going around concealing what he is, so it does Vash little good to even try. ]
I'm an Independent Plant. [ He reaches out to touch the flower from before again, his touch light over the new bud and petals, still admiring the color of it. ] Different from Flora like this.
Plants were bioengineered by humans to create almost anything that they needed. [ Bioengineered from WHAT is another question, and even Vash's knowledge on that is spotty. That was long before he existed. ]Water, materials. Metals. [ Knives. ]
...Most have to stay contained to support them. Independents don't. It's supposed to be a symbiotic relationship.
[oh. this talk about vash being a different species? immediately grabs rei's interest. sorry for any trauma that brings, vash, rei is curious about everything by default. rei's attention turns right to vash, his interest apparent, now - a marked contrast to his earlier disposition - as he jots down everything vash says in his notebook, as if vash were one of the very plants in this conservatory.
and how convenient, rei's going to ask the very question that vash is spotty about:] Oh? Bioengineered from what, exactly? If you're different from plants in general, it can't be that- unless you mean you're not literally a plant, but have similar genetic makeups?
And how are you able to create such materials? Something can't generally be created out of nothing. Are you sacrificing genetic material for the conversion? And what makes you different from most?
Your guess is as good as mine. I couldn't access those records on the ship.
[ He probably could now, maybe, if he tried hard enough but when you're barely a year old it's a little different. It's kind of funny, the way Rei's eyes have lit up and his interest narrowed in on vash and what he is. It makes him a little uncomfortable, self conscious even. The only tell is the color at the tips of his ears. He doesn't complain. ]
The name is closer to how it's used in power plant than it is when talking about flora. Though I guess my sisters can look like flora when they're closed up. But how... [ There's a shrug of one shoulder as he shifts the way he's sitting on the ground, his gaze watching the flower they had been paying more attention to earlier. ] It's done using our gates, but before you ask I don't know how. I've never really been a very good example of a plant. Or a human, for that matter. So I guess—
[he sighs, mourning the lost information. oh well, maybe he can find out through this guy's essence... if he'd allow rei to have it, of course.
he hums in interest as vash continues on. he has no fucking idea what a power plant is, but he'll note it to look up later. maybe he can get this guy to create something, and rei can observe him-- ahh, so many possibilities!]
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It's not something I talk about where I'm from. For a lot of reasons. Sorry. I don't mind talking about it. [ He laughs a little offering Rei an awkward sort of smile. He doesn't mind sharing, but it's not exactly something he's had to put to words often, even here. An open "secret". It's not like Knives is going around concealing what he is, so it does Vash little good to even try. ]
I'm an Independent Plant. [ He reaches out to touch the flower from before again, his touch light over the new bud and petals, still admiring the color of it. ] Different from Flora like this.
Plants were bioengineered by humans to create almost anything that they needed. [ Bioengineered from WHAT is another question, and even Vash's knowledge on that is spotty. That was long before he existed. ]Water, materials. Metals. [ Knives. ]
...Most have to stay contained to support them. Independents don't. It's supposed to be a symbiotic relationship.
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and how convenient, rei's going to ask the very question that vash is spotty about:] Oh? Bioengineered from what, exactly? If you're different from plants in general, it can't be that- unless you mean you're not literally a plant, but have similar genetic makeups?
And how are you able to create such materials? Something can't generally be created out of nothing. Are you sacrificing genetic material for the conversion? And what makes you different from most?
[rei is furiously scribbling.]
Are you willing to submit a semen sample?
6,000 years later
[ He probably could now, maybe, if he tried hard enough but when you're barely a year old it's a little different. It's kind of funny, the way Rei's eyes have lit up and his interest narrowed in on vash and what he is. It makes him a little uncomfortable, self conscious even. The only tell is the color at the tips of his ears. He doesn't complain. ]
The name is closer to how it's used in power plant than it is when talking about flora. Though I guess my sisters can look like flora when they're closed up. But how... [ There's a shrug of one shoulder as he shifts the way he's sitting on the ground, his gaze watching the flower they had been paying more attention to earlier. ] It's done using our gates, but before you ask I don't know how. I've never really been a very good example of a plant. Or a human, for that matter. So I guess—
[ Wait. ]
Sub...submit WHAT?
same oops
[he sighs, mourning the lost information. oh well, maybe he can find out through this guy's essence... if he'd allow rei to have it, of course.
he hums in interest as vash continues on. he has no fucking idea what a power plant is, but he'll note it to look up later. maybe he can get this guy to create something, and rei can observe him-- ahh, so many possibilities!]
Submit a semen sample. You know - from your dick?