Oh. [ He turns to watch the flower for a moment, then glances around their surroundings for a moment. The Vale isn't huge, but he'll be able to find this spot again pretty easily, now that he's made a mental note. Some kind of experiment then? He wonders, considering the way Rei speaks about the whole thing, it certainly reminds him of some of the scientists he's known in his life.
But before he can follow up with a question of his own, Rei's curiosity is whirled around to face him again, and all Vash can do at first is laugh again, like some kind of nervous tic. ]
Well, it's hard to explain. [ He pauses here, considering just how much he wants to share. It's only fair, considering Rei has been nothing but straightforward with him, and since Knives is here, there's no sense in trying to play human. ]
I'm not human, so I wouldn't consider it magic. [ I'm not exactly the best example anyway. That remains to be his brother, the actual perfect example of a Plant. But this isn't about Vash's long standing insecurities about what he is or isn't. ]
[rei continues scribbling some notes down and taking pictures on specific details of the flower while vash is lost in thought. he only gives vash his attention once more when he answers his question.
he raises an eyebrow, looking vash up and down. though, appearing human doesn't mean shit when yokai can hide their animal-like characteristics and e-droids with flawless skin seams exist. he leans in close, trying to see if he can see any seams in the face plates. nope, no dice. darn - that's another thing he would love to test. an e-droid with all this technology.]
You can just say you don't want to explain, I won't take offense. [a shake of his head. he will be extremely curious though... but he's not so curious as to invade people's privacy. without consent anyway.]
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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But before he can follow up with a question of his own, Rei's curiosity is whirled around to face him again, and all Vash can do at first is laugh again, like some kind of nervous tic. ]
Well, it's hard to explain. [ He pauses here, considering just how much he wants to share. It's only fair, considering Rei has been nothing but straightforward with him, and since Knives is here, there's no sense in trying to play human. ]
I'm not human, so I wouldn't consider it magic. [ I'm not exactly the best example anyway. That remains to be his brother, the actual perfect example of a Plant. But this isn't about Vash's long standing insecurities about what he is or isn't. ]
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he raises an eyebrow, looking vash up and down. though, appearing human doesn't mean shit when yokai can hide their animal-like characteristics and e-droids with flawless skin seams exist. he leans in close, trying to see if he can see any seams in the face plates. nope, no dice. darn - that's another thing he would love to test. an e-droid with all this technology.]
You can just say you don't want to explain, I won't take offense. [a shake of his head. he will be extremely curious though... but he's not so curious as to invade people's privacy. without consent anyway.]
What are you, then? Unless that's a secret, too.
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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?