EdenEvergreen

Note on Chronology: The bulk of this story occurs several years before the manga or anime begin. Aside from making use of the Manga calendar, in which July has not yet become "lost," this should work equally well for either universe. Spoilers mostly only if you haven't seen the anime episode #13 "Vash the Stampede" or else read the chapter in the Trigun manga (yes, that's "Trigun," not the later "Trigun Maximum") titled "Scars." Misc: In my head, I envision this as a movie. I hear it with Milly's voice also providing Martha's voice, Vash's voice (of course) doing Vash, Meryl's voice also doing Sally and one (or more) of the ladies who bring

Things Vash may have pondered, at least part of the time, as he wandered alone. Identity A hundred years, and more, have passed And still I roam, and feel the blast Of desert heat and desert suns And bear the weight of wearing guns My guns I wield but to defend Their lives from any early end I know not how else I may shield The folk whom else Knives would have killed I am not even of their kind Or so claims Knives, from his dark mind My heart tells me it's otherwise I will not pay heed to his lies Though different, I am human still And also "Plant," I will not kill Both kinds, to me, are family I hope, one day, this all will see My year

Purple Hair Several years ago, I was in a line at a second-hand store. Along with several others, I was waiting to for my turn to pay for my chosen items. The clerk at the cash register where my line led was a young girl wearing a maroon shirt. Her hair was dyed a bright purple that clashed rather badly with the color of her shirt. She didn't look very happy. I found myself feeling curious. If she liked maroon, why had she chosen to dye her hair purple instead of something like blue, or green, or pink, which would not clash? I pondered this as I waited my turn and moved forward in the line. I knew that most people appreciate it when some