Milly’s eyes lit up; on top of being nice and honest, it seemed that Mr. Vash was the perfect springboard to brilliant ideas. If this didn’t put Meryl into better spirits, then nothing would “That’s it!”

“What’s it?” Vash blinked at her. He was glad somebody here was happy, though that really wasn’t saying much with Milly. She brought herself in close to whisper her plan into his ear. The experienced gunslinger followed along, right up until the “All you have to do is…”

“WHAT???!!!! ARE YOU CRAZY?!” he abruptly shouted. As someone who didn’t lie, Vash knew that this had to be the truth. Milly wouldn’t joke about something like this, which could only mean she had lost her mind, and that theory seemed solid when she just blankly responded “Who, me?”

That dumb look made Vash sigh as everything settled in. This wasn’t insanity; the Big Girl was just being herself. Of course, this now left him in a tight spot, the likes of which he had never seen before. Compared to this, fighting a giant or ancient robots was a cake walk. At least with them, he knew what to do. You just shoot and make sure no one actually dies, plain and simple, but this….he didn’t even know if he could say what this was.

“Big Girl, do I have to explain why I can’t do this?” Vash asked. As soon as he spoke those words, he knew he was answering his own question, and even if he wasn’t sure, Milly said it anyway “Why won’t you?” Rubbing the back of his head, the Humanoid Typhoon desperately tried to find the right words to get him out of this. Dealing with Milly Thompson was another challenge he had yet to overcome.

“Please Mr. Vash,” looking back at her, Vash once more gaped at a horrifying sight, and this one came with water works. “if you don’t do this, I don’t know what’s gonna happen to Meryl. I just can’t stand seeing her so unhappy. Please help her, Mr. Vash.” Milly’s words were as sparkling and sweet as the tears building up under her eyes. This Big Girl was full of a lot of love and not even the strength it took to hold up her gun was a match for her best quality. Vash weakly groaned, realizing that there was no way out of this. Now he had to make sure this worked, as he thought to himself “Well, it’s not like I can ignore two women in need.”

“I’ll try.” He said, and just like that, Milly’s tears vanished in favor of her pumping her into the air “YAY!” As the reluctant hero sighed, he tried to build himself as the two of them headed over to the bathroom door. It didn’t help even when Milly encouraged “Go get her!” along with an affirming slap on the back, which gave Vash a reason to tear up. Still, he was able to knock on the door “Hey uh…Insurance Girl?”

“Go away Vash.” She told him, not even looking at the door. However, he still persisted “Come on, I’m sorry. Please, just come out.” He was hoping to at least get her in the same room without him saying the actually words, while at the same time hoping that the real words didn’t lead to more bruising, but all he heard was “I think you saw enough, now just leave.”

He tried again, and a vein formed on Meryl’s forehead as she kept her arms crossed over her enlarged bosom. If he kept this up, she would come out, just to punch him so hard that he would wind up back in his room. Still, she wasn’t sure if she should use her fists start plugging her ears so she wouldn’t have to hear him anymore, but before she could, the truth came out from Vash’s side of the door “I’m sorry, I mean really, REALLY sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings; what I meant to tell you is thatyouareactuallyreallysexy!”

Vash had to get that out all at once; it was the only way he could, and fortunately, none of it went over Meryl’s head. She looked back at the door, and the silence clued Vash in that the fish had taken the bait. A firm nod from Milly told him to keep it up and finally, Vash’s honesty wound up helping.

“I think you are sexy, I mean just…wow! From the day we met, I thought it, and every time we met, well, I thought it even more. Not only were you beautiful, but you were so courageous and determined, never willing to stop until the job was done. Sure you’d get scared along the way, but everyone does, and no matter what, you stuck to your principles. You’re a fighter, in every sense of the word, and how you look now in no way diminishes any of that. You have all these great qualities, you’re skilled with your guns, and as long as I’m being honest, I don’t think your weight hurts you beauty at all.” Despite being a dubious outlaw wanted for the biggest reward in history, Vash was a real softy and certainly not a lady’s man. Sure, he’d enjoy chasing after a pretty face just like every other guy, but that’s not what he was all about. Everything he just said about Meryl was true, some of it even he hadn’t known until he said it. He had no idea where things would go from here, but he found out, as soon as the door began to open. He and Milly waited with baited breath, and soon they would see Meryl-