Why Knives Went Nuts
Chapter 4: Nighty-Night Boys Part 2
"Knives," Vash said as they sat out on the terrace over the recreation room. Neither of them could sleep so they decided to sit out. "Knives, what's that?" Vash pointed.
"That's a hologram of a star projected onto the ceiling to increase the realism of the environment here," Knives said flatly, trying to light a candle.
"And what's that?"
"A hologram of a moon."
"And what's that?"
"A hologram of a plane!"
"HELLO STAR!!! HELLO MOON!!! HELLO PLANE!!!" Vash screeched, waving.
"Vash, pipe down or I'm letting this hot wax drip into your lap," Knives growled, holding the now lit candle slightly tilted over Vash's lap.
"Eep," Vash scooted back from his place beside Knives.
"Eep is right," Knives murmured, sticking the candle's wooden stake into an empty flowerpot. He sighed.
"Fluffy, if there's a man in the moon, how come nobody's ever met him?"
"Who filled your mind with this garbage?"
"Children's book writer. Forget the name. So how come nobody ever met him?"
"Because he doesn't exist," Knives insisted.
"Oh… ok…," Vash fell silent for a bit. "Knives, can I be the first to meet the man on the moon?"
"THERE IS NO MAN ON THE MOON!!!!"
"Knives, can I be the man on the moon?"
"Yeah sure whatever. Just shut the hell up, you SOB."
Now, Vash didn't know what an SOB was but he knew "hell" was another "no-no word." "FLUFFY CURSEDED!!!!!!"
"I did not and if you say otherwise I cannot be held responsible for my actions," Knives said coldly, now holding the candle again, which was an inch away from Vash's nose. "Understood?"
"Understood," Vash nodded agreeably. As soon as Knives put the candle down again, Vash started up again. "Ooh! I see people down there! HI PEOPLE!!!!"
"SHUT UP VASH! PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP!!!"
"HI!!!!! HI PEOPLE!!!! HOW ARE YOU?!?!" Vash was too distracted by the figments of his imagination to hear him.
"Vash, I believe you've met Mister Candle?" Knives held the burning candle to Vash's face again.
"Eep-ness."