TRIGUN BETA: Series I

Episode 04: Planet Calisto, part 4

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Vash sighed, accepting the fact that he had been recognized. "How did you figure it out?" He asked.

She smiled triumphantly at him. "It's my job to read people, and you had 'Vash the Stampede' written all over you." She explained. "I know how to read the little things, like the things people do when they lie." She added. "But," she paused. "It also was obvious when you ordered those donuts." She finished, wagging a finger at him.

"What do you want from me?" Vash asked, dryly.

Meryl crossed her arms and looked up at him. "Vash, it is now my duty to make sure that you don't cause too much damage while here on Calisto, so you can think of me as your chaperone." She explained.

He sighed, taking in what she had just told him. The strange part of this was that he had on overwhelming sense of déjà vu. "I feel like I know you, somehow." Vash began. "Have you ever been to Silverthorn?"

Meryl frowned at the gunman's attempt at redirection. "No, I have not been to Silverthorn, and quite trying to change the subject!" The raven-haired girl dismissed the fleeting familiar vibe he gave off.

Vash threw up his hands in defeat. "I surrender. "Vash lied, secretly planning a way to evade the bothersome girl.

Meryl smiled keenly at his admission. "Good, I knew you'd see things my way."

Vash donned his red coat in exited the bathroom, his long clothing shifting around him in a flourish of blinding red. Vash was now a strange contrast to his forced companion, who was dressed in a white outfit, complete with matching cloak.

The two began exiting the pavilion, unknown to them that they were being watched by invasive eyes. A woman with lilac hair looked down from the second level of the pavilion. Her tan coat hung from her tall form as she held a strange black cat in her arms. "Could that be him?" She asked.

"Meow."

"Yes, you're right, we can't jump to conclusions." She told the cat, glancing into its large yellow eyes briefly and then released it. "Keep an eye on them."

"Mew."

She smiled. "Good, now go and watch them 'Lord Cat'." She instructed, releasing the black cat and letting it wonder off.

-End of Part 4-

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Who is this woman that is watching Vash and Meryl?

And it seems that Kouro Neko has made his appearance at last, but what do these changes mean?