"Ma'am, look! Meryl?" "Meryl?  Meryl! Oh, Karen." "When you loaf, you loaf in style." "I travelled around for so many months, I haven't regained my land legs." "You were a witness to the 5th moon incident." "When you saw a hole put in the moon before your very eyes, how did it feel? Don't talk about it like some tourist." "You're talking to someone who spent 5 months on the outside... ...with the walking danger zone who's been labeled an Act of God! It's a miracle she came back alive at all! Yes, but... ...but it wasn't as bad as all that." "Sure, there was some danger... ...but Vash was more of a regular guy than you think." "Now see here, Meryl... ...you're the one who gets handed all the odd jobs because of that." "I know you're good at what you do, but if you keep risking your life... ...you'll never achieve womanly happiness! What time is it now? G-Good morning, Chief! Meryl, could I see you a moment? Sir? WHAT? Milly? Milly, where are you? Good morning, ma'am! When did you change vocation? I'm being punished for coming in late 20 times in a row." "You never change, do you? We have a job! Vash the Stampede appeared in Little Jersey! Then he's alive!" "Aren't you glad, ma'am?" "! It is no cause for gladness! We have to stop him before he stirs up trouble, or else! Come on, let's get going." "Hold on a second..." "You're way too fast! For crying out loud." "If he's alive, he could at least mention it." "He probably gets a kick out of making people eat his dust... ...the jerk." "Meryl?" "! I'll bring you back an Epipy bag! Oh, well... ...sometimes girls need to risk their lives, Meryl." "Hey, if you're dead, you don't have to say anything... ...but if you're alive, speak to me! I'll give you a lift." "Oh, bless you! I'm alive! How come I run into so much trouble when you're around? You're too unmethodical! Normally when you buy an old, used bike, you're supposed to repair it... ...before riding it! Are you dissing my Angelina II?" "! I'm dissing you, not the bike! Say again, Needle-noggin? Who you callin' a Needle-noggin?" "! Who else?" "! Now look what you've done!" " So it's my fault?" "!" " That's right! Be quiet, or I'll throw you off! Sorry, sir." "So, where do you want to go?" " Kansas!" " New Oregon! Why there?" "!" "Aren't we investigating the town with the disappearances?" "! I wanna go to New Oregon! If you wanna go to Kansas, go there by yourself! Say what?" "! Just shut up! Oh, sorry! This place was really hit hard." "The local riffraff were making trouble as usual... ...but then this guy tried to step in, and voila! He's gone and poked his nose into more petty trouble." "Ma'am! I found out where Mr. Vash is!" " Vash?" "!" " That's right, The Humanoid Typhoon... ...the man designated as mankind's first human Act of God." "That's absurd!" "He was weeping and eating donuts at the same time! Like this! Donuts are his favorite food." "Are you serious?" "This is the legendary gunman? Where did you get your information? It was all over the satellite! It said that he's heading for New Oregon... ...at 3,000 yarz an hour! That's awfully detailed information." "Yes!" "It was advising everyone in the area to be very careful! You can't be serious! The day before yesterday, most of the Polo Family went out of town... ...leaving no one but the fourth son, Slater." "On top of that, the shuttle that goes to New Oregon is passing through." "A chance like this doesn't come twice." "Y-Yeah, but... I'll do it." "The Polo Family cannot be allowed to run amok any longer!" "Right?" "! Right, sort of... We'll have Mr. Lurald with us this time, after all." "Yeah... That settles it." "We'll meet here again at sunup tomorrow." "Shut up and listen up!" "Today,  I'm going to school you people!  Today's lesson is about typhoons!" "I reckon you don't know, so here goes!  A typhoon is a little windy phenomenon...  ... which can carry your houses and kids off into the sky." "Her name is Jacqueline!" "This lovely young lady...  ... has come to wipe you out!  What's this about a typhoon?" "Are you expecting relatives? Don't you know what a typhoon is? A typhoon is a beauty who levels entire cities." "A beauty? She sounds tough." " By the way, who's paying?" " You, of course." "Why me?" "!" "I gave in to your whining and came all the way to New Oregon! I never asked you to! This town looks peaceful, but it's about to get bloody." "The Polo and Fris Families are still quarrelling... ...over the rights to the satellite." "For example, a girl distantly related to the Fris... ...was murdered." "I don't want you pulling another 'Little Jersey' here." "Let's git while it's in one piece." "Don't cry! But doesn't it make you sad?" "! Why do things like that happen? It's not like it's anything new... Even the most peaceful folk will take up arms if family is killed." "At any rate, let's go before we get involved in... I always figured you were no mere mortal... ...but I never imagined you were a cat." "Just a darned minute!" "Where did that idiot get to?" "! Sir? Altogether, your meal comes to $$30." " Put it on my tab." " No dice." "That rotten Needle-noggin! Mr. Slater!" "There's a hick outside asking to be shown in! I'm not hiring, and I don't give charity." "Send him away." "A friend of mine works here... ...so I dropped by to say hi." "Don't come in without my say-so!" " Who do you want to see?" " Max Simon! Oh, that old codger? Go ahead." "Hey, thanks a lot." "Are you sure about this? What choice do I have?" "Even my old man doesn't dare defy old Max." "We did the right thing to splurge on a room in 2nd class! The last time we rode one of these, it was full of bandits." "The experience was ruined! If we run into him in New Oregon, things will get busy again." "We're gonna get dragged into stuff again, huh? Bandits!  Hands in the air! Don't try anything funny!" "Got that?" "! Not again! All of you behave, if you value your lives! Please, don't move." "Help will arrive for you later." "If you stop this now, the law will be more lenient." "I gave up my life a long time ago." "And besides, there's a good reason I can't pull back now." "We're almost at our destination!" "Look after things here! Got it! If she were alive, she'd be your age." "I'm not through with the forecast yet!" "Beat it! You haven't changed a bit, old man." "Vash?" "! It's been a long time!" "What happened to your usual threads? I kind of wore them out." "So you've come to peek up Jacqueline's skirt, have you? Has it really been 10 years since you last came home? What was that? Find the Polo boy! Kill anyone who resists! Where is he?" "!" "I want him!  Holy cow!" "A monster idiot just crashed my exalted place of work! I've heard of falling asleep at the wheel, but this is ridiculous! Mr. Slater? Pardon me, coming through... Ooh, it's a raid! Citizens of this town,  listen carefully." "We, the Fris, have seized the satellite facility!  The injustice and hardships we suffered at the hands...  ... of the grasping Polo Family have led to our crusade!  We have but one demand!" "Bring us the head of the Polo Family!  We have a guest he should meet." "Help me..." "Help me!  So that's how it is." "If our demands are not met within three days...  ... I cannot guarantee his safety." "The head of the family is in Neo Colorado." "He'll never make it back in three days." "Are you going in? I guess this is just my nature." "All right." "Now all we have to do is kill Polo... ...use Jacqueline for cover, and make tracks." "Jacqueline? That's the name of the typhoon heading for this town, little lady." "He's talking about a real typhoon." "How in the world did you mix that up, Milly? It fooled me completely!" "Darn it! That's not what I want to hear! Let's go, Milly! Yes, ma'am!" " You bitch!" " Take that! Th-They were... white." "They're holding down the hostages." "He says we can do whatever we want with the others." "Okay then, let's go get our perks! That sounds rather unsettling." "Are you still doing things this way? Uh, well, yeah... A Polo bodyguard?" "! No, already! If you have a death wish, try to take us down! But I hope you're aware that this man is Vash the Stampede! What?" "! Aw, come on... Act the part." "They'll chicken out." "You think so? Ease up." "There's no one to shoot here." "Take your finger off the trigger." "Right." "Sorry." "It's an emergency! What is it? It's Vash!" "Vash the Stampede is coming! What?" "! But why?" "What is Vash doing here?" "! This isn't funny! Calm down! Rumors are always exaggerated." "And even if he is the real thing... ...he has to take that passage to get here." "It's the only way in." "Remember the reason we chose this location." "Oh, yeah... H-He's here! To-tal slaughter..." "To-tal slaughter... I won't leave a single... ... man alive...  La la la loo la,  genoci-i-ide...  Lee lee loo lee loo,  an ocean of blood...  Let's be-gin the...  ...killing time!" " Hey, he's singing!" " What horrible lyrics! Stand your ground!" "It's just a bluff! I knew it wouldn't work." "Hey, can I ask you something? Yeah, what? Would you prefer to call off the game like a sensible adult... ...or to get roughed up and be out the game for good? I'll see your question with another question:" "Do you want a belly full of lead? That's a shame!" "We have a negotiations breakdown." "Why, you...! This guy can't be for real! Mr. Lurald... ...is gone." "The fight's over." "Release the hostage." "No! I'm grateful to you." "Thanks to you, now I can kill him! I'll hit you, mister." "How can you make such a decision? Now, come on." "Let him... Forget it! Would you knock it... You know what he did?" "! He killed her! He killed my daughter! He's going to pay for the death of my daughter!  We're not like God." "Not only are our powers limited...  ... but we sometimes have to play the devil." "How will you respond?  My daughter... This is horrible." "Not again... I know she's related to the Fris, but she had nothing to do with it! Don't worry, it'll be over soon! Once I'm done, you can hand me over to the sheriff... ...or the cavalry for all I care! D-Don't do it! Please!" "I don't want to die! Forgive me! Forgive me, please! Don't beg for your life!" "She must have begged for hers! Aileen was in such a pitiful state... ...no human being could do such a thing! You people..." "You people aren't human! I don't want to die! Stop it!" "Stop it! Animal! You can't! I will avenge her! Don't stop me!" "Get your hands off me! What do you know?" "! Don't use your self-seeking justice on me! You could never understand how I feel! Let go of me! Daddy! Daddy!" "Daddy! Daddy! How many times... ...did my daughter scream that word?" "! No, don't shoot him! Don't kill him! I beg you, don't shoot him! This is funny... ...Aileen." "I can't shoot him." "Why can't I?" "!" "I want to avenge you... ...so why can't I shoot him?" "! Thank goodness." "It's nothing." "Let's get both of them far away from here... ...before the cavalry arrives." "The shootout which began just past noon today...  ... was brought to a safe close with one swift charge of the cavalry!  12 idiots were captured, and the hostages, myself included, were freed." "For something involving The Humanoid Typhoon, the damage wasn't that bad!  But the day after tomorrow,  a real typhoon is coming to town!  Be very, very careful!  Go easy on the good guy stuff, okay? Luck and persistence won't work forever." "Long time, no see." "Yeah." "I have found you." "I will take everything into consideration, and reach a conclusion." "There is not a doubt." "Vash the Stampede is on the move...  ... Mr. Legato."