It wasn't just you. [He wouldn't deny that Wolfwood played a major part in his decision to press onward, but that wasn't the whole truth, either.] I kinda hoped that I would get used to it. Like if I worked through it, it'd feel better?

[Obviously that hadn't panned out for them. Looking back, it had been a bad decision considering how burned out he felt now. But that was just how Vash operated. He'd make a bad decision in the heat of the moment, follow it through to the end, and then pick up the pieces afterward.]

I'll keep it in mind, though.

[For now, he reaches for the small bar of soap he keeps in the shower. He starts to lather both of his hands.]

May I?