I figured it was fifty percent that, fifty percent making sure I didn't pull a dramatic Freelancer move and go do shit on my own.

[Was he wrong, Wash? Was he really? Because he didn't exactly feel wrong. And while he normally would have teased you about caring, the fact of the matter was that he needed someone to care, to think straight because he couldn't. Not now. Not until she came home.]

Um, yeah, it was totally my fault. I was there! I should have helped more, but instead a bunch of people got killed and she's gone. [The fact that he managed to save the lives of some villagers? Not lost on him, not at all, but shit, he should have done better, Wash. He should have.]

Look, whatever we do, it needs to happen soon. [Because staying still might not be the best for him, not really.]