And thus you were drawn in irrevocably. No wonder they gave you memory.

[ Likely they thought Wash would be pliable. They were obviously wrong.

But - Miles sighs quietly, leaning over against Wash with one shoulder. He knows saying not to bother with something is nowhere near actually managing not to bother with it. ]

It's hard to keep up in practice, even if you know otherwise. I spent thirty years mired in this muck, and I still hate it.