Huh. Somehow, that's a level of altruism Wash hadn't really ever expected from York, and yet here he is, opening up. Then again, they'd all joined the project for a reason, hadn't they. York had seen it as an opportunity to do good; Wash had seen it as a last resort.

Not that he feels like talking about that right now, or ever.

"I'm pretty sure it is," he says instead. "That's the second time I've been reamed out by Kid Quantum for fucking up, and that's the second time she's ended the lecture with concern and an offer to help." It had thrown him both times; he's still not used to a dressing-down being followed by compassion. "Everyone here's like that. They've lost half their team, and they're still doing everything they can to help. It's how a team should be run."