[ nai is silent as he listens, picking up vash's prosthetic hand to hold between his own. he fidgets with the digits, running his finger pads over the grooves and divots. wolfwood was someone very special to his brother(s) and on a logical level, he understands that. even so, the thought of vash caring for someone else beyond him smarted in a way he didn't want to think about right now.

he looks up at vash and releases his hand to cup vash's cheek with his palm. ]

I see you, Vash. Even if we're apart, that won't change. [ he brushes his thumb over the mole under vash's eye before bringing his hand back to playing with vash's artificial one.

he tsks. ] If he ever makes you cry, I'll make him regret it. Even if I did send him your way.