[ It does make it a little better, even if it's not the same. It isn't the independents he's carried, isn't the ones he's been covered in when they play or watched coming into their powers. He can't fill his root-and-flower nest with his family. ]

They are cousins, I suppose. It's... not the same, but I'd rather be here than anywhere else. It's a poor substitute for our Eden, though. Only green around here is the cacti.

[ He leans back a little against his flowers, and then gives a bitter laugh at Vash's request. ]

No, I don't. I was baiting you and the dogs. [ Vash shakes his head. ] I didn't exactly bring a bag and the suit does not have pockets... but I could show you in other ways.

[ He holds out his hand - the one the other Vash is missing - as an offer. ]