He leans into the touch on his cheek, cowl fully falling away to show off that golden hair. It's really not his brother, and that makes Vash's heart ache so badly - but even worse, it's a Nai who never had him by his side. "There's no apology that's good enough, but I... I'm sorry he hasn't been with you. I'm sure he wanted to be, more than anything." Unlike his own treacherous self until his brother fixed him.

"I might not be your Vash, but I love you so much, Nai. There are many versions of me here, realities beyond our imaginations created by our sisters, but... most of them are not on our side. You'll have to be careful." Vash doesn't want him to be hurt, emotionally or physically by all these sick, nasty versions of a brother who should love him, serve him, adore him.

Vash is fully Knives' puppet, twisted to be the perfect Independent to his cause.