[That stops him short. It's less that this isn't going to plan, and more that Wash never had a plan - he just didn't want Locus to have to face this alone.]
[Ever wonder why we're here is kind of a bitch when it doesn't have a goddamn answer.]
I don't know. [It sounds like an admission of failure, even to him, but he keeps going.] Okay? I- I'm here because some asshole in an executive suite thought tearing your life open and broadcasting it would be a good idea. I'm here because people are losing their goddamn minds at you and you need someone in your corner. I'm here because the parts of me that are broken are the parts that I'd need to handle something like this if it ever happened to me, and I wanted to make sure that's not the case for you. I-
[He sighs. He's hit the core of the matter, and it's not pretty.] I'm here because I've been doing a shit job defending you, so I thought I could make you feel better instead. Turns out I'm doing a shit job at that too.
[He hoists the bag a little.] But hey, I brought beer. [It's a weak followup, and it's all he's got right now. His trying to help Locus has always been the blind leading the blind; this is the first time it's actually felt like it.]
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[That stops him short. It's less that this isn't going to plan, and more that Wash never had a plan - he just didn't want Locus to have to face this alone.]
[Ever wonder why we're here is kind of a bitch when it doesn't have a goddamn answer.]
I don't know. [It sounds like an admission of failure, even to him, but he keeps going.] Okay? I- I'm here because some asshole in an executive suite thought tearing your life open and broadcasting it would be a good idea. I'm here because people are losing their goddamn minds at you and you need someone in your corner. I'm here because the parts of me that are broken are the parts that I'd need to handle something like this if it ever happened to me, and I wanted to make sure that's not the case for you. I-
[He sighs. He's hit the core of the matter, and it's not pretty.] I'm here because I've been doing a shit job defending you, so I thought I could make you feel better instead. Turns out I'm doing a shit job at that too.
[He hoists the bag a little.] But hey, I brought beer. [It's a weak followup, and it's all he's got right now. His trying to help Locus has always been the blind leading the blind; this is the first time it's actually felt like it.]