[ Wash is oblivious to the thoughts going on in Maine's head. The (correct) assessment of him as someone who still longs for protocol and agreement and plans, that he's now paranoid enough to worry will go awry but still craves on some level and is still upset when things change. The person who has learned to improvise when necessary but just wants things to go smoothly. They don't. They never do.
He's learned, but he hasn't. And the fact is Maine wasn't there to help him change.
If it was pointed out maybe he would think of the Meta, of the way that Wash had hoped and planned but known on some level he'd be betrayed... and hadn't quite been able to handle that. How he'd had to adapt for Felix and Locus, how much he'd hated them. It's a mess. He's a mess, but he still thinks this situation is salvageable.
Wash leans down and grips the mammoth fur on the outside of the roll. ]
You've got nothing to apologize for. We'll deal with the problem. For now... three, two-- up.
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He's learned, but he hasn't. And the fact is Maine wasn't there to help him change.
If it was pointed out maybe he would think of the Meta, of the way that Wash had hoped and planned but known on some level he'd be betrayed... and hadn't quite been able to handle that. How he'd had to adapt for Felix and Locus, how much he'd hated them. It's a mess. He's a mess, but he still thinks this situation is salvageable.
Wash leans down and grips the mammoth fur on the outside of the roll. ]
You've got nothing to apologize for. We'll deal with the problem. For now... three, two-- up.