[ Nicholas doesn't fight it when Vash knocks his hand away and simply lets it fall to his side. He watches the other man stumble and when he realizes Vash is about to hurl his guts, Nicholas kindly gives him some space and turns away.
Nicholas shoves his hands roughly into his pockets. Shit. There's got to have been a better way to do this. But what? How? In the end, he knows that no matter how the news was delivered, the end result would be the same--Vash would feel responsible. The guy couldn't help but make the happiness and well-being of every person he came across his problem. A whole city's worth? That's likely way more than he's head to weather.
At least Jenora Rock made it. Sort of. He saw the reports--the place was destroyed, people died, but enough made it out. Enough. The fact he doesn't have the right reaction to weighing human lives says way more about Nicholas the Punisher than it does about Vash the Stampede, doesn't it?
Didn't you hand him right off to Millions Knives? Would this have happened if you hadn't?
Before Nicholas can wander down that train of thought, Vash wanders past him in a stupor. ]
--Hey, hold up.
[ He pulls his hands out of his pockets, going for Vash's shoulder again but this time with considerably more force. He tries to grab hold to get him to stop in place. ]
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Nicholas shoves his hands roughly into his pockets. Shit. There's got to have been a better way to do this. But what? How? In the end, he knows that no matter how the news was delivered, the end result would be the same--Vash would feel responsible. The guy couldn't help but make the happiness and well-being of every person he came across his problem. A whole city's worth? That's likely way more than he's head to weather.
At least Jenora Rock made it. Sort of. He saw the reports--the place was destroyed, people died, but enough made it out. Enough. The fact he doesn't have the right reaction to weighing human lives says way more about Nicholas the Punisher than it does about Vash the Stampede, doesn't it?
Didn't you hand him right off to Millions Knives? Would this have happened if you hadn't?
Before Nicholas can wander down that train of thought, Vash wanders past him in a stupor. ]
--Hey, hold up.
[ He pulls his hands out of his pockets, going for Vash's shoulder again but this time with considerably more force. He tries to grab hold to get him to stop in place. ]
Where'd ya think you're going?