I know it must be terrible to have lost all of that. And I know it's so easy to pin blame on someone. But you can't do that. It just - makes it all worse.

[Vash holds both of his hands out to her. It's a peaceful, placating gesture.]

Humans have drained my kind dry for a century. They've been mutilated and tortured by us. Some... some of us even did horrible things back. [He is being purposefully vague.] And as a result, the humans became more reliant, and drained our kind even more. So we got angrier and -

[Vash's laugh is a sad one.]

It's a cycle, Irene. You see that, right? For me and for you.

[His piece having been said, Vash now wraps his arms around himself. He closes his eyes and draws in a deep breath.]

I want you to think about that, okay? Remember what every action brings next. As for me... I think I'm gonna head to bed.