[ grappling with loss is never easy, but to suffer a loss to violence so young is something Vash knows can be even more painful. it leaves wounds that never really heal, not even into ugly scars. ones capable of being re-opened and festering - even if they're given the proper attention. ]

I get the feeling you're the kind of person who does their best to make sure no other kids have a night like that one. Not if you can help it.

[ Vash might not know Dimitri well enough to speak too personally here, but he can't help but feel like he's seen enough to believe what he's saying is true. ]

It doesn't make what happened any less painful. But, it means something, doesn't it? Helping others... maybe it helps you, too.