[Ami doesn't seem to understand the significance of the slip-up, but Wash...his jaw tightens and there's a moment where he thinks Church is trying to resteady himself but he's not sure such a thing is even possible anymore. Have either of them ever had a moment in their lives where they were anything but unsteady?]
Church? [He already hates it - the note of concern that draws the name out, the way he knows to call him Church, the way it's going to sound fake because it sounds too nice.]
You were their friend. They're loyal. They don't...give up on people, on their people. And - what about me?
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Church? [He already hates it - the note of concern that draws the name out, the way he knows to call him Church, the way it's going to sound fake because it sounds too nice.]
You were their friend. They're loyal. They don't...give up on people, on their people. And - what about me?