That look to Peridot, and Peridot's nervousness, did not go unnoticed. Greg's halting explanation only made things worse. "And you died," Wash finished, calmly as he could. That wasn't the whole story - there was no way that was the whole story - but...

But he remembered just how badly dying had fucked him up. It was another set of nightmares he'd never be able to forget. And if that had happened to Greg - worried, sensitive, not mentally suited for that kind of trauma Greg...

Priorities. Triage first; explanation later. "Do you think you can handle the stairs?"