Oh yeah, he'd really picked a winner there. Still, Wash is committed, and he'd rather have this conversation than pay attention to the more depressing thoughts bouncing off the inside of his skull. "Nah, we're just a bunch of assholes focusing on other people's problems so we don't have to deal with our own." He punctuates the answer with a shrug. It's dark enough to be the truth and blithe enough to make it seem like that's not at all the case. Dealer's choice.

"Honestly, I'm just trying to figure out if America actually picked up on something or if she's just as full of shit as she usually is." Which isn't exactly the truth, but he'd love to know regardless, if only for his own mental tally.