[It's not so much a laugh meant to offend, or even a fully amused laugh. Rather, it's sort of a weak attempt to lighten the mood, and to acknowledge the comment that had been taken as something of a joke. Seeing someone as young as Adam call himself five hundred years old is a little humorous, you know?
It doesn't last long anyway. The faint amusement, the small smile, they're hard to maintain on such a grave topic. They both slip away as quickly as they've come, and Wash sobers upon hearing Adam's answer to his unasked questions. The fact that humanity was hanging in the balance during whatever it was that Adam got wrapped up in is not something he realized.]
...I think I'm missing something important. What was going on that would have wiped out humans?
[Whatever it is, it sounds a lot bigger than just a turf war.]
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It doesn't last long anyway. The faint amusement, the small smile, they're hard to maintain on such a grave topic. They both slip away as quickly as they've come, and Wash sobers upon hearing Adam's answer to his unasked questions. The fact that humanity was hanging in the balance during whatever it was that Adam got wrapped up in is not something he realized.]
...I think I'm missing something important. What was going on that would have wiped out humans?
[Whatever it is, it sounds a lot bigger than just a turf war.]