"What does Vash mean?"
Rem looked surprised. "Mean?"
"Yeah." Knives held up the utensil for her. "This is a knife, right? And 'million' is...a lot. So what does Vash mean?"
Rem's eyes traveled over the blade uneasily. "Vash means...I don't know. I don't think it means anything."
"I don't understand. Why would you name me after...this? Doesn't it hurt people?"
"It doesn't have to." She sounded nervous. Knives' confusion grew.
"But still...why? Vash doesn't have a last name."
"I don't know, Knives, we didn't name you. She did."
"Who?"
"Your mother."