"Eating the food didn't make it worth it?" Vash said, almost exasperated - how someone could be so flippant about food was over his head, but whatever worked for Akito's tomas. It was still strange - not that he was going to complain, because "Ikki," whoever that was, seemed to make the kid happier than anything. Best to leave the topic alone.
Besides, there were other things to talk about, apparently. Vash heh'd, smiling sheepishly. "Uuhm, well, it kind of belongs to a friend of mine - but he's... not around right now, so I've got to take care of it." There. Best explanation he could come up with in five seconds. "And it's not really that heavy..." Just about a ton, maybe three quarters of one...