Mick comes back with a small fabric wrapped parcel, sitting down beside the other guy and feeling grateful in a way he hasn't in a long while. Acceptance will never go out of style, in his book.
While he knows why Long's offered to volunteer for this in the first place is the same reason he downplays the monster inside. He imagines their reasoning runs along similar tracks, if not the same exact ones.
Play nice, and avoid the consequences of not playing nice.
It's good enough for him.
Unwrapping the parcel, he sets out a small wooden bowl and a long, thin needle alongside a one inch belt punched right long its length. Some plain, softer fabric strips for after, in place of bandaids.
It's not optimal, but it'll do the work. He glances at the already rolled up sleeve with a small, relieved smile. "Are you left or right handed? Just checking."
Re: long is pretty shiny it's true
While he knows why Long's offered to volunteer for this in the first place is the same reason he downplays the monster inside. He imagines their reasoning runs along similar tracks, if not the same exact ones.
Play nice, and avoid the consequences of not playing nice.
It's good enough for him.
Unwrapping the parcel, he sets out a small wooden bowl and a long, thin needle alongside a one inch belt punched right long its length. Some plain, softer fabric strips for after, in place of bandaids.
It's not optimal, but it'll do the work. He glances at the already rolled up sleeve with a small, relieved smile. "Are you left or right handed? Just checking."