[ the wall. just as pointless as his "project" then. ]

Yeah. I read a lot of long, boring books. [ he'd been searching for the equivalent here but he hadn't been lucky enough to find anything worthwhile himself. ] My-uh. My friend runs a group, at the VA. Therapy. I listen in sometimes.

[ he loops a stitch the same way raleigh does, but his is too loose and hangs strangely, so he undoes it with some guidance then tries again and it's a little better. it feels good to do something with his hands again. something productive. ]