Jack’s grin never left his face, to the point that it got too awkward to let go. His eyes then darted between the gauze in his hand and the lad whom Cody was tending to, momentarily catching peaks at the other patients. The ritual went on for a while, before he decided to finally apply the gauze, oblivious of the patient’s wince and soft grunt.

“Done,” he concluded, facing Codi once again, as he held the uncut end of the gauze.