Well, that's a better reaction than he was expecting. He was half holding out to get the whole bag thrown at his head or something, so he breaks out in a bit of a smile. "Would you believe me if I said it's because I don't believe in no-win scenarios?"

I always knew you'd paint again. And sure it had taken the better part of the last few days and no pain medication to speak of, haggling with shop-owners and bargaining until he could barely see straight, but it was for him as much as for Kyle. It took his mind off the pain, gave him something to do. Something he felt useful doing.

"I could only find like, eight different colours. I figured you could mix them to get more, though. No clue how all that works, you're the genius here, I'll let you sort it out."