"You're welcome," he replied with a laugh, tossing the accursed life jacket into the boat as he was glad to never look at another one of those ridiculous things ever again. The needle went right back in his pocket for use another day. Unsurprisingly, dirty looks and the like never phased him. It became a waste of energy to remark on what you've faced a thousand times.

"The report has been made, thus we are in no hurry to return. I say we engage in the phrase 'having a bite'."