[ It always hurts. Always. But Mal takes it like a soldier and Gabe just hums, centering himself. He works steadily. He doesn't linger more than he has to, but he's thorough about it. Infection isn't something you fuck around with. ]

Yeah. Like clockwork. Usually when new people show up. Sometimes it's worse, sometimes it's not. Sometimes they just want us to play Twenty Questions. It's a range.