(The sudden grip on Eddie's shoulder startles the boy. Not badly, but enough that he jumps a bit from its weight. He lifts his head to look up at Erik, and for an instant, he almost expects to see Erik's face replaced with Pennywise the Dancing Clown's face. For a second, it is, but Eddie blinks and Erik's face looks absolutely nothing like it. Just smooth, regular, older man.
He does as he's told, holding out his hands palm up. One has a recently healed scar across the open palm. It was still pink with fresh scar tissue. So no, no open wounds.)
Okay.
(He can do that. He slips off the stool and eyes the station. That was still pretty tall, but he could use it just fine. If not a little awkwardly. He thoroughly washes his hands and returns to Erik's side within a minute.)
You put spices in your burger? (Color him intrigued. He was used to the good old fashioned days of tasteless slabs of meat.)
...Do I get to put the meat on the grill? (There was something both horrifying and exhilarating about that. He wasn't so sure if this man would trust him with with that though. Plenty of adults didn't like kids messing around with anything 'dangerous', even if it was just stuff like stoves.)
no subject
He does as he's told, holding out his hands palm up. One has a recently healed scar across the open palm. It was still pink with fresh scar tissue. So no, no open wounds.)
Okay.
(He can do that. He slips off the stool and eyes the station. That was still pretty tall, but he could use it just fine. If not a little awkwardly. He thoroughly washes his hands and returns to Erik's side within a minute.)
You put spices in your burger? (Color him intrigued. He was used to the good old fashioned days of tasteless slabs of meat.)
...Do I get to put the meat on the grill? (There was something both horrifying and exhilarating about that. He wasn't so sure if this man would trust him with with that though. Plenty of adults didn't like kids messing around with anything 'dangerous', even if it was just stuff like stoves.)
I won't let it burn.