( graham isn't big on the video feature, yet he likes alice enough to give it a go. besides, it's hard to connect him to his username unless one knows what it means, and so far only one person around does. )

If you needed a second pair of hands, I learned how to mend things on my own when I was young. It'd not be as neat as yours, I'm sure, but I could use something to do.

( his mind is in dire need of distractions, now that he's a fugitive in need of hiding most of the time. )