"No, no pinching -- " He laughs, giddy, and the suddenness of his joy seems to take even Gaeta himself by surprise. "Hurts a little, but it's not the prosthesis, it's just because I haven't walked in a while. Gods, look at that."

Another tiny, bright laugh as he stares down at his feet. He takes another cautious step with Peter's help.

"I'll keep using my crutches a little longer, yeah. And I never tried sleeping in my old one anyway; I'm used to that."