[ lance merely nods in agreement, knowing all too well that being quiet, preferring to keep to oneself does not instantly a bad person make. there's keith, after all, who maybe isn't always a shining beacon of virtue or whatever, but that hardly makes him any less of a good guy, a hero in his own right.

but he can understand duo's wariness. the last thing anyone wants to do is make another big goof like before. ]

Once we get the bones, we can try and do some research on them. Maybe make sure they can't be used for other stuff?

[ yeuch, research... definitely not lance's forte, but if it'll ease the other's mind... eh. why not.

as far as his boots go, though— ]

And I'm fine. I'm getting through it, aren't I? [ just because he can, though, doesn't mean he'll be all that pleased about it... ]