He was focusing more on the conversation than the needle, and it didn't register as much more than a slight pinch going in, and he was able to mostly put it in the back of his mind.

"That's because it was pretty amusing," he agreed. "And she was pretty nice, I'm inclined to think well of anyone who magically appears behind me with coffee."

He got down off the table and pulled his shirt back on. "That wasn't so bad," he said.