[ It becomes pretty clear, pretty quickly that the kid has been through some shit. The bruises and cuts and that bloodied finger of his don't miss his notice, though he says nothing about it. No reason to, really. It's clear that Kurosaki's clever, wily enough to snatch a key off of a guard, which has got Joel warming up to him.
He shifts over close enough to reach a hand out and take the key, aware now more than ever of the presence of these cuffs weighing heavily around his wrists and ankles and keeping him chained to the floor of this too-small cell.
He'll have to keep them loose around him for when the patrol comes by to check in on them again, but it's a small blessing that they never linger for too long, or pay too close attention to the unwashed, unkempt rag-wearing prisoners they've got captured by the dozens — so long as they do nothing to gain their notice anyway.
Joel nods in the boy's direction, grateful. ]
Cuffs are a good start as any. [ He sets the small metal key into the hole of his cuff, twisting it as quietly as he can. It clicks open, the cold metal relenting away from his red-raw skin.
Probably shouldn't have struggled so much against it the last time he caught up a fuss with one of the guards. ] Thanks.
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He shifts over close enough to reach a hand out and take the key, aware now more than ever of the presence of these cuffs weighing heavily around his wrists and ankles and keeping him chained to the floor of this too-small cell.
He'll have to keep them loose around him for when the patrol comes by to check in on them again, but it's a small blessing that they never linger for too long, or pay too close attention to the unwashed, unkempt rag-wearing prisoners they've got captured by the dozens — so long as they do nothing to gain their notice anyway.
Joel nods in the boy's direction, grateful. ]
Cuffs are a good start as any. [ He sets the small metal key into the hole of his cuff, twisting it as quietly as he can. It clicks open, the cold metal relenting away from his red-raw skin.
Probably shouldn't have struggled so much against it the last time he caught up a fuss with one of the guards. ] Thanks.