Once xey are all bandaged up, Chris wriggles xeir toes and then pads over to where the new arrival shoes xey initially abandoned are waiting.

"Thank you," Chris says. Xey pull on one shoe, then another -- carefully. "You definitely earned that scout badge. If you like, after we wash up, we can grab something to eat. The food here at the Oak and Iron is good, and the cost is covered by the vouchers they give us every month."