That earned the kid a laugh and Duo traded his heavy leather work gloves for a pair of fingerless gloves from his pocket.
"Always been pretty small for my age," he said, leading Tim over to one of the work benches, which he'd turned into tool-themed picnic bench complete with hotplate should the thermos of hot chocolate get too cold. Or if he just felt like toasting his sandwiches instead of eating them cold -- useful things those hot plates were.
"The trick's figurin' out how t'use it t'your advantage. And t'answer yer first question: If you can convince him t'letcha inside then more power to ya, kid."