Kiley glanced at Tobias and Chase before turning her attention back to Felix and Lennon. "The ear. Felix and I decided real artists cut off their ears, so I volunteered to take off Felix's and suggested he give it to you." She pointed the spear at Felix. "You let me know when you're ready. We can probably use ice to numb the area first."
Tobias was thankful that Chase was so willing to switch the equipment and he breathed with visible relief. His friend knew him well enough to recognize the distress Tobias was feeling, but he felt stupid admitting to it. He still didn't know where he was supposed to be mentally with the Simms stuff, and he didn't want to annoy people with his lingering problems.
"Um... just..." Tobias scratched at the nape of his neck and stepped in closer to Chase so the others couldn't overhear. "I just don't really want to see like... the fish dying. I know that's stupid. But thinking about it made me think of... you know. And I feel like maybe I'll start to panic and ruin everything. I know we need to catch a lot of fish."