Edward smiled thankfully as Shannon drew him indoors and helped him take off the mask. He obediently lowered his shear-like hands when she asked him to, knowing all too well the damage they could cause to a pretty girl if he wasn't careful. He'd had to learn to be so careful, and it still wasn't enough sometimes.
"Not much... Rorschach is scary... but he let me use his mask," Edward said, wincing slightly once his sore skin was exposed to air once again. "OK, thank you..." he agreed, softly and gratefully, when Shannon offered to keep the mask safe for him. Rorschach had told him not to touch it, but he hadn't said anything about giving it to someone else for safekeeping. Edward decided that Rorschach would likely appreciate such thoughtfulness.
He sat still as she applied aloe gel to his bug bites, feeling almost instant relief compared to the scratchiness of the mask. "Thank you, Shannon... thank you so much..."