[He spares a moment for the scars -- so that's what they look like, when you use the burn collars regularly -- but he's transfixed by the actual act of the fire eating so much that he doesn't linger on them.]

...practice and...pain tolerance.

I can do that.

[(i don't think "tolerance" is a strong enough word for you obsidian)

He leans forward to swipe one of the sticks off Red's coat and dip it, but then stares at it a moment like he's not sure he wants to attempt this after all.]

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