"Getting people into bed," he asks, deliberately obtuse for the sake of an arching brow, a touch of tongue to incisor. The punchline is, "It doesn't have to be."

Orient that, weirdo against a tree.

"Is walking part of your ongoing project, or should I be building some kind of pallet to drag." He's not keen on replacing that tree for support, and outright carrying anyone that tall is out of the question.