[ Perhaps miraculously, he doesn't make a comment to the effect that she can use him as a pillow--he just watches her get settled in, seeming subdued.
Maybe this place is getting to him. After the bugs, he feels the urgency of not being armed more than he did before. In his defense, now that she's pointed out the weapon's heart it's a bit easier to just build around that, slotting mechanisms into place like a puzzle. He's shivering a bit himself from the storm, but he's content enough to slide into the work. It doesn't keep him from making mistakes, though, fingers slipping on small parts. ]
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Maybe this place is getting to him. After the bugs, he feels the urgency of not being armed more than he did before. In his defense, now that she's pointed out the weapon's heart it's a bit easier to just build around that, slotting mechanisms into place like a puzzle. He's shivering a bit himself from the storm, but he's content enough to slide into the work. It doesn't keep him from making mistakes, though, fingers slipping on small parts. ]