"I don't think it's tedious and obvious. A lot of people don't even notice that. They just look at it and realize that it's not as large or exciting as they imagined it would be and decide that they'd rather stick to looking at pictures of paintings, because they can do that for free and not have to go to the museum. I like seeing them in person, because it's easier to imagine someone actually painting them. The artist actually touched that painting, and made it the way it is."

Somehow, that's significant to him, although he's not sure he can explain why. For all of his talkativeness, he doesn't always understand the things that are coming out of his mouth, even while he's saying them. Thus far, though, Ned hasn't told him to shut up, or been overly confused by anything he says, and he appreciates that. There's something relieving about not being questioned all the time, about being able to say what comes to mind without feeling as self-conscious as he usually does.