"It's this wand," he said, and now there were two pouty people in this conversation. "Bought it off a guy in the common area... He said it was supposed to help with the math-type stuff, which I'm no good at. Didn't say anything to me about shoelaces. I really am sorry. Glad you're okay, though. Maybe I should just junk this thing. Or give it to a kid with velcro kicks."