"You do look awful friendly and naive. This'll sting a bit." Howard gets rubbing alcohol out and starts to swab the gashes with a level of tenderness that's usually completely foreign to him. The skill, however, isn't. He's very good at this.

"Oh." Howard looks over at the baggie and it all clicks into place. "Well, they make duct tape for that."

Whether Howard's trying to joke and cheer Cedric up or actually, legitimately considering using duct tape is up for debate (answer: he is legitimately considering duct tape).