"Is that like Twisted Sister? Because I think we might have some of that lying around." Howard reaches over and pokes the corner of Cedric's mouth, trying to force a smile as he addresses the second half of that.

"You can surprise me with other things. You learn, man. You learn to work with the limitations you have." It's something Howard holds pretty close to his chest because he feels as if he's always had to take the long way around to do things, being short and weak and baseline as he is. "And hey. I still think we can fix it."