Whatever position they ended up in was fine with Shannon, so long as they were there together. He was definitely still clingy and attached to the one taking care of him and it was better if they weren't separated. He placed his head against Eli's shoulder, and hemmed and hawed a bit while he slowly considered that. The light attention to his arm was enough to distract and focus him at the same time.

"Whip was nice," he said after some thought. "Gloves were even better. Kind of. Same but better. You do it better than I do. Can you get the wax hotter next time?"