Florida closes the door and moves to take the book. He carefully sets it aside and then moves to his closet, where he takes out a relatively short length of rope. Then he returns to Omega. He moves the book closer to Omega and opens it to a remembered page about simple hand bindings. Then he sits down in front of Omega on the floor and offers him the rope.

"The thing about being Maine's recruit? Even if it isn't official that makes you one of us for the time being. And being one of us means absolute protection. We look out for each other. We protect each other. We're a team, and a team needs trust. So I trust you to do this."