"It does give you that sense of peace, even for just a moment." The smile remains on his face as he turns in the direction of the speaker, though it transitions from a grin into a more subdued smile. Fortunately, he doesn't mind too much the interruption, this project providing the closest thing to a sense of camaraderie he's yet been able, or willing, to forge in this place.

"And working this way, using your hands? In some places, that's very nearly a lost art."