"Useful stuff, velcro," Break explains. "It's a fastener. Fuzzy strip on one side and scratchy strip on the ovver; they connect, but you can yank 'em back apart wiv enough force."

He gestures to illustrate what he's talking about, but mostly this is to antagonize the toddler, who follows his hands back and forth and tries to grab a hold of him again. As usual, his antics distract her completely from her fussing. She's still unhappy, but now she's unhappy with Break, a ploy Gilbert can likely see through now after all these years of getting trolled away from his anxieties.

But hey, at least this Break doesn't use cigarettes to get his point across.