[He scoffs, but he's grinning, wider than before. It's such a little thing. But it's what friends do.]

Oh, okay, I see how it is. Get me to show you again and then you're gonna show me up.

[He feigns like he's not gonna show him, but it was, of course, a foregone conclusion. Alex will always help Ben.]

One foot at a time. Like walking, the same rhythm, but longer. Sliding along the ice.

You can come with me if you want. I'll go backwards. I figured out how to do that. [He sounds absurdly proud of himself.]