He watched him as he paced, up to his elbows in the soapy water. Then he sighed softly, and resumed the scrubbing.

"Hiding isn't a bad thing. You could've gotten hurt, even just against other Fraggles. There's no shame in taking the better part of valor, and Gobo will understand. He probably wouldn't have wanted you in the fight, anyway.

"...Sounds like he barely wanted himself in it."