S'kinda like armor, right? Something that makes you feel stronger when you're not feeling so hot. [He's meandering to a point but, much like their path here, he was taking the most winding path possible. As to why, well...] My brother had something like that, too. He used to wear it around all the time.

[And, the reveal... well, it's a little anti-climactic. The red piece of fabric pulled from his jacket pocket unfurls from a messy folded square to something long and tattered.]

I've kinda been holding onto it for a while.

[There's a beat of pause, staring down at the scarf with a strange smile on his face, before holding it out to Eddie.]

Things are gonna be kinda crazy for a while. And like you said, you're gonna be on your own, and there's gonna be a lot you have to learn on the fly. N' I think you can handle it, kid, but hey.

We could all use a little more armor.