RE: FICTION: Arc
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that for a price answer says everything about your we;lder, he is both insurance and a reminder of what can go wrong. Keeping him on retainer hurts now, your wallet might wince, but it defintely buys calm when you hit rough moments and need clean cuts or quick fixes before real trouble starts. Framing his place beside the science crew sells the stakes and makes that early roll out feel heavier yet oddly confident.
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He will be a transient character in perhaps a bigger tale. It felt like the story should end where it did (mainly because there's about a 400 word limit for our reading time in the writing group) - but also, because it felt like a natural point to trail off, while giving some potential future narrative threads to tug on.
yeah, letting him drift as a transient feels right. The 400 word cutoff < gives the scene a clean exit and leaves the metal warm enough to pick up later. Those threads you left are defnitely strong, and the welder as costly calm still lingers.