Could never be careful enough about things like this. When he was satisfied that it was sufficient, John said, “You’re good.”
“Here I come, Mr John!” said Bucky, approaching the ladder. John kept a firm and careful grip on the rope, and was immediately glad he did. Bucky was always a bit reckless about things like this, and today was no exception. He didn’t so much climb down the ladder as rappel down, the strain on poor John be damned. It got him down faster, but it sure wasn’t doing John’s limbs any favors.