I cannot be the only one who wondered where in the world that box of Crayola crayons came from at the end of the episode.
As many boxes of crayons and colored pencils as they have, Walter. It was one of the strangest orders he'd ever received. But Walter didn't question it. He never questioned the general, no matter how absolutely absurd it made him look.
So here he was, in the checkout line of Safeway with as many boxes of crayons and colored pencils as were on the shelves. Stacks of coloring books, too.
Walter didn't know that Safeway had these things in stock.
The cashier watched him unload his shopping cart with amusement. Walter wanted to know what kind of picture he cut in his Airforce uniform standing in line at the Safeway with more crayons than a first grade class would know what to do with.
He wanted to say something flippant, make her laugh. Maybe it would distract him from how awkward he felt. Never mind. He'd survive. This was for charity.
The cashier bagged his crayons, pencils, and coloring books for him. He thanked her. He got out of there as quickly as possible.
By the time he returned, the general was ready for his little trip off world. He didn't do this often. At all. Walter handed him the plastic bags, marked with the Safeway emblem, and stood at attention.
General Hammond smiled at the bags of crayons and coloring books. "Thank you, Walter," he said. He looked at the technician filling in. "Dial Orban."
"Yes, sir."
The technician dialed up Orban, announcing the chevrons encoding.
General Hammond offered a Safeway bag back to Walter. "Care to join me?"
Walter took the bag back. Smiled. He didn't get off world a lot, either. And, from what Walter understood, this would be something worth seeing.
