March 11
The secret to a healthy friendship is for both people to put more energy into the relationship than they take out.
"Are you sure about this, Doctor?" Jimmy questioned, watching nervously as he mentor collected the papers together.
"Having second thoughts?" Ducky inquired. "You can always back out, you know."
"I don't want to back out!" Palmer protested. "I'm just worried about you, and… Okay, I'm nervous about this whole thing. Really nervous. I've barely been sleeping. But I still don't think you should do this."
Ducky sighed, pulling off his gloves and shuffling the papers again. "If you don't want to do this, you don't have to. No one will think any less of you."
"Really?"
"Well, perhaps Agent DiNozzo will, but you shouldn't live your life according to what he thinks."
Jimmy was still confused. "But what about you? I know this is for charity, but you probably shouldn't be bungee jumping at your age."
Ducky smiled softly. "I checked with another doctor, who assured me that I would be okay," he admitted. "I did not sign up without taking the appropriate precautions."
"How many people do you think will sponsor us?" Jimmy wondered.
Ducky shook the papers in his hand slightly. "Abby most definitely will, and she will mobilize everyone else. Tony will give us more money if we ask him in front of a female, and Gibbs should be asked in private."
"Why should Gibbs be asked in private?" Jimmy checked.
"Because he is a private man," Ducky noted. He handed over half the forms. "I'll start on the top floor and you start on the bottom. Hopefully, there will be no bodies for us to deal with in the next few hours."