Prompt: bead

"Crafty"

McGee paused when he saw Tony sitting with two little girls and a spread of colored clay bricks, a cookie sheet, and unbaked beads in various states of lopsidedness.

Tony looked up. "Wanna join us?"

"Uh, I just came for the vending machine."

"Sure." Tongue peeking out, Tony rolled a small chunk of red clay into a ball. The end result was squished.

"No, Tony. You're doing it wrong." McGee snatched the piece of clay. "Like this, " He rubbed his hands. "And now we can add stripes…"

"Wow," Tony watched.

"Can we keep him?" the girls asked together.