"Apple," his mother answers as she walks off. And Tommy stares at Jeff, a bit nervous. Dude, where is the moral support?

"It's okay," Jeff says. "Watch, I'll do it first."

And he does. Just a quick rubbing of the swab all along the inside of his mouth. Then pulling the tube up and sealing it over the tip.

"And that works? That's just spit and stuff."

"It's lots of little cells naturally coming off. No pain, you only feel a bit of cotton," Jeff promises. "Here, Billy, you do one. Show him it's no issue."