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Hm, well... I'll try.

[Yes, next time he will yodel into the void until Shiho shows up.]

... Mm, thanks. I appreciate it.

[Getting better faster is what he'd like to do too, so he will absolutely not refuse the thought of drinking more water; for him, it was mostly the "getting up and getting it" part that's been causing him to hesitate, because standing up is still pretty tough.]

[Yodeling sounds about right. Thankfully as a psychometer, she'll probably be able to see this if she was actually looking.]

Don't go anywhere. [Hopefully there's water and cups and stuff. Either way, she'll figure it out and come back with it.]

[He goes nowhere!! He remains where he is supposed to be, sitting on the couch like an obedient boy. And there are definitely cups for the water, so when she comes back with it... he just accepts it quietly with a soft:]

Thank you, Sannomiya-san... I feel a little bad that you have to take care of me like this, but...

[He's still grateful.]

If you feel bad about it, then don't drink any more weird potions.

[Minamoto would probably be better at fussing over him than Shiho would be... but at least he seems to be better?]

And next time make sure there's someone here to take care of you when you're feeling sick.

[... Ah.]

No more weird potions. Got it.

[A beat, and he adds:]

You mentioned you know a bit about potions...and things like that. Next time, can I ask you about it?

...About the potions, or about the “....things”?

[Because she’s still not sold on the idea of telling people about her psychometry unless she was pressed to do it.]

[Yeah, he just looks puzzled at that. He definitely hasn't pieced together that it's some special power; he just thinks she's good with potions now.]

I mean... anything we might get that we don't know the components of, like those potions. If the town gives us something like that again... do you think you could help me with it?

[So...he hasn't clued in to the psychometry. Shiho's shoulders relax just a touch as she realizes this. There wouldn't have to be hard conversations today, which is always a good thing.]

Yeah, I can do that. I wouldn't have offered otherwise.

Thank you.

[That helps, honestly; Minato nods, sipping his water quietly.]

Next time I get something like that, then... I'll tell you first.

You better. [Because she’ll know if he doesn’t!!]

....Once you’re done drinking that, let’s get you back in bed. Are your... housemates going to come back later?

Ah, yeah... Vriska-chan will be. Don't worry--she won't let me do anything stupid.

[She's good for that, that Vriska.

But also, he'll focus on finishing off his water so that Shiho doesn't have to hang around if she doesn't want to, after already helping him this much.]

Good. [It's not that Shiho doesn't want to stay around, more that she feels like his time would be better spent sleeping and resting.]

Though you still drank that potion in the first place, so you have to keep yourself from doing anything dumb too.

I guess you're not wrong about that either.

[He looks wryly amused, shaking his head.]

I'll do my best. No more drinking strange liquids, I promise. I'd like to avoid this whole thing in the future...honestly.

If you didn’t want to avoid it, I really would have to worry. [As if she isn’t already worrying now?]

I promise I'm not that suicidal.

[Honestly!! Despite his summoning method!!]

I'd like to live as long as I can here.

Not... "that" suicidal, huh... At least you want to live for as long as you can, so there's that.

[Though he really is worrying....and embarrassing.]

[Look... look!!]

Isn't that only natural...

[A sigh, but it's good-natured.]

I feel like you're teasing me now.

You'd think it would be. [But people do go around drinking things and eating things off the floor apparently. So!!]

Besides, you tease me all the time. So think of it as payback. [But good-natured payback, of course.]

[... You know, he just kind of nods at that, accepting.]

That's fair.

[He probably does deserve this.

But that all said--]

I'll be okay now, Sannomiya-san, honestly. [Soon enough, he will be as good as new.] But thank you for coming to check on me.

Good. I'm glad to hear it.

[And he didn't seem to have gotten complications, though she'd still be keeping an eye on him anyway.]

And you're welcome. We promised, right? [And now that's enough honesty from her as she looks away.]

We promised. I won't forget that.

[He confirms that softly--and honestly, that's good enough for him. He's lucked out here; he's ended up with some really, really good friends.]

Mm. [She nods, just once. And then with that done, she’s getting up.]

...Ready to go back upstairs? [He needs to rest more, that she’s sure of.]

That's probably a good idea.

[He won't deny that; he has to rest and recover so that he doesn't worry anyone again, right?]

I think I can manage that much, but...

[Even as he pushes himself up:]

... Thanks again, Sannomiya-san. It was really good to see you today.

...If you can manage it, then I’ll let you do that.

[....Hopefully he does get up there, because Shiho doesn’t want to push her help on him (much as she also wants to at the same time since patients should act like patients). Instead she’ll just keep watch with psychometric, prepared at a moment’s notice to make sure he doesn’t fall down the stairs or swoon as he gets up or something.]

And it was good to see you too. You’re welcome. Feel better, okay? And if you don’t, you have to let me know.

[He will make it, at least--

No worries there. so he just smiles at her gently, and nods.]

If I'm not feeling better, you'll be the first person I tell.

[For now? He'll see her off before he climbs up the stairs and flops into bed. He's recovering--so it'll be just fine.]

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