[ Yeah, that's going to get him sort of a flat look, but that reassurance is almost... better? Worse? Bworse.

He bites the inside of his cheek. He'd needed that, is the thing. Or, like, he's not sure if he could have handled one last thing on top of Javert and Link coming in looking like hot garbage and Soldat and Alisaie not being around. Plus, it's Fjord. He hasn't really forgotten that line going slack, dude. ]

I don't think that my peace of mind is worth you getting sick from getting an infection or something. [ There. That's the truth. If Fjord did get sick from all this, it would have been Sora's fault anyway. For not being the kind of person who doesn't crack under pressure. ] Tell me. And if you can't tell me, tell someone else. Take care of yourself. You have to.