[That was true, he didn't want to get Youth sick, and he very well could if they even attempted anything, but logic wasn't high on his body's priority list.]
Uh yeah... [Resting his head on the side of the tub, he dragged his eye open and barely nodded. Yeah. Awake would be good. People died when they were asleep--people died when they were awake, too, but alert was good. And he couldn't make much sense of anything anyway, even his thoughts, so awake was about as aware as he was going to get.]
Sure, ready. [He held out one hand, while using the other to balance himself on the tub's edge, and stood shakily. He still felt warm, but Bell was fairly sure he was cooler. Youth had accomplished that at least.]
In person
Uh yeah... [Resting his head on the side of the tub, he dragged his eye open and barely nodded. Yeah. Awake would be good. People died when they were asleep--people died when they were awake, too, but alert was good. And he couldn't make much sense of anything anyway, even his thoughts, so awake was about as aware as he was going to get.]
Sure, ready. [He held out one hand, while using the other to balance himself on the tub's edge, and stood shakily. He still felt warm, but Bell was fairly sure he was cooler. Youth had accomplished that at least.]