Its fine, I only checked in eight hours later!
I am similar to humans, but entirely different. Wired down to my DNA.

[sighs and drops his chin into a hand propped onto his knee] It is some combination painkiller fever reducer for my withdrawal. I usually take my drugs intravenously, and I am used to the biting feeling of the needle. I figured this would be a good approximation since it is somewhat unpleasant, but now the inside of my mouth is just chalkier than it was.

Maybe I'll just pinch myself.