*grabs a couple tissues and blows his nose (and maybe you won't see his good-natured eyeroll)* Yeah, okay. Thanks, Mom.
*shakes his head a tiny bit because any harder and he can feel his brain sloshing around in his skull* That's all right. *tugs at his wrinkled t-shirt* Cup of coffee and I'm good as...as...as good as I was yesterday. Provided I burn the clothes when I get home.
*sips his coffee in occasional-sneeze-broken silence for a minute before broaching the subject again* Salgant was there, right? Not just in my nightmares?