First things first, Heidi set the ginger ale by the bed for immediate access once the thermometer had finished, with the remainder of the bottle beside it for when the cups contents needed a top-up. The saltines were opened, and a couple pulled out and placed on a napkin beside the gingerale. The soup was still cooling, so she left that on the tray.
"Have you eaten at all today? Blink once for yes, and twice for no." She raised a brow in Buffy's direction, too adjusted to the Petrelli's habit of fibbing concerning their eating habits when ill to avoid dispensing her 'I-am-a-mother-and-I-shall-know-somehow-if-you-have-not' expression.