[Kratos smiles a little, down into the steam, at the bafflement hiding behind that dry remark. So many of these little inconveniences were just that -- inconveniences -- but in their own way they remind Kratos of the perseverance it takes just to live day by day; the grit and tenacity inherent in being mortal.
[That, and having lived in Iselia for nearly twenty years. Still, it's been far too long since Yuan bothered to experience anything on a basic level, if he can't even remember this much.]
A cold comes with an infection in the throat. Swallowing ... anything ... hurts, but I need fluids to fight off the infection.
[His voice is raw because of it. The tea's only a third done, but at least now he wants to drink it -- enough to bear up the ache with every mouthful.]
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[Kratos smiles a little, down into the steam, at the bafflement hiding behind that dry remark. So many of these little inconveniences were just that -- inconveniences -- but in their own way they remind Kratos of the perseverance it takes just to live day by day; the grit and tenacity inherent in being mortal.
[That, and having lived in Iselia for nearly twenty years. Still, it's been far too long since Yuan bothered to experience anything on a basic level, if he can't even remember this much.]
A cold comes with an infection in the throat. Swallowing ... anything ... hurts, but I need fluids to fight off the infection.
[His voice is raw because of it. The tea's only a third done, but at least now he wants to drink it -- enough to bear up the ache with every mouthful.]