"You can't be too careful," Chris replied. "And if you'd been infected you would have shown symptoms by now anyway."

He had a seat on the chair and leaned back, letting out a sigh of his own. It wasn't just something to reassure himself-- it was the truth. So it was probably safe to start gearing himself down from "wound-up big brother" mode.

"So... How are you otherwise? Aside from the bumps and bruises, I mean."