[... There's a slow, slow blink at that.

And he tilts his head, expression puzzled.]

Oh... do you think kisses other places would've worked?

[A...haha... He rubs the back of his neck a little sheepishly.]

Sorry if I made things unnecessarily awkward... I didn't realize.

And I didn't want to risk anything not working or making things worse, when it came to something like your health.