[If you think that Markus was going to let the conversation focus on him and the patched-up hole that still sends lazy lances of pain across his middle, then you'd be very mistaken. He always prefers such attentions to slide off of him, like oil slicking off of water.]
Thank you. Maybe I'll have the opportunity to say hello in person if you happen to drop by.
[Implying that's the only pleasantry he really needs, which is a subtle affirmation of its own sort: he doesn't need anything, really.]
What a state we're all in when broken ribs qualify as just "alright". Even so, I wasn't just talking about how you're feeling physically.
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Thank you. Maybe I'll have the opportunity to say hello in person if you happen to drop by.
[Implying that's the only pleasantry he really needs, which is a subtle affirmation of its own sort: he doesn't need anything, really.]
What a state we're all in when broken ribs qualify as just "alright". Even so, I wasn't just talking about how you're feeling physically.