[the coughing fit ends in a sneeze that he reflexively covers with his sleeve]

Y-Yeah. I might have caught a cold this month. [you don't say...]

It's... [sniff] It's not contagious here, probably. But it comes and goes? Maybe because I'm not thinking about it all the time. Something about 'mind over matter' here.

[maybe he ought to learn how to make items like Ango does. That seems helpful...]