I'm going to tell you two things, and know that I mean them both with utmost sincerity despite how rampant my hypocrisy will seem. Ready—

[And he takes a moment to cough into his elbow, actually, first, oops. But give him a moment to settle his whole self and reach to grip Viktor's fingers with his other hand, hey. Okay.

Ahem:] First thing: don't work too hard. You've been stressed; maybe an early weekend?

[And, also,] Second: tell me everything about the scale blood, with footnotes.