I felt a lot worse yesterday. [ which is why she waited so long to call him over. ] Today it's all been the typical cold stuff. Sneezing, runny nose, coughing... I dunno how my temperature is, though.

[ so she brings a hand up to press it against her forehead, but that goes about as well as can be expected— which is to say that it doesn't work at all. you'd think a former nurse would know that it was a futile effort from the start, but apparently not. ]

Wanna check it for me?

[ and if he does, she might be a little warmer than usual, but it's nothing too bad. ]