[ ...No, it has not, and his smile flickers for the moment. His condition isn't worse today than it was the day before, but neither is it better, and after several weeks of this, the consistency isn't exactly...encouraging.

But he's not losing hope. Alisaie had told him he would see again. He will. ]

Eh...I've had better. [ A lopsided grin accompanies his answer, but it's a lot more honest than he often gives. ] What about you? I, uh, wouldn't know if you've got circles under your eyes, buuut if I was betting man...

[ Had she even slept from the night before?

...Also, what did she just put on the bed? He reaches out towards the parcel. ]