No Sweat

Are you on medication?

No. / beat / Are you?

Yeah...

Oh.

... painkillers. Are you off work?

Yeah. I'm in bed mostly. Sleeping, and...

Sleeping's good...

... sweating a lot.
// OH NO... //

... Oh. Sweating's not good.

Don't worry. I'll be ok in a few days.
// AARGH. FOOL... //

... so uh, I just wanted to touch base. I gotta go, expecting a call.
/ a phone rings /
That's the other line. It's my mum.

Ok. Talk soon. / puts down phone /
// ...YOU NEVER SAY YOU SWEAT. LADIES DON'T SWEAT. IDIOT. //