I'm fine. [It's a pretty weak argument though, considering he hiccups then and sinks lower in his chair...before pulling the pills closer anyway. Sigh. Life is hard when you're stubborn. He takes another few deep breaths before popping pills into his mouth, pulling another face as he basically dry-swallows them and reaches a hand up to massage his eyes again.]

Anybody figure out why these are the side effects we're stuck with? I already had to deal with this when I got back into the colony.