Stephen's been pestering in an official manner. Saying about giving him a physical, part of the job, make sure all of Riftwatch is in shape. And it isn't as though Mobius can fault him for that, truly, but he feels like that might not actually be the case. That maybe he's honing in on Mobius, his new-ish shard, his lyrium intake, his everything they've talked about before to monitor his condition. Conditions plural? Keep an eye on him.

That's what makes it just a little bit genius. Mobius has no reason to decline in any official capacity. If Stephen had come asking as a friend, he might have been turned down. (Or they might have talked. They talk often, just not always about these things.) But a summons from the Head Healer for Official Riftwatch Business is a lot harder to simply ignore.

He could. But. Then he'd have to start avoiding his friend as a whole, and he's not about to do that. It would make their seating arrangements in the Research office real awkward, for one.

"Don't suppose I could get away with just saying I'm fine for you to mark down in your files?"

Hi, in other words.