[Lance is, similarly, sipping at his own coffee, and it's always amazing how sometimes such small things can help so much. It isn't stopping his headache or the shakiness or exhaustion, but it's still somehow definitely making him feel a little better.

It's enough that he can manage to be even slightly convincing in his answer to Ephemera's question.]

I'm fine; everyone's just overworked here, right now, with everything going on.

[And it's not totally untrue; the clinic staff has very much been putting in overtime, not just in their normal jobs but in also making sure to protect the place and those in it. But Ephemera's right in that Lance's job in particular is difficult, and he's a little overwhelmed with the current situation. Still, he knew what he was signing up for and it's worth it, and he's not about to complain about it especially to someone he's been counseling.

Speaking of, and attempting to take back some control of the conversation--]

How have you been since we last spoke?