[ Thanks for dipping your head just enough, Akira, she's just going to make sure that along with the sniffling and the coughing that there's no accompanying fever. Because maybe she'll be lenient if it's just the former two, but the latter? That's a much bigger problem. ]

So what happens if you feel worse tomorrow? If you really want to go to school, I won't stop you [ just fuss incessantly ] and I know you're concerned about your record, but there are ways to work around it.

[ For starters: He's got Madam President vouching for him, and the administration loves her. ]