Your lack of intelligence is annoying, actually. [ Jouno smiles, though, resting a hand on Tetcho's leg. ] Maybe I'm more of a masochist than I thought, since I seemingly like to be annoyed.

[ The statement makes him pause. Even in his bleary pain killer induced state, he's not sure he wants to talk about it, or at least, not the full details of it. He might not have cared before if Tetcho knew about his past, but seeing him lose faith in him had changed that. Now he's not sure what Tetcho would think, or if it would be too much for him. ]

I got an infection.

[ It isn't a lie. It's simply only part of the story. ]