[It's a little funny, the way he looks at her upside-down, but she doesn't feel the urge to laugh. It's probably tough for him to move around with the whole...rib situation, so that steals away the playfulness of being upside-down a bit. Her own stage whisper is admittedly also pretty ineffective.] Really! I like spring a lot better, but sometimes being out in the cold is kind of refreshing!

[It helps to wake her up on days that she struggles to shake off the depression-induced sleepiness. She tilts her head, peering upwards as if trying to recall something. It's useless, though; there was no route where she ever went for a wintertime dip.] I wasn't planning on going swimming, but if my nose gets numb, then I have a good reason to go inside and have a hot drink to warm me up!!

[Then, a gasp of amazement.] Ooh! Or I could bring a thermos of something hot and drink it while I write! Yeah, that'd be great!