[He nods again, because he's at a loss for what else to do. What else to try and communicate. Maybe it'd be best for him to just go to sleep now. Maybe, when he wakes up tomorrow, he'll feel better and his voice will have returned. Or maybe he'll find none of this happened at all.
There's a barely audible sniff, then he raises his head to glance up at Jean again. He won't attempt to smile- there's very little point in that. He will, however, raise his right hand to mimic something. A gesture similar to holding a glass and tilting it towards his lips. He still doesn't know if he can hold water down, but he'd like to try, if only to get the bad taste out of his mouth.]
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There's a barely audible sniff, then he raises his head to glance up at Jean again. He won't attempt to smile- there's very little point in that. He will, however, raise his right hand to mimic something. A gesture similar to holding a glass and tilting it towards his lips. He still doesn't know if he can hold water down, but he'd like to try, if only to get the bad taste out of his mouth.]