Uh, it depends on the type of- [cough cough] -sickness.

[It does not escape him that he's talking about himself and his species the same way one would about other animals.]

For a cold like this, uh...just bed rest and hot food is fine. Maybe some medicine.

[Like any teenage boy, though, he'd rather not take the medicine if he didn't have to. Not having money for medicine is a good enough excuse as any.]

...I dunno, though. They just decided to start fetching sticks.