[A chronic condition... that sounds a lot more serious, and it has Jae-Ha looking back down to Mephisto's body to inspect it. Or maybe it's an excuse. It's sort of an excuse, just like it is for him to bring his free hand and touch to the side of one of the bandages on his chest.]

Something that couldn't be "healed" when you were woken up, then. [Like his own injuries were.] Still... this water isn't as salty as the ocean water itself, is it? This particular lagoon, it feels rather... soft, and relaxing.

After all, if you were hurting very much, you'd be climbing out of the water again already, right? You still haven't moved an inch.