[Connor's lips press thin. For someone less willing to be helpful, that's being sequestered into a corner quite quickly, a promise to think of himself in a way that he simply isn't used to considering.

But some part of Connor, maybe a section of his programming that's hard for him to pin down, finds he can make this promise if it means Nier's going to be less stubborn about all of this. The man needs his rest. Connor owes him a debt, and this is part of how he intends to fulfill it -- to make sure that he recovers if he really is getting sick.]

I think that's a fair compromise. Besides, I doubt I'm the only one here who would be making this request of you, if they knew.