Nothing I haven't dealt with before. [He waved off the concern.] Smokers. It was inevitable since I started to hit them hard over the last few months. Gonna try to lay off a bit more now.

[It was a baseline, easy explanation. His coughing was fine if he didn't exert himself too heavily.

Spock's admission of having spoken with Fujiko didn't surprise him either. It was also inevitable, but he did wonder how well they got on. It was obvious that they had a reasonable conversation, since Spock was still in the apartment, but that still didn't account for Fujiko's possible antics.

He would have to talk to her later. Especially since he never celebrated anything on his own.]

I...see.