[It's not so much that he took it well, but rather that he just didn't take it. Thinking too hard on stuff like this isn't good for your health when you're already suspecting that you got a cracked skull back in the real world.]

That was one financial flu alright. I was too young to really experience more than the tail-end of it but that sort of thing stays in your memory no matter how small you are.

[Pause. As a doctor he should really investigate this further, shouldn't he?]

So... how does this work, exactly? I've never really talked to a nation before - at least not one that talked back.