"you know if you keep kissing me you're gonna...hih...geh,HSHOO! get sick"
The otter just giggled, groaning as the pup sneezed and sneezed, feeling some of it spray his chest and neck. "Psh, worth it!" he grinned, taking Atlas's hanky and holding it around the cutie's nose.
Atlas blew his nose hard coughing a little bit afterwards "thanks" he said hugging the otter and sniffling
Pepper just smiled, hugging his best friend close to his chest, his own nose giving a little sniffle.
The otter shook his head but sniffled again, a little drop of clear mucous showing at the edge of his nostril before it got sucked away. "No way!"
Atlas hated the thought that he could have gotten Pepper sick
Pepper nodded, though his nose gave a little flaring twitch. "Double extra shuhh... s-sure haahh HAAAPTSSCHEEWW!!!" he turned, spray flying out of his nose. He blinked at the sudden sneeze, then giggled and sniffed, turning back to the pup. "Super sure!"
Atlas had a sneezing fit "hshoo hshoo hshoo hshoo hshoo...HSHOO!" "okay I believe you"
Pepper trembled a little as the boy sneezed and sneezed, his warm, feverish body shaking against the otter's. "And -you- are definitely sick..." he said, wiping his friend's nose with the hanky.
Atlas coughed and blew his nose "we've established that" Atlas said playfully
Pepper chuckled and nodded, "I just wanted to make sure, since you were trying to hehh... s-say you weren't before..." he trailed off his nose wrinkled and a little drip rolling onto his upper lip.
Atlas turned his head "okay if you aren't sick explain your runny nose and your sniffling"
The otter shrugged, his nose wrinkling more, "you hahh... kn-know how sensihhh... sensitive my nose ihh... IHIISSSCHOOO!!! HISSCHOO!!!" he sneezes twice, hugging Atlas hard against his chest as he sprayed the sneezes all over the blanket. "You know it's sensitive..." he sniffs wetly, rubbing it on his wrist.
Atlas sniffled thickly "yuh that is true" Atlas said
Pepper nodded, sniffling wetly himself. "Maybe I'm getting allergic to you?" he teased.
Atlas sneezed "HIIISHOOO!" "I really hope not!"
Pepper shrugged, shivering from the last big sneeze, "BLESS YOU! Y-you know I don't mind sneezin... I do it enough with the rest of my allergies..." he giggles and sniffs back a drip.
Atlas blew his nose and coughed harshly "I really hope youre not allergic to me or sick I'd feel so guilty if I got you sick"
Pepper sighed, giving his friend his biggest, most reassuring smile as he gently touched their noses together. "Seriously boy... Don't. Worry. About. It. I'm totally fine, I prahh... p-promise! Plus you're gonna hahhh... h-hafta deal with my big m-messy otter sneezes s-so it's punishment enough..." he panted as his nose kept tickling, though the sneeze just didn't come.
"is it stuck?" Atlas asked
Pepper nodded a little and sniffed, his nostrils flaring.
"you'll get it out" Atlas said sniffling thickly
And with that, the otter sneezed, "NNGSCHEEW!!" doubling forward and barely turning enough, sneezing onto half of his own tummy and chest.
"bless you" Atlas said before sneezing himself "hshoo hshoo hshoo hshoo...HSHOO HSHOO!" Atlas blew his nose and coughed harshly, "you should probably blow your nose too" he said
"Bless y-bless-bless yo-bl-ble-BLESS you!" he giggled, trying to keep up. He sniffled hard and blushed, "y-yeah, sorry, I ration my tissues naturally so I don't run out..." he explains, tugging one out of the package.
Pepper grinned, using the tissue he'd pulled out first with a long, gurgly blow. "Y-you sure?" he coughed after the blow, taking the hanky, "you didn't use this one did ya?"
"are you sure you're not sick, you sound like youre getting a cold" Atlas said sniffling