[ He is completely out of it while she works, and despite the similar - rather short - time between him being awake and her waking him up... it takes him a while to actually open his eyes and focus.

See, he could vanish - if his vessel was here. But he doesn't have one, he can't rest hidden away, because he's not here-

It takes him a moment to focus on her, still, with his slow blinking of maybe he's going to fall back asleep, but he manages to get up on one elbow and.. do as she said. He probably knocks back about half the tea before he realizes -. ]

....Think... you over-steeped... [ Ugh this is bitter??? ]

already tried lots of sugar, dunno if... over-steeped tea's gunna do anything..