Jon has to break his grasp on Martin's hand to take it, though he gives a final squeeze before doing so. "I'd rather get the answer to if this will be a problem now." He pauses, the admits, "After what he pulled with you I... it bothers me, you having to deal with him at all. I'm worried about what he even wants from you, what he might try to manipulate out of you."

He was trying to be more open here at least. He sighs and shifts to call the number, unsurprised when Elias picked up quickly enough. Jon's side of the conversation was simple enough, a terse greeting, short answers and the insistence that he was owed at least one day of actual medical leave, and Martin as well. Whatever Elias said at the end of the conversation made Jon's expression darken, and when he hung up he places the phone on the bedside table.

"He'll give us the day, as far as I can tell we're not the only ones calling in." Unsurprising.