How Stormlight Characters Would Act With a Bad Cold
Of course, probably these days none of our main characters would ever have a cold, since they all can either heal with Stormlight or ask someone to do the healing for them.
But let's say they did, somehow, get a bad cold that they could not immediately heal from. How would they act?
1. Kaladin: Insists that he is not sick
Think of how he was with his injured leg in WOR, hobbling about everywhere.
Kaladin: I’m not sick--I feel fine!
Teft: ...You have snot streaming down your face.
Kaladin: Uh, no, those are just my...tears.
Kaladin: Because of, uh, all of my...trauma.
Kaladin: [thumbs up]
Teft: GO TO BED
2. Dalinar: Insists that he can do his job despite being sick
Dalinar wouldn't lie about being sick. He would also not give up one iota of responsibility.
Dalinar: ..And that (cough) is why (sniff) we must (cough) band together (sniff) to beat (cough) Odium!
Dalinar: ...
Dalinar: (sniff) Is my gravitas taking a hit?
3. Jasnah: Takes time off
Controversial, but I think Jasnah would take the practical, actually-realistic-and-good attitude toward sickness: aka, stay home until you feel better.
Wit: Don't worry, my love, I have every immunity, so brought you some -
Wit: ...
Wit: Are you working?
Jasnah: What? Don't be ridiculous.
Jasnah: This is my recreational research.
Jasnah: What?
4. Shallan: Lies in bed, bundled up, making herself feel better through terrible quips
Her hair is frazzled, her eyes red, and she is huddling in a blanket nest of her own design as she coughs and sniffles.
Adolin: Shallan are you, uh, okay?
Adolin: You look a bit rough.
Shallan: I'm great, thank you.
Shallan: I'm practicing for my new position as Highlady of Snot, she who produces Snot for all of the Less Fortunate.
Adolin: ...I love you, but what?
Shallan: You can't expect me to be all that clever--I'm sick!
5. Navani: Gets through it with the help of her fabrials
Navani isn't going to just tough it out--she has science!
Dalinar: ...Do I want to ask?
Navani: Ah, Dalinar!
Navani: My snot-fabrial works!
Navani: It is attracting all of the snot out of my sinuses, keeping them clear!
Dalinar: ...Is that how that works?
Navani: Honestly, I'm so feverish that I have no idea!
Dalinar: Let's get you to bed!
6. Adolin & Renarin: Always make their mother's chicken soup
Canon or not, I believe that Evi had some sort of "my boys are sick" meal that she made for them, and that Adolin & Renarin always make it for each other if one of them is sick.
Renarin: Here, Adolin. You'll never feel better if you don't eat mother's chicken soup!
Adolin: Oh, thank you! I always feel better the next day when I have this!
Shallan: I can SMELL the spice from here!
Adolin (fondly): Yeah, it's the best.
7. Elhokar: Gets grumpy & melodramatic
Not gonna lie, this is me when I'm sick (I'm so sorry to my loving wife).
Elhokar: I shall cut off my own nose!
Elhokar: It is full of snot and I will cut it off of my face to be free!
Elhokar: [throwing himself dramatically onto the bed when no one responds]
Elhokar: I HATE being SICK
8. Szeth: Believes that his suffering will redeem mankind
My wife got very sick on our honeymoon (pre-covid). I woke up in the middle of the night and she was sitting on the couch. When I asked if she was okay, she said that she had reached enlightenment and that she had taken on the pain of humanity and that her suffering would redeem the world. I gave her Tylenol.
Kaladin: Uh...Szeth? Why are you sitting in the darkness?
Szeth: I have reached enlightenment.
Szeth: I suffer for the world.
Szeth: My suffering will redeem them all.
Kaladin: ...I'm gonna get you something for that fever.