Just hours after having emergency surgery, Ryan Mason was sitting up in his hospital bed sharing a laugh with team-mate Michael Dawson.
'I've got an awful headache,' said the Hull midfielder in a sarcastic tone. Mason's a fighter and following Sunday's sickening head collision with Gary Cahill, he was back - as much as he could be - to his usual self.
Banter, jokes and general chit-chat with loved ones at London's St Mary's Hospital.
He was groggy, but given the trauma of the previous 24 hours, that was to be expected.