She is offering you something. It's hard to work under certain conditions, like having blades for hands or having COVID and coughing a lot.

I have COVID. It doesn't show too much does it? I'm still coughing every 20 seconds. Er, make that 10. And it's about 4-7 coughs each time
I'll be better...uhh, i think. How long does this last? It's been since like...the 30th.