[ he is himself so he's exchanged pleasantries with him as he has with everyone else (i do not have this energy have mercy), but beyond that he really doesn't know him well. ]

Most likely. Though considering he wrote something, assuming he wakes up, he'll have a finger to point either way.

[ though he doesn't really like making assumptions like that if he can help it, so hmm. ]

Do you think the poison could have been magical in nature?