AN: All the drabbles here will be ones I've written for the livejournal community "How I Met The Big Bang Theory 100." Even though the community is for both How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory, as I only watch The Big Bang Theory, these will all be BBT.

Prompt: Sick

"Thermoduric mesophiles, a type of pathogenic bacterium, can withstand temperatures up to and exceeding slightly 50˚C, or," he added for Penny's value, "125 on the Fahrenheit scale."

"I'm sure it will be fine, Sheldon. Spaghetti Heddy's has never had any problems-"

"That you are aware of!"

"We're going," Leonard insisted.

"Very well, you shall be going without me. Enjoy your bacterium." Later that night, as Sheldon was doling out the exact doses of Pepto-Bismol, he couldn't help but smirk. "If I was vindictive by nature, I would say 'I told you so.'"

"Oh, shut up, Sheldon!" all but Raj moaned.

Originally posted: 17 February 2009