[Siren's Port, this would be Asch. Asch... looks like an elephant mistook him for a peanut, and that's being generous. He opened his mouth to speak, when a sudden ragged cough erupted from him instead. He turned away from the NV for a moment, riding out the coughing fit, before attempting to speak again.]I caught somethin'. I'm gonna have to be
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...just put me out of my misery.
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Pretty sure that's not legal, copper. Besides, I'm not in that sort of business anymore. [Well, mostly.]
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Well, I won't keep you... But ah, if you need something--or the cat does--holler, yah? I get the feeling you won't make it too far if you try and leave the house yourself.
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[A pause.]
...now that I think about it, there's nobody here anymore.
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[He frowns a bit then.]
Well, you don't seem too broken up about it. [Which is fine; to each his own.] You strike me as a guy who prefers his privacy anyhow.
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[He paused, before (regretfully) admitting:]
Cases like these are one of the few times privacy isn't a good thing.
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[He pauses a moment, and then makes a soft 'hm' sound.]
I didn't catch whereabouts you live, but if you wanna shoot me your address, I can come by and make sure you're not dead after I run a couple errands. [And then there's a grin in his voice.] I mean, livin' alone, it might take the authorities a few days to figure it out. Think of all the manpower they'd waste with a search party and all.
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[...watch out, the lightbulb that just went off might be a bit blinding.]
...if you keep someone from coming over, I'll cover your next grocery bill.
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