[ It feels good to be able to still get a genuine laugh out of Ashe. It’s not something he would have thought he’d ever be setting out to do again, but here they are. Life is weird like that; and for once, he’s not resenting the sort of weirdness that Deerington has brought on. ]

Yeah, I think I remember hearin’ about that, [ He says thoughtfully, a laugh in his voice. ] You hear about the man who went to a costume party dressed up like a chicken? Met a woman dressed like an egg. One thing lead to another, and they answered that lifelong question: it was the chicken.