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[Clearly, redheads have never been in short supply here.

As a result of this fact, seeing Asch sitting at a table with that smug "I'm better than you" look of his shouldn't really take too many people by surprise. Oh, sure, the lack of any discernible agitation is probably a little disconcerting as is the presence of a deck of playing cards set upon the table within easy reach of his right hand. Of course, this Asch is a little different from most, missing anger notwithstanding; it isn't too hard to tell he is a fair bit older, somewhere within his early-to-mid twenties.

Regardless, he is Asch. And he? He is challenging you to a game of poker.

Ready to try your luck?]

[ooc; Unlike

swallowfury, Asch here is definitely not reset, so he retains any CR he had from the last time I was around a couple years back. Of course, he's not going to come out and just let you know who he is; he feels like being a bit of a jerk, so even if you do know him, he's going to leave you guessing. Especially. If you're a certain replica. Why? Because he can. ~~And, no, he's not going to deal cards to kids. But he might go into papa mode on them.~~]

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[ Now now, Dist would probably find himself on the business end of Asch's sword if he ever attempted to touch his son. ]

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I have my doubts Luke would let you near her. Besides, there is something I would rather she not discover. [ In other words, Asch's recklessness with his own life is astounding, and Luke doesn't actually have any clue as to one of the other stunts he's pulled. ]

[One brow shot up again, and a slow smirk began to curl upward on the scientist's lips. Keeping secrets, Asch~? Oho, some things really never did change... It was probably good to see, actually, knowing that even in different variations of Auldrant, certain aspects of personality were still the same.]

Ahaha, is that so? I suppose I can understand that much, then. Though I'll still need a sample if you want me to be able to do anything in regard to your replica, Asch. ...Hair, if you'd rather not prick her finger or something similar. But for the moment, I can't do anything now. Perhaps, if I'm not returned to Luceti, we can meet again at another time? I should have the necessary resources to examine you by then.

[ Of course he's keeping secrets. He's Asch. Besides, Luke would never have agreed to let him help her - either time he had to, when he brought her back to life and when he cured her (and their son) of vampirism while they were in this place - if she knew he was using some of his life to do it. And since not taking action hadn't exactly been an option for him... ]

I'll let Luke decide on her own if she'd like to have herself checked out; I'd imagine she might go to that other four-eyed bastard for it if she does. [ ...Asch is still bitter about the whole Doctor Mambo thing with Jade, even six years later; this may, in fact, be exactly why he's agreeing to let Dist check him out. It's difficult to trust someone who thought it was a grand joke to pretend an antidote for some unknown chemical contamination had killed the test subject. ]

If you don't mind, I'd prefer you try to find somewhere you can run your tests sooner rather than later. I've probably put having an examination off far too long as it is.

[ ooc; \o/ HTML tag fail! :D I knew I'd end up with one of those for someone other than Sol eventually. ]

[Oh, Asch, you horrible little derp. Though, perhaps, if Dist knew the full story, he may have understood. Asch had recently surprised him even in Luceti by actually taking care to hide his own health issues from his own replica and friends. What Asch was doing now barely came as any shock to the ex God-General. Though being limited to such a short range of time... How badly off was he? Dist was beginning to grow a bit anxious.]

...I'm afraid I have no means of contacting you when I do find something, but I'll make certain to look for a suitable laboratory or, at the very least, a hospital to get a few test samples. It's been some time since I've worked in such a setting, but I am still a doctor. Seek me out here in a few hours. If I don't show, try again within that same hour. I'll meet you here, is that all right?

[This place should definitely have a clinic. He just needed to play his cards right to get use of some of its facilities. ...That hopefully shouldn't be too hard to get. He did have his prior status as a God-General to throw around, and he was a fonic researcher.]

[ Really, Asch is probably ~~hopefully~~ needlessly over-concerned, but it is stupid to avoid exams entirely. After all, that was something you'd expect out of his replica more than out of him. ]

Hm. Alright. [ ...And here's something he never thought he'd say to Dist. ] I appreciate it.

[...Ugh. Having Asch give him thanks for anything was extremely unsettling no matter when or where they came from, and Dist could almost feel his skin crawl when Asch said those words. He made a slightly disgusted and uncomfortable face as he pushed his chair back to stand and possibly depart.]

Hmph! Don't thank me just yet, Asch, I'm not doing this for you. You forget you and you precious little replica are valuable subject pertaining to my research. Whatever happens to either of you is none of my concern in the slightest!