[There's been more talking than usual today, which Alfie tells himself isn't a bad thing. He's gotten accustomed to only interacting with Royce with any regularity, and that is the bad thing - and so is the way that talking to and being around other people has started to feel exhausting. And so when Quark calls, he answers, even though a part of him tells him that he's too tired for this.]
@ASolomons; audio
Yeah.
[Say something more.]
Yeah, hello. Quark? All right there?