Astra freezes for a second, then scrambles away to go retrieve the trash can, quickly bringing it over for him. "I have you." "Hey now, he is at least twice as bad as I am" Jacob defends himself, but rather calmly and with a sense of humor about it. Then he shifts in place and coughs lightly, "Could you at least...offer your wrist instead?" Chi appears to be able to sense Ash, if not hear in the traditional sense of the word. After she speaks, he seems to grow a bit taller and jiggle.