Wow. You know, I'd be offended if I wasn't feeling so damn breathless that your doubts are probably well within good reasoning.

[ Geez. Is he about to have a stroke or something? Man, isn't he supposed to be a healthy adult male? Isn't he supposed to be used to this? Didn't he used to work out?

He has no real idea about any of these questions, and decides to focus on Pepper instead. ]

Yeah. It's why I'm here. I figured ... well, I didn't see the Sheriff making any moves, and I don't see any guys out here now ... whoever's out there could be in trouble.