[noooo THIS IS TOO FUNNY BUT ALSO PRECIOUS...so much so that Ash cracks up loud enough to accidentally scare off some random pigeons wandering about. Sorry pigeons.]

Nah, nah. She's not actually dead! Not in the usual sense. And- [Excuse him, he's dying a bit at "pepperoni". PEPPERONI!! Ash, he wishes he could see his Master's face now if he ever heard that.] -it's Peperoncino, but ya can just call him "Pepe" for short.

[okok time to actually calm down- after one last wheeze, that is.]

Seriously, we've got two people to search for. Which one do ya wanna go for first?