Gumshoe was assigned to an important case this week. I couldn't possibly interrupt his work to have him carry my case.
And no, I have no work for the moment, merely clerical duties.
They did damn well try to kill it. It just happens it's hard to get rid of a plague.
And I kinda missed you, even if I didn't post much by the time you popped up here. (I do personally prefer Mei as an avatar, but let us not discuss preferences - did you have one before that? I can't recall)