[Again, Alphonse is actually the only person that he is willing to engage in with an audio conversation. Everyone else staunchly receives text, but this young man has his attention and at least maybe a little of his trust.

For his part, he sounds wearied, maybe even a bit thin of voice. There is a single cough as he settles himself into actually engaging instead of simply gathering information.]

I meant to contact you, but matters have been more pressing as of late. How are you, Alphonse? Your voice still sounds so hollow; are you eating quite enough?

[He doesn't mean to father at Al, but there are few people he might consider potential allies here. He wants to keep them healthy. He also hasn't figured out why Al's voice sounds the way it does.]