diff --git a/commands/ask b/commands/ask
index 6821d6f71..78bdc2072 100755
--- a/commands/ask
+++ b/commands/ask
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ function ask_() (
 	load_dorothy_config 'styles.bash'
 
 	# refresh the styles
-	refresh_style_cache -- 'question_title_prompt' 'question_title_result' 'question_body' 'input_warning' 'input_error' 'icon_prompt' 'result_value' 'icon_nothing_provided' 'icon_using_password'
+	refresh_style_cache -- 'question_title_prompt' 'question_title_result' 'question_body' 'input_warning' 'input_error' 'icon_prompt' 'result_value' 'icon_nothing_provided' 'icon_using_password' 'blockquote'
 
 	# style the question
 	local question_title_prompt='' question_title_result='' question_body_prompt=''
@@ -230,8 +230,13 @@ function ask_() (
 	fi
 
 	# adjust tty
-	local tty_target
+	local tty_target programmatic_stdin
 	tty_target="$(is-tty --fallback)"
+	if test ! -t 0; then
+		programmatic_stdin='yes'
+	else
+		programmatic_stdin='no'
+	fi
 
 	# helpers
 	local ASKED='no' commentary=''
@@ -248,60 +253,57 @@ function ask_() (
 		fi
 	}
 	function do_prompt { # has sideffects: RESULT, ASKED
-		local programmatic_stdin input_prompt __read_status __input_result result_prompt result_prompt_row_count clear='' p='' read_args=('-r')
-		if test ! -t 0; then
-			programmatic_stdin='yes'
-		else
-			programmatic_stdin='no'
-			input_prompt=''
-			if test -n "$question_title_prompt"; then
-				input_prompt+="$question_title_prompt"$'\n'
-			fi
-			if test -n "$question_body_prompt"; then
-				input_prompt+="$question_body_prompt"$'\n'
-			fi
-			input_prompt+="$style__icon_prompt"
-		fi
+		local input_prompt='' __read_status __input_result result_prompt result_prompt_row_count clear='' p='' read_args=('-r')
 		if test -n "$option_timeout"; then
 			read_args+=(
 				-t "$option_timeout"
 			)
 		fi
 
+		if test -n "$question_title_prompt"; then
+			input_prompt+="$question_title_prompt"$'\n'
+		fi
+		if test -n "$question_body_prompt"; then
+			input_prompt+="$question_body_prompt"$'\n'
+		fi
+		input_prompt+="$style__icon_prompt"
+
 		ASKED='yes' # not local
 		while true; do
 			# reset
 			__read_status=0
 			__input_result=''
+			result_prompt="$input_prompt"
+			p="${clear}${result_prompt}"
+			clear=''
 
 			# adapt according to read mode
 			if test "$programmatic_stdin" = 'yes'; then
 				# read in programmatic stdin mode behaves differently, so we have to account for that:
 				# [-p <prompt>] is discarded, no prompt is shown
 				# [-i <default>] is discarded, no default value is handled
-				# as such, do not pass such to read, do not manually bother with a prompt, and handle the default value ourself
+				# as such, do not pass such to read, do the prompt and handling of the default value ourself
+				__print_string "$p" >"$tty_target"
 				# trunk-ignore(shellcheck/SC2162)
 				IFS='' read "${read_args[@]}" __input_result || __read_status=$?
-				if test -z "$__input_result" -o "$__input_result" = $'\n'; then
-					# treat empty string and newline as default
-					:
-				elif [[ $__input_result =~ ^[\s]*$ ]]; then
-					# treat only whitespace as empty value
-					RESULT=''
-				else
-					# treat everything else as manual __input_result
-					RESULT="$__input_result"
+				if test "$__read_status" -eq 0; then
+					# the user has pressed enter, so trim it
+					result_prompt+="$RESULT"$'\n'
+
+					if test -z "$__input_result" -o "$__input_result" = $'\n'; then
+						# treat empty string and newline as default
+						:
+					elif [[ $__input_result =~ ^[\s]*$ ]]; then
+						# treat only whitespace as empty value
+						RESULT=''
+					else
+						# treat everything else as manual __input_result
+						RESULT="$__input_result"
+					fi
 				fi
 			else
-				# we have tty stdin, can do a prompt
-				# -i requires -e
-
-				# reset
-				result_prompt="$input_prompt"
-				p="${clear}${result_prompt}"
-				clear=''
-
 				# clear and prompt
+				# -i requires -e
 				# trunk-ignore(shellcheck/SC2162)
 				IFS= read "${read_args[@]}" -ei "$RESULT" -p "$p" __input_result || __read_status=$?
 
@@ -313,13 +315,12 @@ function ask_() (
 					# the user has pressed enter, so note that an enter was rendered to the TTY so that it can be erased, and append a space so that it is not trimmed by "$(...)" usage
 					result_prompt+="$RESULT"$'\n'
 				fi # otherwise it has timed out. ctrl+c is not caught as we are not trapping it
-
-				# generate our erasure
-				result_prompt="$(echo-wrap -- "$result_prompt")"$'\n' # "$()" trims the trailing newline, so add it back
-				result_prompt_row_count="$(echo-count-lines -- "$result_prompt")"
-				clear=$'\e['"$result_prompt_row_count"$'F\e[G\e[J'
 			fi
 
+			# generate our erasure
+			result_prompt_row_count="$(echo-wrap -- "$result_prompt" | echo-count-lines --stdin)"
+			clear=$'\e['"$result_prompt_row_count"$'F\e[G\e[J'
+
 			# handle the result
 			if test "$__read_status" -eq 142; then
 				return 60 # ETIMEDOUT 60 Operation timed out
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ function ask_() (
 			fi
 		done
 		# do the final erasure if necessary
-		if test "$programmatic_stdin" = 'no' -a -n "$clear"; then
+		if test -n "$clear"; then
 			__print_string "$clear" >"$tty_target"
 		fi
 		# done
@@ -442,13 +443,16 @@ function ask_() (
 	if test "$result_status" -eq 0; then
 		# add the results only if lingering
 		if test "$option_linger" = 'yes'; then
+			local content
 			if test -z "$RESULT"; then
-				render+="${style__result_value}${style__icon_nothing_provided}${style__end__result_value}"$'\n'
+				content="$style__icon_nothing_provided"
 			elif test "$option_password" = 'yes'; then
-				render+="${style__result_value}${style__icon_using_password}${style__end__result_value}"$'\n'
+				content="$style__icon_using_password"
 			else
-				render+="${style__result_value}${RESULT}${style__end__result_value}"$'\n'
+				content="$RESULT"
 			fi
+			content="${content//$'\n'/$'\n'"${style__blockquote}"}" # add the necessary indentation
+			render+="${style__result_value}${style__blockquote}${content}${style__end__result_value}"$'\n'
 			# inform
 			__print_string "$render" >"$tty_target"
 		elif test -n "$commentary"; then
diff --git a/commands/dorothy b/commands/dorothy
index b825d4d1c..ddca08fb6 100755
--- a/commands/dorothy
+++ b/commands/dorothy
@@ -33,15 +33,19 @@ function dorothy_() (
 	set -e
 
 	# vars that should be exported to subshells, which may or may not be inherited, as setup-environment-commands has not run yet
-	local self
+	local self="${BASH_SOURCE:-"$0"}" is_remote
+	if [[ $self == *'.local/share/dorothy/commands/dorothy' ]] && test -f "$self"; then
+		is_remote='no'
+	else
+		is_remote='yes'
+	fi
 	export DOROTHY ZDOTDIR PATH XDG_CONFIG_HOME XDG_CACHE_HOME XDG_BIN_HOME XDG_DATA_HOME XDG_STATE_HOME
 	if test -z "${DOROTHY-}"; then
-		# handle cron situation (dorothy is installed, however environment is empty)
+		# handle (1) fresh installation situation and (2) cron situation (dorothy is installed, however environment is empty)
 		# `env -i "$(which dorothy)" run env` <-- whoami returns user who has dorothy installed:
 		# `sudo env -i "$(which dorothy)" run env` <-- whoami returns root, who does not have dorothy installed
-		# @todo consider if this runs on zsh and bash v3
-		self="${BASH_SOURCE:-"$0"}"
-		if [[ $self == *'.local/share/dorothy/commands/dorothy' ]] && test -f "$self"; then
+		if test "$is_remote" = 'no'; then
+			# handle fresh environment situation / cron situation
 			DOROTHY="${self%/commands/dorothy*}"
 			if test -z "${HOME-}"; then
 				export HOME
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ function dorothy_() (
 				USER="$(basename "$HOME")"
 			fi
 		else
-			# handle fresh install situation
+			# handle fresh installation situation
 			DOROTHY=''
 		fi
 	fi
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ function dorothy_() (
 	# Sourcing
 
 	# the local installation exists, and the invoked [dorothy] command is of the local installation
-	if test -n "$DOROTHY" -a -f "$DOROTHY/sources/bash.bash" -a "$0" = "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"; then
+	if test "$is_remote" = 'no' -a -n "$DOROTHY" -a -f "$DOROTHY/sources/bash.bash"; then
 		# match with the local installation's [bash.bash]
 		source "$DOROTHY/sources/bash.bash"
 	else
diff --git a/sources/bash.bash b/sources/bash.bash
index 405076895..c00c0d114 100644
--- a/sources/bash.bash
+++ b/sources/bash.bash
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function __command_missing {
 	fi
 	# proceed
 	local command
-	for command in "${commands[@]}"; do
+	for command in "$@"; do
 		if test "$command" = 'brew'; then
 			# workaround for our [brew] wrapper
 			if __is_brew; then
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function __command_exists {
 	fi
 	# proceed
 	local command
-	for command in "${option_commands[@]}"; do
+	for command in "$@"; do
 		if test "$command" = 'brew'; then
 			# workaround for our [brew] wrapper
 			if __is_brew; then