[ He's seriously asking, because her world sounds that depraved and bleak. ]
They have cocaine and heroin, and they are 100% illegal. Or... maybe 99.9% illegal. I think cocaine can be used in a hospital, something about bleeding. I don't know that much about them, except I'd rather point people at rehab than the cops for it.
[ He holds up a finger immediately and ticks it to the side. ]
Unless they're dealing it. They go to the police station.
[ It's a very important distinction to make, and maybe he's hoping that, for once, he can get a little credit in the middle of what he's sure is the Wrong Answer for America. ]
If it was the same thing for all intents and purposes, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. I don't want an escape. And I'd still try to steer people to rehab. Nobody turns desperate measures to afford a sugar habit, but those drugs wreck people's lives way more than a piece of cake on your birthday. It's not the same thing.
[ A cup of coffee is nice in the morning, and plooberry ice cream is growing on him. He doesn't consider sugar a habit and tries to eat well enough - it was impressed on him as a teenager that you have to make an effort to look good in tights.
A sweep of his room would turn up a prescription and piles of catnip toys for Niels. ]
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[ He's seriously asking, because her world sounds that depraved and bleak. ]
They have cocaine and heroin, and they are 100% illegal. Or... maybe 99.9% illegal. I think cocaine can be used in a hospital, something about bleeding. I don't know that much about them, except I'd rather point people at rehab than the cops for it.
[ He holds up a finger immediately and ticks it to the side. ]
Unless they're dealing it. They go to the police station.
[ It's a very important distinction to make, and maybe he's hoping that, for once, he can get a little credit in the middle of what he's sure is the Wrong Answer for America. ]
If it was the same thing for all intents and purposes, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. I don't want an escape. And I'd still try to steer people to rehab. Nobody turns desperate measures to afford a sugar habit, but those drugs wreck people's lives way more than a piece of cake on your birthday. It's not the same thing.
[ A cup of coffee is nice in the morning, and plooberry ice cream is growing on him. He doesn't consider sugar a habit and tries to eat well enough - it was impressed on him as a teenager that you have to make an effort to look good in tights.
A sweep of his room would turn up a prescription and piles of catnip toys for Niels. ]