[Oh. That, uh, sounds like a slippery slope kind of thing. Alex looks at the bottle again, hesitating, its glow faintly visible on his face in the low light. Time for another lengthy pause.
If he does it, he'll be at risk - but it'll be controllable risk, and he'll be able to protect himself from the considerably more immediate and uncontrollable danger of the Operator and Diogenes. If he does it and then gets home, it sounds like he'll have some painful detoxing to do, but he can handle that - and, a nasty little thought adds, who's to say he'll even get home, especially if he doesn't take steps to survive here? (It should be noted that no-one's filled Alex in regarding the many deaths.)
It's a long way from ideal, but it gets closer than the current situation does.
He might ask if Sofia's done it, if she's used this stuff - but that's the kind of question you ask somebody you don't trust.
[ACTION] Who can blame you, with the price of meat what it is?
[Oh. That, uh, sounds like a slippery slope kind of thing. Alex looks at the bottle again, hesitating, its glow faintly visible on his face in the low light. Time for another lengthy pause.
If he does it, he'll be at risk - but it'll be controllable risk, and he'll be able to protect himself from the considerably more immediate and uncontrollable danger of the Operator and Diogenes. If he does it and then gets home, it sounds like he'll have some painful detoxing to do, but he can handle that - and, a nasty little thought adds, who's to say he'll even get home, especially if he doesn't take steps to survive here? (It should be noted that no-one's filled Alex in regarding the many deaths.)
It's a long way from ideal, but it gets closer than the current situation does.
He might ask if Sofia's done it, if she's used this stuff - but that's the kind of question you ask somebody you don't trust.
Yeah. Yes. He'll do it.]
Is that needle clean?