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Quentin Smith, 23

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[drysdale]

[ Ransom's not about to do this where (when?) other people might overhear — not because of the content but because he really wants to shore up this telepathy shit before he tries using it en masse. Quentin is deemed relatively safe to practice on, even if Ransom still doesn't particularly like it. So he waits until the rabble subsides and then some. ]

Got anything good at that apothecary? Besides aphrodisiacs.

[pharmacy]

[ Usually, it's tricky to tell someone by their voice the first time he hears it. Ransom, however, has a particular simpering drawl that rings very familiar when Quentin hears it.

[ Sheesh. ]

Good like what?

[drysdale]

Like recreational. "Like" being as operative as "recreational" if the answer isn't strictly yes.

[ Yeah, Quentin can probably hear the quotes. ]

[pharmacy]

we have some sedatives, a couple mild hallucinogenics, but nothing that Reagan would declare a war on 
I keep hearing rumblings about weed, but if people have managed it, they haven't managed enough for us to be promising it to anyone

basically I can offer you cigarettes with varying degrees of varying effects 
those are one of my projects tho, so I'm obligated to warn you that i'm only about 90% sure of what any given blend will do to your head 

[drysdale]

I'll give them a try.

[pharmacy]

those you'll just try
no skepticism? no crying about it? you've really settled in fast ig

[drysdale]

[ lol. ]

Sure, because I've never smoked something just to see if it can be smoked.

What's to be skeptical of? You already said you don't know about unintended side effects. I'm not turning into a teetotaler over 10%.

[pharmacy]

alright, badass, come by whenever then 
whenever we're open, I'm not keeping special hours for you 

are you trying to get up or down? I'll build you a pack 

[drysdale]

After denying me the VIP treatment? You sure know how to make a guy's head spin.

Let's say up.

[ Can't hurt when you're trying to poke the monster, can it? ]

[pharmacy]

no VIPs here, comrade
lets just call this your medicine and I'll prepare it for you like I would any other patient

[drysdale]

Whatever you need to do, I guess. The locals don't approve? Are you horning in on their territory?

[ Get it, horning? ]

[pharmacy]

[ har har har har ]

they don't mind, some of them even like them
I'm not calling this special treatment, I'm trying to let you know that I'm not being sweet for no reason
some people need valerian tincture, some people need something more like a sativa

[drysdale]

I mean, I know you think you've got me all figured out, but I wasn't under any impression we're besties. What do you want for it?

[pharmacy]

If it'll make you feel better, you can owe me a favor
Does that feel better?

[drysdale]

[ mental squint ]

For my meds? You capitalist prick. How 'bout I don't, since I think we're having two different conversations here.

[pharmacy]

hey, am I being too nice or am I capitalist prick? which is it?

[ Not that it matters either way: he's laughing over it and starting the rolling process even as he waits for the answer. ]

[drysdale]

I'm not the guy to ask either way.

[pharmacy]

you're the guy who's saying both! 
what did you do back home? like for your living 

[drysdale]

I'm complicated that way.

My last job was in the laundry room.

[ Come on, Quentin, you already know this. ]

[pharmacy]

and before you had prison cred?

[drysdale]

[ mental shrug ]

Professional disappointment to my family.

[pharmacy]

wow, tough gig
was prison part of a scheme to embarrass them or just an unfortunate byproduct?

[drysdale]

Are you asking me what I did?

I didn't offer that little tidbit voluntarily, you know. Maybe it's a sensitive subject. You could be triggering me right now.

[pharmacy]

hey if you're triggered, we've got stuff for anxiety too, I'll make a pot of chamomile :P

[drysdale]

My body is a temple, I'm not putting any of that shit in it.