[ He doesn't expect different, at this point, but that answer still manages to take something out of him, stealing whatever little resolve that momentary success bolstered. It's not like it's the first hard case he's ever had stumble through, headed on a short trajectory downward, no brief stopgaps ever enough to make a difference. But it never stops sticking with him.
And it all seems especially cruel, under these circumstances. Even the junkies in Freeside had their few, spare creature comforts around them, when they shot up that cheap chem one last time. They knew where they were, and most of them probably knew, on some level, where they were going. But out here - a dying man is robbed even of that small mercy.
He feels sick, and his voice is thick with it - but he ignores that. Minds his own business. ]
If there's anything else I— I mean, if you think of anything else... You'll know where to find me.
[ He'll try to stick around, when they're not on the move. It's the best he can do, considering. ]
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And it all seems especially cruel, under these circumstances. Even the junkies in Freeside had their few, spare creature comforts around them, when they shot up that cheap chem one last time. They knew where they were, and most of them probably knew, on some level, where they were going. But out here - a dying man is robbed even of that small mercy.
He feels sick, and his voice is thick with it - but he ignores that. Minds his own business. ]
If there's anything else I— I mean, if you think of anything else... You'll know where to find me.
[ He'll try to stick around, when they're not on the move. It's the best he can do, considering. ]