gu yun doesn't sit right away - he makes his way over instead to the shelf in the back, plucks a box, and pops it open to let grace see. it sure is drugs. ]
You'd barely need any to use it - it's opium. [ he shuts the box after a moment, though. ] It's starting to become rather popular in Jiangbei. Places like this make a hefty coin off of providing parlors for people to indulge. Supposedly, it's impossibly addictive.
Greed isn't about using things. It's just about having them. [ so, y'know, she doesn't have to use any of it. she looks at it in curiosity that spoils her absolutely real knowledge of the fact that this was opium ]
I know opium. [ by name, at least. ] It's been around a while back home, and every thing I've heard about it is how bad it is.
he claps his hands. ] How would you feel about a cup of tea? A visit to the circus? There are all sorts of wonderful places up here to explore - and ones that are decidedly less addictive.
Well, if you're offering... [ teasingly, but she'll get up with a stretch even though she's been sitting maybe two minutes ] I've heard from a very reliable source that tea is best if it's got a bug with a cowboy hat on it.
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In this place? I don't think so. Not very prideful of me to be strung out into a dazed stupor.
[ he laughs. ] Are you here to [ eyebrow waggle ] indulge?
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No. I don't know how much of this I'd have to hoard for it to be considered indulging in it. Maybe if I stop everyone else from using it?
[ it's a joke, though, and she goes to sit down as well ]
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[ sure, sure.
gu yun doesn't sit right away - he makes his way over instead to the shelf in the back, plucks a box, and pops it open to let grace see. it sure is drugs. ]
You'd barely need any to use it - it's opium. [ he shuts the box after a moment, though. ] It's starting to become rather popular in Jiangbei. Places like this make a hefty coin off of providing parlors for people to indulge. Supposedly, it's impossibly addictive.
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I know opium. [ by name, at least. ] It's been around a while back home, and every thing I've heard about it is how bad it is.
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[ grace are you a narc ]
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[ no ]
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No, I don't think so.
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[ does unsmoked opium even smell. please im not googling this ]
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he claps his hands. ] How would you feel about a cup of tea? A visit to the circus? There are all sorts of wonderful places up here to explore - and ones that are decidedly less addictive.
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[ this is a joke. ]
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Though, I haven't a clue what a cowboy hat is.
[ yeehaw ]
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