[ Yet again, Matt finds he's braced himself for judgment, or bafflement, that isn't coming. It's a small bit of relief, one that allows some of the tension he's holding to unwind. ]
Not as often, [ he agrees. He balks a bit at the notion that there are other ways to find blood, since he imagines that part of what Silco enjoys about their arrangement is a certain sense of power and control. You can't order that off the menu at Bloody Marie's. (Or maybe you can?) But he doesn't want to get sick over this. Even Silco expressed something similar, back at the start. ]
He doesn't hurt me, [ Matt adds. ] There's a drug that dulls the pain.
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Not as often, [ he agrees. He balks a bit at the notion that there are other ways to find blood, since he imagines that part of what Silco enjoys about their arrangement is a certain sense of power and control. You can't order that off the menu at Bloody Marie's. (Or maybe you can?) But he doesn't want to get sick over this. Even Silco expressed something similar, back at the start. ]
He doesn't hurt me, [ Matt adds. ] There's a drug that dulls the pain.
It's not addictive.