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Jinjing Sawyl Longwei

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[heiroglyphs]

What, in public? What's wrong with smoking in public?

[longwei2go]

Because when you smoke for your health it's somehow worse than when you smoke to ruin it. [ Yin took another hit and exhaled slowly. ] Or so the law saws.

[heiroglyphs]

The law.

[She cocks her head and crosses her arms.]

What exactly are you smoking in that thing?

[longwei2go]

Pot. [ Yin bluntly admits, with a pause. ] Before you ask: it's a prescription. But that doesn't mean I can just walk around the city with a bowl and light up wherever I want.

[ she waggles the device. ] So, I vape. And sometimes it tastes like shitty artificial fruit.

[heiroglyphs]

You vape pot, with fruit flavoring.

[At least it kind of smells good?]

I didn't even know you could get a prescription for that. Last I heard it was just illegal.

[longwei2go]

Say hi to progress, princess. [ obligatory stump waggle. ] It's for the pain.

[heiroglyphs]

Father always said that recreational drugs cut into our pharmaceutical ventures. I guess that's why.

[She shrugs.]

You're, um... okay, right? It doesn't hurt too bad?

[longwei2go]

Yeah, it's... [ Yin frowned briefly. ] You ever read anything about "phantom limb"? I mean the real deal, not the shit they talk about on TV.

It's like. Ten times worse than people say. Hundreds, maybe. This — [ she holds out the vape pen. ] —is strong enough to take my mind off it on the good days.

[heiroglyphs]

And its like that all the time? I'm really sorry.

[She doesn't wait for the answer. She knows what it is.]

How long ago was the accident? If... you don't mind talking about it.

[longwei2go]

Hey. Hey, hey, hey. [ Yin waves her hand. ] Save the pity for the puppies and kittens, all right? I don't need any of that.

Besides. You should try this stuff. It's almost worth it. [ that is probably the single most sarcastic thing she's said in her life, but her tone is just dry and dull enough that it falls flat. ]

[heiroglyphs]

[Right, she should have known that Yin would deflect. Vera knows that strategy very well.]

You're serious. You want me to try that. Do you have any idea what that would do to my reputation if someone walked out that door and saw me?

[longwei2go]

Number one: vaping is all over the place right now.

Number two: so what, they'll think you're just going for a nicotine fix like anyone else. That's not illegal. [ Yin pulled her hand back. ] Unless of course I rat you out. Do I look like a dirty rat to you? [ not dressed like this, she doesn't. ]

[heiroglyphs]

[She looks at Yin, then the vape, then back at Yin. What is wrong with her that she is even considering this?]

No, you look like a very well-groomed rat today.

[Sigh.]

Ugh, fine, whatever. Show me how to use this thing and maybe I'll try one puff.

[longwei2go]

May helped with my hair. [ she said with a wink. ]

It's easy, you just breathe in and hold it for a few seconds before you exhale. It's not smoke. Just water. Very... potent water. [ Yin held the vape out. ] Make it a small puff. I don't want you wasting this since you're just gonna cough anyway.

[heiroglyphs]

Oh I'll be fine.

[So she'll just... put her lips to it and suck in? And the vapor is pulled into her lungs and she immediately regrets this decision. She wasn't expecting how harsh it would be, and recoils into a coughing fit.]

[longwei2go]

[ she reaches out to put her hand over Vera's own. mostly to keep her from dropping it. ] Vapor, Vera. Vapor. Breathe. Trust me, you're good. [ that doesn't keep Yin from sounding highly amused by all this. ] I'd pat you on the back but,... yeah.

[heiroglyphs]

[She takes a deep breath and finally calms down, taking a moment to clear her throat.]

How the hell do you do smoke that regularly? Your throat must be made of steel or something.

[longwei2go]

Well. They don't start you on this stuff. [ something she should have led with? probably. ]

[heiroglyphs]

So, what, is this some super-potent shit or something?

I don't even feel anything.

[longwei2go]

It doesn't just... hit you. You need to keep at it for a minute. Let it sink in. Go with the flooow. [ Yin laughed. ] Okay, nevermind, even I can't say that with a straight face.

Forgot, like, everything you've ever been told about smoking pot. You either know right when it happens, or you don't realize it at all. There's the difference between this and something you get on the street. [ not that she would know ANYTHING about that. ]

[heiroglyphs]

[There was something about Yin's joke. Maybe the face she made, or the way she said it, but it just gives Vera the giggles. She snorts, looking away as she leans back against the wall.]

What's the point in taking something if you don't even feel it. This is dumb. [Said with a grin.]

[longwei2go]

No, no, it's not dumb. Listen.

You will feel it, but you won't know it. Like. That experiment with the frog in boiling water. [ she takes a drag. ] Or whatever it was. The point is, it's not like shooting up.

[heiroglyphs]

The fuck? [She snickers.] A frog?

Also please don't tell me you know that from experience.

[She says as she puts her hand out for the vape. Puff puff pass, broski.]

[longwei2go]

[ Yin hesitates, but hands it over. ] Hell no it was something I remember from science class. You put the frog in water and slowly turn up the heat. Happens so slowly it doesn't realize something's wrong 'til it's too late.

[ sniff. ] Or maybe just think of it like aspirin. I mean, you take it, but you don't know the exact second it hits you. Later you just ... feel less pain. Ideally.

[heiroglyphs]

[Vera takes the vape and exhales sharply, preparing herself both mentally and physically for the next drag. She wasn't going to cough this time. She can do this.

And... she does. Mostly. This drag is longer than the first and is soon followed by some restrained gagging as the remaining vapor escapes through her nostrils.]

Ffffuck. That's crazy. Kinda like buying up a company's stock with shell companies. They don't know what's going on until you walk in on an shareholder's meeting and tell them that you run the place now.

[She pinches her nose and clears her throat.]

The look on their faces...