Actually, no, the more he thinks about it the more he knows he is at his limit; at this point he knows any final question would undoubtedly raise more questions, and so in lieu of any more grilling he reaches into his pocket and pulls out his smokes, flipping the top of the pack open to reveal the two or so he's got left to SAGE.
"...I'm almost out. Think you've got enough energy or focus to top me off, here?" Listen, it's the one thing he can take away from this encounter that won't give him a headache... And honestly, if he's gonna be someone's tool whether he wants to be or not, the least the guy could do in return is to do him a solid and send him on his way with a full pack of cigarettes for his troubles past, present, and future.
Not to mention that his response, whatever it is, will probably be more telling than any answer he'd give.
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Actually, no, the more he thinks about it the more he knows he is at his limit; at this point he knows any final question would undoubtedly raise more questions, and so in lieu of any more grilling he reaches into his pocket and pulls out his smokes, flipping the top of the pack open to reveal the two or so he's got left to SAGE.
"...I'm almost out. Think you've got enough energy or focus to top me off, here?" Listen, it's the one thing he can take away from this encounter that won't give him a headache... And honestly, if he's gonna be someone's tool whether he wants to be or not, the least the guy could do in return is to do him a solid and send him on his way with a full pack of cigarettes for his troubles past, present, and future.
Not to mention that his response, whatever it is, will probably be more telling than any answer he'd give.