[It's grimly amusing, like a private sort of joke, for L to hear that his mind has a stabilizing effect on anything. His forte, generally, is taking things apart after they're dead, putting together something else. Puzzles, after all, are inanimate and unfeeling things with no need and no pain.
He nods, ever committed to whatever it takes, focusing with laser precision to avoid the sensation that, like a stray beam of light in a hall of mirrors, something is glancing on him and seeing him in a startling and uncomfortable way.]
It's the case where I'm from, as well, although...
[A wry chuckle; even this mirthless sound, like all of L's iterations of laughter, sounds a little unnatural.]
I don't know how accurate the testimonies are. In my experience, mental acuity and perception are best judged in an unaltered state. That being said...
[Careful, careful, inching forward like something creeping out of its cave after a long time inside. L's relationship with drugs is a disciplined one, but this is in large part because he suspects he might like them a little too much, should he broaden his familiarity. The kinds that can either impart oblivion, or force the soul back inside the body along with all its sensation and awareness, would be especially tempting.]
I don't believe there would be an adverse effect... but I don't actually know, and I have no reason to think that my guess would be educated in this regard. Since what we're doing is fairly unique and experimental in practice, I don't even know what asking around would yield.
cw: discussion of hallucinogenic drug use
He nods, ever committed to whatever it takes, focusing with laser precision to avoid the sensation that, like a stray beam of light in a hall of mirrors, something is glancing on him and seeing him in a startling and uncomfortable way.]
It's the case where I'm from, as well, although...
[A wry chuckle; even this mirthless sound, like all of L's iterations of laughter, sounds a little unnatural.]
I don't know how accurate the testimonies are. In my experience, mental acuity and perception are best judged in an unaltered state. That being said...
[Careful, careful, inching forward like something creeping out of its cave after a long time inside. L's relationship with drugs is a disciplined one, but this is in large part because he suspects he might like them a little too much, should he broaden his familiarity. The kinds that can either impart oblivion, or force the soul back inside the body along with all its sensation and awareness, would be especially tempting.]
I don't believe there would be an adverse effect... but I don't actually know, and I have no reason to think that my guess would be educated in this regard. Since what we're doing is fairly unique and experimental in practice, I don't even know what asking around would yield.