[He sounds interested, in an affected polite way that whispers of having tried it, and so much else, and he'd been promised that it would work.
He realizes that it's perhaps noticeably tainted, along with the tone that came before. The honesty of Palebloods does not spare other Palebloods, seemingly, but even his own honesty is rarely straightforward. It takes detours and blind turns just like a frightened child lost in a dense forest, because if he's dropped too many breadcrumbs and made himself too easy for the monsters to find, he won't last long, out here.]
Please don't misunderstand. I'm not against trying the substances. In fact, I think that we should, if only to find out what will happen. While I lack the definite knowledge of how your consumption could affect me secondhand... I'm not unfamiliar with some drugs, firsthand, and know generally what to expect.
[He realizes that his apparent reticence and following explanation could lead one to believe that he'd also had experience with addiction, which adds an undesirable layer, but is it better than admitting that he's more afraid of discovering a safe and warm place that he can't ever truly stay?]
cw: discussion of hallucinogenic drug use etc
[He sounds interested, in an affected polite way that whispers of having tried it, and so much else, and he'd been promised that it would work.
He realizes that it's perhaps noticeably tainted, along with the tone that came before. The honesty of Palebloods does not spare other Palebloods, seemingly, but even his own honesty is rarely straightforward. It takes detours and blind turns just like a frightened child lost in a dense forest, because if he's dropped too many breadcrumbs and made himself too easy for the monsters to find, he won't last long, out here.]
Please don't misunderstand. I'm not against trying the substances. In fact, I think that we should, if only to find out what will happen. While I lack the definite knowledge of how your consumption could affect me secondhand... I'm not unfamiliar with some drugs, firsthand, and know generally what to expect.
[He realizes that his apparent reticence and following explanation could lead one to believe that he'd also had experience with addiction, which adds an undesirable layer, but is it better than admitting that he's more afraid of discovering a safe and warm place that he can't ever truly stay?]