hale cometh down upon our spines

Her eyes widen when he glances at her and asks what she is doing. Frozen for a moment with the pipe held up toward her mouth for a second drag, she hesitates. He wouldn't know. She could lie, again. Temptation. But they were. They were safe, hidden, tucked away from the world. She felt like she could tell him anything and it would never leave this space. It was a sacred place. You didn't break rules here.

"Relaxing with medicine," it was putting it nicely, beating around the bush that she was doing drugs. Well, what some considered drugs. In actuality, she was taking it to relax and relieve the soreness of her muscles. Some just preferred the other plants that didn't leave your head woozy, eyes red, and hungry for more food. "Cannabis, tastes bad but the feeling is nice," she shrugs as she takes her second drag, exhales the cloud of smoke, and then sets it down. Now that the familiar fuzziness was washing over her and taking away just enough of the pain that she could relax, she wouldn't mind a snack.

"Leave any for me?" Delphi asks as she eyes the snack pile that Strai was laying next to.