[ Sounding very mildly distressed, though he does a good job of keeping his voice level, for the most part; professional, helpful. ]
Like I said before, things are different, here. The government's got our backs. We haven't got any reason to— [ Kill seems a little harsh. ] Do anyone any harm.
Well, technically, yeah. But it doesn't have to be straight from the vein, so to speak. [ As in literally. ] They've got a donation system. Hospitals. It's all very sanitary.
[ And a beat later, almost as if he's forgotten: ] But I've gone clean, anyway. We can survive entirely without it— it's just a matter of willpower.
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I should hope that wouldn't be necessary.
[ Sounding very mildly distressed, though he does a good job of keeping his voice level, for the most part; professional, helpful. ]
Like I said before, things are different, here. The government's got our backs. We haven't got any reason to— [ Kill seems a little harsh. ] Do anyone any harm.
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Then... You don't sustain yourself on people's life-force?
No imPort does. And yet some keep trying to do so, according to some of the older newspapers I've read.
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[ And a beat later, almost as if he's forgotten: ] But I've gone clean, anyway. We can survive entirely without it— it's just a matter of willpower.