He'd take another hit before he did, grinning as the pipe as set into Cassidy's hand.

"Bad news, that love. The rest is alright. It sounds like your existence hasn't been that bad, that's nice. Good change of pace from my world. Everyone and their mother was wronged by someone else, you'd think, and the Kindred are prissily organized asshats with a superiority complex. This place really must be some kind of vacation paradise for you; it's almost like being alive again..

Almost."