[ That's fair, the tip of her head says. ]

I guess people can build up a tolerance, too, right? So they can handle more.

[ Hm. What if Athessa could build up a tolerance to her feelings? Isn't that what she's missing, anyway? Fourteen years without drinking would turn anyone teetotaler. ]

We should smoke together when we go on that vacation. I bet getting high on a beach is really nice.