[This is hardly the first brush Magnus has ever had with addiction and its consequences. Every downworlder creed had its own synthetics and strains that led to problems but it is the first time he's seen someone so unfortunate as to make their way here still struggling through such a circumstance.
While Magnus can't read his mind, pain is a universal language and so he decides upon action rather than repeating the same method of communication.]
You're in no position to be on your own.
[This stranger is a half-naked, disgusting mess and there were individuals among the ranks of this vessel that would be far less kind. Magnus relinquishes the moral high ground all too easily, and moves to guide his hand out only so far as to stop him from causing any further damage to himself.]
I just pulled you out of the water, the least you could do is listen.
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While Magnus can't read his mind, pain is a universal language and so he decides upon action rather than repeating the same method of communication.]
You're in no position to be on your own.
[This stranger is a half-naked, disgusting mess and there were individuals among the ranks of this vessel that would be far less kind. Magnus relinquishes the moral high ground all too easily, and moves to guide his hand out only so far as to stop him from causing any further damage to himself.]
I just pulled you out of the water, the least you could do is listen.