He huffed and bobbed his head, eyebrows lifting and falling in a faint dismissal. "Only because it probably doesn't mix well with the dust and blood I'm used to. That and I doubt I'd be able to apply it without ya."

No, it was better to get used to what he was dealing with. He shook his head. "No use in runnin' away from it."

Klaus's answer made him sigh and nod again. "Kinda figured that's what the answer would be. Can't imagine what that was like as a kid, considerin' what it's like now. People gone to drugs to hide less." It wasn't Klaus's fault. "How long have you been off 'em?"

Drinking didn't count, for some reason.