"It's the first time he's had... some semblance of normalcy. Or the promise of it, anyway." Doc can't condone all this self-medicating with drugs of questionable age and origin, but it would be hypocritical of him to say anything. For Malcolm, he is inclined to close one eye and just. Hope that Malcolm knows himself the best, and that whatever he's taking isn't doing more harm than good.

"The same fire from the other Mathias?" Doc has pussyfooted around talking about it with other people. He doesn't feel the same need to do that around Negan.