That's not a bad philosophy. I might have to give it a try.

[And he isn't even mocking her. He is aware that it would be easy to; she seems so credulous, so straightforward, and Ricki is mean on a sort of bone-deep reflexive level when he lets himself be, fucks with people compulsively, but right now he is very tired and very disoriented and just... likes her for trying. He flicks her a quick salute.]

My last, most important question... can we get our hands on cigarettes, here?