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</div></div><br/>The swinging creak of the door interrupted the brief attempt at conversation, particularly when the woman from earlier came back outside-this time dressed like she was mourning a rich husband who had mysteriously died and left her all the money. He was beginning to seriously wonder if she was just the spoiled daughter of one of their assigned counselors rather than a fellow low-life like the rest of them. For a moment, Darius gave her a deadpan stare. No-she had to be here for the same reason as the rest of them. But it wouldn't be a street drug like heroin or crack. Something fancy and expensive. Maybe she'd sucked down too much designer champagne and daddy had gotten worried. Or maybe all those bags were actually filled with little orange prescription bottles.<br/><br/>Pills....Jesus, he'd take a pill. Anything, actually. Maybe he ought to be nicer, and she might take pity and give him something. But his pride quickly squashed that idea, particularly when she made such an obvious comment, expression totally judgemental beneath her designer shades. The aromatic scent of artificial fruit permeated the air, cutting into the tobacco smell to create a truly gross miasma. He briefly met River's eyes, lifting his eyebrows as though to non-verbally ask,<i>can you believe this chick?</i><br/><br/>As if to prove his point and directly challenge her, Darius lifted his lit cigarette to his mouth, took another drag, and exhaled-right in her direction. She was standing far away, so it wouldn't bother her too much, but the message would hopefully be sent. Darius's expression-which had previously been curious, if not a bit reserved-was now a dead mask, punctuating his sarcastic reply.<br/><br/>"Promise?"<br/><br/>For him, smoking bore about the same weight as it might to a patient with terminal cancer. He was going to die anyway. If a needle wasn't responsible, it would be the cold, or a gun, or the result of pissing off the wrong person. The track marks on his arms made that very obvious.<br/><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center"><br/>​</div>