The girl took the lho stick with a gracious smile.  Fitting it to cupid's bow lips, she took a deep drag, held it for a moment, then puffed out a faint haze of grey smoke.<br/><br/>Looking up into his eyes with a smile she replied, "It's the opposite, actually."  She stroked the labarnthyne chrome implants running up the sides of her delicate throat. "These filter out most of the smoke.  I worked in Gunmetal City before I came here.  They were a blessing down in the foundry, but I gave up on smoking for a while.  Then I realized that I could still get the effect if I only smoked every week or so, and puffed hard."  She took another draw.  "Besides, it's a good way to make friends."