Decline

Despite the fact you are sure turning down the chance of getting your new acquaintances Mike's cigarettes there is no way you are going to risk having to suck his dick in the middle of the Gambling Den. "No, I'm not doing that." As you expected your refusal causes a cacophony of disgruntled disapproval from around the table. You continue to play for the next couple of games but it's clear to you that no one really wants you around anymore. You tell everyone that you're going to head off and offer to give Jimmy his chips back. He kindly tells you to keep hold of them and come back to play again in the future. Your relieved that even though things have not ended on the best note you don't seem to have been written off entirely.

After exiting the Den you head off in the direction of some food you can smell assuming that this is where the food court is. You find that you are correct and that there are three separate outlets from which you can grab some food. One has pasta dishes, another is full of curries and lastly there is some BBQ. You decide to go get some pasta and after showing your voucher to the vendor you are able to get a chicken & bacon pasta dish that you hugely enjoy eating. You can't be sure if it's actually this fantastic or if it's just the fact that this is the first proper meal you've eaten since coming out of your coma but you don't think you've enjoyed eating anything more in your entire life.

With your appetite satiated you head off to the nearby supply store to see what you can get in exchange for your voucher. You had been hoping that this would be similar to going shopping but are a little disappointed to find how small the store is and the options available. Most disappointing is the fact that there are no clothes available so your going to be stuck in your current attire until John next goes out for supplies and tries to find you something like he said he would. You decide to spend your voucher on some snacks, grabbing some chocolate and a few muffins. There is nothing else that you want right now but of course since you have a voucher and money is no longer used getting any change is not possible. You decide to use the remainder of your voucher's allowance on cigarettes, despite not being a smoker, as you learned from the Gambling Den how useful they can be for trading.

You are not looking forward to having to go to your new home at Arlene & Ralph's place but it's been a tiring day and you're still not at 100% after coming out of your coma. Climbing all the stairs to the top of the non-citizens living area gets you even more tired and you hope you'll be able to get an early night. Unlike all the other levels of the building which house many people's rooms, there is only one door here and you are reminded that Arlene said they have this whole floor to themselves. You knock on the door and don't have to wait long before it flies open. The smell of cigarette smoke is very apparent so it is no surprise to find Arlene is smoking as she opens the door to you.

"You took your fucking time." She barks at you as she heads to an armchair. You head inside and close the door behind you, you didn't know you were expected to arrive here earlier. "You cleaned the Gambling Den right? Give me your token." Arlene demands after taking her seat.

You walk near her seat and see that Ralph is also in the room, laying down across a sofa. "My token? I spent it already." You say sheepishly.

"Spent it already? On what? You selfish little bitch! You're a part of this family now, how dare you just think about yourself." Arlene chastises you whilst grabbing the bag you hold which contains the items you bought. "Fucking chocolate and muffins. What do you think you are, some sort of princess?" Arlene roots around the bag clearly displeased with your choices. Her mood is somewhat improved when she comes across the cigarettes you got. "Not a total waste then, I'm not having you starting smoking though, you gonna be having my grandkids soon." Arlene's words make your skin crawl. You had been hoping they'd end this being Ralph's girlfriend thing soon but she clearly sees it as permanent and you're going to end up carrying Ralph's child, if you're not already.

"I'm not ready to be a parent." You quietly plead to Arlene.

"Of course you aren't." Arlene laughs. "You'll never be ready, you're a worthless pathetic worm. You belong crawling along the dirt, but my darling Ralph has taken it upon himself to pick you up out of the filth and give a useless piece of shit like you the honor of not only being with him but also birthing his children. Yet you repay this by going off and buying yourself treats without giving a mere thought to your generous boyfriend or his mother. What should you say?" Arlene asks you at the end of her degrading rant.

You stand beside her seat silently for a while, dumbfounded and scared by the hard look Arlene is giving you. You are scared of what she might do if you don't say whatever it is she is expecting you to say so you try to rack your brain to come up with the right answer.