‘Is that Krokodil?’ Gen nodded, her hand rubbed gently rubbed Leslie’s back. A small measure of comfort. ‘That’s horrific! How can people ...o that to themselves!’ Leslie exclaimed, missing the irony of her statement. ‘Every drug has its’ effect on us. Pills, liquor, and the harsh stuff. This is just one of the harshest.’ Gen moved beside her and sat down on the floor. ‘Will he live?’ ‘No.’ Gen sighed. ‘His arm is necrotic and it’s spreading to the rest of him. Exposed bone and muscle like. . and to make the mixture foul tasting.It seems these aliens had a keen sense of humor," continued Robinson,undeterred by the sounds of excruciating pain emanating from his subject."PLEASE!" yelled Alex, from inside a pile of clothes on the floor. Thevoice from within was now extremely high and airy. One might haveimagined that helium was somehow involved."Once they are exposed to air, the nanites begin to replicate themselvesout of the raw material in the environment. That is why they were. That kind of thing ... they thought somethingwas wrong with you you, if you were like that." Religious objections?" asked Lorraine."No my parents thought religion was for weaklings. It's just they alsothought psychiatry was for weaklings too. So I stuffed my feelingsinside, even though each step toward being more masculine my body tookwas like a knife to my heart." But you could do something about it now, couldn't you?" Lorraineinquired."Came close last year. Thought I would start small, do. Dex was spilling stringing together three Rizzla cigarette papers and pouring the contents of an opened menthol cigarette. Next he picked up what looked like a stock cube, placed on a needle and lit a match beneath the brown substance. The air filled with the pungent aroma of marijuana. He broke tiny pieces from the brown block and began to sprinkle amongst his menthol flavoured tobacco. Rolling the joint to completion, he slid his wet pink tongue along the gummed paper and sealed the joint..