"Use a story, if you can. These last me about three months." He flicks the lighter on and ignites the paper's end before offering to do the same to Ginko's. "Guess if it's nonessential, you can't get a permanent refill."

Which, you know, is fair. It's an addiction, and all he's really doing is feeding it. Strategically, it'd be wisest to quit.

But he's not exactly got a long-term strategy in mind here.