"Those only help for so long though." Shepard shook her head when he offered her some. She struggled with booze, she didn't want to add pain pills to that. "Besides, the pain I feel kinda needs to be there. It draws me out of flashbacks, and reminds me why I have them." Of the people she lost. Of the lives that she couldn't save.
"Is it really that bad here? Or is it more the addiction?" Her voice was a little softer than it had been when he shut his eyes. She had mornings like that.