Sphinx Basement: Thierry and Paxton
Thierry had seen this before and while he never really had firsthand experience with it, he'd seen it happen. A drug that people just can't quit. Eventually it either worked out or it tore the one desiring down. The question posed by Paxton brought a small smile from Thierry's face, "I 'tink sometimes it just one person, or maybe it just one person at 'dat one time. 'dat person you want real bad for a time and maybe right 'den, you need'em, but 'den after a while, not really."
The way that Paxton talked didn't really sound so much like love as much as infatuation. Where you kinda ignored all the bad things about a situation because your brain could only focus on having them. It was just too bad for Pax that the object of his affection belonged to someone else.
"But I sure 'dere one person out there for somebody. Or maybe more 'den one person," he said, "what I do know is findin' 'dat person so young is real rare. So only time will tell if 'dis 'de real 'ting for you or it just what you feel for right now."