[His shoulders drop a little, though it's not as if he can look sympathetic through the goggles and gaiter.]

It could be... Faust has magic... he might be able... to help ease things... And... I could try and help out... however I can...

[He shouldn't volunteer Faust like that. Faust would hate being used for his magic and if this works out he's going to owe a lot of apologies. But he's not exactly sure how *else* withdrawals would been handled in teens of the post-apocalypse.]

I'm not going... to judge you... at least...