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[There's a long pause on John's end as he considers that.]

I think medicine is usually the treatment of last resort in these kinds of situations. But I'm not a therapist. And I don't know where we'd get one. We're just not equipped right now to offer many other treatment options. I think the medicine will stabilize you and let you find some more balance here.

I trust your judgment but...why is it considered a last resort? Is it made of particularly rare things or difficult to create?

[Availability was generally why medicinal remedies were foregone in his own experience, after all. And this is an entirely new thing to him - sure, Clayton had touched on the subject when he'd found some antidepressants, but that had been so long ago, he hadn't thought he'd needed it. So his natural curiosity has definitely taken over.]

No. It's just more of a band-aid than a full fix. Medication can regulate your body's hormones back to normal and stabilize you. But if the source of stress is still there, it can mean that if you stop the meds, you'll go right back to where you were. The ideal cure is one that you don't have to live with forever. Medication can also have side-effects.

[And now he's glad he's curious enough to ask about these things, depressed or not. He's seen some side effect listings on the medication bottles he'd found and that Clayton carried, so he knows what he means. He just doesn't remember what, if anything, what he'd found said.]

I see...I suppose that makes sense.

[Except what about when the source of stress was kind of built in? Well, he wouldn't ask about that. He may trust John enough to do this anyway, but he still wants to know what he's getting into.]

What sort of side effects?

There are a wide range of potential side effects, but most of them are mild or can be alleviated by switching to a different anti-depressant. Nausea, changes in your appetite, fatigue, and drowsiness are some of the ones that spring to mind as the most common. But like I said, we can sort that out my adjusting dosage or the medication, itself. Anti-depressants work on the body in different ways

[Those don't sound too bad!]

I think I could manage any of those, so... I'll start with whatever you see fit. I do admit being...baffled as to the apparent existence of so many medicines for one disease.

[The answer would be obvious for anyone who was listening closely enough, John implied it just now, in how they work in different ways. But Enoch hasn't slept for several days and is down a good amount of blood on top of that. His focus isn't what it should be.]

Different things work for different people. I'll put in the prescription now. You should be able to find it tomorrow in the next place you search.

My offer also stands if you ever just need someone to talk to, mate.

Thank you. I...I admit it still feels strange, all of this.

[And here comes the guilt. It should be going to someone who needs it more. He can't be the only person suffering, and he's certainly more used to it than most...]

...But thank you, all the same.

No problem. I'll talk to you later, all right, Enoch?

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