I open my eyes.
I'm flat on my back. My head is pounding.
"I think I blacked out for a few minutes, there..." I groan as I sit up.
I look around. Everything is normal. Well, normal for an infinitely expanding shopping centre, inhabited by mythological creatures, famous actors and immortal psychopaths, which is hurtling through space.
"Dammit, the drugs wore off."
I stand up, stretch, and follow Tox because I have nothing better to do.
As I go, the headache gets worse. I reach into my pocket, and pull out a small bottle of pills. The label warns me not to take more than two every four hours, and not to consume them with alcohol. I pour the entire contents of the bottle down my throat, then wash them down with a few swigs of whisky.
"Let's go kill a dragon, I guess."