"At first it was just what I needed," he explained. "Everything’s still there, all the sensations. Senses are unaffected. But the emotional reactions are just . . . tuned out. I can do anything, without emotions getting in the way. Just the thing for a shadowrunner, yes? That’s what I thought. No pain, no regrets, no torturing yourself after the fact for the decisions you’ve made, for the mistakes." He shrugged again. "Of course, it cuts out all emotions. I can’t feel sadness, but I can’t feel joy either. Not unless I take another kind of pill.