"Early on in the war, before the first experiments," Soldat answers, flipping the lantern's shutters closed again and sliding it back over their shoulder. "Sometimes it was hard to get them. And after the first experiments. They didn't do as much." They have a long drag from theirs. "Not unless I had a whole ration's worth at once."

(Helped with the hunger a little, though. Not helping much now. Could eat it. We ain't gonna eat the cigarette, Pit. I don't think even my guts could take that.)