Snippets from Strangers

We’ve all got dealers we like to call “our guys,” but aside from their numbers, general delivery hours, and where they usually are at 1:30 AM Saturday morning, how much do we really know about them? I was introduced to my current guy through a mutual friend. I’ve been calling him for over a year and he’s always been reliable as well as super friendly, so I figured maybe he would actually let me sit down with him and get acquainted. It probably helped that I told him I’d double my usual purchase.

Vice: How’s it going?

Coke Guy: It’s going all right, taking it easy.

What did you want to be when you were a kid?

I wanted to be an astronaut or a pilot. I just like the sky. I was always into space movies and sci-fi.

So do you like what you do now?

Yeah. I enjoy it, you know? I know guys who got into it and don’t like it. They just need the money, and they’re always stressed out thinking about the consequences. But me, I really like doing it.

What’s the secret to dealing drugs but not becoming a paranoid lunatic?

Just keep a tight, tight group. I don’t associate myself with a lot of people. You only ever see people get into trouble because of someone else opening their mouth. Cops never know what’s going on until somebody talks.
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