"So... if I say no you're just going to walk around with it on forever?" That might have been a bit more amusing if Asher didn't have to be seen in public with him on a daily basis.

"My lungs are probably in better shape than yours. I didn't start smoking until well after I was turned, and vampires can't get lung cancer. You, on the other hand, lived in a major city for your entire life. Who knows what the hell you've breathed in over the years."