"Yeah. I mean, having restricted access to everything is awful, not being able to work much or buy anything kinda sucks, and even filling that stupid quota is a pain because I have to be escorted to the Up every time.

"But hey, at least there are a few places where I don't have to pay for food."

The stress has maybe started to get to him. And of course the lodging he was given in the Down doesn't have a full kitchen, so there's the icing on the cake.