Maybe. [ not, as simple as killing them would could have been done when they first landed on the beach, no need for complicated crap like the daemons. that doesn't mean there isn't a different kind of drug for a different kind of purpose floating around.

even just a little something to make the system all happy and feeling good, unwilling to question. maybe additions to whatever programs have them believing this crap virtual reality to begin with. who knows. ]

Still doesn't mean it's a good idea to take candy from strangers. [ doesn't mean he's not going to drink at least some of it, at some point, but that isn't entirely what this hoarding is about. ]

I'm not drinking all of it. Alcohol's an antiseptic. [ he didn't entirely tune out Earth Skills, okay. ] People also used to drink whiskey with water, killed off any bacteria in it. Not that they knew that then.