#coincidentally? i think he HATES cigars with a passion for how bad those taste and smell. smoking that near him equals to a slap on the fac

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      Sampo smokes, quite often for recreational purposes. Having been stationed in Belobog for a while, his best pick is a kind of tobacco that has a sweet aftertaste, quite a standard option for a price moderately wealthy people can afford without a problem. Any other brand of cigarettes has him grimacing at the sourness of a much cheaper brand.

      Also, the gesture of handing a cigarette or asking for a lighter is, very often, either a good ice-breaker that he has used quite often, or a way to de-escalate a situation in case bantering gets too heated. Just the simple mention of being offered something to de-escalate the tension is enough to placate, mellow out and bring the conversation back on a track that Sampo can control more easily. It's a peace offering as much as it is a bribe.